JP7376158B2 - gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines (reel type gaming machines, slot machines) equipped with a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on their outer peripheral surfaces have been known. This type of gaming machine assigns a certain gaming value to gaming media such as medals and pachinko balls, and plays a game to acquire such gaming value. In addition, this type of gaming machine uses the player's rotation start operation as a trigger to perform an internal lottery and start the rotation of multiple reels, and the player's stop operation as a trigger to perform an internal lottery according to the result of the internal lottery. controls to stop multiple reels. The result of the game is determined by the symbol combinations displayed on the winning determination line when the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals and the like are paid out in accordance with the result of the game.

In recent years, by providing instruction information that assists the winning of minor prizes in which gaming value is paid out when a prize is won, the winning probability of minor prizes can be varied, and gaming value such as medals can be increased in an AT state where instruction information can be provided. Gaming machines that have an instruction function that makes it easier to win are gaining popularity.

In gaming machines that have such an instruction function, by biasing the expected value of game value acquisition according to the order of stop operations, the game value is different between normal games and games where instruction information is provided. A method of creating a large difference in acquisition performance is known (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-169321

By the way, in recent years, when implementing the instruction function, a design has been made in which a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section are provided, and the processing related to the instruction function is not executed in the non-advantageous section, but the processing related to the instruction function is executed in the advantageous section. is required to do so. For this reason, if there is a bias in the expected value of the gain of gaming value depending on the order of the stop operations, in the non-advantageous period it is possible to intentionally select the order of operations with a high expected value of gain of the game value and play the game. There is an inherent strategic element in suppressing the consumption of value, and measures are needed to ensure the fairness of the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a gaming machine that can ensure the fairness of gaming.

(1) The present invention is a gaming machine that has an instruction function that can set a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section, and that can provide instruction information to assist in winning a combination in the advantageous section. A mode in which a plurality of reels in which different kinds of symbols are arranged, an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine the validity of a winning combination, and a mode in which the plurality of reels are rotated and, triggered by a stop operation, according to the result of the internal lottery. reel control means that performs control to stop rotating reels; and a performance that enables execution of a specific performance that notifies that stop operations should be performed in a specific operation order that stops a specific reel first among the plurality of reels. control means, when the stop operation is performed in the specific operation order, the gaming value is higher than when the stop operation is performed in a non-specific operation order in which reels other than the specific reels are stopped first. The expected acquisition value is low, and the performance control means executes the specific performance when the stop operation is performed in the non-specific operation order in the non-advantageous section, and performs the specified performance in the advantageous section. The present invention relates to a gaming machine that executes the specific performance when the stop operation is performed in the non-specific operation order in a situation where provision of instruction information is not permitted.

In the present invention, since the expected value of acquisition of gaming value in a specific operation order is lower than that in a non-specific operation order, there is an inherent strategy element that can suppress the consumption of gaming value by performing a stop operation in a non-specific operation order. However, by making it possible to execute a specific performance when a stop operation is performed in a non-specific order in both a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section, it is no longer possible to easily distinguish between a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section. There is. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent gaming methods that utilize strategy elements and ensure the fairness of gaming.

1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of a housing of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal lottery table in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the winning mode of the small winning combination in the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating winning aspects of small winning combinations and replays in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the pattern arrangement of the reel in the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between the pressing order of stop buttons and winning combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between the pressing order of stop buttons and winning combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of performance states in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the game section in the gaming machine of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing a winning combination when the batting order bell a3 is won in the BB established state in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing a winning combination when the batting order bell a3 is won in the normal state in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of stop control when the batting order bell a3 is won in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart showing an example of processing for realizing a stop control method in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram comparing expected values of ball payout rates for each gaming state in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a batting order bell in a gaming machine according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a batting order bell in a gaming machine according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a batting order bell in a gaming machine according to a modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing the relationship between the game section, the performance state, and the state of the section display in the first embodiment of the present invention and the conventional system. It is a diagram showing an example of a specific performance in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the structure inside the housing of the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining functional blocks of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the winning aspect of the small prize in the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the winning aspect of the small prize in the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement of the reel in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the pressing order of stop buttons and winning combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the pressing order of stop buttons and winning combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the pressing order of stop buttons and winning combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in the gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the gaming state in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the production state in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a transition diagram of the game section in the gaming machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the winning combination of the batting order special winning combination in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the technique of the stop control regarding the batting order special combination in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the technique of the stop control regarding the batting order special combination in the gaming machine of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the specific example of the stop control regarding the batting order special combination in the game machine of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the pattern arrangement of the reel in the gaming machine concerning the modification of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram explaining the relationship between winning combinations and symbol combinations in a gaming machine according to a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the structure of the batting order special combination in the gaming machine according to the modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, and the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button and the winning combination.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, each embodiment described below does not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described in each embodiment are essential components of the present invention.

(First embodiment)
1-1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration (excluding the reel unit) of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is a so-called slot machine or a reel-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that plays games using medals as gaming media.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, a reel unit consisting of a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped housing consisting of a storage box BX, an upper front door UD, and a lower front door DD. It is being In addition, the lower part of the reel unit storage space PS in the storage box BX has a built-in power supply unit and a power supply unit EU equipped with various switches such as a power switch ES, a setting change key cylinder KS, and a setting change button BS. A hopper unit HP as a dispensing device is housed. The hopper unit HP includes a medal storage tank MT that stores medals for use in games, a payout motor (not shown) consisting of a stepping motor, and a rotating disk (not shown) that is pivotally supported by the payout motor. is rotationally driven by a payout motor, and is configured to be able to pay out medals one by one. Further, the hopper unit HP is configured to send surplus medals to the cash box CB when the amount of medals stored in the medal storage tank MT reaches a certain level. Furthermore, within the housing of the gaming machine of this embodiment, for example, a main board MAIN is attached above the reel unit storage space PS, and a sub board SUB is attached to the side of the reel unit storage space PS. , These control boards (main board MAIN, sub board SUB) are equipped with a CPU (an example of a calculation means), a ROM (an example of an information storage medium), a RAM (an example of a temporary storage means), etc., to operate the gaming machine. It is now possible to control the movement. In this embodiment, the power supply unit EU is provided with the setting change key cylinder KS and the setting change button BS, but the setting change key cylinder KS and the setting change button BS may be provided on the surface of the main board MAIN. good.

The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 each have their outer peripheral surfaces divided into 20 areas (each area is referred to as a "piece") at regular intervals, and each piece has multiple types of symbols. Either one is arranged. In addition, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor (reel driving means: not shown), and each is driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor. By controlling the width and the like, it is provided so that it can be stopped in units of frames (units of predetermined rotation angles, units of predetermined rotation amounts). That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the stepping motor rotationally drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 in response to drive pulses supplied from the control board, and drive pulses for all-phase excitation are supplied from the control board. As the stepping motor stops rotating, the first reel R1 to third reel R3 stop.

The upper front door UD and the lower front door DD are provided so that they can be opened and closed individually, and the upper front door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotational state and stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. is provided. When the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are in a stopped state, out of a plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer circumferential surface of each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3, the symbols are continuously arranged on the outer circumferential surface. The three symbols (upper symbol, middle symbol, and lower symbol) can be observed from the front of the gaming machine through the display window DW.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, each reel is provided with an upper row, a middle row, and a lower row as display positions for observing symbols through the display window DW, and an effective line is set by a combination of display positions of each reel. Ru. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called specified number of inputs, is set to three, and when the specified number of medals is inserted, the first reel R1 is An active line L1 formed by the middle stage, the lower stage of the second reel R2, and the upper stage of the third reel R3 is activated.

The game result is determined by the symbol combinations stopped and displayed on the active line in the display window DW, and if the symbol combination on the active line corresponds to a predetermined role, that role has won. As a result, medals are paid out from the hopper unit HP.

Further, the upper front door UD is provided with a game information display section DS and a section indicator SEC. The game information display section DS consists of LEDs, lamps, 7-segment displays, etc., and displays the number of medal credits, the number of medals paid out or acquired in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or the number acquired in the BB state. Various game information such as the total of . Further, the section indicator SEC (an example of specific notification means) indicates whether or not the vehicle is staying in an advantageous section and AT state by turning off and lighting up a built-in LED.

Further, the upper front door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. The liquid crystal display LCD displays various videos (or images) to assist the game or to enliven the game. Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a plurality of speakers SP for performing game effects are provided on the upper front door UD and the lower front door DD. The speaker SP outputs various sounds for assisting the game and enlivening the game.

Further, the lower front door DD is provided with various operating means. The operation means include a bet button (insertion operation means) B0 for inserting credited (accumulated) medals, and an operation for starting the game by rotating the first reel R1 to third reel R3. A start lever (game start operation means) SL for performing the operation, a stop button (stop operation means) for performing operations that trigger the stopping of each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 that are rotationally driven by the stepping motor. ) B1 to B3, etc. are provided.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the player inserts medals into the medal slot MI or presses the bet button B0, rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is started. is set to a ready state where it is possible. Then, when the player presses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 start rotating on the control board by driving the stepping motor, and an internal lottery using random numbers is performed, and the first reel R1 - Pressing of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated) on the condition that the rotational speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed.

Thereafter, when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 at any timing, the stop switches built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop signal output means: e.g. photo sensor, continuity sensor, pressure (sensor, etc.) performs an on operation, changing the reel stop signal input to the control board from an off state to an on state.

Furthermore, when the player releases the pressed stop buttons B1 to B3 at any timing, the stop switches corresponding to each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 turn off, turning on the reel stop signal input to the control board. to off state.

Then, the control board is set at a stop position according to the result of the internal lottery based on the change of the reel stop signal from the off state to the on state, the signal state of which changes according to the timing of pressing and releasing the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped.

Further, a medal payout port MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the bottom of the lower front door DD, and the number of medals according to the result of the game is paid out from the hopper unit HP to the medal tray MP through the medal payout port MO. It looks like this. In addition, when medals are paid out according to the result of the game, if medal credits (internal storage) are allowed, medals equivalent to part or all of the number of medals paid out are used as the maximum number of credits (in this embodiment). (50 medals) as a limit, and the display value of the credit display consisting of the 7-segment display of the game information display section DS is changed in accordance with the change in the number of medal credits.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of this embodiment.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a gaming control means (main board MAIN and sub board SUB) 100. The game control means 100 is started by being supplied with power from the power supply unit EU by the operation of the power switch ES, and operates a medal insertion switch 210, a bet switch 220, a start switch 230, a stop switch 240, a setting change permission switch 250, and a setting change switch. In response to input signals from input means such as 260, various calculations are performed to execute the game, and based on the calculation results, the reel unit 310, hopper unit (payout device) HP, display device 330, audio device 340, etc. controls the operation of the output means. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or RAM, or ROM. This is realized by software consisting of a given program.

The game control means 100 includes a setting change means 103, an input reception means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, and a game state control means. It includes means 170, AT control means 175, communication control means 177, performance control means 180, game information storage means 190a, and performance information storage means 190b. In addition, in this embodiment, the setting change means 103, the input reception means 105, the random number generation means 110, the internal lottery means 120, the reel control means 130, the winning determination means 140, the payout control means 150, the replay processing means 160, and the game state control means 170, AT control means 175, and communication control means 177 are realized by the CPU of the main board MAIN executing various programs, and the effect control means 180 is realized by the CPU of the sub board SUB executing various programs. realized by Further, the game information storage means 190a is constituted by a main ROM and a main RAM mounted on the main board MAIN, and the performance information storage means 190b is constituted by a sub ROM and a sub RAM mounted on a sub board SUB. . Further, various programs executed by the CPU of the main board MAIN are stored in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a, and various programs executed by the CPU of the sub-board SUB are stored in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. remembered.

The setting change means 103 performs control to change the setting values stored in the setting value storage area 1913 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. In this embodiment, depending on the state of the setting change permission switch 250 when the power is turned on, it is possible to switch between starting in the game mode and starting in the setting change mode, and the setting change key cylinder KS When the setting key is inserted and turned clockwise from the initial position, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 is turned on, and when the power switch ES is operated in this state, power is supplied from the power supply unit EU. When supplied, the setting change means 103 starts the gaming machine in the setting change mode. In this embodiment, it is possible to select a setting value from among six setting values from setting 1 to setting 6, and the expected value of the ball payout rate is gradually increased from setting 1 to setting 6. The probability of winning the internal lottery is changed so that the winning probability increases. In this embodiment, the height of the setting values is expressed in the order of setting 1 < setting 2 < setting 3 < setting 4 < setting 5 < setting 6.

Further, when the setting change switch 260 is activated by pressing the setting change button BS in the setting change mode, the setting change means 103 changes the setting value from setting 1 → setting 2 → every time it receives an input signal from the setting change switch 260. ...The setting values are changed in the order of setting 6 → setting 1 → ..., and the setting values are confirmed based on the game start signal from the start switch 230 activated by pressing the start lever SL. Control is performed to store the setting value in the setting value storage area 1913. In this embodiment, by returning the setting key inserted into the setting change key cylinder KS to its initial position, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 can be changed to the OFF state, and the setting change mode can be shifted to the gaming mode. It looks like this.

Further, in this embodiment, when the power is turned on with the setting change key cylinder KS in the initial position, the gaming machine is started in the gaming mode based on the signal state of the setting change permission switch 260 being in the off state. . In this embodiment, in the game mode, you can play games, but you cannot change the setting values, and in the setting change mode, you can change the setting values, but you cannot play games. It has become.

Further, the setting change means 103 performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a in the setting change mode. In particular, in this embodiment, regarding the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a, a lottery flag storage area 1915, a game state storage area 1916, a production state storage area 1918, a high certainty transition counter 1919, an AT stock number counter 1920, an AT game number The information stored in the counter 1921, clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924 is initialized by initialization processing in the setting change mode. More specifically, in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a, a lottery flag storage area 1915, a game state storage area 1916, a production state storage area 1918, a high certainty transition counter 1919, an AT stock number counter 1920, an AT game number counter 1921, A storage area other than the clear counter 1922 and ceiling counter 1924 is designated as an information holding area, and information stored in the storage area other than the information holding area of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, in the main RAM, the setting value storage area 1913 and the credit information storage area 1914 are designated as information holding areas, and the information stored in these storage areas cannot be initialized by the initialization process in the settings change mode. It is designed to be retained without being deleted.

The input receiving means 105 accepts the input of medals for each game, and performs a game start operation on the start lever SL (game start operation means) based on the input of medals corresponding to the specified number of inputs (3 medals). Perform the activation process. Note that in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the first pressing operation of the start lever SL, which is activated based on the insertion of a prescribed number of medals, is accepted as a game start operation, and the first reel R1 to the third reel This serves as an opportunity to start the rotation of R3, and also serves as an opportunity to execute an internal lottery.

Further, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when medals are inserted into the medal slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is activated, and the insertion reception means 105 accepts the inserted medals up to the specified number of insertions. Set to on state. Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, it is possible to store up to 50 medals as credits (storage storage) in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a. When the bet button B0 is pressed with medals stored in the gaming machine as credits, the bet switch 220 is activated, and the input accepting means 105 limits the prescribed number of inputs to the credit information storage area. At 1914, the medals whose credits are stored are set to the inserted state.

The random number generation means 110 is means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random numbers can be generated, for example, by a 16-bit random number circuit that generates 65,536 random numbers from 0 to 65,535 without duplication in one cycle. Note that in this embodiment, "random value" includes not only a value that occurs randomly in a mathematical sense, but also a value that actually occurs even if the generation itself is regular, because the acquisition timing etc. are irregular. Also includes values that can function as random numbers.

The internal lottery means 120 determines the validity of the winning combination based on the start signal from the start switch 230 activated by the player's game start operation on the start lever SL (first press operation on the activated start lever SL). It is a means for performing an internal lottery, and performs lottery table selection processing, random number determination processing, lottery flag setting processing, etc.

In the lottery table selection process, which internal lottery table is used to perform the internal lottery among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a. Determine. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables (internal lottery table 1 to internal lottery table 3) as shown in FIG. 4 are stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910. In each internal lottery table, each of the multiple random numbers (for example, 65,536 random numbers from 0 to 65,535) corresponds to various roles such as replays, small roles, and bonuses, and losses (non-winnings). It is attached. In this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables are prepared for each setting value for six levels of setting values, and the probability of obtaining some winning modes in the internal lottery differs depending on the setting value. The correspondence relationship between winning combinations and random numbers is set so that the higher the set value, the higher the expected value of the ball payout rate.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, small winnings 1 to 38 are prepared as small winnings, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, batting order bell a group (batting order bell a3 to Batting order bell a6), batting order bell group B (batting order bell b3 to batting order bell b6), batting order bell group c (batting order bell c3 to batting order bell c6), batting order bell group d (batting order bell d3 to batting order bell d6), special role a Group (special role 1 to special role 3), special role group b (special role 4 to special role 11), common bell a, common bell b, common 1 piece role, cherry a, cherry b, JAC1, and JAC2 are set. has been done.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, Replays 1 to 4 are prepared as Replays, and Replays a and Replay B are set as winning modes of Replays, as shown in FIG.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the probability of winning a small role is the same in the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2, and the probability of winning a replay is higher in the internal lottery table 2 than in the internal lottery table 1. In the internal lottery table 3, replays are not subject to lottery, and in the internal lottery table 3, the lottery mode of the small role is different from that of the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2, and the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table The winning probability of the small winning combination is higher than that of lottery table 2.

Further, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a big bonus (BB) is prepared as a bonus, and the big bonus (BB) is a lottery target in the internal lottery table 1.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the normal state, BB established state, and BB state can be set as the gaming state, and in the lottery table selection process, internal lottery tables 1 to 3 are selected according to the gaming state. One of them is selected as the internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery.

In this embodiment, the winning probability for bonus and replay winning modes does not change depending on the setting value, but for small roles, the winning probability for some winning modes changes depending on the setting value. However, the higher the setting value is, the higher the probability of winning JAC1 and JAC2 becomes.

In the random number determination process, based on the start signal from the start switch 230, a random number (random number for lottery) is obtained from the random number generation means 110 for each game, and the obtained random number is stored in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a. It is determined whether or not the winning combination has been won by referring to the internal lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910.

In the lottery flag setting process, based on the result of the random number determination process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination is changed from a non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to a winning state (second flag state). , on state). In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won in duplicate, the lottery flags corresponding to each of the two or more winning combinations are set to a winning state. Note that the lottery flag setting information is stored in a lottery flag storage area 1915 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, there is a lottery flag (carryover flag) that allows the winning state to be carried over to subsequent games until a prize is won, and a lottery flag (carry-over flag) that allows the winning state to be carried over to subsequent games regardless of whether or not a prize is won. A lottery flag (non-carryover flag) that is reset to a winning state is provided. A big bonus (BB) is a winning combination that is associated with the former flag that can be carried over, and a small winning combination and a replay are associated with a flag that cannot be carried over. In the lottery flag setting process, for example, when a big bonus (BB) is won in an internal lottery, the winning state of the lottery flag for the big bonus (BB) is carried over until the big bonus (BB) is won. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine the success or failure of small winning combinations and replays even in games where the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game where the winning state of the bonus lottery flag associated with the carryover flag is carried over, if a small role or replay is won, the lottery of the bonus that has already been won is Lottery flags corresponding to two or more types of winning combinations consisting of a flag, a small winning combination won by an internal lottery, and a replay lottery flag are set in a winning state.

The reel control means 130 starts rotationally driving the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 using a stepping motor based on a start signal from a start switch 230 activated by the player operating the start lever SL to start the game. Press the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop operation means) corresponding to the reels on which the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are constantly rotating at a predetermined speed (approximately 80 rpm: rotation speed of approximately 80 revolutions per minute). In addition to performing control to enable a stop operation due to the above, control is performed to stop the first reel R1 to third reel R3, which are rotationally driven by the stepping motor, in a manner according to the setting state of the lottery flag (result of the internal lottery). I do.

Then, when the stop switch 240 is actuated by the player pressing the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the stop operations for the stop buttons B1 to B3 are enabled, the reel control means 130 causes the stop switch 240 to stop the reels. Based on the signal, a driving pulse for all-phase excitation is supplied to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310, thereby controlling to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3.

That is, each time each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is pressed, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button among the first reel R1 to third reel R3, and determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button. The reel is controlled to stop at the stopped position. Note that in the gaming machine of this embodiment, pressing down the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, and pressing down the stop button B2 corresponds to an operation for stopping the second reel R2. Correspondingly, pressing down the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the order in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed changes, the order in which the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are stopped changes. In this embodiment, the stop operation corresponding to the first reel to be stopped among the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is the first stop operation, and the stop operation corresponding to the second reel to be stopped is the second stop operation. The stop operation corresponding to the reel to be stopped last is called the third stop operation, the stop of the reel corresponding to the first stop operation is called the first stop, the stop of the reel corresponding to the second stop operation is called the second stop, and the stop of the reel corresponding to the second stop operation is called the third stop operation. The stop of the reel corresponding to the stop operation may be referred to as a third stop. In addition, in this embodiment, the order of operation for stopping the first reel R1 (an example of a specific reel) first is the recommended batting order (an example of a specific operation order), and the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is first stopped. The order of the stop operations to stop the game may be referred to as an irregular batting order (an example of a non-specific order of operations).

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button stops within 190 ms from the time when the stop button B1 to B3 is pressed. It looks like this. If the rotating reels are stopped within 190ms from the time the stop button is pressed, the stopping position of each rotating reel is such that the number of frames required from the time the stop button is pressed until the reel stops is 0 frames. It is determined in the range of ~4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). Then, the reel control means 130 causes the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery to be displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. If the button is located within the range of 0 frames to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the active line at the time of the pressing operation, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state will be displayed on the active line. As displayed in the upper display position, control is performed to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that is pressed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the red 7 symbol a "red 7a" and the red 7 symbol b "red 7b", BAR symbol a "BARa", BAR symbol b "BARb", special symbol "SP", replay symbol "RP", bell symbol a "BLa", bell symbol b "BLb", watermelon symbol "WM", and When cherry symbols "CH" are arranged and the symbols existing within 4 frames from the press detection position are drawn onto the active line, the symbols arranged at intervals of 4 frames or less on the outer circumferential surface of each reel will be drawn. , regardless of the press detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time when the stop switch 240 is activated (when the press of the stop button is detected), it can be displayed on the active line. In this embodiment, the press detection position is the upper display position of each reel.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the reel unit 310 is equipped with a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is controlled based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel rotates once. By determining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the stepping motor) from the reel reference position (frame detected by the reel index 315), the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored. It has become. That is, the reel control means 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is activated by determining the rotation angle of the reel from the reference position.

Further, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the rotating reels by referring to the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage area 1911 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a.

Here, in the stop control table, the correspondence between the press detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time when the stop switch 240 is activated (when the press of the stop button is detected), and the actual stop position is determined according to the setting state of the lottery flag. Relationship is set. In addition, in the stop control table, a correspondence relationship between the press detection position and the number of sliding pieces indicating the amount of rotation from the press detection position to the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, priorities are determined in the order of "replay > bonus" and "minor prize > bonus" regarding minor prizes, replays, and bonuses, and the priority order associated with each prize Accordingly, the stop control table is set so that a stop position including a symbol constituting a winning form of a combination with a high priority is selected.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the stop control table that is referred to when lottery flags related to multiple types of small winnings are set to a winning state in an internal lottery, a symbol indicating a winning form that can be displayed on the active line is displayed. When the stop position is set according to the number of combinations (number priority control), and when the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out based on a predetermined payout for a small role (number of medals paid out) (priority control) exists and the stop position is set according to the number of symbol combinations that represent winning forms that can be displayed on the active line, then the symbol combinations that represent the winning forms that can be displayed on the active line The stop position for the press detection position is set so that the stop position with a larger number of medals is given priority, and if the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out, the display position on the active line The stop position with respect to the press detection position is set so that the stop position where the number of medals paid out based on the payout of the small role corresponding to the displayed symbol increases (the stop position where the small role with a large payout can be won) is prioritized. is set. However, if the stop positions are set according to the number of medals to be paid out, for multiple stop positions where the number of medals to be paid out is the same, the priority level of each stop position is treated as the same, and the pressed detection position If the stopping position is set according to the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line, the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line. For a plurality of stop positions having the same number, each stop position is treated as having the same priority level, and the stop position is set relative to the press detection position.

Then, by internal lottery, batting order bell a3 to batting order bell a6 (an example of a specific winning mode), batting order bell b3 to batting order bell b6 (an example of a specific winning mode), batting order bell c3 to batting order bell c6 (an example of a specific winning mode), or In the stop control table that is referred to when a batting order bell belonging to any of batting order bells d3 to d6 (an example of a specific winning mode) is won, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, for each batting order bell, A correct batting order (an example of a specific operation order, an example of a specific operation mode) is set.

In the stop control table that is referenced when any batting order bell is won, when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the press is detected so that a 9-card small winning combination (an example of a correct small winning combination) is won. The stop position for the position is set, and if the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in a different order than the correct batting order, either a one-card small winning combination (an example of an incorrect small winning combination) will be won, or any winning combination will occur. The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that there is a case where the winning combination is not won (missing the winning combination). 9 and 10, "1-card small winning combination (1/2)" means that a 1-card small winning combination will be won with a probability of 1/2 in the pressing order. Missing items will occur. In addition, "1 small winning combination (1/4)" in FIGS. 9 and 10 means that there is a probability of 1/4 that a small winning combination of 1 card will be won in the order in which the button is pressed, and a probability of 3/4 of winning a small winning combination. Some items may be left uncollected.

In addition, when winning each batting order bell, in the correct batting order, the symbols that make up the winning form of the 9-piece small combination are preferentially displayed on the active line due to payout number priority control, and in the pressing order different from the correct batting order, the number of symbols is prioritized. In each stop control table, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the symbols constituting the winning form of the one-piece small winning combination are preferentially displayed on the active line by control.

Note that in this embodiment, the correct batting order is valid only in a situation where the batting order bells A group (an example of the first group) and batting order bells B group (an example of the first group) stay in the BB established state, and In this state, if the batting order bell is won, even if a stop operation is performed in accordance with the correct batting order, there is a 1/2 probability that one small winning combination will be won, and there will be a 1/2 probability that the winning combination will be missed. In other words, in the normal state, even if the stop operation is performed in a state where it is possible to win a 9-piece small winning combination in the BB established state for the batting order bell group A and the batting order bell group B, winning of the 9-piece small winning combination is avoided by number priority control. The stopping position is determined as follows. On the other hand, for batting order bells C group (an example of the second group) and batting order bells D group (an example of the second group), the correct batting order is valid in both the normal state and the BB established state, and in any game state. In the correct batting order, the stop position is determined by payout number priority control so that the winning of the 9-piece small winning combination is prioritized.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when a special prize belonging to either special prize group a (special prize 1 to special prize 3) or special prize b group (special prize 4 to special prize 11) is won in the internal lottery, , the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that no matter which mode the stop operation is performed, one small winning combination will be won, and the stop operation was performed in the order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first. In some cases, unique stopping modes can appear depending on the type of special combination.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when common bell a or common bell b is won in the internal lottery, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that 9 small winnings are won, and each common bell is won. Sometimes, no matter which mode the stop operation is performed, a 9-piece small winning combination is always won. However, in the stop control table that is referred to when common bell a or common bell b is won in the normal state, no matter which mode the stop operation is performed, winning of the 9-piece small winning combination is avoided due to number priority control. One small role is guaranteed to win a prize. In other words, in this embodiment, if common bell a or common bell b is won in the BB established state, a 9-piece small prize will be won, and if common bell a or common bell b is won in the normal state, a 1-piece small prize will be won. The role wins.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when a common 1-card winning combination is won in an internal lottery, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that a 1-card minor winning combination is won, and when a common 1-card winning combination is won, No matter which mode the stop operation is performed, one small winning combination is always won.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when cherry a is won in the internal lottery, among the small winnings 14, 32, 33, 36, and 38, which are 1 small winnings, The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that either of 14, small winning combination 32, and small winning combination 33 is won with priority, and when cherry a is won, no matter which mode the stopping operation is performed. One small role is guaranteed to win a prize.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when Cherry B is won in the internal lottery, the position where the press is detected is set so that the small winning combination 7, which is a 3-card small winning combination, is given priority over the small winning combination 36, which is a 1-card small winning combination. A stop position is set, and when cherry b is won, there are cases where three small winning combinations are won and cases where none of the winning combinations are won.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referenced when JAC1 is won in the internal lottery, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the 9-piece small winning combination is sure to win, and is referenced when JAC2 is won in the internal lottery. In the stop control table, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that one small winning combination is sure to win.

Furthermore, for the winning modes of various replays such as replay a and replay b, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that one of the replays included in the winning mode will definitely win regardless of the mode of the stop operation. ing.

Also, regarding the Big Bonus (BB), it is possible to win only if the Big Bonus (BB) is won alone in the normal state, and there is no loss when the BB is established, and it is always given priority over the Big Bonus (BB). In order to prevent the big bonus (BB) from being won due to the fact that a small winning combination with a high value or a replay is won in duplicate, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set in the stop control table.

The winning determining means 140 performs winning determining processing to determine whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stopping manner of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, while referring to the winning determination table stored in the winning determining table storage area 1912 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a, all of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether the symbol combination displayed on the active line at the time is a winning form of a predetermined combination. Then, depending on the symbol combinations displayed on the active line when each reel is stopped, as shown in FIGS. A winning determination table is prepared so that it can be determined whether or not a prize has been won.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, based on the determination result of the winning determining means 140, when a winning combination is won, a winning process is executed. As for the winning process, for example, when a small winning combination is won, the payout control means 150 performs a medal payout process, and when a replay is won, a replay process is performed by the replay processing means 160, and a bonus is won. In this case, the gaming state control means 170 performs a gaming state transition process to shift the gaming state.

The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing regarding payout of medals according to game results. Specifically, when a small role wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each role, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are distributed to the hopper unit HP ( The dispensing device (dispensing device) controls dispensing.

The hopper unit HP performs an operation of paying out the number of medals instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit HP is equipped with a put-out medal detection switch 325 that operates every time one medal is put out, and the put-out control means 150 controls whether the hopper unit The system is configured so that the number of medals paid out can be managed.

Note that when credit storage (storage storage) of medals is permitted, instead of actually paying out medals using the hopper unit HP, the medals are stored in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. A process of virtually paying out medals is performed by performing a credit addition process of adding the number of payouts to the stored number of credits (the number of medals in which credits are stored).

A replay processing means 160 performs replay processing (replay processing) for setting the next game to the same preparation state as the previous game without requiring the insertion of medals owned by the player when the replay wins. In other words, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when a replay wins, the number of medals the player has in hand (including credit medals) is exchanged with the number of medals equivalent to the specified number of inputs required to play the next game. An automatic insertion process is performed to automatically input the game without using it, and the game waits for the next game start operation on the start lever SL with a valid line corresponding to the specified number of inputs set.

As shown in FIG. 16, the gaming state control means 170 performs a gaming state transition process to shift the gaming state between a normal state, a BB established state, and a BB state. In this embodiment, information indicating the gaming state in which the player is staying is stored in a gaming state storage area 1916 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a. As the gaming state transition condition, one condition or a plurality of conditions may be determined. If multiple conditions are defined, the gaming state is determined based on the fulfillment of one of the multiple predefined conditions, or the fulfillment of all of the multiple predefined conditions. It is possible to move to another gaming state.

The normal state is a gaming state corresponding to an initial state among a plurality of types of gaming states, and it is possible to transition from the normal state to a BB established state or a BB state. Specifically, if the Big Bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, but the Big Bonus (BB) is not won, the state shifts to the BB established state, and if the Big Bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, and When a big bonus (BB) is won, the game shifts to the BB state. In addition, in the normal state, among the internal lottery tables 1 to 3 shown in FIG. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table 1 that is available.

The BB established state is a gaming state that is triggered by a big bonus (BB) being won in an internal lottery in the normal state, but the big bonus (BB) is not won. Of the internal lottery tables 3, refer to the internal lottery table 2 in which the replay winning probability is higher than the internal lottery table 1, so there is no loss (non-winning), and the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target. An internal lottery will be held.

In addition, in the BB established state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won. In addition, in this embodiment, since the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the big bonus (BB) is not displayed on the active line in the BB established state, if the gaming state shifts to the BB established state, then the BB There is no transition to the state.

The BB state is a gaming state that transitions when a symbol combination representing the winning form of the Big Bonus (BB) is displayed on the active line. , an internal lottery is performed with reference to an internal lottery table 3, which has a different lottery format for minor prizes from the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2.

In addition, in the BB state, it is determined whether the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out in the game in the BB state, and medals exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 83) are paid out. If it is determined that the game has been played, the gaming state control means 170 performs control to end the BB state and return the gaming state to the normal state. In this embodiment, count information regarding the number of payouts in the BB state is stored in the gaming state storage area 1916.

As shown in FIG. 17, the AT control means 175 changes the performance state between multiple types of performance states including an initial performance state, a normal performance state (an example of a first state), and an AT state (an example of a second state). The production state is set to the AT state under predetermined conditions, and based on the value of the AT stock number counter 1920 and the value of the AT game number counter 1921, the success or failure of the end condition of the AT state is determined. Control is performed to end the AT state when the state end condition is satisfied. In this embodiment, information indicating the performance state in which the player is staying is stored in the performance state storage area 1918 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. Further, in this embodiment, when staying in the AT state, the AT control means 175 controls the main display consisting of a 7-segment display provided in the game information display section DS when the batting order chance role or the batting order bell is won. By displaying information (an example of instruction information) corresponding to the correct batting order in 300, the correct batting order is notified to assist in winning the 9-card small win (small win 3 to small win 6), and the performance control means 180 , When winning the batting order chance role or the batting order bell, a prize-winning assistance effect is performed to assist the winning of the 9-card small role (small role 3 to minor role 6) by displaying an image corresponding to the correct batting order on the liquid crystal display LCD. , it is now possible to play an assist time game in which medals are more easily acquired than games that stay in the initial performance state or the normal performance state. In this embodiment, the function of executing the assist time game in the advantageous section is the instruction function, and the process that affects the execution of the assist time game is the process related to the instruction function.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the AT control means 175 can set a normal section (non-advantageous section) and an advantageous section, and fixes the presentation state in the normal section to the initial presentation state, which is the initial state, and draws a lottery to shift to the advantageous section. is carried out, the advantageous section is started by winning the advantageous section transition lottery, and the performance state can be set to the AT state on the condition that it is the advantageous section.

Then, the AT control means 175 performs an advantageous section transition lottery when the presentation state remains in the normal state or the BB established state in the game in the normal section. In the normal state, the internal lottery results are: special winning combination a group + BB, special winning combination b group, batting order bell group a, batting order bell group b, batting order bell group c, batting order bell d group, common bell a, common bell b, cherry a + BB, An advantageous section transfer lottery is performed based on the winning mode of cherry b, common 1-card combination + BB, and normal replay a being obtained. In the normal state, there may be a winning mode in which the big bonus (BB) is won alone, but in that case, the advantageous section transition lottery is not performed. In addition, in the state where BB is established, special winning combination a group, special winning combination b group, batting order bell group a, batting order bell group b, batting order bell group c, batting order bell d group, common bell a, common bell b, cherry a , cherry b, common one-card combination, and normal replay a, an advantageous section transfer lottery is performed based on the winning mode. In the BB establishment state, there is a case where the winning mode of normal replay b is obtained, but in that case, the advantageous section transition lottery is not performed.

In the advantageous section transfer lottery, the random numbers obtained for the internal lottery are compared with the advantageous section transfer lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and the winner of the advantageous section transfer lottery is determined according to the comparison result. It is determined whether or not the section has been won. In the advantageous section transition lottery table, winning or losing is assigned to the random number for internal lottery that is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the advantageous zone transition lottery, and the random number obtained for the internal lottery is When the numerical value is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the advantageous section transition lottery and is associated with winning in the advantageous zone transition lottery table, it is determined that the advantageous zone transition lottery has been won.

Then, when the AT control means 175 wins the advantageous section transfer lottery in the normal section, the AT control means 175 performs advantageous section transfer processing based on the fact that the advantageous section transfer lottery has been won, and the AT control means 175 performs advantageous section transfer processing from the next game of the game that won the advantageous section transfer lottery. Start the section and set the performance state to the normal performance state. In this embodiment, a low-accuracy mode and a high-accuracy mode can be set as the AT lottery lottery modes in the normal performance state, and when the normal performance state is in effect, the AT lottery mode stays in one of the lottery modes and the performance state is changed. When shifting to the normal performance state, a mode determination lottery is performed and a lottery mode is determined according to the result of the mode determination lottery. In the mode determination lottery, one of the random numbers from 0 to 255 is obtained in association with the stop operation corresponding to the third stop of the game that changes the production state to the normal production state, and the random numbers are associated with these random numbers. Either the low-accuracy mode or the high-accuracy mode is obtained as a lottery result. In this embodiment, the mode determination lottery is performed in such a manner that the low-accuracy mode is more likely to be selected than the high-accuracy mode. Note that a game that changes the performance state to the normal performance state is a game that has won an advantageous section transition lottery, or a game that has ended the AT state in an advantageous zone, and a game that has won an advantageous zone transition lottery has been selected to shift to an advantageous zone transition. A mode determination lottery is performed as part of the process, and in a game where the AT state has ended in an advantageous section, a mode determination lottery is performed as a part of the process to return the performance state to the normal performance state.

Note that the winning mode of the advantageous section transfer lottery is set to two types, for example, low probability winning and high probability winning, and it is determined whether to shift the lottery mode to the low probability mode or the high probability mode in the advantageous section transfer processing. Good too. In this case, if the result of the lottery for moving to an advantageous section is a low probability win, the lottery mode is set to low probability mode in the process of moving to an advantageous section, and if the result of the lottery for moving to an advantageous section is a high probability win, the lottery mode is set to a low probability mode. In the transition process, the lottery mode can be set to high accuracy mode.

The AT control means 175 performs an AT lottery (an example of processing related to an instruction function) in an advantageous section when the gaming state is a BB established state and the performance state is a normal performance state. Specifically, based on the fact that one of the following winning modes has been obtained in the internal lottery: special winning combination a group, special winning combination b group, cherry a, cherry b, common bell a, common bell b, or normal replay a. AT lottery will be held. In this embodiment, when the gaming state is the normal state or the BB state, the AT lottery is not executed. However, the AT lottery may be configured to be executed also in at least one of the case where the gaming state is the normal state and the case where the gaming state is the BB state.

In the AT lottery, when a winning pattern that triggers the execution of the AT lottery is obtained, a random number in the range of 0 to 255 is obtained, and the obtained random number is stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910. It is compared with the existing AT lottery table, and it is determined whether or not the AT lottery has been won according to the comparison result. In the AT lottery table, AT winning or losing is assigned to the random number for AT lottery, and if the random number obtained for AT lottery is associated with AT winning in the AT lottery table, , it is determined that the person has won the AT lottery. In this embodiment, the probabilities of AT winning are different between the low probability mode and the high probability mode, and the probability of AT winning is set higher in the high probability mode than in the low probability mode. However, in this embodiment, for the special winning combination a group and the special winning combination b group, an AT winning lottery result is always obtained in the AT lottery in both the low probability mode and the high probability mode.

In addition, in this embodiment, if a winning aspect other than the batting order bell that triggers the execution of the AT lottery is obtained, the AT lottery will be executed before the stop operation for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is activated. However, regarding the AT lottery when a winning batting order bell is won, the AT lottery is executed when a one-piece small winning combination included in the winning batting order bell is won. Therefore, in a game in which the batting order bell is won, the AT lottery is not executed if a nine-piece small winning combination is won or if no winning combination is won. In addition, the AT lottery is conducted with the same trigger as when other winning modes are obtained when the batting order bell is won, and the AT lottery result is invalidated based on the fact that the 1-piece minor role was not won. You may also do so. In addition, in this embodiment, if the first stop operation is to stop the first reel R1 when the batting order bell is won, one small winning combination will definitely be won, so the first stop operation will stop the first reel R1. The AT lottery may be executed when the mode is such that the AT lottery is stopped. As described above, in the present embodiment, the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first is treated more advantageously with respect to the AT lottery than the irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first.

In addition, in the situation where the AT control means 175 stays in the low probability mode in the normal performance state, the AT control means 175 performs a process (instruction function (Example of processing related to) is performed, and even if the batting order bell is won, the value of the high probability transition counter 1919 is not updated if a 9-piece small winning combination is won or if no winning combination is won. That is, the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first is treated more advantageously in terms of transition to the high accuracy mode than the irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first. In this embodiment, a predetermined value "255" is set in the high accuracy transition counter 1919 when transitioning to the normal production state and low accuracy mode, and the AT control means 175 selects a high accuracy transition subtraction value lottery when the batting order bell is won. Then, the subtraction value for updating the high-accuracy transition counter 1919 is determined to be either "3" or "29," and the determined subtraction value is subtracted from the value of the high-accuracy transition counter 1919.

In the high-certainty transition subtraction value lottery, one of the random numbers from 0 to 255 is obtained when winning a one-sheet small role in a game where the batting order bell is won, and the "3" that is associated with these random numbers in advance is obtained. ” or “29”, which is the subtracted value, as the lottery result.

Then, the AT control means 175 determines that the high-accuracy transition condition is satisfied based on the value of the high-accuracy transition counter 1919 reaching the initial value "0" in the low-accuracy mode, and shifts the lottery mode to the high-accuracy mode. let While staying in the high accuracy mode in the normal production state, the AT control means 175 determines that the batting order bell group A, the batting order bell group b, the batting order bell group c, the batting order bell group d, or the common one-card combination has been won. A fall lottery will be held based on the following. In the fall lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the fall lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and it is determined whether or not the player has won the fall lottery according to the comparison result. In the fall lottery table, a fall win or a loss is assigned to the random number value for the internal lottery that is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the fall lottery, and the random value obtained for the internal lottery is used to determine the batting order. If it is associated with bell A group, batting order bell group B, batting order bell group c, batting order bell group d, or a common one-card combination, and is also associated with a fall winning on the fall lottery table, It is determined that he won the falling lottery. In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 determines that the high probability termination condition is satisfied based on the fact that a lottery result of a fall winning lottery is obtained in the fall lottery, and shifts the lottery mode to the low probability mode.

Further, in this embodiment, when shifting the performance state to the normal performance state, the AT control means 175 sets a predetermined value "1024" to the ceiling counter 1924, and each time a game is played in the normal performance state, an internal lottery A process (an example of a process related to the instruction function) of subtracting a subtraction value corresponding to the result of , from the value of the ceiling counter 1924 is performed. In particular, in this embodiment, when a batting order bell is won, the value of the ceiling counter 1924 is subtracted on the condition that a 1-piece minor role is won, and when a 9-piece minor role is won or no role is won. The value of the ceiling counter 1924 is not updated. That is, the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first is treated more favorably in updating the ceiling counter 1924 than the irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first.

Then, the AT control means 175 shifts the performance state from the normal performance state to the AT state based on the AT lottery result being an AT win or the value of the ceiling counter 1924 reaching the initial value "0". control. In addition, the AT control means 175 adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1920 based on the determination of transition to the AT state, and adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1920, so that the AT control means 175 adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1920, When transitioning the performance state to the AT state with the end of a game in which a lottery result was obtained or a game in which the value of the ceiling counter 1924 reached the initial value "0", a certain value "1" is set from the AT stock number counter 1920. At the same time, the AT game number counter 1921 is set to ``30,'' which corresponds to 30 games, which is the condition for ending the AT state.

Then, the AT control means 175 causes the assist time game to be played based on the fact that the performance state is the AT state, and each time the assist time game is performed, the AT control means 175 calculates a constant value corresponding to one game from the value of the AT game number counter 1921. 1” is subtracted. In the present embodiment, in the AT state, if a batting order bell belonging to batting order bell a group, batting order bell group b, batting order bell group c, or batting order bell group d is won, correct batting order notification and prize winning supplementary performance are performed to notify the correct batting order. It will be done.

Further, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 performs correct batting order notification regarding the batting order bell, operation instruction numbers ("03" (batting order 3), "04" ()) corresponding to the correct batting order corresponding to the winning batting order bell Batting order 4), "05" (batting order 5), and "06" (batting order 6)) are displayed on the main display 300.

Further, the AT control means 175 determines that when the production state is AT in the advantageous section, special winnings group a, special winnings group b, cherry a, cherry b, common bell a, or common bell b are won in the internal lottery. Based on this, an additional lottery (an example of processing related to the instruction function) is performed. In the top-up lottery, when a winning pattern that triggers the execution of the top-up lottery is obtained, a random number in the range of 0 to 255 is obtained, and the obtained random number is stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910. It is compared with the additional lottery table available, and it is determined whether or not the additional lottery has been won according to the comparison result. In the top-up lottery table, top-up wins or losses are assigned to random numbers for top-up drawings, and if the random numbers obtained for top-up drawings are associated with top-up wins in the top-up drawing table, It is determined that you have won the additional lottery. In addition, in the additional lottery that is performed when a winning pattern belonging to either the special winning combination a group or the special winning combination b group is obtained, a lottery result of an additional winning is always obtained. In the present embodiment, the AT control means 175 adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1920 based on the fact that the lottery result of an additional winning is obtained in the additional lottery.

Then, when the value of the AT game number counter 1921, which is decremented by a fixed value each time an assist time game is played in the AT state, reaches the initial value "0", the AT control means 175 controls, if the AT stock number>0, The constant value "1" is subtracted from the value of the AT stock number counter 1920, and the value of the AT game number counter 1921 is reset to "30" to continue the AT state, and if the AT stock number = 0, the AT Since the number of games=0 and the number of AT stocks=0, it is determined that the end condition is satisfied, and the performance state is returned to the normal performance state.

Further, in this embodiment, the AT control means 175 sets the value of the clear counter 1922 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a to an initial value "0" in the advantageous section transition process, and in the advantageous section, the clear counter 1922 is set to the initial value "0". The value of the counter 1922 is updated by the difference in the number of medals in each game, and the value corresponding to the number of medals paid out (for example, if 15 medals were paid out, it is set to "15", and any winning combination is set as "15". If there is no payout without paying out the medal, the value "3" corresponding to the number of inserted medals used in the game (3 medals) is subtracted from the result of calculation of the difference in the number of medals in the game. Then, update processing is performed to add this calculation result to the value of the clear counter 1922, and even if the value of the clear counter 1922 exceeds a threshold value (for example, 2400), it is determined that the conditions for ending the advantageous section are satisfied. do. Note that the value of the clear counter 1922 is controlled so as not to fall below the initial value "0". For example, if the value of the clear counter 1922 at the start of the game is "2", and as a result of playing the game, none of the winning combinations will be won. If no medals are paid out without any discrepancies, the calculation result of the difference number of medals in that game will be "-3", and when the calculation result of the difference number of medals is added to the value of the clear counter 1922, it will be less than the initial value "0". However, after the update, the value of the clear counter 1922 is stopped from counting with the initial value "0" as the lower limit. In addition, if there is a winning replay in a game, the game in which the replay won will be treated as having paid out medals equivalent to the specified number of inputs for the game, and the difference will be calculated and provided free of charge depending on the winning replay. For the next game to be played, even if no actual medals have been inserted, it is treated as if the number of medals equivalent to the prescribed number of medals for the game has been inserted, and the difference in the number of medals is calculated.

Further, in the advantageous section, unless the end condition of the advantageous section is met, the clear counter 1922 is updated even if a shift in the gaming state or performance state occurs.

Further, the AT control means 175 performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a based on the end of the advantageous section. In particular, in this embodiment, regarding the main RAM of the game information storage means 190, the information is stored in the performance state storage area 1918, high accuracy transition counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, AT game number counter 1921, clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924. Initializes the information that is included in the information by initialization processing that accompanies the end of the advantageous section. More specifically, storage areas other than the performance state storage area 1918, high-precision transfer counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, AT game number counter 1921, clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924 in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a is designated as the information holding area, and information stored in storage areas other than the information holding area of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, when the initialization process is performed upon the end of the advantageous section, unlike the case where the initialization process is performed in the setting change mode, in addition to the setting value storage area 1913 and the credit information storage area 1914, the lottery flag The storage area 1915 and the gaming state storage area 1916 are also designated as information holding areas, and the information stored in these storage areas is held without being initialized by the initialization process that occurs when the advantageous section ends. It has become. When the initialization process is performed at the end of the advantageous section, the performance state is initialized to the initial performance state, and the high-precision transition counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, AT game number counter 1921, clear counter 1922, The value of the ceiling counter 1924 is then initialized to an initial value (for example, 0) to return to the normal interval.

In this embodiment, when the advantageous section ends, the initialization process is executed to return to the normal section, so if the value of the clear counter 1922 exceeds the threshold value while staying in the AT state In this case, each AT state is forcibly terminated and the performance state is initialized to the initial performance state by the initialization process accompanying the end of the advantageous section, and the high accuracy transition counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, and AT game number counter 1921 , clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924 are initialized to initial values (for example, 0). Also, if the value of the clear counter 1922 exceeds the threshold while staying in another production state, the production state in which you are currently staying will be forcibly terminated by the initialization process that occurs when the advantageous section ends. The performance state is initialized to the initial performance state, and the values of the high accuracy transition counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, AT game number counter 1921, clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924 are set to initial values (for example, 0). Initialized. Note that in this embodiment, the presentation state is not initialized by turning the power on or off, but even if the presentation state is started in the setting change mode and initialization processing is performed in the setting change mode, the presentation state will not be initialized by turning the power on or off. is initialized to the initial performance state, and the values of the high-precision transition counter 1919, AT stock number counter 1920, AT game number counter 1921, clear counter 1922, and ceiling counter 1924 are initialized to initial values (for example, 0). be done.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an advantageous section is started by winning the advantageous section transition lottery in the normal section, and the assist time game is performed by setting the presentation state to the AT state under predetermined conditions within the advantageous section. However, even if the AT state ends, the advantageous section is maintained as long as the conditions for ending the advantageous section are not met. That is, in this embodiment, since the advantageous section continues even after the AT state ends, there are cases where the player remains in the advantageous section even if the presentation state shifts to a presentation state different from the AT state.

Further, when the AT state is present in the advantageous section, the AT control means 175 lights up the LED built in the section indicator SEC to notify that the AT state is being maintained, and based on the end of the AT state, Control is performed to turn off the LED built in the display SEC. In this embodiment, the LED built in the section indicator SEC is turned off in the normal section and in the advantageous section, which is in a performance state different from the AT state. That is, in this embodiment, it is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle is staying in the AT state by checking the lighting state of the section indicator SEC.

In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 starts or ends specific notification that is notification that the player is staying in the AT state based on the performance state that the player is staying in the advantageous section. For example, the specific notification is started when the performance state shifts to the AT state, and the specific notification is ended when the AT state ends. In particular, in this embodiment, there are cases where the advantageous section continues even if the AT state ends, but when the AT state ends and the advantageous section ends, not only does the specific notification end; The specific notification also ends when the advantageous section continues.

Note that the section indicator SEC does not need to be provided exclusively as in this embodiment, and may also be used as the main indicator 300. For example, by switching on and off the dot display section that displays the decimal point on the 7-segment display, it is indicated whether or not the AT state is being maintained, and in a production state different from the AT state, the dot display section is turned off, In this state, the specific notification may be made by lighting up the dot display section. Furthermore, when the AT state starts, the LED built in the section indicator SEC lights up to immediately notify that the AT state is being reached. A non-announcement section is set in which the advantageous section is not notified until the number of games has been exhausted, or a non-announcement section is set in which the advantageous section is not notified until the first correct batting order notification in the AT state is executed. You can do it like this.

The communication control means 177 performs control to output a specific external signal to external devices such as the data counter 410 and the hall computer 420 when the performance state is the AT state in the advantageous section. In this embodiment, a specific external signal is output from the main board to an external device via an external centralized terminal board. Further, the output of the specific external signal is performed based on the game start operation on the start lever SL of the first game (first game) in each set in the AT state. Note that the specific external signal may be output based on the completion of the last game (30th game) of each set in the AT state. In this embodiment, by outputting a specific external signal corresponding to each set of AT states, the number of digested sets of AT states can be totaled in the external device.

The performance control means 180 controls the display performance and the like performed using the display device 330 (an example of a performance device) based on the performance data stored in the performance data storage area 1926 provided in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. Control is performed regarding the sound production performed using the sound device 340 (an example of a production device). For example, in response to the occurrence of a gaming event such as inserting a medal, operating the bet button B0, start lever SL, stop buttons B1 to B3, or changing the gaming status, a lamp or LED may be turned on or blinked, or a display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) may be displayed. By changing the content and outputting sound from a speaker SP, execution control of performances for enlivening the game and assisting the game is performed according to the progress of the game. The content of the performance executed in the game is based on the performance lottery table stored in the sub lottery table storage area 1927 provided in the sub ROM of the performance information storage means 190b, based on the game state, performance state, internal lottery results, etc. Determined by reference accordingly. In this embodiment, image data corresponding to the game progress etc. is read from the effect data storage area 1926 of the sub-ROM into an image buffer 1928 provided in the sub-RAM, and the image data based on the image data read into the image buffer 1928 is read. The image is output to the liquid crystal display LCD, and sound data corresponding to the progress of the game is read from the effect data storage area 1926 of the sub ROM into a sound buffer 1929 provided in the sub RAM, and the sound read into the sound buffer 1929 is output. Sound based on the data is output from the speaker SP.

When the performance state is the AT state, the performance control means 180 performs a winning assist performance that notifies the correct batting order when the batting order bell is won and assists in winning the 9-card small winning combination (small winning 3 to small winning 6). Control is performed on the display device 330 and the audio device 340.

Furthermore, when playing a game in the AT state, the performance control means 180 executes a remaining number display performance that causes the display device 330 such as a liquid crystal display LCD to display the remaining number of games until the AT state ends. control. In the remaining number display effect, when the value of the AT game number counter 1921 is subtracted by playing a game, the display contents are changed so that the remaining number of games is also reduced to reflect the subtraction.

Further, the performance control means 180 performs control to execute a specific performance that notifies that a stop operation should be performed in the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first. In particular, in this embodiment, the production control means 180 executes a specific production when a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order that stops the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 first in the normal section, and in the advantageous section, A specific performance is executed when a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first in a state where the performance remains in the normal performance state. As a specific effect, for example, a warning display including a message "Left-pressing is recommended" can be displayed on the display device 330 such as a liquid crystal display LCD. Further, the specific performance may be executed using the first stop operation in the irregular batting order as a trigger, the second stop operation in the irregular batting order as a trigger, or the third stop operation in the irregular batting order. It may be executed as a trigger. Furthermore, after all the reels have stopped, a specific effect may be executed if the batting order is irregular. Further, the trigger for determining whether or not the order of the stop operations is an irregular batting order may be different from the trigger for executing a specific effect. For example, the trigger for determining whether or not the order of the stop operations is an irregular batting order may be different. If it is determined that the batting order is irregular, a specific performance may be executed using the third stop operation as an opportunity.

Note that the functional block configuration of this embodiment can also be applied to computer systems (including game systems). In these systems, the function is realized by downloading a program that causes a computer to function as the game control means 100 of this embodiment via a network from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or from a web server on the Internet. be able to. In addition, in the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, bet switch 220, start switch 230, stop switch 240, etc. have virtual functions that can be operated by operating means such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, etc.), touch panel, or controller. This can be achieved by assigning Furthermore, in the above computer system, the reel unit 310, hopper unit HP, etc. are not essential components, and these device units can perform their functions virtually by controlling the image displayed and output on the display (display device 330). It can be realized.

1-2. Method of this Embodiment In this embodiment, the winning modes of small roles are batting order bell group a (batting order bell a3 to batting order bell a6), batting order bell group b (batting order bell b3 to batting order bell b6), and batting order bell group c. (batting order bells c3 to batting order bells c6), and batting order bells d group (batting order bells d3 to batting order bells d6), and in the BB established state, batting order bells belonging to any of batting order bells a to batting order bells d group exist. It is possible to win a 9-piece small winning combination by performing a stop operation in accordance with the correct batting order according to the winning mode, but under normal conditions, a 9-piece small winning combination can be won for the batting order Bell A group and the batting order Bell B group. Therefore, it is possible to win a 9-piece small winning combination for the batting order bell group C and the batting order bell d group, as in the BB established state. In the present embodiment, the difference in stop control between a normal state and a BB established state will be explained by taking as an example a case where batting order bell a3 belonging to batting order bell a group is won.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the winning combination when the winning pattern of batting order bell a3 is obtained in the BB established state.

As shown in FIG. 19, when the winning state of batting order bell a3 is obtained in the BB established state, small winnings 3, small winnings 16, small winnings 17, small winnings 24, small winnings 27, small winnings 28, and big bonus ( When BB) is won and the order of the stop operation is batting order 3 (B2→B1→B3), a small win 3, which is a 9-card small win, will be won.

In the following, a case will be described in which each reel is stopped along the batting order 3 when the batting order bell a3 is won in the BB established state.

The stop button B2 is pressed while each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 is rotating, and as shown in FIG. 20(A), the press detection position of the first stop operation for the second reel R2 is 6 If the first stop operation is in accordance with the correct batting order, the stop position of the first reel R1 is determined by payout number priority control.

Specifically, the symbols existing within the pull-in range with respect to the press detection position of No. 6 on the second reel R2 are as shown in FIG. ” is displayed on the active line.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20(B), the second reel R2 is stopped so that the No. 5 replay symbol "RP" is displayed on the active line. Then, as shown in FIG. 20(C), when the second reel R2 stops, the winning winning combinations that can win among the small winning combinations included in the batting order bell a3 are Small winning combination 3, Small winning combination 24, and Small winning combination. It becomes role 27.

Next, when the second reel R2 is stopped and the first reel R1 and third reel R3 are rotating, the stop button B1 is pressed, and as shown in FIG. 22(A), the first reel R1 When the pressed detection position of the second stop operation is number 7, the symbols existing within the pull-in range for this pressed detection position are as shown in FIG. 23, and the winning form of the winning combination that can be won is shown The symbols that can display the symbol combination shown are the BAR symbol a "BARa" and the bell symbol a "BLa". Here, since the BAR symbol a "BLa" allows winning of 1 small winning combination, and the bell symbol a "BLa" allows winning of 9 small winning combinations, the payout number priority control allows winning of 9 winnings. Priority is given to winning the small winning combination, and the first reel R1 is stopped so that the 6th bell symbol a "BLa" is displayed on the activated line, as shown in FIG. 22(B). Then, as shown in FIG. 22(C), at the time when the first reel R1 stops, only the small winning combination 3 is the winning winning combination among the small winning combinations included in the batting order bell a3.

Finally, when the rotating third reel R3 is stopped, the replay symbol "RP" is arranged on the third reel R3 in a positional relationship that allows it to be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position. Therefore, small role 3 will definitely win. For example, if the press detection position of the third reel R3 is number 8, as shown in FIG. It stops and small role 3 wins.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the winning combination when the winning mode of batting order bell a3 is obtained in the normal state.

As shown in FIG. 24, when the batting order bell a3 is won in the normal state, small winnings 3, small winnings 16, small winnings 17, small winnings 24, small winnings 27, and small winnings 28 are won. Even if the order of the stop operation is batting order 3 (B2→B1→B3), winning of the small winning combination 3, which is a 9-card small winning combination, is avoided. Note that even if the order of the stop operation is other than batting order 3, winning of the 9-card small combination is avoided.

In the following, a case will be described in which each reel is stopped along batting order 3 when batting order bell a3 is won in the normal state.

The stop button B2 is pressed while each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 is rotating, and as shown in FIG. 20(A), the press detection position of the first stop operation for the second reel R2 is 6 If it is the number, the first stop operation is not the correct batting order, so the stop position of the first reel R1 is determined by number priority control.

Specifically, the symbols existing within the pull-in range with respect to the press detection position of No. 6 on the second reel R2 are as shown in FIG. 25, and show the winning form of the winning combination that can be displayed on the active line. The maximum number of symbol combinations occurs when the replay symbol "RP" is displayed on the active line.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 20(B), the second reel R2 is stopped so that the No. 5 replay symbol "RP" is displayed on the active line. Then, as shown in FIG. 20(C), when the second reel R2 stops, the winning winning combinations that can win among the small winning combinations included in the batting order bell a3 are Small winning combination 3, Small winning combination 24, and Small winning combination. It becomes role 27.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the first stop operation is to stop the second reel R2 when the batting order bell a3 is won, the second reel is stopped in the same manner in both the payout number priority control and the number priority control. Reel R2 stops. This is because even if the first stop operation is in line with the correct batting order for each batting order bell, the second stop operation may change the batting order to the incorrect batting order. The stopping position is determined so as to be drawn onto the effective line.

Subsequently, when the second reel R2 is stopped and the first reel R1 and third reel R3 are rotating, the stop button B1 is pressed, and as shown in FIG. 26(A), the first reel R1 When the pressed detection position of the second stop operation is number 7, the symbols existing within the pull-in range for this pressed detection position are as shown in FIG. 23, and the winning form of the winning combination that can be won is shown The symbols that can display the symbol combination shown are the BAR symbol a "BARa" and the bell symbol a "BLa". Here, the BAR symbol a "BLa" sets the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning form of the winning combination that can be displayed on the active line to 2, and the bell symbol a "BLa" can be displayed on the active line. Since the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning form of the winning combination is set to one, priority is given to the display of BAR symbol a "BARa" by number priority control, and as shown in FIG. 26(B), the number 7 The first reel R1 is stopped so that the BAR symbol a "BARa" is displayed on the active line. Then, as shown in FIG. 26(C), at the time when the first reel R1 stops, only the small winning combination 24 is the winning winning combination among the small winning combinations included in the batting order bell a3.

Then, when finally stopping the rotating third reel R3, the number 2 watermelon symbol "WM" or the number 7 red 7 symbol b "red 7b" is included in the pull-in range on the third reel R3. When the third stop operation is performed at the press detection position, the small winning combination 24 will be won. For example, as shown in FIG. 26(D), if the press detection position of the third reel R3 is number 8, as shown in FIG. 26(E), the red 7 symbol b "red 7b" of number 7 is The third reel R3 stops at the position displayed on the active line and a small winning combination 24 is won. Note that if the press detection position of the third stop operation on the third reel R3 does not include the 2nd watermelon symbol "WM" and the 7th red 7 symbol b "red 7b" within the pull-in range, either The third reel R3 will stop in such a manner that no prize will be won.

As described above, in this embodiment, if the stop operation is performed according to the batting order 3 in the BB established state, it is possible to win a small winning combination of 9 pieces, but even if the stop operation is performed according to the batting order 3 in the normal state, the 9-piece small winning combination can be won. The winning of a small winning combination is avoided, and the winning of a small winning combination of one card or the winning of a winning combination occurs. In this embodiment, no matter which batting order bell is won, there is still a possibility of falling from the correct batting order to the incorrect batting order at the time the first stop operation is performed, so the game state remains unchanged. The corresponding stop control is switched during the second stop operation.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for switching stop control during the second stop operation.

First, when the batting order bell is selected, stop data for the correct batting order and stop data for the incorrect batting order are set as reference data (step S100). The stop data for the correct batting order is the stop data for preferentially displaying the symbols constituting the winning form of the 9-piece small role on the active line, and the stop data for the incorrect batting order is the winning form of the 1-piece small role. This is stop data for preferentially displaying the symbols constituting the symbol on the active line.

Then, if it is not the first stop operation (N in step S101) or the third stop operation (N in step S102), the winning batting order bell belongs to either the batting order bell group C or the batting order bell group d. It is checked whether or not (step S103).

If the winning batting order bell belongs to batting order bell group C or batting order bell d group (Y in step S103), the process of step S104 for determining the gaming state is skipped and the process proceeds to step S105 and subsequent steps. .

In addition, if the winning batting order bell belongs to either the batting order bell a group or the batting order bell b group (N in step S103), it is checked whether the gaming state is the normal state (step S104), and the game If the state is the normal state (Y in step S104), the referenced stop data is updated to the stop data for the incorrect batting order (step S107).

On the other hand, if the gaming state is a BB established state (N in step S104), it is checked whether the second stop operation is in accordance with the correct batting order (step S105), and the second stop operation is in accordance with the correct batting order. If so (N in step S105), the stop data to be referenced is updated to stop data for the correct batting order (step S106), and if it is not in accordance with the correct batting order (Y in step S105), the stop data to be referenced is updated to the stop data for the correct batting order. The stop data is updated to stop data for incorrect batting order (step S106).

In this manner, in the present embodiment, in a game in which a batting order bell is won, the type of the winning batting order bell is determined at the time of the second stop operation, and it is determined that the winning batting order bell belongs to batting order bell group a and batting order bell group b. In this case, the stop control is switched by determining the gaming state in which the player is staying and branching the process.

According to the present embodiment described above, for the batting order bells belonging to batting order bell a group and batting order bell group b, it is not possible to win a 9-piece small winning combination in the normal state, and in the BB established state, a 9-card small winning combination cannot be won. can be won, and for batting order bells belonging to batting order bell c group and batting order bell d group, it is possible to win 9 small winnings in both the normal state and the BB established state, so the medals in each game state It becomes possible to suitably adjust the acquisition performance of.

FIG. 28 is a schematic diagram comparing the medal acquisition performance (in this case, the expected value of the ball payout rate) in each gaming state in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 28, in the normal state, the relationship is batting order 1, 2 < batting order 3 to 6, and even in the BB established condition, the relationship is batting order 1, 2 < batting order 3 to 6. In other words, in the normal state and the BB established state, the irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or third reel R3 is stopped first is better in terms of the expected value of the ball output rate than the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first. It looks advantageous. Note that in the BB state, there is no bias in the expected value of the ball payout rate depending on the order of the stop operations.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 28, when comparing the difference in the expected value of the ball output rate between gaming states, for batting orders 3 to 6, the normal state < BB state < BB established state, and the second reel R2 Alternatively, in a gaming method in which the third reel R3 is stopped first, the expected value of the ball payout rate is higher in the BB state than in the normal state, and furthermore, the expected value of the ball payout rate is higher in the BB state than in the BB state. It turns out that it is.

As in this embodiment, batting orders 3 to 6 (a gaming method in which the second reel R2 or third reel R3 is stopped first) are better than batting orders 1 and 2 (a gaming method in which the first reel R1 is stopped first). In a specification where the ability to acquire medals is higher when the player is more likely to win medals, the expected value of the ball output rate in batting order 3 to 6 is designed at a high level so that it does not fall below the lower limit of the ball output rate range specified by the rules. There is a need.

In this embodiment, even if the expected value of the ball output rate in the BB state is increased by designing the expected value of the ball output rate in the BB state to be low, the upper limit of the range of the ball output rate specified by the rules It is possible to ensure a degree of freedom in design by lowering the expected value of the ball payout rate in the BB state. Regarding the BB state, since the medal acquisition performance in the BB state is required to be higher than the medal acquisition performance in the normal state, in order to lower the expected value of the ball output rate in the BB state, , it becomes necessary to design the expected value of the ball payout rate in the normal state to be low.

However, when comparing the medal acquisition performance between the normal state and the BB state, the comparison is made with the gaming method with the highest expected ball output rate in the normal state. 6, which becomes an obstacle to designing a low medal acquisition performance in the BB state.

Therefore, in order to lower the medal acquisition performance in the normal state, which is an index for designing the medal acquisition performance in the BB state, the control law of the stop control in the BB established state and when the batting order bell is won in the normal state is made different. By restricting winnings of small winning combinations with high payouts, a desired effect can be obtained. However, in a specification where it is recommended to first stop the first reel R1 in a situation where the game is being played in a normal production state in an advantageous section as in this embodiment, the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is In order to treat the gaming method that is stopped first at a disadvantage, it may be necessary to maintain the magnitude relationship between the expected values of the ball payout rate in each order of the stopping operation in the normal state and the BB established state.

For this reason, in this embodiment, batting order bells a group and batting order bell group b are provided as batting order bell groups with different control rules in the normal state and in the BB established state, and batting order bells in which the control law is common in the normal state and the BB established state are provided. By setting batting order bells C group and batting order bells D group as groups, and making it impossible to win a 9-piece small combination in the normal state for batting order bells A group and batting order bells B group, it is possible to increase the number of balls that appear during the order of the stop operation. It is possible to lower the expected value of the ball output rate in the normal state while maintaining the magnitude relationship of the expected value of the rate, and as a result, it is possible to obtain the effect of securing the amount of decrease in the expected value of the ball output rate in the BB state. .

In this embodiment, the gaming method in which reels other than the first reel R1 are stopped first is explained using an example in which the expected values of the ball payout rate are the same. They do not need to be completely the same as long as the difference is not too much.

In addition, in this embodiment, in providing a batting order bell group in which the control law for stop control is different in the normal state and in the BB established state, and a batting order bell group in which the control law for stop control is common in the normal state and in the BB established state, The combination of 1-card small roles is the same for batting order bells a3 and batting order bells c4, the same combination of 1-card small roles for batting order bells a4 and batting order bells c3, and 1-card small roles for batting order bells a5 and batting order bells c6. The combination of hands is the same, the combination of one-card minor roles is the same for batting order bell a6 and batting order bell c5, the combination of one-card minor roles is the same for batting order bell b3 and batting order bell d4, and the combination of one-card minor role is the same for batting order bell b4 and batting order bell b4. The combination of 1-card minor roles is the same for bell d3, the combination of 1-card minor roles is the same for batting order bell b5 and batting order bell d6, and the combination of 1-card minor roles is the same for batting order bell b6 and batting order bell d5. I have to. In other words, in batting order bell group a and batting order bell c group, the combination of one-card small winnings with overlapping small winnings 3 and the combination of one-card small winnings with overlapping small winnings 4 are exchanged, and the combination of small winnings with small winnings 5 and 5 is swapped. The combination of overlapping one-card small winnings and the combination of one-card small winnings with overlapping small winnings 6 are exchanged. In the batting order bell group B and the batting order bell d group, the combinations of one-card small winning combinations are interchanged in the same manner. In this way, according to the present embodiment, by changing the combination of 1-card small winnings that overlap with 9-card small winnings, it is possible to increase the types of batting order bells without increasing the types of 1-card small winnings. .

In addition, in this embodiment, four types (small winnings 3 to 6) of correct small winnings included in the batting order bell (small winnings that can win in the correct batting order: 9 small winnings in this embodiment) are provided. , in each batting order bell, small winning combinations 3 to 6 are not won twice, and in the BB state, small winning combinations 3 to 6 are won repeatedly in JAC1, so that the BB state is better than the BB established state. A method is adopted in which the expected value of the ball payout rate in the BB state is lowered by reducing the chance of winning a small winning combination with a correct answer.

When adopting a method of lowering the expected value of the ball roll rate in the BB state as in this embodiment, by increasing the types of correct small winning combinations that are won without duplication in the normal state or the BB state, the ball roll rate can be lowered. It is possible to further obtain the effect of lowering the expected value of .

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 29, eight types of correct small winning combinations (correct small winning combinations 1 to 8) are provided, and correct small winning combinations 1 and 5 are set as correct small winning combinations exclusively for batting order 3. , set correct small roles 2 and 6 as correct small roles for batting order 4, set correct small roles 3 and 7 as correct small roles for batting order 5, and set correct small roles as correct small roles for batting order 6. Correct small winning combinations 4 and 8 are set as correct small winning combinations. Then, correct small winnings 1 to 4 are used to form batting order bell group a and batting order bell group b, and correct small winnings 5 to 8 are used to form batting order bell group c and batting order bell d. It consists of In this way, the number of types of correct small winning combinations increases compared to the case of the present embodiment described above, and the chance of winning a correct winning small winning combination in the BB state can be significantly reduced. It is possible to secure a large reduction in the expected value of the state's ball payout rate.

In addition, in this embodiment, a batting order bell is not provided to win a correct small winning combination with batting order 1 or batting order 2, which is the order of the stop operation that first stops the first reel R1, as the correct batting order. A configuration may be provided in which a batting order bell is set with the correct batting order in batting order 2, and in that case, a batting order bell with batting order 1 as the correct batting order in a group of batting order bells in which it is impossible to win the correct small winning combination in the normal state. A batting order bell with batting order 2 as the correct batting order may be included.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 30, six types of correct small winnings (correct small winnings 1 to 6) are provided, correct small winnings 1 are set as the correct small winnings exclusively for batting order 1, and correct small winnings 1 are set as the correct small winnings exclusively for batting order 2. Set the correct small role 2 as the correct small role, set the correct small role 3 as the correct small role exclusive to batting order 3, set the correct minor role 4 as the correct minor role exclusive to batting order 4, and set the correct minor role 4 as the correct minor role exclusive to batting order 5. A correct small winning combination 5 is set as a winning combination, and a correct small winning combination 6 is set as a correct small winning combination exclusively for batting order 6. Then, correct small winnings 1 to 6 are used to form batting order bell group a and batting order bell group b, and correct small winnings 3 to 6 are used to form batting order bell group c and batting order bell d. It consists of In this way, even if it becomes impossible to win the correct small winning combination in the normal state for the batting order bell group A and the batting order bell group B, the expected value of the ball payout rate can be lowered without biasing the order of the stop operations. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect of lowering the expected value of the ball payout rate in the normal state while maintaining the magnitude relationship of the expected value of the ball payout rate in each order of the stop operation in the normal state and the BB established state.

In addition, by using correct small winning combinations for batting order bell group C and batting order bell d group that are different from those for batting order bell group a and batting order bell group B, the types of correct small winning combinations can be increased and the expected value of the ball output rate in BB state can be improved. It is also possible to secure a lowering width, and for example, as shown in FIG. A correct small winning combination 8, a correct small winning combination 9 dedicated to batting order 5, and a correct small winning combination 10 dedicated to batting order 6 may be provided.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a small winning combination 1 and a small winning combination 2 are provided as nine-card small winning combinations that do not constitute a batting order bell, and these constitute a common bell a and a common bell b. When winning the common bell, in the BB established state, a 9-piece small winning combination will be won regardless of the order of the stop operations, whereas in the normal state, a 1-piece small winning combination will be won regardless of the order of the stopping operations. The control law for stop control can be switched to In other words, according to the present embodiment, the control law of the stop control is also switched for the common bell a and the common bell b according to the gaming state, thereby exhibiting the effect of lowering the expected value of the ball payout rate in the normal state. However, at that time, in order to reduce the expected value of the ball output rate without biasing the order of the stop operations, the magnitude relationship of the expected value of the ball output rate for each order of the stop operations was maintained in the normal state and the BB established state. However, it is possible to obtain the effect of lowering the expected value of the ball payout rate in the normal state.

In addition, in this embodiment, only for batting order bell group A to batting order bell group b, the expected value of the ball output rate in a game that is not in an AT state (hereinafter referred to as a non-AT game) is based on the ball output rate determined by the rules. Since there is a risk of falling below the lower limit of the rate range, the ball payout rate in non-AT games may be reduced due to the existence of common bell a and common bell b, which can win 9 small winnings regardless of the order of stop operations in the BB established state. It is possible to raise expectations.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the batting order bell is won, it is determined that the batting order is correct at the time of the second stop operation, but it is determined whether or not it is the correct batting order at the time of the first stop operation. It may be something that is fixed.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the first stop operation is to stop the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 and is different from the correct batting order for batting order bells a group to batting order bells d group, if the first stop operation is different from the correct batting order, The configuration is such that stop control is performed so that the winning combination may not be won, but when designing the high net increase specification, this is because the correct batting order is changed to batting order 3 in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first. ~ Since the batting order is biased toward 6, this is to suppress the increase in the ball payout rate in non-AT games in these operation orders. In particular, in this embodiment, even if a stop operation is performed in accordance with batting order 3 to batting order 6 when the batting order bell is won in the normal performance state, the penalty will not be applied to the next game or later. If there is a large discrepancy in the ball output rate in non-AT games between 3 and 6 in batting order, it is better to play games in batting order 3 to 6 even considering that you will not be able to receive the AT lottery. It becomes difficult to exclude elements. For this reason, if the first stop operation is to stop the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 and is different from the correct batting order, the winning rate of the 1-card small winning combination is reduced to 1/4, and the batting order is It is possible to suppress an increase in the ball payout rate in non-AT games in the batting order of 3 to 6.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the batting order bell is won, if the stop operation is in accordance with the correct batting order, it is possible to win a 9-piece small winning combination without fail, but if the stopping operation is in accordance with the correct batting order, Even if it is performed, the specification may be such that the 9-piece small winning combination does not win unless a stop operation is performed at a specific press detection position on any reel. In this case, what is required to perform the stop operation at a specific press detection position is at least one of the first stop operation, the second stop operation, and the third stop operation; The request for a stop operation at a certain position may depend on the order of the stop operations, such as only the first stop operation, or a specific reel among the first reel R1 to third reel R3 (specific There may be one reel, or there may be two or more reels), and a stopping operation may be required at a specific press detection position. In other words, in this application, the fact that a correct small winning combination can win in a specific order of operations may mean that a correct small winning combination always wins in a specific operating order, or that a correct small winning combination can always win a prize even in a specific operating order. This means that there may be cases where the correct small winning combination wins and cases where the correct small winning combination does not win. Furthermore, in this application, the specific operation mode includes an operation mode in which the order of the stop operation is specified but the press detection position is not specified, and an operation mode in which both the order of the stop operation and the press detection position are specified. .

Further, when a lottery for shifting to an advantageous section is held in the normal section, the lottery result of winning the advantageous section may be obtained without fail and the transfer to the advantageous section may be made. In this embodiment, when a winning mode other than normal replay b is obtained in a game with a BB established state in the normal section, an advantageous section transfer lottery is performed. Therefore, if the system is configured so that the player always moves to the advantageous section except when winning the normal replay b, the period of stay in the normal section can be reduced. Here, in this embodiment, when the first reel R1 is stopped first and when the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first in the BB established state, the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 If you stop the reel first, the expected value of medals will be higher, and the processing related to the transition from the normal section to the advantageous section will be executed in conjunction with the internal lottery results, so which reel will be stopped first? Since there is no difference in the degree of advantage, if you stay in the normal section for a long time, a strategy element will occur where the gaming method that stops the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 first becomes advantageous. Further, since the player can recognize whether or not he or she is staying in an advantageous section by the advantageous section notification, it becomes easy to switch the gaming method by checking the presence or absence of the advantageous section notification. Therefore, by making the advantageous section shift probability extremely high, it is possible to minimize the situations in which it is advantageous to stop the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 first. In particular, the above-mentioned method of increasing the advantageous section transition rate is to perform advantageous section transition processing according to the internal lottery results, and to set differences in settings for processing related to the provision of operation instruction information during advantageous sections. In addition, the value obtained by adding up the number of medals paid out in the BB state and the number of medals paid out due to the correct batting order notification in the assist time game divided by the total number of payouts (so-called instruction-inclusive accessory ratio) does not exceed 70%. This is suitable for game specifications designed as such, and the same game specifications are adopted in this embodiment.

In addition, in this embodiment, when staying in an advantageous section in the BB established state, a ceiling function is installed so that the vehicle always shifts to the AT state once before the advantageous section ends. . As a result, it is possible to avoid ending a series of advantageous sections without transitioning to an AT state during a series of advantageous sections, reaching the end conditions of the advantageous sections, and not notifying the correct batting order for winning a 9-card small combination. I can do it. In this embodiment, the value of the ceiling counter is updated when the normal production state is maintained in the advantageous section, and the value of the ceiling counter is updated by a fixed value each time a game is played, and only when the batting order bell is won. was to allow renewal on the condition of winning one small prize, but it may be updated with a value according to the result of an internal lottery, or with a value according to the gaming result such as winning a prize, etc. It may be. Regarding updating the value of the ceiling counter, if the stopping operation is performed in the order of stopping the first reel R1 first (batting order 1, 2), the value of the ceiling counter should be brought closer to the predetermined value. If the stopping operation is performed in the order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first (batting order 3 to batting order 6), the value of the ceiling counter is allowed to approach a predetermined value. It is preferable not to do so. The reason why we set the specification to shift to AT state at least once during a series of advantageous sections is to reduce the possibility that the ball output rate will fall below the lower limit of the range in the so-called new medium-term test (1600G). This is to reduce it as much as possible. In particular, in this embodiment, the medal acquisition performance in the order of operations that stops the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 first (batting order 3 to batting order 6) is different from the performance of acquiring medals in the order of operations that stops the first reel R1 first (batting order 6). 1 and 2), and it is difficult to obtain medals in the operation order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first (batting order 1 and 2), so it is difficult to obtain medals even once in the AT state. If the advantageous section continues for a long period of time without transitioning to , there is a possibility that the ball payout rate will be too low. For this reason, while providing a ceiling function, it is preferable to allow updating of the value of the ceiling counter necessary for activating the ceiling function in the order of operations (batting order 1, 2) that first stops the first reel R1.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the first reel R1 is first stopped in the BB established state and the stop operation is performed in the order of operations (batting order 1, 2), two or more medals are paid out. A and a common bell b are provided, and the probability of obtaining either of these winning modes is at least 1/400 or more.

In this embodiment, when a batting order bell belonging to one of batting order bells a group to batting order bell d group is won in a BB established state, the stop operation is performed in the order of operations (batting order 1, 2) that stops the first reel R1 first. If you do this, you will always be able to win one small winning combination, but the lower limit of the ball payout rate in the so-called short-time test is when the number of medals paid out is "more than 1/3" compared to the number of medals inserted. If the ball release rate is 33.33333...%, it will fail in the short-time test. For this reason, it is necessary to provide a winning mode in which two or more medals are paid out at an appropriate frequency in a gaming method in which the first reel R1 is stopped in the order of operations (batting order 1, 2). becomes.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a winning mode for common bell a and common bell b is prepared, and when the stopping operation is performed in the order of stopping the first reel R1 first (batting order 1, 2), two or more winnings are always won. It is possible to pay out medals. In this embodiment, the probability of winning common bell a and common bell b is approximately 1/64 (total probability is approximately 1/32), and one of the common bells is approximately 1/32 during the 400G of the short test. Since it is ensured that it can be obtained at least once, it is possible to design a design that can be expected to meet the requirements in a short test.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the batting order bell is won, the order of stopping operations that have a possibility of winning a 9-piece small winning combination is the order of operations that first stops the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 (batting order 3 to batting order 6), it is preferable to prevent winning information of the batting order bell from being notified to the sub-board side at least in non-AT games. In addition, in a situation where operation instruction information is provided to the player in an advantageous section, the winning information of the batting order bell may be notified to the sub-board side, or it may be possible to notify the winning information of the batting order bell to the sub-board side, or to notify the winning information of the batting order bell to the sub-board side. Regardless of whether or not there is, winning information of the batting order bell may not be notified to the sub-board side at all. In addition, even if the winning information of the batting order bell is not notified to the sub-board side, when the correct batting order is notified on the main board side, operation instruction information corresponding to the correct batting order is notified to the sub-board side. It is possible to execute the winning assist performance, and it is possible to perform the assist time game without any problems even without notifying the winning information of the batting order bell itself. In this way, if the winning information of the batting order bell is not notified to the sub-board side at least in non-AT games, it is possible to modify the sub-board and fraudulently grasp the winning of the batting order bell in non-AT games. It is possible to prevent fraudulent acts of suppressing the consumption of medals in games during AT.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the production state shifts to the AT state in an advantageous section, a specific notification that lights up the section indicator SEC is started, and when the advantageous section continues after the AT state ends, the advantageous section ends. When the AT state ends and the advantageous section ends, the section indicator SEC is turned off to end the specific notification, and when the AT state ends and the advantageous section continues, the section Turn off the display SEC and end the specific notification.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing the relationship between the game section, the production state, and the state of the section display SEC.

First, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 32(A), if the end condition is not satisfied even after the first AT state ends in the advantageous section, specifically, the value of the clear counter 1992 is set to the threshold value. If the value is not reached, the advantageous section continues. Further, as shown in FIG. 32(A), when the end condition is satisfied in the second AT state in the advantageous section, specifically, when the value of the clear counter 1922 reaches the threshold value, the AT state ends. At the same time, the advantageous section ends and the normal section returns.

In this embodiment, since the section indicator SEC remains off after the first AT state ends and the second AT state ends, the player's When a change occurs, a player who plays a game later cannot know whether he/she is staying in the normal section or the advantageous section even by referring to the section display SEC.

On the other hand, conventionally, the section indicator SEC is used to notify the advantageous section, and as shown in Fig. 32(B), the section indicator SEC is off during the normal section, and the advantageous section is started. Control has been performed to turn on the section indicator SEC and turn off the section indicator SEC when the advantageous section ends. In such a conventional system, it is possible to easily determine whether the vehicle is staying in a normal section or an advantageous section by referring to the section indicator SEC. Therefore, in the conventional system, if there is a bias in the expected value of medal acquisition depending on the order of stop operations, the consumption of medals is reduced by playing the game in an irregular batting order that has a higher expected value of medal acquisition than the recommended batting order in the normal section. The strategic element of suppression cannot be suppressed.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the AT state ends in the advantageous section, the specific notification by the section indicator SEC is terminated both when the advantageous section continues and when the advantageous section ends. When the SEC display is off, it is impossible to know whether you are staying in the normal zone or the advantageous zone, so it is possible to prevent strategies that use irregular batting orders that have a high expected value of winning medals. The fairness of the game can be ensured.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, even when the setting value is changed, the information related to the game section is initialized and set to the normal section, but in the conventional configuration where the section indicator SEC notifies the advantageous section. , the fact that the section indicator SEC is off indicates that the vehicle is staying in the normal section. On the other hand, in this embodiment, in a situation where the section indicator SEC is off, it is not possible to determine whether the section is staying in a normal section or an advantageous section, so whether or not the set value has been changed is not determined. You can eliminate the inconvenience of storing it away.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by making it impossible to distinguish between a normal section and an advantageous section by referring to the lighting state of the section indicator SEC, the advantageous section performed when transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section is In the zone transition process, the fairness of the game can be ensured even if the game is treated more advantageously than when the same internal lottery result is obtained in the advantageous zone.

Further, the method of this embodiment is to notify by the section indicator SEC that the player is staying in an arbitrary performance state in which instruction information is provided by the instruction function in an advantageous section. Therefore, there may be a plurality of types of performance states in which instruction information is provided in an advantageous section.

In this embodiment, there is only one type of AT state, but a plurality of types of AT states may be provided. If there are multiple types of AT states (performance states in which instruction information is provided by the instruction function), specific notifications may be associated with some of the AT states, or specific notifications may be associated with all AT states. It's okay. That is, there may be an AT state in which specific notification is not performed. For example, there may be a first AT state and a second AT state, and the specific notification may be executed in the first AT state, but the specific notification may not be executed in the second AT state.

Further, it is preferable that the output of the specific external signal is allowed in the AT state in which specific notification is performed, and that the specific external signal is not output in the AT state in which specific notification is not performed. That is, on the condition that specific notification is being executed, control can be performed to allow output of a specific external signal to an external device via the external centralized terminal board.

In addition, regarding the output of specific external signals to external devices relayed through the external centralized terminal board, when transitioning from the normal performance state to the AT state (so-called first hit), and when retransferring from the AT state to the AT state (2 When the AT state after the set is digested), the output can be output in different ways. For example, a BB signal and an RB signal are prepared as specific external signals, and when transitioning from a normal performance state to an AT state, the RB signal is output after the BB signal is output, and the AT state is returned to the AT state. In the case of transition, it is possible to adopt a mode in which the RB signal is output without outputting the BB signal.

Furthermore, when there are multiple types of AT states, different specific external signals may be output depending on the type of AT state. For example, a BB signal and an RB signal are prepared as specific external signals, and a first AT state and a second AT state exist as AT states, and a BB signal is output in response to the first AT state, and a second AT state is output. The configuration can be such that the RB signal is output in response to the RB signal. Note that when a plurality of types of AT states exist, a common specific external signal may be output in response to the different AT states.

Furthermore, when there are multiple types of AT states, each AT state may be provided with its own section indicator SEC, or one section indicator SEC may be shared by the plurality of AT states. In particular, when one section indicator SEC is shared by multiple types of AT states, the notification mode of the specific notification (lighting mode of the section indicator SEC) may be different depending on the type of AT state, or the specific notification mode may be different depending on the type of AT state. It is also possible to make the notification mode the same regardless of the type of AT state.

In addition, the specific notification is executed only when the AT state changes in the advantageous section, that is, the section indicator SEC lights up only when switching between the non-AT state (normal performance state in this embodiment) and the AT state. You can also do this. In this case, control can be performed to turn on the section indicator SEC in the process of shifting the performance state to the AT state, and to turn off the section indicator SEC in the first game in the AT state. As the timing for turning off the section indicator SEC, any timing such as the insertion of medals, the game start operation on the start lever SL, the start of rotation of the reels, the third stop operation, etc. can be set.

Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the expectation of medal acquisition is determined between the recommended batting order in which the first reel R1 is stopped first and the irregular batting order in which the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is stopped first. Since there is a difference in the value and the expected value of medal acquisition is higher in the irregular batting order than in the recommended batting order, if the player can easily understand the difference between the normal section and the advantageous section, the processing related to the instruction function It is difficult to prevent a gaming method that suppresses the consumption of medals by performing a stop operation in an irregular batting order in a normal section that does not affect the degree of advantage. In the present embodiment, it is not possible to distinguish between a normal section and an advantageous section depending on the lighting status of the section display SEC, but if the normal performance state is maintained in the advantageous section, if the game is played in an irregular batting order, the instruction function will be activated. Since such processing is disadvantageous, it is desirable to notify the player that the game should be played in the recommended batting order to alert the player.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 33, when a game is played with an irregular batting order, a warning display including a message "Pushing left is recommended" is displayed on the liquid crystal display to cause a stop operation to be performed in the recommended batting order. A specific performance that encourages this will now be executed.

By the way, in this embodiment, when playing a game with an irregular batting order, you are at a disadvantage when you are in an advantageous section and in a normal performance state, so if you make it possible to execute a specific performance only in an advantageous section, the occurrence of a specific performance. A problem arises in that the normal section can be determined depending on the presence or absence of the . For example, after the AT state ends in an advantageous section, a game is intentionally played in an irregular batting order, and it is determined whether the advantageous section continues or has returned to the normal section based on the occurrence of a specific performance, or the game When a change of players occurs, a new player who starts a game plays the game in an irregular batting order and determines whether it is a normal section or an advantageous section depending on whether a specific effect occurs. .

For this reason, in this embodiment, it is possible to execute a specific effect in both the normal section and the advantageous section, and in the normal section, the specific effect is executed based on the stop operation being performed in an irregular batting order, and in the advantageous section, the normal effect is executed. A specific effect is executed based on a stop operation being performed in an irregular batting order in a situation in which the player is staying in the state, and a normal section and an advantageous section are determined based on the occurrence of a specific effect for a game in an irregular batting order. I made it impossible to do so.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the expected value of obtaining medals in the recommended batting order is lower than in the irregular batting order, there is a built-in strategy element that can suppress the consumption of medals by performing a stop operation in the irregular batting order in the normal section. However, since it is not possible to determine whether it is a normal section or an advantageous section depending on whether or not a specific performance occurs, it is possible to ensure the fairness of the game by inhibiting gaming methods that utilize strategy elements.

In this embodiment, a case has been described in which a warning is displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD as a specific performance, but a warning sound may be output as a specific performance. In addition, in the specific effect, the effect image displayed on the liquid crystal display LCD may be darkened without displaying a message, etc., so that the change in effect due to the game being played in an irregular batting order is visible to the player. It is fine as long as it can be communicated.

In this embodiment, the explanation has been given using an example in which the end condition of the advantageous section is set based on the value of the clear counter 1922 that is updated according to the number of medals inserted and the number of medals paid out. The fact that a game has been played may be set as an arbitrary end condition for the advantageous section.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the setting value is changed, the information related to the gaming section and the gaming state are reset, and immediately after the setting value is changed, it always stays in the normal section and normal state. . Therefore, in a specification that provides advantageous handling when transitioning from a normal section to an advantageous section, it is preferable that there is no advantage when the set value is changed.

Therefore, except for the case where the Big Bonus (BB) is won alone in the normal state, the win is won in the advantageous section, and the winning pattern is obtained in which the Big Bonus (BB) and the small role are won at the same time in the normal state. In this case, by setting a special flag and adjusting the degree of advantage by referring to the gaming state and the special flag, it is possible to eliminate the advantage when the set value is changed.

For example, a special flag may be set for a specific period from the third stop of a game in which a winning pattern that results in a transition to an advantageous section until the internal lottery for the next game (the first game in an advantageous section) is held. If there is no special flag, more advantageous processing can be performed than if the special flag is set.

To be more specific, in a game in which a winning mode in which a big bonus (BB) and a small winning combination overlap in a normal period and in a normal state, a special flag is set at least at a time point before the third stop.

If the special flag is set during a specific period, the AT lottery lottery mode in the normal performance state is set to low probability mode, and even if the gaming state is normal during the specific period, the AT lottery lottery mode in the normal performance state is set to low probability mode. The lottery mode of AT lottery is set to low certainty mode. On the other hand, when the special flag is not set in the specific period and the game state is a BB established state, the lottery mode of the AT lottery in the normal performance state is set to the high accuracy mode.

In this way, if a transition to an advantageous section occurs while staying in a normal section and normal state, the lottery mode of the AT lottery at the time of transition to an advantageous section will be set to the low probability mode. It is possible to eliminate the advantage when the value is changed. The degree of advantage may be adjusted by changing the transition destination of the production state, for example, when a special flag is set during a specific period, and when the gaming state is normal during a specific period. The transition destination of the performance state is the normal performance state, and if the special flag is not set in a specific period and the game state is a BB established state, the transition destination of the performance state is set to a state more advantageous than the normal performance state. It may be set to a presentation state (for example, an AT state).

Further, in a situation where the player stays in the normal section and the BB established state, it is preferable to prevent winning in the advantageous section in a winning mode in which the big bonus (BB) and the small winning combination are double winnings in the normal state. For example, in the above embodiment, if a common 1-card winning combination or cherry a is obtained in a situation where the BB is established in the normal section, the special flag is not set, and the processing related to the transition to the advantageous section is performed. You can prevent this from happening.

In addition, as another implementation to eliminate the advantage when the setting value is changed, regarding all winning modes in which the big bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, in both the normal state and the BB established state, This can also be achieved by performing more advantageous processing when the player does not win in the advantageous section and is in the BB established state than in the normal state.

For example, with respect to a specific period from the third stop of the game in which a winning pattern that causes a transition to the advantageous section to occur until the internal lottery of the next game (the first game in the advantageous section), the gaming state is normal. In some cases, the lottery mode of the AT lottery in the normal performance state can be set to a low certainty mode, and if the game state is a BB established state, the lottery mode of the AT lottery in the normal performance state can be set to the high accuracy mode. In this way, if a shift to an advantageous section occurs in a normal section and normal state, the shift will be made to an advantageous section while maintaining the normal state, so that an advantage will occur if the set value is changed. can be prevented. The degree of advantage may be adjusted by changing the transition destination of the performance state. For example, if the gaming state is the normal state during a specific period, the transition destination of the performance state is set to the normal performance state, If the gaming state is in a BB established state during a specific period, the performance state may be transferred to a performance state (for example, an AT state) that is more advantageous than the normal performance state.

Further, in this embodiment, in the advantageous section, instruction information is provided in the AT state, and instruction information is not provided in the normal performance state, but instruction information may be provided even in the normal performance state. It's okay. Furthermore, the performance states that can be set in the advantageous section are not limited to the normal performance state and the AT state. For example, a configuration in which a precursor state (an example of the first state) is provided between when the right to transition to the AT state is determined in the normal performance state and before the transition to the AT state is established, or under conditions different from the normal performance state. A configuration that grants the right to transition to the AT state and provides a chance zone state (an example of the first state) where it is easier to obtain the right to transition to the AT state than the normal performance state, and ends when the end conditions of the AT state are met. If you stay in the standby state (an example of the first state) and meet the conditions for returning to the AT state in the end standby state, you will return to the AT state, and if you do not meet the conditions for returning to the AT state, the normal performance will occur. After the end of the AT state, in the end standby state, it is determined whether any end condition of the advantageous section is met, and when the advantageous section continues after transitioning from the end standby state to the normal production state, and in the end standby state. Various configurations can be adopted, such as a configuration in which there is a case where the advantageous section ends and shifts to the normal section.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the AT state is not in the advantageous section, if a stop operation is performed in the recommended batting order in a game where the batting order bell is won, the instruction function will be more effective than if the stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order for the game. Although it has been used advantageously in various such processes, the following aspect can also be adopted.

For example, when a stop operation is performed in the recommended batting order in a situation where the player is staying in the advantageous zone and the normal production state, a specific game is given once based on the first stop operation, and this fact is recorded in the specific game counter. . Specifically, the initial value of the specific game counter is set to 0, and when the first stop operation is an operation on the stop button B1, 1 is added to the value of the specific game counter. The value of the specific game counter is subtracted when a game start operation is performed for a game that is in an advantageous section and is in the normal production state, and the value of the specific game counter is subtracted after processing related to instruction functions such as AT lottery is performed. Subtract 1 from the value. That is, before subtracting the value of the specific game counter, at least one or more of the processes related to the instruction function is executed with reference to the value of the specific game counter. When the value of the specific game counter is 1, more advantageous processing is performed than when the value of the specific game counter is 0. For example, when the value of the specific game counter is 1, it is possible to execute an AT lottery in which an AT winning result is obtained with a higher probability than when the value of the specific game counter is 0. Further, for example, when the value of the specific game counter is 1, the execution of the AT lottery may be permitted, and when the value of the specific game counter is 0, the execution of the AT lottery may not be permitted. According to these examples, when a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order in a game in an advantageous section and in a normal production state, it is possible to adjust the degree of advantage in the next game of the game. Therefore, by combining the method of the above embodiment, in a game where a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order, it will be treated disadvantageously in the processing related to the instruction function as a penalty for the stop operation being performed in an irregular batting order, and the next time In the game, it is possible to implement a specification in which the specific counter value being 0 is treated as a penalty in processing related to the instruction function. In other words, information recording that a stop operation was performed in the recommended batting order is carried over to the next game, and by referring to the information in the next game and performing advantageous processing, the effect of adjusting the degree of advantage on multiple games is reduced. can be generated. Note that the game in which it is determined whether or not to increment the value of the specific game counter may be only the game in which the batting order bell is won, or it may be the game in which all winning aspects including the batting order bell are obtained.

In addition, in a situation where the normal performance state is maintained in an advantageous section, if a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order in a game in which the batting order bell is won, a specific Control may be performed to make it difficult for effects to appear, or control to prevent certain effects from appearing.

Examples of the specific effects include, for example, effects that suggest the results of an internal lottery. Specifically, when a high-rarity winning mode such as Cherry A or Cherry B is obtained, an image suggesting that the high-rarity winning mode has been won is displayed on the liquid crystal display, and a lamp is set to indicate the rarity. This corresponds to an effect in which the lights are lit in a color corresponding to a higher chance of winning. Further, control to make it difficult for a specific effect to appear or control to prevent a specific effect from appearing can be realized by changing the table for selecting effects. Further, the cancellation conditions can be arbitrarily set, such as the number of games played, obtaining the result of a predetermined internal lottery, or winning the cancellation lottery by conducting a cancellation lottery.

Here, if a high rarity winning mode is obtained in an internal lottery in an advantageous section, and a high rarity winning mode is obtained in a specification that is treated advantageously in the process related to the instruction function, a specific It is assumed that the performance is executed between the detection of the game start operation and the detection of the first stop operation. In this case, if a specific effect does not occur, the possibility of winning with a high rarity is low, so the stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order with a high expected value of medal acquisition, and if a specific effect occurs, a high rarity winning pattern is performed. Since there is a high possibility that this is the case, there is a strategy element to perform the stop operation in the recommended batting order.

On the other hand, if a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order with a high expected medal acquisition value, a control that restricts the appearance of a specific effect until a predetermined release condition is met (control that reduces the appearance frequency, or does not appear at all) By adopting the control method, it is possible to prevent highly aggressive game procedures. Note that the determination as to whether or not to perform control to limit the appearance of a specific effect may be made only when the batting order bell is won, or may be made when the batting order bell and other than the batting order bell are won. In other words, if a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order, it is determined whether or not to perform control to restrict the execution of a specific effect only when a winning mode is obtained in which the degree of advantage is adjusted for processing related to the instruction function. Alternatively, even if a stop operation is performed in an irregular batting order, there is no effect on the degree of advantage related to the processing related to the instruction function, and even if a winning mode is obtained, a judgment is made as to whether or not to perform control to restrict the execution of a specific effect. You may also do so.

In addition, in this embodiment, the game machine is configured to insert game media such as medals when playing a game, and pay out the game media depending on winning combinations. A game may be played by consuming or giving a game value of . For example, a game machine or an external unit connected to the game machine may be able to store information on game values owned by a player, and a game machine may be configured to store information on the game value owned by the player, thereby allowing the player to consume the game value by subtracting the number of game values. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which putting in a medium is replaced with giving a game value by adding up the number of game values, and replacing it with paying out a game medium.

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2-1. Configuration FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 35 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration (excluding the reel unit) of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is a so-called slot machine or a reel-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that plays games using medals as gaming media.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, a reel unit consisting of a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped housing consisting of a storage box BX, an upper front door UD, and a lower front door DD. It is being In addition, the lower part of the reel unit storage space PS in the storage box BX has a built-in power supply unit and a power supply unit EU equipped with various switches such as a power switch ES, a setting change key cylinder KS, and a setting change button BS. A hopper unit HP as a dispensing device is housed. The hopper unit HP includes a medal storage tank MT that stores medals for use in games, a payout motor (not shown) consisting of a stepping motor, and a rotating disk (not shown) that is pivotally supported by the payout motor. is rotationally driven by a payout motor, and is configured to be able to pay out medals one by one. Further, the hopper unit HP is configured to send surplus medals to the cash box CB when the amount of medals stored in the medal storage tank MT reaches a certain level. Furthermore, within the housing of the gaming machine of this embodiment, for example, a main board MAIN is attached above the reel unit storage space PS, and a sub board SUB is attached to the side of the reel unit storage space PS. , These control boards (main board MAIN, sub board SUB) are equipped with a CPU (an example of a calculation means), a ROM (an example of an information storage medium), a RAM (an example of a temporary storage means), etc., to operate the gaming machine. It is now possible to control the movement. In this embodiment, the power supply unit EU is provided with the setting change key cylinder KS and the setting change button BS, but the setting change key cylinder KS and the setting change button BS may be provided on the surface of the main board MAIN. good.

The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 34 have their outer peripheral surfaces divided into 20 areas (each area is referred to as a "piece") at regular intervals, and each piece has multiple types of symbols. Either one is arranged. In addition, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor (reel driving means: not shown), and each is driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor. By controlling the width and the like, it is provided so that it can be stopped in units of frames (units of predetermined rotation angles, units of predetermined rotation amounts). That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the stepping motor rotationally drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 in response to drive pulses supplied from the control board, and drive pulses for all-phase excitation are supplied from the control board. As the stepping motor stops rotating, the first reel R1 to third reel R3 stop.

The upper front door UD and the lower front door DD are provided so as to be able to be opened and closed individually, and the upper front door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotational state and stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. is provided. When the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are in a stopped state, out of a plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer circumferential surface of each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3, the symbols are continuously arranged on the outer circumferential surface. The three symbols (upper symbol, middle symbol, and lower symbol) can be observed from the front of the gaming machine through the display window DW.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, upper, middle, and lower rows are provided for each reel as display positions for observing symbols through the display window DW, and an effective line is set by a combination of the display positions of each reel. Ru. In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed number of inputs, is set to three, and when medals corresponding to the specified number of inputs are inserted, the first reel R1 is An activated line L1 formed by the upper stage, the middle stage of the second reel R2, and the lower stage of the third reel R3 is activated.

The game result is determined by the symbol combinations stopped and displayed on the active line in the display window DW, and if the symbol combination on the active line corresponds to a predetermined role, that role has won. As a result, medals are paid out from the hopper unit HP.

Further, the upper front door UD is provided with a game information display section DS and a section indicator SEC. The game information display section DS consists of LEDs, lamps, 7-segment displays, etc., and displays the number of medal credits, the number of medals paid out or acquired in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or the number acquired in the BB state. Various game information such as the total of . Furthermore, the section indicator SEC notifies whether or not the vehicle is staying in an advantageous section by turning off and on a built-in LED.

Further, the upper front door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. The liquid crystal display LCD displays various videos (or images) to assist the game or to enliven the game. Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a plurality of speakers SP for performing game effects are provided on the upper front door UD and the lower front door DD. The speaker SP outputs various sounds for assisting the game and enlivening the game.

Further, the lower front door DD is provided with various operating means. The operation means include a bet button (insertion operation means) B0 for inserting credited (accumulated) medals, and an operation for starting the game by rotating the first reel R1 to third reel R3. A start lever (game start operation means) SL for performing the operation, a stop button (stop operation means) for performing operations that trigger the stopping of each of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 that are rotationally driven by the stepping motor. ) B1 to B3, etc. are provided.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the player inserts medals into the medal slot MI or presses the bet button B0, rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is started. is set to a ready state where it is possible. Then, when the player presses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 start rotating on the control board by driving the stepping motor, and an internal lottery using random numbers is performed, and the first reel R1 ~On condition that the rotational speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated).

After that, when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 at any timing, the stop switches built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop signal output means: for example, photo sensor, continuity sensor, pressure (sensor, etc.) performs an on operation, changing the reel stop signal input to the control board from an off state to an on state.

Furthermore, when the player releases the pressed stop buttons B1 to B3 at any timing, the stop switches corresponding to each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 turn off, turning on the reel stop signal input to the control board. to off state.

Then, the control board is set at a stop position according to the result of the internal lottery based on the change of the reel stop signal from the off state to the on state, the signal state of which changes according to the pressing timing and release timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped.

Further, a medal payout port MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the bottom of the lower front door DD, and the number of medals according to the result of the game is paid out from the hopper unit HP to the medal tray MP through the medal payout port MO. It looks like this. In addition, when medals are paid out according to the result of the game, if medal credits (internal storage) are allowed, medals equivalent to part or all of the number of medals paid out are used as the maximum number of credits (in this embodiment). (50 medals) as a limit, and the display value of the credit display consisting of the 7-segment display of the game information display section DS is changed in accordance with the change in the number of medal credits.

FIG. 36 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of this embodiment.

The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a gaming control means (main board MAIN and sub board SUB) 100. The game control means 100 is started by being supplied with power from the power supply unit EU by the operation of the power switch ES, and operates a medal insertion switch 210, a bet switch 220, a start switch 230, a stop switch 240, a setting change permission switch 250, and a setting change switch. In response to input signals from input means such as 260, various calculations are performed to execute the game, and based on the calculation results, the reel unit 310, hopper unit (payout device) HP, display device 330, audio device 340, etc. controls the operation of the output means. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or RAM, or ROM. This is realized by software consisting of a given program.

The game control means 100 includes a setting change means 103, an input reception means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, and a game state control means. It includes means 170, AT control means 175, performance control means 180, game information storage means 190a, and performance information storage means 190b. In this embodiment, the settings change means 103, input reception means 105, random number generation means 110, internal lottery means 120, reel control means 130, winning determination means 140, payout control means 150, replay processing means 160, game state transition control The means 170 and the AT control means 175 are realized by the CPU of the main board MAIN executing various programs, and the effect control means 180 is realized by the CPU of the sub board SUB executing various programs. . Further, the game information storage means 190a is constituted by a main ROM and a main RAM mounted on the main board MAIN, and the performance information storage means 190b is constituted by a sub ROM and a sub RAM mounted on a sub board SUB. . Further, various programs executed by the CPU of the main board MAIN are stored in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a, and various programs executed by the CPU of the sub-board SUB are stored in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. The stored settings changing means 103 performs control to change the setting values stored in the setting value storage area 1913 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. In this embodiment, depending on the state of the setting change permission switch 250 when the power is turned on, it is possible to switch between starting in the game mode and starting in the setting change mode, and the setting change key cylinder KS When the setting key is inserted and turned clockwise from the initial position, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 is turned on, and when the power switch ES is operated in this state, power is supplied from the power supply unit EU. When supplied, the setting change means 103 starts the gaming machine in the setting change mode. In this embodiment, it is possible to select a setting value from among six setting values from setting 1 to setting 6, and the expected value of the ball payout rate is gradually increased from setting 1 to setting 6. The probability of winning the internal lottery is changed so that the winning probability increases. In this embodiment, the height of the setting values is expressed in the order of setting 1 < setting 2 < setting 3 < setting 4 < setting 5 < setting 6.

Further, when the setting change switch 260 is activated by pressing the setting change button BS in the setting change mode, the setting change means 103 changes the setting value from setting 1 → setting 2 → every time it receives an input signal from the setting change switch 260. ...The setting values are changed in the order of setting 6 → setting 1 → ..., and the setting values are confirmed based on the game start signal from the start switch 230 activated by pressing the start lever SL. Control is performed to store the setting value in the setting value storage area 1913. In this embodiment, by returning the setting key inserted into the setting change key cylinder KS to its initial position, the signal state of the setting change permission switch 250 can be changed to the OFF state, and the setting change mode can be shifted to the gaming mode. It looks like this.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the power is turned on with the setting change key cylinder KS in the initial position, the gaming machine is started in the game mode based on the signal state of the setting change permission switch 260 being in the off state. . In this embodiment, in the game mode, you can play games, but you cannot change the setting values, and in the setting change mode, you can change the setting values, but you cannot play games. It has become.

Further, the setting change means 103 performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a in the setting change mode. Particularly in this embodiment, regarding the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a, a lottery flag storage area 1915, a game state storage area 1916, a production state storage area 1917, an AT stock number counter 1918, an AT game number counter 1919, and a CZ game number. The information stored in the counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter 1923 is initialized by initialization processing in the setting change mode. More specifically, a lottery flag storage area 1915, a game state storage area 1916, a performance state storage area 1917, an AT stock number counter 1918, an AT game number counter 1919, a CZ game number counter 1921, in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. A storage area other than the first clear counter 1922 and second clear counter 1923 is designated as an information holding area, and information stored in the storage area other than the information holding area of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, in the main RAM, the setting value storage area 1913 and the credit information storage area 1914 are designated as information holding areas, and the information stored in these storage areas cannot be initialized by the initialization process in the settings change mode. It is designed to be retained without being deleted.

The input receiving means 105 accepts the input of medals for each game, and performs a game start operation on the start lever SL (game start operation means) based on the input of medals corresponding to the prescribed number of inputs (3 medals). Perform the activation process. Note that in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the first pressing operation of the start lever SL, which is activated based on the insertion of a specified number of medals, is accepted as a game start operation, and the first reel R1 to the third reel This serves as an opportunity to start the rotation of R3, and also serves as an opportunity to execute an internal lottery.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when medals are inserted into the medal slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is activated, and the insertion accepting means 105 accepts the inserted medals up to the specified number of insertions. Set to on state. Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, it is possible to store up to 50 medals as credits (storage storage) in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a. When the bet button B0 is pressed with medals stored in the gaming machine as credits, the bet switch 220 is activated, and the input accepting means 105 limits the prescribed number of inputs to the credit information storage area. At 1914, the medals stored in credits are set to the inserted state.

The random number generation means 110 is means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random numbers can be generated, for example, by a 16-bit random number circuit that generates 65,536 random numbers from 0 to 65,535 without duplication in one cycle. Note that in this embodiment, "random value" includes not only a value that occurs randomly in a mathematical sense, but also a value that actually occurs even if the generation itself is regular, because the acquisition timing etc. are irregular. Also includes values that can function as random numbers.

The internal lottery means 120 determines the validity of the winning combination based on the start signal from the start switch 230 activated by the player's game start operation on the start lever SL (first press operation on the activated start lever SL). It is a means for performing an internal lottery, and performs lottery table selection processing, random number determination processing, lottery flag setting processing, etc.

In the lottery table selection process, which internal lottery table is used to perform the internal lottery among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a. Determine. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables (internal lottery table 1 to internal lottery table 3) as shown in FIG. 37 are stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910. In each internal lottery table, each of the multiple random numbers (for example, 65,536 random numbers from 0 to 65,535) corresponds to various roles such as replays, small roles, and bonuses, and losses (non-winnings). It is attached. In this embodiment, three types of internal lottery tables are prepared for each setting value for six levels of setting values, and the probability of obtaining some winning modes in the internal lottery differs depending on the setting value. The correspondence relationship between winning combinations and random numbers is set so that the higher the set value, the higher the expected value of the ball payout rate.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, small winnings 1 to 48 are prepared as small winnings, and as shown in FIGS. 38 and 39, batting order bells a group (batting order bells a1 to Batting order bell a6), batting order bell group b (batting order bell b1 to batting order bell b6), batting order bell group c (batting order bell c1 to batting order bell c6), batting order bell group d (batting order bell d1 to batting order bell d6), batting order bell e A group (batting order bell e1 to batting order bell e6), a batting order special role group (batting order special role 1 to batting order special role 16: an example of a specific winning mode), weak cherry, JAC1, and JAC2 are set.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, Replay 1 to Replay 7 are prepared as replays, and as shown in FIG. b. Strong cherry is set.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the probability of winning a small role is the same in the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2, and the probability of winning a replay is higher in the internal lottery table 2 than in the internal lottery table 1. In the internal lottery table 3, replays are not subject to lottery, and in the internal lottery table 3, the lottery mode of the small role is different from that of the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2, and the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table The winning probability of the small winning combination is higher than that of lottery table 2.

Further, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a big bonus (BB) is prepared as a bonus, and the big bonus (BB) is a lottery target in the internal lottery table 1.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the normal state, BB established state, and BB state can be set as the gaming state, and in the lottery table selection process, internal lottery tables 1 to 3 are selected according to the gaming state. One of them is selected as the internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery.

In this embodiment, the winning probability for bonus and replay winning modes does not change depending on the setting value, but for small roles, the winning probability for some winning modes changes depending on the setting value. However, the higher the setting value is, the higher the probability of winning JAC1 and JAC2 becomes.

In the random number determination process, based on the start signal from the start switch 230, a random number value (random number for lottery) is obtained from the random number generation means 110 for each game, and the obtained random number value is stored in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a. It is determined whether or not the winning combination has been won by referring to the internal lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910.

In the lottery flag setting process, based on the result of the random number determination process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination is changed from a non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to a winning state (second flag state). , on state). In the gaming machine of this embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won in duplicate, the lottery flags corresponding to each of the two or more winning combinations are set to a winning state. Note that the lottery flag setting information is stored in a lottery flag storage area 1915 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, there is a lottery flag (carryover flag) that allows the winning state to be carried over to subsequent games until a prize is won, and a non-drawing flag (carry-over flag) that allows the winning state to be carried over to subsequent games regardless of whether or not a prize is won. A lottery flag (non-carryover flag) that is reset to a winning state is provided. A big bonus (BB) is a winning combination that is associated with the former flag that can be carried over, and a small winning combination and a replay are associated with a flag that cannot be carried over. In the lottery flag setting process, for example, when a big bonus (BB) is won in an internal lottery, the winning state of the lottery flag for the big bonus (BB) is carried over until the big bonus (BB) is won. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine the success or failure of small winning combinations and replays even in games where the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over. In other words, in the lottery flag setting process, in a game where the winning state of the bonus lottery flag associated with the carryover flag is carried over, if a small role or replay is won, the lottery of the bonus that has already been won is Lottery flags corresponding to two or more types of winning combinations consisting of a flag, a small winning combination won by an internal lottery, and a replay lottery flag are set in a winning state.

The reel control means 130 starts rotationally driving the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 using a stepping motor based on a start signal from a start switch 230 activated by the player operating the start lever SL to start the game. Press the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop operation means) corresponding to the reels on which the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are constantly rotating at a predetermined speed (approximately 80 rpm: rotation speed of approximately 80 revolutions per minute). In addition to performing control to enable a stop operation due to the above, control is performed to stop the first reel R1 to third reel R3, which are rotationally driven by the stepping motor, in a manner according to the setting state of the lottery flag (result of the internal lottery). I do.

Then, when the stop switch 240 is activated by the player pressing the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the stop operations for the stop buttons B1 to B3 are enabled, the reel control means 130 causes the stop switch 240 to stop the reels. Based on the signal, a driving pulse for all-phase excitation is supplied to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310, thereby controlling to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3.

That is, each time each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is pressed, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button among the first reel R1 to third reel R3, and determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button. The reel is controlled to stop at the stopped position. Note that in the gaming machine of this embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 corresponds to an operation for stopping the second reel R2. Correspondingly, pressing down the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the order in which the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed changes, the order in which the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are stopped changes.

Furthermore, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button stops within 190 ms from the time when the stop button B1 to B3 is pressed. It looks like this. When the rotating reels are stopped within 190ms from the time the stop button is pressed, the stopping position of each rotating reel is such that the number of frames required for the reels to stop from the time the stop button is pressed is 0 frames. It is determined in the range of ~4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). Then, the reel control means 130 causes the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery to be displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. If the button is located within the range of 0 frames to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the active line at the time of the pressing operation, the symbol corresponding to the winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state will be displayed on the active line. As displayed in the upper display position, control is performed to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that is pressed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 40, the red 7 symbol "Red 7", the bar symbol "BAR", the special Symbol 1 "SP1", special symbol 2 "SP2", special symbol 3 "SP3", replay symbol "RP", bell symbol 1 "BL1", bell symbol 2 "BL2", watermelon symbol "WM", and cherry symbol " CH" are arranged and if you want to draw symbols that exist within 4 frames from the press detection position onto the active line, press the stop switch for the symbols that are arranged at intervals of 4 frames or less on the outer circumferential surface of each reel. Regardless of the press detection position (an example of an operation detection position), which is the position of the reel at the time of activation of 240 (the time when the press of the stop button is detected), it can be displayed on the active line. . In this embodiment, the press detection position is the upper display position of each reel.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the reel unit 310 is equipped with a reel index 315 made of a photo sensor, and the reel control means 130 operates based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel rotates once. By determining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the stepping motor) from the reel reference position (frame detected by the reel index 315), the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored. It has become. That is, the reel control means 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is activated by determining the rotation angle of the reel from the reference position.

Further, the reel control means 130 determines the stop position of the rotating reels by referring to the stop control table stored in the stop control table storage area 1911 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a.

Here, in the stop control table, the correspondence between the press detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time when the stop switch 240 is activated (when the press of the stop button is detected), and the actual stop position is determined according to the setting state of the lottery flag. A relationship is set. In addition, in the stop control table, a correspondence relationship between the press detection position and the number of sliding pieces indicating the amount of rotation from the press detection position to the actual stop position may be set according to the setting state of the lottery flag.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, priorities are determined in the order of "replay > bonus" and "minor prize > bonus" regarding minor prizes, replays, and bonuses, and the priority order associated with each prize Accordingly, the stop control table is set so that a stop position including a symbol constituting a winning form of a combination with a high priority is selected.

In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the stop control table that is referred to when lottery flags related to multiple types of small winnings are set to a winning state in an internal lottery, a symbol indicating a winning form that can be displayed on the active line is displayed. When the stop position is set according to the number of combinations (number priority control: an example of the second control law), and when the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out based on the payout determined in advance for the small role. (Payout number priority control: an example of the first control rule) and the stop position is set according to the number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line and indicate the winning form. The stop position is set relative to the press detection position so that the stop position where the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning form that can be displayed on the active line is larger is given priority, and the stop position is set according to the number of medals paid out. is set, the stop position where the number of medals paid out based on the payout of the small role corresponding to the symbol displayed at the display position on the active line increases (it is possible to win the small role with the most payouts). The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that priority is given to the stop position that is possible. However, if the stop positions are set according to the number of medals to be paid out, for multiple stop positions where the number of medals to be paid out is the same, the priority level of each stop position is treated as the same, and the pressed detection position If the stopping position is set according to the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line, the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line. For a plurality of stop positions having the same number, each stop position is treated as having the same priority level, and the stop position is set relative to the press detection position.

Then, by internal lottery, batting order bells group a (batting order bell a1 to batting order bell a6), batting order bell group b (batting order bell b1 to batting order bell b6), batting order bell group c (batting order bell c1 to batting order bell c6), and batting order bell group d (batting order bells d1 to batting order bells d6) and batting order bells e group (batting order bells e1 to batting order bells e8) are selected. A correct batting order is set for the bell, and a pressing order different from the correct batting order is treated as an incorrect batting order.

First, as shown in FIG. 41, in the stop control table that is referred to when a batting order bell belonging to any of batting order bell group a to batting order bell d group is won, when stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, , the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that a 15-piece small win or a 1-piece small win will be won (if batting order 3 to batting order 6 are the correct batting order, the winnings may be missed). When stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in , the stop position is set relative to the pressed detection position so that a one-piece small winning combination will be won (if batting order 3 to batting order 6 are incorrect batting orders, it may be missed). has been done.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when a stop operation is performed in the correct batting order when a batting order bell belonging to any of the batting order bells a group to batting order bell d group is won, the stop corresponding to the first reel to be stopped in the correct batting order Whether or not a 15-piece small winning combination will be won is determined by the press detection position of the operation (hereinafter referred to as the first stop operation), and the press detection position of the first stop operation is the first press position or the second press position shown in FIG. Whether the 15-piece small winning combination wins or not is determined depending on which of the following. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, for batting order bell a group and batting order bell c group, if the correct batting order is correct and the first stop operation is at the second press position, a 15-piece small winning combination is won; Even if the batting order is correct, if the first stop operation is at the first press position, the 15-piece small winning combination will not be won. When is the first pressed position, a 15-piece small winning combination is won, and even if the batting order is correct, when the first stop operation is the second pressed position, a 15-piece small winning combination is not won.

Next, as shown in FIG. 42, in the stop control table that is referred to when a batting order bell belonging to the batting order bell e group is won, when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, a 15-piece small winning combination is won. The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that if the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in an incorrect batting order, a one-piece small winning combination will be won (batting order 3 to batting order 6 are incorrect batting orders). , the stop position may be missed), and the stop position is set relative to the press detection position. Note that for the batting order bell e group, unlike the batting order bells a group to batting order bell d group, it is now possible to win a small winning combination of 15 pieces no matter where the press detection position is for the first stop operation in the correct batting order. There is.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 41 and 42, for all batting order bells, in the normal state, all stop operations are treated as incorrect batting orders, and only when the BB is established, the stop operations are treated as correct batting orders. There is an order of the batting operations and an order of stopping operations that are treated as incorrect batting orders. Therefore, in the normal state, even if the stop operation is performed in a manner in which a 15-piece small winning combination is possible in a BB established state, a 1-piece small winning combination will be won.

In addition, when winning each batting order bell, in the correct batting order, the symbols forming the winning form of the 15-piece small role are preferentially displayed on the active line due to the payout number priority control, and in the incorrect batting order, the symbols forming the winning form of the 15-piece small role are displayed on the active line with priority due to the number priority control. In each stop control table, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the symbols constituting the winning form of the small winning combination are preferentially displayed on the active line.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when a batting order special role belonging to the batting order special role group (batting order special role 1 to batting order special role 16) is won in the internal lottery, as shown in FIG. (operation order predetermined for each special role), and the press detection position of the first stop operation (stop operation related to the reel to be stopped first in the specific batting order) is the specific press position (predetermined for each batting order special role). The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed at the press detection position (an example of a specific operation position), a 15-piece small winning combination (an example of a specific small winning combination) will be won. If the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in a specific stroke order and the press detection position of the first stop operation is a non-specific press position (a press detection position different from the specific press position), a 1-piece small winning combination will be won. A stop position relative to the press detection position is set in , and when stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in a non-specific stroke order (operation order different from the specific stroke order), the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that a 14-piece small winning combination will be won. A stop position has been set. Further, the specific pressed positions shown in FIG. 43 indicate the numbers of the symbols located in the upper row when the stop button is pressed. For example, the specific pressed positions of batting order special combination 1 shown in FIG. 43, 0 and 16, are: Regarding the press detection position of the first reel R1 that is stopped first in a specific batting order, a case is shown in which either the number 0 cherry symbol "CH" or the number 16 watermelon symbol "WM" is located in the upper row. In the following, the mode of the stop operation for winning the 15-piece small winning combination in connection with the winning of the batting order special winning combination may be referred to as a specific operation mode, as necessary.

In addition, when winning a special winning combination in the batting order, if it is a specific batting order, the symbols that make up the winning form of the 15-piece small winning combination will be preferentially displayed on the active line with payout priority control for the specific pressed position, and For the pressed detection position that is different from the position, the symbols constituting the winning form of a 1-piece small winning combination are preferentially displayed on the active line under number priority control, and when it is a non-specific batting order, the symbols forming the winning form of a 1-piece small winning combination are displayed on the active line with priority, and when the number of pieces is prioritized, the symbols that constitute the winning form of a 1-piece small winning combination are displayed preferentially on the active line. In each stop control table, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the symbols constituting the winning form are preferentially displayed on the active line. That is, when winning a batting order special combination, payout priority control is performed only when a specific operation mode is used, and number priority control is performed when the specific operation mode is not selected.

In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when weak cherry 1 is won, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the small winning combination 48 wins in priority over the small winning combination 29, the small winning combination 32, and the small winning combination 43. In the stop control table that is referenced when JAC1 is won, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that any of the 15 small winning combinations will definitely win. In the stop control table, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that any one small winning combination will definitely win.

In addition, for the winning modes of various replays such as normal replay a, normal replay b, watermelon, chance eye a, chance eye b, and strong cherry, any replay included in the winning mode regardless of the mode of the stop operation The stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the player will definitely win a prize.

Also, regarding the Big Bonus (BB), it is possible to win only if the Big Bonus (BB) is won alone in the normal state, and there is no loss when the BB is established, and it is always given priority over the Big Bonus (BB). In order to prevent the big bonus (BB) from being won due to the fact that a small winning combination with a high value or a replay is won repeatedly, a stop position relative to a press detection position is set in the stop control table.

The winning determining means 140 performs winning determining processing to determine whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stopping manner of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, while referring to the winning determination table stored in the winning determining table storage area 1912 provided in the main ROM of the game information storage means 190a, all of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether the symbol combination displayed on the active line at the time is a winning form of a predetermined combination. Then, depending on the symbol combinations displayed on the active line when each reel is stopped, as shown in FIGS. A winning determination table is prepared so that it can be determined whether or not a prize has been won.

In the gaming machine of this embodiment, based on the determination result of the winning determining means 140, when a winning combination is won, a winning process is executed. For example, when a small winning combination is won, the payout control means 150 performs a medal payout process, and when a replay is won, a replay process is performed by the replay processing means 160, and a bonus is won. In this case, the gaming state control means 170 performs a gaming state transition process to shift the gaming state.

The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing regarding payout of medals according to game results. Specifically, when a small role wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on the payout determined in advance for each role, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are sent to the hopper unit HP ( The dispensing device (dispensing device) controls dispensing.

The hopper unit HP performs an operation of dispensing the number of medals instructed by the dispensing control means 150. The hopper unit HP is equipped with a put-out medal detection switch 325 that operates every time one medal is put out, and the put-out control means 150 controls whether the hopper unit The system is configured so that the number of medals paid out can be managed.

Note that when credit storage (storage storage) of medals is permitted, instead of actually paying out medals using the hopper unit HP, the medals are stored in the credit information storage area 1914 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. A process of virtually paying out medals is performed by performing a credit addition process of adding the number of payouts to the stored number of credits (the number of medals in which credits are stored).

A replay processing means 160 performs replay processing (replay processing) for setting the next game to the same preparation state as the previous game without requiring the insertion of medals owned by the player when the replay wins. In other words, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when a replay wins, the number of medals the player has in hand (including credit medals) is exchanged with the number of medals equivalent to the specified number of inputs required to play the next game. An automatic insertion process is performed to automatically input the game without using it, and the game waits for the next game start operation on the start lever SL with a valid line corresponding to the specified number of inputs set.

As shown in FIG. 49, the gaming state control means 170 performs a gaming state transition process to shift the gaming state between a normal state, a BB established state, and a BB state. In this embodiment, information indicating the gaming state in which the player is staying is stored in a gaming state storage area 1916 provided in the main RAM of the gaming information storage means 190a. As the gaming state transition condition, one condition or a plurality of conditions may be determined. If multiple conditions are defined, the gaming state is determined based on the fulfillment of one of the multiple predefined conditions, or the fulfillment of all of the multiple predefined conditions. It is possible to move to another gaming state.

The normal state is a gaming state corresponding to an initial state among a plurality of types of gaming states, and it is possible to transition from the normal state to a BB established state or a BB state. Specifically, if the Big Bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, but the Big Bonus (BB) is not won, the state shifts to the BB established state, and if the Big Bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, and When a big bonus (BB) is won, the game shifts to the BB state. Furthermore, in the normal state, among the internal lottery tables 1 to 3 shown in FIG. 37, the replay winning probability is set to approximately 1/7.3 or more, and the big bonus (BB) is set as the lottery target. An internal lottery is performed with reference to the internal lottery table 1 that is available.

The BB established state is a gaming state that is triggered by a big bonus (BB) being won in an internal lottery in the normal state, but the big bonus (BB) is not won. Of the internal lottery tables 3, refer to the internal lottery table 2 in which the replay winning probability is higher than the internal lottery table 1, so there is no loss (non-winning), and the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target. An internal lottery will be held.

In addition, in the BB established state, the lottery flag corresponding to the Big Bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the Big Bonus (BB) is won, and the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the Big Bonus (BB) is displayed on the active line. Then, the gaming state control means 170 shifts the gaming state from the BB established state to the BB state.

The BB state is a gaming state that transitions when a symbol combination representing the winning form of the big bonus (BB) is displayed on the active line, and is a gaming state that shifts to the state triggered by the display of a symbol combination indicating the winning form of the big bonus (BB) on the active line. , an internal lottery is performed with reference to an internal lottery table 3, which has a different lottery format for minor prizes from the internal lottery table 1 and the internal lottery table 2.

In addition, in the BB state, it is determined whether the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out by the game in the BB state, and medals exceeding a predetermined number (for example, 200) are paid out. If it is determined that the game has been played, the gaming state control means 170 performs control to end the BB state and return the gaming state to the normal state. In this embodiment, count information regarding the number of payouts in the BB state is stored in the gaming state storage area 1916.

As shown in FIG. 50, the AT control means 175 changes the performance state among multiple types of performance states including a non-AT state, an AT low probability state, an AT state, and a CZ state, and under predetermined conditions. The production state is set to AT state (assist time state), the success or failure of the AT state end condition is determined based on the value of the AT game number counter 1919, and the AT state is ended when the AT state end condition is satisfied. Take control. In this embodiment, information indicating the performance state in which the player is staying is stored in the performance state storage area 1917 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. Further, in this embodiment, when staying in the AT state, the AT control means 175 displays the correct batting order on the main display 300 consisting of a 7-segment display provided in the game information display section DS when the batting order bell is won. By displaying information (an example of operation instruction information) corresponding to (at least one of the correct batting order and the pressed position), a correct batting order notification is performed to assist in winning a 15-card small prize (minor prize 1 to minor prize 20). At the same time, the effect control means 180 displays an image corresponding to the correct batting order, etc. (at least one of the correct batting order and the pressed position) on the liquid crystal display LCD when the batting order bell is won, thereby producing 15 small winnings (minor winnings 1 to 1). A prize-winning auxiliary performance is performed to assist players in winning small prizes (20), and it is now possible to play assist time games (an example of auxiliary games) where it is easier to win medals than games that stay in a non-AT state. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 51, the AT control means 175 can set a normal section (non-advantageous section) and an advantageous section, and fixes the effect state to the initial state, which is the non-AT state, in the normal section, and draws a lottery to shift to an advantageous section. is carried out, the advantageous section is started by winning the advantageous section transition lottery, and the performance state can be set to the AT state on the condition that it is the advantageous section. Then, in the game of the normal section, when the game state is the normal state or the BB established state, the AT control means 175 selects the batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 24 and the batting order special combination group a to batting order special combination d group by internal lottery. An advantageous section shift lottery is performed based on the winning pattern of any of the batting order special combinations, weak cherry, normal replay a, watermelon, chance eye a, chance eye b, or strong cherry. In addition, in this embodiment, in the normal state or the BB established state, if a winning mode including JAC1, a winning mode including normal replay b, and a winning mode including big bonus (BB) is obtained, the advantageous section transition lottery is executed. It is no longer done.

In the advantageous section transfer lottery, the random numbers obtained for the internal lottery are compared with the advantageous section transfer lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and the winner of the advantageous section transfer lottery is determined according to the comparison result. It is determined whether or not the section has been won. In the advantageous section transition lottery table, advantageous section wins or losses are assigned to random numbers for internal lottery that are associated with each winning mode that triggers execution of advantageous zone transition lottery, and for internal lottery. If the obtained random number is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the advantageous section transfer lottery, and is also associated with the advantageous section win in the advantageous section transfer lottery table, it is determined that the winning section has been won. It will be judged.

Then, when the AT control means 175 wins the advantageous section transfer lottery in the normal section, the AT control means 175 performs advantageous section transfer processing based on the fact that the advantageous section transfer lottery has been won, and the AT control means 175 performs advantageous section transfer processing from the next game of the game that won the advantageous section transfer lottery. Start an interval. In this embodiment, when the result of the advantageous section transition lottery is a win, the performance state is shifted to the AT low probability state in the advantageous section transition process. It should be noted that two or more types of winning modes may be used in the advantageous section transition lottery, and it may be determined which of the AT low probability state or the AT state the effect state is to be transitioned to in the advantageous section transition process.

Then, the AT control means 175 performs an AT lottery in each game when the presentation state is an AT low probability state or a CZ state in an advantageous section. In the normal state, batting order bells belonging to batting order bell group A to batting order bell e group, batting order special roles belonging to batting order special role group, weak cherry, normal replay a, normal replay b, watermelon, chance number a, chance number are selected by internal lottery. An AT lottery is conducted based on winning any of the following winning modes: b, strong cherry, JAC1+big bonus (BB), or big bonus (BB). In the state where BB is established, the internal lottery results in batting order bells belonging to batting order bell group a to batting order bell e group, batting order special roles belonging to batting order special role group, weak cherry, normal replay a, normal replay b, watermelon, chance number a, chance The AT lottery is conducted based on the winning pattern of eye b, strong cherry, or JAC1. In the BB state, an AT lottery is performed based on the fact that either JAC1 or JAC2 has been won, or that the result of the internal lottery is a loss (non-winning).

In the AT lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the AT lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and it is determined whether the AT lottery has been won according to the comparison result. In the AT lottery table, AT winning or losing is assigned to the random number for internal lottery, and if the random number obtained for internal lottery is associated with AT winning in the AT lottery table, , it is determined that the person has won the AT lottery. In this embodiment, the probability of AT winning is different between the AT low probability state and the CZ state, and the probability of AT winning is set higher in the CZ state than in the AT low probability state. Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 51, the execution of the AT lottery is prohibited in the normal section, and the AT lottery is executed only when staying in the advantageous section. ing.

Further, the AT control means 170 performs the AT lottery before the stop operation for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is enabled, and for the AT lottery when the batting order special combination is won, the first stop operation is AT lottery is performed when the first stop operation is in a specific batting order and the press detection position of the first stop operation is a non-specific press position, and the first stop operation is in a specific batting order and the press detection position of the first stop operation is If it is a specific pressed position, invalidation processing is performed to invalidate the AT lottery result as a penalty for the current game. Further, the AT control means 170 also performs invalidation processing when the first stop operation is for a non-specific batting order at the time of winning a batting order special combination. In the invalidation process, for example, it may be treated as if the AT lottery was not held, the result of the AT lottery may be rewritten as a loss regardless of the actual result, or the AT lottery may be treated as a loss regardless of the actual result. Processing based on the result of AT lottery may be canceled. Also, only when the special winning combination is won, the AT lottery is executed after the first stop operation, and the first stop operation is in a specific batting order, and the press detection position of the first stop operation is not the specific press position. Regarding the case where the AT lottery is performed and the first stop operation is in a specific batting order and the press detection position of the first stop operation is the specific press position, and the case where the first stop operation is in a non-specific batting order The AT lottery may not be performed. In addition, the AT lottery is executed not only when the special winning combination is won, but also after the first stop operation, and only when the special winning combination is won, it is determined whether or not the AT lottery can be executed based on the result of the first stop operation. You can also do this.

Note that the processing related to the AT lottery according to the mode of the stop operation when winning a special winning combination in the batting order is not limited to invalidation processing, but may be one in which the degree of advantage of the AT lottery differs; for example, the mode of the stop operation is one card. In the case where it is possible to win a small winning combination, a more advantageous AT lottery is carried out than when the mode of the stop operation is such that it is possible to win a 14 piece small winning combination or a 15 piece small winning combination. Alternatively, if the mode of the stop operation is such that it is possible to win a 1-piece small winning combination, it is better than the case where the mode of the stopping operation is such that it is possible to win a 14-card small winning combination or a 15-card small winning combination. Alternatively, an unfavorable AT lottery may be performed. Further, even when winning a special combination in the batting order, an AT lottery with the same degree of advantage may be performed regardless of the mode of the stop operation.

If the result of the AT lottery in the AT low probability state is an AT win, the AT control means 175 performs control to shift the performance state from the AT low probability state to the AT state. Further, the AT control means 175 adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1918 based on the AT winning lottery result, and shifts the presentation state to the AT state upon the end of the game. At this time, a constant value "1" is subtracted from the AT stock number counter 1920, and a value "50" corresponding to 50 games, which is the condition for ending the AT state, is set in the AT game number counter 1919.

Then, the AT control means 175 causes the assist time game to be played based on the fact that the performance state is the AT state, and each time the assist time game is performed, the AT control means 175 calculates a constant value corresponding to one game from the value of the AT game number counter 1919. 1” is subtracted. In this embodiment, in the AT state, when a batting order bell belonging to batting order bell group a to batting order bell d group is won, a correct batting order notification and prize winning assistance effect are performed to notify the correct batting order and the pressed position related to the first stop operation. , When a batting order bell belonging to the batting order bell group e is won, a correct batting order notification and prize winning assistance presentation are performed to notify the correct batting order.

Further, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 notifies the correct batting order regarding the batting order bells a group to batting order bell d group, the main display 300 displays information corresponding to the correct batting order and the pressed position related to the first stop operation. Specifically, an operation instruction number is set for each combination of the correct batting order and the pressed position related to the first stop operation, and the main display 300 displays "01" ( batting order 1 and second pressed position), "02" (batting order 2 and second pressed position), "03" (batting order 3 and second pressed position), "04" (batting order 4 and second pressed position), "05" ” (batting order 5 and second pressed position), “06” (batting order 6 and second pressed position), “07” (batting order 1 and first pressed position), “08” (batting order 2 and first pressed position), "09" (batting order 3 and first pressed position), "10" (batting order 4 and first pressed position), "11" (batting order 5 and first pressed position), "12" (batting order 6 and first pressed position) ) is displayed.

Further, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 notifies the correct batting order regarding the batting order bell e group, information corresponding to the correct batting order is displayed on the main display 300. Specifically, information corresponding to the correct batting order is displayed for each correct batting order. Operation instruction numbers are set in the main display 300, and the 7-segment display shows "13" (batting order 3), "14" (batting order 4), "15" (batting order 5), and "16" (batting order 6). ) is displayed.

Further, in this embodiment, in the advantageous section and when the presentation state is not the AT state, when a batting order special role belonging to the batting order special role group is won, a specific batting order notification and prize winning assistance performance are performed to notify the specific batting order. Note that in this embodiment, in the advantageous section and when the presentation state is the AT state, specific batting order notification and winning assistance presentation regarding the batting order special role are not performed. Furthermore, in the AT state, even if a stop operation is performed in a non-specific batting order, no penalty will be applied disadvantageous to the player. If you do this, you can definitely win 14 small winnings and increase the number of medals you have.

Further, in this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 notifies a specific batting order, information corresponding to the specific batting order is displayed on the main display 300, but specifically, an operation instruction number is displayed for each specific batting order. The 7-segment display on the main display 300 indicates either "13" (batting order 3), "14" (batting order 4), "15" (batting order 5), or "16" (batting order 6). The operation instruction number is now displayed. In addition, in this embodiment, batting order 3, batting order 4, batting order 5, and batting order 6 are specific batting orders for all batting order special combinations, so any operation determined by lottery in the game in which the batting order special combination is won The instruction number is displayed on the main display 300.

Further, the AT control means 175 performs an additional lottery based on the fact that a weak cherry, watermelon, chance number a, chance number b, or strong cherry is won in the internal lottery when the performance state is AT state in the advantageous section. . In the additional lottery, the random number value acquired for the internal lottery is compared with the additional lottery table stored in the main lottery table storage area 1910, and it is determined whether or not the additional lottery has been won according to the comparison result. In the top-up lottery table, a top-up win or loss is assigned to the random number for the internal lottery that is associated with the winning mode that triggers the execution of the top-up lottery, and the random number obtained for the internal lottery is weak. If it is associated with cherry, watermelon, chance number a, chance number b, or strong cherry, and is also associated with an additional winning on the additional lottery table, it is determined that you have won the additional lottery. . In the present embodiment, the AT control means 175 adds a constant value "1" to the AT stock number counter 1918 based on the fact that the lottery result of an additional winning is obtained in the additional lottery.

Then, when the value of the AT game number counter 1919, which is decremented by a fixed value each time an assist time game is played, reaches the initial value "0", the AT control means 175 determines that the condition for ending the AT state is satisfied, Set the performance state to CZ state. In this embodiment, when the AT control means 175 shifts the performance state to the CZ state, it sets the number of games as a condition for ending the CZ state to 50, and the number of games corresponding to the set number of games of 50 is set. The value “50” is set in the CZ game number counter 1921.

Furthermore, in the CZ state of the present embodiment, even if a batting order bell belonging to batting order bell group a to batting order bell group e is won, the correct batting order notification or winning assistance effect is not performed, so the number of medals in the player's hand gradually decreases. The medal acquisition performance is such that the expected value of the ball output rate is less than 100%. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the medal acquisition performance in the AT state is sufficiently higher than in the CZ state, and the net increase in the number of medals per game is approximately 8 (expected value of the ball output rate is approximately 367%). It has become.

Then, the AT control means 175 subtracts a constant value "1" corresponding to one game from the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 every time a game is played in the CZ state, so that the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 becomes the initial value " 0'', it is determined that the conditions for ending the CZ state are satisfied, and the destination of the performance state is determined based on the value of the AT stock number counter 1918. Specifically, if the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is larger than the initial value "0", the destination performance state is set to the AT state, and the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is set to the initial value "0". If so, the destination performance state is set to the AT low probability state.

In addition, in the CZ state, an AT lottery is held as described above, but even if an AT winning lottery result is obtained in this AT lottery, the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 only increases, and the situation is such that the AT lottery remains in an advantageous zone. Then, at least until the end condition of the CZ state (the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 reaches the initial value "0") is met, there is no transition to another performance state. However, if the AT lottery is won in the CZ state, the CZ state may be terminated based on the fact that the AT lottery is won.

Further, in this embodiment, the AT control means 175 sets the value of the first clear counter 1922 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a to a predetermined value "1" in the advantageous section transition process, and in the advantageous section, , every time one game is played, the value of the first clear counter 1922 is updated by adding a fixed value (for example, 1) corresponding to one game, and the value of the first clear counter 1922 reaches the threshold. When the value (for example, 1500) is exceeded (when the value of the first clear counter 1922 reaches "1501"), it is determined that the conditions for ending the advantageous section are satisfied. In this embodiment, the first clear counter 1922 is updated after all rotating reels in each game have stopped, but if it is determined in advance in each game, the first clear counter 1922 is updated at any opportunity. 1922 may be updated, for example, the update may be triggered by a game start operation on the start lever SL.

Further, in this embodiment, the AT control means 175 sets the value of the second clear counter 1923 provided in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a to an initial value "0" in the advantageous section transition process, and in the advantageous section, , the value of the second clear counter 1923 is updated by the difference in the number of medals in each game, and the value corresponding to the number of medals paid out (for example, if 13 medals were paid out, it is set to "13", and when If the winning combination does not win and there is no payout, it is set as "0"), and the value "3" corresponding to the number of medals inserted (3 medals) used in the game is subtracted from the difference in the number of medals in the game. An update process is performed to calculate the calculation result and add this calculation result to the value of the second clear counter 1923, and even if the value of the second clear counter 1923 exceeds a threshold value (for example, 2400), the advantageous section is It is determined that the termination condition has been met. The value of the second clear counter 1923 is controlled so as not to fall below the initial value "0". For example, if the value of the second clear counter 1923 at the start of the game is "2", as a result of playing the game, no If no medals are won and no medals are paid out, the calculation result of the difference in number of sheets in that game will be "-3", and when the calculation result of the difference in number of sheets is added to the value of the second clear counter 1923, the initial value " However, the updated value of the second clear counter 1923 is configured to stop counting with the initial value "0" as the lower limit. In addition, if there is a winning replay in a game, the game in which the replay won will be treated as having paid out medals equivalent to the specified number of inputs for the game, and the difference will be calculated and provided free of charge due to the winning replay. Regarding the next game to be played, even if no medals are actually inserted, it is assumed that medals equivalent to the specified number of inputs for the game have been inserted, and the difference in the number of medals is calculated.

Furthermore, in the advantageous section, the first clear counter 1922 and the second clear counter 1923 are updated even if a shift in the gaming state or performance state occurs, unless the end conditions of the advantageous section are met.

Further, the AT control means 175 performs an initialization process to initialize information stored in a predetermined storage area of the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a based on the end of the advantageous section. In particular, in this embodiment, regarding the main RAM of the game information storage means 190, there are a performance state storage area 1917, an AT stock number counter 1918, an AT game number counter 1919, a CZ game number counter 1921, a first clear counter 1922, and a second clear counter. The information stored in 1923 is initialized by an initialization process accompanying the end of the advantageous section. More specifically, the performance state storage area 1917, the AT stock number counter 1918, the AT game number counter 1919, the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 in the main RAM of the game information storage means 190a. A storage area other than the information holding area is designated as the information holding area, and information stored in the storage area other than the information holding area of the main RAM is initialized. Therefore, when the initialization process is performed upon the end of the advantageous section, unlike the case where the initialization process is performed in the setting change mode, in addition to the setting value storage area 1913 and the credit information storage area 1914, the lottery flag The storage area 1915 and the gaming state storage area 1916 are also designated as information holding areas, and the information stored in these storage areas is held without being initialized by the initialization process that occurs when the advantageous section ends. It has become. When the initialization process is performed at the end of the advantageous section, the performance state is initialized to a non-AT state, and the AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, and first clear counter The values of 1922 and second clear counter 1923 are initialized to initial values (for example, 0) to return to the normal period.

In this embodiment, the initialization process is executed at the end of the advantageous section to return to the normal section, so the value of the first clear counter 1922 or the second clear counter 1923 is If the threshold value is exceeded, the AT state is forcibly terminated and the production state is initialized to a non-AT state by the initialization process accompanying the end of the advantageous section, and the AT stock number counter 1918 and AT game number counter 1919, the values of the CZ game number counter 1921, the first clear counter 1922, and the second clear counter 1923 are initialized to initial values (for example, 0). In addition, even if the value of the first clear counter 1922 or the second clear counter 1923 exceeds the threshold value while staying in another production state, the current state is The current production state is forcibly terminated and the production state is initialized to a non-AT state, and the AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter The value of 1923 is initialized to an initial value (for example, 0). Note that in this embodiment, the presentation state is not initialized by turning the power on or off, but even if the presentation state is started in the setting change mode and initialization processing is performed in the setting change mode, the presentation state will not be initialized by turning the power on or off. is initialized to a non-AT state, and the values of the AT stock number counter 1918, AT game number counter 1919, CZ game number counter 1921, first clear counter 1922, and second clear counter 1923 are set to the initial value (for example, 0 ) is initialized to

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an advantageous section is started by winning the advantageous section transition lottery in the normal section, and the assist time game is performed by setting the presentation state to the AT state under predetermined conditions within the advantageous section. However, even if the AT state ends, the advantageous section is maintained as long as the conditions for ending the advantageous section are not satisfied. That is, in this embodiment, since the advantageous section continues even after the end of the AT state, there are cases where the player remains in the advantageous section even if the presentation state shifts from the AT state to a presentation state different from the AT state.

Further, based on the start of the advantageous section, the AT control means 175 lights up the LED built in the section indicator SEC to notify that the user is staying in the advantageous section, and based on the end of the advantageous section, Control is performed to turn off the LED built in the section indicator SEC. In this embodiment, the LED built in the section indicator SEC is turned off during the normal section, so by checking the lighting state of the section indicator SEC, it is possible to determine whether or not you are staying in an advantageous section. It is now possible to judge whether

In this embodiment, the AT control means 175 starts or ends advantageous section notification, which is notification that the vehicle is staying in an advantageous section, based on the value of the first clear counter 1922. For example, when the predetermined value "1" is set in the first clear counter 1922 due to the transition to the advantageous section, the value of the first clear counter 1922 becomes larger than the initial value "0" (the first (The value of the clear counter 1922 is not the initial value "0"), the advantageous section notification is started, and when the advantageous section ends and the transition to the normal section occurs, the value of the first clear counter 1922 changes to the initial value. When initialized to "0", the advantageous section notification is ended based on the value of the first clear counter 1922 reaching the initial value "0".

Note that the section indicator SEC does not need to be provided exclusively as in this embodiment, and may also be used as the main indicator 300. For example, by switching on and off the dot display section that displays the decimal point on the 7-segment display, it can be shown whether or not you are staying in an advantageous section. The advantageous section notification may be made by lighting up the . Furthermore, when an advantageous section starts, the LED built in the section indicator SEC lights up to immediately notify that the driver is staying in an advantageous section. A non-announcement section is set in which the fact that it is an advantageous section is not announced until the number of games is exhausted, or a non-announcement section is set in which the fact that it is an advantageous section is not notified until the first correct batting order notification in the advantageous section is executed. You can do it like this.

The performance control means 180 controls the display performance and the like performed using the display device 330 (an example of a performance device) based on the performance data stored in the performance data storage area 1926 provided in the sub-ROM of the performance information storage means 190b. Control is performed regarding the sound production performed using the sound device 340 (an example of a production device). For example, in response to the occurrence of a gaming event such as inserting a medal, operating the bet button B0, start lever SL, stop buttons B1 to B3, or changing the gaming status, a lamp or LED may be turned on or blinked, or a display on a liquid crystal display (LCD) may be displayed. By changing the content and outputting sound from a speaker SP, execution control of performances for enlivening the game and assisting the game is performed according to the progress of the game. The content of the performance executed in the game is based on the performance lottery table stored in the sub lottery table storage area 1927 provided in the sub ROM of the performance information storage means 190b, based on the game state, performance state, internal lottery results, etc. Determined by reference accordingly. In this embodiment, image data corresponding to the game progress etc. is read from the effect data storage area 1926 of the sub-ROM into an image buffer 1928 provided in the sub-RAM, and the image data based on the image data read into the image buffer 1928 is read. The image is output to the liquid crystal display LCD, and sound data corresponding to the progress of the game is read from the effect data storage area 1926 of the sub ROM into a sound buffer 1929 provided in the sub RAM, and the sound read into the sound buffer 1929 is output. Sound based on the data is output from the speaker SP.

Then, when the performance state is the AT state, the production control means 180 notifies the correct batting order and the pressed position related to the first stop operation when a batting order bell belonging to batting order bell group a to batting order bell d group is selected. Control is performed to cause the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning auxiliary performance that assists winning of the small winning combination (small winning combination 1 to small winning combination 20).

In addition, when the performance state is the AT state, the performance control means 180 notifies the correct batting order when a batting order bell belonging to the batting order bell group e is won, and 15 pieces of small winnings (small winnings 3 to 6, small winnings 9 , Small Win 10, Small Win 15, and Small Win 16).

In addition, when the performance is in an advantageous section and the performance state is not in the AT state (when staying in the AT low probability state or the CZ state), the production control means 180 specifies when a batting order special role belonging to the batting order special role group is won. Control is performed to cause the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute a winning assist effect that notifies the target of the first stop operation in the batting order and assists in winning the 15-card small winning combination (small winning combination 21).

In addition, when playing a game in the AT state or in the CZ state, the performance control means 180 displays the remaining number of games until the AT state or CZ state ends on a liquid crystal display, etc. Control is performed to execute a remaining number display effect to be displayed on the display device 330 of. In the remaining number display effect, when the value of the AT game number counter 1919 or the CZ game number counter 1921 is subtracted by playing a game, the display content is such that the remaining number of games will also decrease to reflect the subtraction. is changed.

In addition, the effect control means 180 controls the final game in the CZ state (a game in which the value of the CZ game number counter 1921 becomes the initial value "0") when a lottery result of AT winning is obtained in the AT lottery executed in the CZ state. If the value of the AT stock number counter 1918 is greater than the initial value "0" in the final game of the CZ state, the right to move to the AT state is suspended until the end of the game. Control is performed to cause the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute an AT confirmation effect to notify that the AT confirmation device has the AT confirmation effect.

Note that the functional block configuration of this embodiment can also be applied to computer systems (including game systems). In these systems, the functions are realized by downloading a program that causes a computer to function as the game control means 100 of this embodiment via a network from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or from a web server on the Internet. be able to. Furthermore, in the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, etc. have virtual functions for operation means such as a keyboard, pointing device (mouse, etc.), touch panel, or controller. This can be achieved by assigning the Furthermore, in the above computer system, the reel unit 310, hopper unit HP, etc. are not essential components, and these device units can perform their functions virtually by controlling the image displayed and output on the display (display device 330). It can be realized.

2-2. Method of this Embodiment In this embodiment, there is a batting order special role group (batting order special role 1 to batting order special role 16) as a winning mode of a small role, and when a batting order special role is won, the first stop operation The stop control is controlled so that whether or not the 15-piece small winning combination included in the batting order special combination changes depending on whether or not the pressed detection position is a specific pressed position predetermined according to the type of the batting order special combination. A method with different aspects is adopted. In the following, a case in which batting order special combination 5 is won will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 52 to 55.

First, the winning combination of batting order special winning combination 5 will be explained. FIG. 52 is a diagram showing the types of small winnings that make up the batting order special winning combination 5.

As shown in FIG. 52, the batting order special roles 5 include a 15-card small role (small role 21), a 14-card small role (small role 22), and four types of 1-card small role (small role 23, small role 29, The game consists of a small winning combination 46 and a small winning combination 47), the specific batting order is set to batting order 3 to batting order 6, and the specific pressing position is set to number 4.

FIG. 53 is a diagram illustrating a case where a stop operation is performed in such a manner that the first reel R1 is first stopped in a game in which batting order special combination 5 is won.

First, as shown in FIG. 53(A), regarding the rotating first reel R1, if the stop button B1 is pressed at the press detection position where the No. 3 replay symbol "RP" is located in the upper row, then the batting order special combination 5 The order of stop operations in which the first reel R1 is the first stop corresponds to a non-specific batting order.

In this embodiment, if the first stop operation is for a non-specific batting order when a batting order special combination is won, the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning form that can be displayed on the active line is maximized by number priority control. The stop position is determined in , and the number of symbol combinations is the highest at 7 when the bell symbol 1 "BL1" is displayed for the symbols existing within the pull-in range for the press detection position No. 3, and as shown in Fig. 53 ( As shown in B), the first reel R1 is stopped at a position where the second bell symbol 1 "BL1" is displayed on the upper row. When the first reel R1 stops, the small winnings included in the batting order special winnings 5 that have a possibility of winning become the small winnings 22, 23, and 46.

Subsequently, when stopping the second reel R2 and the third reel R3, the stop positions are determined by payout number priority control so that the number of medals to be paid out is the largest. For this reason, priority is given to winning the small winning combination 22 with the highest payout among the small winning combinations 22, 23, and 46, and the symbols constituting the winning form of the small winning combination 22 are displayed on the second reel R2 and the third reel. Since R3 has an arrangement that can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position, the second reel R2 and the third reel R3 are displayed in a manner in which the small winning combination 22 is won, as shown in FIG. 53(C). stops.

FIG. 54 is a diagram illustrating a case where a stop operation is performed in such a manner that the second reel R2 is first stopped in a game in which batting order special combination 5 is won.

First, as shown in FIG. 54(A), regarding the rotating second reel R2, if the stop button B2 is pressed at the press detection position where the No. 4 bar symbol "BAR" is located in the upper row, then the batting order special combination 5 In this case, the order of the stop operations in which the second reel R2 is the first stop corresponds to a specific batting order.

In this embodiment, when the first stop operation is in a specific batting order when the batting order special combination is won, the mode of control differs depending on whether or not the press detection position of the first stop operation is the specific press position. The specific pressed position of batting order special combination 5 is No. 4, and in the example shown in FIG. 54(A), the pressed detection position of the first stop operation is No. 4, so it corresponds to the specific pressed position, and the number of payouts is prioritized. The stopping position is determined so that the maximum number of medals is paid out. Here, the highest payout among the small roles included in batting order special role 5 is small role 21 with 15 cards, and as shown in Figure 54 (B), the watermelon symbol "WM" of number 3 is The second reel R2 stops at the position displayed in the middle row. When the second reel R2 stops, the small winnings included in the batting order special winnings 5 that have a possibility of winning become the small winnings 21 and 46.

Subsequently, when stopping the first reel R1 and the third reel R3, the stop positions are determined by payout number priority control so that the number of medals to be paid out is the largest. Therefore, priority is given to displaying the watermelon symbol "WM" which constitutes the winning form of the minor prize 21 with the highest payout among the minor prize 21 and the minor prize 46. is arranged so that it can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position on the first reel R1 and the third reel R3, so as shown in FIG. 54(C), the small winning combination 21 is won. At this point, the first reel R1 and the third reel R3 stop.

Next, as shown in FIG. 54(D), regarding the rotating second reel R2, suppose that the stop button B2 is pressed at the press detection position where the No. 3 watermelon symbol "WM" is located in the upper row. Since the second reel R2 is the first stop, this corresponds to the specific batting order.

In the example shown in FIG. 54(D), since the press detection position of the first stop operation is No. 3, it does not correspond to a specific press position, and shows a winning form that can be displayed on the active line by number priority control. The stopping position is determined so that the number of symbol combinations is the largest. Here, for the symbols existing within the pull-in range for the No. 3 press detection position, when the watermelon symbol "WM" is displayed, the number of symbol combinations is the largest at 5, as shown in FIG. 54(E). , the second reel R2 is stopped at a position where the number 3 watermelon symbol "WM" is displayed in the middle row. When the second reel R2 stops, the small winnings included in the batting order special winnings 5 that have a possibility of winning become the small winnings 21 and 46.

Subsequently, when stopping the first reel R1 and the third reel R3, the stopping positions are determined by number priority control so that the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line is the largest. . Therefore, when the first reel R1 is stopped second, priority is given to displaying the bell symbol 1 "BL1" or the bell symbol 2 "BL2", which has two symbol combinations, and the third reel R3 is stopped second. When stopping the second symbol, priority is given to the display of the cherry symbol "CH" or the special symbol 2 "SP2" in which the number of symbol combinations is two. On the first reel R1, the arrangement is such that either bell symbol 1 "BL1" or bell symbol 2 "BL2" can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position, and on the third reel R3, the pressed The arrangement is such that either the cherry symbol "CH" or the special symbol 2 "SP2" can be displayed on the active line regardless of the detection position, so either the first reel R1 or the third reel R3 can be displayed. When the second reel stops, only the small winning combination 46 can be won, and as shown in FIG. 54(F), the first reel R1 and the third reel R3 stop in such a manner that the small winning combination 46 wins.

FIG. 55 is a diagram illustrating a case where a stop operation is performed in such a manner that the third reel R3 is the first stop in a game in which the batting order special combination 5 is won.

First, as shown in FIG. 55(A), regarding the rotating third reel R3, if the stop button B3 is pressed at the press detection position where the No. 4 bar symbol "BAR" is located in the upper row, then the batting order special combination 5 In the above, the order of the stop operation in which the third reel R3 is the first stop corresponds to a specific batting order.

The specific pressed position of special combination 5 in the batting order is No. 4, and in the example shown in FIG. The stop position is determined by control so that the maximum number of medals is paid out. Here, among the small roles included in batting order special role 5, the highest payout is small role 21 with 15 cards, and as shown in FIG. The third reel R3 stops at the position displayed in the lower row. When the third reel R3 stops, the small winning combinations included in the batting order special winning combination 5 that have a possibility of winning become the small winning combinations 21, 22, and 47.

Subsequently, when stopping the first reel R1 and the second reel R2, the stop positions are determined by payout number priority control so that the number of medals paid out is the largest. Therefore, priority is given to displaying the watermelon symbol "WM" which constitutes the winning form of the small winning combination 21 with the highest payout among the small winning combinations 21, 22, and 47, and the watermelon symbol forming the winning form of the small winning combination 21 has priority. Regarding the symbol "WM", the arrangement is such that it can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position on the first reel R1 and the second reel R2, so as shown in FIG. 55(C), the small winning combination The first reel R1 and the second reel R2 stop in such a manner that 21 wins.

Next, as shown in FIG. 55(D), regarding the rotating third reel R3, if the stop button B3 is pressed at the press detection position where the No. 2 watermelon symbol "WM" is located in the upper row, in this case, Since the third reel R3 is the first stop, this corresponds to the specific batting order.

In the example shown in FIG. 55(D), since the press detection position of the first stop operation is No. 2, it does not correspond to a specific press position, and shows a winning form that can be displayed on the active line by number priority control. The stopping position is determined so that the number of symbol combinations is the largest. Here, for the symbols existing within the pull-in range for the second press detection position, when the watermelon symbol "WM" is displayed, the number of symbol combinations is the largest at 7, as shown in FIG. 55(E). , the third reel R3 is stopped at a position where the number 2 watermelon symbol "WM" is displayed in the lower row. When the third reel R3 stops, the small winnings included in the batting order special winnings 5 that have a possibility of winning become the small winnings 21, 22, and 47.

Subsequently, when stopping the first reel R1 and the second reel R2, the stopping position is determined by number priority control so that the number of symbol combinations indicating winning forms that can be displayed on the active line is the largest. . Therefore, when the first reel R1 is stopped second, priority is given to displaying the cherry symbol "CH" or the special symbol 2 "SP2", which has a symbol combination of two, and the second reel R2 is stopped second. When stopping, priority is given to the display of the cherry symbol "CH", the special symbol 2 "SP2", or the replay symbol "RP", in which the number of symbol combinations is two. Note that the replay symbol "RP" on the third reel R3 is a symbol constituting the winning form of the small winning combination 22, which is a 14-piece small winning combination, but in this embodiment, the replay symbol "RP" is a small winning pattern of a 1-card small winning combination with the same number of pieces. Priority will be given to 47 winners. The first reel R1 and the second reel R2 are arranged so that either the cherry symbol "CH" or the special symbol 2 "SP2" can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position. When either the first reel R1 or the second reel R2 is stopped second, only the small winning combination 47 can win, and as shown in FIG. 55(F), the small winning combination 47 wins the first prize. Reel R1 and second reel R2 stop.

According to the present embodiment described above, in a game in which a batting order special combination is won, if the press detection position of the first stop operation is a specific press position, the reel stop position is determined by payout number priority control. If the press detection position of the first stop operation is different from the specific press position, the reel stop position is determined by number priority control to avoid winning of the 15 piece small combination. . In this way, whether or not you can win a 15-piece small combination in a game where a batting order special combination is won is affected by the press detection position, so it is possible to control the winning rate of the 15-piece small combination by simply changing the setting mode of the specific press position. This makes it possible to improve the degree of freedom in designing gaming machines.

Specifically, in this embodiment, unique specific pressed positions are assigned to 16 types of special combinations in the batting order, and there are 16 types of setting modes for the specific pressed positions. In the present embodiment, the specific batting order is notified when the batting order special combination is won when the player is not in the AT state in the advantageous section, but the player cannot know the specific pressed position. Therefore, in this embodiment, when winning a batting order special prize, the expected value of the winning rate of a 15-piece small prize in a specific batting order can be set to 1/16. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the specific press position is set in a smaller number than in this embodiment. For example, 10 types of batting order special combinations are provided, and two specific press positions are uniquely assigned to each batting order special combination. In this way, 10 types of setting modes for the specific press position can be provided, and in this way, the expected value of the winning rate for the 15-piece small combination can be reduced to 1/10. Further, it is also possible to have a configuration in which there are more settings for the specific press position than in this embodiment. For example, 20 types of batting order special combinations are provided, and one specific press position is uniquely assigned to each batting order special combination. Thus, 20 types of setting modes for the specific press position can be provided, and in this way, the expected value of the winning rate for the 15-piece small combination can be reduced to 1/20. As described above, according to the method of the present embodiment, the expected value of the winning rate can be controlled by the setting manner of the specific press position, so the degree of freedom in designing the gaming machine is improved. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the control law is switched using the press detection position, which also leads to an improvement in the degree of freedom in designing the appearance (stop mode).

The method of this embodiment is optimal when the target combination for controlling the winning rate is set to a symbol combination that indicates a winning form that can be drawn regardless of the press detection position on any reel. It is preferable to win with a combination of winning combinations that allows you to draw a winning combination with a lower payout than the target winning combination using number priority control if the stop operation is not performed at the position. In addition, when determining the composition of the special winning combinations in the batting order, it is possible to fix the winning combination that controls the winning rate and the winning combination when the position is not pressed at a specific position, making it possible to achieve this without unnecessarily increasing the number of winning combinations and reducing memory usage. This also leads to quantity savings.

In addition, in this embodiment, explanation has been given taking as an example a case where it is determined whether or not it is a specific pressed position on the first stop reel when winning a batting order special combination, and the mode of stop control is changed. The mode of stop control may be changed by determining whether or not a specific pressed position is reached on the stop reel (the second reel to stop) or the third stop reel (the third reel to stop). .

Furthermore, in this embodiment, it is determined whether or not the first reel to stop among the three reels is at a specific pressed position, but the specific pressed position is determined for two or more reels. The mode of stop control may be changed by determining whether or not this is the case.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an example has been described in which the payout number priority control is applied when it is determined that the position is a specific press position, and the number priority control is applied when it is determined that the press position is not a specific press position. Number priority control may be applied when it is determined that the position is a pressed position, and payout number priority control may be applied when it is determined that the position is not a specific pressed position.

Furthermore, in the example described in this embodiment, when the batting order special combination is won, a determination is also made as to whether or not the first stop operation is for a specific batting order. Specifically, when the first stop operation is for a non-specific batting order, the number of payouts is prioritized, and when the first stop operation is for a specific batting order, the number of payouts is prioritized for a specific pressed position. , if it is not a specific pressed position, number priority control is performed. However, as in this embodiment, when the first stop operation is performed in a specific batting order, the 15-card small winning combination and the 1-card small winning combination are common to both the specific pressed position and the non-specific pressed position. Since the symbols are displayed on the active line, the reel stopped by the first stop operation in the specific batting order will have the same stopping result regardless of which control law is used. For this reason, when the first stop operation is for a non-specific batting order, number priority control is performed for the reel corresponding to the first stop operation, and when the first stop operation is for a specific batting order, the reels are controlled for the first stop operation. Payout number priority control is performed for the reels, and for reels that stop after the second stop operation, payout number priority control is performed continuously when the first stop operation is in a specific stroke order and at a specific pressed position, and the reels are stopped after the second stop operation. If the operation is in a specific batting order and not in a specific pressed position, the control may be switched to number priority control.

In addition, in this embodiment, the specific batting order is notified when a batting order special combination is won, but the specific pressed position is not notified. You can. Further, although the specific batting order notification of the batting order special combination in the advantageous section is performed when the player is not in the AT state, the specific batting order notification of the batting order special combination may also be performed in the AT state.

Further, in this embodiment, the case where the number of reels is three is described, but a configuration in which the number of reels is four may also be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where there are 20 frames per reel has been described, but the configuration may be such that there are 21 frames or less than 20 frames per reel.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the gaming machine is such that game media such as medals are inserted when playing a game, and the game media are paid out depending on winning combinations. A game may be played by consuming or giving a game value of . For example, a game machine or an external unit connected to the game machine may be able to store information on the game value owned by the player, so that the game player can consume the game value by subtracting the number of game values. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which putting in a medium is replaced with giving a game value by adding up the number of game values, and replacing it with paying out the game medium.

Further, regarding the processing related to AT lottery, the structure of the batting order special combination that is different from other winning modes may be implemented in the mode described below. This will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 56 to 58.

First, FIG. 56 is a diagram showing the symbol arrangement of the first reel R1 to third reel R3 employed in this example, and based on this symbol arrangement, the minor winnings A to F are configured as shown in FIG. 57. do. “ANY” in FIG. 57 indicates that any symbol arranged on the reels may be used.

As shown in FIG. 58(A), batting order special roles a to batting order special roles d are provided, and these batting order special roles consist of one type of 13-card small roles of four types (small roles A to D). It is composed of two types of one-card small winnings (small winnings E and small winnings F).

The prize-winning roles corresponding to the stop operation regarding each batting order special role are as shown in FIG. If the stop operation is performed according to the order, a 13-card small winning combination will be won, and if the stopping operation is performed according to the non-specific batting order (order of stopping manipulations that is different from the specific batting order), two types of 1-card small winnings will be won. It is now possible to win a prize. Note that if one small winning combination is won twice, two medals will be paid out.

In the case of this example, when the production state is different from the AT state in the advantageous section, the non-specific batting order is announced to assist the winning of a one-card small role, and when the production state is the AT state, the specific batting order is announced. The batting order is announced to assist in winning the 13-card small role. By doing this, it is possible to reduce the winning rate of the 13-piece small winning combination when the performance state is different from the AT state, and to create a game specification that relatively increases the medal acquisition rate in the AT state. . In addition, if the production state is different from the AT state in the advantageous section (when the production state is AT low probability state or CZ state), a specific batting order will be announced to assist in winning the 13-piece small role, and the production state will be AT. In this state, the non-specific batting order is notified to assist in winning a one-card small winning combination.

Regarding the processing related to the AT lottery when winning a batting order special role in an AT low probability state or a CZ state, if a stop operation is performed in a specific batting order, an AT lottery is performed, and a stop operation is performed in a non-specific batting order. In such cases, the AT lottery will not be held. That is, when a special winning combination in the batting order is won, an AT lottery is performed when a 1-piece minor winning combination is won, and an AT lottery is not performed when a 13-card minor winning combination is won. In this way, by giving an advantage to performing a stop operation in a specific batting order when the production state is different from the AT state, it is possible to provide motivation for performing a stop operation in accordance with a specific batting order. In addition, if the stop operation is performed in a specific batting order (if a 1-piece small prize is won), the AT lottery will not be performed, but if the stop operation is performed in a non-specific batting order (if a 13-piece small prize is won). It is also possible to perform an AT lottery.

BX storage box, UD upper front door, DD lower front door, DW display window,
L1 active line, DS game information display section, LCD liquid crystal display,
BS setting change button, KS setting change key cylinder, SEC section indicator,
EU power supply unit, ES power switch, SP speaker,
PS reel unit storage space, MAIN main board, SUB sub board,
HP hopper unit, MT medal storage tank, CB cash box,
R1 first reel, R2 second reel, R3 third reel,
B0 bet button, SL start lever, B1~B3 stop button,
MI medal slot, MO medal payout slot, MP medal tray,
100 game control means,
103 Setting change means, 105 Input reception means, 110 Random number generation means,
120 internal lottery means, 130 reel control means, 140 winning determination means,
150 payout control means, 160 replay processing means,
170 gaming state control means, 175 AT control means, 177 communication control means,
180 Production control means,
190a game information storage means, 1910 main lottery table storage area,
1911 Stop control table storage area, 1912 Winning determination table storage area,
1913 Setting value storage area, 1914 Credit information storage area,
1915 Lottery flag storage area, 1916 Game state storage area,
1918 Performance state storage area, 1919 High accuracy transition counter,
1920 AT stock number counter, 1921 AT game number counter,
1922 clear counter,
1924 Ceiling counter,
190b production information storage means, 1926 production data storage area,
1927 Sub-lottery table storage area,
1928 Image buffer, 1929 Sound buffer,
210 medal insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 250 setting change permission switch,
260 Setting change switch, 300 Main display,
310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
325 payout medal detection switch, 330 display device, 340 audio device,
410 data counter, 420 hall computer

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having an instruction function capable of setting a non-advantageous section and an advantageous section, and providing instruction information to assist winning combinations in the advantageous section,
Multiple reels with multiple types of symbols arranged on the outer circumferential surface,
an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine the validity of the winning combination;
reel control means that performs control to rotate the plurality of reels and, in response to a stop operation, stop the rotating reels in a manner according to the result of the internal lottery;
A performance control means that enables execution of a specific performance that notifies that a stopping operation should be performed in a specific operation order that stops a specific reel first among the plurality of reels,
When the stop operation is performed in the specific operation order, the expected value of the gaming value obtained is lower than when the stop operation is performed in a non-specific operation order in which reels other than the specific reels are stopped first. Ori,
In the advantageous section, there is a first section in which provision of the predetermined instruction information is permitted and a second section in which provision of the predetermined instruction information is not permitted,
In the first section of the advantageous section, a section notification operation is performed to notify that you are staying in the first section, and in the non-advantageous section and the second section of the advantageous section, the section notification operation is not performed. including means;
The performance control means,
In the non-advantageous section, when the stop operation is performed in the non-specific operation order, the specific effect is executed, and in the advantageous section, the provision of the predetermined instruction information is not permitted in the second section . A gaming machine characterized in that the specific effect is executed when the stop operation is performed in a non-specific operation order.