JP2008161267A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics with respect to replay time.
A main control circuit (71) of a gaming machine (1) is in an RT2 operation in which a winning probability of a replay 1 is higher than that for a general gaming state until a unit game is performed 33 times when a bell is established. When the cherry is established, the internal lottery table is switched during the RT1 operation in which the winning probability of the replay 1 is substantially equal to that for the general gaming state until the unit game is played 1200 times. The switching to RT1 operation is continued even when the bell is established. Then, the sub-control circuit (72) accumulates the selection points based on the number of times the reach between the flags is displayed, and the liquid crystal display unit (5a) has the internal winning combination of cherry and the accumulated selection On the condition that the point is a positive number, it is notified that the stop button (7L, 7C, 7R) is operated at a timing when the cherry does not serve as a display in the general gaming state.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  For example, a slot machine equipped with a stop button, a so-called pachislot machine, has a variable display device configured by arranging a plurality of mechanical rotating reels that display a plurality of symbols in the front display window, or a symbol on the reel on the screen. It has an electrical fluctuation display device for displaying. In response to the player's start operation, the control means drives the variable display device to rotate the reels to display the symbols in a variable manner. After a certain period of time, either automatically or by the player's stop operation, Stop rotation sequentially. At this time, when the symbols of the reels appearing in the display window are in a specific combination (winning symbol), a profit is given to the player by paying out game media such as coins and medals.

  Currently, the mainstream model has a plurality of types of winning modes. In particular, when a winning combination of a predetermined combination is established, the gaming state is not better than the normal state for a predetermined period of time without completing one coin payout. As such a combination, a combination that can play a game that gives a relatively large profit to the player a predetermined number of times (referred to as “Big Bonus”, hereinafter abbreviated as “BB”) and a relatively small profit to the player There is a role that can play a predetermined number of games (referred to as “regular bonus”, hereinafter abbreviated as “RB”).

  In addition, in current mainstream models, a combination of predetermined symbols is arranged along an activated formation line (hereinafter referred to as an “effective line”), and a winning in which coins, medals, etc. are paid out is A combination of symbols indicating that the winning combination of the winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) is won by a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) and the internal winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”) The player is required to perform a stop operation at a timing at which the player can stop at the active line. In other words, no matter how much internal winning is made, if the timing of the stop operation of the player is bad, a winning cannot be established. That is, gaming machines that require skill in the timing of the stop operation (the high importance of technical intervention called “to push”) are currently mainstream.

In such a gaming machine, when a predetermined start requirement is achieved, the game mode is changed to the re-game selection high state in which the probability that the re-gamer will win is set to a higher value by the combination lottery means, A replay selection high state control means for releasing the replay selection high state when a predetermined release requirement is achieved after changing to the replay high state, and a display device capable of displaying an effect image; In a game in which a re-play height state is canceled when a predetermined symbol is stopped, the display device displays the effect image (notification image) capable of notifying the player of the predetermined symbol. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to this slot machine, in the replay selection high state, the player performs a stop operation such that a symbol different from the symbol for canceling the regame high state is stopped based on the effect image (notification image). By carrying out, the re-game selection high state can be continued.
JP 2006-68443 A

  However, in the gaming machine as described above, it is only necessary to provide an effect image for continuing the re-game selection high state, and it is required to provide a gaming machine having new game characteristics for the re-game selection high state. It has been.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics with respect to the re-game selection high state.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in a gaming machine, when a specific combination is determined as a winning combination, the timing at which the stop command signal is output is the maximum. If the number of sliding symbols is equal to or less than the number of sliding symbols, a symbol different from the specific symbol constituting the specific symbol combination is the timing to stop at the symbol stop position predetermined on the corresponding display unit. In addition to the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the roles, the number of sliding symbols at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding symbols, and the specific symbol is not determined as the winning symbol. In this case, the number of sliding symbols is determined by the number of sliding symbols as the number of sliding symbols for the number of symbols that are different from another symbol to stop at the symbol stop position, and the specific combination is determined after the specific combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining unit. Figure combination is a figure Counting means for counting the number of times another symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means until it is displayed by the display means, and a plurality of predetermined combinations on the condition that the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means A numerical value determining means for determining one of the numerical values based on the number of times counted by the counting means, a numerical value storing means for accumulating and storing one numerical value determined by the numerical value determining means, and a symbol display means On the condition that the second symbol combination corresponding to the second combination is displayed, the third symbol combination corresponding to the third combination is displayed by the symbol display means until a predetermined number of unit games are performed. Even if displayed, the winning combination determining information is continuously switched from the first winning combination determining information to the third winning combination determining information having a high probability that the first winning combination is determined as the winning combination, and the symbol display means Third Even if the second symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means until a specific number of unit games more than a predetermined number of times are played on condition that the symbol combination is displayed. A switching means for switching the role determination information from the first winning combination determination information to the second winning combination determination information with the same probability that the first combination is determined as the winning combination, and the third winning combination is determined by the winning combination determining means. And notifying means for notifying that the third combination is a winning combination on the condition that the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number. When the winning combination determination information switched in step 1 is the first winning combination determination information, the symbols different from the symbols constituting the third symbol combination on the line connecting the predetermined symbol stop positions to each of the plurality of display units. When the symbol stops The third feature is notified that the third winning combination is a winning combination by performing a notification prompting the user to operate the stop command means.

  More specifically, the present invention provides the following.

  (1) Game value information storage means (for example, means for updating the number of BETs described below) for storing information (for example, the number of BETs described below) of game values (for example, medals described later), main control described below. Circuit 71, etc., and a symbol display means (for example, described later) having a plurality of display units (for example, display windows 4L, 4C, 4R described later) capable of variably displaying and stopping a plurality of types of symbols. And reels 3L, 3C, 3R, display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, etc., which will be described later) and the game value information storage means are stored in accordance with a start operation signal. , Start command means (for example, a start switch described later) for outputting a game start command signal (for example, a signal for commanding start of a game described later) for instructing the start of a unit game (for example, one game described later). And winning combination determination information storage means (for example, described later) for storing a plurality of winning combination determination information (for example, an internal lottery table described later) for determining a winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations. ROM 32, main control circuit 71 described later), switching means for switching the winning combination determination information (for example, CPU 31 described later, main control circuit 71 described later), and the switching means according to the game start command signal. The winning combination determining means (for example, means for performing internal lottery processing described later, a main control circuit 71 described later) for determining a winning combination based on the winning combination determination information switched in accordance with the game start command signal , Start control means (for example, motor drive circuit 39 described later, stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R described later, Main control circuit 71 and the like, and a stop command signal (for example, for instructing to stop the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit in response to a stop operation signal, corresponding to each of the plurality of display units. A plurality of stop command means (for example, stop switches 7LS, 7CS, 7RS, etc.) that output a signal for commanding the stop of the fluctuation of the symbols, which will be described later, and a maximum based on the winning combination according to the stop command signal Sliding piece number determining means (for example, means for performing a sliding piece number determination process described later, a main control circuit 71 described later) for determining the number of sliding pieces within a range of the number of sliding pieces (for example, “4” or the like); In accordance with the number of sliding symbols, stop control means (for example, means for performing steps S17 and S18 in FIG. 24 described later, main control circuit 71 described later) for stopping the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit. And a specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination (for example, “to be described later”) on the condition that the specific combination (for example, BB described later) is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determination means. Until a red 7-red 7-red 7 "," blue 7-blue 7-blue 7 ", etc., which will be described later) are displayed by the symbol display means, 27, the means for performing the processing of step S55 and step S56 of FIG. 27 described later, the main control circuit 71 described later) and the stop control means stop the variable display of the symbols in all of the plurality of display units, An advantageous state on condition that the specific symbol combination (for example, “red 7-red 7-red 7” described later, “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” described later, etc.) is displayed by the display means. (For example, RB gaming state described later) And an advantageous state actuating means (for example, a means for performing a bonus act process described later, a main control circuit 71, which will be described later), and the sliding piece number determining means, BB1 or the like) is determined as a winning combination, and when the timing at which the stop command signal is output is the number of sliding symbols equal to or less than the maximum number of sliding symbols, the specific symbol combination (for example, described later) The timing at which a symbol different from a specific symbol (for example, “red 7” described later) constituting “Red 7-Red 7-Red 7” stops at a symbol stop position predetermined in the corresponding display unit In the case of the above, a separate symbol (for example, “blue 7” to be described later) or the like constituting a different symbol combination (for example, reach eyes described later) separately from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is provided. ) Stops at the symbol stop position When the number is determined as the number of sliding pieces and the specific combination (for example, BB1 described later) is not determined as the winning combination, the other symbol (for example, “blue 7” described later) is The number of different symbols stopped at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces, and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means after the specific winning combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining means. Counting means for counting the number of times the other symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means (for example, a reach eye counter to be described later, a means for performing step S174 in FIG. 37 to be described later), a work RAM 84 to be described later. And sub-control circuit 72 described later) and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means. Numerical value determining means (for example, a reach counter, which will be described later, a means for performing step S176 in FIG. 37 described later, a sub control circuit 72, which will be described later) and the like that are determined based on the number of times counted by the stage, and the numerical value determining means The numerical value storage means (for example, means for performing step S177 in FIG. 37 to be described later, sub-control circuit 72 to be described later) that accumulates and stores the one numerical value determined by The variable display of symbols on all the display units is stopped, and a first symbol combination (for example, “replay-replay-replay” to be described later) corresponding to the first role (for example, replay 1 to be described later) is stopped by the symbol display means. ”Or the like) is displayed, the information on the predetermined game value (for example, the number of games inserted for the current game described later, etc.) is used as the game price. Automatic storage means for storing in the information storage means (for example, means for copying an insertion number counter, which will be described later, to an automatic insertion counter, a main control circuit 71, which will be described later), and the winning combination determination information is the first winning combination determination information. There is a probability that the first combination (for example, Replay 1 described later) is determined as the winning combination based on the combination determining information (for example, an internal lottery table for general gaming state described later) and the first winning combination determining information. Nearly equal second winning combination determination information (for example, an internal lottery table for operating RT1 described later) and the third winning combination having a higher probability of determining the first winning combination as the winning combination than the second winning combination determination information. Combination determination information (for example, RT2 internal lottery table to be described later), and the switching unit stops the variable display of symbols on all of the plurality of display units by the stop control unit, On the condition that a second symbol combination (for example, “Bell-Bell-Bell”, which will be described later) corresponding to a second role (for example, a later-described bell) is displayed by the pattern display means, a predetermined number of times ( For example, until the unit game of 33 times described later is performed, the symbol display means corresponds to the third role (for example, red cherry described later, blue cherry described later, green cherry described later, etc.). 3 symbol combinations (for example, “red 7 cherry-other than bell-ANY” described later, “blue cherry-ANY-ANY” described later, “green cherry-ANY-ANY” described later, etc.) are displayed. Even then, the winning combination determination information is switched from the first winning combination determination information to the third winning combination determination information, and the variable display of the symbols in all of the plurality of display units is stopped by the stop control means, The design The third symbol combination (for example, “red 7 cherry-other than bell-ANY” described later, “blue cherry-ANY-ANY” described later, “green cherry-ANY-ANY” described later, etc.) is displayed by display means. On the condition that the second symbol combination (for example, described later) is performed by the symbol display means until a unit game of a specified number of times (for example, 1200 times described later) more than the predetermined number is performed. The winning combination determination information is continuously switched from the first winning combination determination information to the second winning combination determination information even when “Bell-Bell-Bell” or the like is displayed. The third combination (for example, red cherry described later, blue cherry described later, green cherry described later, etc.) is determined as a winning combination, and the numerical value stored in the numerical value storage means is a positive number. Notification means for notifying that the third winning combination is a winning combination (for example, a means for performing a small role notification display described later, a liquid crystal display unit 5a described later, a sub-control circuit 72 described later), and the determination of the winning combination On condition that the second combination (for example, a bell described later) is determined as a winning combination by means (for example, on the condition that YES is determined in step S181 in FIG. 37 described later), Subtraction means (for example, the processing of step S182 in FIG. 37 described later) for subtracting a predetermined number (for example, “1” or the like) from a numerical value (for example, a value of a point counter described later) stored in the numerical value storage means. Means for performing, a sub-control circuit 72 to be described later), and when the winning combination determination information switched by the switching unit is the first winning combination determination information, To each By informing the user to operate the stop command means at a timing when a symbol different from the symbol constituting the third symbol combination is stopped and displayed on a line connecting predetermined symbol stop positions, A gaming machine that performs notification that the third combination is a winning combination.

  According to the gaming machine described in (1), the notifying unit may notify that the third combination is a winning combination when the third winning combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining unit. In particular, when the winning combination determination information switched by the switching means is the first winning combination determination information, the third combination is supported on a line connecting predetermined symbol stop positions to each of the plurality of display units. It is urged to operate the stop command means at a timing when a symbol different from the symbol constituting the third symbol combination is displayed.

  From the player's point of view, when the notification is made, the stop command means is operated so as to avoid the third symbol combination being stopped and displayed, so that the second winning combination determination information by the switching means is displayed. Switching can be avoided. Thereby, the second symbol combination corresponding to the second combination may be stopped and displayed in the subsequent unit game, and as a result, the profit obtained by the switching to the third winning combination determination information by the switching means, that is, The automatic storage means can obtain the advantage that information of a predetermined game value is stored in the game value information storage means with high probability. Therefore, depending on the numerical value stored in the numerical value storage means, it is possible to play a game that can be expected to increase the game value or a game that suppresses consumption of the game value for a long period of time, and as a result, a game that can be expected to increase the game value As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a new gaming characteristic for a game with reduced consumption of gaming value.

  Further, in the gaming machine described in (1), it is a condition for notifying by the notifying means that the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number. Until the specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is displayed on the symbol display means, the numerical value storage means accumulates and stores the symbols based on the number of times the different symbol combinations are displayed on the symbol display means. Here, in the gaming machine described in (1), the number of sliding pieces determining means is a case where a specific combination is a winning combination, and a symbol different from a specific symbol constituting a specific symbol combination is a symbol stop position. When a stop command signal is output at the timing of stopping at the same time, the number of other symbols that make up another symbol combination different from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is stopped at the symbol stop position. Determined as the number of frames. Thereby, the mode in which the different symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means can be set as a stop mode in which a specific combination is carried over as a winning combination. When another symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means, the player tries to stop and display the specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination in the unit game as few times as possible. The skill of outputting the stop operation signal can be grasped based on the number of times of counting. In the gaming machine described in (1), since more numerical values may be stored in the numerical value storage means depending on the index that can grasp the skill of the player, that is, the number of times the counting means counts, simply a random number The interest of the game is improved compared to the case where it is determined whether or not to notify based on lottery or the like. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics for a game that can be expected to increase the gaming value and a game that consumes less gaming value.

  (2) Game value information storage means (for example, means for updating the number of BETs described below) for storing information (for example, the number of BETs described below) of game values (for example, medals described later), main control described below. Circuit 71, etc., and a symbol display means (for example, described later) having a plurality of display units (for example, display windows 4L, 4C, 4R described later) capable of variably displaying and stopping a plurality of types of symbols. And reels 3L, 3C, 3R, display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, etc., which will be described later) and the game value information storage means are stored in accordance with a start operation signal. , Start command means (for example, a start switch described later) for outputting a game start command signal (for example, a signal for commanding start of a game described later) for instructing the start of a unit game (for example, one game described later). And winning combination determination information storage means (for example, described later) for storing a plurality of winning combination determination information (for example, an internal lottery table described later) for determining a winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations. ROM 32, main control circuit 71 described later), switching means for switching the winning combination determination information (for example, CPU 31 described later, main control circuit 71 described later), and the switching means according to the game start command signal. The winning combination determining means (for example, means for performing internal lottery processing described later, a main control circuit 71 described later) for determining a winning combination based on the winning combination determination information switched in accordance with the game start command signal , Start control means (for example, motor drive circuit 39 described later, stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R described later, Main control circuit 71 and the like, and a stop command signal (for example, for instructing to stop the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit in response to a stop operation signal, corresponding to each of the plurality of display units. A plurality of stop command means (for example, stop switches 7LS, 7CS, 7RS, etc.) that output a signal for commanding the stop of the fluctuation of the symbols, which will be described later, and a maximum based on the winning combination according to the stop command signal Sliding piece number determining means (for example, means for performing a sliding piece number determination process described later, a main control circuit 71 described later) for determining the number of sliding pieces within a range of the number of sliding pieces (for example, “4” or the like); In accordance with the number of sliding symbols, stop control means (for example, means for performing steps S17 and S18 in FIG. 24 described later, main control circuit 71 described later) for stopping the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit. And a specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination (for example, “to be described later”) on the condition that the specific combination (for example, BB described later) is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determination means. Until a red 7-red 7-red 7 "," blue 7-blue 7-blue 7 ", etc., which will be described later) are displayed by the symbol display means, 27, the means for performing the processing of step S55 and step S56 of FIG. 27 described later, the main control circuit 71 described later) and the stop control means stop the variable display of the symbols in all of the plurality of display units, An advantageous state on condition that the specific symbol combination (for example, “red 7-red 7-red 7” described later, “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” described later, etc.) is displayed by the display means. (For example, RB gaming state described later) And an advantageous state actuating means (for example, a means for performing a bonus act process described later, a main control circuit 71, which will be described later), and the sliding piece number determining means, BB1 or the like) is determined as a winning combination, and when the timing at which the stop command signal is output is the number of sliding symbols equal to or less than the maximum number of sliding symbols, the specific symbol combination (for example, described later) The timing at which a symbol different from a specific symbol (for example, “red 7” described later) constituting “Red 7-Red 7-Red 7” stops at a symbol stop position predetermined in the corresponding display unit In the case of the above, a separate symbol (for example, “blue 7” to be described later) or the like constituting a different symbol combination (for example, reach eyes described later) separately from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is provided. ) Stops at the symbol stop position When the number is determined as the number of sliding pieces and the specific combination (for example, BB1 described later) is not determined as the winning combination, the other symbol (for example, “blue 7” described later) is The number of different symbols stopped at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces, and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means after the specific winning combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining means. Counting means for counting the number of times the other symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means (for example, a reach eye counter to be described later, a means for performing step S174 in FIG. 37 to be described later), a work RAM 84 to be described later. And sub-control circuit 72 described later) and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means. Numerical value determining means (for example, a reach counter, which will be described later, a means for performing step S176 in FIG. 37 described later, a sub control circuit 72, which will be described later) and the like that are determined based on the number of times counted by the stage, and the numerical value determining means The numerical value storage means (for example, means for performing step S177 in FIG. 37 to be described later, sub-control circuit 72 to be described later) that accumulates and stores the one numerical value determined by The variable display of symbols on all the display units is stopped, and a first symbol combination (for example, “replay-replay-replay” to be described later) corresponding to the first role (for example, replay 1 to be described later) is stopped by the symbol display means. ”Or the like) is displayed, the information on the predetermined game value (for example, the number of games inserted for the current game described later, etc.) is used as the game price. Automatic storage means for storing in the information storage means (for example, means for copying an insertion number counter, which will be described later, to an automatic insertion counter, a main control circuit 71, which will be described later), and the winning combination determination information is the first winning combination determination information. There is a probability that the first combination (for example, Replay 1 described later) is determined as the winning combination based on the combination determining information (for example, an internal lottery table for general gaming state described later) and the first winning combination determining information. High second winning combination determination information (for example, an RT2 medium internal lottery table to be described later), the switching means is determined to satisfy the specific condition, and the advantageous state by the advantageous state operating means The winning combination determination information is changed from the first winning combination determination information to the second winning combination determination information on the condition that the operation of is completed (for example, on the condition that the processing at the end of BB described later is performed). Cut off In other words, a unit game has been performed a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) since the switching to the second winning combination determination information has been performed, or a second combination (for example, described later) is performed by the symbol display means. Second symbol combinations corresponding to red cherries, later-described blue cherries, later-described green cherries, etc. (for example, later-described “red 7 cherries other than bell-ANY”, later-described “blue cherries-ANY-ANY”, later-described The green winning combination determination information is switched from the second winning combination determination information to the first winning combination determination information by the winning combination determining means. On condition that the second combination (for example, red cherry described later, blue cherry described later, green cherry described later, etc.) is determined as the winning combination, and the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number. This An informing means for notifying that the second combination is a winning combination (for example, means for performing a small role notification display described later, a sub-control circuit 72 described later) and the winning combination determining means determines the second combination ( For example, on the condition that a winning combination such as a cherry to be described later is determined as a winning combination (for example, on the condition that YES is determined in the process of step S181 in FIG. 37 described later), the value is stored in the numerical value storage means. Subtracting means for subtracting a numerical value (for example, a value of a point counter described later) by a predetermined number (for example, “1” or the like) (for example, means for performing processing in step S182 in FIG. 37 described later), a sub-control circuit described later 72), and when the winning combination determining information switched by the switching unit is the second winning combination determining information, the notifying unit determines a symbol stop position predetermined for each of the plurality of display units. The second role is obtained by informing the user to operate the stop command means at a timing at which a symbol different from the symbols constituting the second symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the line connecting the symbols. A gaming machine characterized by notifying that it is a winning combination.

  According to the gaming machine described in (2), the notifying unit may notify that the second combination is a winning combination when the second winning combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining unit. In particular, when the winning combination determination information switched by the switching means is the second winning combination determination information, the second combination is supported on the line connecting the symbol stop positions determined in advance to each of the plurality of display units. It is urged to operate the stop command means at a timing when a symbol different from the symbol constituting the second symbol combination is displayed.

  For the player, when the notification is made, the stop command means is operated so as to avoid the second symbol combination being stopped and displayed. Switching can be avoided. Thereby, the profit obtained by switching to the first winning combination determination information by the switching means, that is, the profit that the information of the predetermined game value is stored in the game value information storage means with high probability by the automatic storage means is obtained. The state can continue. Therefore, depending on the numerical value stored in the numerical value storage means, it is possible to play a game that can be expected to increase the game value or a game that suppresses consumption of the game value for a long period of time, and as a result, a game that can be expected to increase the game value As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a new gaming characteristic for a game with reduced consumption of gaming value.

  Further, in the gaming machine described in (2), it is a condition for notifying by the notifying means that the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number, but this numerical value is determined as a specific winning combination. Until the specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is displayed on the symbol display means, the numerical value storage means accumulates and stores the symbols based on the number of times the different symbol combinations are displayed on the symbol display means. Here, in the gaming machine described in (2), the number of sliding piece determining means is a case where a specific combination is a winning combination, and a symbol different from a specific symbol constituting a specific symbol combination is a symbol stop position. When a stop command signal is output at the timing of stopping at the same time, the number of other symbols that make up another symbol combination different from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is stopped at the symbol stop position. Determined as the number of frames. Thereby, the mode in which the different symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means can be set as a stop mode in which a specific combination is carried over as a winning combination. When another symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means, the player tries to stop and display the specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination in the unit game as few times as possible. The skill of outputting the stop operation signal can be grasped based on the number of times of counting. In the gaming machine described in (2), more numerical values may be stored in the numerical value storage means depending on an index that can grasp the skill of the player, that is, the number of times that the counting means counts. The interest of the game is improved compared to the case where it is determined whether or not to notify based on lottery or the like. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics for a game that can be expected to increase the gaming value and a game that consumes less gaming value.

  (3) In the gaming machine according to (1) or (2), when the number of times counted by the counting means is a first number (for example, when the reach counter is “1”), The numerical value (for example, “9”) determined by the determination unit is a second number that is greater than the first number (for example, the reach counter is “8”). The gaming machine is characterized by being larger than a numerical value (for example, “3”) determined by the numerical value determining means.

  According to the gaming machine described in (3), the smaller the value indicated by the counting means when the specific symbol combination is displayed on the symbol display means, the better the skill of displaying the specific symbol combination on the symbol display means. It can be said. Therefore, more numerical values can be stored in the numerical value storage means in accordance with the skill to display a specific symbol combination on the symbol display means, thereby reducing the consumption of games and game values that can be expected to increase the game value. The suppressed game can be played for a long time. In addition, a player who has been able to play a game for which an increase in game value can be expected or a game with reduced consumption of game value for a long period of time can obtain satisfaction with that, and And have a sense of superiority.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics for a game that can be expected to increase in gaming value and a game that suppresses consumption of gaming value.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine of the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine 1 is a so-called “pachislot machine”. The gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine that uses a game medium such as a card that stores information on game value given to or given to a player in addition to coins, medals, game balls, tokens, and the like. However, in the following description, medals are used.

  The casing 4 forming the entire gaming machine 1 includes a box-shaped cabinet 60 and a front door 2 that opens and closes the cabinet 60. Vertical rectangular display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are provided in the approximate center of the front face of the front door 2. The display windows 4L, 4C and 4R are provided with a top line 8b, a center line 8c and a bottom line 8d in the horizontal direction as display lines, and a cross-up line 8a and a cross-down line 8e in an oblique direction.

  These display lines are activated by operating a BET switch 11 described later (hereinafter referred to as “BET operation”) or by inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 22. The fact that the display line has been validated is indicated by lighting of the BET lamp 9 described later.

  Here, the display lines 8a to 8e are related to the success or failure of the combination. Specifically, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the predetermined combination are stopped and displayed side by side at a predetermined position corresponding to one of the active lines (the activated display lines), thereby the predetermined combination. Will be established.

  A plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotatably provided in a row on the back surface of the front door 2. In each reel 3L, 3C, 3R, a symbol row as identification information constituted by a plurality of types of symbols necessary for the game is drawn on each outer peripheral surface. The symbol of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is It can be visually recognized from the outside of the gaming machine 1 through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Further, each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R rotates at a constant speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute), and the symbol row is variably displayed.

  Above the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, a liquid crystal display unit 5a as an image display means and speakers 9L, 9R are provided. The liquid crystal display unit 5a has a larger display surface than the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R, and produces an effect by image display. The speakers 9L and 9R perform effects such as sound effects and sounds.

  A BET lamp 9 is provided on the left side of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. The BET lamp 9 is used when three medals are inserted in order to play one game and all (5) display lines are activated (when all (5) active lines are set). Light.

  A substantially horizontal plane pedestal 10 is formed below the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Within the horizontal plane of the pedestal 10, a medal slot 22 is provided on the right side, and a BET switch 11 is provided on the left side.

  By depressing the BET switch 11, the number of medals (three in the embodiment) provided for a unit game (one game) are inserted, and a predetermined display line is activated as described above. Is done. The operation of the BET switch 11 and the operation of inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot 22 (the operation of inserting a medal for playing a game) are hereinafter referred to as “BET operation”.

  A C / P switch 14 is provided on the left side of the front portion of the pedestal 10 to switch the credit / payout of medals acquired by the player in the game by a push button operation. By switching the C / P switch 14, medals are paid out from the medal payout opening 15 at the lower front, and the paid-out medals are stored in the medal receiving portion 16. On the right side of the C / P switch 14, the reel is rotated by a player's turning operation, and a start lever 6 serving as a start operation means for starting display of symbols in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Is rotatably attached within a predetermined angle range.

  Stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R as stop operation means for stopping the rotation of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R by a player's pressing operation are provided in the approximate center of the front surface portion of the pedestal portion 10, respectively. ing. In the embodiment, one game (unit game) basically starts when the start lever 6 is operated and ends when all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped.

  In the embodiment, the reel stop operation (stop button operation) performed when all the reels are rotating is “first stop operation”, and the stop operation performed after “first stop operation” is “second stop operation”. The stop operation performed after “stop operation” and “second stop operation” is referred to as “third stop operation”.

  In front of the lower portion of the front door 2, a medal payout opening 15 for paying out medals and a medal receiving portion 16 for storing the payout medals are provided. A waist panel 20 with a design corresponding to the motif of the model is attached to the front surface of the lower part of the front door 2 between the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R and the medal receiving part 16. It has been.

  FIG. 2 shows a symbol row in which 21 types of symbols represented on the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are arranged. Each symbol is assigned a code number of “0” to “20”, and is stored (stored) in a ROM 32 (FIG. 3) described later as a data table. On each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, “red 7 (design 91)”, “blue 7 (design 92)”, “red 7 cherry (design 93)”, “blue cherry (design 94)”, “green” "Cherry (design 95)", "Bell (design 96)", "Watermelon (design 97)", "Replay (design 98)", "Blue blank (design 99)", and "Green blank (design 100)" A symbol row composed of symbols is shown. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is rotationally driven so that the symbol row moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

  Here, in the role of the embodiment, BB1 (Big Bonus 1), BB2 (Big Bonus 2), BB3, Red Cherry, Blue Cherry, Green Cherry, Red 7 Small Role, Blue 7 Small Role, Bell, Watermelon, Replay 1, replay 2, and special roles are provided.

  BB1 to BB3 are accessory continuous operation devices according to the first type special accessory. “Type 1 special character” is a character that increases the number of symbol combinations related to winnings per prescribed number, or increases the probability that the conditional device related to winnings per prescribed number operates. When the game is played, it means that the operation can be continued until a game result not exceeding 12 times is obtained.

  “Winning” means that a predetermined combination for displaying a medal for a symbol is displayed.

  The “special feature continuous action device related to the first type special feature” is a device capable of continuously operating the first type special feature and is activated when a specific symbol combination is displayed. The one that ends the operation when it is

  Hereinafter, BB1 to BB3 are collectively referred to as “BB”, and red cherry, blue cherry, green cherry, red 7 small role, blue 7 small role, bell, and watermelon are collectively referred to as “small role”.

  The combination (combination data) is basically control information in which a profit given to a player is associated with a symbol combination, stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, switching (transition) of the game state, It is used for giving game value.

  In addition, the gaming state of the embodiment includes a general gaming state and an RB gaming state. The gaming state can be basically distinguished by the type of the internal lottery table used for determining the internal winning combination. Specifically, the gaming state can be distinguished by the type of a role that may be won internally, the probability of internal winning, and the like.

  The general gaming state is a gaming state in which an expected value of a so-called “play rate” (the number of medals to be paid out to the player with respect to the number of medals inserted to play a game) is smaller than one. This general gaming state is composed of a flag between BB and a non-flag that does not carry over. The “carryover combination” means a combination in which a corresponding symbol combination is allowed along one or more games along the active line, and between the flags, a symbol combination corresponding to BB is aligned along the active line. Is allowed across one or more games. In addition, there is no internal winning for BB between flags, and there may be an internal winning for BB between non-flags. Therefore, even in the same general gaming state, different games are different between flags and non-flags. State.

  In addition, between the flag and between the non-flags, the RT operation in which a replay time (hereinafter referred to as “RT”) having a high probability of winning internally in the replay is in operation and the RT inactive other than the RT operation are in progress. It consists of. RT has a higher probability of internally winning Replay 1 than when RT is not operating, RT3 having a higher probability of internally winning Replay 1 than RT1, and has a higher probability of internally winning Replay 1 than RT3 And RT2. The probability of internally winning Replay 2 is the same regardless of whether the RT is operating.

  Whether or not the RT is operating can be determined by whether or not an RT operating flag, which will be described later, is on. More specifically, whether or not RT1 is operating can be determined based on whether or not a later-described RT1 operating flag is on. Whether or not RT2 is operating is determined by whether an RT2 operating flag described later is on. It can be determined by whether or not there is. Whether or not RT3 is operating can be determined based on whether or not an RT3 operating flag, which will be described later, is on.

  The RT1 in-operation flag is updated to ON when one of red cherry, blue cherry, and green cherry is established as a display combination. Basically, the RT1 operating flag is turned OFF under the condition that 1200 unit games are performed. Updated. The RT2 operating flag is updated to ON on the condition that a bell is established as a display combination, and is basically updated to OFF on the condition that 33 unit games are performed. The RT3 operating flag is updated to ON (provided that any of BB1 to BB3 is included as an internal winning combination) on the condition that the flag shifts from the non-flag to the flag, and from the general gaming state to the RB gaming state Is updated off (provided that any one of BB1 to BB3 is established as a display combination).

  The RB gaming state is a gaming state constituted by a game in which the first type special character is operating.

  The RB gaming state can be identified by turning on or off the RB operating flag. The RB operating flag is information for identifying whether or not the gaming state is the RB gaming state. The condition that the RB operating flag is updated to ON is that RB is satisfied or that any one of the BB1 operating flag to the BB3 operating flag described later is ON.

  The condition that the RB operating flag is updated to OFF is that the game possible number counter is 0, the winning possible number counter is 0, or any of the BB1 operating flag to BB3 operating flag is OFF. To be updated. The “gameable number counter” refers to the number of unit games that can be performed in the RB gaming state, and is defined as 12 in the embodiment. The “winning possible number counter” refers to the number of possible winnings in the RB gaming state, and is defined as 8 in the embodiment.

  The BB1 operating flag is information for identifying whether or not the BB1 operating flag is in an advantageous state generated by establishment of BB1, and the same applies to BB2 and BB3. Hereinafter, these BB1 operating flag to BB3 operating flag are collectively referred to as “BB operating flag”. The condition for updating the BB operating flag to ON is that BB is satisfied. The condition for updating the BB operating flag to OFF is that the number of medals paid out exceeds the payable number. “Payable number” refers to the number of medals that can be paid out in a game (game) from when the BB operating flag is updated to on until the BB operating flag is updated to off. Then it is 465 sheets.

  Here, the relationship between the BB operating flag and the RB operating flag from when the BB operating flag is updated to on until it is updated to off will be described. When BB is established, the BB operating flag is updated to ON. When this BB operating flag is updated to ON, the RB operating flag is updated to ON. When either the game possible number counter or the winning number counter becomes 0, the RB operating flag is updated to OFF. If the BB operating flag is ON, the RB operating flag is updated to ON again.

  When the condition that the BB operating flag is updated to OFF is satisfied, the BB operating flag is updated to OFF. However, when the BB operating flag is updated to OFF, the RB operating flag is OFF. Updated to Therefore, when the BB operating flag is on, the RB operating flag is updated to on. That is, after BB is established, the RB gaming state is maintained until the BB operating flag is updated to OFF.

  3 is based on a main control circuit 71 that controls game processing operations in the gaming machine 1, peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected to the main control circuit 71, and control commands transmitted from the main control circuit 71. A circuit configuration including a liquid crystal display unit 5a, speakers 9L and 9R, LEDs 101 and a sub-control circuit 72 for controlling lamps 102 is shown.

  The main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 disposed on a circuit board as a main component, and is added to a circuit for random number sampling. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU 31 that performs a control operation according to a preset program (FIGS. 23 to 32 described later), and a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 that are storage means.

  Connected to the CPU 31 are a clock pulse generator 34 and a frequency divider 35 for generating a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 36 and a sampling circuit 37 for generating a random number to be sampled. As a means for random number sampling, random number sampling may be executed in the microcomputer 30, that is, on the operation program of the CPU 31. In that case, the random number generator 36 and the sampling circuit 37 can be omitted, or can be left as a backup for the random number sampling operation.

  In the ROM 32 of the microcomputer 30, an internal lottery table (FIGS. 6 to 10 described later) used for determination of random number sampling performed every time the start lever 6 is operated (start operation), reels according to the operation of the stop button. A stop table group for determining the stop mode is stored. In addition, various control commands (commands) to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 72 are stored. The sub control circuit 72 does not input commands and information to the main control circuit 71, and communication is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72. Various information is stored in the RAM 33, and a storage area shown in FIG. The RAM 33 stores, for example, information such as an internal winning combination and a carryover combination described later.

  In the circuit of FIG. 3, the main actuators whose operation is controlled by a control signal from the microcomputer 30 are a BET lamp 9 and a hopper that stores medals and pays out a predetermined number of medals according to a command from the hopper drive circuit 41. 40 (including a drive unit for payout) and stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R for rotating the reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  Further, a motor drive circuit 39 that drives and controls the stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R, a hopper drive circuit 41 that drives and controls the hopper 40, and a lamp drive circuit 45 that drives and controls the BET lamp 9 are connected to the output section of the CPU 31. Yes. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 31 and controls the operation of each actuator.

  The main input signal generating means for generating an input signal necessary for the microcomputer 30 to generate a control command includes a start switch 6S, stop switches 7LS, 7CS, 7RS, a BET switch 11, and a C / P switch 14. A medal sensor 22S, a reel position detection circuit 50, and a payout completion signal circuit 51.

  The start switch 6S detects the operation of the start lever 6 and outputs a game start command signal (a signal for instructing the start of the game). The medal sensor 22S detects medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 22. The stop switches 7LS, 7CS, and 7RS generate a stop command signal (a signal for instructing to stop the change of the symbol) in accordance with the operation of the corresponding stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R. The reel position detection circuit 50 receives the pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor and supplies a signal for detecting the position of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R to the CPU 31. The payout completion signal circuit 51 generates a signal for detecting completion of the medal payout when the count value of the medal detection unit 40S (the number of medals paid out from the hopper 40) reaches the designated number data.

  In the circuit of FIG. 3, the random number generator 36 generates a random number belonging to a certain numerical range (random number range), and the sampling circuit 37 generates one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 6 is operated. Sampling. By using the random numbers sampled in this way, an internal winning combination is determined based on a probability lottery table stored in the ROM 32, for example. The internal symbol combination (internal symbol combination data) is indirectly associated with the corresponding symbol combination and the profit given to the player through the stop control mode or display combination corresponding to the internal symbol combination. It can be said that.

  After the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is started, the number of drive pulses supplied to each of the stepping motors 49L, 49C, 49R is counted, and the counted value is written in a predetermined area of the RAM 33. From the reels 3L, 3C, 3R, reset pulses are obtained for each rotation, and these pulses are input to the CPU 31 via the reel position detection circuit 50. The count value of the drive pulse counted in the RAM 33 is cleared to “0” by the reset pulse thus obtained. As a result, the RAM 33 stores a count value corresponding to the rotational position within one rotation range for each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  A symbol table (not shown) is stored in the ROM 32 in order to associate the rotational positions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R with the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. In this symbol table, a code number sequentially given for each fixed rotation pitch of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R and a code number provided for each of the code numbers is provided with reference to the rotation position where the reset pulse is generated. A symbol code indicating the displayed symbol is associated with the symbol.

  Further, a symbol combination table (FIG. 12) is stored in the ROM 32. In this symbol combination table, a symbol combination for winning a combination (winning, etc.), a medal payout number for winning, and a winning determination code (establishment determining code) indicating the winning (establishment) are associated with each other. Yes. The above symbol combination table is used when the left reel 3L, the central reel 3C, and the right reel 3R are controlled to stop, and when the winning is confirmed after the all reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped (display combination confirmation). Referenced. The display combination (display combination data) is basically a combination (established combination) corresponding to the symbol combination arranged along the effective line. The player is given a profit corresponding to the display combination.

  When the internal winning combination is determined by the lottery process (internal lottery process or the like) based on the random number sampling, the CPU 31 starts from the stop switches 7LS, 7CS, 7RS at the timing when the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R. Based on the operation signal sent and the determined stop table, a signal for controlling the stop of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is sent to the motor drive circuit 39.

  If it becomes a stop mode (that is, a winning mode) indicating winning of the winning combination, the CPU 31 supplies a payout command signal to the hopper driving circuit 41 and pays out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper 40. At this time, the medal detection unit 40S counts the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper 40, and when the count value reaches a designated number, a medal payout completion signal is input to the CPU 31. Thereby, CPU31 stops the drive of the hopper 40 via the hopper drive circuit 41, and complete | finishes a medal payout process.

  The configuration of the sub control circuit 72 will be described with reference to the block diagram of the sub control circuit 72 shown in FIG.

  The sub control circuit 72 includes an image control circuit (gSub) 72a and a sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b. The image control circuit (gSub) 72 a or the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72 b is configured on a circuit board different from the circuit board constituting the main control circuit 71.

  Communication between the main control circuit 71 and the image control circuit (gSub) 72a is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 71 to the image control circuit (gSub) 72a, and the image control circuit (gSub) 72a is connected to the main control circuit. No command or information is input to 71. Communication between the image control circuit (gSub) 72a and the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b is performed in one direction from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a to the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b. The sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b does not input commands or information to the image control circuit (gSub) 72a.

  The image control circuit (gSub) 72a includes an image control microcomputer 81, a serial port 82, a program ROM 83, a work RAM 84, a calendar IC 85, an image control IC 86, a control RAM 87, an image ROM (CROM (character ROM)) 88, and a video RAM 89. The

  The image control microcomputer 81 includes a CPU, an interrupt controller, and an input / output port (a serial port is shown). The CPU provided in the image control microcomputer 81 performs various processes according to the control program stored in the program ROM 83 based on the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The image control circuit (gSub) 72a does not include a clock pulse generation circuit, a frequency divider, a random number generator, and a sampling circuit, but is configured to execute random number sampling on the operation program of the image control microcomputer 81. ing.

  The serial port 82 receives a command transmitted from the main control circuit 71. The program ROM 83 stores a control program (FIGS. 33 to 40 described later) executed by the image control microcomputer 81, various tables described later (FIGS. 17 to 22 described later), and the like.

  The work RAM 84 is configured as a temporary storage unit for work when the image control microcomputer 81 executes the control program described above. Various information is stored in the work RAM 84. For example, information such as a point counter, an effect group identifier, and an effect identifier, which will be described later, is stored.

  The calendar IC 85 stores date data. An operation unit 17 is connected to the image control microcomputer 81. In the embodiment, the date etc. are set by operating the operation unit 17 by an employee of a game hall. The image control microcomputer 81 stores the date information set based on the input signal transmitted from the operation unit 17 in the calendar IC 85. The date information stored in the calendar IC 85 is backed up.

  The work RAM 84 and calendar IC 85 described above are backup targets. That is, even when the power supplied to the image control microcomputer 81 is interrupted, the power is continuously supplied, and the stored information is prevented from being erased.

  The image control IC 86 generates an image according to the content of the effect determined by the image control microcomputer 81 (such as the notification mode effect described above) and outputs it to the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  The control RAM 87 is included in the image control IC 86. The image control microcomputer 81 writes and reads information and the like with respect to the control RAM 87. In the control RAM 87, a register of the image control IC 86, a sprite attribute table, and a color palette table are developed. The image control microcomputer 81 updates the register of the image control IC 86 and the sprite attribute table at predetermined timings.

  The image control IC 86 is connected to the liquid crystal display unit 5a, the image ROM 88, and the video RAM 89. The image ROM 88 may be connected to the image control microcomputer 81. In this case, the configuration may be effective when processing a large amount of image data such as three-dimensional image data. The image ROM 88 stores image data, dot data, and the like for generating an image. The video RAM 89 is configured as a temporary storage unit when an image is generated by the image control IC 86. The image control IC 86 transmits a signal to the image control microcomputer 81 every time data in the video RAM 89 is transferred to the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  In the image control circuit (gSub) 72a, the image control microcomputer 81 also controls the effects of sound and lamps. The image control microcomputer 81 determines the type of sound / lamp and the output timing based on the determined effect. The image control microcomputer 81 transmits a command to the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b via the serial port 82 at every predetermined timing. In the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b, only the sound / lamp output is performed mainly in accordance with the command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a (excluding the volume adjustment control described later). .

  The sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b includes a sound / lamp control microcomputer 111, a serial port 112, a program ROM 113, a work RAM 114, a sound source IC 115, a power amplifier 116, and a sound source ROM 117.

  The sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 includes a CPU, an interrupt controller, and an input / output port (a serial port is shown). The CPU provided in the sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 performs sound / lamp output processing according to the control program stored in the program ROM 113 based on the command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 is connected to LEDs 101 and lamps 102. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 transmits an output signal to the LEDs 101 and the lamps 102 in response to a command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a at a predetermined timing. As a result, the LEDs 101 and the lamps 102 emit light in a predetermined manner according to the effect.

  The serial port 112 receives a command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72a. The program ROM 113 stores a control program executed by the sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 and the like. The work RAM 114 is configured as temporary storage means for work when the sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 executes the control program described above.

  The sound source IC 115 generates a sound source based on the command transmitted from the image control circuit (gSub) 72 a and outputs the sound source to the power amplifier 116. The power amplifier 116 is an amplifier, and speakers 9L and 9R are connected to the power amplifier 116. The power amplifier 116 amplifies the sound source output from the sound source IC 115 and outputs the amplified sound source from the speakers 9L and 9R. The sound source ROM 117 stores sound source data (phrase etc.) for generating a sound source.

  The sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 is connected to a volume control unit 103. The volume control unit 103 can be operated by employees of the game hall and the like, and the volume output from the speakers 9L and 9R is adjusted. The sound / lamp control microcomputer 111 performs volume adjustment control for adjusting the sound output from the speakers 9L and 9R to the input volume based on the input signal transmitted from the volume adjustment unit 103.

  The internal lottery table determination table will be described with reference to FIG.

  The internal lottery table determination table includes information on the type of the internal lottery table corresponding to the gaming state and information on the number of lotteries. Here, when the gaming state is the general gaming state (when the internal lottery table is switched to the internal lottery table for the general gaming state), the internal lottery table for the general gaming state (FIG. 6 to be described later) It is selected and 12 is determined as the number of lotteries (step S41 in FIG. 26 described later). The number of lotteries is the number of times required for determining the internal winning combination. However, even if the gaming state is the general gaming state, if it is between the flags, the number of lotteries determined to be 12 is changed to 9 (step S45 in FIG. 26 described later). On the other hand, when the gaming state is the RB gaming state, an internal lottery table for RB gaming state (FIG. 7 described later) is selected, and 8 is determined as the number of lotteries (step S41 of FIG. 26 described later). .

  The internal lottery table will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 6 shows the internal lottery table for the general gaming state, which is referred to when the general gaming state is in operation and the non-RT operation is in progress. FIG. 7 shows an internal lottery table for the RB gaming state, which is referred to when the player is in the RB gaming state.

  FIG. 8 shows an internal lottery table for operating RT1, which is referred to when the game is in the general gaming state and RT1 is operating. FIG. 9 shows an internal lottery table for RT2 operation, which is referred to when the game is in the general gaming state and RT2 is operating. FIG. 10 shows an internal lottery table for RT3 operation, which is referred to when the game is in the general gaming state and RT3 is operating.

  The internal lottery table includes information on the lower limit value and the upper limit value of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number. The tables in FIGS. 6 to 10 show information corresponding to the case where the set value is 1, but actually, information corresponding to each of the set values is provided. The set value is an index for distinguishing the degree of the player's advantage. In the embodiment, the set value is set as 1, the set 4 that is more advantageous than the set 1, and the set that is more advantageous than the set 4. 6 and 3 stages are provided. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 11, since the winning number corresponds to the combination, the internal lottery table stores information on the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the numerical value range corresponding to each of a plurality of predetermined combinations. It can be said that it has.

  In the determination of the winning number (lottery) based on the internal lottery table, the random number is a lower limit value corresponding to the winning number until the winning number becomes 0 in descending order from the same winning number as the number of times determined for each gaming state. It is determined whether it is within the range indicated by the upper limit value. If the random number value is within the range indicated by the lower limit value and the upper limit value, the corresponding winning number is won. In addition, the number of times of determining whether or not it is within the range indicated by the lower limit value and the upper limit value corresponding to the winning number is the same as the number of lotteries determined in the internal lottery table determination table of FIG.

  If the random number is not within the range indicated by the lower limit value and the upper limit value until the winning number becomes 0, the winning number is 0 (lost). The internal winning combination lose indicates that the internal lottery did not win the combination associated with the player's profit. Further, the loss in the embodiment is not a combination associated with the game value. In addition, the symbol combination corresponding to the loss as the internal winning combination can be considered as an arbitrary symbol combination different from the symbol combination corresponding to the plurality of predetermined combinations. The corresponding symbol combination is not provided.

  In addition, it is determined in descending order from the winning number whether the winning number is 0 or not, and the numerical ranges defined by the upper limit value and the lower limit value corresponding to each of the plurality of roles are set to overlap. As a result, multiple winning combinations may be determined as internal winning combinations. An internal winning combination is determined based on the winning number, the gaming state, the set value, and the internal winning combination determination table (FIG. 11 described later).

  For example, a case where the general gaming state internal lottery table shown in FIG. 6 is referred to will be described. In the general gaming state, when the random value extracted from the range of 0 to 65535 is 2220, the numerical value range information corresponding to the winning number 12 has the lower limit value “12065” and the upper limit value “12114” Therefore, first, a random number value R (2220) −lower limit value L (12065) is calculated for the winning number 12. The result of this calculation is negative. Therefore, since the random number value is not within the numerical range corresponding to the winning number (L ≦ R ≦ U), if the random value extracted in the general gaming state is 2220, the winning number 12 is unfair.

  Next, a random value R (2220) −lower limit value L (2173) is calculated based on the information of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 11. This calculation result becomes 0 or more. Next, the random value R (2220) −the upper limit value U (2222) is calculated. This calculation result becomes 0 or less. Therefore, since the random number value is in the numerical value range corresponding to the winning number (L ≦ R ≦ U), when the random value extracted in the general gaming state is 2220, the winning number 11 is won. When the winning number 11 is won, BB2 corresponding to the winning number becomes an internal winning combination.

  As described above, when the calculation of the random number value R (2220) −the lower limit value L and the calculation of the random number value R (2220) −the upper limit value U are repeated until the winning number becomes 0, the winning number 7 is won, The winning number is illegal. Therefore, when the random value extracted in the general gaming state is 2220, winning numbers 7 and 11 are won, and watermelon and BB2 are determined as internal winning combinations.

  Here, the internal lottery table will be examined in more detail. Referring to FIG. 6, the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 1 includes a part of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 11. Therefore, when the red cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, BB2 may be determined as the internal winning combination in addition to the red cherry. 8 and FIG. 9 has the same configuration, and when red cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, BB2 may be determined as an internal winning combination in addition to this red cherry.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 2 includes a part of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 5 and includes a part of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 12. Therefore, when the blue cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, either the blue 7 small combination or BB3 may be determined as the internal winning combination in addition to the blue cherry. 8 and 9 have the same configuration, and when the blue cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, in addition to this blue cherry, either the blue 7 small combination or BB3 is determined as the internal winning combination. May be.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 3 includes a part of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 10. Accordingly, when the green cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, BB1 may be determined as the internal winning combination in addition to the green cherry. 8 and 9 have the same configuration, and when green cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, BB1 may be determined as an internal winning combination in addition to this green cherry.

  Referring to FIG. 6, the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 9 includes a part of the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 12. Therefore, when the replay 2 is determined as the internal winning combination, in addition to the replay 2, BB3 may be determined as the internal winning combination. 8 and FIG. 9 has the same configuration, and when replay 2 is determined as an internal winning combination, in addition to this replay 2, BB3 may be determined as an internal winning combination.

  It should be noted that between the flags (determined as NO in step S43 of FIG. 26 to be described later), when referring to the general gaming state internal lottery table (when determined to be YES in step S44 of FIG. 26 to be described later). ), The number of lotteries is changed to 9 (the process of step S45 in FIG. 26 described later is performed). Thereby, there is no case where the winning numbers 10 to 12 are won between the flags. Therefore, BB1 to BB3 are not determined as internal winning combinations between the flags.

  Further, when comparing the internal lottery table for the general gaming state with the internal lottery table for RT operation (the internal lottery table for RT1 operation, the internal lottery table for RT2 operation, or the internal lottery table for RT3 operation) When the internal lottery table for operation is used, the numerical range corresponding to the winning number 8 is wider than when the internal lottery table for general gaming state is used (that is, the probability of winning the replay 1 as an internal winning combination is higher). high). Therefore, it is possible to obtain the advantage that the unit game can be advanced without inserting medals when the RT is operating, compared to when the RT is not operating.

  In more detailed comparison, the RT1 operating internal lottery table has a numerical value range corresponding to the winning number 8 wider by 11 than the general gaming state internal lottery table. As a result, the probability of winning Replay 1 or Replay 2 is 1 / 7.3 when RT is not operating, whereas this probability increases to 1 / 7.29 when RT1 is operating.

  The RT3 operating internal lottery table is 9746 wider in numerical value range corresponding to the winning number 8 than the internal gaming state internal lottery table. This increases the probability of winning Replay 1 or Replay 2 to 1 / 3.5 during RT3 operation.

  The RT2 operating internal lottery table has a numerical range corresponding to the winning number 8 wider by 34712 than the general gaming state internal lottery table. This increases the probability of winning Replay 1 or Replay 2 to 1 / 1.5 during RT2 operation.

  From the above, it can be said that the RT2 operation is the most advantageous state during the RT operation. Note that during RT1 operation and RT3 operation, the payout rate is set to be smaller than 1 as in the case of RT non-operation. On the other hand, during the RT2 operation, the payout rate is set to be larger than 1 unlike the RT non-operation.

  The internal winning combination determination table will be described with reference to FIG.

  The internal winning combination determination table includes information (data) of an internal winning combination corresponding to the winning number. The internal winning combination data is represented in binary. The internal winning combinations 1 to 3 shown in correspondence with the winning numbers are information for identifying the internal winning combinations, each of which is 1-byte data. In particular, the internal winning combination 3 is related to the carryover combination.

  For example, when the winning number is “0”, the data of the internal winning combination is “00000000” (internal winning combination 1), “00000000” (internal winning combination 2), and “00000000” (internal winning combination 3). It is determined. The internal winning combination corresponding to this data is losing. When the winning number is “1”, “00000001” (internal winning combination 1), “00000000” (internal winning combination 2), and “00000000” (internal winning combination 3) are determined as data of the internal winning combination. The The internal winning combination corresponding to this data is a special combination. When the winning number is “2”, “00000010” (internal winning combination 1), “00000000” (internal winning combination 2), and “00000000” (internal winning combination 3) are determined as data of the internal winning combination. The The internal winning combination corresponding to this data is red cherry.

  The symbol combination table will be described with reference to FIG.

  The symbol combination table includes a display combination corresponding to a combination of symbols stopped and displayed at each of three symbol stop positions connected by one effective line, and information on the number of payouts for each inserted number corresponding to the display combination. Yes. This symbol combination table is referred to when the payout number is determined according to the symbol combination displayed along the active line after all reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped.

  When the internal winning combination is a special combination, “red 7-bell-bell” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination becomes a special combination and 15 medals are paid out.

  When the internal winning combination is red cherry, “red 7 cherry-other than bell-ANY” may be arranged along the effective line. “Non-bell” indicates any symbol other than the bell, and “ANY” indicates any symbol. In this case, the display combination is red cherry, and the transition is made from RT non-operating to RT1 operating.

  When the internal winning combination is blue cherry, among the five active lines, “blue cherry (middle) -ANY-ANY” is aligned along the center line 8c, and “blue” is aligned along the effective lines excluding the center line. Cherry (corner) -ANY-ANY "may be arranged. “Blue cherry (middle)” indicates “blue cherry” stopped and displayed in the middle of the left display window 4L, and “Blue cherry (corner)” is stopped and displayed in the upper or lower stage of the left display window 4L. "Blue cherry" is shown. In the former case, the display combination is medium cherry, and three medals are paid out according to the symbol combination table. In the latter case, the display combination is a square cherry. At this time, a symbol combination of “blue cherry (corner) -ANY-ANY” is established on two effective lines (either the top line 8b and the cross-down line 8e or the bottom line 8d and the cross-up line 8a). . Therefore, when the display combination is a square cherry, six medals, which are two times three, are paid out according to the symbol combination table.

  When the internal winning combination is green cherry, there are cases where the display combination is medium cherry and the display combination is square cherry, as in the case where the internal winning combination is blue cherry. In the former case, three medals are paid out according to the symbol combination table. In the latter case, according to the symbol combination table, six medals that are twice the three are paid out.

  When the internal winning combination is a bell, “bell-bell-bell” may be arranged along the effective line. In this case, the display combination becomes a bell and 15 medals are paid out. When the internal winning combination is watermelon, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon” may be arranged along the effective line. In this case, the display combination becomes a watermelon, and six medals are paid out.

  When the internal winning combination is Replay 1, “Replay-Replay-Replay” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination is Replay 1 and medals are automatically inserted. When the internal winning combination is Replay 2, “Blue 7-Replay-Replay” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination is replay 2 and medals are automatically inserted.

  When the internal winning combination is BB1, “red 7-red 7-red 7” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination is BB1, and the gaming state is shifted to the RB gaming state when the BB operating flag is turned on. When the internal winning combination is BB2, “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination is BB2, and the gaming state shifts to the RB gaming state when the BB operating flag is turned on. When the internal winning combination is BB3, “red 7 cherry-red 7-red 7” may be arranged along the active line. In this case, the display combination is BB3, and the gaming state shifts to the RB gaming state when the BB operating flag is turned on.

  With reference to FIG. 13, the bonus operation time table will be described.

  The bonus operating time table includes information on an operating flag described later, a bonus end number counter described later, a game possible number counter, and a winning possible number counter for each display combination. This bonus operating time table is referred to in the process of step S33 in FIG. 25 described later and the process of step S122 in FIG. 32 described later.

  The “in-operation flag” refers to information for identifying an operating game state (current game state). In the working flag of the embodiment, a BB working flag for identifying whether or not a BB (actual accessory continuous actuating device) is working and an RB gaming state for working or not are identified. There is an RB operating flag.

  The “bonus end number counter” refers to a counter that counts the number of medals paid out in a game from when the BB operating flag is updated to on until the BB operating flag is updated to off. “Number of possible games” refers to the number of remaining unit games that can be performed in the RB gaming state. “Number of winnings” refers to the number of remaining unit games in which a combination of symbols corresponding to a small combination can be displayed in the RB gaming state.

  The stop table will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. This stop table is used when the reels 3L, 3C, 3R corresponding to the pressing operation are controlled to stop on the condition that the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are pressed.

  In the stop table, information on the number of sliding pieces corresponding to the stop start position of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is defined. The “stop start position” refers to the position of the symbol on the center line 8c when the stop operation is performed. More specifically, when the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R provided corresponding to the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are pressed, the center of the symbol is above the middle symbol stop position, and the center is The symbol position closest to the middle symbol stop position.

  “The number of sliding pieces” means the number of symbols moved in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R after the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are operated and before the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R stop. Say. For example, in the stop table of FIG. 14, the number of sliding pieces corresponding to the stop start position “2” is “3”. Referring to FIG. 2 described above, the symbol corresponding to the code number “2” of the left reel 3L is “blue 7 (symbol 92)”, and the symbol one symbol above the symbol corresponding to the code number “5” is “ Green cherry (symbol 95) ". Therefore, in the embodiment, when the stop button 7L is operated when the “blue 7 (symbol 92)” of the code number “2” reaches the position of the center line 8c, the upper symbol stop of the left display window 4L is stopped. The left reel 3L can be controlled to stop so that “green cherry (symbol 95)” is stopped and displayed at the position.

  In the embodiment, the symbols that can move in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R after the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R are operated and before the corresponding reels 3L, 3C, 3R stop. (The maximum number of sliding pieces) is defined as 4.

  Returning to FIG. 14 and FIG. The stop table shown in FIG. 14 is a stop table for green cherry, and is referred to when green cherry is determined as an internal winning combination. The table shown in FIG. 15 is a stop table for BB1 + watermelon, and is referred to when both BB1 and watermelon are determined as internal winning combinations by determining the watermelon as an internal winning combination between flags. Is done. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the stop table is provided about each of the internal winning combination.

  First, the relationship between the stop start position and the symbol stop position of the left reel 3L when the winning combination including the green cherry is determined as the winning combination will be described with reference to FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 12 described above, in the left reel 3L, the symbol constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the green cherry is “green cherry”. Therefore, referring to FIG. 2 described above, in the left reel 3L, the code number corresponding to “green cherry” is one place “6”. Therefore, regarding the symbol stop position of the symbol corresponding to the code number “6”, when the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “1” to “5”, “green cherry” is displayed on the left display window. Stop at the upper symbol stop position of 4L. When the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “6”, “green cherry” stops at the symbol stop position in the middle of the left display window 4L, and the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “ In the case of “7”, “green cherry” stops at the lower symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. On the other hand, when the stop start position on the left reel is “0” or “8” to “20”, even if the winning combination including the green cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, “green cherry” Does not stop at the symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. Therefore, in order to establish the green cherry as the display combination, it is required to appropriately operate the stop button 7L in addition to the combination including the green cherry being determined as the internal winning combination.

  Next, the types of symbols displayed on the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R when the winning combination including BB is determined as the internal winning combination will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, regarding BB1 with reference to FIG. 12 described above, the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 is “red 7-red 7-red 7”. Therefore, referring to FIG. 2 described above, the code numbers corresponding to “red 7” in the left reel 3L are “12” to “14”, and correspond to “red 7” in the center reel 3C and the right reel 3R. The code number to be performed is “15”. As described above, since the maximum number of sliding pieces is “4” in the embodiment, first, regarding the stop start position of the left reel 3L, the stop start position of the left reel 3L is “8” to “14”. In any case, “red 7” may stop at the symbol stop position in the middle of the left display window 4L. When the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “7”, “red 7” does not stop at the middle symbol stop position of the left display window 4L, but stops at the upper symbol stop position. it's possible. When the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “15”, “red 7” does not stop at the middle symbol stop position of the left display window 4L, but stops at the lower symbol stop position. it's possible. Therefore, when the stop start position is “7” to “15”, “red 7” may stop at any symbol stop position of the left display window 4L.

  Therefore, referring to FIG. 15, the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the stop start position “15” in the left reel 3L is “0”. Therefore, “watermelon”, “replay”, and “red 7” are stopped in order from the top in the symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. Therefore, when the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “15”, “red 7” stops at the lower symbol stop position of the left display window 4L.

  Proceeding similarly, when the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “12” to “15”, “red 7” stops at the lower symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. When the stop start position on the left reel 3L is any one of “7” to “11”, “red 7” stops at the upper symbol stop position of the left display window 4L.

  From the above, when BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination and the stop start position on the left reel 3L is operated at any timing from “7” to “15”, the left stop button 7L is operated. “Red 7” stops at the upper or lower symbol stop position of the left display window 4L.

  As for the central reel 3C, BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination, and the stop button at the central reel 3C has a central stop button at any timing of “10” to “16”. When 7C is operated, “red 7” basically stops at the lower symbol stop position of the central display window 4C, and rarely stops at the upper symbol stop position. Further, regarding the right reel 3R, BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination, and the stop button on the right reel 3R has a stop stop position on the right at any timing of “10” to “16”. When 7R is operated, it basically stops at the lower symbol stop position of the right display window 4R and rarely stops at the upper symbol stop position.

  Therefore, when BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination, and the player appropriately operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R, basically, the symbol combination corresponding to BB1 is on the bottom line 8d. Displayed, and rarely on the top line 8b.

  Next, regarding the watermelon with reference to FIG. 12 described above, the symbol combination corresponding to the watermelon is “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”. Therefore, referring to FIG. 4 described above, when proceeding similarly to the case of BB1, in the left reel 3L, when the stop start position is “4” to “17”, “watermelon” is one of the left display windows 4L. There is a possibility of stopping at the symbol stop position. In the central reel 3C, when the stop start position is “0” to “4”, “6” to “17”, “19”, or “20”, “watermelon” is one of the central display windows 4C. In the right reel 3R, when the stop start position is “0” to “20”, the “watermelon” stops at one of the symbol stop positions on the right display window 4R. there is a possibility.

  However, as described above, when the stop start position of the left reel 3L is “7” to “15”, “red 7” constituting the BB1 is set to any symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. Stop. The same applies to the case where the stop start positions of the center reel 3C and the right reel 3R are “10” to “16”. Therefore, for the left reel 3L, the case where the stop start position is “4” to “6”, “16”, or “17” will be considered. Similarly, the case where the stop start position is “0” to “4”, “6” to “9”, “17”, or “19” is examined for the central reel 3C, and the stop start is performed for the right reel 3R. Consider the case where the positions are “0” to “9” and “17” to “20”.

  First, the left reel 3L will be considered. Referring to FIG. 12, for example, the number of sliding pieces corresponding to the stop start position “5” on the left reel 3L is “4”. Therefore, at the symbol stop position of the left display window 4L, “bell”, “watermelon”, and “replay” stop in order from the top. Therefore, when the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “5”, the “watermelon” stops at the symbol stop position in the middle of the left display window 4L.

  Proceeding similarly, if the stop start position on the left reel 3L is “5”, “6”, or “16”, “watermelon” stops at the symbol stop position in the middle of the left display window 4L. . When the stop start position on the center reel 3C is “7” to “9”, the “watermelon” stops at the symbol stop position in the middle stage of the center display window 4C, and the stop start position on the right reel 3R is In the case of “2” to “9” or “17”, “watermelon” stops at the symbol stop position in the middle of the right display window 4R.

  Therefore, when BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination, and the player appropriately operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R, basically, the symbol combination corresponding to the watermelon is on the center line 8c. Is displayed.

  Up to this point, the case where BB1 and watermelon are overlapped and determined as an internal winning combination and the operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R by the player is appropriate has been described, but in the following, BB1 and watermelon will be Although it is determined as an internal winning combination, the case where the operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R by the player is not appropriate (a case where a so-called “missing” occurs) will be described.

  For example, when the stop start positions on the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are “0”, “12”, “0” in order, the number of sliding pieces is “1”, “4”, “1” in order. is there. In this case, neither BB1 nor watermelon is established, resulting in missing.

  Here, in the symbol row shown in FIG. 2, when the stop start position of the left reel 3L is “0”, “blue 7” is stopped and displayed at the upper symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. . Similarly, when the stop start position of the central reel 3C is “12”, “red 7” is stopped and displayed at the lower symbol stop position of the central display window 4C, and the stop start position of the right reel 3R is “0”. "Blue 7" is stopped and displayed at the upper symbol stop position of the right display window 4R.

  As described above, when BB1 and watermelon are dropped out, “red 7” or “blue 7” (hereinafter referred to as “red”) is displayed on the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R depending on the timing when the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R. “7”) may be stopped and displayed in a V shape.

  In addition, although illustration is omitted, the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R in the case where a failure occurs in other stop tables that are referred to when the winning combination including BB is determined as the internal winning combination. Depending on the timing, “7” can be stopped and displayed so as to be V-shaped.

  On the other hand, although not shown, the stop table that is referred to when the winning combination that does not include BB is determined as the internal winning combination is that the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R at any timing. However, the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are configured so that “7” is not stopped and displayed in a V shape.

  Thus, when the stop table when the winning combination including BB is determined as the internal winning combination is referred, the main control circuit 71 causes the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R to display “7” as V. The stop control of the rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R can be performed so as to show the form of the letter shape. On the other hand, when a stop table when a combination that does not include BB is determined as an internal winning combination is referred to, the display window 4L, 4C, 4R excludes a mode in which “red 7” is V-shaped. As shown, the rotation stop control of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R can be performed. Accordingly, the display window 4L, 4C, 4R has a 7V shape in which "7" is V-shaped, and a stop mode (so-called "reach eyes") that definitely notifies that the 7V character is winning the BB. ). Therefore, the player can have a sense of expectation that he / she has won the BB by displaying the 7V characters on the display windows 4L, 4C and 4R. In addition, when the reach is displayed to the player, whether the reach is displayed in response to the winning of BB1, the winning of BB2, or the winning of BB3 Since it is not known whether it has happened, it is possible to infer multiple winning combinations from one event. As described above, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of giving a game that the player can guess the expectation of winning the BB and the type of the BB.

  In the embodiment, the 7V character is one reach, but a reach other than the 7V character is also provided. For example, referring to FIG. 12, when the stop start positions on the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are “15”, “11”, “16” in order, the number of sliding symbols is “0”, “3” "," 0 ". Looking at the symbol row shown in FIG. 4, when the stop start position of the left reel 3L is “15”, “red 7” is stopped and displayed at the lower symbol stop position of the left display window 4L. Similarly, when the stop start position of the central reel 3C is “11”, “red 7” is stopped and displayed at the upper symbol stop position of the central display window 4C, and the stop start position of the right reel 3R is “16”. "Red 7" is stopped and displayed at the lower symbol stop position of the right display window 4R. As described above, when BB1 and watermelon are dropped out, depending on the timing at which the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R, “7” becomes an inverted V shape in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Stop display may be displayed. In the embodiment, the mode in which the “7” becomes an inverted V shape is a 7 inverted V shape, and the 7 inverted V shape is a reach as in the 7V shape. Although illustration is omitted, depending on the timing at which the player operates the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R in other stop tables that are referred to when the winning combination including BB is determined as the internal winning combination, The reverse V-shape can be stopped and displayed.

  With reference to (1) to (5) of FIG. 16, the internal winning combination 1, the internal winning combination 2, the internal winning combination 3, the carryover combination, and the storage area (storage area) of the gaming state will be described. These storage areas are provided in both the main control circuit 71 and the sub-control circuit 72.

  (1) of FIG. 16 shows an internal winning combination 1 storage area. Bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to a special combination. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to red cherry. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to blue cherry. Bit 3 is a storage area corresponding to the green cherry. Bit 4 is a storage area corresponding to the red 7 small combination. Bits 5 to 7 are unused storage areas.

  (2) of FIG. 16 shows an internal winning combination 2 storage area. Bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to the blue 7 small combination. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to the bell. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to a watermelon. Bit 3 is a storage area corresponding to Replay 1. Bit 4 is a storage area corresponding to the replay 2. Bits 5 to 7 are unused storage areas.

  (3) of FIG. 16 shows an internal winning combination 3 storage area. Bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to BB1. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to BB2. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to BB3. Bits 3 to 7 are unused storage areas.

  Although the illustration of the display combination storage area (display combination 1 storage area to display combination 3 storage area) in which the data of the display combination is stored is omitted, the internal winning combination storage area (internal winning combination 1 storage area to internal winning combination) is omitted. The data structure is the same as that of the combination 3 storage area.

  (4) of FIG. 16 shows a carryover combination storage area. Bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to BB1. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to BB2. Bit 2 is a storage area corresponding to BB3. Bits 3 to 7 are unused storage areas. In the embodiment, when there is a carryover combination (between flags), 1 is stored in the storage areas corresponding to BB1 to BB3 of the carryover combination storage area.

  (5) of FIG. 16 shows a game state storage area. Bit 0 is a storage area corresponding to the general gaming state. Bit 1 is a storage area corresponding to the RB gaming state. Bits 2 to 7 are unused storage areas.

  The jump table of the sub control circuit 72 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The jump table includes information on processing to be performed according to the type of the received command when the command (information or command) transmitted from the main control circuit 71 is received. Specifically, information on a plurality of types of processing to be executed corresponding to the “identifier” of the command transmitted by the main control circuit 71 is stored. The main control circuit 71 transmits data (information) composed of “4 bytes” to “8 bytes” to the sub control circuit 72 as one command, but the “first data” is the “first byte”. Data is shown.

  For example, when a presentation operation command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs a presentation operation command process. The effect operation command process is a process that is performed when one of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R is operated after the third stop operation is performed. When the production operation stop command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs production operation stop command processing. The production operation prohibition command process is performed when the start lever 6 is operated.

  When the game start command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs a game start command process. The game start command processing is processing that is triggered by the internal lottery processing or the like being performed according to the operation of the start lever 6. When the reel stop command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs a reel stop command process. The reel stop command process is a process performed when any one of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R is operated.

  When the all-reel stop command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs all-reel stop command processing. The all reel stop command process is a process that is performed when the third stop operation is performed. When the display combination establishment command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs display combination establishment command processing. The display combination establishment command process is a process performed based on the success or failure of the display combination.

  When the game state change command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs a game state change command process. The gaming state changing process is a process for changing the gaming state information to the one indicating the RB gaming state, for example, when a bonus is won. When a bonus start command is received, the image control microcomputer 81 performs a bonus start command process. The bonus start command process is a process for executing notification of the timing at which the BB operates.

  The reach eye search table will be described with reference to FIG. This reach eye search table includes search result information corresponding to the stop control positions of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The “stop control position” refers to the position of the symbol on the center line 8c when the reel stop control is performed. The reach eye search table is provided for searching whether the display mode of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is a reach eye in response to the display combination being lost. ing.

  In the symbol row shown in FIG. 2, the stop control position of the left reel 3L is “1” or “11”, the stop control position of the central reel 3C is “3” or “16”, and the right reel 3R When the stop control position is “1” or “14”, the display mode of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R in the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is 7V. Therefore, in this case, the search result is a reach A (7V character).

  Similarly, when the stop control position of the left reel 3L is “3”, the stop control position of the center reel 3C is “1”, and the stop control position of the right reel 3R is “3”, etc. The display mode of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R in the windows 4L, 4C, 4R is 7 reverse V-shape. Therefore, in this case, the search result is the reach B (7 reverse V-shape).

  For example, when the display combination is lost, the image control microcomputer 81 has a combination of stop control positions in each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R that is any combination of a plurality of stop control positions shown in the table. It is determined whether or not. When it is determined that the combination is any combination, it is determined that the combination is a reach eye. When it is determined that the combination is not a combination, it is determined that the combination is not a reach eye.

  Thus, by storing the reach eye search table in the program ROM 83 of the sub-control circuit 72 in advance, it is possible to determine whether or not it is a reach eye not by the main control circuit 71 but by the sub-control circuit 72. As a result, the burden on the main control circuit 71 can be reduced, and the risk that the control operation of the main control circuit 71 stops suddenly can be avoided.

  The point selection table will be described with reference to FIG. This point selection table is referred to on the condition that BB is established as a display combination, and includes information on selection points according to the value of the reach eye counter.

  The “reach eye counter” refers to a counter that counts the number of times that a reach eye is displayed between the internal winning of BB and the establishment of the display combination. The “selection point” is information used when referring to a general gaming state effect group determination table (FIG. 20 or FIG. 21 described later). More specifically, when the selected point is 1 or more, the general gaming state effect group determination table A (FIG. 20 described later) is referred to, and when the selected point is not 1 or more, the general gaming state effect group. The decision table B (FIG. 21 described later) is referred to. When the general gaming state effect group determination table A is referred to, there is an advantage that cannot be obtained when the general gaming state effect group determination table B is referred to. This will be described later.

  For example, when the reach counter when BB is established as the display combination is “0”, “10” is selected as the selection point, and when the reach counter at that time is “1”, “9” is selected as the selection point. When a selected point is selected, the same value as this point is accumulated in a point counter provided in a predetermined area of the work RAM 84.

  With reference to FIG.20 and FIG.21, the general game state production group determination table for determining the production group identifier in the general game state will be described.

  The effect group determination table includes lottery value information corresponding to the effect group identifier. The “production group identifier” refers to a general group of productions performed over one or more unit games. In the embodiment, as a rough group of effects, there are provided a small role notification type effect that notifies the type of a small character determined as an internal winning combination, a continuous effect that performs a consistent effect over a plurality of unit games, etc. Yes.

  The “lottery value” is a value to be subtracted from the extracted random number value. When the lottery value is subtracted from the random value and the subtracted value is negative, the effect group identifier corresponding to the lottery value is selected as the actual effect group identifier. Therefore, it can be said that the lottery value is information in a numerical range that does not overlap each other. In the embodiment, when one production group identifier is selected, this production group identifier is stored in a predetermined area of the work RAM 84.

  For example, if the random value extracted when the winning combination including cherry is not determined as the internal winning combination is “21000”, first, the lottery value “20000” corresponding to the performance group identifier “1” from this “21000” "Is subtracted. The subtracted value is “1000” (a positive value). Next, the lottery value “2000” corresponding to the production group identifier “2” is subtracted from this “1000”. The subtracted value is negative. Therefore, “2” is selected as the actual effect group identifier, and this effect group identifier is stored in a predetermined area of the work RAM 84.

  For example, when “1” is determined as the effect group identifier, the image control microcomputer 81 performs control for performing a continuous effect. Thereby, the player can enjoy the continuous production over a plurality of unit games. Further, depending on the content of the continuous effect, there is a case where the image control microcomputer 81 performs control to notify the liquid crystal display unit 5a that it is between flags.

  When “2” is determined as the effect group identifier, the image control microcomputer 81 performs control for performing the small role notification type one person effect. In this small role notification type one-person effect, a small character and a color are associated with each other, and one character wearing a color corresponding to the internal winning combination is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  Similarly, when “3” is determined as the effect group identifier, the image control microcomputer 81 performs control for performing the small role notification type two-person effect, and when “4” is determined as the effect group identifier, The image control microcomputer 81 performs control for performing the small role notification type three-person effect.

  FIG. 20 is a general gaming state effect group determination table A, which is referred to when the value stored in the point counter is 1 or more. FIG. 21 is a general gaming state effect group determination table B, which is referred to when the value stored in the point counter is zero.

  Referring to FIG. 20, in the general gaming state effect group determination table A, when the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, “4” is always selected as the effect group identifier. Accordingly, when the value of the point counter is 1 or more and the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, the small role notification type three-person effect is always performed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  On the other hand, referring to FIG. 21, in the general gaming state effect group determination table B, when the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, “4” is not selected as the effect group identifier. Therefore, when the value of the point counter is 0 and the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, the small role notification type three-person effect is not performed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  With reference to FIG. 22, the effect determination table referred in the general gaming state will be described. Although illustration is omitted, this effect determination table is provided corresponding to each of the aforementioned effect group identifiers. FIG. 22 is an example thereof, and is an effect determination table when the effect group identifier is “4”, that is, when the small role notification type three-person effect is performed.

  The small role notification type three-player effect determination table includes lottery value information corresponding to the effect identifier for each of the internal winning combinations. The effect identifier is information that directly defines the contents of the effect, and the effect identifier and the effect data are associated one-on-one.

  Here, the small role notification type three-player effect will be described by taking as an example a case in which a role including red cherry is determined as an internal winning combination and “101” is selected as the effect identifier. In the liquid crystal display unit 5a, three characters wear red, blue, and green clothes according to the operation of the start lever 6 by the player, and these three characters are displayed side by side. Red clothes correspond to red cherries. Blue clothes correspond to blue cherries. Green clothes correspond to green cherries.

  When the first stop operation is performed, among the three characters, the character wearing the blue clothes leaves, and the character wearing the red clothes and the character wearing the green clothes are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. Are displayed side by side. As described above, when the winning combination including the red cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, an effect is always performed in which characters wearing red clothes are always displayed side by side.

  Similarly, when a combination including a blue cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, an effect is always performed in which characters wearing blue clothes are always displayed side by side. In addition, when a combination including a green cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, an effect is always performed in which characters wearing green clothes are always displayed side by side.

  And if 2nd stop operation is performed, the character who wears green clothes leaves among the character who wears red clothes, and the character who wears green clothes, and the character who wears red clothes alone Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. In this way, when a combination including red cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, the character wearing clothes of a color different from that of the red always leaves, and the character wearing red clothes alone displays the liquid crystal display. It is displayed on the part 5a.

  Similarly, when a combination including blue cherry is determined as an internal winning combination, a character wearing blue clothes is always displayed alone on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. When the winning combination including the green cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, the character wearing the green clothes is always displayed alone on the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  In summary, when the value of the point counter is 1 or more, when a combination including a cherry (any of red cherry, blue cherry, or green cherry) is determined as an internal winning combination, a small combination using a character display Announcement display is always performed. In this display, at the time of a start operation, three characters including a character wearing a color clothing corresponding to an internal winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “corresponding clothing”) are always displayed.

  From the viewpoint of the player, it can be grasped by three choices that the combination including cherry is determined as the internal winning combination. At this time, referring to FIG. 12 described above, when the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, the timing at which the player operates the stop buttons 7C and 7R on the central reel 3C and the right reel 3R. The symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination can always be stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the left reel 3L, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the active line unless the player operates the stop button 7L at an appropriate timing. Therefore, the player can grasp that it is necessary to press down the center stop button 7C or the right stop button 7R in the first stop operation.

  The player is actually determined as an internal winning combination among the three types of cherries by pressing the center stop button 7C and the right stop button 7R as the first stop operation and the second stop operation. You can figure out which cherry is the cherry that is. In the third stop operation, when the player presses the left stop button 7L at an appropriate timing, the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination among the three types of cherries is established as the display combination. On the contrary, it is possible not to establish the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination as the display combination.

  On the other hand, when the value of the point counter is not 1 or more (when it is 0), even if a combination including cherry (any of red cherry, blue cherry, or green cherry) is determined as an internal winning combination, The player cannot grasp which cherry is determined as the internal winning combination. Therefore, even if a combination including cherry (any of red cherry, blue cherry, or green cherry) is determined as an internal winning combination, a symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination cannot be established as a display combination. On the other hand, there is a case where the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination is established as the display combination without knowing that the winning combination including the cherry is the internal winning combination.

  The control operation of the main control circuit 71 will be described with reference to the main flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, the CPU 31 performs initialization at the start of the game (step S1). In step S1, initialization of storage contents of the RAM 33, initialization of communication data, and the like are performed. Subsequently, the predetermined stored contents of the RAM 33 at the end of the game are erased (step S2), and the process proceeds to step S3. In this step S2, the data in the writable area of the RAM 33 used in the previous game is erased, the parameters necessary for the next game are written in the write area of the RAM 33, the start address of the sequence program of the next game is designated Is done.

  In step S3, a bonus operation monitoring process described with reference to FIG. 25 described later is performed, and the process proceeds to step S4. In this process, when the BB operating flag is on, processing is performed to update the RB operating flag to on so that the RB gaming state continues even after the RB gaming state ends. In step S4, medal insertion / start check processing is performed, and the process proceeds to step S5. In this processing, processing such as updating the number of BETs is performed based on input from the start switch 6S, the medal sensor 10S, or the BET switch 11.

  In step S5, a random number for lottery is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S6. The random numbers extracted in this process are used in an internal lottery process described later. In step S6, a game state monitoring process is performed, and the process proceeds to step S7. In this process, it is determined whether or not the gaming state transition condition is satisfied. If it is determined that the gaming state transition condition is satisfied, the gaming state is shifted and the gaming state transition condition is satisfied. If it is not discriminated, processing for maintaining the current gaming state is performed.

  In step S7, an internal lottery process which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, RT game number counter update processing, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 29, is performed, and the flow proceeds to step S9. This RT game number counter is provided in a predetermined area of the RAM 33. In step S9, a game start command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S10. This game start command includes information on the game state and the internal winning combination.

  In step S10, it is determined whether 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the previous game started. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S12, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, a game start waiting time digest process (wait process) is performed, and the process proceeds to step S12. In this process, a process of invalidating an input based on an operation for starting the game of the player is performed until 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the start of the previous game.

  In step S12, a game monitoring timer is set, and the process proceeds to step S13. This game monitoring timer includes an automatic stop timer for automatically stopping the reels 3L, 3C, 3R regardless of the stop operation of the player's stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R. In step S13, the start of rotation of all reels is requested, and the process proceeds to step S14 in FIG.

  In step S14 in FIG. 24, it is determined whether or not the stop switch (stop switch) is “ON”, that is, whether any one of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R has been operated. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S16, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, it is determined whether or not the value of the automatic stop timer is “0”. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S16, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S16, the number of sliding symbols is determined, and the process proceeds to step S17. In this process, the number of sliding pieces corresponding to the stop start position is determined and set with reference to the stop table (FIG. 14, FIG. 15 etc.) corresponding to the internal winning combination. In step S17, the process waits for the reels 3L, 3C, 3R corresponding to the stopped stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R to rotate by the number of sliding pieces determined in step S16, and then proceeds to step S18.

  In step S18, the reel rotation is requested to stop, and the process proceeds to step S19. In step S19, a reel stop command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S20. The reel stop command includes information on the stop start positions of the stopped reels 3L, 3C, 3R and information on stop control positions corresponding to the stop start positions. In step S20, it is determined whether or not all reels have stopped. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S21, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S21, an all reel stop command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, display combination search processing is performed, and the process proceeds to step S23. In the display combination search process, a process for setting a flag for identifying a display combination (a winning combination) based on a symbol stop mode in the display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R is performed.

  In step S23, an RT action symbol check process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 30 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S24. In step S24, a display combination establishment command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S25. The display combination establishment command includes information on the established display combination. In step S25, a medal payout process is performed, and the process proceeds to step S26. In this process, based on the flag set in the display combination search process, referring to the symbol combination table (FIG. 12), the corresponding payout number of medals is stored (credit) or paid out.

  In step S26, the bonus end number counter is updated based on the payout number, and the process proceeds to step S27. In this process, when the bonus end number counter is 1 or more, the counter is subtracted according to the number of medals paid out.

  In step S27, it is determined whether or not the RB operating flag or the BB operating flag is on. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S28, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S29. In step S28, a bonus end check process described later with reference to FIG. 31 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S29. In step S29, a bonus operation check process described later with reference to FIG. 32 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 25, the bonus operation monitoring process will be described.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the BB operating flag is on (step S31). If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S32, and if this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S4 in FIG. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the RB operating flag is ON. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S4 in FIG. 23, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S33.

  In step S33, RB operation processing is performed based on the bonus operation table (FIG. 13), and the process proceeds to step S4 in FIG. In this process, a process for updating the RB operating flag to ON is performed. Then, a process of setting the possible number of games to 12 and setting the possible number of winnings to 8 is performed.

  By performing the processing of step S31 to step S33, when the BB operating flag is on, the condition for updating the RB operating flag to off is satisfied and the RB operating flag is updated to off. Even if it exists, this RB operating flag can be updated to ON again, and the RB gaming state can be operated continuously.

  With reference to FIGS. 26 and 27, the internal lottery process will be described.

  First, the CPU 31 refers to the internal lottery table determination table (FIG. 5), determines the type of the internal lottery table (FIGS. 6 to 10) and the number of lotteries according to the gaming state (step S41), and proceeds to step S42. Move. In step S42, an internal lottery table changing process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 28 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S43.

  In step S43, it is determined whether or not the data (information) stored in the carryover combination storage area is 0 (presence of carryover combination). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S46, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S44. Here, when determination of step S43 is NO, it is a case between flags, and when it is YES, it is a case between non-flags. When the set internal lottery table is an internal lottery table for a general gaming state, there are cases where it is between flags and non-flags, so that it is determined YES and NO is determined And both. If the set internal lottery table is the RB gaming state internal lottery table, the RT1 operating internal lottery table, or the RT2 operating internal lottery table, it is always between the non-flags. Is determined. Further, when the set internal lottery table is the RT3 operating internal lottery table, it is always between the flags, so that it is always determined as NO in the process of step S43.

  In step S44, it is determined whether or not the set internal lottery table is a general gaming state internal lottery table. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S45, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S46. In step S45, the number of lotteries is changed (updated) to 9, and the process proceeds to step S46.

  In step S46, the same value as the number of lotteries is set as the winning number, and the process proceeds to step S47. As a result, “12” in the general gaming state (RT not operating), “8” in the RB gaming state, “12” during RT1 operation, “12” during RT2 operation, “9” during RT3 operation. Set as a number.

  In step S47, referring to the internal lottery table determined in step S41 and step S42, the stored random number value, the winning number, and the lower limit value (L) and upper limit value (U) corresponding to the stored setting Are compared, and the process proceeds to step S48. In step S48, it is determined whether or not the stored random number value is not less than the lower limit value and not more than the upper limit value. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S49, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S53 in FIG.

  In step S49, it is determined whether or not the gaming state is a general gaming state. In this process, it is determined whether the internal lottery table determined in the processes of step S41 and step S42 is the RB gaming state internal lottery table (FIG. 7) or the other (FIGS. 6 and 8 to 10). ing. When this determination is YES, that is, when the internal lottery table determined in the processing of step S41 and step S42 is other than the RB gaming state internal lottery table, the process proceeds to step S50, and when NO, that is, step S41 and step S42. When the internal lottery table determined by the process is the RB gaming state internal lottery table, the process proceeds to step S51. In step S50, 1 is added to the winning number, and the process proceeds to step S51.

  In step S51, with reference to the internal winning combination determination table (FIG. 11), the internal winning combination and storage area type are determined based on the winning number, and the process proceeds to step S52. In step S52, the address of the internal winning combination storage area is set based on the storage area type, the set address is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 33, and the process proceeds to step S53 in FIG.

  In step S53 of FIG. 27, 1 is subtracted from the number of lotteries, and the process proceeds to step S54. In step S54, it is determined whether the number of lotteries is zero. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S55, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S46 in FIG.

  In step S55, the logical sum of the internal winning combination 3 storage area and the carryover combination storage area is stored in the carryover combination storage area, and the process proceeds to step S56. With this process, the carryover combination can be stored in the carryover combination storage area. In step S56, the logical sum of the internal symbol combination 3 storage area and the carryover combination storage area is stored in the internal symbol combination 3 storage area, and the process proceeds to step S57.

  In step S57, it is determined whether or not the bonus has been won internally. In this process, it is determined whether or not the internal winning combination 3 storage area is other than 0. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S58, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG. In step S58, the RT3 operating flag is updated to ON, and the flow proceeds to step S59.

  In step S59, it is determined whether or not the RT1 operating flag is ON. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S60, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S62. In step S60, the RT1 operating flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S61. In step S61, the RT game number counter provided in the predetermined area of the RAM 33 is updated to 0, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  In step S62, it is determined whether or not the RT2 operating flag is ON. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S63, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG. In step S63, the RT2 operating flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S64. In step S64, the RT game number counter provided in the predetermined area of the RAM 33 is updated to 0, and the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.

  The internal lottery table changing process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT1 operating flag is on (step S71). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S72, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S73. In step S72, the internal lottery table is changed to the RT1 operating internal lottery table (FIG. 8), and the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG.

  In step S73, it is determined whether or not the RT2 operating flag is ON. If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S74, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S75. In step S74, the internal lottery table is changed to the RT2 operating internal lottery table (FIG. 9), and the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG.

  In step S75, it is determined whether or not the RT3 operating flag is ON. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S76, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG. In step S76, the internal lottery table is changed to the RT3 operating internal lottery table (FIG. 10), and the process proceeds to step S43 in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 29, the RT game number counter update processing will be described.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT game number counter is 1 or more (step S81). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S82, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S9 in FIG. In step S82, the RT game number counter is decremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S83.

  In step S83, it is determined whether or not the RT game number counter is zero. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S84, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S9 in FIG. In step S84, it is determined whether or not the RT1 operating flag is ON. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S85, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S87.

  In step S85, the RT1 operating flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S86. In step S86, the RT game number counter is updated to 0, and the process proceeds to step S9 in FIG. In step S87, the RT2 operating flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S88. In step S88, the RT game number counter is updated to 0, and the process proceeds to step S9 in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 30, the RT operation symbol check process will be described.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT operating flag is on (step S91). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG. 24, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S92. In step S92, it is determined whether or not the display combination is a cherry, that is, a red cherry, a blue cherry, or a green cherry. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S93, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S95.

  In step S93, the RT1 operating flag is updated to ON, and the flow proceeds to step S94. In step S94, 1200 is set in the RT game number counter, and the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG.

  In step S95, it is determined whether or not the display combination is a bell. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S96, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG. In step S96, the RT2 operating flag is set to ON, and the flow proceeds to step S97. In step S97, 33 is set in the RT game number counter, and the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG.

  The bonus end check process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not a winning is achieved (step S101). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S102, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S109. In step S102, it is determined whether or not the BB operating flag is on. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S103, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S107. In step S103, it is determined whether or not the bonus end number counter is zero. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S104, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S107.

  In step S104, a gaming state change command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S105. In step S105, RB end time processing is performed, and the process proceeds to step S106. In this RB end process, the RB in-operation flag is updated to OFF, and the process of updating the number of possible winnings and the number of possible games to 0 is performed. In step S106, processing at the end of BB is performed, and the process proceeds to step S29 in FIG. In this BB end process, a process is performed in which the BB operating flag is updated to OFF and the bonus end number counter is updated to 0.

  In step S107, 1 is subtracted from the number of possible winnings, and the process proceeds to step S108. In step S108, it is determined whether or not the possible number of winnings is zero. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S111, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S109. In step S109, 1 is subtracted from the possible number of games, and the process proceeds to step S110. In step S110, it is determined whether or not the possible number of games is zero. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S111, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S29 in FIG. In step S111, processing at the end of RB is performed, and the process proceeds to step S29 in FIG.

  The bonus operation check process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the display combination is any one of BB1 to BB3 (step S121). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S122, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S126. In step S122, bonus operation time processing is performed based on the bonus operation time table (FIG. 13), and the process proceeds to step S123. In this bonus activation process, the BB activation flag is updated to ON, and the bonus end number counter is set to 465.

  In step S123, a process for clearing the carryover combination storage area, that is, a process for updating the data stored in the carryover combination storage area to 0 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S124. In step S124, the RT3 operating flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S125. In step S125, a bonus start command is transmitted to the sub-control circuit 72, and the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG.

  In step S126, it is determined whether or not the display combination is replay. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S127, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG. In step S127, processing for copying the insertion number counter to the automatic insertion counter, that is, processing for setting the same value as the number of insertions inserted for the current game in the automatic insertion counter is performed, and the process proceeds to step S2 in FIG. .

  The control operation of the image control circuit (gSub) 72a will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  With reference to FIG. 33, the reset interrupt processing of the image control circuit 72a will be described.

  When the power is turned on and a voltage is applied to the reset terminal, the image control microcomputer 81 generates a reset interrupt. The reset interrupt process is sequentially executed based on the occurrence of this interrupt.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 initializes the work RAM 84, the control RAM 87, the video RAM 89, and the like (step S131), and proceeds to step S132. In step S132, an input monitoring process is performed, and the process proceeds to step S133. In this process, a process for determining whether or not a command has been received is performed by determining whether or not there is data in the command buffer (storage area for storing the command transmitted from the main control circuit 71).

  In step S133, command input processing which will be described later with reference to FIG. 34 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S134. In step S134, a command output process for outputting a command to the sound / lamp control circuit (mSub) 72b is performed, and the process proceeds to step S135. In step S135, an image control process described later with reference to FIG. 38 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S131.

  The command input process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not there is data in the command buffer, that is, whether or not a command has been received (step S141). When the determination in step S141 is YES, the process proceeds to step S142. When the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S134 in FIG.

  In step S142, it is determined whether or not the received command is a game start command. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S143, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S144. In step S143, a game start command process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 35 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S149.

  In step S144, it is determined whether or not the received command is a reel stop command. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S145, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S146. In step S145, a reel stop command process which will be described later with reference to FIG. 36 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S149.

  In step S146, it is determined whether or not the received command is a display combination establishment command. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S147, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S148. In step S147, a display combination establishment command process described later with reference to FIG. 37 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S149.

  In step S148, a process corresponding to the received command is performed, and the process proceeds to step S149. In step S149, the data stored in the command buffer is deleted, and the process proceeds to step S134 in FIG.

  With reference to FIG. 35, the game start command process will be described.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the BB operating flag is on (step S151). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S152, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S153. In step S152, with reference to a BB actuating effect determination table (not shown), an effect identifier is lottered and set, and the process proceeds to step S158.

  In step S153, it is determined whether or not the point counter is “1” or more. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S154, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S155. In step S154, with reference to the general gaming state effect group determination table A (FIG. 20), the effect group identifier is lottered and set based on the internal winning combination, and the process proceeds to step S156. In step S155, with reference to the general gaming state effect group determination table B (FIG. 21), the effect group identifier is determined and set based on the internal winning combination, and the process proceeds to step S156.

  In step S156, it is determined whether or not the effect group identifier is “5”. This determination makes it possible to determine whether or not the set effect group is a small role notification type three-person effect. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S157, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S159. In step S157, with reference to the small role notification type three-player effect determination table (FIG. 22), the effect identifier is lottered and set based on the internal winning combination, and the process proceeds to step S158.

  In step S158, effect data corresponding to the set effect identifier is set, and the process proceeds to step S149 in FIG. In step S159, processing according to the set effect group identifier is performed, and the process proceeds to step S149 in FIG.

  The reel stop command process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 sets data relating to the type of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R that have been stopped (step S161), and proceeds to step S162. In the process of step S161, when the left stop button 7L is operated as the first stop operation, data that the left reel 3L corresponding to the left stop button 7L is stopped by the first stop operation is set. The When the center stop button 7C is operated as the second stop operation, data indicating that the center reel 3C corresponding to the center stop button 7C has been stopped by the second stop operation is set. When the right stop button 7R is operated as the third stop operation, data indicating that the right reel 3R corresponding to the right stop button 7R has been stopped by the third stop operation is set.

  In step S162, effect data corresponding to the set effect identifier is set, and the process proceeds to step S149 in FIG. By performing this process, for example, when the small role notification type three-player effect determination table (FIG. 22) is referred to in the aforementioned game start command process (FIG. 35) and “101” is determined as the effect identifier. Can be switched to effect data corresponding to the effect identifier “101” each time a stop operation is performed.

  The display combination establishment command process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the display combination is lost (step S171). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S172, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S175. In step S172, the above reach eye search table (FIG. 18) is referred to, and it is searched based on the stop control positions of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and the process proceeds to step S173.

  In step S173, it is determined whether or not the search result referring to the reach eye search table is a search result indicating that it is a reach eye. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S174, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S175. In step S174, “1” is added to the reach counter, and the flow proceeds to step S149 in FIG.

  In step S175, it is determined whether or not the display combination is BB. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S176, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S179. In step S176, the point selection table (FIG. 19) is referred to, the value of the selected point is determined based on the value of the reach eye counter, and the process proceeds to step S177.

  In step S177, the determined selection point is set in the point counter, and the process proceeds to step S178. The point counter is provided in a predetermined area of the work RAM 84. In step S178, the reach counter is set to “0”, and the flow proceeds to step S149 in FIG.

  In step S179, it is determined whether or not the point counter is 1 or more. If this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S180, and if NO, the process moves to a step S149 in FIG. In step S180, it is determined whether either the RT operating flag or the BB operating flag is on. If this determination is YES, the process moves to step S149 in FIG. 34, and if NO, the process moves to step S181.

  In step S181, it is determined whether or not the display combination is a bell. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S182, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S149 in FIG. In step S182, the value of the point counter is decremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S149 in FIG.

  The image control process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 determines whether or not the image buffer flag is on (step S191). The “image buffer flag” is used to determine whether image data is ready to be written in the control RAM 87 of the image control IC 86. This image buffer flag is set on when ready to write, and off when not ready to write. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S194, and when this determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S192.

  In step S192, an image data update process is performed, and the process proceeds to step S193. In this image data update process, the content of data to be applied to the sprite attribute table developed in the control RAM 87 is specified, and the specified data is transferred to the image buffer. The specified data includes, for example, effect data corresponding to the effect identifier. In step S193, the image buffer flag is updated to ON, and the process proceeds to step S194.

  In step S194, it is determined whether or not the value of the image control IC counter is “2”. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S195, and when it is NO, the process proceeds to step S131 in FIG. The value that the image control IC counter can take is any one of “0”, “1”, and “2”, and this value is updated by image control IC / int processing that will be described later with reference to FIG. Is called. In the image control IC / int process, a process of adding 1 to the value of the image control IC counter is performed in response to reception of a signal transmitted from the image control IC 86 every 1000/60 ms.

  In step S195, "0" is set in the image control IC counter, and the process proceeds to step S196. According to the processing of step S194 and step S195, the value of the image control IC counter becomes “2” every time 1000/30 ms elapses. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not 1000/30 ms has elapsed by the processing in step S194. When 1000/30 ms has elapsed, image data is transmitted to the image control IC 86 when the buffer flag is on. It can be timing.

  In step S196, a bank switching command is transmitted to the image control IC, and the process proceeds to step S197. In step S197, the image data is transferred from the image buffer to the control RAM 87, and the process proceeds to step S198. With this process, the image data transferred to the image buffer in step S192 described above can be transferred to the sprite attribute table developed in the control RAM 87.

  In step S198, the image buffer is cleared and the process proceeds to step S199. In step S199, the image buffer flag is updated to OFF, and the process proceeds to step S131 in FIG.

  The image control IC / int process will be described with reference to FIG.

  This image control IC / int process starts in response to reception of a signal transmitted from the image control IC 86 every 1000/60 ms. As the process starts, “1” is added to the value of the image control IC counter (step S201). The image control IC counter is a counter used to determine whether or not 1000/30 ms has elapsed since the previous transmission of the bank switching command from the image control microcomputer 81 to the image control IC 86.

  The 2 ms interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the image control microcomputer 81 determines whether 2 ms has elapsed (step S211). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S212, and when NO, step S211 is repeated.

  In step S212, the random number counter is updated, and the process proceeds to step S213. The updated value of the random number counter is referred to when determining an effect group identifier, an effect identifier, and the like. In this process, a plurality of random number counters are updated. In step S213, effect data update processing is performed, and the process proceeds to step S211. By this effect data update process, a video (image) corresponding to the effect data set in the process in step S158 in FIG. 35 or the process in step S162 in FIG. 36 can be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5a.

  A display example on the liquid crystal display unit 5a will be described with reference to FIG. When BB is established as the display combination, the selection points are accumulated according to the number of times the reach is displayed between the internal winning of BB and the establishment of the display combination. When the operation of BB is completed and the accumulated point is 1 or more when the game is shifted to the general game state, the sub control circuit 72 receives the game start command from the main control circuit 71 in response to the general game. Reference is made to state effect group determination table A (FIG. 20). According to this general gaming state effect group determination table A (FIG. 20), when the green cherry is an internal winning combination, “5” is always determined as the effect group identifier. 41 shows a display example on the liquid crystal display unit 5a when “105” is determined as the effect identifier, and the reels 3L, 3C, and FIG. 3R operation is shown.

  (1) of FIG. 41 is a display example when the start lever 6 is operated by the player. According to (A) of (1) in FIG. 41, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotating. At this time, according to (B) of (1) in FIG. 41, three main characters 201, 202, and 203 are displayed side by side on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. The clothing color of the left main character 201 is red. Also, the clothing color of the central hero character 202 is blue, and the clothing color of the right hero character 203 is green. Red clothes correspond to red cherries, and blue clothes correspond to blue cherries. Green clothes correspond to green cherries.

  From the viewpoint of the player, it can be grasped by three choices that the combination including cherry is determined as the internal winning combination. At this time, referring to FIG. 12 described above, when the winning combination including the cherry is determined as the internal winning combination, the timing at which the player operates the stop buttons 7C and 7R on the central reel 3C and the right reel 3R. The symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination can always be stopped and displayed on the active line. On the other hand, in the left reel 3L, the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the internal winning combination cannot be stopped and displayed on the active line unless the player operates the stop buttons 7C and 7R at an appropriate timing. . Therefore, the player can grasp that it is necessary to press down the center stop button 7C or the right stop button 7R in the first stop operation.

  FIG. 41 (2) shows a display example when the right stop button 7R is operated as the first stop operation. According to (A) of (2) in FIG. 41, the reels 3L and 3C are rotating and the reel 3R is stopped. At this time, according to (B) of (2) of FIG. 41, the central main character 202 leaves and the left main character 201 and the right main character 203 are continuously displayed side by side on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. The clothing color of the left hero character 201 is red, and the clothing color of the right hero character 203 is green. The player can grasp from this display that there is no possibility that the blue cherry is the internal winning combination, and either the red cherry or the green cherry is determined as the internal winning combination.

  FIG. 41 (3) shows a display example when the center stop button 7C is operated as the second stop operation. According to (A) of (3) of FIG. 41, the reel 3L is rotated and the reels 3C and 3R are stopped. At this time, according to (B) of (3) in FIG. 41, the left main character 201 leaves and the right main character 203 is displayed alone on the liquid crystal display unit 5a. The clothing color of the right main character 203 is green. The player can grasp from this display that the green cherry is an internal winning combination.

  From the player's point of view, the center stop button 7C and the right stop button 7R are pressed as the first stop operation and the second stop operation, and the actual winning combination of the three cherries is determined. You can figure out which cherries are cherries. In the third stop operation, when the player presses the left stop button 7L at an appropriate timing, the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination among the three types of cherries is established as the display combination. On the contrary, it is possible not to establish the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination as the display combination.

  Specifically, if RT1 is not newly activated even if the cherry is established as the display combination, the cherry actually determined as the internal winning combination can be established as the display combination. On the contrary, when RT1 is newly activated when the cherry is established as the display combination, the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R are operated so as to avoid the symbol combination corresponding to the cherry being stopped and displayed. Thus, the cherry actually determined as the internal winning combination can be prevented from being established as the display combination. In this way, the symbol combination corresponding to the bell can be stopped and displayed. More specifically, referring to FIG. 2, the “bell (symbol 96)” is always arranged within 4 frames, which is the maximum number of sliding frames in the central reel 3C and the right reel 3R, and almost the maximum number of sliding frames in the left reel 3L. If the bell is determined as an internal winning combination, the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R are operated when the symbol combination corresponding to the cherry is prevented from being stopped and displayed. Regardless of the skill, the symbol combination corresponding to the bell is stopped and displayed on the active line. As a result, the main control circuit 71 obtains the benefit obtained by switching the internal lottery table from the general gaming state to the RT2 operating state, that is, the benefit of automatically storing the BET number information with a high probability. Be able to. Therefore, depending on the number of points accumulated in the point counter, it is possible to play a game with reduced consumption of medals for a long period of time, and as a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a new gaming property with respect to the replay time. it can.

  Further, in the gaming machine of the embodiment, it is a condition for notification that the value of the selected point stored in the point counter is a positive number, but this value is not included in this BB after BB is determined as a winning combination. This is determined based on the number of times the reach is displayed before the corresponding specific symbol combination is established as a display combination. Here, in the gaming machine of the embodiment, the main control circuit 71 stops and displays the reach eyes only when BB is the winning combination, so that the manner in which the reach eyes are stopped and displayed is carried over as BB is the winning combination. It can be set as the stop aspect which alert | reports definitely. When the reach is displayed, the player tries to establish BB as the display role in as few unit games as possible, so that the player's skill can be grasped by the magnitude of the value counted by the reach counter. it can. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment, the higher the player's skill, the more selection points are stored in the point counter. Therefore, compared with the case where it is determined whether or not to make a notification based simply on a random number lottery or the like. Interest is improved. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics with respect to the replay time.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine according to the second embodiment will be described.

  The structure of the gaming machine of the second embodiment, the configuration of the electric circuit, etc. are basically the same as those of the first embodiment. However, in the first embodiment, three types of RT are provided, but in the second embodiment, only one type of RT is provided. The time when the operation of BB ends is the RT operation condition, and the time when one of the three cherries is established as the display combination is the RT end condition.

  Accordingly, in the gaming machine of the second embodiment, the internal lottery table is more than the general gaming state internal lottery table (FIG. 6), the RB gaming state internal lottery table (FIG. 7), and the general gaming state internal lottery table. Only the RT2 internal lottery table (FIG. 9) with a high probability that the replay 1 is determined as a winning combination is stored, the RT1 operating internal lottery table (FIG. 8) and the RT3 operating internal lottery table (FIG. 10). Is not stored. Further, the bonus end check process described in FIG. 31 and the game start command process described in FIG. 35 are partially different from the gaming machine of the first embodiment. The RT operation symbol check process described with reference to FIG. 30 is replaced with an RT end symbol check process. Hereinafter, the bonus end check process and the RT end symbol check process will be described.

  The bonus end check process will be described with reference to FIG.

  Steps S221 to S226 are the same as steps S101 to S106 in FIG. 31, respectively. And CPU31 will move to step S227, if the process of step S226 is performed.

  In step S227, 100 is set in the RT game number counter, and the process proceeds to step S29 in FIG. By doing in this way, the time when the operation of BB ends can be set as the RT generation condition.

  Note that steps S228 to S232 are the same as steps S107 to S111 in FIG. 31, respectively.

  The game start command process will be described with reference to FIG.

  Steps S241 to S247 are the same as steps S151 to S157 in FIG. And CPU31 will move to step S248, if the process of step S247 is performed.

  In step S248, the value of the point counter is decremented by 1, and the process proceeds to step S249. By doing in this way, it can be made into the subtraction conditions of a point that it was notified that Cherry was an internal winning combination by the small role notification type 3 person production.

  Note that steps S249 and S250 are the same as steps S158 and S159 of FIG. 35, respectively.

  The RT end symbol check process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the RT game number counter is 1 or more (step S251). When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG. 24, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S252. In step S252, it is determined whether or not the display combination is cherry, that is, red cherry, blue cherry, or green cherry. When this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S253, and when NO, the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG. In step S253, the RT game number counter is set to 0, and the process proceeds to step S24 in FIG. By doing in this way, when one of the three types of cherries is established as a display combination, the RT end condition can be set.

  According to the gaming machine of the second embodiment, the player actually presses the center stop button 7C and the right stop button 7R as the first stop operation and the second stop operation, so that the inside of the three kinds of cherries is actually inside. It is possible to grasp which cherry is the cherry that has been determined as the winning role. In the third stop operation, when the player presses the left stop button 7L at an appropriate timing, the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination among the three types of cherries is established as the display combination. On the contrary, it is possible not to establish the cherry that is actually determined as the internal winning combination as the display combination.

  Specifically, if the RT is not activated and the operation of the RT does not end even if the cherry is established as the display combination, the cherry actually determined as the internal winning combination is established as the display combination. be able to. On the other hand, when the operation of RT is finished when the cherry is established as the display combination, the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R are operated so as to avoid that the symbol combination corresponding to the cherry is stopped and displayed. Thus, the cherry actually determined as the internal winning combination can be prevented from being established as the display combination. By doing in this way, RT which generate | occur | produced by completion | finish of BB can be continued for 100 games. As a result, it is possible to obtain the benefit due to the replay time, that is, the benefit that information on the BET number is automatically stored with high probability without ending in the middle. Therefore, depending on the number of points accumulated in the point counter, it is possible to play a game with reduced consumption of medals for a long period of time, and as a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having a new gaming property with respect to the replay time. it can.

  Also in the gaming machine of the second embodiment, as the value counted by the reach counter is smaller, that is, as the player's skill is higher, more selection points are stored in the point counter. The interest of the game is improved as compared with the case where it is determined whether or not the notification is made based on the information. As a result, it is possible to provide a gaming machine having new gaming characteristics with respect to the replay time.

  As mentioned above, although the Example was described, this invention is not limited to this.

  In the embodiment, in the point selection table (FIG. 19), the value of the reach counter and the value of the selection point are made to correspond one-to-one, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 45, a lottery value may be provided for each reach counter value, and the selection point may be determined by random number lottery. At this time, it is necessary to determine a lottery value so that the smaller the number of times counted by the reach eye counter, the easier it is to determine a larger selection point, and the larger the number of times counted by the reach eye counter, the easier it is to determine a smaller selection point. .

  Further, in the embodiment, even if the reach eye is stopped and displayed, the liquid crystal display unit 5a does not particularly produce an effect, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the liquid crystal display unit 5a may produce an effect. In addition, the liquid crystal display unit 5a may not be rendered every time, but may be rendered on the liquid crystal display unit 5a only when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

  In the embodiment, the integrated value of the point counter is not notified, but an integrated point notification area may be provided in the liquid crystal display unit 5a, and the integrated point notification area may be notified.

  In the embodiment, an internal lottery table is provided in which the numerical range corresponding to the winning combination is a continuous value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, you may make it provide the internal lottery table which shall contain the several value which does not continue the numerical value range corresponding to a combination.

  In the embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is set with the first type special feature (RB), but the second type special feature and the second type special feature are continuously operated. A device can also be provided. The type 2 special combination is a combination that activates the condition device related to the prize regardless of the result of the internal lottery. It operates when determined in advance, and the result of one game is obtained. In some cases, the operation ends. The so-called challenge game (CG) and / or single challenge game (SCG) can be mentioned as the second type special combination. Moreover, what is called a challenge bonus (CB) can be mentioned in the accessory continuous operation apparatus which operates a 2nd type special accessory continuously.

  In addition to the gaming machine 1 as in the embodiment, the present invention can be applied to other gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine and a parrot. Furthermore, the present invention is also applied to a game program in which the above-described operation on the gaming machine 1 is executed in a simulated manner for a home game machine or a portable terminal (for a mobile phone, a portable game machine, etc.). Can run the game. In that case, a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, FD (flexible disk), or any other recording medium can be used as a recording medium for recording the game program.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of a gaming machine. The figure which shows the example of the pattern arranged on the reel. The block diagram which shows the structure of an electric circuit. The figure which shows the structure of a subcontrol circuit. The figure which shows an internal lottery table determination table. The figure which shows the internal lottery table for general gaming states. The figure which shows the internal lottery table for RB game states. The figure which shows the internal lottery table for RT1 action | operation. The figure which shows the internal lottery table for RT2 action | operation. The figure which shows the internal lottery table for RT3 action | operation. The figure which shows an internal winning combination determination table. The figure which shows a symbol combination table. The figure which shows a table at the time of a bonus action | operation. The figure which shows the stop table for green cherries. The figure which shows the stop table for BB1 + watermelon. The figure which shows a storage area. The figure which shows a jump table. The figure which shows a reach eye search table. The figure which shows a point selection table. The figure which shows the production group decision table for general gaming states. The figure which shows the production group decision table for general gaming states. The figure which shows a small role notification type | mold 3 person production | presentation determination table. The main flowchart of a main control circuit. The flowchart following FIG. The flowchart which shows a bonus operation | movement monitoring process. The flowchart which shows an internal lottery process. The flowchart following FIG. The flowchart which shows an internal lottery table change process. The flowchart which shows RT game number counter update processing. The flowchart which shows RT action design check processing. The flowchart which shows a bonus completion | finish check process. The flowchart which shows a bonus action check process. The flowchart which shows the reset interruption process of a subcontrol circuit. The flowchart which shows the command input process of a subcontrol circuit. The flowchart which shows the game start command process of a subcontrol circuit. The flowchart which shows the reel stop command process of a sub control circuit. The flowchart which shows the display combination establishment command process of a sub-control circuit. The flowchart which shows the image control process of a subcontrol circuit. The flowchart which shows the image control IC / int process of a sub control circuit. The flowchart which shows 2ms interruption processing. The figure which shows the example of a display in a liquid crystal display part. The flowchart which shows the bonus completion | finish check process of the gaming machine which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the game start command process of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the RT end symbol check process of the gaming machine which relates to 2nd execution example of this invention. The figure which shows the point selection table which concerns on the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 gaming machine 2 front door 3L, 3C, 3R reel 6 start lever 7L, 7C, 7R stop button 30 microcomputer 31 CPU
32 ROM
33 RAM
71 Main control circuit 72 Sub control circuit

Claims (3)

Game value information storage means for storing game value information;
A symbol display means having a plurality of display units capable of variably displaying and stopping and displaying a plurality of types of symbols;
Start command means for outputting a game start command signal for instructing start of a unit game in response to a start operation signal on the condition that information on a predetermined game value is stored in the game value information storage means;
A winning combination determination information storage means for storing a plurality of winning combination determination information for determining a winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations;
Switching means for switching the winning combination determination information;
A winning combination determining means for determining a winning combination based on the winning combination determining information switched by the switching means in response to the game start command signal;
In response to the game start command signal, start control means for starting symbol variation display by the symbol display means;
A plurality of stop command means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of display units, and outputting a stop command signal for commanding stop of the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit in response to a stop operation signal;
In accordance with the stop command signal, the number of sliding pieces determining means for determining the number of sliding pieces in the range of the maximum number of sliding pieces based on the winning combination,
Stop control means for stopping the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit according to the number of sliding pieces,
On the condition that a specific combination is determined as a winning combination by the winning combination determining means, the specific combination is displayed until a specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Carry-over means to carry over as a winning role,
Advantageous state operation that operates in an advantageous state on condition that the change control display of symbols on all of the plurality of display units is stopped by the stop control unit, and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Means,
With
The sliding piece number determining means includes:
In the case where the specific combination is determined as a winning combination, the timing at which the stop command signal is output is a specific number constituting the specific symbol combination when the number of sliding pieces is equal to or less than the maximum number of sliding pieces. When the symbol different from the symbol is the timing to stop at the symbol stop position predetermined on the corresponding display unit, the symbol different from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is predetermined. The number of the other symbols constituting the combination to stop at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces,
If the specific combination is not determined as a winning combination, the number of symbols different from the other symbol to stop at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces,
The number of times that the different symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means after the specific symbol is determined as the winning symbol by the winning symbol determining means until the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means. Counting means for counting;
Numerical value determining means for determining one numerical value among a plurality of predetermined numerical values based on the number of times counted by the counting means, on condition that the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means;
Numerical value storage means for accumulating and storing one numerical value determined by the numerical value determination means;
The predetermined control is provided on the condition that the display control of the symbols on all of the plurality of display units is stopped by the stop control unit, and the first symbol combination corresponding to the first combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Automatic storage means for storing game value information in the game value information storage means;
Further comprising
The winning combination determination information includes first winning combination determination information, second winning combination determination information having a probability that the first combination is determined to be a winning combination than the first winning combination determination information, and the first winning combination determination information. Second winning combination determination information having a higher probability that the first combination is determined as a winning combination than the two winning combination determination information,
The switching means is
The stop control means stops the variable display of symbols on all of the plurality of display units, and the symbol display means displays a second symbol combination corresponding to the second combination for a predetermined number of times. Until the unit game is performed, even if the third symbol combination corresponding to the third combination is displayed by the symbol display means, the winning combination determination information is continuously determined as the first winning combination determination. From information to the third winning combination determination information,
The stop control means stops the variable display of the symbols on all of the plurality of display units, and the third symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means for a specific number of times greater than the predetermined number of times. Until the unit game is performed, even if the second symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means, the winning combination determination information is continuously changed from the first winning combination determination information to the second winning combination. Switch to role determination information,
The third winning combination is determined as a winning combination by the winning combination determining means, and it is notified that the third winning combination is a winning combination on the condition that the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number. Notification means for
Subtracting means for subtracting a predetermined number of numerical values stored in the numerical value storing means on condition that the second winning combination is determined as a winning combination by the winning combination determining means;
Further comprising
When the winning combination determination information switched by the switching unit is the first winning combination determination information, the notification unit is configured to display the third winning combination on a line connecting a predetermined symbol stop position to each of the plurality of display units. By notifying that the stop command means is operated at a timing when a symbol different from the symbols constituting the symbol combination is stopped and displayed, notification that the third combination is a winning combination is performed. A gaming machine characterized by that. Game value information storage means for storing game value information;
A symbol display means having a plurality of display units capable of variably displaying and stopping and displaying a plurality of types of symbols;
Start command means for outputting a game start command signal for instructing start of a unit game in response to a start operation signal on the condition that information on a predetermined game value is stored in the game value information storage means;
A winning combination determination information storage means for storing a plurality of winning combination determination information for determining a winning combination from a plurality of predetermined combinations;
Switching means for switching the winning combination determination information;
A winning combination determining means for determining a winning combination based on the winning combination determining information switched by the switching means in response to the game start command signal;
In response to the game start command signal, start control means for starting symbol variation display by the symbol display means;
A plurality of stop command means provided corresponding to each of the plurality of display units, and outputting a stop command signal for commanding stop of the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit in response to a stop operation signal;
In accordance with the stop command signal, the number of sliding pieces determining means for determining the number of sliding pieces in the range of the maximum number of sliding pieces based on the winning combination,
Stop control means for stopping the variable display of symbols on the corresponding display unit according to the number of sliding pieces,
On the condition that a specific combination is determined as a winning combination by the winning combination determining means, the specific combination is displayed until a specific symbol combination corresponding to the specific combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Carry-over means to carry over as a winning role,
Advantageous state operation that operates in an advantageous state on condition that the change control display of symbols on all of the plurality of display units is stopped by the stop control unit, and the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Means,
With
The sliding piece number determining means includes:
In the case where the specific combination is determined as a winning combination, the timing at which the stop command signal is output is a specific number constituting the specific symbol combination when the number of sliding pieces is equal to or less than the maximum number of sliding pieces. When the symbol different from the symbol is the timing to stop at the symbol stop position predetermined on the corresponding display unit, the symbol different from the corresponding symbol combination corresponding to each of the plurality of roles is predetermined. The number of the other symbols constituting the combination to stop at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces,
If the specific combination is not determined as a winning combination, the number of symbols different from the other symbol to stop at the symbol stop position is determined as the number of sliding pieces,
The number of times that the different symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means after the specific symbol is determined as the winning symbol by the winning symbol determining means until the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means. Counting means for counting;
Numerical value determining means for determining one numerical value among a plurality of predetermined numerical values based on the number of times counted by the counting means, on condition that the specific symbol combination is displayed by the symbol display means;
Numerical value storage means for accumulating and storing one numerical value determined by the numerical value determination means;
The predetermined control is provided on the condition that the display control of the symbols on all of the plurality of display units is stopped by the stop control unit, and the first symbol combination corresponding to the first combination is displayed by the symbol display unit. Automatic storage means for storing game value information in the game value information storage means;
Further comprising
The winning combination determination information includes first winning combination determination information and second winning combination determination information having a higher probability that the first combination is determined as a winning combination than the first winning combination determination information.
The switching means is
It is determined that the specific condition is satisfied, and the winning combination determination information is changed from the first winning combination determination information to the second winning combination on the condition that the operation of the advantageous state by the advantageous state operating unit is terminated. Switch to role determination information,
Condition that a predetermined number of unit games have been performed since the switching to the second winning combination determination information has been performed, or that the second symbol combination corresponding to the second combination has been displayed by the symbol display means. In addition, the winning combination determination information is switched from the second winning combination determination information to the first winning combination determination information,
The fact that the second combination is determined as the winning combination by the winning combination determining means and that the numerical value stored in the numerical value storing means is a positive number is notified that the second combination is a winning combination. Notification means for
Subtracting means for subtracting a predetermined number of numerical values stored in the numerical value storing means on condition that the second winning combination is determined as a winning combination by the winning combination determining means;
Further comprising
When the winning combination determining information switched by the switching unit is the second winning combination determining information, the notifying unit is configured to display the second winning combination on a line connecting a predetermined symbol stop position to each of the plurality of display units. By notifying that the stop command means is operated at the timing when a symbol different from the symbols constituting the symbol combination is stopped and displayed, the fact that the second combination is a winning combination is notified. A gaming machine characterized by that. In the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
When the number of times counted by the counting means is the first number, the numerical value determined by the numerical value determining means is a second number of times that the number of times counted by the counting means is greater than the first number of times. In this case, the gaming machine is larger than a numerical value determined by the numerical value determining means.

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