JP2010187741A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for reliably performing voice notification of a change of setting without changing voice notification of the change of setting. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine includes a notification means for performing notification by voice. Many kinds of voice data include: first voice data comprising data showing contents related to a change of setting; and second voice data comprising data showing contents unrelated to the setting change. A reproduction channel with which the first voice data are coordinated differs from a reproduction channel with which the second voice data are coordinated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine (pachislot) and a pachinko machine.

  When a game machine (for example, a slot machine) rotates a reel by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, determines a role by internal lottery, and stops a reel by operating a stop button. When a combination of symbols predetermined according to the internal determination is displayed on the symbol display window, a combination is established. When a winning combination with payout of medals is established, a prescribed number of medals corresponding to the established winning combination are paid out.

  In such a gaming machine, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, it is possible to set multiple stages of internal lottery data for determining whether or not a prize is won in a game according to a set value. A slot that outputs a warning sound (voice notification) to prevent a so-called fraudulent act (got act) in which a set value change operation is performed illegally when a set value change operation (setting change) is performed. A machine has been proposed.

JP 2004-97334 A

  In game machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines, operations that can be operated by the player due to gameability and security (for example, the operation of the settlement button, the operation of the start lever, the operation of the bet button, the operation of the stop button, When a play button is operated, a launch handle is operated, or a launch handle is received, a game ball is won at the start opening, etc.), a new sound notification based on the player's operation from the currently executed sound notification ( For example, it is indispensable to immediately switch to voice notification indicating that payment is being made, voice notification indicating the start of a game, etc., and to perform an effect related to the game. Amusement tables are common.

  However, in a game machine equipped with such a voice notification switching effect process, the setting value changing operation is quickly terminated, and when the next operation is performed, the setting value changing operation is performed. The alarm sound to be displayed is switched to a new voice notification based on the player's operation, which causes a problem that the alarm sound does not end or sound in the middle, and there is a problem that it does not prevent fraud.

  In addition to this, there is a problem that chattering occurs in the setting change operation, and the voice message indicating the end of the setting change is erased. That is, when a store clerk at a game store performs a setting change process, the setting key switch is turned on while the power switch is turned off, and then the power switch is turned on. As a result, on the game machine, setting change processing is started (for example, a sound “setting change is in progress” is output), so that it is displayed on the setting display while operating the setting change button. Check the set value and hit the start lever to confirm the set value. Finally, the setting key switch is turned off. Here, the setting change process is ended by turning the setting key switch off while the power switch is on (for example, a sound “setting changed” is output). At this time, if chattering occurs when the setting key switch is turned off, the game machine recognizes that the setting key switch has been changed from off to on again. Is an operation that erroneously recognizes that the setting key switch is turned on while the power key switch is on, and as a result, instead of the voice indicating the end of the setting change, the voice indicating the setting change confirmation (for example, “setting” There is a problem in that a sound such as “Checking” is output.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of reliably informing the sound regarding the setting change without switching the sound information regarding the setting change.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine according to the present invention is configured as follows.

  As an aspect of the gaming machine according to the present invention, a setting changing means for changing the setting of a plurality of types of lottery information each having a different payout rate, a plurality of types of audio data, and a plurality of types for reproducing the audio data Data storage means for storing each corresponding to each reproduction channel, and when reproducing the audio data, the selected audio data is overwritten on the corresponding reproduction channel based on the correspondence relationship between the data storage means. Data setting means for setting, and voice information set by the data setting means for reproducing via the corresponding playback channel and performing voice notification, and the plurality of types of voice data Indicates at least first audio data composed of data indicating contents related to the setting change and contents not related to the setting change. A second audio data configured by chromatography data, includes the first reproduction-channel audio data is associated is being different from the playback channel the second audio data is associated.

  In one aspect of the present invention, since the audio data related to the setting change is reproduced on a reproduction channel different from other audio data, it is possible to reliably notify the audio notification related to the highly important setting change. That is, for example, even when another notification effect is started by a player's operation or the like while the notification effect regarding the setting change is being performed, the voice notification regarding the setting change is surely notified without switching the voice notification regarding the setting change. be able to.

  The first audio data is preferably at least one of audio data indicating that the setting change process is being performed and audio data indicating that the setting change process has been completed. In this case, a setting change possible state notification effect indicating that the setting change process is being performed or a setting change end notification effect indicating that the setting change process has ended can be reliably notified.

  Further, it is preferable that operation means for accepting a game operation different from the setting change operation related to the setting change is further provided, and the second sound data indicates a sound content based on the acceptance of the operation means. In this case, even if there is a gaming operation other than the setting change and the voice notification indicating that the operation is accepted is started, the voice notification regarding the setting change is not canceled.

  The operation means includes a settlement operation means for accepting a settlement operation for settlement of the game media stored in the game medium storage means, and further electronically updates the quantity of game media used for the game. A game medium storage means for storing the game medium, and a payment processing means for performing a payment process for the game medium when the payment operation is accepted by the payment operation means, wherein the second sound data is stored in the payment process. It is preferable that the voice data indicates that the settlement process is performed by means. In this case, even when the game media settlement process is performed, the voice notification regarding the setting change is not canceled by the voice notification indicating that the settlement process is being performed.

  As another example, the operation means includes a confirmation operation means for accepting a confirmation operation for confirming a setting value of the lottery information whose setting has been changed by the setting change means, and the confirmation operation means further includes the confirmation operation. When an operation is accepted, a setting confirmation processing unit that displays the setting value and performs setting confirmation processing is provided, and the second audio data is subjected to the setting confirmation processing by the setting confirmation processing unit. It is preferable that the audio data indicates. In this case, even if the setting confirmation notification effect that notifies that the setting is being confirmed is executed by chattering in the setting change end operation, the sound notification regarding the setting change is not canceled.

  Further, it is preferable that the audio data includes encoded data that has been encoded, and the notification unit decodes the encoded data in a reproduction channel corresponding to the audio data to reproduce the audio data. In this case, since the audio data is compressed and stored, various audio data can be stored.

  Further, it is preferable that the plurality of reproduction channels can simultaneously decode the encoded data. In this case, since a plurality of audio data can be reproduced simultaneously using a plurality of reproduction channels, the audio data assigned to the respective reproduction channels can be reliably notified.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to reliably notify the sound regarding the setting change without switching the sound notification regarding the setting change.

It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing an internal configuration of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a main control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a circuit configuration diagram of a sound source IC included in the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing a sub-control unit 500 of the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of power-on processing of the main control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the setting value change process of step S105 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the game execution process of step S108 of FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of interrupt processing of the main control unit of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the monitoring process of step S402 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the alerting | reporting aspect of the effect in the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the timing chart data of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the layer data contained in the timing chart data of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the device data (voice | voice) of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 4 is an address map of a control register of a sound source IC of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an address map of a control register of a sound source IC of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the sub control part 400 main process of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, a strobe process, and a timer interruption process. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the sub control part 400 command input process of FIG.18 S702. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the sub control part 400 effect update process of step S703 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows in detail the flow of the production data update process of step S1105 of FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a flow of a main process, a command input process, a strobe process, a timer interrupt process, and a VDP process in the slot machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a timing chart figure which shows the effect switching timing in the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention (in the case of start lever operation-> 1st stop operation-> 2nd stop operation-> 3rd stop operation). It is a timing chart figure which shows the effect switching timing in the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention (in the case of setting change possible operation-> setting change end operation-> adjustment button operation). It is a timing chart figure which shows the production switch timing in the conventional slot machine (in the case of setting change possible operation-> setting change end operation-> adjustment button operation).

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the slot machine 100, a game is started when a medal is inserted, and a medal is paid out according to the result of the game.

  A slot machine 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 101 and a front door 102 that is attached to the front surface of the main body 101 and can be opened and closed with respect to the main body 101. Three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface are housed inside the center of the main body 101, and can be rotated inside the slot machine 100. Has been. These reels 110 to 112 are rotationally driven by a driving means such as a stepping motor.

  In this embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by attaching the belt-like member to a predetermined circular cylindrical frame member. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. That is, each of the reels 110 to 112 functions as a display unit that displays a combination of a plurality of types of symbols in a variable manner. In addition to the reel, an electronic image display device such as a liquid crystal display device can also be used as such a display means. In this embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  Backlights (not shown in FIG. 1) for illuminating individual symbols displayed on the symbol display window 113 are disposed on the rear surfaces of the reels 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be illuminated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between the two. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp indicating the winning line 114 that is valid. The effective pay line is determined in advance by the number of medals bet as a game medium. There are five pay lines 114. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal pay line is valid, and when two medals are betted, the upper horizontal win line and the lower horizontal pay line are added. If three are valid and three medals are bet, five lines including a right-down winning line and an upper-right winning line are valid as winning lines. The number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five. For example, when one medal is bet, the middle horizontal winning line, the upper horizontal winning line, the lower horizontal winning line, the right Five lines, the down line and the upper right line, may be valid as the winning lines.

  The notification lamp 123 is, for example, a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (specifically, a bonus) has been won internally in an internal lottery to be described later or that a bonus game is in progress. The game medal insertable lamp 124 is a lamp for notifying that the player can insert a game medal. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal need not be inserted) when winning a replay which is one of the winning combinations in the previous game. It is a lamp. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  Medal insertion buttons (also referred to as bet buttons) 130 and 131 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals (referred to as credits) stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, every time the bet button 130 is pressed, a maximum of three cards are inserted, and when the bet button 131 is pressed, three cards are inserted. Hereinafter, the bet button 131 is also referred to as a MAX bet button. When a prescribed number of medals are inserted, the game start lamp 121 is turned on to notify that the game start operation is possible.

  The medal slot 134 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the bet buttons 130 and 131, or an actual medal can be inserted (insertion operation) from the medal insertion slot 134. is there. The stored number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. The game information display 126 is a display for displaying various types of internal information (for example, the number of medals paid out during a bonus game) as numerical values. The payout number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination.

  The start lever 135 is a lever type switch for starting the rotation of the reels 110 to 112. That is, when a desired number of medals is inserted into the medal insertion slot 134 or when the bet buttons 130 and 131 are operated and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 start to rotate. The operation on the start lever 135 is referred to as a game start operation.

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

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed. The payment button 132 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them from the medal payout exit 155. The door key hole 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. The medal payout exit 155 is a payout exit for paying out medals. The medal tray 156 is a container for collecting medals paid out from the medal payout opening 155. In the present embodiment, the medal tray 156 employs a tray that can emit light.

  The sound hole 160 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. A rendering device 190 is disposed at the top of the front door 102. The rendering device 190 includes a door (shutter) member 163 including two right doors 163a and a left door 163b that can be opened and closed in a horizontal direction, and a liquid crystal display device 157 disposed on the back side of the door member 163. When the two right doors 163a and 163b are opened horizontally in front of the liquid crystal display device 157, the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157 (not shown) appears on the front side (player side) of the slot machine 100. It has a structure to do.

  The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, and the lower lamp 154 are decorative lamps for exciting games.

<Internal configuration>
2 is a view showing an internal configuration of the slot machine 100, FIG. 2 (a) is a schematic perspective view of the slot machine 100 showing a state in which the front door 102 is opened, and FIG. 2 (b) is a front view. FIG. 4C is an enlarged perspective view of the door relay board 170 disposed on the door 102, and FIG. 8C shows the vicinity of the medal payout device 180 in the state disposed on the main body 101 when the front door 102 is opened. It is the front view which expanded.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, a reel unit 115 is provided in the center of the main body 101. The reel unit 115 is provided with reels 110 to 112 rotatably. Also, below the reel unit 115, medals for paying out to the player are stored, a medal paying device 180 for paying out the stored medals, and medals that cannot be stored in the medal paying device 180 (medal paying device). A medal auxiliary storage 182 for storing medals overflowing from 180) is provided. Further, on the lower side of the main body 101, a setting key switch 184 for changing the game mode setting of the slot machine 100 and confirming the changed setting, and powering on and off the slot machine 100 are provided. A power switch 186 is provided.

  Further, the main body 101 is generated by a power supply device 188 that generates power to be supplied to each electrical circuit of the slot machine 100 (for example, a main control unit 300 and sub-control units 400 and 500 described later) or a power supply device 188. A power supply circuit board 189 for converting the generated voltage into a predetermined voltage for use in each electric circuit is provided. Note that the power supply device 188 and the power supply circuit board 189 are preferably disposed in a place where it is difficult to manually operate (for example, the lower back side of the main body 101) so that they cannot be easily touched.

  On the back surface (opening side) of the front door 102, a door relay substrate 170 is disposed below the symbol display window 113. The door relay board 170 is provided with a reset switch 172, a setting change switch 174, a setting value display 176, and a harness 178 (see FIG. 5B).

  The reset switch 172 is a push button type switch, and the error of the slot machine 100 can be canceled by pressing the reset switch 172 (short-term pressing).

  The setting change switch 174 is also a push button type switch similar to the reset switch 172. The procedure for changing the setting by the setting change switch 174 will be described later.

  The set value display 176 is a display such as a 7-segment LED. The set value display 176 can display the game modes (hereinafter, also referred to as set values) 1 to 6 set by the setting change switch 174 by using numbers. When the set value display 176 is turned on (set key OFF → ON) when the set key is inserted into the set key switch 184 in the power-on state (power ON), the currently set game mode (for example, Since 1) is displayed as a number, it can be used to check the currently set game mode.

  The harness 178 is composed of a plurality of harnesses. The harness 178 is electrically connected to connectors provided in the main control unit 300 (details will be described later), the setting key switch 184, the power switch 186, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, a door opening sensor 382 and a reset switch sensor 383 are provided in the vicinity of the opening on the back surface of the front door 102. The door opening sensor 382 is configured to be L (OFF) when the door is closed and H (ON) when the door is opened.

  Next, on the lower side of the main body 101, as shown in FIG. 5C, a medal payout device 180, a medal auxiliary storage 182, a setting key switch 184, a power switch 186, and a power device 188. A power circuit board 189 is provided. A space provided below the main body 101 and in which the medal payout device 180 and the like are disposed is referred to as a power supply box 103.

  In the medal payout device 180 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a hopper), medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 134 by the player are stored through the medal selector 195. The medal payout device 180 communicates with the medal payout outlet 155. Therefore, as a result of the game, medals paid out from the medal payout device 180 are paid out to the player from the medal payout exit 155.

  The medal auxiliary storage 182 is a box-shaped device that is configured so that overflowing medals that cannot be stored in the medal payout device 180 fall into the opening of the medal auxiliary storage 182 and temporarily store medals. . The medals in the medal auxiliary storage 182 are collected by a store clerk of the game store.

  The setting key switch 184 is a key switch that is electrically turned on / off by inserting and rotating a predetermined setting key (not shown). Specifically, when a predetermined setting key is inserted into the setting key switch 184 and rotated to the right, the setting key switch sensor 381 provided in the setting key switch 184 detects the ON state, and when rotated to the left, the setting key switch sensor 381 detects an OFF state.

  The power switch 186 is a toggle switch that is electrically connected to the power supply device 188. With the power switch 186, the slot machine 100 can be turned on (power ON) or shut off (power OFF).

  Here, an operation procedure for changing the setting will be described. By inserting a setting key (not shown) into the setting key switch 184 and turning it clockwise (setting key OFF → ON), the power switch 186 is changed from the power-off state (power OFF) to the power-on state (power ON). The setting change becomes valid (setting change processing is started), and each time the setting change switch 174 is pressed, the game mode (also referred to as setting or setting value) changes in order from 1 to 6, and is set to a predetermined game mode. can do. By operating the start lever 135, the set value set at that time is confirmed. Finally, the setting change process is completed by turning the setting key counterclockwise (setting key ON → OFF).

  The setting key switch 184 is not limited to a key switch, and other switches may be used. Further, the power switch 186 is not limited to a toggle switch, and for example, a push switch or the like is preferably used.

  Further, the setting key switch 184 and the power switch 186 are not limited to those provided in the power supply box 103. For example, a dedicated box may be provided and disposed therein, or used in the slot machine 100. It is also preferable to provide it on a control board (for example, a board of the main control unit 300).

<Circuit configuration of control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 can be broadly divided into a main control unit 300 that performs control of the central part of the game, that is, processing related to the game progress of the slot machine 100, and a signal (control command) transmitted from the main control unit 300. ), A sub-control unit that controls various devices, that is, a sub-control unit 400 and a sub-control unit 500 that execute processing related to effects.

<Main control unit 300>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below.

  The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a monitoring cycle for constantly monitoring the states of sensors and switches, which will be described later, and a transmission cycle of motor drive pulses, via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus.

  The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 8 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 47, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 47 ÷ 8 MHz = 1. 504 ms.

  In addition, the CPU 310 has a control program data for controlling each IC, a lottery data used for internal winning lottery, a ROM 312 for storing reel stop positions, and a RAM 313 for storing temporary data. Is connected. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this point is the same in each control unit described later.

  The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal. The CPU 310 receives a medal acceptance sensor 320, a start lever sensor 321, a stop button sensor 322, and the like via the input interface 360 every interruption time. The states of the medal insertion button sensor 323, the settlement switch sensor 324, the medal payout sensor 326, the setting change switch sensor 380, the setting key switch sensor 381, the door opening sensor 382, and the reset switch sensor 383 are detected, and each sensor is monitored. Yes.

  Two medal acceptance sensors 320 are installed in the passage inside the medal insertion slot 134 and detect whether or not a medal has passed. The start lever sensor 321 is installed on the start lever 135 and detects a start operation by the player. The stop button sensor 322 is installed in each of the stop buttons 137 to 139, and detects the operation of the stop button by the player.

  The medal insertion button sensor 323 is installed in each of the medal insertion buttons 130 and 131, and detects an insertion operation when a medal electronically stored in the RAM 313 is inserted as a game medal. For example, when the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 130 becomes H level, the CPU 310 electronically inserts one stored medal and the medal insertion sensor 323 corresponding to the medal insertion button 131 is H level. When it becomes, three stored medals are electronically inserted. When the medal insertion button 131 is pressed, two are inserted when the number of stored medals is two, and one is inserted when the number is one.

  The settlement switch sensor 324 is provided on the settlement button 132. When the settlement button 132 is pressed once, the stored medals are settled. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal.

  The setting change switch sensor 380 is provided in the setting change switch 174 and detects that the setting change switch 174 has been pressed. The setting key switch sensor 381 is provided on the setting key switch 184. The setting key switch sensor 381 detects that the setting key is inserted into the setting key switch 184, and the setting value can be changed by the setting change switch 174.

  The door opening sensor 382 is provided in the door key hole 140 of the front door 102. The door opening sensor 382 detects that a predetermined key is inserted into the door key hole 140 and is turned clockwise, and detects that the front door 102 is opened or closed (door open state or door closed state). To do. The reset switch sensor 383 is also provided in the door key hole 140 of the front door 102. When a predetermined key is inserted and turned counterclockwise, the reset switch sensor 383 detects that the counter key is turned counterclockwise and performs reset processing. That is, the door key hole 140 is provided with a door opening sensor 382 and a reset switch sensor 383. When a predetermined key is inserted and turned to the right, it is detected that the front door 102 is opened and turned to the left. If so, reset processing is performed. Each of the above sensors may be a non-contact type sensor or a contact type sensor.

  An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 360. Specifically, the index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes high level each time the light shielding piece provided on the reel passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero.

  Further, output interfaces 370 and 371 are connected to the CPU 310 via the address decoding circuit 350 to the address bus. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces.

  The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 for driving the reels, and a hopper motor driving for driving a motor of a hopper (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal payout outlet 155). 331, a game lamp 340 (specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a game start lamp 121, a re-game lamp 122, a reel panel lamp 123, a game medal insertable lamp 124, etc.), and a 7-segment display 341 ( A stored number display 125, a game information display 126, a payout number display 127, etc.) are connected.

  The external concentrated terminal plate 342 is configured to be able to output parallel signals and serial signals to the outside of the slot machine 100. Thereby, by connecting the external concentration terminal board 342 to an information providing terminal board (not shown) installed in a game store or the like, the game information of the slot machine 100 (for example, the door is opened by opening the front door 102). The door opening information detected and transmitted by the sensor 382 or the setting change operation information detected and transmitted by the setting key switch sensor 381 when the setting key is inserted into the setting key switch 184 is output to the outside as various signals. Making it possible. This game information is transferred to a hall computer (not shown) via an information providing terminal board.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range and outputting the count value to the CPU 310 based on a clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316, which will be described later. Used for various lottery processes, including internal lottery for winning positions. The random number generation circuit 317 in this embodiment increments a value from 0 to 65535 using the clock frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 and increments a value from 0 to 16777215 using the clock frequency of the crystal oscillator 316. Two random number counters are provided.

  Further, an output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub-control unit 400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310.

<Sub-control unit 400>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit 400 is a CPU 410 that is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit 400 based on a control command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. The data bus and the address bus are provided, and the configuration described below is provided.

  The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock.

  Further, a timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  In addition, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 400, backlight lighting patterns and data for controlling various displays, and the like are stored. The RAM 413 is connected via each bus.

  Further, an output interface 460 is connected to the CPU 410, and a backlight 420 for illuminating the symbols of the reels 110 to 112 from the back is connected to the output interface 460.

  An input interface 461 for receiving a control command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and the CPU 410 excites the entire game based on the command received via the input interface 461. Performing production processing and the like.

  A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 in which sound data is stored. The sound source IC 480 uses a filter 484 including an HPF (high pass filter) and an LPF (low pass filter) to obtain a predetermined frequency from the sound data acquired from the ROM 481. Only the band is filtered, amplified by the amplifier 482, and output from the speaker 483.

  FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram of the sound source IC 480. The sound source IC 480 includes a control register that stores a command (command) from the CPU 410. The control register is a storage area divided into channels, and commands are stored in the areas of the corresponding channels. The sound source IC 480 obtains sound source data (also referred to as AMM data; data obtained by AMM encoding (compressing) phrase data (audio data)) from the ROM 481 based on the stored command, and the obtained sound source data is an AMM decoder. To decode the waveform data (PCM data). The decoded waveform data is further output digitally and analogly through a volume and pan, a total volume, and an effector for each channel. Since the tone generator IC 480 of the present embodiment has 16 phrase playback channels (channels of the AMM decoder), AMM data of up to 16 phrases for monaural data and up to 8 phrases for stereo data can be simultaneously and independently. Decode playback is possible.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the address decoding circuit 450 receives a command from the main control unit 300. An input interface 461 for receiving, an input / output interface 470 described later, and a clock IC 422 are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time when the clock IC 422 is connected.

  Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the input / output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the input / output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. That is, the demultiplexer 419 controls the effect lamp 430 (the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, etc.) according to the data received from the CPU 410.

  Further, the CPU 410 performs signal transmission to the sub-control unit 500 via the input / output interface 470. That is, the CPU 410 communicates with the sub control unit 500 via the input / output interface 470.

<Sub-control unit 500>
Next, the sub control unit 500 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit 500 includes a CPU 510 that is an arithmetic processing unit, a data bus and an address bus for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each IC and each circuit, and has a configuration described below.

  The clock correction circuit 514 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 511 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 510 as a system clock.

  A timer circuit 515 is connected to the CPU 510 via a bus. The CPU 510 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 512 to the timer circuit 515 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 515 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 510 for each interrupt time. The CPU 510 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  The CPU 510 receives a signal (control command) from the CPU 410 of the sub-control unit 400 via the input / output interface 561 and controls the sub-control unit 500 as a whole.

  In addition, a ROM 512, a RAM 513, and a VDP (video display processor) 600 are connected to the CPU 510 via a bus. The ROM 512 stores control program data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 500 and data for presentation. The RAM 513 includes a work area for programs processed by the CPU 510. A crystal oscillator 519 is connected to the VDP 600, and further, a CG-ROM 612 and a VRAM 613 in which image data and color palette data for image data are stored are connected via a bus. The VDP 600 reads out image data stored in the ROM 512 or the CG-ROM 612 based on a signal from the CPU 510, generates an image signal using the work area of the VRAM 613, and outputs the liquid crystal via the D / A converter 614. An image is displayed on the display screen of the display device 157. Note that a luminance adjustment signal is input to the liquid crystal display device 157 so that the CPU 510 can adjust the luminance of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 157.

  Further, the CPU 510 is connected to the left door motor driving unit 522 that moves the left door 163b in the horizontal direction and the right door motor driving unit 532 that moves the right door 163a in the horizontal direction via the output interface 570. . In this embodiment, each of the left door motor drive unit 522 and the right door motor drive unit 532 applies a pulse motor, and the left door motor drive unit 522 uses a motor (based on a signal from the CPU 510). The left door motor drive unit 532 is an IC that drives the motor (right door) based on a signal from the CPU 510.

  In addition, four shutter sensors 550 to 553 (left door 1, left door 2, right door 1, right door 2) are connected to CPU 510 via input interface 560. The shutter sensor (left door 1) 552 and the shutter sensor (left door 2) 553 are sensors for detecting the open / closed state of the left door 163b. The shutter sensor (right door 1) 550 and the shutter sensor (right door 2). Reference numeral 551 denotes a sensor for detecting the open / closed state of the right door 163a.

<Power-on processing>
Next, a power-on process executed by the CPU 310 of the main control unit 300 when the slot machine 100 is powered on will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of power-on processing.

  When the power switch 186 of the slot machine 100 is turned on, the CPU 310 of the main control unit 300 executes a power-on process described below.

  In step S101, various initial processes (initialization processes) are performed.

  In step S102, it is determined whether or not at least a part of the RAM 312 has an abnormality. If the RAM 312 has an abnormality, the process proceeds to step S103, and if there is no abnormality, the process proceeds to step S104. Various methods for detecting an abnormality in the RAM 312 are conceivable. For example, the same information is stored in the two first storage areas and the second recording area, and after the power is turned on, the first storage area is stored. As an example, a method of comparing the stored information with the information stored in the second storage area and determining that the two are different from each other is an example.

  In step S103, RAM error processing is performed. In this RAM error processing, preparations are made to clear all the storage areas of the RAM 312 except for the used stack area, and preparations for sending an error occurrence command to the sub-control unit 400 are made.

  In step S104, it is determined whether the setting key switch 184 is in an ON state. When the setting key switch 184 is in the ON state, the process proceeds to step S105, and when it is in the OFF state, the process proceeds to step S106.

  In step S105, a setting value change process (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S106, it is determined whether forced RAM clear is in an ON state. More specifically, the forced RAM clear is set to the ON state when the power is turned on and the reset button of the reset switch 172 described above is pressed for a long time (for example, pressed for 5 seconds). When the forced RAM clear is in the ON state, the process proceeds to step S107. When the forced RAM clear is in the OFF state, the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S107, an initial state game start process is performed. In this initial state game start processing, “setting value storage area” and “storage area excluding stack area used when clearing RAM 312” are cleared, automatic settlement and presence / absence setting, etc., whether internal winning is set, A control command is transmitted to the sub control unit 400.

  In step S108, game execution processing (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S109, the slot machine 100 is restored to the state before the power was cut off by the restoration process, and the game execution process described later is resumed.

<Setting value change processing>
Next, the setting value changing process will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the setting value changing process in step S105 of FIG.

  In step S <b> 201, the set value (game mode) currently set is displayed on the set value display 176.

  In step S202, the RAM 312 is initialized (RAM clear).

  In step S <b> 203, a setting change enable state command indicating that the setting change enable state (setting change processing is in progress) is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. When the sub-control unit 400 receives the setting changeable state command, the sub-control unit 400 executes a setting changeable state notification effect indicating that the setting changeable state.

  In step S204, it is determined whether or not the setting change switch 174 has been pressed. If the setting change switch 174 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S205. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S206.

  In step S205, the set value displayed on the set value display 176 is updated based on the set value changing operation. The setting value is updated by adding 1 to the currently set values 1 to 6 each time the setting change switch 174 is pressed, and returning to 1 when the set value exceeds 6. repeat.

  In step S206, it is determined whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If the start lever 135 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S207. If not, the process proceeds to step S204 to continue the process of specifying whether or not the setting value can be changed.

  In step S207, the setting value currently displayed on the setting value display unit 176 (the setting value changed with the changing operation and the setting value originally set without the changing operation) is stored in the setting value storage area of the RAM 312. Confirm the set value.

  In step S208, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 184 has been switched from ON to OFF. If the setting key switch 184 is turned off, the process proceeds to step S209. If not, the process of step S208 is repeated to wait for the setting key switch 184 to be turned off.

  In step S209, a setting change end command indicating that the setting change enabled state has ended is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400, and the process ends. When receiving the setting change end command, the sub-control unit 400 executes a setting change end effect indicating that the setting change enable state has ended.

<Game execution processing>
Next, the game execution process will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the setting value changing process in step S105 of FIG. CPU 310 repeatedly executes the game execution process described below unless it detects a power-off or the like.

  In step S301, processing related to medal insertion is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not medals have been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of medals inserted. It is not necessary to insert medals when winning the re-gamer in the previous game.

  In step S301, a process related to a game start operation is performed. Here, based on the detection result of the start lever sensor 321 performed in step S610 of the monitoring process described later, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated, and if it is determined that the start operation has been performed, Confirm the number of medals to be used for. In step S301, a start lever operation command indicating that the start lever 135 has been operated is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. The sub-control unit 400 receives the start lever command, grasps the start lever operation, and executes an effect corresponding to the start lever operation.

  In step S302, a valid pay line 114 is determined according to the number of medals determined in step S301.

  In step S303, the random number generated by the random number generation circuit 317 is acquired based on the start operation.

  In step S304, an internal lottery of a winning combination is performed using the random number acquired in step S303 and the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 312. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination is won internally, the flag of the winning combination is turned on internally. In step S304, an internal lottery result command indicating the result of the internal lottery is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. The sub-control unit 400 receives the internal lottery result command, grasps the result of the internal lottery, and executes an effect corresponding to the result of the internal lottery.

  In step S305, based on the internal lottery result in step S304, a plurality of stop position data selection tables defined for each of the reels 110 to 112 are referred to, and any one reel stop control table is selected.

  In step S306, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started based on the start operation.

  In step S307, the rotation of the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 is stopped based on the detection result of the stop button sensor 322 performed in step S610 of the monitoring process described later. At this time, the reels 110 to 112 are stopped based on the reel stop control table selected in step S305. In step S307, a stop command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. That is, for the first stop operation, the first stop command indicating the stop position of the first stop reel, for the second stop operation, the second stop command indicating the stop position of the second stop reel, the third For the stop operation, a third stop command indicating the stop position of the third stop reel is transmitted. The sub-control unit 400 receives the first stop command, the second stop command, and the third stop command, thereby grasping the reel stop operation and the reel stop position, and executing an effect corresponding to the command.

  In step S308, the winning determination of the symbols stopped when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are pressed is performed. Here, it is determined that a winning combination has been won when a winning symbol combination corresponding to an internally winning winning combination or a winning combination with a flag carryover is arranged (displayed) on the activated winning line 114. . For example, if “Replay-Replay-Replay” is arranged on the validated winning line 114, it is determined that the player wins the replay. In step S308, a display determination result command indicating the result of winning determination and the type of winning combination is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. By receiving the display determination result command, the sub-control unit 400 grasps the result of the winning determination and the type of the winning combination, and executes an effect corresponding to the display determination result command.

In step S309, if a winning combination with a payout has been won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

  In step S310, game state control processing is performed. In this gaming state control process, control for changing the gaming state is performed. For example, in the case of BB (Big Bonus) winning or SRB (Shift Regular Bonus) winning, BB (Big Bonus) game or SRB (Shifting from the next time) is performed. Regular bonus) Prepare to start the game, and prepare to start the normal game next time in those final games. In step S310, a gaming state command indicating a gaming state is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. The sub-control unit 400 receives the gaming state command, grasps the gaming state, and executes an effect corresponding to the gaming state.

  As described above, one game is completed, and thereafter, the game progresses as the CPU 310 repeats the game execution process.

<Timer interrupt processing and power-off interrupt processing>
Next, a timer interrupt process and a power-off interrupt process executed by the CPU 310 of the main control unit 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 10A is a flowchart showing the flow of the timer interruption process, and FIG. 10B is a flowchart showing the flow of the power interruption interruption process.

  In step S401, the CPU 310 saves each register value.

  In step S402, a monitoring process (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S403, it is determined whether the power-off flag is ON. If the power-off flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S404. If the power-off flag is OFF, the process proceeds to step S406. The power-off flag in this embodiment is set to ON in the power-off interrupt process shown in FIG. This power-off interrupt process is assigned to the NMI (non-maskable interrupt) of the CPU 310. When the power supply voltage of the slot machine 100 becomes lower than a predetermined voltage value, a non-maskable interrupt is generated, and the power-off interrupt process is performed in step S501 of the power-off interrupt process. The flag is set to ON. Note that the power-off detection method is not limited to this. For example, a method of monitoring the voltage value at a predetermined time interval (so-called polling) can be considered in addition to the method of detecting the power-off by interruption.

In step S404, the current stack pointer value is saved in the RAM 313, and the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S405, data in a specific area (setting values in the present embodiment) in the RAM 313 is saved in each of the three setting value storage areas, and data in other areas (eg, game information) is saved in the saving area. After that, a standby state (infinite loop) is entered in preparation for power interruption.

In step S406, after restoring the value of each register saved in step S401, the process is terminated <monitoring process>.
Next, the monitoring process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the monitoring process in step S402 of the timer interrupt process in FIG.

  In step S601, it is determined whether or not the setting key switch 184 is operated based on the detection result of the setting key switch sensor 381. When it is determined that the setting key switch 184 is operated, that is, when the setting key switch 184 is operated from OFF to ON, the process proceeds to step S602, and when it is determined that the setting key switch 184 is not operated. Advances to step S604.

  In step S602, since it is determined that the setting key switch 184 has been operated from the OFF state to the ON state when the power switch 186 is in the ON state, a setting confirmation command indicating that the setting is being confirmed is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. Perform the process. When the sub-control unit 400 receives the setting confirmation command, the sub-control unit 400 executes a setting confirmation notification effect that notifies that the setting confirmation is being performed.

  In step S603, a setting confirmation process for displaying the set value currently set on the set value display 176 is performed.

  In step S604, based on the detection result of the settlement switch sensor 324, it is determined whether or not the settlement button 132 is operated. If it is determined that the settlement button 132 is operated, the process proceeds to step S605. If it is determined that the settlement button 132 is not operated, the process proceeds to step S607.

  In step S605, when the settlement button 132 is operated, a settlement command indicating that the settlement button 132 has been operated is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. When the sub-control unit 400 receives the settlement command, the sub-control unit 400 executes a settlement-informing effect for notifying that the settlement process is being performed.

  In step S606, a checkout process is performed in which both the stored medals (up to 50) and the number of bets that have been bet but have not yet been used in the game (the number has not yet been determined. 1 to 3) are settled. Do.

  In step S607, it is determined whether or not there is a reset operation based on the detection result of the reset switch sensor 383. If it is determined that there is a reset operation, the process proceeds to step S608. If it is determined that there is no reset operation, the process proceeds to step S610.

  In step S608, when a reset operation is performed, a reset execution command indicating that the reset operation has been performed is transmitted to the sub-control unit 400. In addition, the sub control part 400 will perform the reset alerting | reporting effect which alert | reports that it is in reset process, if a reset execution command is received.

  In step S609, processing according to the reset operation is performed. For example, when the reset operation is pressed for a short time (for example, pressed for 5 seconds or less), an error status return process (error release) or a process of restarting payout is performed.

  In step S610, other various interrupt processes are performed. The various interrupt processes include, for example, an interrupt process that performs detection determination by monitoring the detection status of the start lever sensor 321 and an interrupt process that performs detection determination by monitoring the detection status of the stop button sensor 322.

<Indication mode of production>
Next, an example of the notification mode of the notification effect in the present embodiment will be described using FIG. Here, FIG. 12 has shown the alerting | reporting aspect regarding a setting change possible state alerting | reporting effect, a setting change completion alerting | reporting effect, a setting confirmation alerting effect, the adjustment alerting effect, and a reset alerting effect, and FIG. The notification mode of the lamps (specifically, the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, and the lower lamp 154), FIG. 12B is the notification mode of the speaker 483, and FIG. The notification mode of the liquid crystal display device 157 is shown.

  The setting changeable state notification effect is an effect executed by the sub control units 400 and 500 when the sub control unit 400 receives the above-described setting changeable state command. When the control unit 400 receives the above-described setting change end command, it is an effect executed by the sub-control units 400 and 500, and the setting confirmation notification effect is the sub-control unit 400 having received the above-described setting confirmation command. In this case, the effect is executed by the sub-control units 400 and 500. Further, the notification effect during settlement is an effect executed by the sub-control units 400 and 500 when the sub-control unit 400 receives the above-described settlement command, and the reset notification effect is the reset described above by the sub-control unit 400. This is an effect executed by the sub-control units 400 and 500 when an execution command is received.

  For example, when the setting changeable state notification effect is executed, the effect lamp 430 (upper lamp 150, side lamp 151, center lamp 152, waist lamp 153, lower lamp 154) is continuously blinked at high speed, and the speaker 483 is used. Outputs the “setting change” wording five times and then continues to output the “abnormality occurrence” wording. On the liquid crystal display device 157, the wording that the setting is being changed is continuously displayed.

  Further, when the setting change end notification effect is executed, the effect lamp 430 is continuously flashed at a medium speed for 6 seconds, and the word “setting changed” is output three times from the speaker 483, and the liquid crystal display device 157 is displayed. Above, the word “end of setting change” is continuously displayed for 6 seconds.

  In addition, regarding the audio output via the speaker 483 of the present embodiment, the audio data is created so that one wording output is completed in 2 seconds (2000 ms) except for the case of demo audio. That is, the above-described voice notification “setting is being changed” is performed for a total of 10 seconds, and the voice notification “setting changed” is performed for a total of 6 seconds.

<Production data>
Next, the production data of this embodiment will be specifically described.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of timing chart data (hereinafter referred to as TC data) on which the effect data of the present embodiment is mounted. The production data is classified into TC data as shown in FIG. 13 and stored on the ROM 412 for each production.

  For example, in the case of a setting change enable state notification effect, TC data NO that can uniquely identify TC data is associated with TC data “TC_0001”, and in the case of a setting change end notification effect, The TC data whose TC data NO is “TC_0002” is associated. The TC data is managed for each of a plurality of devices (marker, stereo, monaural 1, monaural 2,..., Side lamp, liquid crystal image, etc.). For example, in the setting changeable state notification effect in which TC data NO is “TC_0001” Monaural 1 (one channel of the monaural sound source of the speaker 483), a side lamp 151, and a liquid crystal image (liquid crystal display device 157) are used, and monaural 1 is an effect number (referred to in detail as a layer address) “H”. The production content (production pattern) is determined by the production data “0000” (referred to in detail as layer data), and the production content (production pattern) is determined by the production data of the production number “H'0000” for the side lamp 151. The liquid crystal image is produced by the production data of the production number “H'0000”. Pattern) is determined.

  Similarly, in the notification effect during the setting confirmation of TC data NO “TC_0004”, monaural 3 (one channel of the monaural sound source of speaker 483), side lamp 151, and a liquid crystal image are used as a device. The effect content (effect pattern) is determined by the effect data of effect number “H'0000”, and the content of the effect (effect pattern) is determined for the side lamp 151 by the effect data of effect number “H'0003”. The effect content (effect pattern) is determined by the effect data of the effect number “H'0003”.

  The production numbers shown in FIG. 13 are written in hexadecimal notation, and “H′FFFF” indicates that there is no relevant production. Further, since the sound source IC 480 of the present embodiment has 16 phrase playback channels as described above, there are monaural layer divisions from monaural 1 to 16. Here, one of the phrase reproduction channels is uniquely associated with each of monaural 1 to 16 which are monaural layers. For example, as shown in FIG. 14 to be described later, the phrase playback channel 0 is assigned to the monaural 1, and the phrase playback channel 1 is assigned to the monaural 2. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, each of the 16 phrase playback channels holds a corresponding address on the control register of the sound source IC 480, and corresponds to the audio data when the audio data is played back. The command is stored in the address of the phrase reproduction channel corresponding to each layer division.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, only audio data of effects related to setting changes (specifically, setting changeable state notification effects and setting change end notification effects) are set in the monaural 1 channel. The sound data of other effects is not set to monaural 1 (for example, the sound data of the notification effect during settlement is monaural 2, the notification effect during setting confirmation is monaural 3, etc.). Therefore, as will be described in detail later, even if the notification effect related to the setting change is switched to another notification effect due to a predetermined trigger, the sound of the notification effect related to the setting change may be erased by the sound of the other notification effect. Absent. That is, the sound of the notification effect regarding the setting change and the sound of the other notification effect are output from the speaker 483 at the same time. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the sound source IC can simultaneously reproduce 16-channel audio data.

  Conventionally, since the sound data of the notification effect related to the setting change is assigned to the same channel as the sound data of the other notification effect, the setting change is performed when the notification effect related to the setting change is switched to another notification effect. The sound of the notification effect related to the sound has been drowned out by the sound of other notification effects. Even when the notification effect related to the setting change is being executed, the voice data of the notification effect related to the setting change and the sound data of the other notification effect are set to the same channel. This is because the overwriting is set for the channel instead of the audio data for the production.

  Hereinafter, the audio effect data will be described in detail.

<Audio data>
FIG. 14 specifically shows an example of effect data (layer data) having mono, 1, and 3 layer classifications. FIG. 15 specifically shows an example of device data (sound) constituting the layer data. The device data (sound) is stored on the ROM 481 in an encoded state. Further, the switching timing, VOL / PAN shown in FIG. 14, and the phrase number and the number of repetitions shown in FIG. 15 are described in hexadecimal notation.

  For example, when the setting changeable state notification effect with the TC data NO “TC — 0001” is selected (see FIG. 13), the layer data with the effect number (layer address) “H′0000” having the monaural layer 1 is The layer data name is “$ dir_Layer_Monaural_0000” (see FIG. 14). This layer data is composed of three pieces of effect data (effect data consisting of switching timing, data ID and VOL / PAN). Specifically, first, effect data whose data ID is eDEV_SND_0001 is set, and then The effect data with the data ID eDEV_SND_0002 is set, and finally the effect data with the data ID eLAYERDATE_END_L is sequentially set. As shown in FIG. 15, the production data with the data ID eDEV_SND_0001 is device data (voice) composed of a data ID, a phrase number, the number of repetitions, a comment, etc., and the performance time is 10 seconds (10000 ms). Is sound data indicating a sound during setting change (for example, “setting is being changed”). Similarly, the effect data (device data) having the data ID eDEV_SND_0002 is sound data in which an abnormal sound (for example, “abnormality occurrence”) having a performance time of 2 seconds (2000 ms) is repeated indefinitely. The effect data whose data ID is eLAYERDATE_END_L is data indicating the end of the effect. Here, each effect data is sequentially switched to the next effect data at the switching timing shown in FIG. 14, so when the layer data of the effect number “H′0000” whose layer classification is monaural 1 is selected, First, a setting change sound is output continuously for 10 seconds (H'03E8) based on device data whose data ID is eDEV_SND_0001, and then 10 seconds later, an abnormal sound is generated based on performance data whose data ID is eDEV_SND_0002. Will be output an infinite number of repetitions. That is, when the layer data of the production number “H′0000” whose layer classification is monaural 1 is selected, the settable state notification production through the speaker 483 as shown in FIG. It becomes. As for the value of VOL / PAN, the first 2 bits indicate VOL (size: set in 10 steps from 0 to 100), and the next 2 bits indicate PAN (right and left balance: 5 steps from 0 to 100). 20 indicates that the left and right balance is the same).

  In addition, when the layer data of the production number “H'0001” whose layer classification is monaural 1 is selected, the setting change end sound continues for 6 seconds (H′0258) based on the device data whose data ID is eDEV_SND_0003. Is output and ends after 6 seconds. That is, when the layer data of the production number “H'0001” whose layer classification is monaural 1 is selected, the setting change end notification effect via the speaker 483 as shown in FIG. It becomes.

<Sub-control unit 400 main process>
Next, main processing in the sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG.

This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of the main process of the sub-control unit 400. The main process of the sub-control unit 400 is performed mainly by the CPU 410 of the sub-control unit 400, and the processes in steps S702 to S703 are repeatedly executed unless a power-off is detected.

  When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S701. In this initialization process, recovery processing when the power is cut off, initial setting of the input / output ports, initialization of the storage area in the RAM 413, data load processing, and the like are performed. In addition, a state in which a command from the main control unit 300 can be received is set.

  In step S702, command input processing of the sub-control unit 400 is performed. Although details will be described later, in this sub control unit 400 command input process, it is determined whether or not there is an unprocessed command in the command storage area of the RAM 413. If there is an unprocessed command, the unprocessed command (for example, setting A process corresponding to a changeable state command, a setting change end command, etc.) is executed.

  In step S703, sub-control unit 400 effect update processing is performed. Although details will be described later, in the sub-control unit 400 effect setting process, effect data for controlling the effect is updated.

<Sub-control unit 400 strobe processing>
Next, strobe interrupt processing of the sub control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG. This strobe interrupt process is a process executed when the sub control unit 400 detects a strobe signal output from the main control unit 300. In step S801 of the strobe interrupt process, a command (for example, a setting change enable state command, a setting change end command, etc.) output by the main control unit 300 is stored as an unprocessed command in a command storage area provided in the RAM 413.

<Sub-control unit 400 timer interrupt processing>
Next, timer interrupt processing of the sub-control unit 400 will be described with reference to FIG.

The sub-control unit 400 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms), and executes the sub-control unit 400 timer interrupt process in response to this timer interrupt. The sub-control unit 400 sets the general-purpose timer (10 ms), and the general-purpose timer is updated in step S901.

  In step S902, it is determined whether or not there is a command to be transmitted to the effect device (for example, speaker 483, effect lamp 430, etc.) of sub-control unit 400. Specifically, in the sub-control unit 400 effect update process in step S703 of the sub-control unit 400 main process, if a command to be transmitted to the effect device is prepared, it is determined that there is a command transmission and the process proceeds to step S903. . On the other hand, if no command is prepared, it is determined that no command is transmitted, and the process proceeds to step S904.

  In step S903, the prepared command is transmitted to the effect device of the sub-control unit 400. For example, when a command is transmitted to the device driver of the speaker 483, the command stored in the transmission buffer after being divided for each phrase reproduction channel is transmitted. As a result, the sound source IC 480 writes the command transmitted to the corresponding phrase reproduction channel (corresponding address).

  In step S904, it is determined whether there is a command to be transmitted to the sub-control unit 500.

Specifically, if a command to be transmitted to the sub-control unit 500 is prepared in the sub-control unit 400 effect update process in step S703, it is determined that there is a command transmission, and the process proceeds to step S905. On the other hand, if no command is prepared, it is determined that no command is transmitted, and the process is terminated.

  In step S905, the prepared command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 500.

<Sub-control unit 400 command input processing>
Next, the sub control unit 400 command input process will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the sub control unit 400 command input process in step S702 of FIG.

  In step S1001, it is determined whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the command storage area of the RAM 413. If it is determined that there is an unprocessed command, the process proceeds to step S1002, and if it is determined that there is no unprocessed command, the process ends.

  In step S1002, command determination processing is performed to determine what unprocessed commands are stored in the command storage area.

  In step S1003, it is determined whether the stored unprocessed command is a setting changeable state command. If it is a setting changeable state command, the process proceeds to step S1004. If it is not a setting changeable state command, the process proceeds to step S1005.

  In step S1004, the address (TC data NO) of the TC data corresponding to the notification effect of the setting changeable state (setting changeable state notification effect) is stored. For example, in the case of the TC data shown in FIG. 13, TC_0001 is stored in the TC address storage area on the RAM 413.

  In step S1005, it is determined whether the stored unprocessed command is a setting change end command. If it is a setting change end command, the process proceeds to step S1006. If it is not a setting change end command, the process proceeds to step S1007.

  In step S1006, the address (TC data NO) of TC data corresponding to the notification effect of the end of setting change (setting change end notification effect) is stored. For example, in the case of the TC data shown in FIG. 13, TC_0002 is stored in the TC address storage area on the RAM 413.

  In step S1007, it is determined whether the stored unprocessed command is a setting confirmation command. If it is a setting confirmation command, the process proceeds to step S1008, and if it is not a setting confirmation command, the process proceeds to step S1009.

  In step S1008, the address (TC data NO) of TC data corresponding to the notification effect of setting confirmation (notification effect during setting confirmation) is stored. For example, in the case of the TC data shown in FIG. 13, TC_0004 is stored in the TC address storage area on the RAM 413.

  In step S1009, it is determined whether the stored unprocessed command is a reset execution command. If it is a reset execution command, the process proceeds to step S1010. If it is not a reset execution command, the process proceeds to step S1011.

  In step S1010, the address (TC data NO) of the TC data corresponding to the notification effect (reset notification effect) of the reset process is stored. For example, in the case of the TC data shown in FIG. 13, TC_0005 is stored in the TC address storage area on the RAM 413.

  In step S1011, other processing according to the received command is executed. For example, based on a game-related command such as an internal lottery result command transmitted from the main control unit 300 indicating an internal winning combination or a start lever operation command indicating that the start lever 135 has been operated, the corresponding TC The TC data NO of the data is stored in the TC address storage area on the RAM 413, and an effect selection corresponding to the command is performed.

<Sub-control unit 400 effect update process>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 effect update process will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the sub-control unit 400 effect update process in step S703 of FIG. The sub-control unit 400 effect update process is executed for each layer of TC data.

  In step S1101, it is determined whether TC address data (TC data NO) is stored in the TC address storage area of the RAM 413. If it is determined that there is TC address data, the process proceeds to step S1102, and if it is determined that there is no TC address data, the process ends.

  In step S1102, the address of the layer data for each layer is specified by referring to the TC address data stored in the TC address storage area of the RAM 413. For example, in the TC data shown in FIG. 13, when the TC data NO is “TC_0003”, the monaural 2 “H'0002”, the side lamp “H′0002”, and the liquid crystal image “H′0002” are specified. The

  In step S1103, each address for each identified layer is overwritten and stored in the LD address storage area of the RAM 413, and the stored TC address data is cleared. For example, in the TC data shown in FIG. 13, when the TC data NO is “TC_0003”, the monaural 2 “H′0002”, the side lamp “H′0002”, and the liquid crystal image “H′0002” are stored in the RAM 413. Stored in the LD address storage area.

  In step S1104, preparation for command transmission to the sub-control unit 500 is made based on the address of the stored layer data. For example, in the TC data shown in FIG. 13, when the TC data NO is “TC_0003”, a command transmission preparation for the layer data “H′0002” of the liquid crystal image is performed. The command prepared for transmission is transmitted to the sub-control unit 500 in the timer interrupt process of FIG. 18C (see step S905 of FIG. 18C).

  In step S1105, effect data update processing (details will be described later) is performed.

  In step S1106, it is determined whether the layer of the stored layer data is monaural or stereo. If the layer of the stored layer data is monaural or stereo, the process proceeds to step S1107, and if it is neither monaural or stereo, the process proceeds to step S1109.

  In step S1107, a command indicating operation data is created based on the data ID of the specified effect data among the effect data included in the layer data. For example, in the layer data “H′0000” in which the layer classification is monaural 1 illustrated in FIG. 14, when the effect data having the data ID “eDEV_SND_0001” is specified, the data ID illustrated in FIG. 15 is “eDEV_SND_0001”. Generate a command indicating device data.

  In step S1108, each generated command is stored in the transmission buffer of the corresponding channel. For example, in the case where the layer classification shown in FIG. 14 is the mono 1 layer data “H'0000” and the command is generated based on the production data with the data ID “eDEV_SND_0001”, the phrase playback channel of the control register The command is stored in the transmission buffer corresponding to 1. Here, the audio transmission buffer of the present embodiment has an arrangement configuration of 16 channels, and is configured to pair with each phrase reproduction channel of the control register of the sound source IC 480. The command prepared for transmission is transmitted to the effect device of the sub-control unit 400 in the timer interrupt process of FIG. 18C (see step S903 of FIG. 18C).

  In step S1109, a command is prepared for transmission to other layers of the stored layer data, that is, other effect devices controlled by the sub-control unit 400, such as lamps. The command prepared for transmission is transmitted to the effect device of the sub-control unit 400 in the timer interrupt process of FIG. 18C (see step S903 of FIG. 18C).

<Production data update processing>
Next, the effect data update process will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing in detail the flow of the effect data update process in step S1105 of FIG. The effect data update process is a process performed for each layer of TC data.

  In step S1201, it is determined whether the address of the layer data is stored in the LD address storage area of the RAM 413. If the layer data address is stored, the process proceeds to step S1202. If the layer data address is not stored, the process ends.

  In step S1202, the corresponding effect data is referred to among the effect data included in the stored layer data. The identification of the corresponding effect data is based on the timer for measuring the effect elapsed time and the effect switching time of the effect data. For example, in the case where the layer data shown in FIG. 14 is the mono 1 layer data “H'0000”, the production data with the data ID “eDEV_SND_0001”, “eDEV_SND_0002”, or “eLAYER_DATE_END_L” is referenced according to the production elapsed time. Is done.

  In step S1203, it is determined based on a timer that measures the effect elapsed time whether or not it is an effect initial execution time or an effect switching timing. If it is an effect initial execution time or an effect switching timing, the process proceeds to step S1204. If it is neither an effect initial execution time nor an effect switching timing, the process ends.

  In step S1204, the data ID of the referred effect data is specified. For example, in the case where the layer data shown in FIG. 14 is the mono 1 layer data “H'0000”, the effect data with the data ID “eDEV_SND_0001” is specified at the time of initial execution of the effect, and the effect switching timing. Indicates the effect data having the data ID “eDEV_SND_0002” or “eLAYER_DATE_END_L”.

  In step S1205, it is determined whether or not it is during the initial stage of performance. If it is during the initial stage of performance, the process proceeds to step S1205. If it is not during the initial stage of presentation, the process proceeds to step S1207.

  In step S1206, an effect switching time update process is started, that is, a timer value of a timer for measuring the effect elapsed time is cleared.

  In step S1207, it is determined whether or not the effect has ended. If the effect has ended, the process proceeds to step S1208. If the effect has not ended, the process ends.

  In step S1208, the layer data address stored in the LD address storage area of the RAM 413 is cleared.

<Main processing of sub-control unit 500>
Next, the main process of the sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart of the main process of the sub-control unit 500.

  In step S1401, various initial settings are performed. When the power is turned on, an initialization process is first executed in step S1401. In this initialization process, recovery processing when the power is cut off, initial setting of the input / output ports, initialization of the storage area in the RAM, data loading process, motors for driving the right door 163a and the left door 163b Performs return-to-origin processing. In addition, a state in which a command from the main control unit 300 can be received is set. Furthermore, other initialization processes such as variable initialization are performed.

  In step S1402, command input processing of the sub-control unit 500 is performed. In the sub-control unit 500 command input process, a process for storing (storing) presentation reservation information for setting an execution-scheduled presentation based on the command received from the sub-control unit 400 is performed.

  In step S1403, the effect update process of the sub-control unit 500 is performed. In this sub-control unit 500 effect update process, a new setting of a corresponding effect (including a notification effect) or an effect being executed is updated based on the effect reservation information.

  In step S1404, motor drive processing is performed. The CPU 510 responds to a right door motor drive unit 532 (also referred to as a right door motor driver) for driving the right door 163a and a left door motor drive unit 522 (also referred to as a left door motor driver) for driving the left door 163b. Based on the device information of the effect updated in S1403, a process of setting motor drive data (device data) for executing the effect using the door is performed.

  In step S1405, it is determined whether or not the value of the VDP counter stored in the RAM 513 is two. In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 500 receives a V blank signal (vertical synchronization signal) that the VDP 600 outputs periodically (in this example, about once in 16.66 ms) and receives VDP interrupt processing described later. 1 is added to the value of the VDP counter stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513. If the value of the VDP counter is 2, the process proceeds to step S1406. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1402.

  In step S1406, based on the device information of the effect updated in S1403, the VDP 600 displays the effect information indicating the image content of the updated effect and the prepared drawing image (the image drawn and developed in the VRAM 613) on the liquid crystal display. An effect image display process of transferring instruction information to be output to the device 157 is performed. More specifically, the CPU 510 of the sub-control unit 500 reads the image data stored in the CG-ROM 612 based on the updated device information of the production, and generates (draws) an image signal using the work area of the VRAM 613. Deployment). After that, through the D / A converter 614, the liquid crystal display device 157 displays the effect information indicating the updated image contents and the prepared drawing image (the image drawn and developed in the VRAM 613).

  In step S1407, the value of the VDP counter is set to zero. Here, the value of the VDP counter stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513 is changed to zero. Thereafter, the sub control unit 500 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S1402 to S1407. That is, the sub-control unit 500 is set to execute the effect image display process when the V blank signal transmitted from the VDP 600 is received twice. Therefore, the sub-control unit 500 executes the effect image display process every 16.66 ms × 2 = about 33 ms. As a result, 30 frames (about 33 ms × 30 = 1 second) sprite moving image can be drawn per second.

<Sub-control unit 500 strobe processing>
Next, the strobe process of the sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The sub-control unit 500 performs this strobe process when it detects a change in the strobe signal input from the sub-control unit 400. In step S1501 of the strobe process, the command received from the sub-control unit 400 is stored in the predetermined storage area of the RAM 513 as an unprocessed command, and the process ends.

<Sub-control unit 500 timer interrupt processing>
Next, the timer interrupt process of the sub control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The sub-control unit 500 periodically executes this timer interrupt process based on a timer interrupt request signal output from the timer unit of the CPU 510. In step S1601 of the timer interruption process, the effect data is updated according to the gaming state and the like.

<Sub control unit 500VDP interrupt processing>
Next, the VDP interrupt process in the main process of the sub-control unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the sub control unit 500 receives the V blank signal transmitted from the VDP 600, the sub control unit 500 executes the VDP interrupt process. In step S1701, 1 is added to the value of the VDP counter stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 513.

<Timing chart showing switching timing of production>
Next, the notification timing switching timing of the present embodiment described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25 are timing charts showing how the contents of the effect change due to the player's operation.

  FIG. 23 shows the lamp 430, the speaker 483, and the liquid crystal display device 157 by the player's operation in one game, that is, the start lever operation, the stop button operation (first stop operation, second stop operation, third stop operation). It shows a state where the production via is switched. Specifically, in the lamp 430, an effect of the lighting pattern 1 is started by the start lever operation, an effect of the lighting pattern 2 is then started by the first stop operation, and then the lighting pattern 3 is changed by the second stop operation. The state where the effect is started and then the effect of the lighting pattern 4 is started by the third stop operation is shown. That is, since the lamp data indicating the lighting patterns 1 to 4 in the production is set in the same layer classification of the TC data described above, the next lamp data is overwritten and set when the next production switching event occurs. Is done. As a result, the effect being executed by the game operation is interrupted (for example, lighting pattern 1), and the next effect is executed (for example, lighting pattern 2).

  Similarly, in the speaker 483, the effect of the sound effect 1 is started by the start lever operation, the effect of the sound effect 2 is started by the first stop operation, and then the effect of the sound effect 3 is started by the second stop operation. Is started, and then the effect of the sound effect 4 is started by the third stop operation.

  In the game stand, such a mechanism for switching the effect, that is, a configuration in which the effect data of the same layer classification is overwritten and switched is adopted for each player in the game stand and even for the same player. This is because the operation timing is different for each game, and it is necessary to produce effects in accordance with different operation timings for each player and for each game.

  However, such an effect switching mechanism on the game table may cause a problem. This is a case related to the setting change process described above. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the audio data of the process related to the setting change is set to a different layer classification from the audio data of other notification effects, and is reproduced on different reproduction channels.

  FIG. 24 shows a state of effect switching of the lamp 430, the speaker 483, and the liquid crystal display device 157 when a setting change enable operation, a setting change end operation, and then a settlement button operation are performed in the present embodiment. .

  In the lamp 430 and the liquid crystal display device 157, as in FIG. 23, a state in which the next effect is started by the player's operation is shown. For example, when the adjustment button operation is performed while the setting change end notification effect is being executed, the setting change end notification effect is interrupted and the notification effect during adjustment is executed in the lamp 430 and the liquid crystal display device 157.

  On the other hand, in the speaker 483, even if the next operation is performed while the notification effect relating to the setting change is being performed, the notification effect relating to the setting change is continuously executed, and the next effect is also executed simultaneously. For example, if the adjustment button operation is performed while the setting change end notification effect is being executed, the setting change end notification effect is not interrupted and is continuously executed in the speaker 483, and the adjustment notification effect is also executed.

  FIG. 25 illustrates a state of effect switching of the lamp 430, the speaker 483, and the liquid crystal display device 157 when a setting change enable operation, a setting change end operation, and then a settlement button operation are performed.

  In this case, since the setting change end notification effect by the speaker 483 is interrupted by the adjustment button operation and the notification notification effect during adjustment is executed, the setting change end effect by the speaker 483 cannot be executed to the end.

  As described above, the voice notification effect relating to the setting change of the present embodiment is output to the end without being interrupted, even if another voice notification effect triggered by another operation is started. be able to.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 100 of the present embodiment, since the audio data related to the setting change is reproduced on the reproduction channel different from the other audio data, the audio notification related to the highly important setting change is surely performed. Can be notified. For example, even if another notification effect is started by a player's operation or the like while a notification effect related to a setting change is being performed, the voice notification related to the setting change can be reliably notified without switching the voice notification related to the setting change. it can.

  Specifically, even if another operation such as a settlement operation is performed before the voice notification indicating the setting change end operation is finished, the voice notification indicating the setting change end operation is not interrupted, and is surely notified to the end. . Further, even if chattering occurs due to the setting change end operation, the voice notification indicating the setting change end operation is not interrupted and is surely notified to the end.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made to the embodiments of the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention. Such modifications and changes can be made, and those accompanying such modifications and changes are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done.

100 slot machine 110, 111, 112 reel 113 symbol display window 114 winning line 130, 131 medal insertion button 132 check button 135 start lever 137, 138, 139 stop button 157 liquid crystal display 172 reset switch 174 setting change switch 184 setting key switch 186 Power switch 324 Settlement switch sensor 380 Setting change switch sensor 381 Setting key switch sensor 383 Reset switch sensor 300 Main control unit 400 Sub control unit 430 Effect lamp 480 Sound source IC
483 Speaker 500 Sub-control unit

Claims (6)

A setting changing means for changing the setting of a plurality of types of lottery information each having a different payout rate;
Data storage means for storing a plurality of types of audio data in association with a plurality of reproduction channels for reproducing the audio data;
When reproducing the audio data, based on the correspondence relationship of the data storage means, data setting means for overwriting and setting the selected audio data on the corresponding reproduction channel;
Voice data set by the data setting means is played back via a corresponding playback channel, and is provided with notification means for performing voice notification,
The plurality of types of audio data include at least first audio data constituted by data indicating contents related to the setting change, and second audio data constituted by data indicating contents not related to the setting change, and Contains,
The game table, wherein a reproduction channel associated with the first audio data is different from a reproduction channel associated with the second audio data.   The first audio data is at least one of audio data indicating that the setting change process is being performed and audio data indicating that the setting change process has been completed. Item 1. The game table according to item 1. An operation means for receiving a game operation different from the setting change operation related to the setting change;
The game table according to claim 1, wherein the second audio data indicates audio content based on acceptance of the operation means. The operation means includes
A settlement operation means for accepting a settlement operation for settlement of the game medium stored in the game medium storage means;
further,
Game medium storage means for electronically updating and storing the number of game media used in the game;
When the settlement operation is accepted by the settlement operation means, the settlement processing means for performing the settlement processing of the game medium,
4. The game table according to claim 3, wherein the second voice data is voice data indicating that the payment processing is being performed by the payment processing means. The operation means includes
Including confirmation operation means for accepting a confirmation operation for confirming the setting value of the lottery information whose setting has been changed by the setting change means,
In addition, when the confirmation operation is accepted by the confirmation operation means, a setting confirmation processing means for displaying the setting value and performing setting confirmation processing is provided.
4. The game table according to claim 3, wherein the second sound data is sound data indicating that the setting confirmation processing is performed by the setting confirmation processing means. The audio data includes encoded data that has been encoded,
The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the notification unit decodes the encoded data on a reproduction channel corresponding to the audio data and reproduces the audio data.

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