JP2018175690A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of enhancing interest in a game even after completion of an advantageous state.SOLUTION: Control is performed to a normal section in which a navigation performance is not executed, or an advantageous section more advantageous than the normal section in terms of execution of at least one navigation performance. The advantageous section is shifted to an initial section as the normal section when the number of consumed games counted during the advantageous section reaches 1500. The advantageous section includes AT in which a putout rate of tokens is equal to or more than 1, and a section without any navigations in which the putout rate of tokens becomes less than 1. The section without navigations includes a low-probability section having a lower AT winning probability than the initial section included in the normal section, and a hell section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention comprises a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified.
The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine or the like capable of generating a display result by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit after the variable display unit is variably displayed.

Generally, a slot machine is provided with a variable display unit having a reel on the outer peripheral portion of which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn as identification information, and the start switch is operated in a state where a prescribed bet number is set. A symbol combination (for example, 7-7-7, hereinafter, the symbol combination is displayed or a combination of display results is predetermined when the reel starts rotating and the stop switch is operated and the rotation of the reel stops) A prize is generated by deriving a role).

Types of roles include small roles, special roles, and replay roles. Here, when the display result corresponding to the small winning combination is derived on the pay line, the number of medals determined for each type of small winning combination is paid out. When the display result corresponding to the special part is derived on the pay line,
The game state can be shifted to a special game state advantageous to the player, such as regular bonus and big bonus. When the display result corresponding to the replay role is derived on the pay line, the next game can be played without consuming new medals in setting the bet number.

As this type of slot machine, a slot machine is proposed in which the lottery probability for controlling the AT is increased when the number of digested games reaches the prescribed number of games after being controlled to an assist time (AT) advantageous to the player. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2016-52484, A

However, in the slot machine in Patent Document 1, after being controlled to the advantageous state for the player of AT, the degree of advantage for giving the benefit of AT becomes low, so after the end of the advantageous state, the interest of the game becomes interesting. Was likely to decrease.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a gaming machine capable of improving the interest of the game even after the advantageous state has ended.

(1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
A game value giving means (eg, for example, a game value giving means for giving a player a game value when a winning occurs.
The payout process executed by the main control unit 41),
The ratio of the value of the game value to be granted divided by the value of the game value used for the game is 1
Any of a plurality of types of states including a normal state which is less than (e.g., the initial section shown in FIG. 9), and an advantageous state (e.g., the advantageous section shown in FIG. 9) advantageous to the player compared to the normal state. State control means (for example, normal zone processing and advantageous zone processing executed by the main controller 41)
And a counting unit (for example, a main control unit 41 for counting the number of digested games in the advantageous section) for counting a value (for example, the number of games) updated during the advantageous state.
The advantageous state is a first state (for example, AT shown in FIG. 9) in which the application rate is 1 or more.
And the second state in which the awarding rate is less than 1 and the degree of advantage for the awarding of benefits (for example, AT) is lower than that in the normal state (for example, the hell shown in FIG. Section and low probability section),
The state control means controls to the normal state when the value counted by the counting means during the advantageous state becomes a specific value (for example, 1500 games) (for example, in the advantageous area end processing shown in FIG. 15) , And the clear counter exceeds 1500, N in step S60.
In the case of O, the normal section transition process is executed).

According to such a configuration, since the probability that the benefit is provided during the normal state is higher than during the second state, the normal state different from during the advantageous state including the first state in which the application rate is 1 or more is The interest of gaming in As a result, the interest of the game can be improved even after the advantageous state has ended.

(2) In the slot machine described in (1) above,
The apparatus further comprises setting value setting means (for example, setting key switch) for setting any one of a plurality of kinds of setting values having different degrees of advantage for the player based on the operation of the setting operation means.
The state control means controls the normal state after the set value setting means changes the set value (for example, as shown in FIG. 9, after the setting change, it is controlled to the initial section).

According to such a configuration, after the setting value setting means changes the setting value, the probability that the benefit is given is controlled to the normal state higher than the second state. Expectations can be given to the game after the change, and as a result, the interest of the game after changing the setting value is improved.

(3) In the slot machine of (1) or (2) above,
The state control means starts control to the first state when control to the second state is continued for a predetermined period (for example, 120 games of the modification shown in FIG. 22) (for example,
Control to AT section after hell section or low probability section as shown in [In the case of the period controlled to the advantageous section transition lottery and the section without navigation] variant,
The predetermined period is a period which always elapses before the value counted by the counting means becomes the specific value (for example, 120 games are the number of games necessarily reached before 1500 games have passed).

According to such a configuration, when being controlled to the advantageous state, it is prevented that the giving rate for gaming value is not changed to the control to the normal state without being controlled to the first state exceeding one. Can.

(4) In the slot machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
When changing from the control to the normal state to the control to the advantageous state, the state control means starts from the control to the first state (for example, as shown in FIG. 9, from the initial section to the advantageous section) When you move to (start from AT)).

According to such a configuration, the player can change the control from the control to the normal state to the control to the advantageous state because the advantageous state starts from the first state in which the award rate for gaming value is 1 or more. It can be expected and the interest of the game is improved.

(5) In the slot machine according to any one of the above (1) to (4),
There are cases where the value counted by the counting means during the first state is the specific value, and when the value counted by the counting means during the second state is the specific value (for example, clear counter When the value of exceeds 1500, it may be controlled by AT, or it may be controlled by hell section or low probability section).

According to such a configuration, when the value counted by the counting means becomes the specific value, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which one of the first state and the second state.

(6) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (5) above,
The state control means sets the specific value among a plurality of types of values (for example, as shown in FIG. 21).
As shown in (b), 1500 games or 1300 games are set as the ceiling game number which is a specific value).

According to such a configuration, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which of a plurality of kinds of values is changed from the control to the advantageous state to the control to the normal state, as a result, counting means You can also let them pay attention to the value they count.

(7) In the slot machine described in (6) above,
The state control means is configured to calculate a maximum value of the plurality of values (e.g., 1500 games in the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section) and a current situation (e.g., via the heaven section after the end of the AT) The specific value is set from among the plurality of types of values based on the number of games until the AT ends (for example, when the number of digested games does not reach 1500 by the end of the next AT) Set 1340 games as the number of ceiling games).

According to such a configuration, the player's attention can be drawn to the situation when the specific value is set.

(8) In the slot machine according to any one of (1) to (7) above,
The apparatus further comprises setting value setting means (for example, setting key switch) for setting any one of a plurality of kinds of setting values having different degrees of advantage for the player based on the operation of the setting operation means.
The state control means is a condition setting means (for example, main control for setting the number of ceiling games according to a table shown in FIG. 21B) for setting a change condition for changing control to the advantageous state to control to the normal state. Part 41),
The condition setting means sets the change condition in accordance with the set value set by the set value setting means (for example, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the number of overhead games in the advantageous section according to the set value) To set

According to such a configuration, since the change condition is set in accordance with the set value, the player's attention can be drawn to the change from the control to the advantageous state to the control to the normal state.

(A) is a front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a view showing an example of a main internal configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a figure for demonstrating a winning combination. It is a figure for demonstrating reel control at the time of winning a winning combination winning. It is a figure for demonstrating the combination of the design of the transition appearance. It is a figure for explaining transition of a game state. It is a figure showing an outline of a game state. It is a figure for demonstrating a lottery object role. It is a figure for explaining transition of a game section. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a game area. (A) is a figure for explaining an example of a navigation target combination, a push order that becomes a correct procedure, a display example of navigation effects in a game assistance display, and a display example of navigation effects in a liquid crystal display; ) Is a view for explaining a display example at the time of medal payout in the game assistance display. It is a flowchart which shows the normal area process which a main control part performs. It is a flow chart which shows waiting section processing which a main control part performs. It is a flowchart which shows the advantageous section process which a main control part performs. It is a flow chart which shows the advantageous section end processing which a main control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating alerting | reporting of the ratio of an advantageous section. It is a figure which shows AT lottery table. It is a figure which shows AT type determination table. It is a figure which shows an area determination table. It is a timing chart which shows an example of the flow of a game. (A) is a figure which shows the relationship between a setting value and a bonus winning rate, (b) is a figure which shows the relationship between a setting value and the number of ceiling games. (A) is a figure for demonstrating the advantageous section transfer lottery in a modification, (b) is a figure for explaining the number of ceiling games in a modification.

An embodiment for implementing a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below on the basis of an embodiment. In the following embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described.

[Slot machine configuration]
FIG. 1A is a front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a view showing an example of the main internal configuration of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is a view showing a symbol arrangement of reels. As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the slot machine 1 has a liquid crystal display 51 on the front door 1b.
, And the reels 2L, 2C, 2R arranged in parallel inside the housing 1a through the see-through window 3 can be visually recognized. As shown in FIG. 2, on each reel, a plurality of kinds of symbols that can be identified are arranged in a predetermined order.

As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the front door 1b is determined according to the gaming state within the range of credits stored as gaming value (number of medals) owned by the player as an example of operation means MAXBET switch 6 operated when setting the specified number of bets, the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the number of bets are settled (the medals used for setting the credits and the number of bets) Used when returning the game), the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R operated when stopping the rotation of the reel, and the effect A presentation switch 56 for the purpose is provided.

The front door 1b has, as an example of a notification means, a game display unit 1 for notifying information about a game.
Three are provided. A credit display 11 on which the number of medals stored as credits is displayed, a gaming assistance display 12 on which the number of medals paid out and an error code etc. are displayed in the event of an error being displayed on the gaming display unit 13 1 BET LED 1 for reporting the number
4, 2 BET LED 15, 3 BET LED 16, input request LED 17 to notify that it is possible to insert a medal, start effective LED 18 to notify that the game start operation is possible by the operation of the start switch 7, and during the replay game after replay winning During replay, an LED 20 is provided to notify that it is.

The game display section 13 is provided with an advantageous section notification lamp 19 for notifying that it is in the advantageous section described later by lighting the LED lamp. Note that the display indicating the advantageous zone notification lamp 19 may not be provided on the game display unit 13. Alternatively, the characters "interesting area notification lamp" may be displayed directly. In the present embodiment, after the operation of the start switch 7, the weight (in a state of waiting for the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R since the fixed period has not elapsed since the start of the previous game) is being performed. Although there is no LED in the weight for notifying that, such an LED in the weight may be provided.

When playing a game in the slot machine 1, first, a specified number of bets (for example, 3) are set by inserting medals into the medal insertion unit 4 or operating the MAX BET switch 6 or the like. As a result, the pay line LN is activated, and the operation to the start switch 7 is activated, and the game can be started. If a medal is inserted with the bet number set, that amount is added to the credit.

The winning line is a line for determining whether the combination of symbols displayed in the see-through window 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is a combination of winning symbols. In the present embodiment, an example in which only one pay line LN is provided will be described, but a plurality of pay lines may be provided. In addition, invalid lines LM1 to LM4 are provided to make it easy to recognize that the combination of the symbols constituting the winning is aligned with the pay line LN.

When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2
R is rotated to display symbols variably, and when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, the rotation of the corresponding reels is stopped, and three symbols are derived as display results on the upper, middle, and lower portions of the perspective window 3. indicate. When the combination of the winning symbols is stopped on the winning line LN and a winning occurs, a predetermined number of medals are awarded to the player according to the winning, and the credit is added,
When the credit reaches the upper limit number (50), the medal is paid out from the medal payout opening 9.

Here, the “game” in the slot machine 1 means, in a narrow sense, from when the start switch 7 is operated to when the reels 2L to 2R stop, but when playing a game, the bet before the start switch 7 is operated Since the number setting and the payout of medals and the transition of the gaming state are also performed after the reels 2L to 2R are stopped, these additional processes are also included in the “game” in a broad sense.

As shown in FIG. 1B, inside the slot machine 1, a game control board 40 which controls the progress of the game and outputs various commands in accordance with the progress of the game, and a predetermined effect according to the command. An effect control board 90 to control is provided. The game control board 40 is
A main control unit 41 is provided which performs processing relating to the progress of the game and controls the configuration mounted or connected to the game control board 40. The effect control board 90 receives a command transmitted from the game control board 40 and performs processing for performing effects, and also includes a sub control unit 91 that controls the configuration mounted or connected to the effect control board 90.

The main control unit 41 is constituted by a one-chip microcomputer and incorporates a RAM 41c used as a work memory and a main CPU 41a which performs control operation according to a program, and performs processing related to the progress of the game and a game control board Control each part of the control circuit mounted on 40 directly or indirectly. When the MAX BET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, and the settlement switch 10 are operated, a detection signal for detecting the operation is input to the main control unit 41. The main control unit 41 detects an operation on the various switches based on detection signals from the various switches. From the main control unit 41, a control signal for performing lighting control or display control of various displays included in the game display unit 13 is output to the game display unit 13. Various displays included in the game display unit 13 light up or display predetermined information based on a control signal from the main control unit 41.

Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 is configured by a one-chip microcomputer, includes a RAM 91c used as a work memory, and a sub CPU 91a that performs control operations in accordance with a program. And control each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90 directly or indirectly. When the effect switch 56 is operated, a detection signal for detecting that the operation is performed is the sub control unit 9.
It is input to 1. The sub control unit 91 detects an operation on the effect switch 56 based on the detection signal from the effect switch 56. Control signals for controlling the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54 are sent from the sub control unit 91 to the liquid crystal display 51 and the speaker 5.
It is output to each of 3,54. The liquid crystal display 51 displays predetermined information based on the control signal from the sub control unit 91. The speakers 53 and 54 output sound based on the control signal from the sub control unit 91. Note that FIG. 1B is merely an example, and other configurations are also provided inside the slot machine 1.

[Prize winning combination]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a winning combination. The name column of FIG. 3 shows the names of winning combinations, and the combination column of symbols shows combinations of symbols for which the winning combination is winning. In addition, in the symbol combination column aligned with the invalid line, a combination of symbols that is easy to be recognized by the player is shown, which is a combination of symbols that is stopped at the invalid line when the winning combination of symbols stops at the pay line. ing. In the award column, the value to be awarded at the time of winning (such as medal payout, re-playing award, etc.) is shown.

BB1 and BB2 are winning combinations with the transition to the advantageous state of bonus. BB1,
The end condition of the bonus to be transferred by winning is shown in the BB2 award column. The bonus ends when the predetermined number of medals or more is paid out. For example,
About the bonus controlled by winning / winning BB1, the game ends in the game in which the number of medals paid out during the bonus reaches 351 or more.

"/" Means "or". For example, with regard to fall replay, the combination of symbols is "bell-replay-bell", and the value to be awarded is a replay bonus. Also,
When the combination of symbols of the fall fall replay is stopped on the pay line, “replay / plum-replay-replay / plum” is stopped on the invalid line.

A replay role (replay) is a role to provide a replay. Here, replay means that it is possible to play the next game without using a gaming value (for example, credit) owned by the player. In other words, replay means that the variable display can be variably displayed without using the gaming value owned by the player. In the present embodiment, when the replay player combination is won, the player wins regardless of the operation mode (also referred to as operation procedure) (at least one of the operation order and the operation timing) of the derivation operation means. As a modification, the re-playing role is
Even if the player wins, the player may not be a winning combination (that is, a winning combination) depending on the operation mode of the lead-out operation means.

[Participant for lottery]
Next, the lottery target role will be described. The lottery target role is a role to be a target of the internal lottery performed by the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 performs an internal lottery to determine a winning combination that is permitted to occur. As shown in the "lottery object combination" column and the "combination of winning combination" column in FIG. 8 described later, in the internal lottery, by winning one lottery object combination, it is possible to simultaneously win a plurality of winning combination. For example, in the case of winning a weak watermelon, winning of falling watermelon, upper watermelon and middle watermelon is acceptable. In other words, when the weak watermelon is won in the internal lottery, it is simultaneously winning to the falling watermelon, the upper watermelon and the middle watermelon.

[Reel control when multiple winning combinations are won simultaneously]
The reel control when a plurality of winning combinations are simultaneously won will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining reel control at the time of winning a winning combination. The winning combination column indicates a winning combination for winning. The push order column indicates the order in which the stop switches 8L to 8R are operated. For example, “left middle right” means to stop the reels in the order of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C and the right reel 2R by operating in the order of the left stop switch 8L, the middle stop switch 8C and the right stop switch 8R. Indicates Further, "left first stop" means that the left stop switch 8L is operated first, and the subsequent operation procedure does not matter. The symbol combination column to be stopped shows a winning combination that occurs when the stop operation is performed in the pushing order shown in the pushing order column.

In the present embodiment, the operation mode (operation procedure) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R
As a combination of display results derived in accordance with the above, a push order is provided. The operation mode includes an operation order (the order of operating the stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R, and also referred to as a pushing order) and an operation timing (timing of operating the respective stop switches 8L, 8C and 8R). The push order includes push order bell and push order replay.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pushing bells include left bell 1 to 4, middle bell 1 to 4, and right bell 1 to 1.
4 are included. When one of the left bells 1 to 4 is won, if the pushing order is the left first stop, the symbol combination constituting the descending bell is derived so that the right falling bell wins, and the pushing order If the symbol is other than the left first stop, the symbol combination constituting the upper bell is derived so that the upper bell wins, or the transition result shown in FIG. 5 is derived. The transition outcome is a symbol combination that does not generate any winning, and is a outcome that is permitted to be derived only when the pushing order bell is won. When the transition outcome is derived, transition is made to RT1 (see FIG. 6). When the slot machine 1 does not win any of the lottery target roles in the internal lottery, a symbol combination which does not generate any winning is derived and a different outcome from the transition outcome is derived. Here, the fact that the slot machine 1 has not won the winning combination in the internal lottery is also referred to as an internal lottery.

Here, an operation procedure for deriving a display result which is advantageous for the player in the game in which the winning combination is won is also referred to as a correct procedure. In the push order bell, the procedure in which the main part (the player increasing the net increase number) wins, in other words, the procedure in which the transition outcome can not be derived is the correct procedure.
For example, in the left bell, the procedure for operating the left stop switch 8L first is the correct procedure. Also, the procedure by which the transition outcome can be derived is also referred to as an incorrect procedure. The correct procedure corresponding to the push order bell is not limited to the push order, but may be an operation timing or a combination of the push order and the operation timing. The net increase is the number of medals paid out minus the used number of medals.

In the game in which the push order bell is won, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R in the correct procedure
When the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in the incorrect answer procedure, while the role that the net increase number is increased (right-down bell, middle bell) is derived by being derived when the is operated. The part (upper bell) that can be derived to is called a side part.

As shown in FIG. 4, for push order replay, replays GR 1 to 6 and replays GR 11 to 1 are performed.
3 and replays GR 21-23. Replay GR1 to 6, Replay 21 to 2
In step 3, the operation procedure for deriving a display result that is advantageous to the player, such as promotion replay 1 and 2 or special replay, is the correct procedure. Meanwhile, Replay GR11 ~ 1
In No. 3, the operation procedure for preventing the display result which is disadvantageous for the player of falling fall replay is not a correct procedure. In addition, correct procedure corresponding to push order replay is
The order of pressing may be the operation timing, or the order of pressing and the operation timing may be combined.

Further, among the lottery target roles, when a simultaneous winning combination winning simultaneously to a plurality of winning combinations is won, reel control different from that when not winning the simultaneous winning combination may be performed. For example, when the weak watermelon is won, the reel control is performed to pull the watermelon or upper watermelon above the middle watermelon with priority over the middle watermelon, or the upper watermelon, while when the strong watermelon is won, the right falls. Reel control is performed in which the middle watermelon is preferentially given priority over the watermelon and upper watermelon. Further, when weak cherry or strong cherries are won, reel control is performed to draw the lower cherries onto the pay line, and when middle cherries are won, reel control is performed to pull the middle cherries onto the pay line. . In this way, it is possible to estimate whether cherry or watermelon, weak or strong, middle cherry or not, etc., from the combination of symbols when the reels 2L to 2R are stopped.

[Playing state]
The gaming state controlled by the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Figure 6
It is a figure for explaining transition of a game state. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state. In the slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. 6, RT0 to RT4 in which the replay is won with a predetermined winning probability (see the numerical values in the replay combined probability column of FIG. 7) and the winning probability of the small winning combination is in RT0 to RT4. The game condition is controlled to any one of a plurality of game conditions including a bonus that is more improved (see a winning combination shown in an arrow in FIG. 6 or an appearance, a start condition in FIG. 7)
Refer to the end condition field).

Among RT0 to RT4, both RT0 and RT1 are disadvantageous game states for a player with a low payout rate of medals. On the other hand, RT2 and RT3 are both advantageous gaming states for a player with a high payout rate of medals. In particular, RT3 is a more advantageous gaming state for the player, with a higher payout rate of medals than RT2. The RT4 is a gaming state that shifts when a bonus is won. In RT0 to RT4, the probability of winning a small combination that is a lottery target combination other than the re-play combination is set so as not to change.

When one of BB1 and BB2 is won, it is controlled to RT4. BB1, BB2
The winning flag set when any of the symbols is won is carried over until the winning of the winning BB occurs. The RT4 is also controlled continuously from BB winning to BB winning occurrence. Lower during RT4 than during RT2 and RT3, RT0 and RT
Replay is won with the same probability as in 1 (see numerical values in the Replay Sum Probability column in FIG. 7). Note that
The replay probability in RT4 is set to the probability that the payout rate does not exceed 1 (becomes less than 1) even if the player can win a prize without losing the winning combination. In other words,
The replay probability in RT4 is the total number of medals to be paid out when the small winning combination won during RT4 is not dropped but the total number of medals using medals or credits for setting the number of bets during RT4. The probability is not set that the medal does not increase. When a BB prize occurs during RT4, the bonus is controlled, and the bonus is ended by being paid out more than the number of medals described with reference to FIG. The type of replay to be internally drawn is determined for each type of RT (see FIG. 8).

In addition, when BB is simultaneously elected with another lottery object combination, reel control is performed so that the lottery object combinations other than BB win first. Therefore, when there is a high probability of winning the small winning combination or the re-playing combination in RT4, the BB winning is hard to occur and it becomes difficult to shift to the bonus. Therefore, in RT4, the probability of winning the replay role is set to be lower than that in RT2 or RT3 (see FIG. 7). As a result, in RT4, it is easy to win the BB alone, and it is less likely that the bonus can not be transferred to the bonus indefinitely.

As shown in FIG. 6, the transition from RT0 to RT3 is performed according to the outcome. The game state immediately after the setting change for setting the winning probability of the winning combination is finished is RT0. The transition from RT0 to RT1 is made by deriving the transition point. The transition result is that the pushing bell shown in FIG. 4 is won, and a reel other than the right falling bell or the middle bell winning condition is made the first stop, and the winning upper stage bell is missed and the pay line LN It is an outcome that matches the

It moves from RT1 to RT2 by the prize of promotion replay. It shifts from RT2 to RT3 by the special replay prize. When the transition result appears in RT3, it returns to RT1. Also,
When the transition result is obtained at RT2 or the fall replay is won, it returns to RT1. Promotion Replay and Special Replay are shown in FIG. 4, Replay GR1 to 6 or Replay GR2
When 1 to 23 are won and operated in the pushing order shown in FIG. In addition, the fall fall replay is won when the replays GR11 to 13 shown in FIG. 4 are won, and the reels other than the normal replay play condition are determined as the first stop.

Therefore, the player needs to pay attention to the appearance in order to stay in the current advantageous gaming state or to shift to a more advantageous state. However, which one of promotion replay, special replay, and fall replay is derived is not only the internal winning situation, but also reels 2L and 2C.
, 2R depending on the stop order. In other words, it is determined by the order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R whether it can stay in the current advantageous gaming state, can shift to a more advantageous state, or falls into an adverse gaming state. The slot machine according to the present embodiment has a function of notifying a correct procedure which is advantageous to the player. The presentation for such notification is called navigation presentation. Further, a period in which the navigation effect is performed is referred to as an assist time (AT).

When a predetermined condition is established, control is made to the AT. During AT, the correct procedure of the winning combination winning when the winning combination is won is notified. As a result, when the pushing order bell is won, it is possible to win the downhill bell or the middle bell without deriving the transition outcome, and it is possible to obtain medals and be controlled to RT1 with a low payout rate. Can be prevented. In addition, when winning in Replay Order Replay, because it is possible to win a promotion Replay or Special Replay, it is possible to shift to RT3, in RT3
Since it is possible to avoid winning a downfall replay, it is possible to stay at RT3.

[Setting value]
Here, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the payout rate of medals (the ratio between the total number of medals used for setting the number of bets and the total number of medals paid out by winning) changes. . Specifically, the payout rate of medals changes by using the winning probability according to the set value in the internal lottery or the like. The set value is composed of six steps of 1 to 6, and, for example, 6 is the highest payout rate, and the payout rate decreases as the values become smaller in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. That is, from the point of payout rate, the player has the highest advantage when the setting value is set to 6, and the advantages become lower stepwise as the value becomes smaller in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Become.

[Game processing]
The main control unit 41 performs game control processing to control one game. In the game process, first, a bet number setting, a bet process for credit settlement, bet number settlement are performed.

After setting the number of bets, when the start switch 7 is operated, a random number value is extracted from a predetermined random number circuit, and it is determined based on the extracted random number value whether or not the occurrence of winning is permitted (internal lottery) Internal lottery processing (see FIG. 8) is performed. The random number circuit has a predetermined numerical range (0 to 6553).
5) Update the values in the table according to the predetermined update rules.

The main control unit 41 extracts, as a random number value, the numerical value updated by the random number circuit when the start switch 7 is operated. When the winning combination is won in the internal lottery, the winning flag of the winning combination included in the pulling combination is set in a predetermined area of the RAM. For example, B
When B1 is won, the BB1 winning flag is set, and when the strong cherry is won, the winning flag of the lower cherries and the winning flag of the one-sheet winning combination are set.

The winning flags of BB1 and BB2 are carried over until the winning BB is won, while the winning flags corresponding to winning combinations other than BB1 and BB2 are the same when the winning game is ended regardless of the occurrence of the winning. To be erased.

When the internal lottery process is completed, a reel rotation process is performed. In the reel rotation process, on condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the reel rotation start of the previous game,
After starting the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are activated, and the rotation of the reels is stopped in response to the stop operation (see FIG. 4).

When the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the reel rotation process is finished, a winning determination process (see FIG. 3) is performed to determine whether a winning or the like has occurred based on the symbol combination on the payline. Also, in accordance with the symbol combination on the pay line, control is performed to the state shown in FIG.

When the winning determination process ends, a payout process is performed. In the payout process, the medal payout or credit addition according to the occurrence of the prize, various processes not related to the prize (for example, the process for counting the number of medals paid out during the bonus to control the termination of the bonus, the winning without carryover A flag (e.g., a winning flag for a small winning combination / replay role) is erased, and the like.

When it is determined that one of BB1 and BB2 has won, the winning flag of BB that has won is deleted. In the game end process, a process (see FIGS. 7 and 8) of setting the gaming state in preparation for the next game is executed. As a result, the game control process for one game ends, and the next one
Game control processing for the game starts.

[A lottery target role read out for each gaming state]
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the lottery target role. The main control unit 41 reads a lottery target combination determined for each gaming state, and performs an internal lottery. The lottery target combination column in FIG. 8 shows the name, and in the gaming state column, for each type of RT, a circle indicates that the lottery target combination is a lottery target, and the numerical value below the circle is indicated. Indicates the number of judgment values related to the winning probability.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the small part of the lottery target role, the bell, the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4
, Right bell 1-4, weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, and middle cherry. Further, special roles of the lottery target roles include BB1 and BB2, and the weak watermelon, the strong watermelon, the weak cherry, the strong cherry, and the middle cherry can be simultaneously won with the BB2. Of the lottery target roles, the Replay role is usually Replay, Replay G
R1-6, Replays GR11-13, and Replays GR21-23 are included.

Further, FIG. 8 shows, for each lottery target combination, whether or not the number of determination values, that is, the winning probability changes in accordance with the setting value stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41. It should be noted that there is a difference in setting that the number of judgment values (winning probability) changes according to the setting value, and that there is no setting difference that the number of judging values (winning probability) does not change according to the setting value.

Further, FIG. 8 shows whether or not the advantageous section transition lottery is executed for each lottery target combination. The “favorable section” is a section having a performance relating to an instruction function of instructing the player of the operation mode (operation procedure (pushing order), operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. On the other hand, a section that does not have the performance related to the instruction function is referred to as a "normal section". The “advantage zone transition lottery” is a lottery for transitioning from an ordinary zone to an advantage zone, and the lottery target role to be an object of the advantageous zone transition lottery is a role in which the advantageous zone transition lottery is performed with a win. Means

Here, the advantageous section transition lottery is set by the following arrangement. For example, among a plurality of types of lottery target roles, lottery target roles that are not targets of the advantageous section transition lottery,
There may be a setting difference. On the other hand, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, there is no difference in setting the lottery target roles to be targets of the advantageous section transition lottery.

For example, there is a setting difference between the bonus 1, the bell, and the normal replay that are not the lottery target roles of the advantageous section transition lottery. In addition, these lottery target roles may have no setting difference.
On the other hand, Bonuses 2 to 7, which are lottery target roles for the advantageous section transition lottery, pushing order bell, weak cherry,
Weak watermelon, strong cherry, strong watermelon, and middle cherry have no difference in setting.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the bonus 1 which is not a target of the advantageous section transition lottery
The number of judgment values of bonus 1 at setting value 1 is “66”, while the number of judgment values of bonus 1 at setting value 6 is set to “132” (bracket writing and * in FIG. 8) It is done. On the other hand, there are no set differences in the bonuses 2 to 7 targeted by the advantageous section transition lottery.

Further, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, the lottery target roles not subject to the advantageous section transition lottery may change the number of determination values according to the type of the gaming state (RT). On the other hand, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, the lottery target role to be the target of the advantageous section transition lottery does not necessarily change the number of determination values according to the type of the gaming state. For example, in the case of normal replay that is not a target combination for the advantageous section transition lottery, the number of determination values changes according to the type of gaming state (RT). On the other hand, bonus 2 to 7, which is a lottery target role for the advantageous section transition lottery, push order bell, weak cherry, weak watermelon, strong cherry, strong watermelon, and middle cherry are judged values according to the type of gaming state (RT) The number does not change.

In addition, the difference between the number of judgment values for a predetermined winning combination in one gaming state and the number of judgment values for a predetermined winning combination in another gaming state gives an advantageous section in an advantageous section transition lottery. It is not used to decide whether or not to For example, the normal replay is not a target role of the advantageous section transition lottery. Therefore, the number of judgment values for the normal replay to be won in RT1 (1
The difference between 500) and the number of judgment values (47811) for winning the normal replay in RT3 is not used to decide whether to win in the AT lottery.

Further, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, there may be set differences in the lottery target roles that are not targets of the navi effect during the AT. On the other hand, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, there is no difference in setting the lottery target roles for increasing the net increase number by becoming the target of the navigation effect during the AT. For example, AT
Bell that is not the navigation target role in the setting difference. On the other hand, there is no setting difference in the push order bell which is the navigation target role in the AT. The push order bell may not be a target of the advantageous section transition lottery.

In addition, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, there may be a setting difference in the lottery target roles for which the outcome that triggers the transition of the gaming state is not derived. On the other hand, among the plurality of types of lottery target roles, there is no difference in setting of the lottery target roles that can be derived as the outcome that triggers the transition of the gaming state. For example,
There is a setting difference between the bell and the normal replay in which the transition outcome that triggers the transition of the gaming state is not derived. On the other hand, there is no setting difference in the pushing order bell that can be derived a dropped eye that triggers the transition of the gaming state. In addition, there is no setting difference in the push order replay in which a transition score to trigger the transition of the gaming state can be derived.

[Game section]
The game section played in the slot machine 1 includes a normal section, an advantageous section, and a standby section. The advantageous section is a section having a performance related to an instruction function of instructing the player the operation mode (pushing order, operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. For example, the advantageous section includes a section controlled to an advantageous state such as AT (assist time). In addition, in the advantageous section, it is only necessary to execute at least one navigation effect in which a winning combination for obtaining the maximum payout number is generated between the control to the advantageous section and the transition to the normal section. It is not necessary to execute the navigation effect every time on condition that the winning is made.

The transition from the normal section to the advantageous section is made by winning the advantageous section transition lottery. Specifically, when the main control unit 41 wins the lottery target combination to be the target of the advantageous section transition lottery shown in FIG. 8, the main control unit 41 performs an AT lottery to determine whether to control the AT and wins the AT lottery If it does, control to AT which is the advantageous section. Here, the advantageous section transition lottery is a perfect probability. Specifically, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change even if the setting value is any of 1 to 6. In addition, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, a bell shown in FIG. 8) in which the probability of winning the internal lottery changes in accordance with the set value. In addition, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, the normal replay shown in FIG. 8) in which the winning probability of the internal lottery changes in accordance with the gaming state. Further, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the number of bets (prescribed number) required for the game of one game. Further, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the gaming state. Furthermore, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the lottery opportunity does not change according to the prescribed number and the game state.

In the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section is won with a probability higher than a predetermined probability (for example, 1/17500). In addition, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed during the normal section and during the inside and the bonus. If there is a possibility that the player will avoid the occurrence of the bonus winning if the lottery for advantageous section transition is performed inside, the advantageous section transition lottery is not performed inside. In addition, since the winning probability of the small winning combination changes during the bonus, the advantageous segment transition lottery is not performed during the bonus.

In the case of winning in the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 in the winning game (any timing from when the start switch 7 is operated to the end of the payout processing)
Lights up. For example, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 lights up in red in the AT-winning game when the AT is won. From the next game of the game won by the advantageous section transition lottery, it is controlled to the advantageous state (the advantageous section). During the advantageous section, the advantageous section notification lamp 19
The player is informed that the unit is in the advantageous section by keeping the light on.

In the present embodiment, when transitioning from the normal section to the advantageous section, control is made to BB2 or AT. If it is controlled by BB2, it is controlled by AT after BB2 ends. AT
Is terminated, and is controlled to any one of four types of sections having different AT winning probabilities, which is called a no navigation section. In the section without navigation, the AT as a "lottery pertaining to the pointing function"
A lottery will be held. In the case where the advantageous section is a section controlled by the AT, the navi effect is executed when the pushing order is won. In addition, during the AT, an additional lottery may be performed as “a lottery relating to the instruction function”.

In the lottery relating to the instruction function, the winning probability does not change even if the setting value is any one of 1 to 6. Further, the lottery relating to the instruction function is not executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, a bell shown in FIG. 8) in which the winning probability of the internal lottery changes in accordance with the set value. In addition, lottery concerning instruction function is
It may be executed in response to the winning of a combination (for example, replays GR1 to 6 shown in FIG. 8) such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes according to the gaming state, or the number of bets required for one game (regulations The winning probability may change according to the number). Further, in the lottery relating to the instruction function, the winning probability may change according to the gaming state, or the lottery trigger may change according to the prescribed number or the gaming state.

Note that the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed during the bonus (during the bonus during the normal section). On the other hand, the lottery relating to the instruction function can be executed during the bonus (during the bonus in the advantageous section). Specifically, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed in BB1 (during a bonus in the normal section). On the other hand, the lottery relating to the instruction function can be executed in BB2 (during bonus in the advantageous section).

The main control unit 41 counts the number of digested games in the advantageous section. Then, when the number of counted games (also referred to as the number of counted games) reaches a predetermined number of games (1500 games in the present embodiment), the main control unit 41 resets the number of counted games and executes limit processing. . When limit processing is performed, all data relating to the advantageous section is initialized, so that the active advantageous section ends and returns to the normal section. For example, if the currently running advantageous section is AT, AT ends even if the number of AT games still remains.

Here, for example, the net increase per game in the slot machine 1 is less than two. For this reason, the total net increase number in the case where the number of counted games reaches 1,500 which is the limited number of times does not exceed 3,000 at the maximum. That is, in the present embodiment,
Even if the advantageous section continues and the net increase in number continues to increase, the net increase in number does not exceed 3000 as the advantageous section is ended by the limit processing. This makes it possible to suppress the increase in the gambling of the game. The condition under which the limit process is performed may be set appropriately in consideration of the product of the number of digested games in the advantageous section and the net increase number per game. For example, if the net increase per game is less than 3, then the number of times limit on the count game is 1
It should be 000 games. Further, the total net increase number when the limit processing is executed is not limited to 3000 at the maximum, and other numbers such as 2000 may be applied. For example, when the total net increase number is set to 2000 at the maximum, if the net increase number is less than 2, it is sufficient to set the number of times of limitation of the number of count games to 1000 games.

Furthermore, since the ratio of the number of digested games in the advantageous section to the total number of games is suppressed to less than 70%, this also makes it possible to suppress an increase in the gambling of the game.

The advantageous section transition lottery may be executed triggered by a bonus winning. Alternatively, the advantageous section transition lottery may be executed in response to the winning of a combination (for example, weak cherry or weak watermelon shown in FIG. 8) simultaneously winning with the bonus. When the win by the advantageous section transition lottery is the same timing as the bonus win, the standby section is a standby section in which control to an advantageous state (AT) is on standby until a bonus prize is won. In the standby section, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is not turned on, and the navigation effect is not performed. Further, during the standby section, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed. further,
During the standby section, neither the lottery nor the navigation effect relating to the instruction function as the process relating to the instruction function is executed because it is not an advantageous section. Thereafter, after having won a bonus, it shifts to an advantageous section, and the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on. In the bonus in the advantageous section, a lottery (for example, an additional lottery) relating to the navigation effect or the instruction function may be executed as the process relating to the instruction function.

[Transition of the game section]
The transition of the game section performed in the slot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the game section. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of the game section.

As described above, the game section played in the slot machine 1 includes the normal section, the advantageous section, and the standby section. The normal section is a section that does not have the performance related to the pointing function. The advantageous section is a section having a performance related to the pointing function. The standby section is a section until the bonus prize is won when the win by the advantageous section transition lottery is the same timing as the bonus win.

In the present embodiment, the normal section includes a section controlled by BB1, an initial section controlled after setting change, and a section controlled by BB2 (not shown). It is controlled by BB1 by winning BB1 during the initial section. Note that BB2 controlled during the normal section is BB2 controlled when transitioning from the advantageous section to the normal section during BB2.

In the present embodiment, the advantageous section includes a section controlled to an advantageous state such as AT (assist time), a section without navigation effect called a section without navigation, and a section controlled by BB2. Be In addition, in the advantageous section, at least one navigation effect in which a winning combination for obtaining the maximum payout number is generated between the control to the advantageous section and the transition to the normal section is performed.
The navigation effect may not be performed each time on the condition that the player has been elected as the pushing order. Further, in the present embodiment, since the control is always performed by the AT before the transition to the no-navigation section, the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is not performed while the navigation effect is not performed even once.

As ATs, special ATs, advantageous ATs, normal ATs, and preparation ATs are provided. AT
The period from winning to the transition of the RT state to RT3 is controlled by the preparation AT, and after transitioning to RT3, controlled by the special AT, the advantageous AT, and one of the normal ATs.
The special AT is an AT whose ending condition is a net increase of 150 or more. Favorable AT
Is an AT whose ending condition is a net increase of 75 or more. The normal AT is an AT whose ending condition is that the net increase in number is 38 or more (see FIG. 18).

A section without navigation is a section in which navigation effects are not performed, and AT as a lottery relating to the instruction function
It is a section where a lottery is conducted. As a section without navigation, four types of sections having different AT winning probabilities are provided. Specifically, the low probability section and the hell section in which the AT winning probability is lower than in the initial section, and the high probability section and the heaven section in which the AT winning probability is higher than in the initial section
There are sections of different types. As shown in FIG. 10, the AT winning probability in each section is approximately 1/200 in the initial section, approximately 1/316 in the hell section, approximately 1/249 in the low probability section, and approximately 1/24 in the high probability section. 1/64, it is about 1/16 during the heaven section.

In the present embodiment, the standby section is a section controlled until BB2 is won when BB2 and AT are simultaneously won during the initial section and BB2 is not won in the game. In this embodiment, in order to always win the AT when the BB2 is won (see FIG. 17A), when the BB2 is won and the BB2 does not win in the game, it is always controlled to the standby section. Ru.

In the present embodiment, the transition to the advantageous section is made only when the AT is won. The game section immediately after the setting change for setting the winning probability of the winning combination is a normal section and is an initial section not controlled by BB1. If BB1 is won in the initial section, the game is controlled to BB1 from the next game, and is controlled to BB1 until the end condition of BB1 is satisfied, and then is controlled to the initial section. If AT is won during the initial section, that is, if an advantageous section transition lottery is won, it is controlled by the AT. Also, in the present embodiment, when BB2 is won, it is
Win a T. If BB2 is won during the initial section, the standby section is controlled until BB2 is won, and then the next game winning BB2 is shifted to an advantageous section and is controlled to BB2.
On the other hand, when the player wins BB2 and wins in the game, the next game is transferred to the advantageous section and controlled to BB2. After being controlled by BB2, it is controlled by AT.

The period from the winning of the AT to the transition of the RT state to RT3 is controlled by the preparation AT.
After transitioning to 3, it is controlled to any of the special AT, the advantageous AT, and the normal AT. A lottery determines which AT among the special AT, the advantageous AT, and the normal AT is controlled. In addition, when it is controlled to RT3 at the time of AT start, it is controlled to any one of the special AT, the advantageous AT, and the normal AT without being controlled by the preparation AT. The preparation AT may not be provided.

When the net increase in the AT exceeds a predetermined value, the main control unit 41 wins BB1 or BB2 during the AT, or when the period controlled to the advantageous section during the AT reaches 1500 games. End control to the AT. The main control unit 41 sets BB1 or BB2
If you win a prize, control BB1 or BB2. The main control unit 41 controls the initial section in the normal section when the period controlled to the advantageous section reaches 1500 games. The main control unit 41 shifts from the advantageous section to the normal section when winning in BB1.
On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 has won the BB2, the main control unit 41 suspends the control to the AT and controls the BB2 while staying in the advantageous section, and then controls the AT when the BB2 end condition is satisfied. Resume.

For example, if BB2 is won when the net increase in the AT is 24 after being controlled by the AT, the control to the AT is interrupted and the BB is controlled, and then the ending condition of the BB2 Start control to the advantageous AT when The main control unit 41 controls the preparation AT after the end of BB2 in order to control to RT0 after the end of BB2, and resumes the control to the advantageous AT that was interrupted when it shifted to RT3 and resumes. The control to the advantageous AT is ended when the net increase after that exceeds 51 (= 75-24).

In the present embodiment, the period controlled by the AT is managed by the net increase number, but may be managed by the number of games and the payout number of medals. Also,
The lottery for extending the period to be controlled by the AT is not executed as the lottery relating to the instruction function during AT and BB2, but may be executed.

When the net increase number in the AT exceeds a predetermined value, the main control unit 41 controls to a no navigation section in the advantageous section in principle. However, when there is a specific situation when the net increase in the AT exceeds a predetermined value, the main control unit 41 ends the control to the advantageous section as an exception, and controls the initial section which is the normal section. Do.

The specific situation is a situation in which it is determined to be controlled to a high probability zone or a heaven zone after the end of the navigation, and the AT is terminated even if the AT is won during the no navigation zone and controlled by the AT. It refers to a situation in which the period controlled to the advantageous section is likely to reach 1500 games before the condition is established. Specifically, in the case where it is determined to be controlled to the high probability interval, if the period controlled to the advantageous interval is less than 210 games remaining, the initial period without shifting to the high probability interval It shifts to the section (see step S69 in FIG. 15 described later). When it is determined that the heaven zone is to be controlled, if the period controlled to the advantageous zone is less than 160 games, the transition to the initial zone is made without transition to the heaven zone (FIG. 15). Step S67)).

In the section without navigation, A within the predetermined ceiling game number (for example, 200 games)
T won or BB1, 2 did not win or the period controlled to the advantageous section is 15
When the game reaches 00, the control to the section without navigation ends. Specifically, when staying for 200 games on the high probability section or the heaven section, the process shifts to AT. At this time, special A
It is determined by lottery that which AT among the T, the advantageous AT, and the normal AT is controlled. When staying in the hell section or the low probability section for 200 games, the control to the advantageous section is ended, and the control is performed to the initial section which is the normal section.

Although not shown in FIG. 9, the period controlled to the advantageous section during BB2 is 15
If 00 game is reached, control over BB2 is continued, but after BB2 is over,
It is controlled to the initial section rather than AT.

[About Navi production]
During AT, a navigation effect capable of specifying an operation procedure (correct procedure) for stopping a symbol combination advantageous to the player on the pay line LN is executed according to the winning situation. During AT, the main control unit 41 uses the gaming support indicator 12 to notify information (for example, push order) that can specify the correct procedure according to the navigation target combination won in the internal lottery process. Run. Note that the game support indicator 12 also displays the number of medals paid out and an error code at the time of an error.

When the main control unit 41 wins the navigation target combination in the AT, the main control unit 41 outputs a push order command capable of specifying a correct procedure according to the navigation target combination. As a result, the sub control unit 91 can execute navigation effects based on the push order command. During AT, sub control unit 91
The controller 51 uses the liquid crystal display 51 to execute processing for notifying information (for example, push order) that can specify the correct procedure according to the push order command. As described above, in both the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91, the navigation effect is performed by notifying the information that can specify the correct procedure.

FIG. 11A is a view for explaining an example of a navigation target combination, a pushing order for a correct procedure, an example of displaying a navigation effect on the game assistance display 12, and an example of displaying a navigation effect on the liquid crystal display 51. is there. For example, when winning a navigation target combination for which the left first stop is determined as the correct procedure, such as the left bell 1 described later, information such as "1-" is displayed on the game assistance display 12, and a liquid crystal display At 51, information such as "123" or "132" is displayed. Thus, it can be informed that the first reel 2L from the left is to be stopped for the first time. In addition, the sub control unit 91 may determine which of “123” and “132” the navigation effect is to be performed by lottery, and one of “123” and “132”. The navigation effect may be performed by only one of them.

In addition, when executing the navi effect, numerical value in game assistance indicator 12 (figure 11 (b)
Then, in addition to performing lighting control in accordance with the correct procedure in accordance with the correct procedure, the eighth segment (“.” In FIG. 11B) is lit at the lower right of the “1” to “7” segments for displaying “8”. Control. On the other hand, when the navigation effect is not executed, the eighth segment is controlled to be turned off. By this,
It is possible to prevent false recognition as to whether the navigation effect is being performed by the game assist indicator 12, for example, the notification of the number of medals to be paid out is performed.

As described above, the main control unit 41 sets navigation notification display data for performing navigation effect (navigation notification) in the game assistance display 12. Specifically, navigation alert display data in which each segment of the game assistance indicator 12 is turned on is set in the output buffer so as to be a display example (hereinafter also referred to as a navigation number) shown in FIG. The game assist indicator 12 is controlled to execute navigation effects. On the other hand, when the navigation effect is not executed (informing the standard procedure), the initial value of the output buffer is set as navigation notification display data, that is, the output buffer of the game assistance indicator 12 is initialized. By setting all the segments to the light-off state, the game assist indicator 12 is controlled to be hidden. Thereby, when it is a standard procedure, the navi effect by the game assistance indicator 12 is not performed.

As described above, the correct procedure is notified by the navigation effect of the common mode, regardless of which of the push-to-play replay and the push-to-play bell is the selected navigation target combination. For this reason, it is played from the aspect of the navi effect such as whether the navi-targeted combination that has been won is the push-order replay, which is the push-order bell, or which of the push-order replay or the push-order bell. It can be prevented from being identified by a person. In addition, since the number of effect data used to execute the navigation effect can be reduced, the storage capacity of the ROM of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 can be reduced.

In addition, since it is possible to generate a case where the type of the winning combination that can occur when the navigation effect is performed is a replay role and a case where it is a minor role, whether the replay role is generated or the minor role is The player can be made to pay attention to the occurrence, and the interest of the game can be improved.

The main control unit 41 determines whether or not any winning combination has occurred when any of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped as the game progresses and any of the payouts are accompanied by a payout. When a winning combination (small winning combination) has occurred, the number of medals to be paid out due to the occurrence of the winning is set in the output buffer as the number-of-payouts display data, and the number of medals paid out to the game assistance indicator 12 Display.

As shown in FIG. 11 (b), when setting the number-of-payouts display data in the output buffer, the number-of-payouts display data in which each segment of the game supplementary display 12 is turned on to display the number of medals paid out. Is set in the output buffer, so that the game assistance display 12 is controlled to display the number of medals paid out. For example, when eight medals are paid out, the first to seventh segments of the indicator 12R of the indicator 12L on the left side and the indicator 12R on the right side constituting the gaming assistance indicator 12 are lit. As a result, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed on the game assist indicator 12.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is information related to the result of the game as the predetermined content, and is a game assistance display 12 used to display the number of medals paid out to the player due to the occurrence of a prize at the end of the game. In addition, a navigation number capable of identifying an advantageous operation mode (stop order and stop timing) of the stop switch advantageous for the player as a display content different from the predetermined content is displayed, and the stop switch advantageous for the player Is displayed after the game is over, while the display period of the navigation number and the display period of the number of payouts are displayed. You can avoid duplication.

The main control unit 41 according to the present embodiment displays the game assistance display 12 of the navigation number capable of specifying the stop mode advantageous to the player and the number of medals paid out with the winning of the small part.
Since the display mode of the navigation number to be displayed on the game assist indicator 12 and the display mode of the payout number of medals do not include the common mode, the navigation number is displayed. It is possible to prevent the false recognition of whether or not the payout number is displayed as the predetermined content.

In addition, the display mode of the navigation number displayed on the game assistance indicator 12 and the display manner of the payout number of medals are common when the display on the two indicators of the game assistance indicator 12 is integrally displayed. The configuration may be any configuration that does not include the aspect of, for example, the display mode of the navigation number may include a configuration including a part of the display mode of the number of payouts and the reverse relationship.

Further, in the present embodiment, the display mode by the navi notification does not include the display mode (for example, “8” at the time of eight-sheet payout) of the number of medals to be paid out. As a result, the display mode of the game assistance display 12 is not controlled to the same mode in the navigation notification and the notification of the number of medals, and the display mode by the navigation notification and the display mode by the notification of the number of medals paid out are mistaken Can be prevented.

Further, as a modification, in the display mode of the game assistance display 12 in the navigation notification, the main control unit 41, for example, turns on the eighth segment of the display 12L while in the display mode in which the number of medals to be paid out is notified. By turning off the eighth segment of the display 12L, the display mode of one of the two displays 12L and 12R notifies the number of medals to be paid out, which is the display mode in the navigation notification. It has been described that it may be configured to be able to distinguish whether it is a display mode, but when the display modes of at least two displays 12L and 12R are viewed in an integrated manner, the display mode by navigation notification and notification of the number of medals paid out The display mode may be distinguishable. As such a configuration, for example, when the navigation number "8" is notified in the navigation notification, "-8" is displayed on the display 12L, and "-8" is displayed on the display 12R as an integral display "-8". In the notification of the number of medals to be paid out, display "12"("Nodisplay") on the display 12L and "8" as an integrated display by displaying "8" on the display 12R. Thus, it is possible to prevent misidentification between the display mode by navigation notification and the display mode by notification of the number of medals to be paid out.

[Section processing]
The main control unit 41 executes any one of normal section processing, standby section processing, and advantageous section processing as processing related to the game section. First, interval processing is performed, and it is determined which of the normal interval processing, the standby interval processing, and the advantageous interval processing is to be executed. Specifically, whether the main control unit 41 is controlled to a normal section, a standby section, or an advantageous section by confirming a flag set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41 c Determine If the normal flag is set, the main control unit 41 determines that the normal section is controlled, and executes the normal section processing. Similarly, if the standby flag is set, the standby interval processing is executed, and if the advantageous flag is set, the advantageous interval processing is executed. The section processing is performed after the bet number is set. Since the control is performed to the normal section immediately after the setting change, the normal flag is set when the setting change is completed.

Normal interval processing
The normal section process executed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the normal section process performed by the main control unit 41. Figure 1
As shown in 2, the main control unit 41 determines whether the start switch 7 has been operated (S10). When the start switch 7 is not operated (S1
The process waits until the start switch 7 is operated. On the other hand, when the start switch 7 is operated (YES in S10), the main control unit 41 executes an internal lottery (S11). Next, the main control unit 41 executes an advantageous section transition lottery (S12). The advantageous section transition lottery referred to here includes the AT lottery.

Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the stop switch has been operated to stop all the reels (S13). If all the reels have not stopped yet (NO in S13), the main control unit 41 waits for processing until all the reels stop. On the other hand, when all the reels have stopped (YES in S13), the main control unit 41 stops all the symbols and derives the display result (S14). In addition, since it is not an advantageous section, control to AT is prohibited in processing of S11-S14.

Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the advantageous section transition lottery has been won (S15)
. If the main control section 41 has not won by the advantageous section transition lottery (NO in S15), the main section processing ends. On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 has won the advantageous section transition lottery (S
If YES at 15, ie, if AT wins, set 1 to the navigation counter (S16)
. The navi counter is a counter for performing navi presentation at least once, and is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41. The navi counter is cleared to 0 when navi effect is executed once or 1 is won after 1 is set. That is, navigation effect is performed at least once in the advantageous section such as AT.

Next, the main control unit 41 executes a section transition process. In the section transition process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not BB2 has been won (S17). When the main control unit 41 does not win the BB 2 (NO in S17), the main control unit 41 turns on the advantageous section notification lamp 19 (S19). After that, the main control unit 41 sets an advantage flag indicating that control to an advantage section is made in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (S20), and ends the normal section processing.

On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 wins the BB2 (YES in S17), the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the BB2 is won in the game winning the BB2 (S18). The main control unit 41 controls the BB
If a prize is awarded to 2 (YES in S18), the processing in S19 and S20 is executed, and the normal section processing is ended.

On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 does not win the BB2 (NO in S18), the main control unit 41 sets a standby flag indicating that the standby section is controlled to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (S21)
, End the normal interval processing.

[Standby section processing]
The standby section process executed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the standby section process performed by the main control unit 41. Figure 1
As shown in 3, the main control unit 41 determines whether the start switch 7 has been operated (S50). When the start switch 7 is not operated (S5)
The process waits until the start switch 7 is operated. On the other hand, when the start switch 7 is operated (YES in S50), the main control unit 41 executes an internal lottery (S51).

Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the stop switch has been operated to stop all the reels (S52). If all the reels have not stopped yet (NO in S52), the main control unit 41 waits for the process until all the reels stop. On the other hand, when all the reels have stopped (YES in S52), the main control unit 41 stops all the symbols and derives the display result (S53). In addition, since it is a waiting | standby area, control to AT is prohibited in the process of S51-S53.

Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether BB2 has been won (S54). If the main control unit 41 does not win the BB2 (NO in S54), the main control unit 41 ends the standby section processing.
On the other hand, when the main control section 41 has won BB2 (YES in S54), it turns on the advantageous section notification lamp 19 (S55). After that, the main control unit 41 RAM the advantage flag
It is set in a predetermined area 41c (S56), and the waiting interval processing is ended.

[Inter-advancing section processing]
The advantageous section process executed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an advantageous section process performed by the main control unit 41. Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 4, the main control unit 41 determines whether the start switch 7 has been operated (S30). When the start switch 7 is not operated (S3)
The process waits until the start switch 7 is operated. On the other hand, when the start switch 7 is operated (YES in S30), the main control unit 41 executes an internal lottery (S31).

Next, the main control unit 41 determines whether the stop switch has been operated and all the reels have stopped (S32). If all the reels have not stopped yet (NO in S32), the main control unit 41 waits for processing until all the reels stop. On the other hand, when all the reels have stopped (YES in S32), the main control unit 41 stops all the symbols and derives the display result (S33). In addition, since it is an advantageous section, it may be controlled by AT in the process of S31-S33.

Next, the main control unit 41 executes maximum designated section processing (S34). The maximum designated section is a section for executing the navi effect when the navi effect execution timing (in the present embodiment, when the winning order bell is won) is reached. In the maximum designated section processing, the main control unit 41 transmits a command to the sub control unit 91 when the navigation counter is set to 1 and the push order bell is won, and the navigation counter to 0. Set As a result, the sub control unit 91 executes navigation effects for notifying a correct procedure for winning the middle bell or the right falling bell in accordance with the command from the main control unit 41. When the main control unit 41 has won the BB1, the main control unit 41 sets 0 in the navigation counter without transmitting a command to the sub control unit 91. In addition, the main control unit 41 is set to 1 in the navigation counter, and, in the internal lottery of S31, winning a role other than push order bell and BB,
Alternatively, when losing, keep the navigation counter at 1. In addition, during AT, regardless of whether the navigation counter is set to 1 or not, when the winning combination is won in the internal lottery of S31, a command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. If it is other than AT and the navigation counter is set to 0, no command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. By performing as described above in the maximum designated section processing, the navi effect is performed only in the non-navigable section or BB2 when AT is set and 1 is set in the navi counter, and in the non-navigable section or BB2 When the navi counter is set to 0, navi effect is not performed. In the present embodiment, since it is controlled by the AT and then is controlled to the no navigation section, a situation where 1 is set to the navigation counter does not occur in the no navigation section.

Next, the main control unit 41 adds 1 to the clear counter (S35). Then, the main control unit 41 starts the advantageous section end process (S36). When ending the advantageous section end processing, the advantageous section processing is also ended.

[End of advantageous section processing]
The advantageous section end processing executed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an advantageous area end process performed by the main control unit 41. As shown in FIG. 15, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the value of the clear counter has reached 1500, that is, whether or not the number of count games has reached 1500 (S60). When the number of counted games has reached 1500 games (NO in S60), the main control unit 41 performs normal zone transition processing for shifting to the normal zone (S70 to S)
73).

On the other hand, when the number of counted games has not yet reached 1500 games (YES in S60), the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the value of the navigation counter is 0 (S61). When the value of the navigation counter is not 0 (NO in S61), the main control unit 41 ends the advantageous section end process.

On the other hand, when the value of the navi counter is 0 (YES in S61), the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the navi-free section is in progress (S62). When not in navigation section (YE at S62
S) It is determined whether or not the no-navigation counter is 200 or less, and it is determined whether or not control has been made over 200 games in the no-navigation section (S63). If the navigation absence counter is equal to or less than 200 (YES in S63), the main control unit 41 ends the advantageous section end process.

On the other hand, when the navigation absence counter exceeds 200 (S63: NO)
It is determined whether it is controlled to the hell section or the low probability section (S64). Main control unit 4
When 1 is not controlled to the hell section or the low probability section (NO in S64), the advantageous section end processing is ended. On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 is controlled to the hell section or the low probability section (YES in S64), the main control section 41 performs a normal section transition process to shift to the normal section (S70 to
S73).

Returning to S62, when the main control section 41 is not in the section without navigation (NO in S62)
Then, it is determined whether an AT end condition is satisfied in the game (S65). Main control unit 41
If the AT termination condition is not satisfied in the game (NO in S65), the advantageous segment termination process is terminated.

On the other hand, when the AT termination condition is satisfied in the game, the main control unit 41 (YE in S65
S) It is determined whether the section without navigation after the end of AT is determined to be the heaven section (S66). Main control unit 41 determines that the section without navigation after the end of AT is a heaven section (YES in S66)
It is determined whether the clear counter is 1340 or less (S67). That is, it is determined whether the remaining section controlled to the advantageous section is 160 games or more. When the clear counter is less than 1340 (NO in S67), the main control unit 41 ends the advantageous section end process. On the other hand, when the clear counter is 1340 or more (YES in S67), the main control unit 41
A normal section transition process is performed to shift to the normal section (S70 to S73).

Returning to S66, when the section without navigation after the end of AT is not a heaven section (NO in S66), the main control section 41 determines whether or not the section is determined to be a high probability section (S68). When the section without navigation after the end of AT is not a high probability section (NO in S68), the main control section 41 ends the advantageous section end processing.

On the other hand, in the case where the section without navigation after the end of the AT is a high probability section (S68), the main control section 41
YES), it is determined whether the clear counter is 1290 or less (S69). That is, it is determined whether the remaining section controlled to the advantageous section is 210 games or more. Main control unit 41
If the clear counter is less than 1290 (NO in S69), the advantageous section end process is ended. On the other hand, when the clear counter is 1290 or more (S69)
YES), the normal section transition process for moving to the normal section is performed (S70 to S73).

In the normal section transition process, the main control unit 41 first sets 0 to the clear counter (S70). Next, the main control unit 41 performs limit processing (S71), and initializes all the information related to the advantageous section. Thereby, for example, limit processing is performed and AT ends. The limit process is executed regardless of the set value. After that, the main control unit 41 turns off the advantageous section notification lamp 19 (S72). After that, the main control unit 4
A flag 1 is set to a predetermined area of the RAM 41c to indicate that the normal section is being controlled (S73), and the advantageous section end processing is ended.

[Notification of ratio of advantageous section]
Next, notification of the ratio of the advantageous section will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the total number of games in which the number of games in a predetermined period (for example, one month) is accumulated separately from the counting of the number of games in the advantageous section by the clear counter, and the predetermined period
For example, the number of advantageous section games in which the number of games of the advantageous section in one month is accumulated is counted. And, the ratio of the number of advantageous section games to the total number of games is slot machine 1
Is displayed on the setting value display provided inside the case 1a. In the slot machine 1, the ratio of the number of digested games in the advantageous section to the total number of games is suppressed to less than 70%, but in order to confirm this, the proportion of the advantageous section is informed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16, between 0 and 17500 games, the total number of games is
Even if the percentage of the advantageous section is less than 70% and 70% or more, a numerical value indicating the percentage of the advantageous section is displayed only by the 7-segment LED display (7-segment display) by the setting value display. Although 17500 games are the number of games to be tested when the slot machine 1 is introduced into the market, other numbers of games may be used. That is, based on the predetermined number of games to be tested when the slot machine 1 is introduced into the market, the display mode of the percentage of advantageous sections may be changed.

In addition, when the percentage of the advantageous section is less than 70% among the 17501 to 175000 games, a numerical value indicating the percentage of the advantageous section is displayed only with the 7-segment display by the setting value indicator, while the percentage of the advantageous section is When it is 70% or more, a numerical value indicating the ratio of the advantageous section is displayed on the 7-segment display by the setting value display, and the numerical value blinks at a slow tempo. The 175000 games are the average number of games for one month of the slot machine 1, but other numbers of games may be used. That is, based on a predetermined number of games, which is the average number of games in one month of the slot machine 1, the display mode of the ratio of the advantageous sections may be changed.

In addition, in the number of games of 175,001 games or more, when the ratio of the advantageous section is less than 70%, the numerical value indicating the ratio of the advantageous section is displayed only with the 7-segment display by the setting value indicator, while the ratio of the advantageous section is When it is 70% or more, a numerical value indicating the ratio of the advantageous section is displayed on the 7-segment display by the setting value display, and the numerical value blinks at a fast tempo.

For example, the clerk shifts to the setting confirmation state by satisfying the condition of "setting key ON" + "front door opening detection", and the 7-segment display displayed on the setting value display in the setting confirmation state You can check the proportions. Furthermore, the store clerk can know that the percentage of the advantageous section is 70% or more if the numerical value indicating the percentage of the advantageous section is blinking, and further, if the blink is a tempo that is fast, one month It can be known that the percentage of advantageous sections is 70% or more in the period in which the average number of games is exceeded.

[AT lottery]
The AT lottery performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 17
It is a figure which shows AT lottery table. FIG. 17A shows a first AT lottery table used during the initial section. FIG. 17B is a view showing a second AT lottery table used during the heaven section. FIG. 17C is a view showing a third AT lottery table used during the high-accuracy section. FIG. 17D shows a fourth AT lottery table used during the low probability section.
FIG. 17E is a view showing a fifth AT lottery table used during the hell section.

The middle row cherries, the strong cherries, the strong watermelons, the weak cherries, and the weak watermelons shown in FIG. 17 are not included when they are simultaneously elected with the BB2. That is, when the middle row cherries, the strong cherries, the strong watermelons, the weak cherries, or the weak watermelons are won alone, the AT lottery is performed with a probability corresponding to each lottery target combination. On the other hand, when BB2 and middle cherry, strong cherry, strong watermelon, weak cherry, or weak watermelon are simultaneously elected, it means that one of bonus 2 to 7 is won, so the probability corresponding to bonus 2 to 7 The AT lottery will be held.

Here, the AT winning probability in the figure is determined based on the number of determination values and the AT winning rate. Specifically, the AT winning probability is the sum of the values obtained by multiplying each lottery target combination by the AT winning probability when the lottery target winning combination is won.

In addition, when the AT lottery is won during the initial section which is a normal section, it is controlled to AT which is an advantageous section, so the first AT lottery table shown in FIG. 17A can be said to be an advantageous section transition lottery table. On the other hand, the second to fifth AT lottery tables shown in FIGS. 17 (b) to 17 (e) are AT lottery tables in an advantageous section, and thus can be said to be lottery tables relating to an instruction function.

As shown in FIGS. 17 (a) to 17 (e), when the bonus 2 to 7 or the middle row cherry is won, the AT lottery is always won. In addition, AT winning probability is the lowest during the hell section,
It is set high in the order of the low probability section, the initial section, the high probability section, and the heaven section.

[Determination of AT type]
A method of determining the AT type performed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 18 shows an AT type determination table. The AT type determination table is a table used when an AT lottery is won, regardless of which gaming state or game section is controlled.

When winning the AT lottery, it is decided to control the special AT with a probability of 1%, 69%
It is decided to control to an advantageous AT with a probability of and it is decided to control to a normal AT with a probability of 30%.

[Determination of navigationless section after AT end]
A method of determining the no navigation section to be controlled after the end of the AT executed by the main control unit 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a section determination table. Intervals are determined with different probabilities depending on which AT you are controlling. For example, after being controlled to the special AT, it is controlled to the heaven section with a probability of 50%, and is controlled to a high probability section with a probability of 50%. On the other hand, after being normally controlled by AT, it is controlled to the heaven section with a probability of 30%, controlled to a high probability section with a probability of 30%, controlled to a low probability section with a probability of 10%, a probability of 30% Is controlled to the hell section. The timing to determine the no navigation section to control after the AT ends may be when the AT type is determined or may be at the AT end.

From FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, it is possible to obtain the probability of the non-navigation interval controlled after being controlled by the AT. Specifically, for example, after being controlled by AT, the probability of being controlled by the heaven section is 19.85% (= 1% × 50% + 69% × 15% + 30% × 30%). Similarly, the probability of being controlled to a high probability interval is 19.85%, and the probability of being controlled to a low probability interval is 2
It is 3.7% and the probability of being controlled by the hell section is 36.6%. That is, after being controlled by the AT, it is designed that the probability of being controlled to the hell section is the highest and then the possibility of being controlled to the low probability section, the high probability section or the heaven section is low.

[Effect according to each game segment]
The sub control unit 91 performs effects in response to the command transmitted from the main control unit 41. For example, the sub control unit 91 displays an image suggesting a game section on the liquid crystal display 51 based on a command that can specify the game section. For example, the sub-control unit 91 displays a background for AT during AT, a background for bonus during bonus, a liquid crystal display 51 during non-AT such as an initial section or a non-navigation section, and a normal background during non-bonus Display on The background image during AT shows the preparation AT indicating that it is controlled by the preparation AT, the special AT, the advantageous AT or the special A
And an ART background indicating that it is controlled by T.

In addition, the sub control unit 91 displays, on the liquid crystal display 51, a suggested background that suggests that the AT lottery has been won during the no-navigate section which is the advantageous section. Since winning the AT lottery during the normal section corresponds to winning the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on.
Therefore, while the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned off, the player can recognize that the AT lottery has not been won regardless of the effect including the display of the liquid crystal display 51. on the other hand,
Since the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is always on during the advantageous section, the suggestion background is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 during the section without navigation which is the advantageous section, suggesting that the AT lottery has been won. be able to. For example, after displaying a suggested background over several games, it is informed whether or not the AT lottery has been won, and the AT lottery has been won and prepared if it is controlled to any of RT0 to 2 The middle background may be displayed, and the ART background may be displayed along with the transition to RT3.

In addition, a special background may be provided in the no-navigation section to indicate which one of the heaven section, high probability section, low probability section, and hell section is controlled. For example, as a special background, a first special background indicating a heaven section and a second special background indicating a high probability section may be provided.
For example, after the special AT, it is not controlled to the low probability section and the hell section (see FIG. 19). Therefore, after the special AT, the first special background or the second special background may be displayed. Thus, during the advantageous section, it is possible to display more types of background images than during the normal section. Therefore, the effects in the advantageous section can be diversified.

A bonus suggestion effect may be executed that suggests that BB1 and BB2 have been won during the initial section, the section without navigation, and the AT.

[Flow of game]
The flow of the game will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a timing chart showing an example of the flow of the game. In the timing chart shown in FIG. 20, in order from the top, a line indicating an event that has occurred, a line indicating a transition of a game section, a line indicating a transition of AT winning probability, a line indicating a transition of gaming state, and a medal And the line indicating the background effect performed by the sub control unit 91 using the liquid crystal display 51.

After the timing t0 when the setting is changed, it is controlled to the initial section which is a normal section, and approximately 1/2
The AT lottery is performed with a probability of 00. In addition, after the timing t0 when the setting is changed, the control is performed to RT0 until the timing t1 at which the transition result is derived. When the AT is won with a probability of about 1/200 (timing t2), the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on in the selected game, and the next game is controlled to AT which is an advantageous section.

Here, the navigation effect is not performed during the initial section. That is, since the push order for winning the promotion replay is not notified, it is easy to be controlled by RT1. Further, the replay probability in RT 0, 1, 4 is set to the probability that the payout rate will be less than 1 even if it is possible to win without losing the winning combination. During the initial section, the correct procedure is not notified even if the player wins the pushing order bell, and there is a possibility that the small part will be dropped. Therefore, the number of medals decreases during the initial section. In addition, during the initial section, the sub control unit 91
A background is usually displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a background effect.

It is controlled to an advantageous section from the next game in which AT is won (timing t2). From the next game winning AT, win a promotion replay and shift from RT1 to RT2 (timing t3),
Then, until winning a special replay and shifting from RT2 to RT3 (timing t4),
It is controlled by the preparation AT.

During preparation AT, since the navi effect is executed, the pushing order for winning the promotion replay is informed, and the correct procedure is informed when the pushing order is won, so the leading role is dropped. There is less fear. Therefore, it is difficult to reduce the number of medals as compared to that in the initial section.
However, since the replay probability in RT1 is set to the probability that the payout rate does not exceed 1, even if the player can win the prize without losing the leading role, the medal decreases. Further, the replay probability in RT2 is lower than that in RT3 although the payout rate is set to a probability of being less than 1 when it is possible to win without losing the protagonist who won. Therefore, the medal increases slightly from timing t3 to timing t4 during RT2 and preparation AT. In addition, during preparation AT, the sub control unit 91 displays the background being prepared on the liquid crystal display 51 as a background effect.

When the special replay is won at timing t4, the process shifts to RT3 and control to the advantageous AT is also started, and counting of the net increase number is started. From the timing t5 when the net increase in number after being controlled by the advantageous AT has reached 75, it is controlled to the section without navigation. In FIG. 20, it is assumed that control to the hell section is determined.

In RT3, the replay probability is set higher than in RT0 to RT2. Therefore, the medals increase at timings t4 to t5 where the possibility of losing the main character elected in the AT is low, as compared with other periods. In addition, during the advantageous AT, the sub control unit 91 displays the ART background on the liquid crystal display 51 as a background effect. By displaying the ART background on the liquid crystal display 51, the player can recognize that the payout rate is controlled to a high RT3 and is controlled to an advantageous state in which AT is in progress.

Since the navi effect is not executed during the hell section, there is a possibility that it will not be possible to win the protagonist when winning in the push order bell, and the number of medals even from timing t5 to timing t6 controlled by RT3. Decreases. Also, when the transition outcome is derived at timing t6, the transition from RT3 to RT1 is made. Since the navi effect for avoiding the derivation of the transition appearance is not executed during the hell section, the transition appearance is more easily derived than in the AT, and
There is a risk of shifting to T3. Since the probability of winning a replay is lower during RT1 than during RT3, the number of medals is reduced compared to during RT3. Here, in the initial section and the hell section, the AT is not executed in any of the sections, so the number of medals decreases. On the other hand, during the advantageous AT, the number of medals increases.

In addition, when it is controlled to the hell section over 200 games, it shifts to the initial section. Therefore, at the timing t7 when the number of games after being controlled to the hell section reaches 200 games, the process shifts to the initial section.

Since the sub control unit 91 is not controlled to the AT during the hell section as in the initial section, the normal control is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, the liquid crystal display 51 may display a suggested background that suggests that the AT has been won. When transitioning to the initial section at timing t7 when the number of games after being controlled to the hell section reaches 200 games, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is extinguished.

When the inside of the hell section and the initial section are compared, since the normal background is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in any of the sections, effects other than the lighting mode of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 are similar.

[Condition set by set value]
The conditions set by the set value will be described using FIG. FIG. 21 (a) is a diagram showing the relationship between the setting value and the bonus winning rate, and FIG. 21 (b) is a diagram showing the relationship between the setting value and the number of ceiling games.

As shown in FIG. 21A, the winning probability of BB1 and BB2 is set to be higher in BB1 as the set value increases. On the other hand, since BB2 is an advantageous section transition lottery, there is no setting difference.

Further, as shown in FIG. 21B, the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is set to 1500 games in the setting values 1 to 3 as a condition for shifting from the advantageous section to the normal section, and the setting values 4 to 4 are set.
6 is set to 1300 games. Here, the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is a predetermined number of games when transitioning from the advantageous section to the normal section when the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section exceeds a predetermined number of games, This is the maximum number of games that can be set as the number of games.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), as a condition to shift from the section without navigation to another section,
The number of ceiling games in the section without navigation is set to 200 G in the setting values 1 to 3, and the setting value 4
In ~ 6 it is set to 170 games.

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when BB1 is won, the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made. In addition, when the number of digested games in the hell section or the low probability section reaches the number of ceiling games in the non-navigation section, the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made. In addition, when the number of digested games in the advantageous section reaches the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section, the advantageous section is shifted to the normal section.

When the set value is low, the probability of winning BB1 is high, and the number of ceiling games in the section without navigation is also set higher than when the set value is high. Therefore, when the set value is low, the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is more difficult than when the set value is high. On the other hand, since the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is set lower than when the setting value is high, the ratio of the number of digested games in the advantageous section to the total number of games can be suppressed to less than 70%.

[Main effect]
The slot machine according to the present embodiment is controlled to a normal section where no navigation effect is performed or an advantageous section that is advantageous compared to the normal section in that the navigation effect is performed at least once. From the advantageous section to the initial section which is the normal section, the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section is 150.
Transition when 0 game is reached. In addition, in the advantageous section, the payout rate of medals is 1 or more A.
T and a section without navigation where the payout rate of medals is less than 1 are included. The no navigation section includes a low probability section and a hell section, in which the AT winning probability is lower than the initial section included in the normal section. As described above, since the AT selection probability is higher in the initial section than in the low probability section and the hell section included in the advantageous section, the interest of the game in the normal section is improved. As a result, the interest of the game can be improved even after the end of the advantageous section.

In particular, in a slot machine provided with means for notifying whether or not the advantageous section is in progress, such as the advantageous section notification lamp 19, the player can recognize whether it is in the advantageous section or the normal section. This effect can be obtained notably because it can.

In addition, since the slot machine in the present embodiment is controlled to the initial section where the AT winning probability is high compared to the hell section and the low probability section after the setting change, after the setting change for the player The expectation of the game can be given, and as a result, the interest of the game after the setting change is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the hell section or the low probability section is controlled over 200 games, the process shifts to the initial section. That is, when it is controlled to an adverse section such as a hell section or a low probability section over a predetermined period, it shifts to a section more advantageous than the section. This makes it possible to prevent the player from staying in a section which is disadvantageous for a long time.

Further, in the present embodiment, when moving from the initial section to the advantageous section, it starts from AT or BB2 in which the payout rate of medals is 1 or more. Therefore, since the advantageous section starts from the section in which the payout rate of medals is high, it is possible to make the player expect the transition from the initial section to the advantageous section, and the interest of the game is improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, when it is determined to be controlled to the hell section or the low probability section at the end of the AT, regardless of the number of remaining games to reach the number of ceiling games,
It shifts to the section without navigation. Therefore, it may occur that 1500 games are reached during the no navigation section or 1500 games during the AT game. That is, the timing may be controlled by the AT or the hell section when the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section is 1,500. Therefore, when the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section is 1500 games, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which section is controlled.

It should be noted that the player may be able to confirm the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section from a menu screen such as volume adjustment or screen brightness adjustment.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21B, the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section can be set from a plurality of types of values. Therefore, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which one of a plurality of types of values has shifted from the advantageous section to the initial section. As a result, it is possible to pay attention to the number of games after being controlled to the advantageous section.

For example, in the present embodiment, the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is set based on the setting value. Therefore, the player can estimate the setting value from the number of ceiling games. As a result, in order to specify the number of ceiling games, the player pays attention to how many games the number of digested games counted during the advantageous section has shifted to the initial section.

In the present embodiment, the number of ceiling games to be set is changed according to the difference in the setting value, but it may be selected from a plurality of types of values when winning the advantageous section transition lottery.

Further, in the present embodiment, even if the period after being controlled to the advantageous period reaches 1500 games, the transition to the initial period is made depending on the situation at the end of the AT. For example, A
At the end of T, if it is decided to shift to the heaven section, the value of the clear counter is 13
If it is 40 or more, it will shift to the initial section without shifting to the heaven section.

Here, the situation where the value of the clear counter is 1340 or more is the situation where the number of remaining games before digesting the number of ceiling games (1500 games) which is the maximum number of games that can be set as the predetermined number of games is less than 160 games. It is. Further, the 160 games are set as the number of games in which it is difficult for the AT termination condition to be satisfied even if the AT is won during the heaven section. That is, the situation where the number of remaining games until the number of ceiling games (1500 games) is less than 160 is the situation where the number of digested games reaches the number of ceiling games before the end of the AT.

In addition, if the value of the clear counter is 1340 or more, transition to the initial section without transition to the heaven section is based on the fact that 1340 games are set as the predetermined number of games and the clear counter exceeds 1340. It can be said that it is moving to the early section.

From the above, in the present embodiment, at the time of AT termination, the predetermined number of games is set based on the situation at the time of AT termination and the number of ceiling games (1500 games) which is the maximum number of games that can be set as the predetermined number of games. It can be said that 1340 games are set out of the plurality of possible game numbers.

Therefore, it is possible to draw the attention of the player to the situation when setting the predetermined number of games which is the transition condition to the initial section.

In addition, even if the AT wins next time at the end of the AT, in a situation where the number of digested games reaches the number of ceiling games before the AT ends, the process moves to the initial section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent in advance the situation disadvantageous to the player, in which the number of ceiling games is reached halfway through the AT.

Further, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is set according to the set value. The number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is also a transition condition from the advantageous section to the normal section. That is, transition conditions from the advantageous section to the normal section are set according to the set value. Therefore, the player's attention can be drawn even when the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section occurs.

Also, as shown in FIG. 21 (a) and FIG. 9, when BB1 with a set difference is won,
Transfer from the advantageous section to the active section. That is, it can be said that winning BB1 is a transition condition from the advantageous section to the normal section. Therefore, since the transition condition is set according to the set value, it is possible to attract the attention of the player at the opportunity of transition from the advantageous section to the normal section.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although the main embodiment in this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application are possible. Hereinafter, modified examples of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

[About the period controlled by the advantageous section transition lottery and the section without navigation]
In the present embodiment, the advantageous section was started from AT or BB2. However, the advantageous section may start from the no navigation section. A modification when the advantageous section is started from the no-navigation section will be described using FIG. Fig.22 (a) is a figure for demonstrating the advantageous section transfer lottery in a modification, FIG.22 (b) is a figure for demonstrating the ceiling game number in a modification.

For example, in the present embodiment, the AT lottery is an advantageous section transition lottery, and after winning the AT lottery, the type of AT after preparation AT is determined. However, it is also possible to determine which of the sections controlled during the advantageous section is controlled by the advantageous section transition lottery. For example, as shown in FIG. 22 (a), when the winning combination for winning the advantageous section transition lottery is won, the special AT, the advantageous AT, the normal AT, the heaven section, the high probability section, the low probability section, Or you may decide which of the hell sections to control.

Also, a navigationless section controlled without being controlled by the AT once after transitioning to the advantageous section, and a navigationless section controlled after being controlled by the AT at least once after the transition to the advantageous section The number of ceiling games to be set may be changed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22 (b), the number of ceiling games in the no navigation section (after AT in the figure) controlled after being shifted to the advantageous section and controlled by the AT at least once or more. May be set to 200 games, and the number of ceiling games in the non-navigable section (other than that in the figure) controlled without being controlled by the AT once after shifting to the advantageous section may be set to 120 games. In addition, even if it is a hell section and a low probability section, if it is controlled without being controlled by AT once after transition to the advantageous section, it is controlled by AT after being controlled over 120 games. You may do so.

As a situation where it is controlled by the no navigation section without being controlled by the AT even once after shifting to the advantageous section, the advantageous section starts from the no navigation section. Since 120 games is the number of games reached before the 1500 game, which is a condition for transitioning from the advantageous section to the normal section, is controlled to the advantageous section, the medal giving rate is controlled to an AT exceeding 1 It is possible to prevent transition to a normal section without

The 120 game is an example, and it is sufficient if the number of games is controlled by the AT before the number of digested games in the advantageous section exceeds 1,500 and the end condition of the AT is satisfied.

[How to determine section without navigation]
In this embodiment, it is determined based on the controlled AT. But AT
When a specific lottery target combination is won, the no-navigation section after the end of AT is determined to be a heaven section, and when a specific lottery target combination is not won during AT, based on the controlled AT. You may decide. In such a case, a special effect that is not executed in another section may be performed during the heaven section when it is determined to be the heaven section based on the winning of the specific lottery target combination. As described above, when the player can recognize the navi-free section to be controlled after the end of the AT based on the internal lottery result in the AT, the heaven section is controlled to the heaven section by executing an effect unique to the heaven section. Can enhance the interest of the game. Also,
If the player can not recognize the section without navigation to be controlled after the end of the AT, the effects specific to each section may not be performed. By doing this, it is possible to prevent the player from specifying the type of the section without navigation based on the effect.

In addition, an effect may be suggested that indicates whether or not a specific lottery target combination has been won during AT. By doing this, it is possible to expect to be controlled to a heaven section where the AT winning probability is high after AT, so that it is possible to pay attention to effects during AT.

Further, in the present embodiment, the section to be shifted after reaching the ceiling game is designed to be different for each type of section without navigation. However, regardless of the type of the non-navigation section, the section to be shifted after reaching the ceiling game may be the same.

[Set number of predetermined games]
In the present embodiment, the number of ceiling games in the advantageous section is determined according to the setting value, and the predetermined number of games, which is a transition condition, is re-set according to the situation at the end of the AT and the number of ceiling games. However, the predetermined number of games may be set in accordance with the ratio of the number of advantageous area games to the total number of games at the transition of the advantageous area, and the number of ceiling games which is the maximum number of games that can be set as the predetermined number of games. For example, if it is assumed that the number of ceiling games has been reduced from the transition of the advantageous section, the ratio of the number of advantageous section games to the total number of games exceeds 70%.
The predetermined number of games may be set to the number of games in which the ratio of the number of advantageous period games to the total number of games does not exceed 70% even if the number of consumed games reaches the predetermined number of games.

[Value to be counted for transition of normal interval during advantageous interval]
In this embodiment, the number of digested games in the advantageous section is counted, and the transition from the advantageous section to the normal section is made based on the fact that the number of digested games becomes a predetermined value. However, the value counted in connection with the transition to the normal interval during the advantageous interval is not limited to the number of digested games. For example, the value to be counted may be a value that increases as the game progresses, and the number of medals paid out during the advantageous section (disbursed number), the number of medals used for the game during the advantageous section, etc. It may be Then, in response to the counted value reaching a predetermined specific value,
It is sufficient to shift to the normal section.

[How to determine AT type]
In the present embodiment, regardless of the type of lottery object selected to trigger the AT lottery,
We decided to determine the type of AT at a fixed rate. However, the method of determining the AT type may be changed based on the winning combination target role. For example, middle tier cherry and BB2
Comparing the case where AT was won based on having been elected and the case where AT was won based on being elected as weak cherry or weak watermelon, the middle cherries and BB2 are more likely to be special when elected It may be controlled by the AT. By doing this, AT
The player can be made to pay attention also to the display result when winning.

Also, the type of AT may be determined at a different rate for each section being controlled. For example, during the heaven section, the possibility that a special AT is selected may be higher than that during the hell section. By doing this, the degree of attention to which section is controlled can be increased.

[About added lottery]
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a lottery relating to the AT is not performed during the BB2 winning the AT or during the AT. However, an additional lottery may be performed to extend the period of control to the AT. For example, during BB2 or AT, a lottery is won if a specific lottery target is won, and the right to allow control to any AT among special AT, advantageous AT or regular AT is given. You may do so. In order to notify that this right has been granted, when such a right is granted, and when the termination condition of the AT holds.
A text image such as "AT continuation" may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

[How to make the payout rate less than 1]
In the present embodiment, the payout rate is set to be less than 1 by not executing the navigation effect during the section without navigation. However, although the navi effect is executed, the payout rate may be set to less than 1 by continuing to stay at RT1. Specifically, although the navi effect is not executed when the win order replay is won, the navi effect may be executed when the win order bell is won. In addition, in the section without navigation, when winning a winning order,
Whether or not the navigation effect is to be performed may be determined by lottery at a rate such that the payout rate is less than one. That is, in the present embodiment, the navigation effect is not performed during the no navigation section, but the navigation effect may be performed.

[About notification of percentage of advantageous section]
In the present embodiment, the ratio of the advantageous section was able to be confirmed by displaying the ratio of the advantageous section game number to the total game number on the setting value display in the setting confirmation state,
It is not limited to this.

For example, the percentage of the advantageous section may be displayed not only on the setting value display but also on the inside of the slot machine 1 housing, such as a display (for example, 7-segment LED) provided on the game control board. If the game control board can not be disassembled by caulking,
The display can not be operated illegally from the outside. Also, the set value may be displayed not on the set value display but on a display provided on the game control board. In addition, the ratio of the advantageous section may be displayed on the credit display 11, the game assist display 12, the liquid crystal display 51, and the like.

Further, not only the ratio of the advantageous section but also the total number of games and the advantageous section game number may be displayed on the setting value indicator or the indicator provided on the game control board. Moreover, the ratio of the advantageous section may be displayed on condition that the predetermined operation has been performed. For example, the ratio of the advantageous section may be displayed on condition that the effect switch 56 is pressed. Alternatively, a confirmation switch may be provided inside the housing of the slot machine 1, and the ratio of the advantageous section may be displayed on condition that the confirmation switch is pressed. In addition, when opening of the front door 1b is not detected, when the switch for confirmation is pressed, error notification may be performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, although the ratio of the advantageous section is notified in the notification mode shown in FIG. 16, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the total number of games is between 0 and 17500 games, it may be displayed blinking if the ratio of the advantageous section is 70% or more. Or, the total number of games is 0
During the 17500 game, it may be displayed blinking when the predetermined probability is less than 70%, for example, less than 50%. Furthermore, not limited to blinking display, a color may be changed, an error image may be displayed together with a numerical value, or an error notification may be given as to the ratio of the advantageous section in another manner. Further, although the notification mode is divided into three stages according to the total number of games, the advantageous section may be notified by dividing it into other stages such as four stages.

Moreover, in the state in which the bet number setting has been made, the setting confirmation state may not be entered. That is, the ratio of the advantageous section may not be confirmed in a state where the bet number is set. Furthermore, since the number of bets is automatically set when the re-play combination is won, the percentage of the advantageous section may not be confirmed even when the re-play combination is won. In the state where the number of bets is set, the ratio of the advantageous section may be confirmed.

Moreover, although the ratio of the advantageous section was alert | reported by 7 segment LED in this Embodiment, other ratios may be alert | reported.

For example, in a test performed when the slot machine 1 is introduced into the market, the first ratio (for example, 3) of the payout rate (dispense rate) of medals in a short time (for example, 400 games)
When it is not possible to introduce the market when 00%) ≦ payout rate, the payout rate of medals in a short time may be notified by the 7-segment LED. In this case, as in the present embodiment, the notification mode may be made different depending on whether or not the payout rate of medals in a short time is the first ratio ≦ the payout rate (if the first ratio ≦ the payout rate) Error notification). Also, in a test conducted at the time of market introduction of the slot machine 1, when the second ratio (for example, 150%) ≦ the payout rate with respect to the payout rate (dispense rate for medals) in medium time (for example, 6000 games), the market If it can not be introduced, the payout rate of medals in the middle time may be notified by the 7-segment LED. In this case, as in the present embodiment, the notification mode may be changed depending on whether or not the payout rate of medals in the middle time is the second ratio ≦ the payout rate (if the second ratio ≦ the payout rate) Error notification). In addition, in a test conducted at the time of market introduction of the slot machine 1, the third ratio (for example, 55%) <payout ratio <fourth ratio for the payout rate (dispense rate) of medals in a long time (for example, 17500 games) When it is not possible to introduce the market when (for example, 120%), the payout rate of medals in a long time may be notified by the 7-segment LED. In this case, as in the present embodiment, the notification mode may differ depending on whether or not the payout rate of medals in a long time period is third ratio <payout ratio <fourth ratio (payout ratio 払 third ratio Or an error notification if the fourth ratio ≦ the payout ratio.

Also, for example, the feature ratio may be notified by the 7-segment LED. The bonus ratio is a bonus (for example, regular bonus (RB), single bonus (for example) for the total number of payouts when the game is played a predetermined number of times (for example, 6000 times).
SB) Refers to the ratio of the number of payouts in the challenge bonus (CB). For example, in the case of a slot machine equipped with only RB, which is a winning combination for shifting to a bonus state in which the probability of winning a small winning combination is high, the percentage of bonus is 60% as the upper limit, so the percentage of bonus is 6 The notification mode of the 7-segment LED may be made different depending on whether it is a relative amount (error notification when the item ratio exceeds 60%). In addition, it shifts to a state where SB (a winning combination that makes it possible to play a game with a higher winning probability of a small winning combination than in the case of non-SB only for one game due to winning) or CB (all small winning combinations in each game) If the slot machine is equipped with a winning combination), the feature ratio is 7
Since the percentage is the upper limit, the notification mode of the 7-segment LED may be made different depending on whether the item ratio is 70% (error notification when the item ratio exceeds 70%).

As described above, the ratio defined in the test performed at the time of market introduction of the slot machine 1, the ratio related to the performance of the slot machine 1, and the like may be notified by the 7-segment LED.

[About the notification of winning]
In the present embodiment, the notification of the winning of the advantageous section is performed by the advantageous section notification lamp 19, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the winning notification LED may be provided at a location where the player can easily recognize in the same arrangement as the stop switch. In addition, the notification of winning may be made using existing means such as the credit display 11, the gaming support display 12, and the payout lamp. Furthermore, the selection of the advantageous section transition lottery may be notified by outputting a predetermined sound from the speakers 53, 54 or the like.

Further, the lighting of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 may not only display numbers and the like as in the 7-segment display, but may only light a single LED (dot point) by a payout lamp, for example. Furthermore, when the operation procedure is notified at the time of the navi effect, the present invention may be performed using existing means such as the credit display 11 and the game assistance display 12. In this case, while using a 7-segment display for notification of the operation procedure, a single LED may be used for the notification of winning.

Moreover, the lighting timing of the advantageous section notification lamp 19 may be any timing in one game. For example, at the time of operation of the start switch 7, at the third stop (at the time of pressing,
The advantage section notification lamp 19 may be turned on at an arbitrary timing, such as at the time of press release) or at the time of setting the bet number of the game that has won the advantageous section transition lottery.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 21A, the lottery (Navi-less section transition lottery) timing for navi-less section transition may be the same as the AT lottery timing (for example, strong cherry). In this case, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 may be turned on in the same manner at the time of the navigation without section transition lottery and at the time of AT selection. In this way, when the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on, it is possible to make the player pay attention to which of the section without navigation type selection and the AT type is selected. Furthermore, after the advantageous section notification lamp 19 lights up, the section transition winning without navigation and the AT
An expectation effect may be executed which causes the player to expect which one of the winnings has been made. For example, when a section without a navigation is won by a strong cherry winning opportunity, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on to control to a section without a navigation among 10 games, while a battle effect is executed and an AT is won during a section without a navigation If it does, while the allied character wins as a result of battle production and displays the character image of WIN, if it does not win AT during the section without navigation, allies character loses as a result of battle production and character image of LOSE You may display it.

[About the main notification device]
In the embodiment described above, an example (example in which the game control display unit 12 executes navigation effects by the main control unit 41) is described (exemplified example), but it is controlled by the main control unit 41,
The invention is not limited thereto as long as it is a main notification device that notifies predetermined information according to the progress of a game, and any device such as a credit indicator 11 or 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16 may be used. Thus, cost can be reduced by using the main notification device to execute navigation effects.

[About benefits]
In the example described above, by changing the AT winning probability in each game section, the degree of advantage regarding the benefit of AT is made different in each game section. However, the method of changing the degree of advantage related to the benefit includes a method of changing the AT winning probability and a method of changing the selected AT type, and any of these methods may be executed. . Further, in the case where the control period to the AT is managed by the number of AT games, the degree of advantage related to the benefit may be changed by changing the number of AT games to be provided.

In addition, although AT was taken as an example as a benefit, the benefit may be any value that improves the degree of advantage for the player, and a high probability state in which AT is won with higher probability than usual in BB winning and AT lottery. In the case where is provided, execution of probability suggestion rendering to indicate whether the current state is a high probability state, execution of a premier presentation with voice on the liquid crystal display 51 (special character appearance, occurred next time During bonus, special bonus effect execution etc.), execution of setting value suggestion effect for suggesting the set value being set, service defined in the game arcade where the slot machine 1 is installed by collecting a fixed number On the liquid crystal display 51, a two-dimensional code capable of downloading exchangeable point grants, bonus videos and bonus information at a predetermined website It may be a display Te.

Also, although the AT game number has been illustrated as an example of the benefit, the benefit related to the AT is not limited to this, and for example, the right to enable the AT to be able to control a predetermined game number (for example, 50 games)
It is good also as a navi stock) as a privilege. Also, when the navigation effect executable number of times capable of executing the navigation effect is determined and the AT is controlled until the navigation effect is executed by the determined number of the navigation effect executable number of times, the navigation effect executable number of times is also considered as a benefit Good. Further, for example, in the case where the upper limit awarding amount is determined and the AT is controlled until the granted gaming value (the number of medals paid out) reaches the decided upper limit awarding amount, the upper limit awarding amount may be a privilege. Also, when a predetermined AT start condition is satisfied, the control is performed by the AT until a predetermined AT end condition is satisfied, and the continuation lottery is performed to determine whether the AT is to be continued when the AT end condition is satisfied. The continuation probability determined to continue in the lottery may be used as a benefit.

In addition, the right to transition to an advantageous state, or a period controlled to an advantageous state may be a benefit. In the above-described example, as an advantageous state, a big bonus (BB) or AT is exemplified for the slot machine 1 where the probability of winning a small winning combination is higher than that in the predetermined state. The slot machine is not limited to this, and an example of a slot machine will be described below.

An advantageous state is, for example, a regular bonus (RB) where the probability of winning a predetermined winning combination is high, the retractable range of at least one reel becomes narrower than usual, and all minor winnings occur in each game. It does not change the challenge time (CT) to be allowed, the winning probability of the winning combination etc., but does not change the operating procedure for winning the winning combination of the winning combination over a predetermined period (for example, until 50 games are consumed) It may be a pseudo bonus to be notified. In addition, the probability of being controlled to these advantageous states may be a high probability, and the probability of being controlled to a freeze state is a high probability, the number of games such as the number of AT games is a high probability An advantageous state of an aspect different from the above embodiment may be set, such as a state in which the game is added or a state in which the number of AT-added games is easily increased. In addition, the player has an advantage indirectly for the player, such as a condition for obtaining benefits on the communication network, or a condition in which the probability of fulfilling conditions for executing effects with a sense of premium (freeze effect, premium effect, etc.) is high. Special benefits,
It may be in a state of improving the interest of the game. Further, the permission determining means for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous state is not limited to the internal lottery process, and may be a means for determining regardless of the winning combination.

In addition, the advantageous state is, for example, “probability of being awarded”, and “when it is determined that a privilege is to be awarded, in a privilege giving lottery that determines whether or not to give a privilege. At least one of “value of benefit (or expected value of amount of benefit)” may be higher than a normal state (a state different from the advantageous state). Further, the advantageous state may be that the number of execution triggers of the privilege giving lottery is larger than that in the normal state. Further, the advantageous state may be a state in which the number of necessary digest games that need to be digested for giving a benefit is smaller than that in the normal state.

For example, when the bonus is the number of AT games, the advantageous state is more than the normal state.
"AT winning probability in AT lottery", and "A awarded when AT was won in AT lottery"
At least one of “values of the number of T games” may be higher than the normal state. Further, the advantageous state may be that the number of execution triggers of the AT lottery is larger than that in the normal state. For example, when the execution opportunity of the AT lottery in the normal state is the first winning combination and the second winning combination, the execution opportunity of the AT lottery in the advantageous state is the first winning combination and the second winning combination. In addition to, the third part may be elected.

[About production and notification]
In the example mentioned above, although the example which performs presentation and information using liquid crystal display 51 was mentioned, for example,
Loudspeakers 53 and 54, a back lamp (reel LED 55 of the above embodiment) disposed on the back side (inner side) of the reel, and a transmissive liquid crystal display disposed on the front side of the reel (liquid crystal configured to make the reel visible) Display), lamps and LEDs attached to front door 1b, etc., vibration of stop switch, air blowing from around stop switch, change of temperature of stop switch, etc. It is also good.

[About AT]
Although the example in which the main control unit 41 executes the control related to the AT has been described in the example of the slot machine, the control related to the AT executed by the main control unit 41 includes the execution of AT lottery. The AT lottery may include determination of winning or not winning the AT lottery, determination of whether to stock the number of AT games, determination of the number of AT games, an additional lottery of the number of AT games, and the like. Further, the control relating to the AT includes control of a high probability state (CZ in the present embodiment) of the AT lottery. In the control of the high probability state of the AT lottery, the control that the winning probability of the AT lottery becomes the high probability, the control to shorten the period until the AT is controlled according to the result of the internal lottery, the winning probability of the additional lottery and the game It includes control to give priority to the number. Also, AT
As the control related to the above, it is possible to control the AT when the game of the specified number of games is digested. When reaching the ceiling game number, assuming that the game number of prescribed games has been consumed,
It includes the time when the number of games determined by lottery is reached. Moreover, control which sets a precursor period as control concerning AT is mentioned. The control for setting the precursor period includes control to execute, for example, effects of 0 to 32 games in the precursor period before the start of the AT. Moreover, control which gives a penalty is mentioned as control which concerns on AT. The control for giving a penalty includes the determination of the content of the penalty and the determination or setting of the penalty period. Further, as the control related to the AT, the main control unit 41 may perform lighting control of a lamp or an LED indicating that the AT is in progress.

Further, as the control related to the AT, the main control unit 41 may perform lighting control of a lamp or an LED for executing a navigation effect. Furthermore, the sub control unit 91 may execute navigation effects in conjunction with the main control unit 41 performing navigation effects. Furthermore, when improving the lottery probability, for example, when controlling to a high probability state of AT lottery, the main control unit 41 notifies that by lighting control of a lamp or an LED (for example, game assistance indicator 12 etc.) You may do so. More specifically, the main control unit 41 may notify that control is made to the high probability state of the AT lottery by executing the navigation effect a predetermined number of times by the game assistance indicator 12. Alternatively, the main control unit 41 may notify the sub control unit 91 that the control should be performed in the high probability state of the AT lottery by executing the navigation effect a predetermined number of times.

When the main control unit 41 executes the control related to the AT, it is preferable to execute the processing of the main control unit 41 by the control unit subordinate to the main control unit 41 and subordinate to the main control unit 41. . For example, a control unit provided on a board other than the game control board may execute stop control of the reels, and the main control unit 41 may transfer an operation signal of the stop switch to the control section. As described above, by causing the lower control unit to perform control of the main control unit 41, it is possible to prevent the capacity shortage of the ROM and the RAM 41c and the processing capacity shortage of the main CPU 41a when performing control related to the AT.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control related to the above-mentioned AT (for example, CZ lottery, CZ
Although the main control unit 41 executes control, control related to the aura period, control related to the suggested navigation period, AT lottery, AT control, etc., the sub control unit 91 may execute it. For example, sub control unit 91 determines whether the internal winning command from main control unit 41 is
A T lottery process or an additional lottery process may be performed, and a process for controlling the AT or a process for executing navigation effects may be performed according to the result. As described above, the main control unit 41 does not manage control related to the AT, but the sub control unit 91 manages the capacity of the main control unit 41 in the RAM 41 c having a smaller storage capacity than the RAM 91 c of the sub control unit 91. It is possible to eliminate the shortage.

[About another variation of slot machine]
Although the slot machine which pays out the game medium to the player's hand according to the occurrence of the prize has been described as the above embodiment, the game medium is enclosed and the game medium is paid out to the player's hand according to the occurrence of the prize. Alternatively, an enclosed type slot machine may be adopted which adds the game points (scores) without. The base and the drum can be distributed, and the base is common and only the base or the base and the drum are called game machines. In addition, it is a slot machine provided with a game area capable of playing a game ball and playing a game, and setting of the number of bets according to the game ball passing through a predetermined area provided in the game area. May be

Note that various configurations, various processes, timings of various processes, and the like in the present embodiment and the modified example described above can be combined as appropriate.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is indicated not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include all the modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

Reference Signs List 1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 12 game auxiliary indicator, 19 advantage zone notification lamp, 41 main control unit, 41c
RAM, 51 liquid crystal display, 56 switches for effect 91 sub control unit, 91c RAM
.

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified;
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
A game value providing means for giving a game value to a player when a winning occurs;
The ratio of the value of the game value to be granted divided by the value of the game value used for the game is 1
State control means for controlling to any of a plurality of types of states including a normal state which is less than the normal state and an advantageous state which is advantageous for the player compared to the normal state;
And counting means for counting values updated during said advantageous state,
The advantageous state includes a first state in which the provision rate is 1 or more, and a second state in which the provision rate is less than 1 and the degree of advantage regarding provision of a benefit is lower than that in the normal state.
The slot machine, wherein the state control means controls the normal state when the value counted by the counting means during the advantageous state becomes a specific value.

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