JP2002143395A - Game stand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game stand capable of further enhancing interest on a representation and capable of further enhancing an expectant feeling for bonus inside winning by using sub-reels. SOLUTION: This game stand is provided with the sub-reels 140 to 142 by applying plural kinds of patterns in response to main reels 101 to 103, and is characterized by announcing an inside lot drawing result by a combination of the patterns displayed on the sub-reels by stopping the sub-reels after rotating the sub-reels.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium (medals, balls, etc.) which is loaded, a reel composed of a plurality of kinds of pictures is moved (rotated), and when the reel is stopped, the reel picture display window is displayed. The present invention relates to a gaming table (slot machine, pachinko machine, etc.) in which a winning is determined from a combination of stopped patterns and a player enjoys paying out predetermined gaming media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art <Slot Machine> Taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming table, a conventional slot machine has a plurality of rows of reels each having a plurality of pictures on an outer peripheral surface thereof.
When a medal is inserted and the start lever is operated, the reel starts spinning and, at the same time, a lottery of a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as an internal lottery) for determining a winning or losing of a game is performed by a control unit inside the gaming table. When it is determined that such a gaming table has been internally won for any winning combination by the above-described internal lottery, the reel stop control is performed so that the pattern combination corresponding to the winning combination is easily aligned on a predetermined activated line. Do.

[0003] When the player presses the stop button corresponding to each reel and all the reels stop, the control unit determines the combination of the patterns displayed on the reel pattern display window, and determines the combination on the pay line. When a picture combination corresponding to any winning combination is stopped, a medal payout device (hereinafter, referred to as a hopper) is controlled, and a predetermined number of medals corresponding to the winning combination are transferred from the medal payout slot to the slot machine body. Is paid out to the medal tray attached to the game, thereby ending one game.

Generally, the types of winning combinations include a small role, a replay role (re-game), a regular bonus (special game: hereinafter referred to as RB), a big bonus (special game: hereinafter).
BB).

In the following description, a small role, a replay role,
The symbols that constitute the symbol combination corresponding to each of the winning combinations B and BB are represented by a small symbol, a replay symbol, an RB symbol,
It is called BB pattern. RB or BB among these winning combinations
When the player wins (hereinafter, collectively referred to as a bonus), the game shifts to an RB game or a BB game (hereinafter, collectively referred to as a bonus game) that is different from the normal game.

In this bonus game, a privilege that many medals can be obtained is given to the player.
How many bonuses are awarded to a player is the biggest factor that determines the interest of the game.

Further, in the conventional slot machine, a display device such as a sound generator, a lamp, and a 7-segment display is provided on the surface of the game console, for example, a display indicating that a re-game has been won, and a bonus being internally won. By displaying information on whether the game has been performed or not, and information indicating the validity / invalidity of the stop button, the internal information of the game console, the game state, and the like are displayed on the various display devices according to the respective game situations, thereby enabling the player Makes the game proceed smoothly.

[0008] Some of these types of slot machines include:
Some auxiliary reels (hereinafter, referred to as sub reels) having a plurality of types of pictures are provided on the upper or side portions of the reels, and are used as display devices for displaying internal information of a game console. The sub reel has a function as a display device for displaying internal information of the gaming table, and also has a function as an effect device for giving a player an expectation for a bonus internal winning by its movement.

Further, in the slot machine, during the game from the time when the bonus is internally won to the time when the internally won bonus symbols are aligned on the winning line, the appearance frequency of the effect is increased and the effect is concentrated. Is also known. In this case, the effect tends to be continuously performed, whereby the player can detect that the bonus is internally won.

[0010]

However, in the conventional game console, if there is only one sub reel, the display contents of the pattern and the operation of the sub reel become monotonous, and the player becomes tired of the effect contents in a short period of time. There was a problem.
In addition, since the sub reels were automatically stopped regardless of the operation performed by the player, the information indicated by the sub reels had a strong impression that the information was unilaterally indicated by the gaming table, and expectations for the internal winning of bonuses were expected. As an effect to increase the feeling, there was a lack of interest.

[0011] Further, even if such an effect is concentrated and generated during the internal winning of the bonus, the player can be inferred that the internal winning of the bonus has been achieved.
It also made me feel depressed by the concentrated production.

Further, in the conventional game console, the concentration of the effect as described above is generated only during the internal winning of the bonus. Therefore, for the player, rather than the expectation of the bonus regarding the concentration of the effect, the bonus internal winning is not performed. The meaning of the confirmation work was strong, and there was something that was not enough in terms of production.

The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to increase the interest in directing using a sub-reel as compared with the related art. It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming table capable of further increasing a sense of expectation for bonus internal winning.

[0014] Another object of the present invention is to provide a well-balanced sense of expectation as to whether or not a bonus has been internally won and a lack of thrill when a concentration of effects occurs in advancing a game. It is to provide a gaming table that can do.

[0015]

The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and according to the present invention,
A plurality of rows of main reels having a plurality of types of patterns including a specific pattern are provided, game media such as medals or balls are inserted, and the main reels of the plurality of rows are started to move on a reel pattern display window by a game start operation. At the same time, it is determined whether or not one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations has been won by an internal lottery of the control unit, and the respective main reels are lost by a stop operation corresponding to each main reel. The combination of pictures based on the result of the internal lottery is controlled and stopped so as to be displayed on the reel picture display window. If the combination of pictures on the stopped reel picture display window has a prize, the prize is won. A gaming table for paying out a predetermined number of corresponding game media, wherein a sub-reel provided with a plurality of types of pictures corresponding to each of the main reels is provided, and the control unit rotates the sub-reel. The sub reel is stopped, characterized by informing a result of the internal lottery by a combination of a picture on the sub reel stopped and displayed at a predetermined position of the sub reel.

Further, in a game in which a bonus is internally won, the probability of executing at least one of a special effect and an interlocking effect is higher than in a normal game in which a bonus is not internally won. .

Further, in the game in which the bonus is internally won or the normal game in which the bonus is not internally won, when the control unit shifts to the effect concentration state, any one of the normal effect, the special effect, and the linked effect is performed. Probability of executing the effect is higher than the probability before shifting to the effect concentration state,
When the effect concentration state ends, the probability of executing each effect is returned to the probability before shifting to the effect concentration state.

Further, the control unit controls the driving of each sub-reel at least between the start of the rotation of the sub-reels and the start of the first stop control of the sub-reels so that the same pattern is obtained on all the sub-reels. The sub reel is driven and controlled so that the effect and a predetermined pattern in the pattern applied to the sub reel after temporarily stopping the sub reel and another pattern different from the predetermined pattern are alternately and repeatedly displayed at a predetermined position. And an effect of starting stop control of a sub reel corresponding to the main reel on which the stop operation has been performed after a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the time when the stop operation on the main reel is performed by the player. After the sub reels are stopped once, each sub reel is rotated again, moved by one picture, and stopped. Of the effect of stopping the rotate again Kutomo one sub reel, characterized by any one of the effect as a special effect.

Further, in the sub-reel effect, when a specific combination of pictures is stopped at a predetermined position on the sub-reel, an effect spanning a plurality of games is performed as an interlocking effect, and at least the effect performed last time is performed in the interlocking effect. It is characterized in that the content is included in the determinant of the effect content to be performed this time.

Further, the present invention provides a gaming table characterized in that, every time a player performs a stop operation corresponding to each main reel, an effect of controlling the stop of a sub reel corresponding to the main reel is performed as a normal effect. Thereby, the solution of the problem to be solved by the present invention can be achieved.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming table.

[External Configuration Example of Slot Machine] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

In the center of the slot machine body 100 shown in FIG. 1, three reels (a left reel 101, a middle reel 102, and a right reel 103) on which a plurality of types of patterns including a specific pattern are arranged on each outer peripheral surface. It is housed and configured to be rotatable inside the main body 100. Hereinafter, the reel 10
1 to 103 are called main reels. Main reel 101
On the circumferential surface of to 103, an appropriate number of various patterns are respectively drawn in total of 21 pieces.

In the present embodiment, there are seven types of patterns, including two types of BB patterns ("red 7" and "blue 7"), one type of RB pattern ("BAR"), There are three patterns (“Cherry”, “Bell”, and “Watermelon”) and one replay pattern (“Rep”). Hereinafter, the BB pattern and the RB pattern are collectively referred to as a bonus pattern.

The pattern of each of the main reels 101 to 103 is
From the reel pattern display windows 104 to 106 on the front of the main body 100, three patterns are displayed in a vertical direction for each reel so that a player can see them. Therefore, when the main reel stops, the reel picture display windows 104 to 104 are displayed.
In 6, a total of 9 3 × 3 pictures are displayed to the player.

On the back side of each main reel, backlights (not shown) for illuminating the pictures displayed on the picture display windows 104 to 106 are provided above and in the picture display windows corresponding to the respective reels.・ One for each lower position, 3 ×
9 in total.

Although the present embodiment has been described using a slot machine having three reels as main reels, the number of main reels and the installation position of main reels are limited to this embodiment. It is not something to be done.

Reference numeral 110 in FIG. 1 is composed of a plurality of lamps and a seven-segment display, and indicates the state of the gaming table, the number of medals stored in the gaming table, the number of games such as BB or RB, and the medals paid out when winning. Display devices for presenting information useful for playing a game, such as the number of cards, to a player.

Reference numeral 111 denotes a picture display window 104-1.
A winning line (winning effective line) that is considered to be valid in the game among a plurality of winning lines, which serves as a criterion for determining whether or not there is a picture combination corresponding to any winning combination on 06.
Is a pay line display lamp.

Here, the pay line is changed according to the number of medals inserted into the slot machine. For example, as in the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and
In the case of a slot machine having a total of five pay lines, that is, a horizontal pay line in each of the lower rows and diagonal pay lines rising upward and downward, a horizontal pay line 1 in the middle row is generally used when one medal is inserted. When two medals are inserted, three horizontal lines are added to the middle horizontal winning line plus two upper and lower horizontal lines, and when three medals are inserted, diagonal winning lines are added to the right and down. Five lines are winning lines.

The number of winning lines is not limited to this, and the number of winning lines may be defined by the number of combinations of pictures displayed in the reel picture display windows 104 to 106. That is,
In the slot machine shown in FIG. 1, three reels are displayed vertically for each reel. For example, when four reels are displayed vertically for each reel, the number of winning lines is eight (horizontal line). 4 lines, two lines diagonally right, and two lines diagonally left).

Reference numeral 120 is a medal slot into which a player inserts medals when starting a game.

Reference numeral 121 denotes the slot machine body 1
Both a settlement button for adjusting and discharging the medals stored in 00 and a credit switching button for switching whether or not to store, for example, up to 50 medals obtained by the player as credits as credits. This is a credit / payment button that also uses

Reference numerals 122, 123, and 124 are credit bet buttons for credits, 122 is a button for one token, 123 is a button for two tokens,
Reference numeral 124 denotes a button for hanging up to three medals. By pressing each of these buttons, one to three medals are inserted (bet) from the medals stored in the slot machine main body 100 into a game table in one game.

Reference numeral 125 denotes a start lever for starting a game. When the start lever is operated, each of the main reels 101 to 103 starts rotating at the same time, and at the same time, a main control unit (to be described later) inside the game console. Then, a random number lottery is performed.

Reference numerals 126 to 128 are main reels 1
Stop buttons for stopping 01 to 103, provided for each main reel. That is, the left reel stop button 126 for the left main reel 101,
A middle reel stop button 127 corresponds to the middle main reel 102, and a right reel stop button 128 corresponds to the right main reel 103.

Reference numeral 130 denotes a sound hole for outputting a sound of a speaker (described later) provided inside the gaming table, and outputs a sound effect, music, and the like according to each game state.

Reference numeral 131 denotes a payout port for the winning medals, and the paid-out medals are stored in a medal tray 132.

Reference numerals 140 to 142 indicate various information of the slot machine in the present embodiment,
These sub reels are used to perform an effect that enhances the expectation of the internal winning of the bonus by the movement.

These sub reels are the main reel 101
In this embodiment, the left sub reel 140 is associated with the left main reel 101, the middle sub reel 141 is associated with the middle main reel 102, and the right sub reel 142.

Each sub reel has, for example, a pattern corresponding to the type of each pattern drawn on the main reels 101 to 103 (corresponding predetermined patterns such as the same pattern, a similar pattern, and a different but related pattern). Are drawn one by one, and one frame of the pattern is displayed to the player. In the present embodiment, the pattern arrangement of each of the sub reels 140 to 142 has the pattern shown in FIG. 2 similarly to all three sub reels, but it is needless to say that the pattern arrangement may be changed for each sub reel. .

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, six types of patterns are drawn on each sub reel.
Here, the main reel has two types of BB patterns (“red 7”).
And “Blue 7”), but “Black 7” of pattern number 1 corresponds to the sub reel pattern corresponding to these two types of BB patterns on the main reel. A backlight (not shown) for illuminating the picture on the sub-reel from the back side is installed inside each sub-reel (inside of the reel), similarly to the main reels 101 to 103.

Further, each pattern on the sub-reel is provided with a pattern number (1 to 6 in FIG. 2), and the rotation control of the sub-reel is performed based on these pattern numbers.

In the present embodiment, all the patterns on the sub reel correspond to the pattern types on the main reel.
A pattern corresponding to the pattern on the main reel and a pattern not corresponding to the pattern may be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, one sub-reel displays a picture for one frame.
(If necessary, the diameter of the sub-reel may be increased.) The picture display range of the sub-reel may be increased in the vertical direction, so that pictures for a plurality of frames can be displayed.

In FIG. 1, each sub-reel is installed above the corresponding main reel so that the correspondence between each sub-reel and the main reel is clear.
The installation position of the sub reel is not limited to this, as long as it is associated with the main reel, and may be another position.

For example, the respective sub reels may be arranged below the respective reel picture display windows 104 to 106 (where the display devices 110 are arranged).

As another example, three sub-reels are vertically connected to each other, and the right side of the reel picture display window 106 (the position where the linked effect lamp 143 (described later) is located in FIG. 1), or
It may be arranged on the left side (the position where the pay-in effective line display lamp 111 is located). In such a case, for example, the upper sub reel is on the left main reel 101, the middle sub reel is on the middle main reel 102, and the lower sub reel is on What is necessary is just to correspond to the right main reel 103.

In the present invention, the number of sub reels may be the same as the number of main reels, and is not limited to three. For example, if the number of main reels becomes four, the number of sub reels also becomes four.

Reference numeral 143 shown in FIG. 1 is an interlocking effect lamp used for an effect (to be described later) for increasing a sense of expectation until BB or RB is internally won. In the present embodiment, these lamps are composed of four lamps connected in the up-down direction.
From the middle and bottom, "1", "2", "3", "High Chance"
Numbers or letters are illuminated.

Reference numeral 144 indicates stop button 126
This is a sub reel dedicated stop button for forcibly stopping the rotating sub reels 140 to 142 irrespective of the stop operation by.

Here, in order to stop the rotation of the sub reels 140 to 142, the sub reel dedicated stop button 144 is used.
It is not always necessary to provide a dedicated button like this, but instead switches used for other purposes, for example, the credit and settlement button 121, the credit bet button 1
The medals (game media) are inserted into the medal slot 120 when the user operates the 22 to 124, the start lever 125, or the stop button 126 to 128 (for example, when all the sub reels are stopped and then restarted). (When a medal sensor (described later) detects a medal)
Thus, the effect of the sub reel may be stopped or completed.

[Configuration Example of Control Unit] The configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 300 is a main control unit for controlling the entire game, and reference numeral 400 is for controlling the driving lamps (for example, backlights) for driving up the entire game and driving / stopping the sub reels 140 to 142. It is a sub-control unit that performs

In the embodiment of the present invention, a case will be described in which the control of driving / stopping of each sub reel is performed by the sub control unit 400, but it may be performed by the main control unit 300. Hereinafter, the configurations of main control unit 300 and sub-control unit 400 in the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

<Main Control Unit 300> Reference numeral 310 denotes a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MainCPU) which is a control center in the slot machine of the present embodiment, and a control signal to a peripheral unit via a bus 330. And data transfer.

Reference numeral 311 denotes a random number generator for generating a random number used for the internal lottery.
It is connected to MainCPU310.

Reference numeral 312 denotes a medal sensor for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 120, and reference numeral 313 denotes a main reel 101 to 1 for a player.
Stop button 126 pressed to stop 03
Stop button sensor for detecting signals of ~ 128,
Reference numeral 314 denotes a start lever sensor that detects that the start lever 125 has been operated, and reference numeral 31 denotes a start lever sensor.
5 is a credit bet button sensor for detecting that any one of the credit bet buttons 122 to 124 is pressed, and reference numeral 316 is for detecting that the number of medals overflowing from the hopper to the auxiliary tank exceeds a specified amount. Is an overflow sensor. These sensors are connected to the Main CPU 310 via the bus 330 via the input interface 317.

Reference numeral 318 denotes an RO that stores a program for controlling a main part of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, control data for controlling stop of the main reels 101 to 103, a data table, and the like.
M (read only memory).

Reference numeral 319 denotes a Main CPU 310.
Having a work area for the program to be processed by
RAM for storing variable data, etc. (random access
Memory).

Reference numeral 320 indicates the main reels 101-101.
Reference numeral 321 denotes a motor control unit for controlling a motor for rotating or stopping the rotation of the 103, and a hopper control unit for controlling a hopper for paying out medals. The main CPU 310 is connected to the main CPU 310 via the main CPU 310.

Reference numeral 323 denotes a display control unit for controlling the display devices 110 and the pay line display lamp 111 shown in FIG. 1, and is connected to the Main CPU 310 via the bus 330 and the output interface 324.

It should be noted that a lamp is provided inside the stop buttons 126 to 128 to emit light to notify the player of permission to accept a reel stop operation, and to provide a lamp inside the bet buttons 122 to 124. In a case where control for prompting the insertion of medals by blinking the lamps is performed, the display control unit 323 may control the display of these lamps.

Reference numeral 325 denotes an output interface, which is an effect command for designating the movement of the sub reels 140 to 142 based on the instruction of the Main CPU 310, and the effect contents using the backlight, sound, and the like of each main reel and sub reel. Sub reel 140-142
And a stop command for instructing the rotation of the
Output to 0. Here, the production command and the stop command will be described later in detail.

<Sub-control unit 400> Reference numeral 410 receives the effect command and the stop command output from the main control unit 300 via the output interface 325 at the input interface 416, and receives them via the bus 430. It is a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as a SubCPU) that controls the transfer of data such as control signals to its peripheral parts according to the contents of various commands.

Reference numeral 411 denotes a backlight control unit for performing lighting / flashing / turning-off control of a backlight or the like installed inside each main reel and sub-reel in accordance with an instruction from the SubCPU 410.

Reference numeral 412 denotes an interlocking effect lamp control unit that controls turning on / off of the interlocking effect lamp 143 in accordance with an instruction from the SubCPU 410.

These control units are connected to the output interface 4
13, and is connected to the SubCPU 410 via the bus 430.

Reference numeral 414 denotes a motor control unit for controlling a motor for driving / stopping each of the sub reels 140 to 142 in accordance with an instruction from the SubCPU 410. The motor control unit 414 is connected to the SubCPU 410 via the bus 430 via the input / output interface 415. Have been.

Reference numeral 417 denotes a backlight of various reels, a lighting device such as an interlocking effect lamp 143, a rotation / stop control of the sub reels 140 to 142, and a control command in accordance with the effect command and the stop command received via the input interface 416. It is a ROM that stores a program for controlling music such as sound effects and BGM, and various control data.

Reference numeral 418 is a RAM that has a work area for a program processed by the SubCPU 410 and stores variable data and the like.

Reference numeral 419 denotes a tone signal forming section for forming and outputting a tone signal based on the control signal and data passed from the SubCPU 410. The tone signal output from the tone signal forming unit 419 is amplified by an amplifier 420 and then output as a sound from a speaker 421.

Note that the processing performed by the sub-control unit 400 may be performed by the main control unit 300 collectively.

[Application Example of the Present Invention] Next, a specific application example will be given as an embodiment of the present invention, which will be described in detail below.

<Outline of Game> An outline of a game of the present embodiment using a slot machine as an example will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description, the first stop operation performed by the player is a first stop operation, and the second stop operation is a second stop operation.
The stop operation, the last (third) stop operation, is referred to as a third stop operation.

The slot machine according to the present embodiment
A game is started by a player inserting medals through the medal insertion slot 120 and operating a start lever 125. When the game starts, an internal lottery is held,
The main reels 101 to 103 start rotating simultaneously or randomly.

The sub reels 140 to 142 also start to rotate in accordance with an effect command (described later) output from the main controller 300. At this time, when the sub-reel exclusive stop button 144 (or a means alternative thereto) is operated, the sub-control unit 400 may immediately stop all the sub-reels.

When the rotation speed of the main reels 101 to 103 reaches a predetermined speed, stop buttons 126 to 12 provided corresponding to each of the main reels 101 to 103 are provided.
Operation 8 is activated. Thus, when the player presses these buttons, the rotation of the corresponding main reel appropriately stops according to the result of the internal lottery.

Each of the sub reels stops according to the stop of the corresponding main reel in accordance with a stop command (described later) output from the main control unit 300. That is, similarly to the main reel, the sub reel is stopped in response to pressing of the corresponding stop button.

When all of the main reels 101 to 103 are stopped, if the combination of the symbols stopped on the winning effective line predetermined according to the number of inserted medals corresponds to the predetermined combination of the winning symbols. Then, the number of medals having a predetermined payout rate corresponding to each winning combination is paid out to the receiving tray 132, and one game is ended.

When all of the sub reels 140 to 142 are stopped, if the same type of bonus pattern is displayed at a predetermined position (here, the position where the pattern of the sub reel is displayed), the bonus is displayed. It is determined that the internal winning has been achieved (information of internal winning).

The rotation direction of each sub-reel may be normal at one time and reverse at some time, or the rotation direction may be different between each sub-reel. Further, the rotation speed may be changed during the rotation of the sub-reel (for example, the rotation speed may be increased or decreased at regular intervals or randomly). Further, the sub reel may be rotated every game, or may be rotated according to a predetermined probability.

When a pattern for a plurality of frames can be displayed on each sub reel, for example, a line similar to the winning line provided on the main reel side is also provided on the sub reel side, and a line is formed on any of the lines. The fact that the same bonus pattern has been prepared may be used to notify that the bonus has been internally won. The “any line” may be, for example, a line determined in advance according to the number of inserted medals (in this case, the line is a “predetermined position”).

As described above, in this embodiment, when the sub reels 140 to 142 rotate, the corresponding sub reels are sequentially stopped in accordance with the operation of the stop button by the player for stopping each main reel. For example, when the bonus symbol stops on the sub reel at the first stop and the same bonus symbol as the bonus symbol of the sub reel stopped earlier at the second stop,
Since it is determined that the bonus is internally won depending on the stop pattern of the sub reel at the time of the third stop, the player can gradually increase the sense of expectation for the bonus internal win every time the stop operation is performed. .

Here, the above-described effect using the sub reels (hereinafter, referred to as a normal effect) is performed during a game other than the bonus game (hereinafter, referred to as the normal game), but in the present embodiment, during the normal game, In addition to the normal effects, special effects, interlocking effects, and concentration of effects are performed as effects that further enhance the player's expectation.

<Description of Production> Next, as the description of the production using the sub reels, the contents of (1) special production, (2) linked production, and (3) production concentration will be described.

(1) Special effect: The special effect is an effect in which each sub reel operates differently from the normal effect. In the present embodiment, there are roughly six types. Hereinafter, the operation of the sub reel in each special effect will be described.

(1-1) Continuous rotation effect: In a normal effect, in accordance with the operation of the stop buttons 126 to 128,
The main reel and the corresponding sub reels sequentially stop.

In the continuous rotation effect, for example, when the first and second stop operations are performed, the stop control of the main reel and the corresponding sub reel is performed in accordance with the stop operations, but the third stop operation is performed. At the time, an effect of starting the sub reel stop control corresponding to the stop operation after a preset time has elapsed is performed.

The following is the description of the sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) When the sub reel stop pattern combination (to be described later) specified by the effect command is “missing”, the first received stop command (hereinafter referred to as the first stop command) and the next received stop command With a stop command (hereinafter, referred to as a second stop command), a reach state is established in either the pattern of “black 7” or “BAR”, and the last received stop command (hereinafter, referred to as a third stop command) causes the above described state. Which pattern other than the reach pattern is to be displayed and stopped is appropriately determined in advance by lottery or the like.

(A) Upon receiving the first and second stop commands,
The picture specified by the production command (except for the case of "out": the same applies hereinafter), or (a) above
First and second so as to reach the state of reach with the picture determined in
The stop control of the sub reels designated by the stop command (hereinafter, referred to as first and second stop sub reels) is performed.

(C) When the third stop command is received, the rotation of the sub-reel to be stopped last (hereinafter referred to as the third stop sub-reel) is not controlled, and the rotation is continued for a predetermined time. Then, stop control of the third stop sub-reel is performed, and the pattern designated by the effect command or the final stop pattern determined in (A) is displayed.

In the above (A), when the sub-reel stop picture combination specified by the production command is “losing”, the sub-control unit 400 determines the final picture combination of the sub-reel. Combination of missing patterns (reach pattern at the time of first and second stops and third pattern
(A pattern at the time of stoppage) may be specified.

In the above (c), the sub control unit 40
Within 0, the continuous rotation time is, for example, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds,
A plurality of seconds may be set, and may be determined in advance by lottery before starting the stop control of the sub reel. At this time, the sub-reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command is “out”, “BAR-BA
The lottery probability is determined so that the effect of the continuous rotation time becomes longer in the order of "R-BAR" and "7-7-7". In addition, the continuous rotation time can be designated by an effect command transmitted from the main control unit 300 to the sub control unit 400.

Further, the backlight control unit 411 controls the backlight of the sub-reels in the reach state to blink, and turns off all the backlights of all the sub-reels when the bonus patterns are not aligned when all the sub-reels are stopped. Alternatively, an effect such as generating a sound of “reach” from the tone signal forming unit 419 when the reach state is attained may be performed.

In the above example, the continuous rotation control is performed at the time of the third stop. However, at the time of the first stop or the second stop, the continuous rotation effect may be performed on the corresponding sub reel. Also, the condition for the continuous rotation effect to occur is when the bonus pattern is in the reach state at the first and second stops, but when the pattern other than the bonus pattern is aligned at the first and second stops, Even when the patterns are not aligned, a continuous rotation effect may be performed.

(1-2) Frame feed effect: This effect is to send the picture of the sub reel in frame units. For example, when the reach state is reached when the two sub reels stop, the player stops at the third stop. This is an effect in which the third stop sub-reel is temporarily stopped by an operation, and then the picture of the sub-reel is intermittently advanced one frame at a time.

Hereinafter, an example of a control method in the sub-control unit 400 when performing the frame feed effect will be described.

(A) In the same manner as (A) in “(1-1) Continuous rotation control” described above, if the sub reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command is “missing”, the first stop command And the second stop command,
Which of “Black 7” or “BAR” is to be reached in the reach state is determined as appropriate by lottery or the like, and the pattern to be stopped / displayed by the third stop command is one of the reach patterns.
The pattern before the frame (that is, the value of the pattern number is smaller by one) is set.

(A) Upon receiving the first and second stop commands,
The stop control of the first and second stop sub reels is performed so as to be in the reach state with the picture designated by the effect command or the picture determined in the above (A).

(C) When the third stop command is received, the third
The stop control of the third stop sub reel is performed so that the stop sub reel does not display the reach pattern of the first and second stop sub reels.

(D) The third stop sub-reel is intermittently reversed one frame at a time until the picture specified by the effect command or the picture determined in (a) is displayed.

At this time, immediately before the third stop sub-reel starts moving, the lighting position of the backlight of the main reel corresponding to the third stop sub-reel is moved from the lower stage to the upper stage, as if the light of the backlight rotates the sub-reel. The effect of making the player look like it can increase the player's sense of expectation. In addition, during the movement of the lighting position, the game can be enjoyed by performing an effect such as generating some kind of sound effect.

In the above description, the rotation direction of the frame feed is reversed, but it goes without saying that the rotation may be forward. Also, in performing the frame feed control, instead of repeating the movement and the pause for one picture, for example,
While moving by the frame, the first half is accelerated and the second half is decelerated (that is, no pause is performed).
You may do so.

(1-3) One-frame advance / return effect: When two sub-reels stop and reach state,
The pattern of the sub reel stopped by the third stop operation by the player is stopped one frame before the reach pattern (or one frame ahead of the reach pattern), and the stopped sub reel is restarted and advances one frame ( Or go back one frame).

[0107] The sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect will be described below.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) Similar to the above-mentioned “(1-1) Continuous rotation control”, the sub reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command is “out”, “BAR-BAR-BA”.
R "or" 7-7-7 ", the first
When receiving the stop command and the second stop command,
The same bonus pattern (“BA
When "R-BAR-BAR" or "7-7-7" is designated, the stop control of the first and second stop sub-reels is performed so that the pattern) is in the reach state.

(A) When the third stop command is received,
The third stop sub reel is rotated to a pattern one frame before or one frame ahead of the pattern in the reach state according to the content of the rendering command, and then temporarily stopped.

(C) When the sub-reel stop picture combination is designated as "losing" by the effect command, the display picture of the sub-reel is fixed in the state of being temporarily stopped in (a). On the other hand, the sub reel stop pattern combination is "BAR
-BAR-BAR "or" 7-7-7 ", when the third stop sub-reel temporarily stops one frame before the reach picture, the third stop sub-reel is rotated forward by one frame. , Match the reach pattern,
When it stops one frame ahead, it reverses by one frame to match the reach pattern.

In the above (A), the third stop sub-reel is temporarily shifted by one frame with respect to the reach pattern, and is temporarily stopped. However, the number of frames to be shifted may be two or more. Further, in the above (A), when all the sub reels are temporarily stopped, all the backlights of the sub reels are turned off. An effect that raises the expectation may be performed. In addition, after the restart, if the “off” is finally determined, the player may visually flash that all the backlights on the sub reels are flashed several times, thereby visually indicating that the production has ended with the “off” result. May be notified.

In the event of a final loss in the effect, by restarting the third stop sub-reel in (c) above,
Once the patterns of all the sub reels are aligned with the reach pattern, the game can be enjoyed by performing an effect of shifting the reach pattern displayed on the first and second stopped sub reels by one frame or a predetermined number of frames.

Further, the rotation of the third stop sub-reel at the time of restart is rotated forward (or reverse) in small increments by one step, so that the player's sense of expectation can be increased.

Further, in the above (c), it is ensured that a restart occurs. In the above (a), for example, if the image was once stopped one frame ahead, it is reversed by one and a half frames at the time of restart (picture pattern). When the pattern is aligned from that state, the pattern is advanced by half a frame. When the pattern is not aligned, the pattern can be returned by a further half frame and finally shifted by one frame, further raising the sense of expectation. You can also.

(1-4) Restart effect: When no bonus picture is displayed on any of the sub reels when all the sub reels are stopped, restart is performed in the order of the left sub reel 140, the middle sub reel 141, and the right sub reel 142. And automatic stop are performed sequentially one reel at a time.

Here, if the bonus symbol does not stop on the left sub reel 140 during the restart, or the bonus symbol stops on the left sub reel 140, but the same bonus symbol as the left sub reel 140 does on the middle sub reel 141. If not stopped, the production ends at that time.

[0117] The sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect will be described below.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) All sub reels are temporarily stopped according to the reception timing of the first to third stop commands. At this time, the sub reel stop picture combination specified by the effect command is “out”, “BAR-BAR-BAR”,
In any case of “7-7-7”, a pattern other than “black 7” or “BAR-BAR-BAR” is displayed on all the sub reels, and the patterns are not aligned. The sub reel is stopped.

(A) After all the sub reels have stopped once, restart and automatic stop are sequentially performed in the order of the left sub reel 140, the middle sub reel 141, and the right sub reel 142.
That is, the left sub-reel 140 is restarted and automatically stopped, and then the middle sub-reel 141 is restarted. After the middle sub-reel 141 is automatically stopped, the right sub-reel 142 is restarted.

Here, when "out" is specified as the sub reel stop pattern combination by the effect command, the following control is performed.

(A) A combination of missing images to be finally displayed is selected and determined by lottery or the like.

(B) The left sub reel 140 is first restarted and rotated for a predetermined time in accordance with the determined combination of the off-set patterns, and then stopped at the pattern of the left sub-reel 140 determined in (a).

(C) If the stop symbol on the left sub reel 140 is a symbol other than "BAR" or "black 7", the main effect ends at that point. On the other hand, the left sub reel 140
If the stop pattern of was "BAR" or "Black 7",
The above-mentioned control (b) is performed for the middle sub reel 141.

(D) If the stop symbol on the middle sub reel 141 is different from the stop symbol on the left sub reel 140, the main effect ends at that point. On the other hand, the middle sub reel 141
If the stop pattern is the same pattern as the left sub reel 140, the control of the above (b) is performed for the right sub reel 142. However, in this case, the sub reels 140 to 142 display the combination of the out-of-picture patterns finally determined in the above (a).

On the other hand, if "BAR-BAR-BAR" or "7-7-7" is designated as the sub reel stop picture combination by the effect command, the left sub reel 140, the middle sub reel The restart and the automatic stop are repeated in the order of 141 and the right sub reel 142, and the patterns specified by the effect command are aligned.

In the above (A), the pattern combination on the sub reel at the time of the stop is, for example,
00, a pattern other than "black 7" or "BAR" is displayed on all the sub reels, and a stop control table dedicated to a restart effect in which stop points are determined so that the patterns are not aligned. May be stored, the stop control may be performed based on the stored information, and the display may be performed, or the display may be designated by an effect command.

In this effect, immediately before each sub reel starts restarting, the lighting position of the backlight of the corresponding main reel is moved from the lower row to the upper row,
An effect may be performed as if the sub reel started restarting by the light of the backlight. Further, during the movement of the lighting position, if an effect such as generating some kind of sound effect is performed, the effect is increased.

(1-5) Alternating display effect: For example, after all sub reels have been stopped once, a certain pattern (eg, “black 7”) and a different pattern (eg, “BAR”) are alternately displayed. This is an effect that is repeatedly displayed a predetermined number of times.

Hereinafter, the sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect will be described.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) All sub reels are temporarily stopped according to the reception timings of the first to third stop commands. At this time, the sub reel stop picture combination specified by the effect command is “out”, “BAR-BAR-BAR”,
In any case of “7-7-7”, a pattern of “Black 7” or “BAR” is displayed on all sub reels,
In addition, stop control of the sub reels is performed so that the patterns are not aligned.

[0131] The sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect will be described below.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) After stopping once, all the sub reels are restarted simultaneously. At this time, the sub-reel displaying the “BAR” pattern is rotated forward by one frame to display the “black 7” pattern, and the sub-reel displaying the “black 7” pattern is set to 1
The rotation control is performed so that the frame is reversed and the “BAR” pattern is displayed. Thereafter, the frame feed control of the forward / reverse rotation is repeated a predetermined number of times on each reel, and the “black 7” and “BAR” patterns are alternately switched.

(C) After the display has been switched a predetermined number of times, if the sub-reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command is “missing”, the state is left as it is (that is, the patterns are not aligned). Ends the production.

On the other hand, when the sub reel stop symbol combination specified by the effect command is “BAR-BAR-BAR” or “7-7-7”, the sub reel displaying a symbol different from the final stop symbol is displayed. Only about
Frame feed control for one frame is performed to align the sub reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command.

Here, in the above (A), as the pattern combination to be displayed on the sub-reel when it is temporarily stopped, for example, a pattern of “black 7” or “BAR” is displayed on all the sub-reels in the ROM 417 of the sub-control unit 400. , And stop points were determined so that those patterns are not aligned,
It is preferable to store a stop control table dedicated to display alternate switching effects, and to perform stop control based on the stored table. Or
The pattern combination of the sub-reels displayed at the time of stop may be specified by the effect command.

In the above (a), the number of times of switching the display may be set to a plurality of times, for example, two, three or four times, and may be determined in advance by lottery or the like. In this lottery, the final stop pattern specified by the production command is “out”, “BAR-BAR-BA”.
It is preferable to determine the lottery probability so that the number of display switchings increases in the order of “R” and “7-7-7.” As a result, the greater the number of display switchings, the higher the expectation of bonus internal winning. Further, the number of times of display switching may be specified by the effect command.

It is not necessary to switch the display for all the sub reels. For example, if the pattern combination at the time of stop is “7-BAR-7”, only the middle sub reel is displayed.
Alternatively, display switching may be performed for the left and right sub reels.

Further, when all the sub reels are simultaneously restarted in the above (c) and during the display switching control, an effect using a sound or a backlight may be performed.

(1-6) Full-rotation effect: From the start of rotation of the sub-reels to the start of the first stop control, for example, by adjusting the rotation speed of each sub-reel, etc. This is an effect of performing control to align and rotate the same pattern. In the present embodiment, control is performed so as not to accept a stop operation by the player while performing this effect.

Hereinafter, the sub-control unit 4 for performing this effect will be described.
An example of the control method at 00 will be described.

(A) A sub-reel (hereinafter referred to as a reference sub-reel) serving as a reference for aligning pictures during rotation is determined.
That is, for each sub-reel, the difference in the number of frames between the sub-reel stop pattern combination specified by the effect command and the corresponding pattern on the other two sub-reels is determined, and the sub-reel with the smallest variation is set as the reference sub-reel. .

(A) For sub-reels other than the reference sub-reel, the rotation speed required to align the picture on each sub-reel with the picture on the reference sub-reel and the period for maintaining the rotation speed are obtained.

(C) Sub-reels other than the reference sub-reel are rotated based on the rotation speed and the maintenance period obtained in (a) above. During this time, the reference sub reel is rotated at a normal rotation speed.

(D) When the picture of the sub reel other than the reference sub reel is aligned with the picture of the reference sub reel, the rotation speed of the sub reel is returned to the normal rotation speed.

(E) After the picture positions of all the sub reels are aligned, after rotating at a normal speed for a predetermined time, all the sub reels are shifted to the frame feed rotation, and the final picture of the sub reel specified by the production command is displayed. To stop.

Next, the above-described control contents (a) to (d) will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Indicates the picture numbers (1 to 6) of the sub reels based on the display position.

As shown in FIG. 4, the specification of the sub reel used in this embodiment is such that the number of positions per one rotation of the sub reel is 400 (see the right sub reel in FIG. 4), and between the picture numbers 1 and 6 (see FIG. 4). The number of positions between the pattern numbers 6 and 5 (see the left sub-reel in FIG. 4) is 66 positions, and the number of positions between the other pattern numbers is 67 positions.

The rotation speed of the sub reel at normal time is set to 8
0 [rpm] and 40 [rpm] when adjusting the picture position.
m] and 120 [rpm].

Further, FIG. 4 shows that when the sub reel was stopped last time, "BAR-cherry-bell"("2-"
3-5)), the rotation is started, and after each sub-reel has rotated by two frames, "Replay-Black 7-" is written on the position marked "Position Adjustment Start" in FIG.
A description will be given of a case where the pattern position adjustment is started (from the time when the pattern combination of "Cherry" (the pattern number is "6-1-3") is displayed).

In this case, attention is paid to the pattern number “6” as the shortest pattern that can be aligned with the middle sub reel 141 as the reference sub reel. That is, the picture position difference from the right sub reel is -1 frame, and the picture position difference from the left sub reel is +2 frames, and the variation is the smallest.

Since the left sub reel 140 is advanced by one frame from the middle sub reel 141, while the middle sub reel 141 advances by two frames at the normal speed (80 [rpm]), the left sub reel 140 is moved to 40 [rpm]. In this case, the frame “6” on the middle sub reel 141 catches up with the frame “6” on the left sub reel 141. Therefore, with respect to the left sub reel 141, the position is advanced at the rate of one position every 3.75 [msec] (that is, 40 [rpm]), and
Rotate the position (that is, one frame of the picture number).

Similarly, for the right sub reel 142,
Since the middle sub reel 141 is delayed by two frames from the middle sub reel 141, the middle sub reel 141 may be advanced by six frames at 120 rpm while the middle sub reel 141 advances by four frames at the normal speed.
Therefore, 1.25 [ms] with respect to the right sub reel 142
ec] for one position (ie, 120 [rp]
m]), and is rotated 400 positions (that is, 6 frames = 1 rotation).

By performing the above-described control, the picture position of the left sub-reel 140 is aligned when the middle sub-reel 141 rotates two frames after the picture position adjustment is started. Return to
In addition, when the middle sub reel 141 rotates by four frames, the picture positions of the right sub reel 142 are aligned, so that the rotation speed of the right sub reel 142 is returned to the normal speed.

By the above processing, the sub reels can be rotated in a state where the same picture on each of the three sub reels is arranged (aligned). By controlling in this way, even when the sub reel is rotating, the same pattern is passed through a predetermined position in a state where the same pattern is aligned, so that the same pattern can be easily recognized by the player. Expectation can be made higher.

The start timing of the control for aligning the same picture during rotation by the above-described method includes the time when the start lever 125 is operated and the time when any stop operation is performed. Here, when the patterns are aligned at the time of the second or third stop, it is necessary to prevent the sub reels from being stopped according to the previous stop operation (however, the main reel must be stopped according to the stop operation). Needless to say.

Further, in the above example, after the patterns are aligned during the rotation, all the sub reels are shifted to the frame feed rotation. However, the pattern is not shifted to the frame feed rotation but the pattern specified by the effect command is changed. When displayed, control to stop immediately, or gradually reduce the rotation speed with the patterns aligned, and finally control to display the pattern specified by the production command Good.

As an example of a method of aligning pictures during rotation,
The present invention is not limited to the method described above. For example, at the start of the rotation of the sub-reels, each sub-reel is sequentially rotated one by one in a predetermined order, and the same pattern is aligned at this time.

In this case, when the position of the specific pattern (the pattern specified by the production command) on the sub reel which has started to rotate first is aligned with the position of the specific pattern on the next rotating sub reel, the sub reel is displayed. Start rotation. Next, when the specific pattern on each of the first and second rotated sub reels is aligned with the position of the specific pattern on the last rotating sub reel, control for starting the rotation of the sub reel is performed.

In the above description, the rotation start order of each sub-reel is set to a predetermined order. However, for example, the rotation start order may be determined at random, or the rotation before starting rotation may be aligned during rotation. The sub reel which does not display the pattern to be displayed may be rotated last.

The pattern to be aligned during rotation by the method described above may be not only a bonus pattern but also a pattern of a winning combination internally won. Further, in the present embodiment, since the pattern arrangement of all the sub reels is common, if the pattern numbers match, the same pattern will be aligned, but even if the correspondence between the pattern number and the pattern type is different in each sub reel. Needless to say, the same pattern can be aligned during rotation by the same processing.

Further, during the rotation, the same picture is aligned and displayed temporarily, and then one or two sub-reels are rotated several frames, so that the same picture is not finally aligned. You can also.

Further, from the start of the rotation of the sub-reel to the time when the patterns are aligned during the rotation, a sound effect is generated, or the backlight of the main reel and the sub-reel is blinked to enhance the effect.

From (1-1) Continuous Rotation Effect,
If the player operates the sub reel dedicated stop button 144 during the full rotation effect of 6), control can be performed to immediately stop the rotating sub reel at that time.

At this time, the sub reel dedicated stop button 14
From the time point when the button 4 is operated, the sub reel may be stopped by performing stop control for displaying the sub reel final pattern combination designated by the effect command.

(2) Linked production: This production is performed when all sub reels are stopped and a specific symbol (here, a cherry pattern) is aligned. (That is, the lamp of “1”) is turned on, and thereafter, over a plurality of games, every time the cherry pattern is completed, the linked effect lamp is arranged in the order of “1”, “2”, “3”, and “high chance”. Are sequentially turned on, and all the linked effect lamps are turned on, or a series of effects are performed until all the linked effect lamps are turned off halfway.

Here, when the "high chance" lamp is turned on, it indicates that the possibility that the bonus has been internally won is extremely high (the details will be described later).

In the present embodiment, the linked effect lamp 1 is used.
There are the following conditions for turning on / off 43.

(A) When the cherry reels are not aligned when the sub reel is stopped, all the linked effect lamps 143 which have been lit up until then are turned off.

(A) If any of the above-mentioned “(1) Special effects” is performed, when all the sub reels are stopped, even if the cherry pattern is not aligned, the interlocking effect lamp that was lit up to that time. The state of 143 is maintained.

(3) Concentration of production (production concentration state): In the production concentration state, the probability that the above-mentioned (1) special production or (2) linked production is higher than in the normal state (ie, the state where the production is not concentrated). Executed in

In the slot machine of the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the state shifts to the effect concentration state, and the effect centralization control is performed. Normal production is not performed during the transition to the production concentrated state.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a determination as to whether or not to shift to the effect concentration state is made by lottery, and when the effect is concentrated, the control is shifted to the effect concentration state.
A lottery is performed to determine the transition from the effect concentration state to the normal state, and when the lottery is won, the state returns to the normal state.

<Control of Game> The effects in the present embodiment have been described in detail above. Next, the processing procedure of the slot machine in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. . Here, FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the main control unit 300, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the sub control unit 400.

(Processing by Main Control Unit 300) With reference to FIG. 5, a processing procedure of game control in the main control unit 300 will be described.

Step S1: (Medal Insertion (Bet)) The player inserts a desired number (1 to 3) of game medals from the medal insertion slot 120 or presses one of the credit bet buttons 122 to 124. Press. When a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 120, Ma
The inCPU 310 turns on the pay-in effective line display lamp 111 according to the number of inserted game medals via the lamp control unit 323. Thereby, the player is notified (displayed) that the game is ready to be played.

When any one of the credit bet buttons 122 to 124 is pressed, the Main CPU 310
It determines which button has been pressed based on the signal from the credit bet button sensor 315, and turns on the pay line display lamp 111 according to the pressed button. Further, the number of inserted coins corresponding to the pressed credit bet button is subtracted from the number of medals stored in the slot machine body 100.

Step S2: (Start Operation) Next, when the player operates the start lever 125, the start lever sensor 314 is turned ON, and MainC
PU 310 detects reception of a start operation. Thereby, the game is started, and the process proceeds to step S3.

Step S3: (Random Number Lottery) The Main CPU 310 obtains a random number from the random number generator 311 and performs an internal lottery as to whether or not any winning combination has been won, and stores the result in the RAM 319.

Step S4: (effect concentration lottery) The Main CPU 310 determines whether or not the concentration flag (flag indicating whether or not the effect is concentrated) set in the RAM 319 is set to ON. If the flag is not set to ON (the effect is not in the concentrated state), a lottery is performed using the random number acquired in step S3 to determine whether or not to shift to the effect concentrated state.

On the other hand, if the concentration flag is set to ON (if the effect is concentrated), it is determined whether or not to end the effect concentrated state (return to the normal state) using the random number acquired in step S3. Perform a lottery. Note that the initial state of the concentration flag is OFF.

The effect concentration lottery and the processing of steps S6 and S7 described below are performed during games other than the bonus game. When the effect is concentrated at the start of the bonus game, the concentration flag is set. Turn OFF and return to the normal state.

The probability of transition to the effect concentration state and the probability of returning to the normal state in the present embodiment are as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, if the bonus internal winning is being performed, the state shifts to the effect concentration state with a high probability (４). If the bonus internal winning is not performed, the effect is concentrated to the effect concentration state with a low probability (1/128). Transition.

On the other hand, the probability of returning from the effect concentration state to the normal state is common and set to 1/4. The probability of returning to the normal state may be different between during the bonus internal winning and during the non-bonus winning (for example, the probability of returning to the normal state during the bonus internal winning may be reduced).

When the lottery for shifting to the effect concentration state is won, or when the lottery returns from the effect concentration state to the normal state, the concentration flag is turned ON.

On the other hand, when the lottery is shifted from the normal state to the effect concentration state or when the lottery returning from the effect concentration state to the normal state is won, the concentration flag is set to OF.
It becomes F.

Step S5: (Concentration flag ON?) The Main CPU 310 determines the state of the concentration flag,
If the concentration flag is ON (effect concentration state), the process proceeds to step S6, and if the concentration flag is OFF (normal state), the process proceeds to step S7.

Step S6: (selection of effect lottery table A) This is a step performed during a game other than the bonus game. In the case of the bonus game, no processing is performed.

The Main CPU 310 refers to when deciding which of the various effects described above to perform.
An effect lottery table A (described later) is selected as an effect lottery table (determining the winning probability of each effect content).

Step S7: (selection of effect lottery table B) This step is also performed during a game other than the bonus game, and no processing is performed for a bonus game.

The Main CPU 310 selects an effect lottery table B (described later) as the effect lottery table.

Step S8: (Effect lottery) Using the random number obtained in step S3, based on the effect lottery table selected in step S6 or S7, it is determined whether the above-described normal effect, special effect, or linked effect is to be performed. (Hereinafter referred to as a production lottery).

Here, FIG. 8A shows the contents of the effect lottery table A selected in step S6, and FIG. 8B shows the contents of the effect lottery table B selected in step S7.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the effect lottery table A, the normal effect is not executed, and regardless of the result of the internal lottery and the game state, the linked effect or any special effect has a probability of 1/1. (Always) executed.

On the other hand, when the production lottery table B is set, any one of the normal production, the linked production, and the special production is made about 1/8 according to the result of the internal lottery and the game state.
It is executed with a probability of １／1/10.

In FIG. 8, the winning probability of each effect content during the bonus internal winning is the same as that at the time of BB and RB internal winning. "Linked production A"
And "linked effect B". The difference between these effect contents will be described later. Furthermore, these effects are performed during games other than the bonus game, and different effects are performed during the bonus game.
Here, the detailed explanation is omitted.

As described above, in any of the production lottery tables, by changing the probability of winning in the production lottery for each production content, the degree of expectation of the bonus internal winning in accordance with the produced production content is different. Perform control.

The winning probabilities shown in FIG. 8 are merely examples, and it goes without saying that the winning probabilities can be changed as appropriate.

Step S9: (Direction Winning?) The Main CPU 310 determines whether or not any effect has been won in the stage effect lottery in step S8. If it has been won, the process proceeds to step S10. If not, step S11 has occurred. Proceed to.

Step S10: (Send Effect Command) The effect command corresponding to the selected effect content is read from the ROM 318 by the effect lottery in step S8, and output to the sub-control unit 400 via the output interface 325. Here, as shown in FIG.
It is represented by a 4-digit (ie, 16-bit) number in hexadecimal,
Each production command contains the production content to be executed in advance,
The stop picture combinations of the sub reels 140 to 142 are associated with each other. Here, for example, when the all-rotation effect is selected as a result of the effect lottery, the main control unit 300 performs the effect command for performing the full-rotation effect (in the case of FIG.
7h: hexadecimal display), an effect command of the same sub reel stopped picture combination as the picture combination corresponding to the internally won winning combination is selected.

[0200] For other effects, BB or RB
Only when the internal winning is made, the winning combination (here, “BAR-BAR-BAR” or “7-7-
7)), the user selects the production command corresponding to the above, and internally wins another winning combination (here, the loss is also included).
Is to select an effect command in which the sub reel stop picture combination is “out of place”.

However, even when the BB or RB is internally won, an effect command in which the sub-reel stop pattern combination is “out of place” may be selected with a predetermined probability.

In the present embodiment, the information on the production command shown in FIG.
And the ROM 417 of the sub-control unit 400.

Step S11: (Start of rotation of main reel) Each main reel 101-1 is moved so that the pattern displayed on the reel pattern display windows 104-106 is moved from top to bottom.
The motor controller 320 is instructed to rotate the motors 03 simultaneously or randomly, and the rotation of the main reel is started.

Step S12: (Stop button pressed?) The output of the stop button sensor 313 is checked to determine whether any of the stop buttons 126 to 128 has been pressed. The output of the stop button sensor 313 is continuously checked until one of the stop buttons is pressed, and if the stop button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S13.

Step S13: (Send Command) A stop command indicating which stop button has been pressed is sent to the sub-control unit 400 by the output interface 3.
25. If the effect command is not transmitted in step S10, the sub control unit 4 shown in FIG.
00 ignores this stop command. If the main control unit 300 does not transmit the effect command in step S10, the main control unit 300 may not transmit the stop command.

Step S14: (Main reel stop control) Out of the main reels 101 to 103, stop control of the main reel corresponding to the pressed stop button is performed. That is, the stop control of the stepping motor corresponding to the pressed stop button is performed via the motor control unit 320 in accordance with the result of the internal lottery. It should be noted that a conventionally used technique is applied to the stop control method of the stepping motor according to the result of the internal lottery.

Step S15: (All main reels stopped?) It is determined whether all the main reels have been stopped. If all the main reels have stopped, the process proceeds to step S16; otherwise, the process returns to step S12.

Step S16: (There is a winning?) When all the main reels stop, the reel picture display window 1
The patterns displayed on 04 to 106 are determined, and it is determined whether or not the pattern combination displayed on the winning effective line matches the pattern combination of any winning combination. If there is no winning pattern on the winning line, 1
Game ends. On the other hand, when a prize has been won, the process proceeds to step S17.

Step S17: (BB or RB?) The winning combination is a bonus game (BB or RB game)
Is determined. If the player has won the bonus game, the process proceeds to step S18. If not,
Proceed to step S19.

Step S18: (Preparation for Starting Bonus) The RAM 31 is set so that the game according to the type of bonus (BB or RB) won from the next game is started.
Set the BB flag or RB flag data in 9 to ON.

Step S19: (medal payout) If a prize is won in the bonus game, the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning the bonus game, or if another prize is won, the number of medals corresponding to the prize is displayed. Payout from the medal payout port 131 shown in FIG. 1 to the medal tray 132 via the hopper control unit 321 or stored in the slot machine main body 100.

When the above processing is completed, the control unit 300
Next, a standby state is set until a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 120 or one of the credit bet buttons 122 to 124 is pressed.

(Processing by Sub-Control Unit 400) Next, FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a processing procedure of the sub control unit 400 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

Step Sa1: (Reception of production command?) The SubCPU 410 determines whether or not a production command has been received from the main control unit 300, and
When an effect command is received via the step 16
Proceed to 2.

Step Sa2: (Interpretation of Production Command) Based on the information of FIG. 9 stored in the ROM 417, it is determined which production content the received production command indicates.
Also, the sub-reel stop pattern combination is interpreted.

Step Sa3: (Start Sub-Roll Rotation) The SubCPU 410
And outputs a drive pulse to the motor control unit 414 via the. Thereby, the motor control unit 414 simultaneously drives the sub-reels 140 to 142 to rotate from top to bottom in FIG. 2 according to the input drive pulse.

Step Sa4: (special effect?) It is determined whether or not the effect command interpreted in step Sa2 is any of the above-mentioned “(1) special effect”. If it is one of the special effects, step Sa
Go to step 5, otherwise go to step Sa6.

Step Sa5: (Rotation / Stop Control According to Type of Special Effect) The SubCPU 410 changes the above-mentioned "(1-1) Continuous Rotation Effect" according to the type of special effect specified by the effect command. (1-6) Full rotation effect ", the rotation control and the stop control of each sub reel are performed. Thereafter, the flow returns to step Sa1, and it is determined whether or not an effect command has been received.

Step Sa6: (Linked Effect B?) The effect command interpreted in step Sa2 is the linked effect B
Is determined. In the case of linked production B,
Proceed to step Sa10; otherwise, execute step S10.
Proceed to a7.

Step Sa7: (Linked Effect A?) The effect command interpreted in Step Sa2 is the linked effect A
Is determined. In the case of linked production A,
Proceed to step Sa8; otherwise, execute step Sa8.
Go to 9.

Step Sa8: (Selection of Interlocking Effect Stop Control Table) If it is determined in step Sa7 that the effect command is the interlocking effect A, the SubCPU 410
To select the interlocking effect stop control table. here,
The stop control table is a table in which stopable points are defined corresponding to the picture numbers of each sub reel. When stopping the sub-reel in response to a stop command from the main control unit 300 (described later), the SubCPU 410 refers to the stop control table, recognizes a pattern in which a stoppable point is determined, and moves the sub-reel to that pattern. Stop after rotating.

The above-described interlocking effect stop control table
A stopable point is defined for the cherry pattern (pattern number). Therefore, when the stop control of the sub reels is performed based on the interlock effect stop control table, the cherry pattern is always aligned on all the sub reels.

Step Sa9: (Selection of stoppage table for normal effect) When it is determined in step Sa8 that the effect is not the linked effect A,
The Sub CPU 410 determines that the received effect command is a normal effect, and selects a normal effect stop control table from the ROM 417. In this normal-effect stop control table, stopable points are determined so that any picture on each sub reel is not aligned and the bonus picture does not reach the reach state.

Step Sa10: (Interlocked production lamp is 3
One or more lights? If the effect command received in step Sa7 is linked effect B, it is determined whether three or more of the four linked effect lamps 143 are lit. Interlocking production lamp 14
If three or more are lit, proceed to step Sa5,
A continuous rotation effect with the sub reel stop pattern combination set to "out" is performed. On the other hand, the illuminated interlocking effect lamp 143
If there are two or less, the flow proceeds to step Sa9, and the interlocking effect stop control table is selected.

Step Sa11: (Reception of stop command?) When the above-described processing of step Sa8 or Sa9 is performed (that is, when a linked effect or a normal effect is performed),
The UB CPU 410 continues the rotation of the sub reel until a stop command is received from the main control unit 300 via the input interface 416, and upon receiving the stop command, proceeds to step Sa12.

Step Sa12: (Sub reel stop control) Based on the received stop command, stop control of the sub reel corresponding to the main reel for which the stop operation has been performed is performed. This stop control is performed based on the stop control table selected in step Sa8 or Sa9.

Step Sa13: (All sub reels stopped?) It is determined whether all of the sub reels 140 to 142 have been stopped. If there are sub reels that have not been stopped yet, the process returns to step Sa11. If all sub reels have stopped, the process proceeds to step Sa14.

Step Sa14: (Does cherry pattern display on all sub reels?) It is determined based on the pattern number of each sub reel whether or not the cherry pattern has been completed. If the cherry pattern is complete, the process proceeds to step Sa15; otherwise, the process proceeds to step Sa17.

Step Sa15: (All linked effect lamps turned on?) It is determined whether or not all four lamps of the linked effect lamp 143 are turned on. If all are turned on, the process returns to step Sa1 to determine whether or not an effect command has been received. If there is an interlocking effect lamp 143 that is not lit, the process proceeds to step Sa16.

Step Sa16: (Linked Effect Lamp Additional Lighting) The linked effect lamp 143 is additionally turned on. That is, when all the lamps are turned off, the lamp of “1” is turned on, and when only the lamp of “1” is turned on, “1” is turned on.
The lamp of "2" is turned on while the lamp of "1" is maintained, and the lamp of "3" is turned on when the lamps of "1" and "2" are turned on, and the lamps of "1" to "3" are turned on. If the lamp is on, the "high chance" lamp is turned on.

Step Sa17: (all interlocking effect lamps are turned off) If it is determined in step Sa14 that the cherry pattern has not been aligned on the sub reel, all the interlocking effect lamps 143 which were turned on at that time are turned off, and then step Sa1 is executed.
Return to

<Operation of Linked Effect> In FIG. 6 described above, the contents of the operation are summarized by focusing on the linked effect.
If the content of the effect command is a special effect, the process of step Sa17 is not performed, and the
The lighting state of No. 3 is maintained as it is. Further, when the content of the effect command is the linked effect B, by the processing of step Sa10, the lit linked effect lamp 1 is turned on.
If the number is 43 or less, the additional lighting of the linked effect lamp 143 is performed in step Sa16. If the number of the linked effect lamps 143 is 3 or more,
In order to proceed to step Sa5, the lighting state of the linked effect lamp 143 is maintained. That is, although the linked effect lamp 143 is not completely turned off by the linked command of the linked effect B, the “high chance” lamp is not turned on.

Based on the above, referring to the production winning probability shown in FIG. 8, during the bonus internal winning and during the bonus internal winning, the probability that the linked production A is selected is high, and the bonus is not internally won. In some cases, when a small win, a replay, and a loss are internally won, the probability that the linked effect B is selected is high.

Therefore, the probability that the "high chance" lamp of the linked effect lamp 143 is turned on is low even though the bonus is not internally won, and conversely, the "high chance" lamp is turned on. Can be said to have a high probability of being internally won for the bonus.

As in this linked production, by performing a series of productions over a plurality of games in which the production content performed last time affects the determination of the production content to be performed this time, it is possible to keep giving the player expectation over a plurality of games. The production that can do it becomes possible.

Also, a series of effects in the above-described interlocking effects (ie, after the “1” lamp is first turned on,
Direction until the “High Chance” lamp is turned on or all lamps are turned off) .If the “High Chance” lamp is turned on, it means that the bonus has been internally won with a high probability. Even in the middle stage of the effect, the player can proceed with the game while expecting the bonus.

In this embodiment, the contents of the effect performed last time and the result of the internal lottery and the game state affect the content of the effect performed this time. The linked effect may be performed only in accordance with the result of the lottery. Here, the gaming state refers to a game state when the bonus is not internally won and a game state when the bonus is internally won.

Further, according to the result of the internal lottery and the content of the preceding linked effect, the specific content of the linked effect (in the case of the present embodiment, which lamp of the linked effect lamp 143 is turned on or off) May be drawn by lottery.

For example, when the slot machine of this embodiment is not in the effect concentration state, FIG.
Then, an effect lottery is performed based on the effect winning rate shown in FIG. Then, when the linked production is won, based on the result of the internal lottery and the content of the previously performed linked production, FIG.
According to the probability shown in No. 1, the lottery of the linked effect contents is performed.

Thus, during the bonus internal winning or during the bonus internal winning, the linked effect lamp 1 has a probability of 4/5.
Lighting position 43 moves in the order of “1”, “2”, “3”, and “high chance”. On the other hand, when the bonus is not internally won, “1” is lit with a probability of 1/5, and thereafter, from “1” to “2” with a probability of 4/5, and from “2” to “3”. When the interlocking effect is performed while “3” is on, all the interlocking effect lamps 143 are turned off with a probability of 4/5.

Further, in this embodiment, the linked effect is performed using the linked effect lamp 143. However, control for sequentially switching the contents of the displayed image using a liquid crystal display or the like, or control of the main reel, and the like. It is also possible to perform control for switching the lighting pattern of the light or the like so as to gradually increase the expectation of the bonus.

Further, during the bonus internal winning, at least the stop pattern of the main reel is displayed on the main reels 101 to 103 with a reach eye (a pattern combination displayed in the pattern display windows 104 to 106 only during the bonus internal winning). If the stop control is performed so as not to be performed, it is possible to prevent the interest of the linked effect from being reduced.

<Operation Regarding Concentration of Production> Next, in the flow of the game in the slot machine of the present embodiment,
Explain how the concentration of the production works.

The slot machine of the present embodiment can be in a state where the effects are concentrated both during the normal game and during the bonus internal winning. Therefore, if the effects are concentrated in the progress of the game, the expectation of the bonus is deviated. It is possible to experience the thrill of the game in a well-balanced manner, and it is no longer necessary for the player to feel bored with the effect concentration.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the effects executed when the effect is in the effect concentration state are limited to the linked effect and the special effect. In, there is no possibility that all the linked effect lamps 143 will be turned off.

Therefore, during the effect concentration state, the probability that the linked effect or the special effect is executed increases, and the lighting state of the linked effect lamp 143 is maintained. In addition, the player's expectation of the bonus can be further increased.

If the effect is concentrated during the internal winning of the bonus, the pull-in rate of the bonus symbol may be reduced. In other words, when the concentration of the production occurs, the player tries to arrange the bonus symbols in order to clarify whether the bonus has been internally won or not, and during the bonus internal winning in the production concentrated state If the bonus symbol pull-in rate in the game is small, the bonus symbols cannot be easily aligned even if the bonus is internally won, and the bonus symbols will not be aligned unless the bonus is internally won. As described above, the reel stop control is performed, so that it is possible to enjoy the excitement of the effect concentration over a plurality of games.

Further, a display device (specifically, a lamp, an LED, a 7-segment display, a liquid crystal display, etc.) for notifying whether or not the effect is in the effect concentration state is provided. The display device may be driven, and when the display device returns to the normal state, the driving may be stopped.

In FIG. 8A, some effects are always performed when the effects are concentrated, but it is sufficient that at least some effects are performed with a higher probability than in the normal state.

Further, in FIG. 8, the ratio of the winning probability of the linked effect to the special effect is halved. For example, the winning probability of the linked effect is higher than that of the special effect. You may be asked to do so.
When the effect is concentrated, only the linked effect may be performed, or only the special effect may be performed. Further, when a bonus is internally won, a transition may be made to the effect concentration state until the internally won bonus is won on the main reel.

As described above, the present embodiment has been described with respect to the effect concentration using the effect using the sub reel as an example.
The present invention is not limited to this, and a system using a backlight, a liquid crystal display device, or the like may be adopted. Alternatively, only the effect using the sub reels 140 to 142 may be performed as the effect of the deformation, and the coordinated effect and the concentration of the effect may not be performed.

When the linked effect is not performed, FIG.
In the effect lottery tables shown in (a) and (b), “interlocked effect A” and “interlocked effect B” may be deleted from “effect effect”. In this case, the interlocked effect lamp 143 is not required. On the other hand, when the effects are not concentrated, the table shown in FIG. 7 and the processes of steps S5 to S7 in FIG. 5 become unnecessary, and only one type of effect lottery table needs to be prepared.

Further, in the case of shifting to a special game after the end of the BB game, the sub reel is automatically rotated when the BB game is ended, and the special effect of the present embodiment is started, and finally displayed. The special game combination (for example, “7-7-7”) may be used to notify that the special game has been won. At this time, the degree of expectation to win this special game may be made different depending on the type of the special effect executed.

The sub reels may be stopped automatically by the sub-control unit 400 at the time of the above-described production, or stopped when the sub reel dedicated stop button 144 (or an alternate button) is operated. You may do so.

Examples of the slot machine that shifts to a special game after the end of the BB game include a so-called CT (challenge time) machine, an AT (assist time) machine, and a predetermined number of games after the BB game ends. An RT (replay time) machine in which the replay combination is arranged with a high probability is given.

Further, in addition to the various effects described above, the following effects can be further added.

(A) When the main production is won by the production lottery in step S8 of FIG. 5, upon receiving the production command designating the main production, the control unit 400 rotates all the sub reels in the reverse direction to perform the first stop operation. Before the left sub reel 1
40, the middle sub reel 141, and the right sub reel 142 are automatically stopped in this order. When each sub-reel stops, a specially prepared sound effect is generated, and the backlight of the stopped sub-reel is turned on.

(A) Next, every time the player operates the stop button, the sub-control unit 400 sets the main reel designated by the received stop command (ie, the main reel corresponding to the operated stop button). Control is performed to move the lighting position of the backlight from the lower row to the upper row of the reel display window. At this time, a sound effect is generated while the lighting position of the backlight is moving.

(C) When the lighting position of the backlight of the main reel reaches the upper stage, the sub control unit 400 turns off the backlight of the sub reel corresponding to the main reel, or maintains the lighting state (turns off). Or, the condition for maintaining the lighting will be described later).

(D) Here, the sub control unit 400 determines that the sub reel stop pattern combination in the effect command is "BAR-B
If it is “AR-BAR” or “7-7-7”, control is performed so that the backlights of all sub reels are turned off. On the other hand, when the sub-reel stop picture combination is “out of alignment”, control is performed so that the backlight of at least one sub-reel maintains the lighting state. In this case, which sub-reel of the backlight should be kept in the lighting state may be determined by lottery or the like.

When the above-mentioned effects are performed, it is understood that the player has internally won the bonus when the backlights of all the sub reels are turned off.

When a light source capable of emitting a plurality of colors is used as the light source of the backlight of the sub-reel,
In the above (A), the backlight of the sub-reel may be turned on in blue, for example, and in (C), the light emission color may be changed to red instead of turning it off.

In the above (D), which sub-reel backlight is to be maintained in the lighting state is determined, for example, by the effect command output from the main control unit 300 in the effect command.
The information of the internal lottery result is included, and if any winning combination is won (excluding the bonus), the backlight of the sub-reel displaying the picture corresponding to the winning combination is maintained on the sub-reel. You may do so.

Thus, when the main performance is performed, when the backlights of all the sub reels are turned off, the player can know that the bonus has been internally won, and
Since it is possible to have an expectation that the winning combination relating to the pattern of the sub reel whose backlight is lit is internally won, the player stops the pattern on the pay line after the second stop operation. In this way, it is possible to give the interest of pressing the stop button.

[0265]

As described above, according to the gaming table of the present invention, the sub reels are provided for each of the main reels, and the result of the internal lottery is determined by the combination of the display patterns on the plurality of sub reels. Because we inform information,
Since the amount of information that can be displayed can be increased, and the movement of the sub reels can be diversified, it is possible to produce an effect that is less tiring for the player.

Also, every time a stop operation corresponding to each main reel is performed, the stop control of the sub-reel corresponding to the main reel is performed. Is gradually fixed, and every time the stop operation is performed, the expectation for the bonus internal winning is increased, so that an effect that the player wants to continue the game can be provided.

Also, according to the present invention, by controlling the rotation of various sub reels, it is possible to further increase the sense of expectation for the bonus internal winning as compared with the related art.

According to the present invention, at least the effect of the effect performed last time is included in the determinant of the effect performed this time over a plurality of games, so that the expectation of the bonus gradually increases over the plurality of games. The effect is obtained.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, even if the bonus is not internally won, the effect is concentrated, so that the thrill that deviates from the expectation of the bonus can be experienced in a well-balanced manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a pattern arrangement drawn on a sub reel of the slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main control unit and a sub control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a method of controlling a full rotation effect by a sub reel of the slot machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a main control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a sub control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure in a sub control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of an effect lottery table in which winning probabilities of various effect contents using sub reels of the slot machine are determined.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of an effect command output from the main control unit to the sub control unit of the slot machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing winning probabilities of various effect contents using sub reels of the slot machine.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a lottery probability for determining the content of the linked effect performed in the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 slot machine main body 101 left main reel 102 middle main reel 103 right main reel 104 left reel picture display window 105 middle reel picture display window 106 right reel picture display window 110 display devices 111 winning effective line display lamp 120 medal slot 121 credit Cumulative settlement button 122 Button for 1 medal button 123 Button for 2 medal maximum button 124 Button for 3 medal maximum 3 125 Start lever 126 Left reel stop button 127 Middle reel stop button 128 Right reel stop button 130 Sound hole 131 Medal payout 132 Medal Receiving tray 140 Left sub reel 141 Middle sub reel 142 Right sub reel 143 Interlocking effect lamp 144 Sub reel dedicated stop button 300 Main control unit 310 MainCPU 311 Random number generation 312 Medal sensor 313 Stop button switch sensor 314 Start lever sensor 315 Credit bet button sensor 316 Overflow sensor 317, 416 Input interface 318, 417 ROM 319, 418 RAM 320, 414 Motor control unit 321 Hopper control unit 322, 415 Input / output interface 323 Lamp control unit 324, 325, 413 Output interface 330, 430 Bus 410 SubCPU 411 Backlight control unit 412 Interlocking effect lamp control unit 419 Musical tone signal forming unit 420 Amplifier 421 Speaker

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Isao Ichioka 1-11-1 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Daito Building 6F Daito Giken Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hisaya Fujisawa 1-1-1 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo No. Daito Building 6F Daito Giken Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rows of main reels provided with a plurality of types of patterns including a specific pattern, a game medium such as a medal or a ball is inserted, and the plurality of rows of main reels are displayed in a reel pattern display window by a game start operation. At the same time as starting the movement, it is determined whether or not one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations has been won by an internal lottery of the control unit. The reel is controlled and stopped so that a combination of pictures based on the result of the internal lottery including a loss is displayed on the reel picture display window, and the combination of pictures on the stopped reel picture display window is stopped. When winning, a gaming table that pays out a predetermined number of game media corresponding to the winning, provided with a plurality of types of sub reels corresponding to each of the main reel, Control unit is the sub reel is stopped after rotating the sub reel, amusement machine, characterized in that for informing the result of the internal lottery by a combination of a picture on the sub reel stopped and displayed at a predetermined position of the sub reel. 2. In a game in which a bonus is internally won, the probability of executing at least one of a special effect and an interlocking effect is higher than in a normal game in which a bonus is not internally won. The gaming table according to claim 1. 3. In a game in which a bonus is internally won or a normal game in which a bonus is not internally won, when the control unit shifts to the effect concentration state, any one of a normal effect, a special effect, and a linked effect is performed. The probability of executing the effect is higher than the probability before shifting to the effect concentration state, and when the effect concentration state ends, the probability of executing each effect is set to the probability before shifting to the effect concentration state. The game console according to claim 1, wherein the game console is returned. 4. The control unit controls the driving of each sub-reel so that the same pattern of all the sub-reels is aligned at least between the start of the rotation of the sub-reels and the start of the first stop control of the sub-reels. And a predetermined pattern among the patterns applied to the sub reel after temporarily stopping the sub reel, and another pattern different from the predetermined pattern are alternately and repeatedly displayed at the predetermined position. An effect of driving and controlling the sub-reel, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the time when the stop operation on the main reel is performed by the player, the stop of the sub-reel corresponding to the main reel on which the stop operation is performed An effect of starting control, and an effect of stopping each sub-reel once, then rotating each sub-reel again, moving one picture, and stopping. 4. An effect in which at least one sub reel is rotated again after stopping all the sub reels and then stopped, wherein one of the effects is a special effect. The gaming table described. 5. In the sub-reel effect, when a combination of specific patterns is stopped at the predetermined position on the sub-reel, an effect spanning a plurality of games is performed as an interlocking effect, and at least the interlocking effect is included in the interlocking effect. The game console according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the effect content performed last time is included in a determinant of the effect content performed this time. 6. An effect for controlling the stop of the sub reel corresponding to the main reel each time a player performs a stop operation corresponding to each of the main reels is performed as a normal effect. Any one of to 5
The gaming table described in the section.