JP2016087330A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing players to stably acquire game media in an assist time game.SOLUTION: In a bonus establishment state, the machine transfers a performance state among a plurality of types of performance states including a normal performance state and an assist time state and, in the assist time state, when a shooting order bell is won, executes a performance for assisting to win a bell A and a bell B or a bell C. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the game machine sets two valid lines L1 and L2 and, in the bonus state, where the number of insertion tokens required when starting the game is different from that of the normal state and the bonus establishment state, sets one valid line L1. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the bell A and bell B are often simultaneously won on the valid lines L1 and L2, and the bell C is often overlappedly won on the valid lines L1 and L2. However, in the bonus state, the bell A, bell B, and bell C are overlappedly won and in a case of any of the bell A, bell B, and bell C is won, it is won only on the one valid line L1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine (rotational gaming machine, slot machine) having a plurality of reels having symbols arranged on an outer peripheral surface is known. This type of gaming machine gives a certain game value to game media such as medals and pachinko balls, and performs a game for acquiring such game media. Also, this type of gaming machine performs an internal lottery triggered by the player's rotation start operation and starts rotation of a plurality of reels in a mode according to the result of the internal lottery as a player's stop operation trigger. Control is performed to stop a plurality of reels. The game result is determined by the symbol combination displayed on the winning determination line in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, and medals are paid out according to the game result.

  In recent years, a winning assistance effect that assists a winning combination is executed under predetermined conditions, thereby changing the winning probability of a winning combination and making it easier to acquire game media such as medals in a gaming section where the winning assist effect can be executed. A gaming machine capable of performing an assist time game has gained popularity (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  And in the conventional method, the consumption situation of the game medium is changed by changing the winning probability of replay (the role to provide the next game free of charge). A situation where either a replay or a small role (a role in which a game medium is paid out) is won is formed, and the player can increase the number of game media on hand.

  For example, in the gaming machine shown in Patent Document 1, after the bonus state is finished, the game state has a low replay winning probability and is specified when a particular small role winning is missed in a gaming state with a low replay winning probability. The symbol combination is displayed, so that the game state with a high replay winning probability can be entered.

  Also, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, a large number of gaming states are prepared, and the winning probability of replay is determined from a gaming state with a low replay winning probability by assisting display of various symbol combinations by winning assist effects in assist time games. A method of guiding to the highest gaming state has also been proposed.

JP 2011-125565 A JP 2011-156165 A

  However, in a conventional gaming machine capable of performing an assist time game, when a predetermined lottery result is obtained by an internal lottery, a specific symbol combination is displayed by performing a stop operation in a specific mode. Based on the above, the game state is shifted to a gaming state with a high replay winning probability. For this reason, even if it is determined that the assist time game is performed, it is necessary to obtain a lottery result that allows a specific symbol combination to be displayed in order to shift to a gaming state in which the winning probability of replay is high. In other words, in the conventional technique, the transition to a gaming state with a high replay winning probability is highly dependent on the internal lottery, and unlucky players play a game until the gaming state transitions to a gaming state with a high replay winning probability ( As a result of the prolonged period of time (so-called preparation state and standby state), a considerable amount of game media may be consumed, resulting in a situation in which the player cannot acquire sufficient game media even when performing an assist time game. It was.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that allows a player to stably acquire a game medium in an assist time game.

  (1) The present invention relates to a plurality of reels in which a plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface, and an internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery for determining whether or not a plurality of types of combinations including small roles, replays, and bonuses. A reel control means for performing a control for rotating the plurality of reels for each game and stopping the reels being rotated in response to a stop operation; and a winning predetermined for each combination in a state where the plurality of reels are stopped. Based on the fact that the symbol combination indicating the form is displayed on the active line, the winning determination means for determining that the winning combination has been won, and the payout of the winning small combination and the small winning combination associated with the winning of the small winning combination A payout control means for determining the number of payouts of game media based on the number of active lines won, and a replay that allows the next game to be executed without requiring game media owned by the player based on winning of the replay Processing hand Based on the fact that the bonus is won in the normal state, the game is shifted to the bonus establishment state where the winning probability of replay is higher than in the normal state, and the gaming state is changed to the bonus state based on the winning of the bonus in the bonus establishment state. When the game state transition control means to be transitioned and the effect state is shifted between a plurality of types of effect states including the normal effect state and the assist time state in the bonus establishment state, and the effect state is set to the assist time state Is a gaming machine provided with an effect control means for performing control for causing the effect device to execute a winning assist effect for assisting the winning of the small role, and when starting a game in the normal state and the bonus established state Necessary number of game media input is set to the first input number, and it is necessary to start the game in the bonus state When the number of inserted game media is set to a second input number different from the first input number, and the number of inserted game media is the first input number, a plurality of active lines are set, When the number of game media input is the second input number, a smaller number of active lines is set than when the number of game media input is the first input number, and the internal lottery means In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, an internal lottery is performed so that there are a plurality of types of first winning modes in which at least two types of specified small roles win without overlapping each other, In the bonus state, there is a second winning mode in which all of the plurality of types of specific small roles are won in duplicate, and the probability of becoming the second winning mode in the internal lottery in the bonus state is the normal state and the bonus In the established state The internal lottery is lower than the probability of being one of the plurality of first winning modes, and the winning probabilities of some small combinations among all small combinations are higher than those in the normal state and the bonus establishment state. An internal lottery is performed so that the winning probabilities of the small combinations other than the small portion of the department are the same as in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, and the reel control means wins both the bonus and the replay in the bonus establishment state. In such a state, the replay wins in preference to the bonus, and in the state where both the bonus and the small role are won, the spinning reel is stopped so that the small role wins in preference to the bonus. The correct hit order according to the type of the first winning mode is set in advance for each of the plurality of types of first winning modes, and the number of game media inserted is the first throwing mode. If the result of the internal lottery is the first winning mode and the stop operation is performed according to the correct hitting order, the specific small role is won on a plurality of active lines, and the stop operation is correct. If it is performed in a different order from the batting order, the spinning reel is stopped so that the specific small role does not win, the number of game media inserted is the second number inserted, and the result of the internal lottery is In the case of the second winning mode, the number of the game media inserted is the first input number, and the result of the internal lottery is less than the number of active lines in the case of the first winning mode. Is won, and the production control means, when the production state is set to the assist time state, the result of the internal lottery is one of the plurality of types of first winning modes, Type of first winning mode by winning assistance The present invention relates to a gaming machine for notifying the correct batting order in response.

  In the present invention, in the bonus establishment state, the effect state is shifted between a plurality of effect states including the normal effect state and the assist time state, and when the effect state is set to the assist time state, the player follows the winning assist effect. By performing the stop operation, the winning rate of the specific small role can be increased. In the present invention, in the bonus establishment state, the winning probability of replay is higher than in the normal state, and when the production state is set to the assist time state, the game medium can be acquired while suppressing the consumption of the game medium. it can.

  In the present invention, since the gaming state does not fluctuate unless the bonus is won in the present invention, it is possible to generate a situation in which the winning probability of replay does not fluctuate for a long time if the bonus winning is avoided. And in the bonus establishment state, the prize of the small role or replay is given priority over the bonus, thereby reducing the scene where the player must intentionally avoid the bonus winning and reducing the operational burden of the player. A bonus establishment state with a high winning probability can be maintained for a long time.

  And in the present invention, as in the past, by giving an opportunity to shift to a plurality of types of performance states including an assist time state in a bonus establishment state in which the winning probability of replay is high and the gaming state can be maintained for a long time A player who is forced to play in a gaming state with a low replay winning probability until a specific symbol combination is displayed after the transition to the assist time state is displayed, and before the player enters a gaming state with a high replay winning probability Depends on the results of internal lottery and the player's operation results compared to the case where the player consumes medals on hand, and gains the player's game media in the assist time game (assist time game) The amount can be stabilized.

  In the present invention, in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, there are a plurality of types of first winning modes in which at least two types of specific small roles are selected without overlapping each other, and in the bonus state There is a second winning mode in which all of the plural types of specific small roles are won in duplicate. Furthermore, in the bonus state, the probability of becoming the second winning mode in the internal lottery is lower than the probability of becoming one of a plurality of types of first winning modes in the internal lottery in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, and all of the small roles Among them, the winning probabilities of some small combinations are higher than those in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, and the winning probabilities of small combinations other than the some small combinations are the same as those in the normal state and the bonus establishment state.

  That is, in the bonus establishment state, it is possible to generate many opportunities for winning a specific small role, and as a result, it is easier to acquire a game medium by assisting the winning of the specific small role in assist time games. On the other hand, in the bonus state, there are fewer opportunities to win a specific small role than in the bonus establishment state, making it difficult for the player to increase the number of game media on hand.

  However, in the bonus state, the winning probability of some small combinations among all small combinations is higher than the normal state and bonus establishment state, so the winning probability of small combinations is higher than the normal state and bonus establishment state. It is possible to realize a specification that is inferior to a bonus establishment state in terms of game media acquisition performance while having a bonus state function. That is, according to the present invention, when assist time gaming is performed in a bonus establishment state, a situation that is more advantageous in terms of acquisition of game media than in the bonus state can be achieved, and the player can maintain the bonus establishment state for a long time. Can be motivated to maintain.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, the number of game media required for starting a game is varied between the normal state and the bonus established state and the bonus state, and the number of active lines is varied according to the number of game media inserted. In the bonus state, the number of active lines set is smaller than in the normal state or the bonus establishment state. In the present invention, when a specific small combination wins in a normal state or a bonus established state using a difference in the number of set effective lines, a plurality of effective lines wins, but in a bonus state a specific small combination wins In this case, a prize is awarded with a smaller number of active lines than in the normal state or the bonus establishment state. In other words, since the number of active lines that a specific small role wins is smaller in the bonus state than in the normal state or the bonus establishment state, the acquisition of game media by winning the specific small role is more in the bonus state than in the normal state or the bonus establishment state Can also be disadvantaged.

  In this way, according to the present invention, the game medium acquisition rate in the entire game state is increased by the amount that the game medium acquisition rate in the bonus state can be kept lower than the bonus state employed in the conventional gaming machine. Therefore, the winning probability of the small role in the normal state or the bonus establishment state can be set higher without causing the student to shoot out, and the increase rate of the game medium in the assist time game can be improved.

  (2) In the gaming machine of the present invention, the payout is changed according to the number of game media inserted for at least one kind of small combination different from any of the plurality of types of specific small combinations. When a small combination whose payout is changed according to the number of inserted game media has won, the number of game media to be paid out when the specific small combination has won a plurality of active lines in the normal state or the bonus established state You may make it become the same number or more as the number of payout of this game medium.

  In this way, even in the bonus state, an opportunity to receive payout of game media equivalent to the normal state or the bonus establishment state can be given.

  (3) In the gaming machine according to the present invention, in the bonus state, the bonus combination is set as a lottery subject as a small role that is not a lottery subject in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, and the game medium accompanying the winning of the bonus combination The number of payouts may be equal to or greater than the number of game media payouts when the specific small combination wins on a plurality of active lines in the normal state or the bonus established state.

  In this way, even in the bonus state, an opportunity to receive payout of game media equivalent to the normal state or the bonus establishment state can be given.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the functional block of the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the internal lottery table in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the winning mode of internal lottery in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the symbol arrangement | sequence of the reel in the game machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the pressing order of the stop button and the winning combination in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the relationship between the winning combination and symbol combination in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a state transition diagram of the gaming state and effect state in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed setting example of the winning probability in the internal lottery in the gaming machine of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed setting example of the winning probability in the internal lottery in the gaming machine according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed setting example of the winning probability in the internal lottery in the gaming machine according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The gaming machine according to the present embodiment is a so-called slot machine or spinning-type gaming machine, and is a type of gaming machine that performs games using medals as gaming media.

  In the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, a reel unit including a first reel R1 to a third reel R3 (a plurality of reels) is housed in a box-shaped casing including a storage box BX, a front upper door UD, and a front lower door DD. It has been. A hopper unit (not shown) as a medal payout device is housed in the lower portion of the reel unit in the housing. In the gaming machine casing of the present embodiment, a CPU, ROM (an example of an information storage medium), RAM, and the like are mounted, and a control board for controlling the operation of the gaming machine is also housed.

  Each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 shown in FIG. 1 is divided into 21 regions (each region is referred to as “frame”) at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface, and each frame has a plurality of types of symbols. One is arranged. The first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are pivotally supported by a stepping motor (reel driving means: not shown), and are each driven to rotate around the axis of the stepping motor. By controlling the width or the like, it is possible to stop in units of frames (a predetermined rotation angle unit, a predetermined rotation amount unit). That is, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the stepping motor rotationally drives the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 according to the drive pulse supplied from the control board, and the supply of the drive pulse from the control board is interrupted, As the rotation of the stepping motor stops, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 stop.

  The front upper door UD and the front lower door DD are provided so as to be individually openable and closable, and the front upper door UD has a display window DW that allows observation of the rotation state and the stop state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Is provided. In the stopped state of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the plurality of types of symbols arranged at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are continuously arranged on the outer peripheral surface. The three symbols (the upper symbol, the middle symbol, and the lower symbol) can be observed through the display window DW from the front of the gaming machine.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and lower stages are provided for each reel as display positions for observing the symbol through the display window DW, and an effective line is set according to the combination of the display positions of each reel. The In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the number of medals required for one game, the so-called prescribed insertion number, is set to 3 (first insertion number) or 2 (second insertion number). When medals corresponding to the specified number of insertions are inserted, the effective line L1 constituted by the upper stages of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the upper stages of the first reel R1 and the second reel R2, and the third reel R3. The effective line L2 configured by the lower stage is activated. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the prescribed number of insertions differs according to the gaming state, the setting mode of the effective line also differs according to the prescribed number of insertions, and the prescribed number of insertions is 3 for the normal state and the bonus establishment state. And the valid lines L1 and L2 are both activated, and for the bonus state, the prescribed number of throws is set to 2 and only the valid line L1 is activated.

  The game result is determined by the symbol combination stopped and displayed on the active line in the display window DW. If the symbol combination on the active line is a symbol combination corresponding to a predetermined symbol, the winning combination is won. As a thing, medals are paid out from the hopper unit.

  The front upper door UD is provided with a game information display section DS. The game information display unit DS includes an LED, a lamp, a 7-segment display, and the like. The number of medals credits, the number of medals paid out or won in one game, and the total number of medals paid out or won in a bonus state. Various game information such as the total of the game is displayed.

  In addition, the front upper door UD is provided with a liquid crystal display LCD for performing game effects. On the liquid crystal display LCD, various videos (or images) for assisting the game or for exciting the game are displayed. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a plurality of speakers (not shown) for performing a game effect are provided for the front upper door UD and the front lower door DD. From the speaker, various sounds for assisting the game or for exciting the game are output.

  The front lower door DD is provided with various operation means. As the operation means, an operation that triggers the start of the game by rotating the bet button (insertion operation means) B0 and the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 for performing an operation of inserting a credited (stored) medal. Start lever (game start operation means) SL for performing the game, and a stop button (stop operation means for performing an operation that triggers each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 that is rotationally driven by the stepping motor. ) B1-B3 and the like are provided.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the player starts rotation control of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot MI or performing an operation of pressing the bet button B0. Is set to a possible ready state. When the player depresses the start lever SL, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are started to rotate by driving the stepping motor on the control board, and an internal lottery using a random number value is performed, so that the first reel R1 On the condition that the rotation speed of the third reel R3 has increased to a predetermined speed, the pressing operation of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is permitted (validated).

  Thereafter, when the player presses down the stop buttons B1 to B3 at an arbitrary timing, stop switches (stop signal output means: for example, a photo sensor, a continuity sensor, a pressure) built in each of the stop buttons B1 to B3 A sensor or the like) performs an ON operation, and changes a reel stop signal input to the control board from the OFF state to the ON state.

  When the player releases the stop buttons B1 to B3 that are in the pressed state at an arbitrary timing, the stop switches corresponding to the stop buttons B1 to B3 are turned off, and the reel stop signal input to the control board is turned on. Change from off to off.

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

  A medal payout slot MO and a medal tray MP are provided at the lower part of the front lower door DD, and a number of medals according to the game result are paid out from the medal payout port MO to the medal tray MP. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine of the present embodiment.

  The gaming machine of this embodiment is controlled by a game control means (control board) 100. The game control means 100 receives input signals from input means such as the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240, etc., and performs various calculations for executing the game, and based on the calculation results. The operation control of the output means such as the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, the display device 330, the acoustic device 340 is performed. The functions of the game control means 100 are stored in advance in various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), ROM (an example of an information storage medium), or hardware such as RAM, ROM, etc. It is realized by software consisting of a given program.

  The game control means 100 includes an insertion acceptance means 105, a random number generation means 110, an internal lottery means 120, a reel control means 130, a winning determination means 140, a payout control means 150, a replay processing means 160, a game state transition control means 170, an effect. A control unit 180 and a storage unit 190 are included.

  The insertion accepting means 105 accepts the insertion of medals for each game, and the game for the start lever SL (game start operation means) is based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the prescribed number of insertions (3 or 2). Perform processing to validate the start operation. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the first pressing operation of the start lever SL that is activated based on the insertion of medals corresponding to the specified insertion number is accepted as the game start operation, and the first reel R1 to the third reel. It is an opportunity to start the rotation of R3 and an opportunity to execute the internal lottery.

  Further, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot MI, the medal insertion switch 210 is operated, and the insertion accepting means 105 is inserted with a prescribed number of insertions as a limit. Is set to the on state. Further, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when the bet button B0 is pressed while the medal is credited to the gaming machine, the insertion accepting means 105 sets the specified number of insertions as the bet switch 220 is activated. Limit and set the credited medal to the inserted state.

  The random number generation means 110 is a means for generating random numbers for lottery. The random value can be generated based on, for example, a count value of an increment counter (a counter that counts numerical values so as to circulate a predetermined count range). In this embodiment, the “random number value” is not only a value that is randomly generated in a mathematical sense, but even if the generation itself is regular, the acquisition timing and the like are irregular. Includes a value that can function as a random number.

  The internal lottery means 120 determines whether or not a winning combination is made based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a game start operation on the start lever SL (first press operation on the activated start lever SL). Means for performing an internal lottery, and performs a lottery table selection process, a random number determination process, a lottery flag setting process, and the like.

  In the lottery table selection process, it is determined which internal lottery table is used for the internal lottery table among the plurality of internal lottery tables stored in the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the internal lottery table storage unit 191 stores three types of lottery tables A to C as shown in FIG. In each lottery table, each of a plurality of random values (for example, 65536 random values from 0 to 65535) is associated with various combinations such as replays, small roles, bonuses, and losing (unauthorized). It has been.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, Bell A (specific small role), Bell B (specific small role), Bell C (specific small role), special small role A1, special small role A2, and special small role as small roles. A3, special small combination A4, special small combination B1, special small combination B2, special small combination B3, special small combination B4, special small combination C, watermelon A, watermelon B are prepared, in the normal state and the bonus establishment state As a winning mode for small roles, batting order bell (batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 4: first winning mode), cherry, weak watermelon, and strong watermelon are set, and as a winning mode for small roles in a bonus state , JAC1 (second winning mode), JAC2 and JAC3 are set.

  The winning mode of the small combination in the normal state and the bonus establishment state will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 4 (A). The batting order bell 1 and the batting order bell 2 are the bell A, the bell B, and the special small roles A1 to A1. It shows that any one type of special small combination A4, special small combination B1 and special small combination B2 are won in duplicate. As described above, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the batting order bell 1 and the batting order bell 2, the bell A, the bell B, and the three kinds of special small roles are won, and the bell A and the bell B are duplicated. The combination of the three special small roles to be won is different. In addition, the batting order bell 3 and the batting order bell 4 indicate that the bell C, any one of the special small roles A1 to A4, the special small roles B3 and the special small roles B4 overlap and win. ing. As described above, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, in the batting order bell 3 and the batting order bell 4, the bell C and the three types of special small roles are elected and the three types of special are elected. The combination of small roles is different. Cherry also shows that special small role A3 and special small role C are won in duplicate, weak watermelon shows that watermelon A wins alone, strong watermelon shows that watermelon A and watermelon B It shows that it wins in duplicate.

  Further, the winning mode of the small role in the bonus state will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 4B. JAC1 indicates that Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C are won in duplicate. , JAC2 indicates that special small role A1 to special small role A4 and special small role B1 to special small role B4 are elected in duplicate, and JAC3 is special small role A3 and special small role C And watermelon A and watermelon B are shown to be won in duplicate. In other words, JAC1 is a winning mode in which some of the small roles (Bell A, Bell B, Bell C) among the multiple types of small roles included in the batting order bell are won, and JAC2 is included in the batting order bell. This is a winning mode in which several other small roles (special small role A1-special small role A4, special small role B1-special small role B4) are elected. JAC3 is Cherry This is a winning mode in which a small combination (special small combination A3, special small combination C, watermelon A, watermelon B) included in a weak watermelon and a strong watermelon is won in duplicate.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the internal lottery table A and the internal lottery table B have the same winning probabilities for the small role, and the internal lottery table B wins replay with a higher probability than the internal lottery table A. In the internal lottery table C, small roles are won in a manner different from the internal lottery table A and the internal lottery table B. In the internal lottery table A and the internal lottery table B, the hitting bell 1 to the hitting bell 4 win the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C without duplication. In the internal lottery table C, JAC1 As a result, Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C are selected in duplicate.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a big bonus (BB) is prepared as a bonus, and in the internal lottery table A, the big bonus (BB) is set as a lottery object, but the internal lottery table B and the internal lottery In Table C, the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery targets.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state can be set as the gaming state, and in the lottery table selection process, the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C are selected according to the gaming state. Either one is selected as an internal lottery table to be used in the internal lottery.

  In the random number determination process, based on the start signal from the start switch 230, a random number value (lottery random number) is acquired from the random number generation unit 110 for each game, and the internal lottery table storage unit 191 of the storage unit 190 for the acquired random number value. It is determined whether or not the winning combination is won with reference to the internal lottery table stored in the table.

  In the lottery flag setting process, the lottery flag corresponding to the winning combination determined to be won based on the result of the random number determination process is changed from the non-winning state (first flag state, off state) to the winning state (second flag state). , ON state). In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, when two or more types of winning combinations are won, a lottery flag corresponding to each of the two or more types of winning winning combinations is set to a winning state. Note that the lottery flag setting information is stored in the lottery flag storage unit 192 of the storage unit 190.

  In addition, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, a lottery flag (carry-over possible flag) that can carry on the winning state for the next game until winning, and a non-winning state without carrying the winning state on the next game regardless of winning. A lottery flag (a carry-over impossible flag) that is reset to the winning state is prepared. The combination associated with the former carry-over possible flag is a big bonus (BB), and the small combination and replay are associated with the latter carry-over impossible flag. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery, the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over until the big bonus (BB) wins. At this time, the internal lottery means 120 performs an internal lottery to determine whether or not the small role and replay are successful even in a game in which the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over. That is, in the lottery flag setting process, in the game where the winning state of the big bonus (BB) lottery flag is carried over, when a small role or replay is won, the lottery flag of the big bonus (BB) already won And a lottery flag corresponding to two or more types of winning combinations including a small role won in the internal lottery and a replay lottery flag.

  The reel control means 130 starts rotation driving of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 by a stepping motor based on a start signal from a start switch 230 that is actuated by a game start operation to the start lever SL by the player. Press the stop buttons B1 to B3 (stop operation means) corresponding to the reels in which the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are normally rotating at a predetermined speed (about 80 rpm: a rotation speed of about 80 rotations per minute). The control which makes the stop operation by this effective is performed, and the control which stops the 1st reel R1-3rd reel R3 rotationally driven by the stepping motor in the aspect according to the setting state (result of an internal lottery) of a lottery flag I do.

  The reel controller 130 stops the reel from the stop switch 240 when the stop switch 240 is actuated when the player presses the stop buttons B1 to B3 in a state where the stop operation for the stop buttons B1 to B3 is enabled. Based on the signal, the supply of the drive pulse (motor drive signal) to the stepping motor of the reel unit 310 is stopped to perform control to stop each of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3.

  That is, the reel controller 130 determines the stop position of the reel corresponding to the pressed button of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 each time the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. The reel is stopped at the stop position. In the gaming machine of this embodiment, pressing the stop button B1 corresponds to an operation for stopping the first reel R1, and pressing the stop button B2 is an operation for stopping the second reel R2. Correspondingly, pressing the stop button B3 corresponds to an operation for stopping the third reel R3. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is changed, the stopping order of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 is changed.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, for the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, the rotating reel corresponding to the pressed stop button stops within 190 ms from the time when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed. It is like that. When the rotating reel is stopped within 190 ms from the time when the stop button is pressed, the stop position of each rotating reel is 0 frames from the time when the stop button is pressed until the reel stops. It is determined in the range of ~ 4 frames (predetermined pull-in range). The reel control means 130 displays the symbol corresponding to the winning combination in the internal lottery on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button that has been pressed among the stop buttons B1 to B3. The symbol corresponding to the combination for which the lottery flag is set to the winning state is displayed on the effective line when it is located within the range of 0 frame to 4 frames with respect to the display position on the active line at the time when the pressing operation is performed on Control is performed so as to stop the rotating reel corresponding to the stop button for which the pressing operation has been performed, so that the reel is displayed at the upper display position.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the red 7 symbol “red 7”, the BAR symbol “BAR”, the special reels 310 to the outer peripheral surfaces of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Symbol “SP”, replay symbol “RP”, bell symbol “BL”, watermelon symbol A “WMA”, watermelon symbol B “WMB”, cherry symbol A “CHA”, cherry symbol B “CHB”, and cherry symbol C “ CHC "is arranged, and when a symbol existing within 4 frames from the pressed detection position is drawn on the effective line, the symbols arranged at intervals of 4 frames or less on the outer peripheral surface of each reel (for example, bell The symbol “BL” and the replay symbol “RP”) can be displayed on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position.

  Further, the reel control means 130 rotates with reference to a stop control table stored in the stop control table storage means 193 of the storage means 190 and a process (logic calculation process) for obtaining the stop position of the rotating reel by logic calculation. Processing for determining the stop position of the inner reel (table reference processing) is performed.

  First, in the logic calculation process, a range of 0 frame to 4 frames from the pressing detection position, which is the position of the reel at the time of operation of the stop switch 240 (when the pressing of the stop button is detected) according to the priority order data determined for each combination. Priorities are obtained for the stop position candidates for five frames existing in the frame. Then, the stop position candidate with the highest priority among the priorities of the respective stop position candidates is determined as the actual stop position. However, in logic calculation processing, the same priority may be obtained for a plurality of stop position candidates depending on the result of the internal lottery, the pressed detection position, etc., and there are a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority. In such a case, the actual stop position is determined by a table reference process described later.

  In particular, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, the priority order is determined in the order of “replay> small role> bonus”, and the lottery flags relating to two or more types of roles are set to the internal winning state in the logic operation processing. In this case, according to the priority order associated with each combination, the stop position including the symbols constituting the winning combination form with the lower priority for the candidate of the stop position including the symbols constituting the winning pattern with the higher priority combination The priority is determined so that the priority is higher than the candidates of.

  In the gaming machine of this embodiment, the priority for the stop position candidate when multiple types of small roles are won in the internal lottery is determined according to the number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line. There are cases where the priority is calculated according to the number of medals paid out based on a predetermined payout for the small role, and the stop position candidates are determined according to the number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line. The priority for each stop position candidate is determined so that the higher the priority is the stop position where the number of symbol combinations indicating the winning pattern that can be displayed on the active line is higher, and the medal When the priority of the stop position candidates is determined according to the number of payouts, the number of medals paid out based on the small part payout corresponding to the symbol displayed at the display position on the active line increases. Position so as priority (stop position capable of winning a small prize payout is large) is high determine the priority for the candidate of each stop position. However, if the priority for the stop position candidate is determined according to the number of medals paid out, if a small role with the same payout is won in duplicate, the stop position where each small role can be won The priorities of the candidates are treated as the same.

  In this embodiment, when the batting order bell is won, a logic operation corresponding to the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3 is performed. Specifically, the correct answer hit order is set for each of the hit order bell 1 to the hit order bell 4, and an order different from the correct answer hit order is treated as an incorrect answer hit order. If any of the hitting bells is won and the type of the stop button pressed first corresponds to the correct hitting order, the number of medals paid out is the largest for the reel that stops first, and The priority is determined so that the priority of the stop position candidate having the largest number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line is the highest, and the reels that stop second and later are in correct answer order. Stops with the highest number of symbol combinations that can be displayed on the active line if priority is calculated so that the priority of the candidate for the stop position where the number of medals is paid out is the highest, and in the incorrect answering order The priority is determined so that the position candidate has the highest priority. In this embodiment, the bell A and the bell B are common to the first reel R1 and the second reel R2 (first reel R1: watermelon symbol A “WMA”, second reel R2: replay symbol “RP”). Is also assigned to the special small role B2 included in both the batting order bells 1 and 2, and a common symbol (replay symbol “RP”) is assigned to the second reel R2, and the batting order bell 1 or batting order bell 2 When the second reel R2 is first stopped at the time of winning, the stop position candidate that can display on the effective line the symbol combination that shows the largest number of winning patterns for the stop position candidate with the largest number of payouts of medals. It has become. In this embodiment, the bell C may display any symbol regarding the third reel R3, and when the third reel R3 is first stopped when the batting order bell 3 or the batting order bell 4 is won, the number of medals to be paid out The candidate of the stop position with the largest number is the candidate of the stop position that can display the symbol combination indicating the most winning form on the effective line. In addition, when any of the batting order bells is won, if the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect batting order, the priority of the stop position candidates that can display the symbol combinations constituting the most winning patterns is displayed. Priority is required so that the degree is the highest.

  In this embodiment, if any of the batting order bells is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the candidates for the stop positions that can win the bell A and the bell B or the bell C are awarded. When the logic operation is performed so that the priority of the game is the highest, and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the incorrect order, the special small roles A1 to A4 and the special small roles B1 to B4 are displayed. The logic operation is performed so that the priority of the candidate stop positions that can be won is the highest.

  In the logic calculation process, so-called pull-in process and kick-out process are performed as processes for obtaining candidate reel stop positions. The pull-in process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a winning combination whose lottery flag is set to the winning state can be won as much as possible. On the other hand, the kicking process is a process of obtaining reel stop position candidates so that a combination whose lottery flag is set to a non-winning state cannot be won. In this way, the reel control means 130 can stop the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the winning state while winning the symbol of the winning combination with the lottery flag set in the non-winning state. Logic calculation processing is performed to obtain a candidate stop position of the reel so as not to stop.

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the reel unit 310 includes a reel index 315 made of a photosensor, and the reel control means 130 is based on a reference position signal detected by the reel index 315 every time the reel makes one revolution. Thus, the current rotation state of the reel can be monitored by obtaining the rotation angle (the number of rotation steps of the rotation axis of the stepping motor) from the reel reference position (the frame detected by the reel index 315). It has become. That is, the reel control unit 130 can obtain the position of the reel when the stop switch 240 is operated by obtaining the rotation angle from the reference position of the reel.

  In the table reference process, when a plurality of stop position candidates with the highest priority are obtained as a result of the logic operation process, the stop control table storage means of the storage means 190 indicates which position is set as the stop position. This is determined with reference to the stop control table stored in 193.

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

  In the stop control table that is referenced when any of the batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 4 is won in the internal lottery, the correct batting order is set for each batting order bell as shown in FIG. Therefore, a pressing order different from the correct answer order is treated as an incorrect answer order. In the present embodiment, when either the batting order bell 1 or the batting order bell 2 is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pushed down in the correct batting order, the bell A and the bell B are pushed down so as to win a prize. When the stop position is set with respect to the detection position and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed so that the first reel R1 stops first in the incorrect answering order, the special small combination A1 or the special small combination A2 is won. The stop position with respect to the pressing detection position is set so that there is a case where the winning combination is not won and any combination is not won (missing), and the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 is the first in the incorrect hit order. When the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed so as to stop, the stop position with respect to the pressing detection position is set so that the special small combination B1 or the special small combination B2 wins. In the present embodiment, when either the batting order bell 3 or the batting order bell 4 is won, when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the stop position with respect to the pressed detection position is set so that the bell C wins. When the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed so that the first reel R1 is stopped first in the incorrect answering order, either the special small combination A3 or the special small combination A4 wins, A stop position is set with respect to the pressing detection position so that there is a case where a winning combination is not won (missing), and a stop button is set so that the second reel R2 and the third reel R3 stop in the incorrect answering order. When B1 to B3 are pressed, the stop position with respect to the press detection position is set so that the special small combination B3 or the special small combination B4 wins.

  In the present embodiment, when the bell A and the bell B overlap and win, as shown in FIG. 6B, an invalid line (winning determination) consisting of the middle stages of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3, respectively. When the bell C wins a winning combination of the bells composed of the bell symbols “BL”, the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 as shown in FIG. 6C. Are displayed on the invalid line formed at the bottom of each of the symbols. The bell-matched symbol combination constituted by the bell symbols “BL” is displayed.

  In addition, in the stop control table that is referred to when JAC1 is won in the internal lottery, any one of Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C wins regardless of the pressing order and pressing timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. In the stop control table that is referred to when the JAC2 wins in the internal lottery, the stop position relative to the press detection position is set so that the special small role is used regardless of the press order and the press timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. In the stop control table that is referred to when JAC3 is won in the internal lottery, the stop position with respect to the pressing detection position is set so that any one of B1 to special small roles B4 wins, and the stop buttons B1 to B3 Stop position relative to the pressed detection position so that the special small role C wins regardless of the pressing order and the pressing timing It has been set.

  The winning determination means 140 performs a process of determining whether or not a winning combination has been won based on the stop mode of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3. Specifically, with reference to the winning determination table stored in the winning determination table storage means 194 of the storage means 190, it is displayed on the active line when all of the first reel R1 to the third reel R3 are stopped. It is determined whether or not the symbol combination is in the form of a predetermined winning combination. Then, depending on the symbol combination displayed on the active line in a state where each reel is stopped, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, a big bonus (BB), replay, bell A to bell C, special small role A1 to special A winning determination table is prepared so that it is possible to determine whether or not there is a winning combination of the small combination A4, special small combination B1 to special small combination B4, special small combination C, watermelon A, and watermelon B. Note that “ANY” shown in FIG. 8 indicates that any of a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the reel may be used.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the common watermelon symbol A “WMA” is assigned to the first reel R1 for the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the bell A and the bell B, and the first A common replay symbol “RP” is assigned to the two reels R2, and the symbol combination indicating the winning form of the bell C may be any symbol regarding the display symbol of the third reel R3.

  As for Bell A and Bell B, as shown in FIG. 5, the watermelon symbol A “WMA” and the replay symbol “RP” constituting the winning form of Bell A and Bell B on the first reel R1 and the second reel R2 are provided. Regardless of the pressed detection position, each symbol is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the effective line, and the replay symbol “RP” constituting the winning form of the bell A in the third reel R3 is displayed regardless of the pressed detection position. BAR symbol “BAR”, special symbol “SP”, and watermelon symbol A “WMA”, which are arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the active line, and constitute the winning form of Bell B on the third reel R3, Regardless of the pressed detection position, any symbol is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the effective line, and the replay symbol “RP” is displayed at the upper display position in the third reel R3. Since the symbols are arranged so that the BAR symbol “BAR”, the special symbol “SP”, or the watermelon symbol A “WMA” can be displayed at the lower display position, the stop buttons B1 to B3 The bell A and the bell B can be awarded in duplicate regardless of the pressing timing of.

  As for Bell C, as shown in FIG. 5, there are a red 7 symbol “red 7”, a cherry symbol A “CHA”, and a special symbol “SP” that constitute the winning form of Bell C in the first reel R1. The cherry symbol A “CHA” and the cherry symbol B, which are arranged in a positional relationship in which any symbol can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position, and constitute the winning form of the bell C in the second reel R2. “CHB” and watermelon symbol B “WMB” are arranged in a positional relationship in which any symbol can be displayed on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position, and any symbol is displayed on the third reel R3. Therefore, it is possible to win a prize regardless of the pressing timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3.

  As for the special small roles A1 to A4, as shown in FIG. 5, the bell symbols “BL” constituting the winning form of each special small role A in the first reel R1 are all related to the pressed detection position. Without being included in the pull-in range where the symbols constituting the winning form of each special small role A are arranged in the second reel R2 and the third reel R3. Therefore, the player can not win a prize unless the stop buttons B2 and B3 are pressed at an appropriate timing.

  As for the special small role B1, as shown in FIG. 5, the replay symbol “RP” which is one of the symbols constituting the winning form of the special small role B1 in the first reel R1 and the second reel R2 is detected as being pressed. Regardless of the position, the bell symbol “BL”, which is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the effective line and constitutes the winning form of the special small role B1 in the third reel R3, is on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position. Since it is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed, it is possible to win regardless of the timing of pressing the stop buttons B1 to B3.

  For the special small role B2, as shown in FIG. 5, the red 7 symbol “red 7”, the special symbol “SP”, and the cherry symbol A “ "CHA" is arranged in a positional relationship in which any symbol can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position, and the replay symbol "RP" constituting the winning form of the special small role B2 in the second reel R2 Are arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the active line regardless of the pressed detection position, and the cherry symbol A “CHA” and the cherry symbol B “CHB” constituting the winning form of the special small role B2 in the third reel R3. ”, Cherry symbol C“ CHC ”, and watermelon symbol B“ WMB ”are arranged in a positional relationship in which any symbol can be displayed on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position. It is possible to win regardless of the depression timing of the button B1 to B3.

  As for the special small combination B3, as shown in FIG. 5, the replay symbol “RP” which is one of the symbols constituting the winning form of the special small combination B3 in the first reel R1 is displayed regardless of the pressed detection position. The bell symbol “BL”, which is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the effective line and constitutes the winning form of the special small role B3 in the second reel R2 or the third reel R3, is at the press detection position. Regardless of the arrangement, the positions can be displayed on the active line, so that it is possible to win regardless of the pressing timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3.

  As for the special small role B4, as shown in FIG. 5, the replay symbol “RP”, which is one of the symbols constituting the winning form of the special small role B4 in the first reel R1 and the third reel R3, is detected by pressing. Regardless of the position, the bell symbol “BL”, which is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the active line and constitutes the winning form of the special small role B3 in the second reel R2, is the pressed detection position. Regardless of the arrangement, the positions can be displayed on the active line, so that it is possible to win regardless of the pressing timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3.

  As for the special small role C, as shown in FIG. 5, the replay symbol “RP” constituting the special small role C winning pattern in the first reel R1 and the third reel R3 is effective regardless of the pressed detection position. The red 7 symbol “red 7”, the BAR symbol “BAR”, and the special symbol “SP”, which are arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the line and constitute the winning form of the special small role C in the second reel R2, Since any symbol is arranged in a positional relationship that can be displayed on the effective line regardless of the pressed detection position, it is possible to win regardless of the pressing timing of the stop buttons B1 to B3. .

  In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the winning process is executed based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140. As a winning process, for example, when a small role is won, a payout control unit 150 performs a medal payout control process, and when a replay wins, a replay process unit 160 performs a replay process, and a bonus is awarded. When a prize is won, a gaming state transition control process is performed by the gaming state transition control means 170 to transition the gaming state.

  The payout control means 150 performs payout control processing relating to the payout of medals according to the game result. Specifically, when a small combination wins, the number of medals to be paid out in the game is determined based on a predetermined payout for each combination, and the medals corresponding to the determined number of payouts are assigned to the hopper unit 320 ( The payout device is controlled to pay out.

  The hopper unit 320 performs an operation of paying out medals of the payout number instructed by the payout control means 150. The hopper unit 320 is provided with a payout medal detection switch 325 that operates every time a single medal is paid out. It is configured to be able to manage the number of medals paid out.

  If credits (internal storage) of medals are permitted, instead of actually paying out medals by the hopper unit 320, the number of credits stored in a credit storage area (not shown) of the storage unit 190 (not shown) A credit addition process for adding the number of payouts to the number of credited medals is performed to virtually pay out medals.

  When the replay is won, the replay processing means 160 performs a replay process (regame process) for setting the same preparation state as the previous game without requiring insertion of medals owned by the player for the next game. That is, in the gaming machine of this embodiment, when a replay is won, an automatic insertion is performed in which the same number of medals as the previous game are automatically inserted without using the player's own medals (including credit medals). Processing is performed, and the next game start operation for the start lever SL is waited in a state where the same effective line as the previous game is set.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the gaming state transition control means 170 performs a gaming state transition control process for transitioning the gaming state between the normal state, the bonus establishment state, and the bonus state. As the game condition transition condition, one condition may be defined, or a plurality of conditions may be defined. In the case where a plurality of conditions are determined, the gaming state is determined based on the fact that one of the plurality of predetermined conditions is satisfied or all of the plurality of predetermined conditions are satisfied. It is possible to shift to another gaming state.

  The normal state is a game state corresponding to the initial state among a plurality of types of game states, and a transition from the normal state to the bonus establishment state is possible. Specifically, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the normal state, the state shifts to the bonus establishment state. In the normal state, among the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C shown in FIG. 3, the winning probability of replay is set to about 1 / 7.30, and the big bonus (BB) is set as the lottery target. An internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table A is performed.

  The bonus establishment state is a gaming state that shifts when the big bonus (BB) is won in the internal lottery. In the bonus establishment state, the internal lottery table A to the internal lottery table C shown in FIG. 3 has the replay winning probability set to about 1 / 3.92, and the big bonus (BB) is excluded from the lottery target. An internal lottery with reference to the lottery table B is performed.

  In the bonus establishment state, the lottery flag corresponding to the big bonus (BB) is maintained in the winning state until the big bonus (BB) is won, and the symbol combination indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is displayed on the active line. Then, the gaming state transition control means 170 shifts the gaming state from the bonus establishment state to the bonus state.

  The bonus state is a gaming state that shifts when the symbol combination indicating the big bonus (BB) winning pattern is displayed on the active line. In the bonus state, an internal lottery with reference to the internal lottery table C among the internal lottery tables A to C shown in FIG.

  Further, in the bonus state, it is determined whether or not the end condition is satisfied based on the total number of medals paid out in the bonus state, and when a predetermined number of medals (for example, 100) are paid out, The state transition control means 170 performs control to end the bonus state and return the gaming state to the normal state. In the present embodiment, the end condition of the bonus state is determined by the total number of medals paid out, but the end condition may be determined by the number of games in the bonus state and the number of winnings of the small role. Further, the bonus state may be one in which an end condition is set so as to end in one game.

  The effect control means 180 uses the display effect performed using the display device 330 (an example of the effect device) or the audio device 340 (an example of the effect device) based on the effect data stored in the effect data storage means 195. Control related to the sound production to be performed. For example, a lamp or LED is turned on or blinked according to the occurrence of a gaming event such as insertion of a medal, an operation on a bet button B0, a start lever SL, stop buttons B1 to B3, or a change in a gaming state, or a display on a liquid crystal display LCD By changing the content or outputting sound from the speaker, the game is excited or the execution control of the effect for assisting the game is performed.

  Particularly in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12 (B), the effect control means 180 is an effect state between a plurality of types of effect states including a normal effect state and an assist time state (AT state). And control to set the production state to the CZ state or the AT state under a predetermined condition.

  More specifically, the effect control means 180 performs the AT lottery when the cherry, the weak watermelon, or the strong watermelon is won in the internal lottery in the normal effect state. In the AT lottery, any of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is acquired, and the acquired random number value is compared with the AT lottery table stored in the effect lottery table storage unit 196, and according to the comparison result. It is determined whether or not the AT lottery is won. In the AT lottery table, for example, each of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is associated with either winning or losing, and the random value acquired in the AT lottery is selected in the AT lottery table. If it is associated, it is determined that the AT lottery is won. In this embodiment, the winning probability of the AT lottery differs depending on the winning combination in the internal lottery that triggered the AT lottery, and the winning probability of the strong watermelon is higher than that of the cherry winning. The AT lottery is performed so that the winning rate is higher when the cherry is won than when the weak watermelon is won.

  Then, the effect control means 180 performs a process of shifting the effect state to the AT state based on the fact that the AT lottery is won and setting a given value as the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197. In this embodiment, the value set in the AT end determination counter 197 is set to “50” as a value corresponding to 50 games, for example. The value set in the AT end determination counter 197 is not limited to the above example and can be set arbitrarily.

  Then, the effect control means 180 starts updating the AT end determination counter 197 from the next game of the game won in the AT lottery. Specifically, every time a game in the AT state is performed, a decrement update is performed by subtracting a value (for example, 1) corresponding to the number of games for one game from the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197. When the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197 reaches a threshold value (for example, 0), it is determined that the AT state end condition is satisfied, the AT state is ended, and the effect state is returned to the normal effect state. Take control.

  Then, when the production state is the AT state, the production control means 180 notifies the correct batting sequence when any of the batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 4 is won, and when the batting order bells 1 and 2 are won, the bell A and the bell The correct answer notified by the correct batting order notification effect is performed by controlling the display device 330 and the audio device 340 to execute the correct batting order notification effect for assisting B's winning prize and assisting the winning of the bell C when the batting order bells 3 and 4 are won. When stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed according to the batting order, bell A and bell B always win when hitting bells 1 and 2, and bell C always wins when batting order 3 and 4 wins. The player can increase the number of medals held by the player.

  In the present embodiment, when the big bonus (BB) is won in the AT state, the decrement update regarding the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197 is interrupted while maintaining the effect state in the AT state, and the bonus state ends. Later, when the gaming state shifts to the bonus establishment state, the decrement update of the AT end determination counter 197 is resumed, and an undigested game is performed. When the big bonus (BB) wins in the AT state, the decrement update of the AT end determination counter 197 may be continued regardless of the change in the gaming state, and the big bonus (BB) wins in the AT state. In such a case, even if the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197 does not reach the threshold value, the AT state is ended after the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197 is reset to an initial value (for example, 0). Also good.

  In addition, the effect control means 180 performs the lottery with the opportunity that the cherry, weak watermelon, or strong watermelon is won in the internal lottery in the AT state. In the extra lottery, any one of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is acquired, and the obtained random number value is compared with the extra lottery table stored in the production lottery table storage unit 196, according to the comparison result. And determine whether or not the lottery is won. In the extra lottery table, for example, each of 32768 random values from 0 to 32767 is associated with either winning or losing, and the random value acquired in the extra lottery is selected in the extra lottery table. If it is associated, it is determined that the extra lottery is won. In this embodiment, the winning probability of the extra lottery differs according to the winning role in the internal lottery that became the execution opportunity of the extra lottery, and the winning probability of the strong watermelon is higher than that of the cherry winning, The lottery is performed so that the winning probability is higher when the cherry is won than when the weak watermelon is won.

  Then, the effect control means 180 performs a process of adding a given value to the stored value of the AT end determination counter 197 based on the winning of the extra lottery. In the present embodiment, the value to be added differs depending on the winning combination in the internal lottery that was the trigger for the extra lottery, and when the trigger for the extra lottery is a strong watermelon, for example, for 30 times When “30” is added as a value corresponding to a game and the execution chance of the additional lottery is a weak watermelon, for example, “10” is added as a value corresponding to 10 games, and the additional lottery is executed. If the opportunity is cherry, for example, “20” is added as a value corresponding to 20 games. Note that the value added to the AT end determination counter 197 is not limited to the above example and can be arbitrarily set.

  Further, the effect control means 180 performs a penalty process that generates a penalty that is disadvantageous to the player when the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 stops first in the normal effect state. Penalty processing includes, for example, processing for prohibiting execution of AT lottery until a certain number of games are consumed, processing for discarding the results of AT lottery until the number of games is consumed, and winning an AT lottery. It is possible to perform a process of deferring the transition to the AT state until a certain number of games have been consumed. That is, in the present embodiment, when the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 is first pressed in the normal performance state, the opportunity to shift to the AT state is lost or the transition to the AT state is lost until a certain number of games are consumed. There is a penalty for delays.

  When the hitting bell is won in the normal performance state, the penalty disadvantageous to the player is based on the winning of the bell A, the bell B, or the bell C by pressing the stop buttons B1 to B3 in the correct hitting order. May be generated.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by performing the penalty processing as described above, it is possible to restrict the winning of the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C without depending on the correct batting order notification effect in the AT state. It is possible to prevent the dishonest player from enjoying profits by intentionally pressing the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 first.

  Note that the functional block configuration of the present embodiment can also be applied to a computer system (including a game system). In these systems, the function is realized by downloading a program that causes the computer to function as the game control means 100 of the present embodiment from an information storage medium such as a CD or DVD or a Web server on the Internet via a network. be able to. In the above computer system, the medal insertion switch 210, the bet switch 220, the start switch 230, the stop switch 240 and the like virtually function their functions with respect to operation means such as a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, etc.), or a controller. This can be realized by assigning. In the above computer system, the reel unit 310, the hopper unit 320, and the like are not indispensable constituent elements. These device units virtually control their functions by controlling images displayed on the display (display device 330). Can be realized.

2. Method of the present embodiment In the present embodiment, when a big bonus (BB) is won, the game is shifted to a bonus establishment state where the winning probability of replay is higher than the normal state, and either a small role or a replay is won almost every game. Adopting a technique that increases the winning rate of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C by assist time game and gives a player a medal by giving an opportunity to shift the production state to the assist time state in the bonus establishment state ing. Below, it demonstrates, referring the detailed setting example of the winning probability in the internal lottery in the gaming machine of this Embodiment shown in FIG.

  First, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, for each of bell A, bell B, and bell C, the medal payout is 4 in any case where the prescribed number of insertions is 2 or 3. However, if the number of active lines set differs according to the number of inserted medals and the number of inserted medals is 3, two effective lines L1 and L2 are set. On the other hand, when the number of inserted medals is 2, only one effective line L1 is set. In the present embodiment, the specified number of insertions is 3 in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, whereas the specified number of insertions is 2 in the bonus state.

  In the normal state or the bonus establishment state, it is possible to win the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C when the batting order bell 1 to the batting order bell 4 are won, and the stop operation is performed in the correct batting order when the batting order bells 1 and 2 are won. When performed, Bell A and Bell B win simultaneously on the active lines L1 and L2, and 8 medals can be obtained. When the batting order bells 3 and 4 are selected, the stop operation is performed in the correct batting order. Bell C can win eight times on the active lines L1 and L2 and win eight medals.

  On the other hand, in the bonus state, it is possible to win Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C at the time of winning JAC1, and at the time of winning JAC1, regardless of the mode of the stop operation, any of Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C is possible. Kana wins on the active line L1, and only four medals can be obtained no matter which bell wins.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, when the number of inserted medals is 3, only when Bell A and Bell B win or Bell C wins. If 8 medals more than the inserted number (3) are paid out and the player can increase the number of medals on hand, and the number of inserted medals is 2, the special small role C will be paid out. Since it is changed to eight, four medals are paid out when Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C wins, and eight medals are paid out when special small role C wins. The player can increase the number of medals on hand.

  In the bonus establishment state, as shown in FIG. 13A, the probability that at least one of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C is won is about 1 / 1.37, whereas in the bonus state, As shown in FIG. 13 (B), the probability that at least one of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C will be won is approximately 1 / 2.73. It is difficult to increase medals.

  Further, in the bonus state, when the prescribed number of insertions is two, the payout of the special small role C becomes eight. However, in the bonus state, the winning probability of JAC3 which is the winning mode including the special small role C is shown in FIG. B) is 1 / 163.84 as shown in B), which is more than the probability (1 / 1.37) that at least one of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C who can win 8 medals in the bonus establishment state is won. Since it is sufficiently low, the bonus state has fewer opportunities to win 8 medals than the bonus establishment state.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13 (A), in the bonus establishment state, the probability that the result of the internal lottery will be lost is extremely low at 1/65536, and either replay or small role in almost every game. Since the replay is won with higher probability than the normal state, the player is less likely to consume the medal, and when the production state is the AT state, The player can increase the number of medals on hand by notifying the correct hitting order of the hitting bell. In other words, when assist time gaming is performed in a bonus establishment state, it is possible to make a situation more advantageous in terms of medal acquisition than the bonus state, and the player has a motivation to maintain the bonus establishment state for a long period of time. Can be given.

  In this embodiment, in the bonus establishment state, replays and small roles having higher priorities than the big bonus (BB) are won in almost every game, and the game is lost in the internal lottery and is stopped in a specific manner. The big bonus (BB) cannot be won unless the button is pressed. Specifically, when winning a replay or small role, as shown in FIG. 5, the symbols constituting the replay or small role winning form can be always drawn on the active line in any reel. Therefore, it is difficult to win a big bonus (BB). For this reason, in this embodiment, once a transition is made to the bonus establishment state, it becomes extremely difficult to win the big bonus (BB), and the bonus operation state is maintained over a long period of time while reducing the operational burden on the player. It can be made to. In this embodiment, when the bonus is established and the game is performed for a long time and the production state is set to the AT state, the player can increase the number of medals held by the player without shifting the gaming state. You can play time games. As described above, in the present embodiment, in the bonus establishment state, the game state is not changed unless the big bonus (BB) is won, and the replay is won with high probability in the bonus establishment state. It is possible to start the assist time game promptly in a situation where a person hardly consumes medals.

  Thus, in the case of providing medal acquisition performance that does not depend on the bonus state depending on the AT state, how to suppress the consumption of medals by replay is a point that increases the medal acquisition rate in the AT state. For this reason, conventionally, a plurality of game states having different replay winning probabilities are prepared, and it is determined that the game state having the highest replay winning probability is guided after it is determined to shift to the AT state. . However, conventionally, the gaming state is changed by displaying a predetermined symbol combination, and the gaming state is induced by an effect that assists the display thereof. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the game state from being easily shifted to an advantageous game state when an effect for assisting the display of the symbol combination is not performed. Because it is greatly influenced by the result, it is not uncommon for a player to stagnate in a gaming state with a low replay winning probability and consume useless medals before reaching the gaming state with the highest replay winning probability. It often leads to unexpected situations.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, it is easy to avoid winning of a big bonus (BB) when shifting to a bonus establishment state with a high replay winning probability, and medals can be increased by assist time games. The bonus establishment state can be continued for a long period of time, and in the bonus establishment state, the game in the normal production state is performed and the transition condition to the AT state can be established. Conventional specification that even if it is decided to shift to the AT state, the medal is consumed until the winning probability of replay is high (games with a high replay winning probability after the transition to the AT state is confirmed) Compared to the specification that leads to the state), the dependence on the result of the internal lottery and the player's operation result is reduced, so that the player In stably it becomes possible to acquire the medal. Further, in the present embodiment, since the big bonus (BB) is won independently in the normal state, the portion from which the big bonus (BB) is excluded as a lottery object can be assigned for replay winning in the bonus establishment state. it can.

  In the present embodiment, if the big bonus (BB) wins in the AT state, the bonus establishment state where the replay is won with a higher probability than the normal state ends, but in the bonus establishment state, the big bonus (BB) BB) Big bonuses (BB) cannot be awarded unless a small role or replay with higher priority is won with a very high probability, and the stop button is not pressed in a specific manner when winning or losing a weak watermelon. It has become. In particular, in the present embodiment, when the stop order B1 is first pressed when the hit order bell is won and the stop button B1 is pressed first, none of the small roles may be won. Big bonus (BB) win by determining the stop position so that the bell symbol “BL” commonly assigned to the special small roles A1 to A4 at the time of stopping the reel R1 is displayed on the active line. Is avoided. For this reason, once shifting to the bonus establishment state, the player can easily avoid the big bonus (BB) winning and maintain the gaming state. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a game property of maintaining a gaming state by avoiding a big bonus (BB) winning in order to maintain a bonus establishment state in which a winning probability of replay is high.

  In the present embodiment, bells A, B, B, C, special small part A1, special small part A2, special small part A3, special small part A4, special small part are included as small parts that are components of the batting order bell. B1, special small part B2, special small part B3, and special small part B4 are prepared, and bell A, bell B, bell C, special small part B1, special small part B2, special small part B3, and special small part The combination B4 is designed not to miss the combination due to the timing of pressing the stop button. However, the special small combination A1, special small combination A2, special small combination A3, and special small combination A4 have appropriate stop operation timing. If it doesn't, it will be missed. In the present embodiment, when the batting order bell is won and the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in the correct batting order, the prizes of the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C that have higher payouts than the prescribed number of throws are given priority. Then, when the stop buttons B1 to B3 are pressed in an incorrect answering order, a prize for a special small role with a lower payout than the prescribed number of inputs is given priority. In particular, in the present embodiment, when the first reel R1 stops first in the incorrect answering order, the symbols constituting the winning combinations of the special small combination A1 to special small combination A4 that may be missed are given priority. The symbols constituting the winning forms of the special small roles B1 to B4 that are not overwritten when the second reel R2 or the third reel R3 stops for the first time are given priority. To be displayed. In other words, in the present embodiment, when the result of the internal lottery is winning of the batting order bell, in the correct batting order, the bell A and the bell B or the bell C must always win and acquire more medals than the number of medals inserted. However, in the incorrect hitting order, it is possible to obtain only medals less than the number of medals inserted, or to miss a combination and to obtain no medals at all. As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of medals paid out can be changed in accordance with the pressing order of the stop buttons B1 to B3, but the first reel R1 is stopped first when the batting order bell is won. Since there is a case where neither of the winning combinations wins, the change in the medal acquisition status can be increased, and in the correct hit order, the symbols to be drawn in depending on the type of reel that stops second or later. Depending on the type of reel that stops first in the incorrect answering order, when pulling one of special small roles A1 to A4 or special small roles B1 to B4 Since the kinds of symbols to be pulled in change in the above, variations of the reel stop mode can be increased.

  Conventionally, when multiple types of small roles with different payouts are selected in duplicate, if the correct answer is in the correct answer order, the small role with the highest payout is awarded, and if it is different from the correct answer order, the small role with a lower payout is selected. There is known a control that causes a difference in the number of acquired medals depending on whether or not the order is correct, but in such a control, a small role is played even when a stop operation is performed in any manner. Since a medal can always be obtained by winning a prize, it is difficult to consume medals even in an AT state. For this reason, in the above-described conventional control, it has been impossible to provide a large difference in the medal acquisition status between the case of the AT state and the case of not being the AT state.

  Further, in the gaming machine that allows the player to acquire medals by assist time gaming as in the present embodiment, the start lever SL is pressed due to the arrangement of the start lever SL and the stop buttons B1 to B3 as shown in FIG. A game method in which the stop buttons B2 and B3 are pressed in order from the stop button B1 later is conventionally used. And in this Embodiment, the batting order bell which makes the order which presses stop button B1 first the correct batting order is not provided. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the stop button B1 is pressed first by not providing the case where the order of pressing the stop button B1 first when winning the hitting bell is the correct answer order, the stop button B2 or the stop button The player is less likely to win a medal than when the button B3 is first pressed. However, in such a lottery mode, if the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 is pressed first without pressing the stop button B1 first, there is a possibility that the correct answer hit order may be obtained when winning the hitting bell. When a dishonest player presses the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 first in a game in the normal performance state, a strategy element is generated in which a game method in which a medal can be easily obtained can be selected.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 is first pressed in the game in the normal performance state, the transition to the game section where medals can be easily obtained is made difficult by shifting to the AT state. A penalty to prevent is generated. For this reason, in order to avoid the occurrence of a penalty when the effect state is the normal effect state, it is possible to give a motivation for the player to first press the stop button B1. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in the game in the normal performance state, the situation where it is difficult to acquire a medal by suppressing the correct hit order when winning the hitting bell is generated, and the stop button B1 is first set when winning the hitting bell. Considering the fact that it is difficult to win medals when there is a chance that a combination will be missed when the key is pressed, and the number of medals won depends on whether or not it is correct. Although a difference is provided, it is possible to make it easier to consume medals when the AT state is not set, compared to a control in which medals can be always acquired regardless of the stop operation in any order. Further, in the AT state according to the present embodiment, when the hitting bell is won, the correct hitting order is notified by the correct hitting order notification effect, and the bell A, the bell B, or the bell C can be surely won. A large difference can be provided in the medal acquisition situation in the case of not being in the AT state.

  In addition, in a gaming machine called a slot machine as in the game of the present embodiment, the medal acquisition rate is set within a predetermined range in order to prevent the shooting performance from being significantly increased due to the medal acquisition performance. There is a social demand to design gaming machines. And in gaming machines with a particularly popular assist time function in recent years, the assist time function provides a winning mode that includes a small role that changes the winning rate depending on the presence or absence of the performance without changing the winning probability of the small role. As will be realized, if the probability of winning a small role becomes too high, the medal acquisition rate may exceed the range based on the above-mentioned social requirements. Therefore, by changing the bonus state, which has been provided as a gaming state that greatly contributes to the acquisition of medals in the past, to a gaming state that is inferior in terms of medal acquisition performance than the normal state or the bonus establishment state, Attempts have been made to increase the winning probability of a small role in a normal state or a bonus establishment state while keeping the overall medal acquisition rate within a predetermined range based on social demands.

  For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2013-27655, the payout of a small combination in a bonus state (MB gaming state) in which the lottery flags of all small combinations are forcibly set to a winning state regardless of the result of the internal lottery. By setting it lower than the gaming state of the game, and by making the payout of the small role equal to the prescribed number of inputs, the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state can be kept low, and the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state is kept low In the normal state (the state in which the MB in the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, and the general gaming state is not elected) and the bonus establishment state (the MB in the RT1 gaming state, the RT2 gaming state, and the general gaming state) Can be set to a higher probability of winning a small role (in the state of winning) to improve the medal acquisition performance in assist time games It has to be able to bet.

  According to the technique described in the above document, the medal acquisition performance in the bonus state so that the medal acquisition rate is within a predetermined range even if the winning probability of the small role in the normal state and the bonus establishment state is set high. Can be suppressed. Specifically, by changing the specified number of insertions between the normal state and bonus established games and the bonus state games and changing the payout of the small role according to the specified number of insertions, The payout for the small role is different from the payout for the small role in the bonus state. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, there is a small role with a higher payout than the specified number of throws so that the medal can be increased in the assist time game. The number of medals is not increased in the bonus state so as to be equal to the number. As a result, when designing a gaming machine with an acquisition performance within a predetermined range, the probability of winning a small role in the normal state and the bonus establishment state is increased by the amount that suppresses the increase in the game medium in the bonus state. It becomes possible to set, and the increase speed of the game medium in the assist time game can be dramatically increased as compared with the conventional game machine.

  In other words, the conventional method aims to increase the medal increase rate in assist time games by setting the winning probability of small roles in the normal state and the bonus established state to be higher by setting the increase / decrease in medals in the bonus state to zero. With the specified number of insertions in the normal state or the bonus established state and the specified number of insertions in the bonus state, the payout of all small roles is set to the same number as the specified number of insertions in the specified number of inputs set in the bonus state. It is a technical idea to do.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, although the medal acquisition rate in the assist time game is set high, it is common with the conventional method, but by devising the lottery mode in the bonus state, the medal in the bonus state is devised. As the result, the winning performance can be further reduced, and as a result, even if the winning probability of the small role is set higher, the medal acquisition rate in the assist time game can be further increased within the predetermined payout rate. It is to improve.

  Specifically, in the conventional method, in the bonus state, the payouts of all small roles are the same as the prescribed number of throws, but the lottery flags corresponding to all small roles are compulsory regardless of the result of the internal lottery. Since the bonus state set in the winning state (so-called second type special character) is used, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate (the number of payouts / the number of insertions) in the bonus state is 100%. This is because it is not permitted to provide a bonus state in which the player can only reduce the number of medals on hand in any situation, so the specified number of insertions in the bonus state is different from the normal state or the bonus establishment state. Even in the case of changing the payout, it is necessary to provide at least one kind of small role in which the payout is equal to or more than the prescribed input number. For this reason, in the case where the so-called second special agent is used to suppress the medal acquisition performance more than the bonus establishment state, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state cannot be less than 100%.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the medal acquisition rate is low by using a bonus state (so-called first type special combination) in which an internal lottery with a higher probability of winning a small role than in a normal state or a bonus establishment state is used. As shown in FIG. 13, a winning mode (JAC1) is provided in the bonus state where Bell A and Bell C, and Bell B and Bell C, which are individually won in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, are won in duplicate. In addition, the internal lottery is performed so that the probability that the lottery flags corresponding to each of the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C in the bonus state are set to the winning state is higher than that in the normal state or the bonus establishment state. . Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the probability of winning any of the small roles in the bonus state is either in the normal state or in the bonus establishment state. The internal lottery is performed so as to be higher than the probability that the winning mode of the small role is obtained. That is, in the bonus state of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 (A) and 13 (B), the winning probabilities of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C, each having a higher payout than the prescribed number of inputs, are normal. The bonus probability of the entire small role is also higher than that of the normal state or the bonus establishment state, but at least one of Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C having a higher payout than the prescribed number of inputs. Probability of obtaining a winning mode (JAC1) including two in a normal state or a bonus established state, a probability of acquiring a winning mode including at least one of bell A, bell B, and bell C (batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 8) Therefore, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state can be made less than 100%.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the prescribed number of insertions in the normal state and the bonus establishment state is different from the prescribed number of insertions in the bonus state, but the number of active lines is varied according to the prescribed number of insertions, and JAC1 in the bonus state When winning, the situation where it is harder to win medals than when hitting the batting order bell in the normal state and the bonus establishment state is generated.

  Specifically, in the normal state and the bonus established state, the specified number of insertions is set to 3 and the effective lines L1 and L2 are set. In the bonus state, the specified number of insertions is set to 2 and only the effective line L1 is set. Is set. That is, the number of active lines is smaller in the bonus state than in the normal state or the bonus establishment state.

  In the normal state or the bonus establishment state, when Bell A and Bell B win a prize at the time of winning the hit order bells 1 and 2, Bell A and Bell B win simultaneously on the effective lines L1 and L2, and eight medals are obtained. In the event that Bell C wins a prize at the time of winning of the hitting bells 3 and 4, Bell C wins twice on the active lines L1 and L2 and 8 medals are paid out. On the other hand, in the bonus state, if any of Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C wins when JAC1 wins, only one of them wins on the active line L1, so only four medals are paid out. Not issued. That is, in the present embodiment, not only the probability that at least one of bell A, bell B, and bell C wins in the bonus state is lower than the bonus establishment state, but also at least one of bell A, bell B, and bell C In the case of winning a prize, the number of medals paid out also decreases.

  In this embodiment, the specific small role that can be won in the correct hit order is three types (Bell A, Bell B, Bell C), and these are duplicated in a bonus state, so that in the example shown in FIG. The expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state can be about 94.3%.

  And in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, since the player can not know the result of the internal lottery unless it is an assist time game, the game method in which the player can acquire medals most efficiently in a situation that is not an assist time game is When the stop button B2 or the stop button B3 is first pressed, the order of the stop operation is the batting order 3 (B2 → B1 → B3), the batting order 4 (B2 → B3 → B1), the batting order 5 (B3 → B1 → B2), or In this case, the game is played with the batting order 6 (B3 → B2 → B1) fixed, but in this case, when the batting order bell is won, Bell A and Bell B or Bell C win a prize. Thus, eight medals are paid out, and one of the special small roles B1 to B4 wins with a probability of the remaining 3/4 and one medal is paid out. In such a method of playing a game with the batting order 3 to batting order 6, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the normal state is about 81.3%, and the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus established state is about 93%. .1%.

  Further, in the normal state or the bonus establishment state, when the game is performed by selecting the stop operation order equally and randomly from all the orders, the stop button B1 is pressed with a probability of 1/3 when the batting order bell is won. Either batting order 1 (B1 → B2 → B3) or batting order 2 (B1 → B3 → B2) to be pressed first is selected. One of the small combination A2, the special small combination A3, or the special small combination A4 wins, and any one of the batting order 3 to the batting order 6 is selected with the remaining 2/3 probability. In such a method of playing a game by selecting the order of stop operations equally and randomly from the batting order 1 to the batting order 6, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the normal state is about 61.0%, and the medal in the bonus establishment state The expected value of the acquisition rate is about 72.8%.

  In the bonus state, no matter how the game is played, Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C can be won regardless of the mode of stop operation when JAC1 is won, and when JAC2 is won, Regardless of the mode, any special small role can be won, and when winning JAC3, the special small role C can be won regardless of the mode of the stop operation. The expected value of the winning rate is about 94.3%, and if it is not an assist time game, the expected value of the medal winning rate is higher in the bonus state than in the normal state or the bonus established state in any game method. Get higher.

  On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 13A, in the bonus establishment state, not only can the bell A and the bell B or the bell C be won with a probability about twice that of the bonus state, but also the batting order bell in the bonus establishment state. At the time of winning, since it is possible to receive a payout of medals that is twice as much as that of JAC1 in the bonus state, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus establishment state when the assist time game is performed is about 220. %. In other words, in the present embodiment, in the AT state, by notifying the correct hit order, if the player performs a stop operation in accordance with the notified order, medals can be obtained at a rate almost as expected. In the configuration of the present embodiment, an assist time game in which an increase of about 3.3 medals per game can be expected in the bonus establishment state can be performed.

  The expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus establishment state and the expectation value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state are in a trade-off relationship. The lower the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state, the lower the expected value of the medal acquisition rate. It is possible to adopt a specification that increases the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the state. In this embodiment, as a specific small role included in the winning mode (batting order bell 1, 2, 3, 4) in which the batting order 3 (B2 → B1 → B3) or batting order 4 (B2 → B3 → B1) is the correct batting order. Specifics included in the winning mode (batting order bells 5, 6, 7, and 8) in which the bell A and the bell B are set and the batting order 5 (B3 → B1 → B2) or the batting order 6 (B3 → B2 → B1) is the correct batting order. A bell C is provided as a small role, and there are three types of specific small roles, and the winning mode including the specific small role is obtained in the normal state and the bonus established state with the probability of obtaining a winning mode including the specific small role in the bonus state. Compressed to about half of the probability. Then, a specific small role with the batting order 3 as the correct batting order, a specific small role with the batting order 4 as the correct batting order, a specific small role with the batting order 5 as the correct batting order, and a specific small role with the batting order 6 as the correct batting order are individually provided. If there are four types of specific small roles, the probability of winning including the specific small role in the normal state and the bonus established state can be reduced to about ¼, and the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state The expected value of can be further reduced.

  In other words, an internal lottery is performed by providing N types of winning combinations that allow N types of specific small roles to be selected without duplication in the normal state and the bonus established state, and N types of specific small roles are won in the bonus state 1 The probability that a winning mode including a specific small role is obtained in the bonus state by providing an internal lottery with various types of winning modes is approximately 1 of the probability that a winning mode including the specific small role is obtained in the normal state and the bonus established state. / N can be compressed.

  In addition, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate can be adjusted by the number of active lines on which a specific small combination wins, and in this embodiment, the specific small combination has two active lines in the normal state and the bonus established state. In the bonus state, when the specific small role is won on one active line in the bonus state, the number of medals paid out when winning the specific small role in the bonus state is reduced to ½. In other words, in this embodiment, the expected value of the number of medals to be paid out in the bonus state is different from the normal state or the bonus establishment state in accordance with the difference in the winning mode in the internal lottery described above and the number of active lines that the small role wins. Can be reduced to about 1/4. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the specified small role is won on the three active lines, and in the bonus state, the specific small role is won on the one active line. The number of medals paid out can be reduced to 1/3. In the normal state or the bonus establishment state, when a specific small role wins on three or more active lines, the number of active lines in the bonus state can be plural. For example, in a normal state or a bonus establishment state, a specific small combination wins on four active lines, and in a bonus state, a specific small combination wins on two effective lines.

  In addition, if the number of active lines that the specified small role wins in the normal state or the bonus establishment state is increased, a sufficient number of medals can be secured even if the payout of the specific small role is low. The effect of reducing the acquisition performance can be greatly obtained. In this case, it is possible to set the payout for the specific small combination to be equal to or lower than the prescribed insertion number in the normal state or the bonus establishment state. For example, if the payout for a specific small role is three, in a normal state or a bonus established state, the specified small number will be awarded on three active lines with the specified number of throws being three. Assuming that a specific small role wins on one active line, the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a specific small role is 9 in the normal state or in the bonus established state, and in the bonus state, The number of medals paid out can be three. Also, for example, if the payout for a specific small role is two, in a normal state or a bonus established state, the specified small number is won on four active lines with a specified number of three input, and in the bonus state, the specified small number is 2 Assuming that a specific small role wins on one active line as a single piece, the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a specific small role is set to 8 in the normal state or the bonus established state, and at the time of winning a specific small role in the bonus state The number of medals to be paid out can be two. In addition, for example, if the payout of a specific small role is one, in a normal state or a bonus establishment state, the specified small number is won on eight active lines with a specified number of three input, and in the bonus state, the specified small number is 2 Assuming that a specific small role wins on one active line as a single piece, the number of medals to be paid out at the time of winning a specific small role is set to 8 in the normal state or the bonus established state, and at the time of winning a specific small role in the bonus state The number of medals to be paid out can be one.

  Thus, in the past, the medal acquisition performance related to assist time gaming was designed with the lower limit of the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state set to 100%. Since the medal acquisition performance related to the assist time game can be designed after lowering the lower limit to less than 100%, the design flexibility of the gaming machine having the assist time function can be drastically improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, when Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C wins in the bonus state, the number of medals to be paid out is four, and the payout of the small role is made the same regardless of the prescribed number of inputs. The maximum number of medals paid out in the bonus state is four, which is less than the maximum number of medals paid out in the normal state or the bonus establishment state. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the bonus of the special small role C, in which only one medal is paid out even if winning in the normal state or the bonus establishment state, is set to 8 in the bonus state. An opportunity to acquire the same number of medals as in the normal state or the bonus establishment state can be given. In this embodiment, the special small role C is won with a sufficiently low probability in the bonus state as compared to Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C (the winning probability of JAC3 is about 1/60 of the winning probability of JAC1). The effect on medal acquisition performance in the bonus state can be kept low.

  Note that the technique of this embodiment increases the adjustment range of the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state to less than 100% while increasing the winning probability of the small role in the bonus state game compared to the normal state or the bonus establishment state. This is an expansion, and does not prevent the adoption of a bonus state in which the expected medal acquisition rate is 100% or more.

3. Modifications The present invention is not limited to those described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Modifications will be introduced below. Note that the above-described embodiment and various methods described below as modified examples can be appropriately combined and employed as a control method for realizing the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, as the winning mode of the small role in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the winning mode in which Bell A and Bell C are won in duplicate and the winning mode in which Bell B and Bell C are won in duplicate are provided. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the winning mode in which Bell A and Bell C are elected in duplicate, the winning mode in which Bell B and Bell C are elected in duplicate, or Bell A, Bell B, Further, a winning mode in which the bell C is won in duplicate may be provided. In the above embodiment, there are three types of specific small roles, Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C. However, at least two types of specific small roles may be prepared, and three or more types of specific small roles are provided. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, there may be a winning mode in which all of them are won and a winning mode in which some of them are won in duplicate.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the winning mode in which the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C are elected without overlapping each other as the winning mode of the small role in the bonus state has been described, but in the bonus state, the bell A, A winning mode may be provided in which the bell B and the bell C are won without overlapping each other. In addition, when there are three or more types of specific small roles as in the above embodiment, in the bonus state, the winning mode may be set so that all of them are redundantly won, or part of them. You may be allowed to set a winning mode that wins in duplicate, and a winning mode in which all specified small roles win in duplicate and a winning mode in which some specific small roles win in duplicate are mixed. It may be. For example, as in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, Bell A and Bell B are elected in duplicate, and a winning mode in which Bell C is not duplicated and a winning mode in which Bell C is elected without being duplicated with Bell A and Bell B And may be provided.

  In the above embodiment, the big bonus (BB) can be won only when the stop button is pressed in a specific manner when the result of the internal lottery is a weak watermelon winning or lost in the bonus establishment state. In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, 3 and 1 can be selected as the specified insertion number. In the bonus state, the specified insertion number is set to only 2 and the bonus is established. In the state, if the specified number of insertions is 3, there will be no losing (unfair election), and either a small role or replay will always win, and if the specified number of insertions is 1, the small role and replay The internal lottery is performed so that a loss that cannot be won can occur, and if the result of the internal lottery is a loss when the bonus is established, only the big bonus (BB) is won. Big bonus (BB) may be set to be capable of winning on the basis that it is in that state. In this case, it is preferable to avoid the big bonus (BB) winning regardless of the mode of the stop operation when a small role or replay is won in the bonus establishment state. In the bonus establishment state, it is sufficient that at least 3 medals are inserted and the replay is won with a higher probability than in the normal state. When the number of medals is 1 The replay may be won with the same probability as the state or a lower probability than the normal state.

  In this way, when three medals are inserted, in order to maintain the bonus establishment state, the replay or small role in which the winning is given priority over the big bonus (BB) is always won in the bonus establishment state. The operational burden on the player is greatly reduced, and when a single medal is inserted, an opportunity to win a big bonus (BB) can be easily obtained because a loss may occur in the internal lottery. It has become. That is, the player can determine whether or not to maintain the bonus establishment state simply by selecting the number of medals inserted.

  In addition, if the stop button B1 is not pressed at a specific timing as in the above embodiment, the big order (BB) cannot be won while avoiding the winning of the small role, but the batting order bell is won. In such a case, the big bonus (BB) may be made possible to win when the small combination cannot be won according to the pressing order of the stop button. For example, if the symbol combination that is displayed when the special small role A1 to special small role A4 is missed when the batting order bell is selected is set as a symbol combination indicating a big bonus (BB) winning pattern, the stoppage is made when the batting order bell is won. By pressing the button B1 first, the big bonus (BB) can be won when the special small combination A1, special small combination A2, special small combination A3, or special small combination A4 is lost. .

  That is, in the winning mode of some small roles in the bonus establishment state, the bonus may be able to be won by losing the selected small role, or when the small role is won in the bonus establishment state, Bonus winning may be avoided regardless of the winning mode of the winning small role. If the bonus winning is avoided regardless of whether a small role or replay is won as in the latter case, the medal can be given to the player while greatly reducing the player's operational burden to maintain the bonus establishment state. Can be earned.

  Further, in the above embodiment, an opportunity to win the big bonus (BB) is not easily reached because a loss (unfair election) occurs with a very low probability (for example, 1/65536) in the bonus establishment state. The case has been described as an example. However, no loss occurs in the bonus establishment state, and a replay or a small role may always be won. Further, in the above embodiment, the loss (unfair election) is not generated in the normal state, but the loss may be generated in the normal state. For this reason, in the above embodiment, no losing occurs in the normal state and losing occurs in the bonus establishment state. However, a losing occurs in the normal state, and no losing occurs in the bonus establishment state. It may be.

  In the above embodiment, the replay is excluded from the internal lottery target in the bonus state. However, the replay may be the internal lottery target in the bonus state. In addition, when a replay is a lottery target in the bonus state, the AT lottery may be performed only when the replay is won in the bonus state.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the winning probabilities of the bell A, the bell B, and the bell C are higher than the normal state and the bonus establishment state in the bonus state has been described. However, the bell A, the bell B, and the bell The winning probability of a small role different from C may be increased in the bonus state.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and 14 (B), all the small roles (Bell A, Bell B, Bell C, Special Small Role A1-Special Small Role A4, Special Small Role B1- Among special small roles B4, special small roles C, watermelon A, watermelon B), special bonuses A1 to A4 and special small roles B1 to B4 are in the normal state and bonus The winning probability is higher than that in the established state, and the winning probability is the same in the bonus state, the normal state, and the bonus established state for Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C. Further, as shown in FIGS. 14 (A) and 14 (B), in the bonus state, the probability that one of the small roles is won is the probability of any small role in the normal state and the bonus establishment state. The internal lottery is performed so as to be higher than the probability that the winning mode is obtained. That is, in the bonus state of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the winning probabilities for some small combinations are higher than those in the normal state or the bonus establishment state, and The overall winning probability is also higher than the normal state or the bonus establishment state, but the probability that the winning mode (JAC1) including Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C is obtained is Bell A, The probability of winning that includes at least one of bell B and bell C (batting order bell 1 to batting order bell 4) is lower, and the number of active lines to be won by bell A, bell B, and bell C is also Since the bonus state is smaller than the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the expected value of the medal acquisition rate in the bonus state can be made less than 100% as in the case of the above embodiment.

  In addition, if the winning probabilities of some small combinations among all types of small combinations are higher than the normal state and the bonus establishment state in the bonus state, even one type of small combination whose winning probability increases in the bonus state Two or more types may be used, and in the above embodiment, the winning mode of JAC1 is provided so that Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C are always won. However, in the bonus state, Bell A, Bell B , Or any one of bells C is provided with a winning mode, and either one of bells A, bells B or bells C (may be two) is in a normal state or a bonus establishment state in a bonus state. Alternatively, the winning probability may be higher. In the example shown in FIG. 15, a winning mode is provided in which the bell A is elected alone in the bonus state. As shown in FIG. 15B, the bonus state of the bell A is higher than the normal state and the bonus establishment state. In the case of Bell B and Bell C, the winning probability is the same in the bonus state, the normal state, and the bonus establishment state.

  As described above, in the example shown in FIG. 14, among all kinds of small roles, small roles different from Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C (special small roles A1 to special small roles A4 and special small roles B1 to special small roles). Although the winning probability of B4) is increased in the bonus state, the small role whose winning probability increases in the bonus state may be Bell A, Bell B, or Bell C as in the example shown in FIG. In other words, the winning probability of some specified small roles out of multiple types of specified small roles is higher than the normal state or bonus establishment state, and the winning probability of other specific small combinations is the same as the normal state or bonus establishment state. Also good.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 14, the winning probabilities of the small combinations (special small combination A1 to special small combination A4, special small combination B1 to special small combination B4) different from Bell A, Bell B, and Bell C are in the bonus state. Although the case where it rises higher than the normal state and the bonus establishment state has been described, the winning probability of the small combination (special small combination C, watermelon A, watermelon B) that does not constitute the batting order bell in the normal state and bonus establishment state increases in the bonus state For the small roles (bell A, bell B, bell C, special small role A1 to special small role A4, special small role B1 to special small role B4) constituting the batting order bell, the normal state and the bonus establishment state in the bonus state And the winning probabilities may be the same.

  Further, in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, a small combination (hereinafter referred to as an increasing combination) which is not a lottery target but only in the bonus state may be provided, and an internal lottery in the bonus state may be performed. In this case, the payout for the winning combination may be greater than the specified number of inputs, may be the same as the specified number of inputs, or may be less than the specified number of inputs. In addition, the role of the special small combination C in the above embodiment may be assigned to the increasing combination, and the increasing combination may be set as a small combination that obtains the maximum payout number in the bonus state. Then, when an internal lottery is performed with a bonus combination as a lottery object in the bonus state, the bonus combination may be won alone, or the bonus combination is a lottery target in the normal state and the bonus establishment state. It may be possible to win in combination with other roles (hereinafter referred to as other small roles). It is preferable that the payout is equal to or greater than the payout of other small roles included in the corresponding selection mode. Further, it is preferable that the winning combination can be won by winning the payout of the increasing winning combination in the winning mode including the increasing winning combination. In addition, even if the payout of the winning combination is lower than the other small roles in the winning mode including the increasing role, the additional winning combination can be won if the winning of another small role is missed depending on the mode of the stop operation. It may be. In other words, when an internal lottery including a bonus combination is performed in a bonus state, it is only necessary that the bonus combination can be won, and if the bonus combination can be won in any winning mode, You may not win a prize.

  In addition, when an internal lottery is performed with a bonus combination as a lottery target in the bonus state, one of all the small roles including the bonus combination in the normal role and the bonus establishment state including the bonus combination is selected. All the probabilities of winning a winning combination (corresponding to the winning probabilities of all small roles in FIGS. 13B, 14B, and 15B) are subject to lottery in the normal state and the bonus establishment state. If it is higher than the probability that one of the small roles will be won (corresponding to the winning probability of all small roles in FIGS. 13A, 14A, and 15A) Often, the winning probabilities of the small roles subject to the lottery in the normal state and the bonus establishment state may be the same as those in the normal state and the bonus establishment state in the bonus state, or FIG. FIG. As shown in the example, the winning probabilities for some of the small combinations that are the lottery targets in the normal state and the bonus established state are higher than the normal state and the bonus established state in the bonus state. Also good. In other words, if the bonus state performance is secured by performing an internal lottery including the bonus combination in the bonus state, the bonus combination other than the bonus combination (the bonus combination subject to the lottery in the normal state and the bonus established state) The probability that either of the winning combinations will be won may be lower than the probability of winning any of the small roles in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, It may be the same as the probability of winning, or may be higher than the probability of winning any small combination in the normal state and the bonus establishment state.

BX storage box, UD front upper door, DD front lower door, DW display window,
L1-L2 effective line, DS game information display part, LCD liquid crystal display,
R1 first reel, R2 second reel, R3 third reel,
B0 bet button, SL start lever, B1-B3 stop button,
MI medal slot, MO medal outlet, MP medal tray,
100 game control means, 105 input acceptance means, 110 random number generation means,
120 internal lottery means, 130 reel control means, 140 winning determination means,
150 payout control means, 160 replay processing means, 170 gaming state transition control means,
180 production control means, 190 storage means,
191 internal lottery table storage means, 192 lottery flag storage means,
193 stop control table storage means, 194 winning determination table storage means,
195 effect data storage means, 196 effect lottery table storage means,
197 AT end determination counter,
210 medal insertion switch, 220 bet switch, 230 start switch,
240 stop switch, 310 reel unit, 315 reel index,
320 hopper unit, 325 payout medal detection switch,
330 display device, 340 acoustic device

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A plurality of reels having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface;
An internal lottery means for performing an internal lottery to determine whether or not a plurality of types of winning combinations including a small role, a replay, and a bonus,
Reel control means for controlling the reels to be rotated in response to a stop operation by rotating the plurality of reels for each game;
In a state where the plurality of reels are stopped, a winning determination means for determining that a winning combination has been won based on the fact that a symbol combination indicating a winning pattern predetermined for each winning combination is displayed on the effective line;
A payout control means for determining the number of payouts of game media based on the winning of the small combination and the number of active lines won by the small combination,
Replay processing means for performing the next game without requiring a game medium owned by the player based on the winning of the replay;
Based on the winning of the bonus in the normal state, a transition is made to a bonus establishment state where the winning probability of replay is higher than the normal state, and the gaming state is shifted to the bonus state based on the winning of the bonus in the bonus establishment state Gaming state transition control means;
In the bonus establishment state, when the production state is shifted between a plurality of types of production states including the normal production state and the assist time state, and the production state is set to the assist time state, the winning of the small role is assisted. A game machine including an effect control means for performing control for causing the effect device to execute a winning assist effect,
In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the number of inserted game media required for starting the game is set to the first number of inserted,
In the bonus state, the number of inserted game media required for starting the game is set to a second number of insertions different from the first number of insertions,
If the number of game media input is the first input number, a plurality of active lines are set,
When the number of game media input is the second input number, fewer active lines are set than when the number of game media input is the first input number,
The internal lottery means
In the normal state and the bonus establishment state, an internal lottery is performed so that there are a plurality of types of first winning modes in which at least two types of specified small roles win without overlapping each other,
In the bonus state, there is a second winning mode in which all of the plurality of types of specific small roles are won in duplicate, and the probability of becoming the second winning mode in the internal lottery in the bonus state is the normal state and the bonus In the established state, the internal lottery is lower than the probability of being one of the plurality of types of first winning modes, and the winning probabilities of some of the small combinations are higher than those in the normal state and the bonus established state. An internal lottery will be performed so that the winning probabilities of the small roles other than the selected small roles will be the same as the normal state and the bonus establishment state,
The reel control means is
In the state where the bonus is established, when the bonus and the replay are both won, the replay wins in preference to the bonus, and when the bonus and the small role are both won, the bonus takes precedence. Stop the spinning reel so that the small role wins,
The correct hit order according to the type of the first winning mode is preset for each of the plurality of types of first winning modes,
When the number of game media input is the first input number and the result of the internal lottery is the first winning mode, when the stop operation is performed in the correct hit order, the plurality of active lines When the specific small role is won and the stop operation is performed in a different order from the correct hit order, the spinning reel is stopped so that the specific small role does not win,
When the number of game media inserted is the second input number and the result of the internal lottery is the second winning mode, the number of game media input is the first input number and the internal lottery The specified small role wins with a smaller number of active lines than when the result is the first winning aspect,
The production control means
When the effect state is set to the assist time state, the type of the first winning mode is determined by the winning assistance effect based on the result of the internal lottery being one of the plurality of first winning modes. A gaming machine characterized by notifying a correct hit order according to the game. In claim 1,
The payout is changed according to the number of game media inserted for at least one type of small combination different from any of the plurality of types of specific small combinations,
In the bonus state, when a small combination whose payout is changed according to the number of inserted game media wins, the number of game medium payouts is equal to or more than one in the normal state or the bonus established state. A gaming machine characterized in that it is equal to or more than the number of game media paid out when winning in a line. In claim 1,
In the bonus state, in the normal state and the bonus establishment state, the bonus combination is set as a lottery that is not a lottery target, and the number of game media to be paid out when winning the bonus combination is set in the normal state or the bonus A gaming machine characterized in that in the established state, the number of gaming media to be paid out is equal to or more than that when the specific small combination wins on a plurality of active lines.

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