JP6494965B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a so-called turning type gaming machine (hereinafter also referred to as “pachislot gaming machine”).

  Conventionally, a rotating type gaming machine performs internal lottery based on an operation by a player and starts rotation of a reel with a plurality of types of symbols, and the rotating reel can be operated by a player. It is known as a gaming machine that pays out a medal, which is a game medium, to a player based on a symbol combination that is displayed when it is stopped based on the game.

  In such a gaming machine, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the gaming state is controlled to an advantageous gaming state that is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state (normal gaming state). In the advantageous gaming state, the player is given benefits such as being able to proceed with the game while suppressing the consumption of medals and acquiring more medals than in the normal gaming state. An example of the advantageous gaming state is an ART (AT) game. In the advantageous gaming state by an ART game or AT game, the number of continued games in the advantageous gaming state is extended based on the result of the internal lottery regarding the winning combination. It is common that a privilege such as a transition to another advantageous gaming state is given (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-78457 A

  In recent gaming machines, control related to the occurrence of an advantageous gaming state is often performed by a peripheral control unit (sub-control, etc.) different from the main control unit (main control). There is a possibility that an advantageous gaming state does not occur. In this case, even if the main control unit that originally controls the progress of the game is operating normally, the game does not proceed in the manner intended by the designer, which is not preferable.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a more reliable gaming machine by performing control related to the generation of an advantageous gaming state in a new manner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A lottery regarding the winning combination is performed, a plurality of movable bodies with a plurality of symbols are rotated based on the fact that the lottery is performed, and the plurality of rotated movable bodies are stopped based on a stop operation by the player A game machine capable of displaying the result of the lottery and controlling to any gaming state including at least a normal gaming state and an advantageous gaming state more advantageous than the normal gaming state,
Main control means for performing control related to the progress of the game;
Peripheral control means for performing control based on information based on information transmitted from the main control means,
It said main control means, in addition to the control according to the progress of the game, the start of the advantageous gaming state is a control of the ends and extending row Umono,
The output of information for giving a predetermined profit to the player during the advantageous gaming state is performed by the main control means and the peripheral control means, respectively.
The information for giving a predetermined profit to the player during the advantageous gaming state includes stop operation instruction information related to the stop operation performed by the player,
When an erroneous stop operation that does not correspond to the stop operation instruction information output by the main control means and the peripheral control means is performed by the player, the main control means sends a specific notification informing the erroneous operation. It is characterized in that it is performed only by the peripheral control means .

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can solve the above problems.

It is a disassembled perspective view of a slot machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of the slot machine which shows the state which omitted the door-shaped front member. It is a perspective view of a slot machine. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the slot machine which shows the state which abbreviate | omitted the door-shaped front member. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a Z1 part in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion Z1 in FIG. 4 showing a state in which the connector holder is moved. It is a cross-sectional view of the slot machine showing a state in which the door-shaped front member is omitted. FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of a portion Z2 in FIG. 7, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of a portion Z2 in FIG. 7 showing a state where the connector holder is moved. It is an enlarged view which shows the principal part of Fig.8 (a). It is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the slot machine showing the back plate side. It is a disassembled perspective view of a case member. It is the perspective view which looked at the case member from back. (A), (b) is a perspective view of the principal part of a case member explaining the temporarily fixed state of a connector holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of a wiring relay member. It is the front view which abbreviate | omitted the cover body of the wiring relay member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a connector holder. It is a disassembled perspective view of a connector holder. It is a perspective view of the stopper which stops a case member. It is a perspective view of the stopper which shows another form. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the guide structure of a case member. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the guide structure of a case member. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the symbol variation display apparatus which shows the other form of a handle. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the relationship between a case member and the stopper of the outer main body side. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the relationship between a wiring window and the reel of a design variation display apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the upper part of the slot machine. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a lower half portion of the slot machine with the medal releasing device omitted. FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 26. It is the rear view which looked at the heat radiation opening from the back side of the slot machine. It is a partial cross-section partial front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked up at the power supply device from the bottom. It is a principal part sectional drawing of the side plate of an outer main part, and a power supply device which shows another form. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the illuminating device which shows another form. It is a perspective view of a door-shaped front member showing a transparent plate and a light emitting unit in an exploded manner. It is a perspective view of the door-shaped front member which decomposes | disassembles and shows a transparent plate. FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 33A-A of the door-shaped front member equipped with a transparent plate. It is a disassembled / assembled perspective view of a hinge metal fitting. It is a diagram which shows the chain | linkage of a hinge metal fitting. It is a cross-sectional top view of the principal part which shows a door-shaped front member. It is a cross-sectional top view of the principal part which shows the door-shaped front member in the middle of opening. It is the perspective view seen from the back side which shows the upper half part of a door-shaped front member. It is the cross-sectional perspective view which cut | disconnected the coupling tool to the vertical direction. It is a principal part crossing top view of the door-shaped front member which shows the example of another hinge metal fitting. It is a cross-sectional plan view of the principal part which shows the middle of opening of the door-shaped front member of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the image display body and the frame member in the model unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the door-shaped front member, connecting a connector. FIG. 3 is a development view in which a symbol array of a reel band is developed in a plane. It is an enlarged view of the symbol display window 401 part. It is the schematic which shows roughly the structure of the various mechanism elements with which the slot machine is equipped, an electronic device, an operation member, etc. It is a correspondence table | surface which shows the combination aspect of the symbol corresponding to each winning combination, and its game privilege. It is a figure which shows each winning combination and the condition apparatus established corresponding to each winning combination. It is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a figure which continues from FIG. 51, and is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a figure which continues from FIG. 52, and is a figure which shows the combination of the symbol corresponding to each condition apparatus, and the number of payout of medals. It is a flowchart which shows the basic 1 game processing procedure in the slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a starting process. It is an extraction random number value hit value determination table. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a reel stop process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a BB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a BB game completion | finish determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a RB game start process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of RB game completion | finish determination processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of an ART game start process. It is a figure which shows an example of an expected ball expected value table. It is a figure which shows an example of the lottery table used for transition determination of a probability game state. It is an example of an addition availability lottery table (for a low probability state) for explaining the addition availability lottery for the number of ART games. It is an example of an addition possibility lottery table (for high probability states). It is an example of an extra number distribution table for explaining the extra number lottery of the ART game. It is another example of the addition possibility lottery table (low probability state). It is another example of the addition possibility lottery table (high probability state). It is another example of an additional number distribution table. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display by the end sign effect. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of an ART game completion | finish determination process. It is an example of the lottery table regarding the lottery value of a combination. It shows an example of distribution of a lottery value of a combination and a symbol combination to be displayed. FIG. 75 shows an example different from FIG. 75 regarding the lottery value of the combination and the distribution of the displayed symbol combinations. (A) shows an example of the signal output from the conventional external terminal board, (b) shows an example of the signal output from the external terminal board of this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as a gaming machine as an example. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine with the door-shaped front member omitted, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the slot machine, and FIG. 4 is a door-shaped front member omitted. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the Z1 part of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the Z1 part of FIG. 4 showing a state where the connector holder is moved, and FIG. FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of the Z2 portion of FIG. 7, and FIG. 8B is an enlarged view of the Z2 portion of FIG. 7 showing the state in which the connector holder is moved. 9 is an enlarged view showing the main part of FIG. 8A, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the slot machine showing the back plate side, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the case member, and FIG. FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b) show a temporarily fixed state of the connector holder. FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the wiring relay member, FIG. 15 is a front view in which the cover of the wiring relay member is omitted, and FIGS. 16 and 17 are exploded perspective views of the connector holder. 18 is a perspective view of a stopper for stopping the case member, FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a stopper showing another embodiment, FIGS. 20 and 21 are cross-sectional views of the main part showing the guide structure of the case member, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the main part showing the relationship between the case member and the stopper on the outer main body side, and FIG. 24 is the relationship between the wiring window and the reel of the symbol fluctuation display device. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view of the upper part of the slot machine, FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing the lower half of the slot machine with the medal releasing device omitted, and FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. Figure 28 shows heat dissipation from the back of the slot machine. FIG. 29 is a partial sectional front view of the slot machine showing the power supply device, FIG. 30 is a perspective view showing the power supply device viewed from below, and FIG. 31 shows another embodiment. FIG. 32 is a schematic sectional view of a lighting device showing another embodiment, FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a door-shaped front member showing the transparent plate and the light emitting unit in an exploded manner, and FIG. Is an exploded perspective view of the door-shaped front member shown by disassembling the transparent plate, FIG. 35 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 33A-A of the door-shaped front member mounted with the transparent plate, and FIG. 37 is a diagram showing a chain of hinge fittings, FIG. 38 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the door-shaped front member, FIG. 39 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the door-shaped front member in the middle of opening, and FIG. The perspective view seen from the back side which shows the upper half part of a door-shaped front member, FIG. 41 cut | disconnects a connection tool longitudinally 42 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the door-shaped front member showing another example of the hinge fitting. FIG. 43 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part showing the door-shaped front member shown in FIG. 44 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front opening / closing member is opened in the model unit, and FIG. 45 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door-shaped front member is opened while the coupler is connected.

[1. Slot machine]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 of the present invention can be rotated in the shape of a side-opening door with a box-shaped outer body 100 whose front surface is open and a rotating shaft 100a on the front surface of the outer body 100. A door-shaped front member 200 attached to the housing, a symbol variation display device 300 that varies a plurality of symbols by a driving means, a case member 400 that is detachable from the outer body 100 and has an opening 401 on the front surface, and an optional And an image display 500 that displays the image of the above.

[2. Outer body]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the outer body 100 has side plates 102 and 102 attached to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 101, and a top plate 103 installed on the top of the side plates 102 and 102. It has a letter-shaped frame shape and is formed in a box shape in which only the front surface is opened by fixing a back plate 104 to the back of the frame. The left and right side plates 102, 102 have a trapezoidal shape in which the front edges are slightly inclined in a backward inclined state, and thus the opening of the outer body 100 has a backward inclined inclination. In addition, a plurality of (in the embodiment, in the embodiment) the top plate 103 is located in a region facing the upper pier 600 (see the imaginary line in FIG. 25) of the gaming machine installation island in a state of being installed on the gaming machine installation island (not shown). 4) through-holes 132 are formed.

[2-1. Outer body-partition plate]
In the outer main body 100, a shelf-like partition plate 105 is provided substantially at the center of the height. The partition plate 105 is made of metal and has a substantially convex shape in front view having a protruding portion 106 at the center as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and vertical mounting pieces 107 formed at both ends are attached to the outer body 100. The side plate 102 is fixed to the inner surface of the side plate 102, and a vertical mounting piece 108 formed at the rear end is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer body 100. The mounting piece 108 at the rear end of the partition plate 105 is formed with a cylindrical projection (not shown) by burring (metal processing for raising a short cylindrical projection while expanding the hole diameter of the lower hole with a punch). The cylindrical protrusion is driven into a small hole (not shown) pre-processed in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 and positioned. In addition, an opening 109 for wiring is formed between the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 in the innermost part on both sides of the partition plate 105.

[2-1-1. Outer body-partition plate-lower space]
In the space below the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100, a medal releasing device 110 that releases a medal as a game medium to a medal tray 201 at the lower front of the door-shaped front member 200, and the medal releasing device 110 A medal auxiliary storage box 111 for storing overflowing medals, a power supply device 112, and the like are provided.

[2-1-1-1. Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Medal release device]
The medal releasing device 110 is obtained by attaching a medal storage hopper 110b to a device main body 110a having a built-in driving means. A medal discharge port 110c is provided on the front surface of the device main body 110a. A certain medal is sent out one by one toward the discharge port 110c by the operation of the driving means. The hopper 110b is provided with an overflow rod 110d for discharging overflowing medals, and the above-mentioned medal auxiliary storage box 111 faces below the protruding end of the overflow rod 110d. The medal releasing mechanism of the medal releasing device 110 may employ any currently known mechanism, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

[2-1-1-2. Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply unit]
As shown in FIGS. 26 to 30, the power supply device 112 is attached to an inner corner portion in which three members of the bottom plate 101 of the outer main body 100, the left side plate 102 and the back plate 104 are orthogonal to each other. Yes. The power supply device 112 is a component for supplying electricity to the electrical components such as the medal discharge device 110 and is likely to generate heat. Therefore, the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 radiates heat to the attachment portion of the power supply device 112. A mouth 104a is opened.

  The device case 112a of the power supply device 112 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. By doing so, since the inside of the device case 112a can be seen, it is easy to find an unauthorized work on the substrate 112s (see FIG. 30) of the power supply device 112 and the like. The device case 112a includes an upper plate 112b that covers the upper surface, a rear plate 112c that faces the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100, a front plate 112d that covers the opposite side of the rear plate 112c, and an interior of the slot machine 1. It is formed by a side plate 112e that covers the facing side, a slope plate 112f that covers the boundary between the top plate 112b and the side plate 112e in a chamfered form, and a bottom plate 112r (see FIG. 30) that covers the bottom. On the other hand, the surface of the device case 112a that faces the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 is not covered and is in an open state, but this open surface is attached to the outer main body 100 by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100. It is blocked.

  As shown in FIGS. 26 and 27, the side plate 102 of the outer body 100 is provided with a convex surface portion 102a to form a stepped guard portion 102b, and the upper surface plate 112b of the device case 112a is provided below the guard portion 102b. It is a specification that sneaks one side. As a result, even if one surface of the device case 112a is not covered, the joint between the device case 112a and the side plate 102 is blocked by the guard portion 102b, so that foreign matter cannot be inserted. FIG. 31 shows another embodiment in which the guard portion 102b is formed in a groove shape. In this example, the edge of the upper surface plate 112b of the device case 112a slightly protrudes toward the side plate 102, and the tip of the guard portion 102b is formed. It fits into the groove.

  Thus, in the device case 112a of the power supply device 112, when the surface of the outer body 100 that is in contact with the side plate 102 has an open structure without a cover and is covered with the side plate 102 during use, the device case 112a is moved into the device case 112a. The substrate 112s or the like can be easily assembled using the open surface, and workability is improved because it is not necessary to attach a cover to the open surface after the substrate 112s or the like is assembled into the apparatus case 112a.

  The upper surface plate 112b, the side surface plate 112e, the inclined surface plate 112f, the rear surface plate 112c, and the bottom surface plate 112r of the device case 112a are formed with a large number of air holes 112g, 112g. . The device case 112a is lifted in a raised manner by legs 112h, 112h... Provided at the bottom, and a ventilation space 112i is formed between the bottom plate 112r of the device case 112a and the bottom plate 101 of the outer body 100. Therefore, low-rise and relatively cool air can be introduced into the device case 112a from the ventilation space 112i through the ventilation holes 112g, 112g,. Since the ventilation space 112i of the embodiment communicates with the heat radiating port 104a of the outer main body 100, cold air at the back of the machine can be introduced into the ventilation space 112i. If the inverted L-shaped step 112j (see FIG. 30) for raising the ventilation space 112i is formed at the boundary between the rear plate 112c and the bottom plate 112r of the device case 112a, the height of the leg 112h and the heat radiation port 104a are formed. Even if there is a deviation in the height, the ventilation space 112i can be communicated with the heat radiation port 104a.

[2-1-1-2-1. Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Fixed]
The power supply device 112 includes an attachment piece 112k that is perpendicular to one side of the front plate 112d of the device case 112a, and a protrusion that protrudes from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a toward the back plate 104 of the outer body 100. 112 m and the heat radiating port 104 a opened in the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 are fixed to the outer main body 100.

  That is, the contour of the heat radiating port 104a is formed smaller than the contour of the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a, so that the power supply device 112 hits the back plate 104 of the outer body 100 and does not pass through the heat radiating port 104a. The protrusion 112m protruding from the rear plate 112c of the device case 112a is in a position inscribed in the heat radiating port 104a, and is a horizontal protrusion inscribed in the upper side of the radiating port 104a to resist the lifting operation of the power supply device 112. It consists of a piece 112m-1 and a vertical protrusion 112m-2 inscribed in the vertical side of the heat radiating port 104a in order to resist the rollover operation of the power supply device 112. Therefore, the power supply device 112 is pushed along the inner surface of the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100, and the protrusion 112m is inserted into the heat radiating port 104a. Fixing in the right direction (rollover) is completed. Of course, the movement of the power supply device 112 is regulated by the bottom plate 101 of the outer main body 100 in the downward direction and by the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 in the left direction in FIG. The movement of the power supply device 112 can be completely restricted with respect to directions other than the direction of pulling forward by a simple operation of only fitting the protrusion 112m.

  On the other hand, a plurality of screw through holes 112p are formed in the mounting piece 112k projecting from the front plate 112d, and are fixed to the side plate 102 of the outer main body 100 through wood screws 112q in at least one of the through holes 112p. Thus, since the movement of the power supply device 112 is also restricted in the direction of pulling forward, the power supply device 112 can be reliably fixed to the outer main body 100 with one wood screw 112q.

[2-1-1-2-2. Outer body-Partition plate-Lower space-Power supply-Power cord]
A power cord (not shown) for receiving power from the outside is connected to the power supply device 112. Conventionally, a bulging portion is provided on the side of the heat radiating port 104a and the power cord is pulled out from the bulging portion. However, at this position, there is a high risk that the power cord is bundled with the ground. The slot machine 1 may be turned on during manufacturing, and a power cord must be taken out of the outer main body 100 in preparation for the case. Therefore, the slot machine 1 is moved on the manufacturing line or between lines. When moving the power cord, the power cord may slip on the ground or get caught under the bottom plate 101 of the slot machine 1.

  On the other hand, the heat radiation port 104a of the embodiment expands the cord outlet 104b from the upper side toward the upper side, and draws the power cord from there. This ensures a sufficient height for hanging the bundled power cords in a suspended state. Therefore, the trouble of accidentally damaging the power cord in the process of manufacturing the slot machine 1 is drastically reduced.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present invention, since the power supply device 112 is set at the inner corner portion of the outer main body 100 and only one wood screw 112q is screwed in, the mounting is completed. Great labor saving in installation work. Further, in the present invention, fixing is completed by screwing to one surface, and therefore, particularly when the portion to be fixed is brought to the front (front side) of the power supply device 112, it is easy to see and can be fixed securely. . Incidentally, conventionally, it is necessary to screw with respect to a plurality of surfaces or members of the power supply device 112. In particular, a screw fixed to the back plate 104 is difficult to visually recognize and may be forgotten.

Further, since the heat radiating port 104a is necessary as a cooling means for the power supply device 112, even if the heat radiating port 104a is used for fixing the power supply device 112, an extra process and cost hardly occur. On the contrary, the cooling efficiency is improved because the position of the heat radiating port 104a and the position of the power supply device 112 are matched for fixing. In addition, when the device case 112a is made of a synthetic resin as in the embodiment, the mounting projection 112m can be integrally formed, so that it costs little. Therefore, the total cost required for mounting the power supply device 112 can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

  Furthermore, when the device case 112a is made of synthetic resin, there is an advantage that the leg portion 112h and the step portion 112j of the device case 112a useful as a heat generation countermeasure of the power supply device 112 can be implemented with almost no cost.

[2-1-2. Outer body-partition plate-upper space]
On the other hand, the case member 400 is housed in a space above the partition plate 105 in the outer main body 100, and a wiring relay member 113 serving as the core of the wiring means described later is provided on the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. The back plate 104 is further provided with a vent hole 133 for heat dissipation above the wiring relay member 113.

[3. Door-shaped front member]
3 shows the front side of the door-shaped front member 200, and FIG. 1 shows the back side of the door-shaped front member 200. The door-shaped front member 200 has a medal tray 201 on the lower side on the front side, and an operation unit 202 is provided in the approximate center on the front side. The operation unit 202 includes a medal insertion slot 203, a one-sheet insertion button 205 for instructing insertion (withdrawal) of only one medal stored as data in a memory of a main board 409, which will be described later, Similarly, a MAX insertion button 206 for instructing insertion of the maximum number (for example, three) that can be used in one game, and a medal return button for returning a medal packed in a medal selector 207 described later to the medal tray 201. 208, a storage release switch 209 for inputting a storage release command (medical release command) stored as data in the memory of the main board 409, and a start lever 210 for operating the symbol variation display device 300 Three reel stops for stopping each reel 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 Tan 211a, 211b, 211c and the like are provided. Of course, the configuration of the operation unit 202 shown here is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, medal information may be provided in a memory other than the main board 409 (for example, the RAM 1122 of the effect control board 510). Can execute medal insertion and settlement from medals stored in the RAM 1122 as data. The start lever 210 corresponds to the start operation unit described in the solving means. The three reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c correspond to a plurality of stop operation units described in the solving means.

  In addition, a medal selector 207 is provided on the back side of the insertion slot 203, and a medal basket 212 is connected to the side of the medal selector 207 and a return basket 213 is connected to the bottom. The medal selector 207 is a publicly known switch that switches the flow path by turning on and off a built-in solenoid (not shown). In addition, in a gaming state in which medals are refused to be inserted, such as medals exceeding the prescribed number, the flow path is set to the return basket 213 side. When the door-shaped front member 200 is in a closed position where the door-shaped front member 200 covers the front surface of the outer main body 100, the tip of the medal basket 212 faces the hopper 110 b of the medal discharge device 110. The medal that flows through the medal bowl 212 through the hop-off reaches the hopper 110b. On the other hand, the return basket 213 is connected to the front-side medal tray 201, and the medal that flows from the insertion slot 203 through the medal selector 207 to the return basket 213 returns to the medal tray 201.

[3-1. Door-shaped front member-perspective window]
The door-shaped front member 200 is sized to cover the entire front surface of the outer main body 100, and the upper half of the door-shaped front member 200 is a see-through window for games covered with a transparent plate 214a as shown in FIGS. 214. The see-through window 214 and the transparent plate 214a of the embodiment are larger than usual so that the image display body 500 and the design variation display device 300 can be seen side by side, and the image is formed by the forehead frame 216 integrated with the door-shaped front member 200. The regions of the display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300 are visually divided vertically. In this way, if one transparent plate 214a is set to a size that covers both the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300, the arrangement of the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300 is switched up and down. However, it can be used as it is.

[3-1-1. Door-shaped front member-see-through window-transparent plate]
The transparent plate 214a uses a transparent synthetic resin (for example, methacrylic resin containing rubber excellent in impact resistance, scratch resistance, and optical properties, and in the embodiment, “Acrypet (registered trademark) IR D30” manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. is used. ) In a generally inverted trapezoidal shape, and an edge member 214b that bulges to the front side of the three sides (left and right sides and upper side) excluding the bottom, with the side facing the player as the front 214b and 214b are integrally molded at the time of resin molding using a mold for resin molding. When the edge member 214b is integrally formed on the periphery of the flat plate-like transparent plate 214a as described above, the edge member 214b serves as a reinforcing bar to increase the strength of the entire transparent plate 214a. As described above, even if it is large enough to cover both the image display body 500 and the symbol variation display device 300, bending and distortion hardly occur.

  As shown in FIG. 35, the edge member 214b is a shell structure that opens to the rear surface side (not a solid, but a shell-like structure with a space inside, and the thickness of each part is arbitrary). The light emitting unit 217 and, for example, a decorative member (not shown) having a pattern or letters on the surface are incorporated in the internal space as necessary.

  In FIG. 34, the light emitting unit 217 is depicted as being attached to the door-shaped front member 200, but the actual light emitting unit 217 is fitted into the edge member 214b as shown in FIG. ing. Therefore, the transparent plate 214a and the light emitting unit 217 are handled as an integral part.

  The shape of the edge member 214b is not limited to that illustrated, and can be arbitrarily changed according to the design of the light emitting unit 217 and the decorative member. Further, the portion where the edge member 214b is provided is not limited to the three sides of the periphery of the transparent plate 214a as in the embodiment, and may be provided on any one side at a minimum.

  In addition, in FIGS. 33 and 34, reference numeral 218 denotes a fixing member provided at the left and right corners on the transparent plate 214a. The screw is passed through the through hole 214c (see FIG. 33 enlarged view) from the back side of the transparent plate 214a. (Not shown), it is stopped in the state of FIG. 34 fitted between the edge member 214b and the edge member 214b. The fixing member 218 functions as a corner decoration on the appearance, and on the through holes 200a and 214d (see an enlarged view of FIG. 33) provided at the corner portions on the door-shaped front member 200 and the transparent plate 214a. It is screwed into a screw (not shown) passed from the back side of the door-shaped front member 200, thereby serving as a nut for fixing the transparent plate 214a to the door-shaped front member 200.

33 to 35, reference numeral 217a denotes a light emitter of the light emitting unit 217, and 217b denotes a reflecting member that supports the light emitter 217a. As shown in FIG. 35, the reflection member 217b of the light emitting unit 217 located on the left and right is set at an angle so as to reflect a large amount of light from the rod-shaped light emitter 217a toward the periphery of the slot machine 1. In the form in which the light emitting unit 217 is incorporated inside the edge member 214b of the transparent plate 214a, the light emitter 217a can be arranged on the front side of the slot machine 1, so that it looks like a lighthouse at the tip of the cape. This is advantageous when light is emitted toward the surroundings. In addition, the reflecting member 217b of the light emitting unit 217 positioned above is set so as to reflect a large amount of light from the light emitter 217a (a combination of the light source 217a-1 and the light guide plate 217a-2) toward the upper side of the slot machine 1. ing.

  The light-emitting unit 217 having the above-described structure can be turned on during a game, especially when a big hit is made, and can produce an effect that appeals to the surroundings of the occurrence of the big win. In this way, by performing an effect with a high degree of appeal to the surroundings, it is possible to draw attention to the player who has won a big hit, and the line of sight of many people gives the player a sense of superiority, which further increases the game. In addition, it is expected that the popularity of the model will increase and the operating rate will improve by appealing to the surroundings that the jackpot is coming out.

  The transparent plate 214a of the embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the bottom of the plate-shaped front member 200 is formed with respect to the concave groove 219 (see an enlarged view of FIG. 34) provided on the back side of the door-shaped front member 200. Inserted obliquely from the front and fitted into a joiner type, in that state, the transparent plate 214a is erected to bring all the edge members 214b, 214b, 214b into contact with the front surface of the door-shaped front member 200. It fixes with the screw | thread 603 (refer FIG. 1) passed from the back. FIG. 35 is a cut view of the main part of the door-shaped front member 200 at this time. As is apparent from FIG. 35, if the player has a foreign object from the boundary between the door-shaped front member 200 and the edge member 214b. Even if it is forcibly inserted, there is little room for the tip of the foreign material to cross the inside of the edge member 214b and reach the back side of the transparent plate 214a. Therefore, it exhibits an excellent crime prevention effect.

[3-2. Door-shaped front member-lock device]
A lock device 215 that opens and closes using a dedicated key (not shown) is provided on one side of the free end side of the door-shaped front member 200.

[4. Design variation display device]
The symbol variation display device 300 is a reel rotation type display device, and incorporates and accommodates, for example, three reels 301a, 301b, and 301c that can be individually rotated by driving means 303 such as a motor, and the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. And a device case 302 that plays a game with a combination of a plurality of symbols (not shown) drawn on the peripheral surfaces of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c.

  The device case 302 has a deformed hexagonal column shape excluding three faces from the octagonal column that lies on its side to the front (player), and includes a bottom plate 304, a top plate 305, and a right side in FIG. Right side plate 306, left side plate 307 on the left side, vertical rear plate 308 covering the rear surface, upper swash plate 309 provided between the top plate portion 305 and the rear plate 308, bottom plate 304 and rear plate 308. And a part of the arc of the reels 301 a, 301 b, and 301 c protrudes from the front of the device case 302.

  In addition, the top plate portion 305 of the apparatus case 302 is provided with a handle 311 that can be changed between a useable state in which a finger can be hooked and a non-use state in which the top plate portion 305 is depressed. To carry.

The configuration in which the changeable handle 311 is provided on the top plate portion 305 of the apparatus case 302 as described above is closely related to a measure for increasing the strength of the case member 400. That is, in the embodiment, as will be described later, a reinforcing bar 402 is provided in the opening 401 of the case member 400 to give the opening 401 of the case member 400 sufficient strength to allow the image display body 500 to be cantilevered. Since such a reinforcing bar 402 crosses the opening 401, it clearly becomes an obstacle to the insertion and removal of the apparatus case 302 into and from the case member 400. On the other hand, if the handle 311 can be changed and hung on the top plate portion 305 as in the embodiment, the protrusion of the handle 311 is eliminated, so that the device case 302 can pass under the reinforcing bar 402 without difficulty. Therefore, it is possible to provide the reinforcing bar 402 in the direction crossing the opening 401 in the opening 401 of the case member 400 only by providing the handle 311 that can be changed as described above in the top plate 305 of the device case 302. Become. Incidentally, the conventional apparatus case has a room for providing a reinforcing bar at the opening of the case member because the handle protrudes from the top plate and becomes an obstacle.

  In addition, the handle 311 of the embodiment is configured to swing and change between the standing use state and the lying down non-use state, but the structure that can change the handle 311 between the use state and the non-use state is implemented. The form is not limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 22, two belt loops 314, 314 are cut and raised on the top plate 305, and the belt loops 314, 314 are made of, for example, synthetic resin or leather, and stoppers 315, 315 are provided at both ends. A useable state in which fingers can be hooked, such as a structure in which the band-shaped handle 311 provided is inserted and the center is pulled up to change to a usable state in which fingers can be hooked from the obstructed non-use state of FIG. Any structure may be used as long as it can be changed to the unused state.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, a flange-like lower handle 316 protrudes from the bottom plate 304 of the device case 302 of the embodiment, and the device case 302 is pushed in by grasping the lower handle 316. By pulling, it is easy to put in and out the case member 400.

[5. Case material]
The case member 400 has a size substantially matching the space above the partition plate 105 of the outer main body 100, and includes a bottom plate 403, side plates 404 and 404 erected on both the left and right sides of the bottom plate 403, and a bottom plate 403. The rear plate 405 is erected on the rear edge of the rear plate 405, and the top plate 406 covers the upper surface of the rear plate 405 and the side plates 404, 404.

  In the case member 400, the bottom plate 403 is made of metal, the side plates 404, 404, the rear plate 405, and the top plate 406 are made of synthetic resin, and the side plate 404, 404 and the inner surface of the opening 401 of the top plate 406 are made of metal reinforcement. Members 407, 407, and 407 are provided, and a metal reinforcing bar 402 across the opening 401 is stretched between the reinforcing members 407 and 407 of the side plates 404 and 404. The area below the reinforcing bar 402 is the installation area for the symbol variation display device 300, and the opening 401 above the reinforcing bar 402 is the installation area for the image display body 500. An area surrounded by the case member 400 behind the display body 500 is assigned as a wiring work space 408, and a main board 409 as a main control board is mounted on the inner wall surface of the rear plate 405 of the wiring work space 408, and A control board other than the main board 409 (eg, an effect control board 510 (see FIG. 44)) is also mounted in the wiring work space 408.

The top plate 406 of the case member 400 is formed with skylight portions 443 and 443 as shown in FIG. The skylight portions 443 and 443 are divided into two with a reinforcing band 444 for maintaining the strength of the top plate 406 interposed therebetween, each of which has an axis line passing through the through holes 132, 132. It exists in the area | region containing an intersection, and is opened sufficiently widely than this through-hole 132,132 .... However, the peripheral edge on the front side of the skylight portion 443 is close to the through hole 132 located on the front side. By doing so, since the through hole 132 can be found by searching with the periphery of the skylight portion 443 as a reference, the position of the through hole 132 can be quickly and easily determined even if the operator does not look into the skylight portion 443. Here, the skylight 443 also functions as the opening of the present invention. That is, by providing a plurality of skylight portions 443 as openings on the upper surface of the case member 400, the weight can be reduced, and the burden on the operator during transportation or replacement can be further reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 6, and 12, a plurality of bosses 410, 410 project from the outer surface of the rear plate 405 of the case member 400, and the bosses 410 serve as the back plate of the outer body 100. The boss holes 114 and 114 pre-processed in 104 are fitted and positioned. 2 and 5, the bosses 410 and 410 are provided near a wiring window 411, which will be described later. On the other hand, the boss holes 114 and 114 on the outer body 100 side are close to the wiring relay member 113. Accordingly, the positioning of the wiring window 411 of the case member 400 and the wiring relay member 113 of the back plate 104 becomes accurate.

  On the other hand, a concave step portion 412 is formed on the bottom surface of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400 as shown in FIG. 2, and the concave step portion 412 fits into the protruding step portion 106 of the partition plate 105. A tapered portion 413 extending in the rearward direction is provided at the end on the rear plate 405 side of the recessed step portion 412, and is guided by the tapered portion 413 and the protruding step portion 106 of the partition plate 105 and the case member 400. The concave step 412 can be smoothly fitted. Thus, the case member 400 is straightly guided to the back of the partition plate 105 by the fitting of the concave step portion 412 of the case member 400 and the protruding step portion 106 of the partition plate 105. For example, as shown in FIG. A rail member 115 in the form of a concave groove is laid on the plate 105 or press-molded integrally. On the other hand, a wheel 414 is installed on the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400, and the wheel 414 is rolled in the groove of the rail member 115. Also good. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 21, a rail member 116 having a convex shape is laid or integrally formed on the partition plate 105, and on the other hand, flanges 415 and 415 are formed on both ends of the wheel 414 of the case member 400, The rail member 116 may be sandwiched between the flanges 415 and 415 of the wheel 414.

  Further, the case member 400 is stopped by a swing lever-shaped stopper 117 shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 18, and 23 in a state where the case member 400 is set at a predetermined position on the partition plate 105. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stopper 117 is pivotally attached to the front end of the partition plate 105 and the two attachments 118 and 118 suspended from the top plate 103, as shown by the solid line in FIG. The operation posture engaged with a part of the case member 400 and the non-operation posture not engaged with the case member 400 as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. Regulate movement. If the stopper 117 is key-shaped as shown in FIG. 19 and engaged with the hooking portion 416 provided on the case member 400, the upward movement of the case member 400 on the partition plate 105 is also restricted. be able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the stopper 117 pivotally attached to the fixture 118 of the top plate 103 is located at a position facing a locking hole 442 penetrating the corner portion of the side plate 404 and the top plate 406 of the case member 400. The operation posture and the non-operation posture can be switched from the inside of the case member 400 while the case member 400 is pushed into a predetermined position.

  In addition, a wiring window 411 in the form of a long hole penetrating to the back plate 104 side of the outer main body 100 is opened on the rear plate 405 of the case member 400. The wiring window 411 corresponds to the upper swash plate 309 of the device case 302 of the symbol variation display device 300 installed on the case member 400 as shown in FIGS. The horizontal empty space 417 above the upper swash plate 309 (or a horizontal triangular space 417 formed between the upper swash plate 309 and the main board 409) and the back. It functions as an opening connecting the plates 104.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 12, the case member 400 is provided with a shelf-like temporary fixing member 418 (hereinafter also referred to as “temporary fixing shelf”) at a substantially intermediate position of the height of the empty space 417. In addition, recesses 419 and 419 are formed on the outside of the rear plate 405 and on both sides of the wiring window 411, which are wiring passages that pass through the left and right side surfaces of the case member 400.

  If the layout of the wiring window 411 is specified with reference to the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c of the symbol variation display device 300, the wiring window 411 has the reel 301a of the symbol variation display device 300 as shown in FIG. , 301b, 301c and the horizontal plane HH passing through the highest height position of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c as a lower limit, that is, the height at which the lower side is placed within the range. In other words, it is an arrangement.

[6. Image display]
The image display body 500 is a panel-type unit that can display an image, for example, which includes at least a liquid crystal display (or may be a plasma display or an organic EL display), and can open and close the front opening of the case member 400. It also functions as a front opening / closing member 90 (see FIG. 44). Note that the image display body 500 is attached to a reinforcing member 407 provided on the left side plate 404 of the case member 400 in FIG. 11 (see the shaded portion in FIG. 11 for the attachment position), and is rotated by the hinge fitting 420. It is supported freely.

  As shown in FIG. 44, an effect control board 510 is assembled on the back side of the image display body 500. For this reason, the image display body 500 such as a liquid crystal display and the effect control board 510 can be integrally configured, the handling becomes easy, and the wiring connecting the two can be omitted, and the wiring in the case member 400 can be omitted. The complexity of the work space 408 can be suppressed. Further, when the image display body 500 is opened, the effect control board 510 appears so as to jump out of the case member 400, so that the workability for the effect control board 510 can be remarkably improved.

[6-1. Image display-Hinge bracket]
FIG. 36 is an exploded perspective view of the hinge fitting 420. FIG. In addition, since the hinge metal fitting 420 has a symmetrical structure, the upper part will be mainly described. The hinge fitting 420 is fixed to the fixing member 420a attached to the reinforcing member 407 of the case member 400, the rotating member 420b attached to the back side of the image display body 500 (see the broken line area 500s in FIG. 36), and the rotating member 420b. It comprises a short link 420c and a long link 420d that connect the members 420a.

  The fixing member 420a of the hinge bracket 420 has a horizontal fixing piece 420e in the form of a shelf plate. One end of a long link 420d is connected to the upper surface of the fixing piece 420e by a pin P1, and a short link is connected to the lower surface of the fixing piece 420e. One end of 420c is pivotally attached by a pin P2. On the other hand, the rotating member 420b of the hinge bracket 420 has a horizontal bearing piece 420f in the form of a shelf plate. One end of the long link 420d is formed on the upper surface of the bearing piece 420f with a pin P3, and the lower surface of the bearing piece 420f. In addition, one end of the short link 420c is pivotally attached by a pin P4.

  Thus, the fixed piece 420e, the bearing piece 420f, the long link 420d, the short link 420c, and the pins P1 to P4 constitute a four-bar rotation chain as shown in the diagram of FIG. A so-called double lever mechanism is formed in which a fixed piece 420e facing a certain bearing piece 420f is a fixed link. As shown in FIGS. 37A to 37C, both the lever mechanisms approximate the rotation trajectory of the image display body 500 to the rotation trajectory centering on the rotation shaft 100 a of the door-shaped front member 200. Therefore, each pin position is set. That is, the hinge bracket 420 functions as a rotation center moving mechanism, and even if the rotation position of the door-shaped front member 200 changes, the rotation outer edge side of the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are not rotated. The distance from the edge side is made substantially constant.

The long link 420d and the short link 420c have overlapping regions 420g and 420h that overlap vertically when the image display body 500 is rotated (opened) by approximately 90 degrees (for example, the overlapping of the long link 420d). The region 420g is expanded in a triangle so as to overlap the overlapping region 420h of the short link 420c.), And pin holes 420i and 420j are formed in the overlapping regions 420g and 420h, respectively. The pin holes 420i and 420j are aligned on the same axis and inserted into a rod-shaped stop pin (not shown) to connect the long link 420d and the short link 420c, thereby locking the lever mechanism and locking the image display body. It is for fixing 500 to an open position.

[6-2. Image display-Lock piece]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the vertical reinforcing member 407 of the case member 400 is locked to the reinforcing member 407 on the opposite side of the reinforcing member 407 provided with the hinge fitting 420 (on the right side in FIG. 11). A piece 421 is pivotally attached. When the lock piece 421 is rotated clockwise from the state shown in FIG. 11, the tip of the lock piece 421 is engaged with a receiving portion 508 projecting from the back side of the image display body 500. The image display body 500 is locked at a position where the upper portion of the opening 401 of the case member 400 is closed. On the other hand, when the lock piece 421 is rotated in the reverse direction from the locked state, the lock of the image display body 500 is released, and the lock piece 421 is rotatable about the hinge fitting 420. Normally, before the case member 400 is attached to the outer main body 100, the image display body 500 is locked in the closed position to prevent unnecessary rotation, while in the state where the case member 400 is attached to the outer main body 100, the image is displayed. The display body 500 is unlocked to be rotatable.

[6-3. Image display body-connector]
By the way, since the image display body 500 which can be opened and closed is provided in the case member 400 separately from the door-shaped front member 200 of the outer main body 100, when the inside of the case member 400 is visually recognized or the case member 400 is operated. In this case, the door-shaped front member 200 on the near side must be opened first, and then the image display body 500 on the far side must be opened, which may reduce workability and annoyance. .

  Therefore, in the slot machine 1 of the present example, the rotation direction of the image display body 500 is set to the same direction as the rotation direction of the door-shaped front member 200, and the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are appropriately connected. 700 is connected, and the image display body 500 is also opened and closed together with the opening and closing of the door-shaped front member 200. According to this, when the door-shaped front member 200 is opened, the image display body 500 is also rotated in the same direction via the connector 700, and the front surface of the case member 400 is opened. In other words, the image display body 500 is rotated around the door-shaped front member 200, and not only the inside of the outer main body 100 but also the inside of the case member 400 can be visually recognized by a single lateral opening operation.

  Here, as described above, the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 according to the embodiment are configured such that the pivot locus of the image display body 500 is the rotation axis 100a of the door-shaped front member 200 by the lever mechanism of the hinge fitting 420. However, there is still a relative shift between the movements of the two. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, the coupling tool 700 of the embodiment forms a fixed sheath member 701 on the back surface on the free end side of the image display body 500, and slides inside the fixed sheath member 701. The rod 702 is accommodated in a free state, and the tip of the rod 702 is connected to the back surface of the door-shaped front member 200 (specifically, the base member 215a of the lock device 215) so as to be rotatable by a stop shaft 703. is there. By doing so, as shown in FIG. 39, the image display body 500 opens and closes together as if it is an accessory part of the door-shaped front member 200 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door-shaped front member 200. The rod 702 of the connector 700 enters and exits the fixed sheath member 701 to absorb the relative shift in movement.

Note that the maximum protrusion length when the rod 702 protrudes most from the rotation outer edge (free end) of the image display body 500 is when the image display body 500 is in the open position (for example, when it is opened 90 °). It is set based on the distance between the rotating outer edge of the door-shaped front member 200 (position of the stop shaft 703) and the rotating outer edge of the image display body 500. For this reason, the length of the rod 702 can be set to the minimum necessary length, and the increase in size of the coupler can be suppressed.

  The retaining shaft 703 is attached to support pieces 215b, 215b, and 215b formed by bending a part of the base member 215a of the lock device 215 so as to be movable up and down, and is always urged downward by a spring 703a. Has been. Therefore, the stop shaft 703 can be moved up against the urging force of the spring 703a, and the rod 702 of the connector 700 can be attached and detached by moving up and floating the lower end. That is, the stop shaft 703 can be inserted from above into the shaft hole portion 702a formed at the tip portion of the rod 702, and can be held by the biasing force of the spring 703a.

  In FIG. 40, reference numeral 704 denotes an elastic cantilever type stopper provided on the upper surface of the fixed sheath member 701 of the connector 700. The rod 702 removed from the stop shaft 703 is attached to the fixed sheath member 701. The rod 702 is held inside, and is engaged with a hook wall 702b at the end of a groove 705 formed on the upper surface of the rod 702 to prevent the rod 702 from blinding. On the side of the rod 702, a knob 706 protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, and the stopper 704 is unlocked by picking the knob 706 and forcibly moving the rod 702. It is like that. Further, a retaining prevention piece 701 a is suspended from the bottom surface on the front end side of the fixed sheath member 701 and is inserted into the groove 705 of the rod 702. The retaining prevention piece 701 a is in contact with the hooking wall 702 b when the rod 702 protrudes the most, and prevents the rod 702 from coming out of the fixed sheath member 701.

  In FIG. 40, reference numeral 509 in the vicinity of the connector 700 is an engaging portion protruding from the back surface of the image display body 500 on the rotating outer edge side. The engaging portion 509 is engaged with the reinforcing bar 402 that traverses the opening 401 of the case member 400 to support the load on the free end side of the image display body 500 in the closed position. As shown in FIG. 11, the reinforcing bar 402 has a slide-type guide part 402 a inclined downward toward the image display body 500 in order to smoothly guide the engaging portion 509 to the upper surface of the reinforcing bar 402. It is provided. Further, the engaging portion 509 of the image display body 500 is formed of a synthetic resin having excellent lubricity different from that of the image display body 500, and is detachably attached to the image display body 500. Yes.

  By the way, the relative displacement of the movement due to the difference in the rotation trajectory between the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 is not limited to the above-described telescopic rod-type connector 700 but also a flexible wire. Can also be absorbed. However, if the connecting tool is a flexible wire or the like, the door-shaped front member 200 will hit the image display body 500 that is stopped while being opened at the stage of closing the door-shaped front member 200, thereby impairing smoothness. There is a fear. On the other hand, for example, an urging means such as a winding spring may be provided on the image display body 500 so as to constantly urge it in the closing direction. By doing so, when the door-shaped front member 200 is closed, the image display body 500 is closed by itself while pulling the coupling tool by the action of the urging force, so that the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 do not collide. Of course, the means for rotating the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 is not limited to the above. For example, the hinge bracket 420, which is an element for rotation in the above, is not limited to the structure of the both lever mechanisms as described above, but is centered on a single pin 420k as shown in FIGS. A simple one that rotates the image display 500 may be used.

Locking means for locking the image display body 500 in the closed position as described above, in which the image display body 500 is attached to the case member 400 with a hinge structure so that the image display body 500 can be rotated like a door. When the above-mentioned lock piece 421) is added, the lock is continued in principle with the case member 400 mounted on the outer main body 100, and the lock is released only when necessary, such as checking in the wiring work space 408. It is also possible to select the handling, and in that case, since the important parts (for example, the main board 409 and the production control board 510) in the wiring work space 408 can be blocked by the image display body 500, it is effective in improving the crime prevention performance. is there.

  A gap 10 is provided between the upper edge of the opening 401 of the case member 400 and the upper edge of the closed image display body 500, and the reinforcing member 407 of the top plate 406 is attached by a finger passing through the gap 10. It can be grasped. Further, a handle opening 422 is formed in the front center portion of the top plate 406 of the case member 400 (the reinforcing band 444 between the skylight portions 443 and 443), and a finger passing through the handle port 422 is used to The reinforcing member 407 can be gripped. Therefore, the case member 400 can be properly used for the handle 422 and the gap 10 in accordance with the place and posture of handling. For example, when the case member 400 is transported before being incorporated into the outer main body 100, it is better to carry it in a bowl shape using the handle port 422. On the other hand, the case member 400 mounted on the outer main body 100 is shown in FIG. As described above, the grip port 422 is hidden behind the outer body 100 so that a finger does not enter, so that the case member 400 is pulled out by placing the finger on the reinforcing member 407 from the gap 10. The lower handle 316 (see FIGS. 4 and 11) of the device case 302 protrudes from the front center of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400, and the outer body 100 is pushed or pulled by holding the lower handle 316. The case member 400 can be easily taken in and out of the case. In this case, the lower handle 316 is integrated with the case member 400 because the device case 302 is fixed to the case member 400 with screws. Therefore, the lower handle 316 protrudes in front of the bottom plate 403 of the case member 400. Is equal to

[6-4. Image display body-frame member]
The image display body 500 has a size that covers almost the entire region above the reinforcing bar 402 of the opening 401 of the case member 400. In addition, a frame member 501 that surrounds a region below the reinforcing bar 402 of the opening 401 of the case member 400, that is, a front region of the symbol variation display device 300 in a frame shape, is integrally formed below the image display body 500. The reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 are bordered by the frame member 501. The surface of the frame member 501 is a decorative surface, on which an appropriate pattern is drawn. Although not shown, the frame member 501 is an electric decoration composed of a light emission source such as an LED, a light emission control board that controls the light emission source, and a decorative member that is disposed in front of the light emission source and can transmit light. Is provided. Here, what combined the image display body 500 and the frame member 501 is demonstrated as the front opening / closing member 90 (refer FIG. 44) below.

[6-4-1. Image Display Body-Frame Member-Lighting Device]
A lighting device 502 is provided on the upper and lower sides of the frame member 501, and the design of the symbol variation display device 300 is illuminated brightly by the lighting device 502. Since the frame member 501 is suspended below the image display body 500 and is close to the symbol variation display device 300, it is possible to bring the light source closer to the symbol variation display device 300 by incorporating the illumination device 502 into such a frame member 501. it can. Therefore, the means for incorporating the lighting device 502 into the frame member 501 has a feature that sufficient brightness can be ensured even with a low amount of light compared to the conventional lighting device.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the illumination device 502 illustrated as an embodiment has a strip-like substrate that is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of the drawing (in the width direction of the slot machine 1 and in the same direction as the rotation axis of the reel 301 a...). A large number of light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) 504 are arranged in a row 503, and the lower lighting device 502 includes an LED 504 in a tube frame 506 whose upper surface is closed with, for example, a milky white translucent cover plate 505. On the other hand, the upper illuminating device 502 is formed by disposing the LED 504 downward in a translucent cover 507 having a U-shaped cross section upward, for example, milky white.

Note that the upper lighting device 502 is installed obliquely downward with the lighting direction from directly below to the player side, that is, the transparent plate 214a side, as shown in FIG. In the embodiment, the direction of the LED mounting surface of the substrate 503 is set so that the center line L (see the enlarged view of FIG. 4) of the main irradiation region of the LED 504 having relatively strong directivity is inclined with respect to the transparent plate 214a. It is inclined obliquely downward toward the transparent plate 214a side.

  Also, if a rod-like light emitter such as a fluorescent lamp is used as the light source of the lighting device 502, the substrate 503 in FIG. What is necessary is just to set so that the centerline of the main irradiation area directed by the sum total of reflected light may strike the back surface on the transparent plate 214a side. As described above, when the irradiation aim of the illumination device 502 is set to the transparent plate 214a, even if a part of the leaked light illuminates the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c, there is almost no influence.

  According to experiments, when the illumination direction of the illumination device 502 is directed to the peripheral surface side of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c, specific portions of the curved reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are strongly reflected and difficult to see. On the other hand, when the center line L of the main irradiation area is inclined with respect to the transparent plate 214a as described above, the outer peripheral surface of the reel is illuminated through the transparent plate 214a, so that the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. It was confirmed that a wide range became bright and easy to see. The reason for this is that the light emitted from the lighting device 502 is reflected by the transparent plate 214a fitted in the transparent window 214 of the door-shaped front member 200 and diffused to the whole, or the reel 301a, It is presumed that the wide range of 301b and 301c looks bright or is due to their synergistic action.

  The structure of the upper illumination device 502 as described above can also be adopted in the lower illumination device 502, and of course, it can be adopted only in the lower illumination device 502 as shown in FIG. 32 is a diagram in which the upper illumination device 502 in FIG. 4 is disposed on the lower side and the lower illumination device 502 is disposed on the upper side. Therefore, “upper” in the description of the illumination device 502 is “lower”. And read “below” as “upper”.

  When the LED is used as the light source of the lighting device 502 as in the embodiment, (a) since it is driven at a low voltage, the safety is higher than that of a conventional cold cathode tube driven at a high voltage of about 200V. ) Longer life than a cold cathode tube, (c) Stronger than a cold cathode tube that is a glass tube, (d) Multi-color emission is possible, so the range of production can be expanded, (e) Combined with an inverter Therefore, there is a merit that it is lighter than the cold-cathode tube used, and therefore the burden on the hinge fitting 420 that supports the image display body 500 is small.

[7. Wiring means]
For example, each of the insertion buttons 205 and 206 and the start lever 210 (hereinafter simply referred to as “generic names” in the operation unit 202 of the medal discharge device 110, the power supply device 112, and the door-shaped front member 200 attached to the outer main body 100. The main body 409, etc. in the case member 400 (sometimes simply referred to as “case member side electric component” as a generic term for the case member side electric component). Connected. In the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment, the model unit 50 (see FIGS. 44 and 45) including the front opening / closing member 90 and the case member 400 is detachable from the outer main body 100. At this time, rational wiring means is provided for easily connecting or disconnecting the main body side electrical component (housing side electrical component) and the case member side electrical component.

[7-1. Wiring means-wiring relay member]
As described above, the wiring relay member 113 shown in FIG. 14 is attached to the upper part of the inner surface of the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. 4 and 5, the wiring relay member 113 is located at a position corresponding to the wiring window 411 of the case member 400 and faces the empty space 417 of the case member 400 from the wiring window 411. Yes. The wiring relay member 113 relays the main body side wirings 119 connected to the main body side electric parts and the case side wirings 423 connected to the case member side electric parts, and is connected to the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100. A mounting plate 120 to be screwed, a cover body 121 covering the front surface of the mounting plate 120, and a plurality of (two in the embodiment, large and small) connector boards (hereinafter referred to as “mounting board”). It may also be referred to as a “connector connection terminal board”.

  Of the two connector boards 122 and 123, the larger connector board 122 located on the left side in FIGS. 14 and 15 is fixedly attached to the mounting plate 120, and is connected to the main board 409. A connector 124 that is paired with the connector 425 at the tip of the harness 424 is provided.

  On the other hand, the smaller connector board 123 located on the right side in FIGS. 14 and 15 is attached in a non-fixed and free-movable state in the gap between the mounting plate 120 and the cover body 121. As shown in Fig. 4, the movable member can move in the vertical direction and can move in the horizontal direction. This small connector board 123 is provided with a connector 125 that makes a pair with the connector 427 at the tip of the harness 426 connected to the case member side electrical components other than the main board 409. The connector 125 and the connector 124 are board-fixed types that are fixed to a printed circuit board by fixing means such as soldering, and inexpensive DIN standards are used.

  Further, the cover body 121 covering the front surface of the mounting plate 120 includes two large and small openings 126 and 127 through which the connectors 124 and 125 pass, a support cylinder 128 protruding in a position side by side with the openings 126 and 127, and a lower half. And a tunnel-like wiring duct 129 that projects to the front of the part.

  The main body side wiring 119 connected to the wiring relay member 113 passes through the inside of the wiring duct 129 or is bundled with a hook-shaped wiring stopper 130 protruding from the lower front surface of the mounting plate 120 of the wiring relay member 113. 1 are distributed to the side plates 102 and 102 of the outer main body 100 as shown by a one-dot chain line L in FIG. 1, and the direction is changed substantially vertically near the corners of the side plates 102 and 102 and the back plate 104, many of which are The wiring board 109 is connected to the electrical component on the main body side through the wiring opening 109 provided in the back of the partition plate 105. Of course, when there is a main body side electrical component (for example, the external relay terminal plate 131 provided on the inner surface of the side plate 102 in FIG. 1) in the region above the partition plate 105, regardless of the wiring opening 109 of the partition plate 105. Connected as is.

From the wiring means described so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(A) The rear plate 405 of the case member 400 is self-exposed between a horizontal plane passing through the rotation center of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300 and a horizontal plane passing through the highest height position of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c. The wiring window 411 is formed at a height at which the lower side is located.
(B) A wiring relay member 113 is installed on the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 to relay the main body side wirings 119 connected to the main body side electric parts and the case side wirings 423 connected to the case member side electric parts.
(C) A vertical wiring path through which wiring passes along the inner surfaces of the side plates 102 and 102 of the outer main body 100 is formed.
(D) The main body side wiring 119 connected to the wiring relay member 113 is guided to the side of the case member 400, and is connected to the main body side electrical component through the wiring path therefrom.

In the gaming machine having the components (a) to (d) above, the main body side wirings 119 do not pass behind the reels 301a, 301b, 301c of the symbol variation display device 300, and the side plates 102, 102 of the outer main body 100 are connected. Since the wiring path provided along the corner (including the corner with the back plate 104 (see FIG. 10)) is bypassed, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c can be brought close to the back plate 104 of the outer body 100. The diameter of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is larger than that of the conventional configuration, that is, the conventional configuration in which the main body side wirings 119 pass substantially behind the back plate 104 and pass behind the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. Can be bigger. The larger the diameter of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c, the greater the force at the time of rotation.

[7-2. Wiring means-connectors 425 and 427]
As described above, the two connectors 124 and 125 provided on the wiring relay member 113 include the connector 425 at the tip of the harness 424 connected to the main board 409 of the case member 400 and the case member side other than the main board 409. The connectors 427 at the ends of the harnesses 426 connected to the electrical components are respectively connected.

  The two connectors 425 and 427 are integrally attached to one connector holder 428 as shown in FIG. The connector holder 428 includes a holder main body 429 to which the connectors 425 and 427 are screwed, a plate-like attachment piece 431 that has a through hole 430 at a substantially central portion and projects from both sides of the holder main body 429, It consists of a well-known button-type panel fastener 432 (trade name “Nylatch”: registered trademark) mounted in the through hole 430 of the attachment piece 431, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8A, the wiring relay member 113 An attachment piece 431 is applied to the tip of the support cylinder 128, and a button-shaped panel fastener 432 of the attachment piece 431 is inserted into the support cylinder 128 and locked. Therefore, since the connector holder 428 is fixed to the support cylinder 128 serving as a fixing means, and further fixed to the wiring relay member 113, the connectors 425 and 427 and the connectors 124 and 125 cannot be disconnected.

[7-2-1. Wiring Relay Board-Connector 425, 427-Temporary Stop Shelf]
As described above, the connectors 425 and 427 are connected to the connectors 124 and 125 of the wiring relay member 113. However, before the case member 400 is assembled into the outer main body 100, that is, from the factory shipment to the completion of installation, the connectors 425 and 427 are connected. 427 is temporarily fixed to a temporary fixing shelf 418 provided in the case member 400.

  The temporary fixing shelf 418 is a shelf-like member that faces the wiring window 411 from the inside of the case member 400 as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, 12, and 13, and is shown in FIG. In this way, a substantially horizontal bench portion 433 on which the connector holder 428 is placed, a bench side plate 434 erected on both ends of the bench portion 433, and three inward claw pieces 435, 435 protruding from each bench side plate 434. , 435. Between the central one of the inward claw pieces 435, 435, and 435 and the other two on the upper and lower sides, there is an interval at which the attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 can be fitted. One bench side plate 434 has a thin plate structure in which a finger hook portion 436 is extended at the tip, and is supported at one end by applying a force in the X direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. It can be bent outward like a leaf spring, and the attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 can be easily detached from the inward claw pieces 435, 435, 435 in the bent state. The imaginary line in FIG. 8A shows an example in which the tip of the finger hook portion 436 is bent into a key shape. By doing so, the connector holder 428 can be removed just like pressing the button as indicated by arrow Y. It can be done easily.

6, the connector holder 428 is placed on the bench portion 433 of the temporary fixing shelf 418, and the attachment piece 431 of the connector holder 428 is attached to the inward claw pieces 435, 435 of the bench side plate 434. The connector holder 428 is temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing shelf 418 by being fitted between 435. Of course, even if it is temporarily fixed, the connector holder 428 is set to have a strength that does not come off the temporary fixing shelf 418 during transportation of the case member 400, and therefore, before the case member 400 is assembled into the outer body 100, The connectors 425 and 427 integrated with the connector holder 428 are temporarily fixed to a temporary fixing shelf 418 provided in the case member 400 and do not move. Therefore, during the operation of transporting the case member 400 or assembling the case member 400 into the outer main body 100, the connectors 425 and 427 at the tips of the harnesses 424 and 426 hit the parts in the case member 400 and, of course, the parts. There is no danger of damaging itself.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8B → FIG. 8A, in the wiring process after the case member 400 is fixed to the outer main body 100, one bench side plate 434 is bent outward as described above. When the connector holder 428 is removed from the temporary fixing shelf 418 and the connector holder 428 is moved to a position where the attachment piece 431 thereof contacts the support tube 128 of the wiring relay member 113, the connectors 425 and 427 are connected to the connector of the wiring relay member 113. 124 and 125 (details will be described later), the button-shaped panel fastener 432 of the attachment piece 431 is pushed in that state, and the attachment piece 431 is locked to the support cylinder 128. At this time, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 5 and 6, if the guide rail 440 for guide is provided on the bench portion 433, it is only necessary to push the connector holder 428 inward, so that workability is improved. improves.

  The connector holder 428 attached to the wiring relay member 113 as described above is stable with the back plate 104 of the outer main body 100 as a supporting base and is not in contact with the case member because it is separated from the case member. Even if 100 and the model unit 50 move relatively, an unreasonable load is not applied.

From the explanation so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(A) an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate, and the power supply device and other body side electrical components are provided;
(B) a model unit provided with a symbol variation display device for changing a plurality of symbols on a case member detachably attached to the outer main body, and other case member side electrical components;
(C) a wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body to relay the main body side wiring connected to the main body side electric component and the case side wiring connected to the case member side electric component;
(D) a connector attached to the tip of the case-side wiring;
(E) a connector holder attached to the connector;
(F) a temporary fixing member provided in the case member for temporarily fixing the connector holder;
(G) fixing means for fixing the connector holder to the wiring relay member, and (h) temporarily fixing the connector holder to the temporary fixing member in a state before the model unit is mounted on the outer body. (I) A gaming machine, wherein the connector holder is changed from the temporary fixing member to the fixing means while the model unit is mounted on the outer body, and the connector of the connector holder is connected to the wiring relay member.

  In the above gaming machine, the mounting of the model unit 50 to the outer main body 100 and the connection of the connectors are performed separately. In contrast, for example, a connector is directly attached to the model unit 50. A method of automatically connecting the connectors by the operation of pushing the model unit 50 into the outer main body 100 is conceivable. However, in this method, when the model unit 50 having a large mass vibrates inside the outer main body 100 during transportation or the like, a heavy burden is applied to the connector coupling portion, so there is a concern about reliability, and there is a problem that costs for the countermeasure are high. is there.

The gaming machine of the present invention has a configuration in which one door-type front member 200 is attached to the outer main body 100, and the model unit 50 is physically independent from the door-type front member 200. In contrast, a gaming machine in which the door-shaped front member is divided into two upper and lower stages and the upper door-shaped front member is a part on the model unit 50 side is also conceivable. However, in such a gaming machine, when a player who is excited during the game hits the upper door-shaped front member, a direct impact is applied to the connector coupling portion, so that the coupling of the connector may become unstable. There is a problem that requires a new security structure for the joint between the upper and lower door-shaped front members.

  On the other hand, the gaming machine of the present invention has a configuration in which one door-shaped front member 200 is attached to the outer main body 100, and the model unit 50 is physically independent from the door-shaped front member 200. After the connector holder 428 is connected to the wiring relay member 113, the connector holder 428 is coupled to a part (wiring relay member 113) fixed to the outer body 100 and separated from the model unit 50 as shown in FIG. 5. Therefore, even when a low-cost general connector used by soldering to a printed circuit board is used, there is no concern about reliability and durability during transportation and gaming. In addition, only the model unit 50 is an object to be replaced when the model is changed, and the door-shaped front member 200 is not an object to be replaced.

[7-2-2. Connector 425, 427 and connectors 124, 125]
As described above, the connector 425 and the connector 427 are attached to one connector holder 428. By doing so, the connection of the two connectors 425 and 427 is completed by one operation of setting the connector holder 428 to a predetermined position of the wiring relay member 113. However, as a practical problem, in the structure in which the independent elements of the two connectors 425 and 427 and the connector holder 428 are gathered together and integrated, the problem of “accurate positioning” between the connectors 425 and 427 and the connectors 124 and 125 becomes a difficult problem. encounter. That is, if the positioning of the four elements of the two connectors 425 and 427 and the connectors 124 and 125 on the wiring relay member 113 side is not accurate, the connectors 425 and 124 and the connectors 427 and 125 cannot be coupled together. This is because it is difficult to achieve such positioning accuracy at the cost of mass-produced products. As one means for solving such a problem, a method of using a so-called drawer connector having a mechanism for enhancing flexibility at the time of connection without soldering to a printed circuit board can be considered, but the drawer connector itself is expensive. Therefore, the cost burden is still large.

  On the other hand, in the wiring means of the embodiment, the connector boards 122 and 123 of the wiring relay member 113 as the board support member are divided and the connectors 124 and 125 are respectively attached, and at least one of the connector boards 122 and 123 is wired. A direction that is non-fixedly placed in the gap between the mounting plate 120 of the relay member 113 and the cover body 121 and is orthogonal to the connecting direction of the connector 427 and the connector 125 (here, “orthogonal” is not strictly 90 degrees). , Meaning that it is about 90 degrees on social belief)). In such a configuration, when the connection aim of the connector holder 428 is set to the connector 425 and the connector 124, even if there is a slight deviation in the relative position of the other connector 427 and the connector 125, the connector board 123 moves and the deviation is corrected. Since it moves to correct, connector 427 and connector 125 can also be coupled. Thus, a board-fixed and inexpensive DIN standard connector can be sufficiently used.

From the explanation so far, the following technical idea can be grasped.
(1) “In a gaming machine having two or more wiring connectors and two or more wiring connectors that are paired with each connector, one connector group is fixed to one connector holder and paired with these connectors. The connector board is mounted on the connector board, the connector board is further divided for each connector, one of them is fixed to the board support member, and the other connector board is connected to the board support member in the connector coupling direction. A gaming machine characterized by being mounted so as to be movable in an orthogonal direction. "
(2) “A plurality of symbols are attached to an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate, and includes a power supply device and other body-side electrical components; and a case member that is detachable from the outer body. In order to relay a model unit provided with a variable symbol display device and other case member side electric parts, main body side wirings connected to the main body side electric parts, and case side wirings connected to the case member side electric parts A wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body; two or more connectors attached to the tip of the case side wiring; a connector holder that collectively supports the two or more connectors as a connector group; and the connector A fixing means for fixing the holder to the wiring relay member and a board that is paired with each connector of the two or more connector groups and is fixed to the printed board A connector connection terminal board, which is attached to a wiring relay member attached to the back plate and to which the connector of the other connector group is fixed. The connector terminal board is divided for each connector and one of them is fixed to the wiring relay member, and the other connector connecting terminal board is attached to the wiring relay member so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the connector coupling direction. A gaming machine characterized by doing so.
(3) In a gaming machine having “two or more wiring connectors and two or more wiring connectors paired with each connector, one connector group is fixed to the board support member via the connector board. In addition, another connector group that is paired with these is attached to one connector holder, and one connector in the connector group is fixed to the connector holder, and the other connector is connected to the connector holder in the direction of connector connection. A gaming machine characterized by being mounted so as to be movable in an orthogonal direction. "
(4) “A plurality of symbols are provided on an outer body having a box shape in which the front surface is open and the back surface is covered with a back plate and provided with a power supply device and other body-side electrical components; and a case member detachable from the outer body. In order to relay a model unit provided with a variable symbol display device and other case member side electric parts, main body side wirings connected to the main body side electric parts, and case side wirings connected to the case member side electric parts A wiring relay member attached to the back plate of the outer main body; two or more connectors attached to the tip of the case side wiring; a connector holder that collectively supports the two or more connectors as a connector group; and the connector A fixing means for fixing the holder to the wiring relay member and a board that is paired with each connector of the two or more connector groups and is fixed to the printed board And a connector connection terminal board that is attached to a wiring relay member attached to the back plate and to which a connector of the other connector group is fixed, and the connector holder. On the other hand, a gaming machine characterized in that one connector in the connector group is fixed and the other connector is attached to the connector holder so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the connector coupling direction.

  The above gaming machines are designed so that the connector holder is operated by aiming at the connector of the fixed connector connection terminal board, even if there is a slight error in the relative position between other connectors due to manufacturing errors, Since the non-fixed connector connection terminal board moves together with the connector and moves to correct the deviation and absorbs the error, it is possible to connect the connectors which are not the joint aim. Accordingly, it is possible to collectively connect a plurality of systems of connectors using one connector holder. In addition, the connector used is a general-purpose and inexpensive, for example, DIN standard soldered to a printed circuit board, and the cost is low.

  In addition, the connector holder is securely fixed to the back plate of the outer main body through the wiring relay member, and by extension, the wiring relay member, by fixing means such as Nylatch (registered trademark). On the other hand, the connector holder and the model unit are only connected via a flexible harness. Even if the model unit moves, the movement is not transmitted to the connector holder because the flexible harness absorbs the movement. . For this reason, even if a relative movement occurs between the outer body and the model unit due to vibration during transportation, the connector holder moves only with the outer body and is not affected by the model unit. No load is applied to the part. Therefore, the reliability of connector connection is very high.

As in the embodiment, the configuration in which the small connector board 123 corresponding to the small connector 125 is movable and the large connector 425 and the connector 124 are used as a reference for coupling is compared to the opposite configuration. , 427, 125 can be easily combined. This is because the small connector board 123 can be handled with a lighter force, and therefore it is easy to automatically correct the deviation. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the connectors 425 and 124 are coupled before the other connectors 427 and 125, so that the connectors for coupling aiming can be easily matched.

  Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 9, the chamfered portion C (the chamfered portion C ( If a straight chamfering or a curved chamfering is possible), the guiding action along the taper of the chamfered portion C makes the connectors more connectable.

  In addition to the configuration in which the connector boards 122 and 123 of the wiring relay member 113 are movable as in the embodiment, it is also possible to allow any one of the connectors 425 and 427 on the connector holder 428 side to be movable. In this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained. A specific example of the connector holder 428 is shown in FIG. In this example, a holder cylinder 429a with a female thread is projected from the holder main body 429 of the connector holder 428, while ear pieces 427b having free holes 427a on both sides of the connector 427 are formed, and the receiver cylinder 429a of the connector holder 428 is formed. The loose hole 427a of the connector 427 is loosely fitted, and a screw 427c with a washer is used to prevent the ear piece 427b from coming off. By doing so, the connector 427 can freely move with respect to the connector holder 428 within the range of the difference in diameter between the free hole 427a and the receiving tube 429a. In this case, the connector boards 122 and 123 may be fixed to the mounting plate 120 integrally. In the embodiment, two connectors are handled as one connector group, but the number of connectors in one connector group may be two or more.

  Further, in the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 12, the back of the rear plate 405 of the case member 400 is recessed toward the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 of the symbol variation display device 300. A cable groove 437 is formed, and wiring ports 438 and 438 penetrating the side plate 404 (or the rear plate 405) of the case member 400 are opened near both ends of the cable groove 437. The wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 are for connecting the symbol variation display device 300 and the main board 409 and the like. In FIG. The cable 313 (see FIG. 12) of the reel board 312 provided on the non-hinge side surface of the door-shaped front member 200 is pulled out of the case member 400 from one wiring port 438, and the cable 313 is pulled as shown in FIG. The cable is inserted into the cable groove 437, and the tip of the cable 313 is returned from the other wiring port 438 into the case member 400 to be connected to the main board 409 or the like. The cable groove 437 is provided with cable stoppers 439 at predetermined intervals so that the cable 313 does not fall off from the cable groove 437.

  Thus, the main board 409 and the reel board 312 are both case member-side electrical components in the case member 400, and it is not necessary to pull out the cable 313 outside the case member 400. The reason why the case member 400 is intentionally provided with the wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 to bypass the cable 313 to the outside is as follows.

  The installation location of the reel substrate 312 is a non-hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200 among the side surfaces of the symbol variation display device 300 (device case 302) in consideration of the workability of wiring for inserting and removing connectors in a limited space. The side corresponding to is preferable. On the contrary, if the reel substrate 312 is provided on the side surface of the device case 302 corresponding to the hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200, the door-shaped front member 200 (see FIG. 1) that is fully opened and the reel substrate 312 are close to each other. This is because a large working space required for inserting and removing the connector cannot be secured because of facing each other.

  However, on the other hand, the connection part of the boards (main board 409, effect control board 510, image display body 500, etc.) to be connected to the reel board 312 is on the side corresponding to the hinge side of the door-shaped front member 200 of the case member 400. Then, the cable 313 looks like it crosses the inside of the case member 400. Then, the cable 313 may be caught when the device case 302 is attached to the case member 400, or the cable 313 may be caught when the device case 302 is pulled out.

  On the other hand, if the case member 400 is provided with the wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 to bypass the cable 313 to the outside as in the embodiment, the trouble of the cable 313 as described above does not occur. In addition, the wiring work is better when the device case 302 is slightly pulled out from a predetermined position, and accordingly, the length of the cable 313 from the wiring port 438 to the reel board 312 is also the wiring cost. There is room to say. Accordingly, the cable 313 is slackened with the apparatus case 302 set at a predetermined position, and the cable 313 is slackened depending on the amount of pull-out. When the slack of the cable 313 is large, the cable 313 is formed in a triangular space formed between the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 and the back corner of the case member 400, which is located side by side with the wiring port 438. The loose part of can be escaped.

  Further, when the cable groove 437 is inflated toward the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302 as in the embodiment, it is between the back of the case member 400 and the lower swash plate 310 of the device case 302. Useful for effective use of dead space. Note that wiring using the wiring ports 438 and 438 and the cable groove 437 is not limited to the cable 313 of the reel substrate 312, and can be applied to all cables crossing the inside of the case member 400.

  In addition, in FIG. 11, the code | symbol 441 is a function separation relay terminal board.

  The slot machine 1 configured as described above is shipped from the factory in a finished product state in which the case member 400 is mounted on the outer main body 100 and necessary wiring is completed. Then, the finished product is attached to the game machine installation island of the amusement hall. At this time, as shown in an imaginary line in FIG. 25, the top plate 103 of the outer main body 100 and the upper rail 600 of the game machine installation island are connected with a wood screw or the like. When stopping with the fixing member 601, the door-shaped front member 200 and the image display body 500 are opened, and the fixing member 601 is inserted into the through hole 132 of the outer main body 100 from the inside of the case member 400 through the skylight 443, The fixing member 601 is tightened over the skylight 443 with a tool 602 such as a screwdriver, and the top plate 103 of the outer main body 100 and the upper rail 600 of the gaming machine installation island are fixedly connected. In addition, since the through-hole 132 is provided with two or more, it can be arbitrarily selected and used as needed. For example, even if the position and size of the upper beam 600 vary, the through hole 132 corresponding to the upper beam 600 can be selected. Further, when the entire gaming machine is replaced, if the through-hole 132 to be used is changed, it is possible to prevent the adverse effect that the hole of the fixing member 601 is opened at the same position of the upper rail 600 (so-called fool hole formation).

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 25, a gap S is formed between the outer main body 100 and the case member 400, and heat generated from the image display body 500 or the like is used to cool the image display body 500 (not shown). Then, it passes from the skylight portion 443 of the case member 400 through the gap S to the vent hole 133 of the back plate 104, and from there to the inside of the gaming machine installation island. At this time, there is a wiring relay member 113 between the back plate 104 and the case member 400, which acts like a barrier and closes the gap S over a wide range. Therefore, the hot air flowing through the gap S is blocked by this portion, and the wiring relay member 113 It is positively discharged to the outside from the vent hole 133 of the back plate 104 located above. Therefore, the heat dissipation effect is high.

[8. Each reel symbol, symbol row]
As shown in FIG. 46, each reel 301a, 301b, 301c has a series of symbols (a total of 21 symbols shown by array numbers 1 to 21) formed by arranging a plurality of types of symbols at regular intervals. A reel band (symbol band) on which the symbol is marked is attached. FIG. 46 shows a state in which the symbol rows written on the reel bands 321a, 321b, and 321c attached to the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are developed in a plane. In addition, in order to identify the symbol arrange | positioned in a symbol row | line | column, the said sequence number is described for convenience.

  Each of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c has a predetermined number (for example, three) of consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged in each symbol row, and the opening 401 (also referred to as symbol display window, hereinafter symbol). It arrange | positions so that it can visually recognize via the display window 401 (refer FIG. 47 demonstrated next). The symbol display window 401 corresponds to the symbol display unit described in the solving means.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 46, the types of symbols are “7” symbol painted in red (hereinafter referred to as “red 7 symbol”), “7” symbol painted in blue (hereinafter “blue”). 7 design ")," BAR design "," Cherry design with cherry design "," Replay design "," Bell 1 design "," Bell 2 design "," Watermelon design "," " There is a symbol described as “right” (hereinafter referred to as “right symbol”) and a symbol described as “correct” (hereinafter referred to as “correct symbol”).

  In FIG. 46, “Red 7 design” indicates that the reel band 321a has two array numbers 3 and 6, the reel band 321b has one array number 12, and the reel band 321c has array number 10 One corresponds. “Blue 7 design” corresponds to one of array number 16 in the reel band 321a, one of array number 3 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 15 in the reel band 321c. The “BAR symbol” corresponds to one of array number 11 in the reel band 321a, two of array numbers 6 and 9 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 2 in the reel band 321c. “Cherry design” is one of array number 10 in the reel band 321a, three of array numbers 1, 14, and 17 in the reel band 321b, and array number 7 and 14 in the reel band 321c. Two of the numbers correspond. The “replay symbols” are five in the reel band 321a: array numbers 1, 4, 7, 12, and 17, and in the reel band 321b, array numbers 0, 5, 8, 11, In the reel band 321c, five of array numbers 1, 5, 8, 13, 13, and 17 correspond to reels 321c. “Bell Design 1” has three arrangement numbers 13, 15, and 18 in the reel band 321a, and five arrangement numbers 2, 7, 10, 15, and 18 in the reel band 321b. In the reel band 321c, three of array numbers 9, 12, and 16 correspond. “Bell symbol 2” corresponds to three of arrangement numbers 2, 5, and 8 in the reel band 321a, and two of arrangement numbers 0 and 4 in the reel band 321c. “Watermelon design” has three arrangement numbers 9, 14, and 19 in the reel band 321a, two arrangement numbers 4 and 13 in the reel band 321b, and arrangement number 3 in the reel band 321c.・ 4, 11 and 20 correspond. The “definition symbol” corresponds to one of array number 20 in the reel band 321a, one of array number 19 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 18 in the reel band 321c. The “normal symbol” corresponds to one of array number 0 in the reel band 321a, one of array number 20 in the reel band 321b, and one of array number 18 in the reel band 321c. In addition, the kind of design is an example, Comprising: It is not restricted to these kinds.

[9. Frame member]
FIG. 47 shows the enlarged portion of the frame member 501 including the symbol display window 401. From the symbol display window 401, three consecutive symbols among the symbols in the symbol row of each reel 301a, 301b, 301c are visible. The three positions where this symbol is displayed are “upper (or upper position)” (for example, the position where “bell 1 symbol” of the reel 301a is displayed), “middle (or middle position)” (for example, , A position where the “replay symbol” of the reel 301b is displayed) and a “lower stage (or lower position)” (for example, a position where the “bell 1 symbol” of the reel 301c is displayed).

  From the above, it is possible to display “number of stages × number of reels” symbols in the symbol display window 401. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, a maximum of nine symbols can be displayed in the symbol display window 401 by “the number of stages (3) × the number of reels (3)”.

  Various lamps are provided on the left side of the frame member 501 (also referred to as a display panel, which will be unified as the display panel 501 below) on the left side when viewed from the symbol display window 401. Among them, “BET1”, “BET2 ”And“ BET 3 ”are BET lamps (bet lamps) 614. The numbers of the BET lamps (the numbers 1, 2, and 3 of“ BET 1 ”,“ BET 2 ”, and“ BET 3 ”above) are as follows. Each corresponds to the number of bets (the number of bets, the number corresponding to the number of medals bet), that is, “1” is one bet (the number of bets placed is one) and “2” is 2 bets (the number of medals bet is 2), and “3” corresponds to 3 bets (also called a MAX bet, the number of medals bet is 3).

  An effective arrangement is determined according to the number of bets. This “effective arrangement” is also called an effective line. Hereinafter, it is referred to as an effective line. A combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination, which will be described later, is determined to be displayed as a combination mode of symbols corresponding to the winning combination only after being displayed side by side on one active line. That is, even if each symbol constituting the symbol corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is individually displayed in the symbol display window 401, each symbol is not lined up on any active line (that is, the predetermined symbol is displayed). If the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not arranged on the active line), it is not determined that the symbol combination mode corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed. As described above, when the symbol combinations corresponding to the predetermined winning combination are not arranged on the active line, it is determined that the disparate symbol combination mode (that is, the combination of the lost symbols) is displayed.

  Next, the bet number and the effective line will be specifically described. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-wager dedicated machine, and in a normal game, the game can be executed when three medals are inserted. At this time, a straight line arrangement that rises to the right and a straight line arrangement that falls to the right are effective lines.

  Note that the effective lines are not limited to the above-described straight-up linear arrangement or the down-right linear arrangement. Furthermore, although the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-bet dedicated machine, the number of active lines may be changed according to the number of bets instead.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the number of bets is only 3 bets (MAX bets), and the effective line is displayed in the symbol display window 401 of FIG. 47 as “BAR symbol-replay symbol-definition symbol”. Only two lines, that is, a line (namely, a line rising to the right) 623b and a line displaying "Bell 1 symbol-Replay symbol-Bell 1 symbol" (that is, the right-down line 623a) are valid lines.

The combination of symbols displayed in the symbol display window 401 of FIG. 47 is “bell 1 symbol-replay symbol-bell 1 symbol” displayed on the right-down line 623a which is one of the effective lines. Since the symbol combination is a symbol combination corresponding to a replay role (replaying role), in the next game, an automatic bet can be made without inserting medals, and the same game as the previous game can be executed again. It becomes. In addition, "Bell 1"
Even if “symbol-replay symbol-bell 1 symbol” is displayed, it is difficult for the player to grasp at a glance which combination of symbols is displayed. However, a combination of symbols “replay symbol-replay symbol-replay symbol” is displayed on the middle line that is not the active line, so that the player can recognize that the player has won the replay.

  In addition, the display panel 501 is provided with lamps and LEDs that can be lit (or blinked) in accordance with the gaming state of the slot machine 1. From the top of the figure, these lamps are an error lamp 604 on which the characters “ERR” are drawn, a replay lamp 606 on which characters “REP” are drawn, which is located immediately below the BET lamp 614, and “STR”. A start lamp 608 with the letters “INS”, a medal IN lamp 610 with the letters “INS”, and a payout number display LED 612 having two side-by-side 7-segment LEDs. In addition to these, a bonus notification lamp for notifying the winning of a bonus game, which will be described later, a 7-segment LED for displaying the cumulative payout number of medals in a bonus game, etc., and counting the bonus game are provided separately. Also good.

  The error lamp 604 starts to light (or flashes) when any trouble or failure occurs during the game of the slot machine 1, and indicates that a trouble or the like is currently occurring. Have a role to inform.

  The replay lamp 606 has a role of notifying the player that a replay can be performed (a game can be performed again without betting a new medal) when the game result is a replay (described later).

  The start lamp 608 starts to light (or flash) when the number of bets reaches the MAX bet, and has a role of prompting the player to operate the start lever 210 (start operation).

  The medal IN lamp 610 continues to light (or blink) until the bet number reaches the maximum (MAX bet), thereby having a role of prompting the player to place a bet.

  The payout number display LED 612 has a role of notifying the player of the number of medals paid out by displaying the number of payouts (the number of medals to be paid out) when there is a payout of medals associated with the game result.

  The lamps and LEDs described above (specifically, the error lamp 604, the replay lamp 606, the start lamp 608, the medal IN lamp 610, the payout number display LED 612, and the BET lamp 614) are shown in FIG. It is configured to receive a signal from the main board 409, and the display is controlled by the main board 409 (mainly the CPU 1110). However, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, display control can be performed on these lamps and LEDs by a board other than the main board 409 (hereinafter also referred to as a peripheral board). The effect control board 510 is a representative peripheral board (in addition, a reel control board and a payout control board described later are examples of the peripheral board).

Specifically, for example, the production control board 510 may output a signal related to display control by its own judgment instead of the main board 409, or the production control board 510 may send a predetermined command from the main board 409. Display control may be realized by transmitting a control command such as LED display to the lamp and LEDs based on the reception. Then, by performing display control of lamps and the like on the production control board 510 side, compared to display control by the main board 409, on the main board 409 side, types of commands to be prepared, command output timing, interrupts, etc. As a result, the storage capacity of the main board 409 (mainly the ROM 1112) can be reduced.

  In general, the ROM 1120 of the production control board 510 has a larger storage capacity than the ROM 1112 of the main board 409, and further, the CPU 1118 and VDP 1124 of the production control board 510 have higher processing capacity than the CPU 1110 of the main board 409. As described above, by using the display control processing other than the main substrate 409, more diverse display variations can be realized by utilizing a large storage capacity and high processing capability.

  In addition, a signal (command) output from the main board 409 to the other components is output as a common signal to the effect control board 510, and the output of the test signal and the external relay terminal board signal is determined according to the effect control board. By performing the processing on the 510 side, the burden of the control processing by the main substrate 409 can be reduced.

  As described above, when the lamps and LEDs are directly controlled by the effect control board 510, the lamps and LEDs are wired to the effect control board 510, unlike the connection configuration shown in FIG. From the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of signal processing. Further, the lamps and LEDs and the effect control board 510 may not be directly wired, but may be connected via the relay board and not via the main board 409.

[10. Slot machine internal configuration]
FIG. 48 schematically shows configurations of various mechanism elements, electronic devices, operation members, and the like that are installed in the slot machine 1. The slot machine 1 has a main board 409 for comprehensively controlling the progress of the game. On the main board 409, a CPU 1110, a ROM 1112, a RAM 1114, an input / output interface 1116, and the like are mounted. However, the interface board 800, the test apparatus 900, and the hall computer 1200 are externally connected devices.

  The above-described single-load buttons 205 and 206, start lever 210, reel stop buttons 211a, 211b and 211c, storage release switch 209, etc. are all connected to the main board 409, and these operation buttons use sensors not shown. Thus, an operation by the player can be detected, and the detected operation signal can be output to the main board 409. Specifically, when the start lever 210 is operated, an operation signal for starting the above-described symbol variation display device 300 (starting the rotation of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c) is output to the main board 409, and the reel stop button 211a. , 211b, 211c are operated, an operation signal for stopping the reels 301a, 301b, 301c is output to the main board 409, respectively.

  Hereinafter, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are referred to as a left reel 301a, a middle reel 301b, and a right reel 301c, respectively, as necessary. The corresponding reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are referred to as a left reel stop button 211a, a middle reel stop button 211b, and a right reel stop button 211c.

  The slot machine 1 accommodates other devices together with the main substrate 409, and various signals are input from these devices to the main substrate 409. In addition to the symbol variation display device 300, the devices include a medal discharge device 110 and the like.

The symbol variation display device 300 includes reel drive motors 341a, 341b, and 341c for rotating the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c (left reel drive motor 341a, middle reel drive motor 341b, and right reel drive motor 341c). This reel drive motor is composed of a stepping motor, and each of the reels 301a, 301b, 301c can be rotated and stopped independently. During the rotation, a plurality of types of symbols are continuously displayed from top to bottom in the symbol display window 401. Is displayed while changing. The reel drive motors 341a, 341b, and 341c correspond to the movable display drive means described in the solution means.

  The reels 301a, 301b, and 301c have position sensors 331a, 331b, and 331c for detecting a reference position related to the rotation of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c. The reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are provided with position sensors 331a, 331b, and 331c, respectively. (Left reel position sensor 331a, middle reel position sensor 331b, right reel position sensor 331c). By inputting detection signals (index signals) from these position sensors to the main board 409, the main board 409 can obtain stop position information of each reel.

  In the medal selector 207, the solenoid 207a and the insertion sensor 207b described above are installed. The insertion sensor 207 b detects medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 203 and outputs a medal detection signal to the main board 409. When the solenoid 207a is OFF, the inserted medal is detected by the insertion sensor 207b. On the contrary, when the solenoid 207a is in the ON state, the passage reaching the insertion sensor 207b in the medal selector 207 is locked out so that the insertion of medals cannot be accepted. The medal that flows through the return basket 213 returns to the medal tray 201. At this time, the function of the insertion sensor 207b is invalidated, so that neither betting by medal insertion nor medal storage is performed.

  The medal releasing device 110 has a payout sensor 110e for detecting the payout medals one by one in the discharge port 110c, and a payout medal signal for each medal is input to the main board 409 from the payout sensor 110e. Has been. The auxiliary storage box 111 for game medals is provided with a medal full sensor 111a. When the number of stored medals exceeds a predetermined number, a detection signal indicating that the number of medals exceeds the predetermined number is sent to the main board. Output to 409. At this time, the image display 500, the error lamp 604, etc. display an error display notifying the abnormality of the medal accumulation, so that the player, the hall employee, etc. are notified that the abnormality has occurred.

  On the other hand, a control signal is output from the main board 409 to the symbol variation display device 300 and the medal discharge device 110. That is, a drive pulse signal for controlling the start and stop of each of the reel drive motors 341a, 341b, and 341c described above is output from the main board 409. The medal releasing device 110 receives a drive signal from the main board 409 according to the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line, and the medal releasing device 110 performs a medal payout operation. At this time, if the number of medals necessary for payout is insufficient or there are no medals in the medal releasing device 110, the number detection by the payout sensor 110e is delayed. When a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses, the payout sensor 110e outputs a payout medal abnormality signal to the main board 409, and in response, the main board 409 informs that an abnormality has occurred in the medal payout. Is displayed on the error lamp 604, the image display body 500 or the like to notify the player or hall employee that an abnormality has occurred.

  The slot machine 1 includes an effect control board 510 in addition to the main board 409. The effect control board 510 includes a CPU 1118, ROM 1120, RAM 1122, input / output interface 1130, VDP (Video Display Processor) 1124, and AMP (audio amplifier). 1126, a sound source IC 1128, and the like are mounted. The effect control board 510 receives various command signals from the main board 409, and controls the display of the image display body 500, the light emission (or lighting, blinking, extinguishing, etc.) of the lighting device 502 and the operation of the speaker 512.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the effect control board 510 may be configured to realize at least a part of various functions of the main board 409 as described above. The various functions of the main board 409 are, for example, a function of starting the symbol variation display device 300 (starting the rotation of the reels 301a to 301c) triggered by the operation of the start lever 210, and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c. Is a function to stop each reel 301a to 301c based on a predetermined reel stop control, and to obtain stop position information of each stopped reel. These are functions for obtaining information related to the above, functions for performing error-related control, and functions for performing transmission / reception of signals to / from devices that can be connected to the main board 409. The control program and data for realizing each function are stored in the effect control board 510 (ROM 1120) instead of the main board 409, and the CPU 1118 executes the control program, so that the function is displayed in the effect control board. 510 can be held.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the effect control board 510 controls (including detection, management, and processing) at least one of these functions, the effect control board 510 is generally more than the main board 409. Since a high-performance CPU is installed, fine operation settings and error processing are possible. Also, since the production control board 510 generally has a larger memory capacity than the main board 409, for example, a large amount of data relating to errors, data transmitted to and received from devices, etc. can be accumulated, and the increase in the amount of information is utilized. It can also be expected to provide services. Since the data and programs that must be held on the main board 409 side are reduced by the amount of functions assigned on the effect control board 510 side, it can be expected to reduce the capacity on the main board 409 side. Furthermore, when the production control board 510 can substitute for the function of the main board 409, error information about the malfunction is notified from the production control board 510 to the image display 500 when the main board 409 fails. Therefore, it can be expected that the player or the hall clerk will be notified of the problem promptly.

  Of the above functions, for example, when the effect control board 510 controls the reel drive motors 341a to 341c, not only can the storage capacity of the main board 409 be reduced, but the processing capacity is higher than that of the main board 409, and Since there are many areas, it is also possible to increase variations regarding reel driving. Note that such reel drive control may be managed not by the effect control board 510 but by a reel control board described later, and in this case, the above-described effects can be expected.

  Further, substituting the function of the main board 409 as described above is not limited to the effect control board 510. In other words, the production control board 510 may be configured to hold functions integrally as an alternative, but other functions may be held by other peripheral boards in addition to the functions. Peripheral boards specialized for these functions may be prepared to share the functions.

  As an example of a peripheral board specialized for individual functions, firstly, a payout control board that consolidates functions related to the payout of medals can be considered. By allowing the payout control board to hold the control program and data related to the payout process originally held by the main board 409, the payout control board can collectively manage the functions related to the payout of medals, It can be expected to reduce the capacity burden and the processing burden on the main board 409 side.

Further, as another example of the peripheral board specialized for each function, a reel control board that consolidates functions related to the control of the reels 301a to 301c can be considered. The reel control board collectively holds a control program and data related to reel control (for example, control of drawing-in based on a winning combination and control related to the operation mode of the reel) in the ROM, and the CPU of the reel control board holds the control program and data. By executing the control program, the reel control function that the main board 409 originally has is realized. Since the amount of data related to reel control is very large among the data held by the gaming machine, it is possible to expect an effect of greatly reducing the capacity on the main board 409 side by separating the data from the main board 409.

  Further, when the reel control function is separated from the main board 409, it is possible to arrange the reel control board in an integrated manner with the reel unit. In such a case, the operation of the reel is checked with the reel unit removed. Because it can be done, it contributes greatly to the development efficiency. On the other hand, since it is possible to check the operation on the main board 409 side without being connected to the reel unit, this can also be expected to improve the development efficiency.

  When the reel control board as the peripheral control board manages the reel control collectively, a control program that can control the stepping motors (reel drive motors 341a to 341c) for driving the reels 301a to 301c is held. There is a need to. Further, for example, in addition to the reels 301a to 301c, the slot machine 1 is a pseudo reel that can perform a stunning rotation operation based on the result of the lottery (the former is called the real reel and the latter is called the pseudo reel). 2), a control program for driving the reel of this reel and a control program for driving the reel of the pseudo reel are required. At this time, if the reel control board holding the control program for this reel and the reel control board holding the control program for the pseudo reel are prepared as separate boards, the capacity required for each board can be suppressed, Contributes to smaller board size and more flexible board layout. In addition, when the reel control board holding the control program for this reel and the control program for the pseudo reel are held by one reel control board, as a peripheral board that can control the control of each reel at once, Modularity can be improved, and efficiency in checking operations during development can be increased. In addition, it is easy to realize an effect involving the movement of the reel and the pseudo reel, which can contribute to an improvement in game play.

  Further, when the external relay terminal board 131 is provided on the main board 409, the slot machine 1 is connected to the hall computer 1200 of the game hall via the external relay terminal board 131. The external relay terminal board 131 plays a role of relaying various signals (inserted medal signal, payout medal signal, game status, etc.) transmitted from the main board 409 to the hall computer 1200.

  The external relay terminal board 131 has a predetermined number of pins for outputting signals to the hall computer 1200. The signal output via each pin includes, for example, an IN signal for counting the IN number of game medals, an OUT signal for counting the OUT number of game medals, and an initial bonus (for example, AT or ART) Notification of bonus signals for determining the initial hit of BB game or RB game), bonus signal for determining the continuous state of bonus, common signal (common, relay common), and security information There are security signals, etc.

  The role of the main board 409 with respect to the external relay terminal board 131 may be handled by the peripheral board (for example, the effect control board 510). Specifically, for example, when there are a plurality of pieces of information to be transmitted (error information, bonus information, ART information, etc.), the production control board 510 executes a program managed by itself to execute the information for each group. By dividing and outputting from a predetermined channel of the external relay terminal board 131, the limited hardware resource of the number of channels of the external relay terminal board 131 can be effectively utilized. In addition, you may make it output from the external relay terminal board 131, without dividing the said information.

Further, when the number of commands prepared as commands output from the main board 409 is small, the situation is analyzed in detail on the production control board 510 side, and the types of signals output from the production control board 510 are increased. In this way, detailed command output can be realized without squeezing the required command capacity on the main board 409. Further, for example, in a conventional gaming machine, when a bonus command is output when a predetermined command (relay common or the like) is output together, a switch for physically switching is not required, and the effect control board 510 Since the switching can be performed by software processing on the side, it is possible to omit the output of the predetermined command on the effect control board 510 and output only bonus information to the external relay terminal board 131, thereby reducing the communication cost. And can be expected to reduce the processing load.

  Furthermore, the slot machine 1 has a function that enables the hall side to set information output settings under the control of the effect control board 510 (for example, whether ART is counted as the BB count or RB count. Whether or not to return the game number display to 0 when the ART is won may be provided. When such a function is provided, appropriate information output can be set for various types of Holkons and data displays currently used in the hall, and the convenience to players and hall personnel is further enhanced. I can expect that.

  In addition, the power supply device 112 is attached with a setting key switch 112t, a reset switch 112u, a power switch 112v, and the like. None of these switches are exposed to the outside of the slot machine 1 and can be operated only when the door-shaped front member 200 is opened. Among them, the power switch 112v is for turning on / off the power supply to the slot machine 1, and the setting key switch 112t is for changing the setting (for example, settings 1 to 6) of the slot machine 1. . The reset switch 112u is for releasing an error that has occurred in the slot machine 1, and is also operated when changing the setting together with the setting key switch 112t.

  The functions of the main board 409 associated with the power OFF / ON operation (operation of the power switch 112v), the setting change operation (operation of the setting key switch 112t), and the reset operation (operation of the reset switch 112u) are also described in the control program, By storing the data in the peripheral board, the peripheral board (for example, the effect control board 510) can manage the data. The function associated with the power OFF / ON operation may include a process associated with the power interruption. At this time, the setting key switch 112t, the reset switch 112u, and the like mounted on the main board 409 may be provided on the effect control board 510 (a board generally called a peripheral board). By transferring the function based on such a switch to the effect control board 510, the structure of the main board case storing the main board 409 and the main board 409 can be simplified. Further, an LED indicating an error, a reel rotation, a stop button reception signal, or the like may be moved to the effect control board 510 and provided inside the housing of the slot machine 1. Further, for example, when a setting display unit such as a segment is provided near the setting key switch 112t to provide a function for making the settings easy to see during the change work, the storage capacity is not restricted on the peripheral board side. It is possible to add a function for improving the convenience on the hall side without worrying about.

  When the peripheral board substitutes for the function of the main board 409 as described above, the wiring of the internal configuration shown in FIG. 48 should also be changed according to the substitution, for example, connected to the main board 409. It is preferable that the device that has been used is configured to be connected to the effect control board 510 (however, including connection via a relay board or the like).

The above is an example of the internal configuration of the slot machine 1. Next, when a predetermined interface board 800 is connected to the slot machine 1, a game state (for example, an RT state during a general game, a special game state, etc.) and internal information relating to the progress of the game (for example, a lottery result) An embodiment of an external signal output means for outputting a signal indicating a winning result, a payout number, etc.) to the outside will be described. The internal information related to the game state and the progress of the game is referred to as “game state information”. In the following, a test signal is output as an external signal to the test apparatus 900 that has been programmed to perform a qualification test (indentation reproduction test) of the slot machine 1 operating in an appropriate range (including information related to the lottery result of the role) An example is given in which a role lottery signal is output as an external signal to the test apparatus 900). Note that the transmission destination of the external signal is not limited to the test apparatus 900, and the external signal is not limited to only the role lottery signal described below, but also to a signal indicating information such as other gaming states. Can be applied.

  FIG. 48 shows the overall configuration of a system in which a test apparatus 900 is connected via a test interface board 800 in the slot machine 1. In FIG. 48, a line from which a test signal indicating information such as a game state from the effect control board 510 is output to the outside is connected to the output concentrated connector. As a result, a signal indicating information such as a gaming state from the effect control board 510, an excitation data signal, and a payout command signal are transmitted as external signals to the interface board 800 and finally output to the test apparatus 900.

  During the qualification test of the slot machine 1, the test apparatus 900 outputs an operation command programmed in accordance with an operation procedure actually performed by the player to the interface board 800. The interface board 800 generates a switch signal (such as a rotation start signal or a stop operation signal) in response to an operation command from the test apparatus 900 and outputs it to the corresponding switch signal input port. Thereby, the gaming operation of the slot machine 1 is reproduced under the initiative of the test apparatus 900.

  Then, the slot machine 1 generates an external signal having a predetermined data structure and outputs the information such as the gaming state that is generated as the game progresses to the interface board 800, so that a test signal indicating the gaming state or the like is generated. It is transmitted to the test apparatus 900. As a result, information such as the gaming state in the game continuously reproduced a predetermined number of times, detailed gaming state such as winning and medal insertion and payout number, etc. is recorded in the test apparatus 900, and the appropriate range can be obtained by analyzing the record. It is inspected whether or not the gaming machine operates in the above.

  Conventionally, such external output devices (interface board 800, test apparatus 900) have been conventionally connected to the main board 409. However, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, such external output equipment is used. Also in this connection, the peripheral board (for example, the effect control board 510) can be configured to replace the main board 409. By enabling such a configuration, control related to signal output to the outside of the slot machine 1 can be performed under the management of the peripheral board.

  In the conventional gaming machine, there are, for example, LED emission, 7-segment, test signal, BET lamp, output signal to the external relay terminal board 131, and the like as external outputs managed by the main board 409. Further, the main board 409 has a timer control and a length of a transmission command (for example, a conditional device command for a certification test must be output in a length of 25 ms or more in order to correspond to the test device 900), a transmission command Processes such as transmission timing and bit control of transmission signals were managed. By transferring such external output processing by the main board 409 to the peripheral board (for example, the production control board 510), according to the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the main board 409 basically outputs information to be output to the outside. By simply transmitting to the effect control board 510, the remaining detailed processing can be left to the effect control board 510. Then, by performing the processing for adjusting the transmission timing and transmission method to the outside as described above on the effect control board 510 side, it is possible to reduce the capacity burden and the processing burden on the main board 409 side.

In addition, in the conventional gaming machine, the test signal to the test device 900 and the signal for the outer end to the external relay terminal board 131 are separately prepared on the main board 409. More effective processing is possible if processing for matching with the device is also performed on the production control board 510 side. And in order to enable the said process, it is preferable that the interface board | substrate 800 is connected with the production | presentation control board 510 so that connection is possible.

  Next, game progress by the slot machine 1 will be described. In a game by the slot machine 1, when the player operates the start lever 210 in a state where the bet number of medals is determined, the reels 301a, 301b, 301c rotate, and thereafter, the player rotates the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, 211c. Is operated, the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are controlled to stop. When all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped, the game result is judged from the combination of symbols on the active line, and necessary. Accordingly, a prescribed number of medals corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is awarded.

  As described above, the reels 321a, 321b, and 321c are attached to the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c, respectively (see FIG. 46). Then, when all the reels 301a, 301b, 301c are stopped, the display content displayed in the symbol display window 401 (the combination mode of symbols displayed on the effective line) of the symbol corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed. It is determined whether a combination mode is displayed. Specifically, in the symbol display window 401, at least one of the above-mentioned effective lines (upward right line 623b and downward right line 623a) displays a combination mode of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination. It is determined whether or not. At this time, when the combination of symbols corresponding to different winning combinations is displayed on the right rising line 623b and the right falling line 623a, the combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is simultaneously displayed. It is determined that the number of medals is displayed, and the total number of medals is paid out. That is, a combination of symbols corresponding to a plurality of winning combinations is displayed on the active line in the symbol display window 401 in an overlapping manner).

  In the following, the case where the combination of symbols corresponding to a predetermined winning combination is displayed on any one of the active lines is the symbol corresponding to the (predetermined) winning combination (this is called the winning combination symbol). It is said that the combination is complete or the winning symbol is complete.

  The symbols of the slot machine 1 include “red 7 symbol”, “blue 7 symbol”, “BAR symbol”, “cherry symbol”, “replay symbol”, “bell 1 symbol”, “bell 2 symbol”, “watermelon symbol” ”,“ Yizu design ”and“ Principal design ”have already been mentioned, but among them,“ Red 7 design ”,“ Blue 7 design ”and“ BAR design ”are more prominent than other designs. The design is easy and easy to identify. Here, the ease of identification refers to the level at which the player can easily identify the symbol including the reel being rotated and the reel being stopped. These symbols can be easily stopped while aiming so that these symbols are stopped in the symbol display window 401 when the player performs a stop operation because of the color and size of the symbols even while the reel is rotating. (That is, it is easy to push). Furthermore, as can be seen from FIG. 46, “justice symbol” and “justice symbol” can be read as “justice” in the form of a circle formed by two symbols of “justice symbol” and “justice symbol”. As described above, the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and therefore, it is easy to press them up.

  These symbols are merely symbolic symbols (one symbol does not correspond to the winning combination), but they become a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination by becoming a predetermined combination. . That is, a predetermined game privilege is given. In the following, a combination of symbols allowed corresponding to each winning combination shown in FIG. 49 will be described.

[10-1. Combination of winning roles and symbols]
Here, a winning combination (including what is called a winning combination) of the slot machine 1 and a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination will be described with reference to FIGS. 49, 50, and 51 to 53. FIG. 49 is a diagram showing a winning probability for each winning combination of the slot machine 1, and is stored in advance in the ROM 1112 or the like as a winning value determination table. FIG. 50 is a diagram showing each winning combination and a condition device established corresponding to each winning combination, and is stored in the ROM 1112 or the like in advance. 51 to 53 are diagrams showing symbol combinations and medal payout numbers corresponding to each condition device, which are also stored in the ROM 1112 or the like in advance.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the winning value determination table, the reel pull-in control table, and the like are not the ROM 1112 of the main board 409 but the ROM 1120 of the effect control board 510 for the lottery of the winning combination (role lottery) and reel stop control. The effect control board 510 may make a hit determination. In particular, since the reel pull-in control table used in the control for pulling the symbols when the reels are stopped has a large amount of data, the capacity burden on the main board 409 side is greatly reduced when the reel pull-in control table is held on the effect control board 510. be able to. In addition, it is possible to greatly reduce the load on the work at the time of creating the application document for the gaming machine and the debugging work at the time of developing the gaming machine. The holding destination of the various tables other than the main board 409 is not limited to the effect control board 510, and may be, for example, the above-described payout control board or reel control board.

  As a gaming state in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a general state, a normal RT, a chance RT, a SB, a bonus inside, and a bonus are prepared. As shown in FIG. 49, the winning probability for each winning combination is determined for each gaming state. As shown in FIG. 49, the chance RT includes a chance RT1, a chance RT2, and a chance RT3 having different probability of loss. Then, when a winning combination is won as a result of the lottery, the condition device corresponding to the winning combination is activated, and the reel stop process described later is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the activated condition device is displayed on the active line. Is called. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, since one condition device and a reel control pattern correspond one-to-one, if a plurality of reel control patterns are to be prepared for one winning combination, A plurality of conditions may be satisfied for the winning combination. By doing so, it is possible to prepare a plurality of patterns of stopping points (a combination of symbols displayed on the effective line) for one winning combination. Here, for the symbol combinations displayed on the active line, “RB1 + Bell 2”, “Watermelon”, “AT1” to “AT10”, “ALL”, “SB1” to “SB3”, “ SB1 + normal lip ”to“ SB3 + normal lip ”will be described as examples.

  “RB1 + Bell2” is a duplicate combination in which RB1 and Bell2 are simultaneously selected and won. At this time, the condition device corresponding to both RB1 and bell 2 is operated, and it is allowed that the combination of symbols corresponding to these is displayed on the effective line, and based on this, the reel stop in step S5 described later is performed. Processing is performed. When the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 2 is displayed on the effective line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize, and when the symbol combination corresponding to RB1 is displayed on the effective line, the description will be given later. The RB1 game to be started is started. However, even if it is permitted that both the symbol combination corresponding to RB1 and the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 are displayed on the effective line, the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 has priority. The reel stop process is performed as displayed above. Here, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell 2 is allowed to be displayed on the active line only in the selected game. On the other hand, the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is not limited to the winning game, and the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is continuously displayed on the effective line after the next game until the combination of symbols corresponding to RB1 is displayed on the effective line. It is allowed to be displayed.

  The duplicate combination means a combination in which a plurality of combinations are selected at the same time in one lottery opportunity. For example, if the carryover combination that is carried over after the next game is selected in the first game, but the symbol combination corresponding to this carryover combination is not displayed, the first combination is played in the second game, for example. When elected, both the carryover role and the first role will be won, but in this case, since they are selected at different lottery opportunities, they do not fall under duplicate roles . On the other hand, a single combination means a combination in which only one combination is selected in one lottery opportunity.

  In addition, BB1, BB2, RB1 and RB2 are used as bonus combinations, and the combination with medals paid out in FIGS. 51 to 53 (for example, cherry, watermelon, bell 1, bell 2, etc.) is used as a small combination, and the same game as the previous game is executed. When a possible combination (for example, a normal lip) is a replay combination and it is allowed to be displayed on the active line for a plurality of symbol combinations at the same time, the replay combination, the small combination, and the bonus combination are dealt with in the priority order. The reel stop process described later is performed so that the combination of symbols is displayed on the active line.

  “Watermelon” is a single winning feature of watermelon. At this time, it is allowed to display a combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon on the active line, and based on this, a reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon is displayed on the active line, for example, five medals are paid out as a prize.

  Even if one of the winning combinations is won as a result of the lottery, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is stopped in the symbol display window 401 (that is, on the active line) within a range where the pull-in control described later can be performed. If the stop operation (operation to press the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c) is not performed as it is, the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination cannot be displayed on the active line. Therefore, if a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed on the active line even though one of the winning combinations is won as a result of the lottery, the game result is lost in step S6 described later. Determined.

  In “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order determined for each, and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211AT in an appropriate pressing order determined for each. The number of medals to be paid out as a prize differs depending on whether 211c is not operated.

  Specifically, an appropriate pressing order for “AT1” and “AT2” is “left → middle → right” (hereinafter referred to as “forward pressing”). When the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in this proper pushing order, it is allowed that the symbol combination of the accessory 17 among the operating condition devices is displayed on the effective line. Based on this, a reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. When the symbol combination of the small items 17 is displayed on the active line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize. In addition, since the symbols constituting the symbol combination of the accessory 17 are arranged within a range where the reel pull-in control can be performed, when the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”, the symbols are pressed in an appropriate push order. As long as the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is always displayed on the effective line.

In addition, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing, for example, two medals are paid out as a prize. The combination is displayed on the active line. However, if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an improper timing, the lost symbol combination is displayed on the active line. At this time, medals as prizes are not paid out.

  That is, when the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”, the symbol combination of the bell 1 is always displayed on the active line as long as the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order. However, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, a combination of symbols in which one medal is paid out as a prize when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing. Is displayed on the effective line, and if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an inappropriate timing, the symbol combination of the loss is displayed on the effective line.

  The above “appropriate timing” when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate pressing order is different depending on whether the lottery result is “AT1” or “AT2”. Yes. More specifically, the “appropriate timing” when the lottery result is “AT1” is the “improper timing” when the lottery result is “AT2”, and the lottery result is “AT1”. The “inappropriate timing” at the time of “is an appropriate timing” when the lottery result is “AT2”.

  Further, the proper pushing order for “AT3” and “AT4” is “left → right → middle” (hereinafter referred to as “scissor pushing”), and the proper pushing order for “AT5” and “AT6” is “ “Middle → Left → Right” or “Middle → Right → Left” (hereinafter referred to as “Middle press”), and the proper pressing order for “AT7” and “AT8” is “Right → Left → Middle” The proper pressing order for “AT9” and “AT10” is “right → left → middle” (hereinafter referred to as “reverse scissor pressing”). When the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in this proper pressing order, the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is allowed to be displayed on the effective line, and based on this, the later-described step S5 is performed. A reel stop process is performed. However, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate push order, a combination of symbols in which one medal is paid out as a prize when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an appropriate timing. Is displayed on the active line, and if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated at an inappropriate timing, the symbol combination of the loss is displayed on the active line. Here, the “proper timing” when the lottery results are “AT3”, “AT5”, “AT7”, and “AT9”, the lottery results are “AT4”, “AT6”, “AT8”, respectively. And “incorrect timing” in the case of “AT10”, and “incorrect timing” in the case where the lottery results are “AT3”, “AT5”, “AT7” and “AT9”, respectively, The result is “improper timing” when “AT4”, “AT6”, “AT8”, and “AT10”.

  When the result of the lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an inappropriate pressing order, and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c at an inappropriate timing. In this embodiment, the symbol combination of the loss displayed on the active line by operating the button is referred to as “bell bumps”.

“ALL” is a role that is a lottery target only during the bonus game. When the lottery result is “ALL”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in any push order and at any timing. Even if it exists, it is permitted that the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is displayed on the effective line, and based on this, the reel stop process in step S5 described later is performed. As described above, since the symbols constituting the symbol combination of the small items 17 are arranged within a range where the reel pull-in control can be performed, the symbol combination of the small items 17 is always performed when the lottery result is “ALL”. Is displayed on the active line. When the symbol combination of the accessory 17 is displayed on the active line, for example, nine medals are paid out as a prize.

  Each of “SB1” to “SB3” is a single role called a single bonus, and is a lottery object only when it is in a general state, normal RT, or any state in SB. When the result of the lottery is any one of “SB1” to “SB3”, it is allowed that the corresponding symbol combination is displayed on the active line, and based on this, step S5 to be described later is performed. The reel stop process is performed. When a combination of symbols corresponding to “SB1” to “SB3” is displayed on the active line, the gaming state is controlled to “SB” only in the next game (this next game is called a single bonus game) ).

  Specifically, when the result of the lottery is “SB3”, the condition device corresponding to SB3 is activated, and the symbol combination corresponding to the activated condition device (the symbol combination corresponding to SB3) is on the effective line. When the combination of symbols corresponding to SB3 is displayed on the active line, the gaming state of the next game becomes “SB in progress” shown in FIG.

  When the lottery result is “SB2”, the condition device corresponding to SB2 is activated, and the symbol combination corresponding to the activated condition device (the symbol combination corresponding to SB2) is displayed on the active line. Is acceptable. When the lottery result is “SB1”, the condition device corresponding to SB1 is activated, and the symbol combination corresponding to the activated condition device (the symbol combination corresponding to SB1) is displayed on the active line. Is allowed. When the symbol combination corresponding to SB2 or the symbol combination corresponding to SB1 is displayed on the active line, the gaming state of the next game becomes “SB in progress” shown in FIG.

  In both cases where the result of the lottery is “SB1” and “SB2”, the combination in which the player cannot easily grasp the combination of the displayed symbols on the active line ( It is displayed in a so-called combination. On the other hand, when the result of the lottery is “SB3”, the combination of symbols shown in FIG. 50 is displayed on the effective line, and at this time, although not on the effective line, the lower part of each reel 301a to 301c. Replay symbols are available. Thereby, the player can grasp that the result of the lottery is “SB3”.

  “SB1 + normal lip” to “SB3 + normal lip” are both winnings in which the single bonus and the normal replay are won simultaneously, and are not subject to lottery in the general state, normal RT and SB, and the chance RT Only when it is (Chance RT1, Chance RT2, Chance RT3), it is a lottery target. In other words, in the gaming state in which “SB1” to “SB3” are targeted for lottery, “SB1 + normal lip” to “SB3 + normal lip” are not targeted for lottery, and “SB1” to “SB3” are not targeted for lottery. In the gaming state, “SB1 + normal lip” to “SB3 + normal lip” are subject to lottery. When “SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip” or “SB3 + normal lip” is won, the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay combination is more than the symbol combination corresponding to the SB combination (SB1, SB2, SB3). A reel stop process, which will be described later, is performed so that it is displayed on the active line with priority.

  Here, a bonus role (BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2), a replay role (also called a replay role), a small role (Bell role (Bell 1, Bell 2), a cherry role (Cherry 1, Cherry 2), a watermelon role , AT exclusive combination, ALL combination, bonus game exclusive combination), single bonus combination (SB1, SB2, SB3) will be described.

[10-1-1. Bonus role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a bonus combination such as BB1, BB2, RB1, or RB2 is won and a combination of symbols corresponding to any of these combinations is displayed on the active line, the BB1 game, the BB2 game, A bonus game such as the RB1 game or the RB2 game is executed. This bonus game is a game that provides an opportunity for a player to concentrate and acquire medals over a plurality of games. However, as shown in FIG. 50, only the BB1 game and the BB2 game can be obtained by the player.

  In the slot machine 1, when the symbol combination corresponding to the activated condition device (the symbol combination shown in FIG. 50) stops on at least one of the right-up line 523b and the right-down line 623a, 1 As a result of each game, a prize corresponding to the symbol combination stopped on the active line is awarded. However, in this case, if a combination of symbols corresponding to two winning combinations is displayed on two active lines such as a right-up line 523b and a right-down line 623a at the same time, the combination of the two symbols The medal is paid out as an award. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the number of active lines is two, but the number of active lines is three or more, and the three effective lines are simultaneously overlapped to support three or more winning combinations. When a combination of symbols to be displayed is displayed, a medal corresponding to the combination of three or more symbols may be paid out as a prize. However, the maximum number of medals to be paid out in one game (for example, 15) is determined in advance, and the number of medals to be paid out as one game result does not exceed this maximum number.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, single bonus combinations such as SB1, SB2, and SB3 are also prepared. When this single bonus combination is won, only in the next game, it is controlled during the SB shown in FIG. 49 according to the selected SB combination, and the lottery result is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” Sometimes an AT game (or ART game) in which an appropriate push order is taught to the player is added and a lottery is performed.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, a bonus game (BB1 game, BB2 game, RB1 game, or RB2 game) is provided as an opportunity for the player to concentrate and acquire medals. Is controlled to a special game state that is in a bonus state, but the game that realizes the opportunity for the player to concentrate and acquire medals is not limited to this, for example, ART (or detailed later) An AT) game may be used to realize a bonus game in a pseudo manner. Specifically, for example, when BB or RB is selected as the winning combination of the internal lottery and the symbol combination corresponding to BB or RB is aligned in the symbol display window 401, the game shifts to the chance RT, and a pseudo bonus game As a predetermined number of ART games such as 50 games and 100 games are awarded, the player can concentrate and acquire medals during the game period. In addition to controlling the predetermined number of games as an ART game as a method for realizing a pseudo bonus game by an ART game, for example, the number of medals to be paid out as a prize varies depending on the pressing order such as AT1 to AT10. For the above, a method may be used in which the ART game is controlled until the number of teachings of the proper pushing order for the combination reaches a predetermined number.

  As described above, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment can realize a pseudo bonus game by an ART (which may be AT) game as one of advantageous game states. Note that the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment may be provided with either a bonus game based on a bonus game or a pseudo bonus game based on an ART (or AT) game, or both. However, when a bonus game based on a bonus game is not provided, a bonus game exclusive role described later in [10-1-8], for example, becomes unnecessary.

  In addition, when the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a pseudo bonus in one of the advantageous game states, predetermined conditions (for example, “7” symbols on the active line are arranged on the effective line). As long as the symbol combination is satisfied, the game state before the transition to the pseudo bonus game is not particularly limited. For example, not only in the normal game state but also in an ART game (or AT game or the like), a pseudo bonus game may be started when the “7” symbol stops linearly on the active line. In this case, the ART game is preferably resumed after the pseudo bonus game is over. The period of the ART game set at the time of resumption may be the remaining number of ART games when a pseudo bonus game is won, or may be a fixed number of games.

[10-1-2. Replay role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as a replay role (also referred to as a replay role), normal replay (described as “normal lip” in FIG. 49) and ART replays 1 to 3 (“ART lip 1” in FIG. 49), "ART Lip 2" and "ART Lip 3") are prepared. The combinations of symbols corresponding to the replay combination are as shown in FIGS. When the symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the symbol combinations for replay are complete. The combination of symbols corresponding to the above-mentioned replay combination is difficult for the player to grasp immediately as shown in FIG. 49, but “replay symbol-replay symbol” is displayed on the middle line of the non-effective line. By displaying the symbol combination “replay symbol”, the player can recognize that the player has won the replay.

  When the replay symbol combination is displayed on the active line, a game privilege called a replay game is given. In this replay game, the same game as the game in which the symbol combination of replay is displayed can be executed as a replay without inserting a medal or performing a betting operation. Even if the replay symbol combination is displayed on the active line, a medal as a prize is not paid out.

  A feature of the game privilege of this replay game is that it is not necessary to consume new medals (betting new medals) in the next game instead of paying out medals. In addition, since replay is a winning combination that does not involve paying out medals, it can be said that, for example, by increasing the winning probability, even if the winning frequency increases, there is very little disadvantage to the hole. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, in the normal state (corresponding to the general state and normal RT in the present embodiment), the probability of winning about once every 6 to 7 times is set as the probability (details will be described later). As a result, the amount of medals consumed by the player (the number of medals consumed per fixed time) can be kept within a certain range to some extent. In other words, the winning role of replay can be given a role of suppressing excessive medal consumption in the game progression.

  In addition, the symbols constituting the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination are arranged uniformly on each reel 301a, 301b, 301c (for example, the symbols constituting the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination are also used in the replay combination. By changing the number of other symbols (the symbols that do not constitute the symbol combination corresponding to the replay role) that are arranged between the symbols that constitute the corresponding symbol combination manner from one to four at the maximum), The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the replay combination can be aligned without the need for a selection.

When a combination of symbols corresponding to normal replay is displayed on the active line, the same game as the game in which the combination of symbols corresponding to normal replay is displayed can only be executed as a replay, but ART replay When the combination of symbols corresponding to 1 to 3 is displayed on the active line, it functions as an opportunity to shift to the chance RT.

[10-1-3. bell]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, “Bell 1” and “Bell 2” are prepared as bells as described above. The combinations of symbols corresponding to the bell combination are as shown in FIGS. When a combination of symbols corresponding to the bell combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the combination of symbols of the bell combination is complete, and medals (for example, nine) as awards are paid out. As shown in FIG. 49, the combination of symbols corresponding to the bell 2 is difficult for the player to grasp immediately. However, the “bell 1 symbol or bell 2 symbol” is displayed on the middle line of the non-effective line. By displaying a combination of “bell 1 symbol-bell 1 symbol or bell 2 symbol”, the player can recognize that the player has won the bell 2. In addition, although the bell 1 symbol and the bell 2 symbol are slightly different in form, both symbols are common in that the same idea such as a bell is caused to the player.

  When a symbol combination corresponding to Bell 1 or a symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 is displayed on the active line, a predetermined number (for example, nine) of medals are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. As described above, the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 1 or the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 2 can be expected to increase the number of medals or suppress the consumption of medals when the game is advanced. However, if the frequency of the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 1 or the symbol combination corresponding to Bell 2 being displayed on the active line increases, the player can increase the number of medals simply by proceeding with the game. . It should be noted that the symbols constituting the symbol combination corresponding to the bell 1 and the symbols corresponding to the bell 2 are arranged on each reel so that they can be displayed on the effective line without going to the center. .

[10-1-4. Cherry role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, “Cherry 1” and “Cherry 2” are prepared as the cherry roles as described above. The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to this cherry combination is as shown in FIGS. When the symbol combination corresponding to the cherry combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the symbol combination of the cherry combination is complete, and a medal (for example, two) as a prize is paid out.

[10-1-5. Watermelon role]
The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the watermelon combination is as shown in FIGS. When the combination of symbols corresponding to the watermelon combination is displayed on the active line, it is determined that the combination of symbols of the watermelon combination is complete, and medals (for example, five) as awards are paid out.

[10-1-6. AT exclusive role]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, “AT1” to “AT10” are prepared as AT exclusive roles as described above. The combinations of symbols corresponding to these AT exclusive roles are as shown in FIGS. That is, if the result of the lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” and the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order, the corresponding condition device corresponds to the accessory 17. The combination of symbols is displayed on the active line. However, even if the result of the lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are not operated in an appropriate push order, one medal is awarded as a prize. The combination of symbols to which the payout is displayed is displayed, or the symbol combination of the loss is displayed. The symbols constituting the combination of symbols from which one medal is paid out as an award are arranged on each reel so that they can be displayed on the active line without waiting.

[10-1-7. ALL role]
The symbol combinations corresponding to the ALL combination are as shown in FIGS. However, even if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in any pushing order and at any timing, the reel control is performed so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the accessory 17 among the activated condition devices is displayed on the effective line. Is done.

[10-1-8. Bonus game exclusive role]
Furthermore, there is a bonus game exclusive role as a winning combination that is effective only during the bonus game (in the BB1, BB2, RB1, and RB2 games). The bonus game exclusive roles correspond to “logo 1” to “logo 7” in FIG. 49, and the combinations of symbols (bonus game dedicated role symbols) corresponding to these are as shown in FIG.

  When bonus game exclusive role symbols are arranged during the bonus game, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of medals are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. That is, a gaming privilege of paying out 10 medals is awarded when the bonus game exclusive role symbols are arranged. Further, during the bonus game, by making it easy to align the bonus game exclusive roles, it is possible to concentrate and execute a game that is easy to obtain medals. Therefore, the symbols constituting the combination of bonus game exclusive role symbols can be aligned on the active line without pressing.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in the bonus game, the bonus game exclusive combination and the ALL combination are subject to lottery, but a winning combination different from these may be provided. Furthermore, a bonus combination such as a bell or a watermelon may be used instead of a bonus game limited winning combination such as a bonus game exclusive combination. In this case, the number of medals to be paid out may be changed between the general state and the bonus game.

[10-1-9. SB role]
In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, “SB1” to “SB3” are prepared as SB roles as described above. The combination mode of the symbols corresponding to these SB combinations is as shown in FIGS. In addition, as described above, the SB combination is drawn as a single combination in the normal state (general state, normal RT), but in the chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), as an overlapping combination with the normal replay. A lottery will be held. In the normal state, as described above, even if the symbol combination corresponding to SB1 or the symbol combination corresponding to SB2 is displayed on the active line, it is difficult for the player to grasp, but the symbol combination corresponding to SB3. Is displayed on the active line, since the replay symbols are arranged in the lower stage of each of the reels 301a to 301c, it is possible to grasp that the lottery result is “SB3”. In the above description, the general state and the normal RT are referred to as the normal state. However, a state corresponding to the chance RT1 of the present embodiment that is lost at the same probability as the general state and the normal RT will be described later. If the ART game is not executed, it may be referred to as a normal state.

  However, in the chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), as described above, none of the SB1 to SB3 are drawn independently, and are drawn in the same manner as the normal replay. The When the winning combination is made simultaneously with the normal replay, the reel control is performed so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the replay 1 among the activated condition devices is displayed on the active line with the highest priority. The combination of symbols corresponding to the replay 1 is a combination in which the replay symbols are displayed in the middle stage that is not the active line. Here, when SB1 to SB3 are won, an AT game (or ART game) is added and a lottery is performed.

  Therefore, in particular, when the probability of losing in the internal lottery is controlled to the chance RT1 that does not change from the normal state (general state, normal RT), compared to the case where it is controlled to the normal state, the AT game (or ART) The frequency at which the game (game) extra lottery is displayed is increased, and as a result, the frequency of giving the player a sense of expectation is increased.

  On the other hand, the probability of being lost in the internal lottery is controlled to a game state that is extremely low compared to the normal state (general state, normal RT), or controlled to a chance RT1 that is not lost in the internal lottery as in this embodiment. Since the appearance frequency of the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay is extremely high when the game is played, even if the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay is displayed, whether or not the AT game (or ART game) was added to the lottery It becomes difficult to judge whether or not. As a result, when performing an expected performance that attracts the player's interest, such as the possibility that the extra lottery has been performed or the possibility that the extra lottery has been won, the expected production is effective. Can be performed automatically.

[10-1-10. Lost]
If none of the symbol combinations shown in FIGS. Then, in the game that is lost, no medal is given, and no change is made to the game after the next time. It can be said that the loser is a role that does not give the player any game privilege in the game and the next and subsequent games.

  The above is a combination mode of each winning combination in the slot machine 1 and a symbol corresponding to each winning combination.

  Note that these symbols are not limited to the symbols and symbol combinations described above. In addition to the above symbols, a plurality of types of symbols can be newly provided. In addition, the number of winning combinations can be further increased or decreased. Furthermore, the winning combinations described above are not necessarily provided all, and a necessary type of winning combination may be selected as appropriate.

[11. Game processing]
Next, the flow of game processing in the slot machine 1 will be described. The following game processing proceeds in accordance with the processing procedure on the control program. As described above, in the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, at least a part of the control by the main board 409 (mainly the CPU 1110 or the like) is peripheral. This can be done by a substrate (for example, an effect control substrate 510). However, in this chapter, for the sake of simplicity, all main game processes will be described as proceeding according to the processing procedure on the control program executed by the main board 409 (mainly the CPU 1110 or the like). Therefore, the processing by the main board 409 described below can be read as processing by the peripheral board by changing the data storage destination and the CPU that executes the control program to the peripheral board (effect control board 510). At this time, the capacity required for the main board 409 can be reduced by the amount of data corresponding to the change.

  FIG. 54 shows one processing sequence for one basic game in the slot machine 1. First, in step S1, initial setting for preparing for the game start is executed. Especially when starting up the power supply, etc., check the connection and operation status of the various devices mentioned above, check the existence of backup data, and if backup data exists, return to the state before the power was turned off. Execute.

In the next step S2, the number of bets is determined by the number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 203, or when there are already stored medals, by pressing the MAX insertion button 206 (or the single insertion button 205). Thus, the operation of the start lever 210 is awaited. That is, the number of bets for one game is determined and the BET process is executed until the start lever 210 can be operated. The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a three-wager dedicated machine that can execute a game by inserting three medals. Therefore, the single sheet insertion button 205 may not be provided.

  In step S3, the game is started by operating the start lever 210 which has been in an operation waiting state in step S2, and an internal lottery process is performed to determine whether or not any winning combination is a result of the internal lottery. Run. This internal lottery process is either in the stage before all reels 301a, 301b, 301c that start rotating in the next step S4 are in a stopped state (stopped by a player's stop operation). This is executed to determine whether the winning combination is to be the lottery result of the game. That is, only when the lottery result of this lottery corresponds to any winning combination, when the reels 301a, 301b, 301c are stopped, the symbol combination corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is on the active line. It is allowed to stop.

  Next, in step S4, a reel rotation process for starting rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, 301c is executed with the end of the internal lottery process in step S3. In this reel rotation process, when all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c start to rotate, the depressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is validated, and the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are validated. An operation valid lamp (not shown) for notifying that is turned on, and a timer count is started until the next reel rotation processing is executed. The operation valid lamp is a lamp built in each of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c.

  In step S5, a reel stop process in which the player presses the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is accepted, the operation valid lamps are turned off in the order of acceptance, and rotation of the corresponding reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is stopped. Execute.

  In the next step S6, only the two lines, ie, all the lines rising to the right in step S5) 623b and the line displaying “Bell 1 symbol-Replay symbol-Bell 1 symbol” (that is, the right descending line 623a) are valid. As the line, when it is determined that the reel is in a stopped state, the display content (the combination of symbols) displayed on the active line and the result of the internal lottery determined in the above step S3 are permitted. A determination process for determining the winning combination is performed by comparing the two.

  In step S7, a medal payout process based on the content of the gaming privilege corresponding to the winning combination determined in step 6 is executed. When the winning combination is BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2, SB1, SB2, or replay, the game state is changed (the game state is changed as shown in FIG. 49), and various game benefits such as re-playing are executed. To do.

  The above is the basic one game processing procedure of the slot machine 1. Here, step S2 (BET process), step S3 (internal lottery process), and step S4 (reel rotation process) are performed by the player as a series of external operations. Therefore, these processes (step S2, step S3, step S4) are collectively referred to as a start process. Hereinafter, this starting process will be described in detail.

[11-1. Start processing]
FIG. 55 specifically shows each process performed in the starting process.

  In the starting process, first, in step S101, the operation of the medal insertion or one-sheet insertion button 205 and the MAX insertion button 206 is awaited. If there is a MAX bet operation or a medal insertion, the determination at step S101 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S102. This determination is satisfied only when a medal corresponding to a MAX bet is inserted (that is, when three or more medals are inserted), or when a one-sheet insertion button 205 or a MAX insertion button 206 is operated as a MAX bet. It is supposed to be.

  In the next step S102, as the acceptance process, the bet number (in this example, only the MAX bet) is determined, and the active line lamp corresponding to the bet number is turned on. The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is a three-wager dedicated machine, and when three medals are inserted, two lines, a right-up line 623b and a right-down line 623a, become effective lines, which indicate this. Turn on the line lamp.

  In step S103, the operation of the start lever 210 is validated. When the operation of the start lever 210 is validated, the operation waits until the operation of the start lever 210 is accepted, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

  In the next step S104, it is determined whether the operation of the start lever 210 has been validated, and in that case, the operation of the start lever 210 has been accepted. When the operation of the start lever 210 is validated in the previous step S103, when the operation of the start lever 210 by the player is accepted, this determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S105.

  Further, the determination in step S101 is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S104 as long as the player does not perform a bet operation or medal insertion in step S101 or does not result in a MAX bet. At this time, the determination in step S104 is not satisfied, the process returns to step S101, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  In the replay game, no new medal bet is required. This is automatically set to the MAX bet state when the MAX bet command is stored in the RAM 1114 in the replay game process described later. Thereby, the determination in step S101 is satisfied.

  In step S105, in response to the operation of the start lever 210 in step S104, the operation of the start lever 210 is invalidated.

  Next, in step S106, when the start lever 210 is operated, rotation of the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is started, and a random number is extracted based on the operation of the start lever 210. After the random number is extracted, the process proceeds to the next step S107. As for the timing for extracting the random number at this time, an appropriate extraction timing should be set in the programming process, for example, immediately after the start lever 210 is operated or after a predetermined time (for example, after 0.5 seconds). Can do.

In step S107, a winning determination (matching of the random number value) of which winning combination corresponds to the extracted random number value (hereinafter referred to as the extracted random number value) is performed. In this hit determination, the extracted random number values are collated in a hit value determination table described later. The collation of the random number performed here is to determine whether or not the extracted random number value corresponds (matches or matches) to a predetermined winning combination random number value. At this time, if it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any winning combination, the condition device corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned ON (= 1) (see FIG. 50). Note that the winning probability for each winning combination in the winning determination performed by comparing the extracted random number value with the winning determination table is as shown in FIG. 49).

  Then, in the flag process, when determining the winning value determination table as a determination reference when collating the extracted random number value in the game, refer to a game state flag such as a BB game flag to be described later. A hit value determination table in the game is determined. That is, a winning value determination table corresponding to a game state flag that is ON (= 1) in the game is set, and the extracted random number value is collated. The game status flags include a normal RT flag, a chance RT1 flag, a chance RT2 flag, a chance RT3 flag, an SB flag, a bonus internal flag, and a bonus flag. When any of these game state flags is in the OFF (= 0) state, the general state flag is always in the ON (= 1) state.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that the extracted random number value does not correspond to any winning combination, it becomes “losing” that does not correspond to any winning combination, and neither condition device is operated (see FIG. 50). ). Here, when any of the condition devices is ON (when established), it is possible to arrange the symbol combinations corresponding to the established condition devices. The symbol combinations corresponding to each condition device are as shown in FIGS. Therefore, in the case of a loss in which none of the condition devices is established, the symbol combinations corresponding to any winning combination cannot be aligned on the effective line. Steps S106 and S107 described above are those in which random lottery is performed inside the slot machine 1, and these steps are collectively referred to as internal lottery or internal lottery. Note that the process from extraction of the random number to flag processing corresponds to internal lottery (step S3 in FIG. 54 described above).

  In the next step S108, it is determined whether or not the wait timer started in the previous start process (specifically, the game immediately before the game) has expired (for example, 4.1 seconds have elapsed). The timer called a wait timer measures the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) from the start of reel rotation in the game to the start of reel rotation in the next game. Is. Here, if the wait timer is timed up (4.1 seconds have already elapsed), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S109. This determination loops until the wait timer times out.

  In step S109, rotation of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c is started. When the rotation speeds of all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c become constant, the operation enable lamps of the respective reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are turned on. By this lighting, the player knows that the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c has become effective.

  In the slot machine 1, the reel that has started to rotate continues to maintain the rotation at the above-described constant speed until a stop operation (pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c) by the player is accepted. .

  Next, in step S110, the wait timer is reset, and the wait timer is started until the next start process, and the start process ends.

[11-2. Internal lottery probability]
As described above, in the slot machine 1, the result of the internal lottery (the result of collating the extracted random number value) is allowed as a winning combination corresponding to the game (hereinafter referred to as a corresponding winning combination). If the winning combination is permitted, the condition device corresponding to the winning combination is activated, and the information of the activated condition device is processed as an information command indicating the result of the internal lottery (reel stop processing, Determination processing, payout processing, etc.).

  In the slot machine 1, a random value range (this is called an extraction range) for random number extraction is determined in advance. This extraction range can be determined, for example, as an integer value from 0 to 16383 (that is, 2 14 (= 16384) random numbers). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the random number value in the extraction range is set to 0 to 59999 for convenience, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this. If this random number extraction range is expanded, the range of random values that can be extracted (so-called denominator) is increased, so that it is difficult to cause an event that specific random values are extracted in a biased manner.

Within the above extraction range, random numbers corresponding to each winning combination are assigned in advance. For example, if the random value corresponding to RB2 is “1” among the random values in the extraction range (0 to 59999 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment), the extracted random value is “1”. The result of the internal lottery is “RB 2 is won”, and the condition device of RB 2 is processed as an information command in the game. Further, when this is used, the winning probability of RB2 (probability that RB2 is selected as a result of internal lottery, lottery probability) can be calculated from the extraction range and the random value corresponding to RB2. In the above example (RB2),
[Total number of random values corresponding to RB2 / Total number of random values in the extraction range]
Is 2/60000, and the winning probability of RB2 is 1/30000.

  In this way, random numbers corresponding to all winning combinations are determined, and these random values are referred to as winning values corresponding to the respective winning combinations. In the above example (RB2), the random value “1” in the extraction range is the winning value corresponding to RB2. In addition, when there are a plurality of winning values, for example, if the winning value of a predetermined role is set to consecutive random values “1”, “2”, “3”, “4” within the extraction range, The range of values is a random value “1” to “4”. When it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any one of the random number values “1” to “4” (verified), the result of the internal lottery is “winning a predetermined role”. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to a single role winning only one winning combination (for example, RB2, Bell 1, Bell 2, etc.), a plurality of winning combinations (for example, “RB1 +”, for example) Watermelon ”,“ BB1 + Bell 2 ”, etc.) are prepared. Therefore, with respect to such a duplicated role, the winning value of the duplicated role is also included in the above-mentioned winning value.

  From this, the range of winning values for all winning combinations is determined, and it is determined whether or not the extracted random number value falls within the range of winning values of any winning combination by internal lottery. At this time, if the extracted random number value does not fall within the range of the winning value of any winning combination, it is lost. In other words, the range of the winning value of the lost game is other than the range of the winning value of all winning combinations. Note that the winning value may be referred to as a winning allowable value.

  By the way, a single combination corresponds to one winning combination corresponding to one extracted random value, and a duplicate combination refers to a plurality (in this case, two) winning combinations for one extracted random value. Corresponds. That is, if the extracted random number value corresponds to the winning value of the duplicate combination, it means that any of the plurality of winning combinations has been won. For example, when the extracted random number value corresponds to the winning value corresponding to “SB1 + normal lip” shown in FIG. 49, the flag processing (see step S107 in FIG. 55) as shown in FIG. In addition, the condition device corresponding to SB1 and the condition device corresponding to normal replay are simultaneously established.

Further, according to FIG. 49, during the bonus, the winning value of the ALL combination and the bonus game exclusive combination (logo 1 to logo 7) occupies most of the extraction range. Therefore, when the bonus game is executed, a large number of medals are paid out within the period during which the bonus game is executed.

  Further, as can be seen from FIG. 49, during the general state, during normal RT and during SB, there is a possibility of winning the single role of SB1, SB2 and SB3, and “SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal” The winning combination of SB and normal replay such as “Lip” and “SB3 + Normal Lip” is not won. On the other hand, during chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), although there is no possibility of winning a single role such as SB1, SB2 and SB3, "SB1 + normal lip", "SB2 + normal lip" and "SB3 + normal lip" There is a possibility of winning a duplicate combination of SB and normal replay. In addition, the probability of winning the single role of SB1, SB2 or SB3 during the general state, during normal RT and during SB is the overlap of “SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip” or “SB3 + normal lip” during chance RT The probability of winning a role is the same. That is, during chance RT, instead of the single role of SB1, SB2 and SB3 which may be won in the general state, normal RT and SB, "SB1 + normal lip", "SB2 + normal lip" and This means that there is a possibility of winning “SB3 + Normal Lip”.

  As described above, when “SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip” or “SB3 + normal lip” is won, it corresponds to the normal replay combination rather than the symbol combination corresponding to the SB combination (SB1, SB2, SB3). The reel stop process in step S is performed so that the symbol combination to be displayed is preferentially displayed on the active line. Here, since the replay symbols are arranged uniformly on the reels 301a to 301c within the range in which the reel pull-in can be controlled, the replay symbol corresponds to the normal replay role even though the normal replay role is won. The situation that the symbol combination to be displayed is not displayed on the active line (so-called missing) does not occur. Then, when “SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip” or “SB3 + normal lip” is won, the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay combination is always displayed on the active line, even if the SB combination (SB1, SB, Even if SB2, SB3) have been won as a duplicate combination, the symbol combination corresponding to this SB combination cannot be displayed on the active line in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment.

[11-3. Game state transition]
FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing a gaming state transition control process executed by the CPU 1110 mounted on the main board 409.

  First, it is determined whether or not a bonus game (BB1 game, BB2 game, RB1 game, RB2 game) is in progress (step S151), and when the bonus game is ended (YES in step S152), a transition is made to a general state ( Step S153). In this general state, when a game is executed over a certain period, the number of medals bet by a player to execute the game is larger than the number of medals paid out as a result of the game within the certain period. That is, the general state is a gaming state in which the number of medals decreases as the player executes the game.

If it is determined in step S151 that the bonus game (BB1 game, BB2 game, RB1 game, RB2 game) is not in progress (NO in step S151), it is determined whether the bonus is in progress (step S154). That is, when a bonus combination (BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2) is won in the internal lottery, a condition device corresponding to the bonus combination is activated. The condition device corresponding to this bonus combination is a bonus in the game won in the internal lottery. Even if the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination is not displayed on the effective line, it continues to operate until the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus winning combination is displayed on the effective line after the next game. When it is determined that the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the active line (YES in step S155), the process proceeds to the bonus (step S156), and the bonus game is executed.

  If it is determined in step S154 that the bonus is not inside (NO in step S154), it is determined whether or not SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) is in progress (step S157). When the SB game is in progress, one SB game is executed, and when this SB game ends (YES in step S158), the game state is shifted to the original game state, that is, the game state immediately before the SB game is executed (step S159). .

  If it is determined in step S157 that SB is not in progress (NO in step S157), it is determined whether or not it is a chance RT (whether it is any one of chance RT1, chance RT2, and chance RT3) ( Step S160). When it is a chance RT (YES in step S160), it is determined whether or not it is a bonus, that is, whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the active line (step S161), and the symbol corresponding to the bonus combination is determined. If it is determined that the combination is displayed on the active line (YES in step S161), the bonus game is executed (step S156). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S161 that the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is not displayed on the active line (NO in step S161), it is determined whether or not “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line. (Step S163). If it is determined that “bell bells” are displayed on the active line at this chance RT (YES in step S163), the routine proceeds to normal RT (step S164). Although not shown here, if the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is not displayed even though the bonus is won in the internal lottery, the game moves to the inside of the bonus and the SB is won in the internal lottery. In this case, the process proceeds to SB. The same applies to the normal RT and the general state described later.

  If it is determined in step S160 that it is not chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3) (NO in step S160), it is determined whether or not it is normal RT (step S165). When it is normal RT (YES in step S165), it is determined whether or not it is a bonus, that is, whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the active line (step S166), and the symbol corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed. If it is determined that the combination is displayed on the active line (YES in step S166), the bonus game is executed (step S167). On the other hand, if it is determined in step S166 that the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is not displayed on the active line (NO in step S166), it is determined whether or not the result of the internal lottery is ART replay (step S168). ). Here, when it is determined that the result of the internal lottery is ART replay (YES in step S168), the process shifts to chance RT regardless of whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to ART replay is displayed on the active line. (Step S169).

  When the ART replay is won in the internal lottery in the normal RT (YES in step S168), the gaming state first shifts to the chance RT1. Although not shown in FIG. 56, when the ART replay is won in the internal lottery at the chance RT1, the gaming state is shifted to the chance RT2. Further, although not shown in FIG. 56, when the ART replay is won in the internal lottery at the chance RT2, the gaming state shifts to the chance RT3. Note that, even if the game state is controlled among the chance RT1, the chance RT2, and the chance RT3, the game state shifts to the normal RT when the “bell bump” is displayed on the active line.

When it is determined in step S165 that it is not normal RT (NO in step S165), the gaming state is controlled to the general state. Even in this general state, it is determined whether or not it is a bonus, that is, whether or not the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the active line (step S170), and the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is displayed on the effective line. If it is determined that it is displayed (YES in step S170), the process proceeds to a bonus (step S171), and a bonus game is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S170 that the symbol combination corresponding to the bonus combination is not displayed on the active line (NO in step S170), it is determined whether or not “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line. (Step S172). If it is determined in this general state that “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line (YES in step S172), the routine proceeds to normal RT (step S173).

  By the way, in the normal RT, as in the general state, when the game is executed for a certain period, the number of medals that the player wagers to execute the game within the certain period than the number of medals paid out as a result of the game. Will be more. That is, the normal RT is a gaming state in which the number of medals decreases along with the player executing a game, as in the general state.

  In the internal lottery in each game state during the general state, normal RT, chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), SB, inside bonus, and bonus, the probability that each winning combination wins is the extraction range For example, in the case of FIG. 49 in which the total number of random number values is 60000, normal replay is performed at chance RT1. The probability of winning as a single role is (9000/60000) = 0.15, that is, 15%.

  By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the result information of the internal lottery is output from the main board 409 to the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 as an information command. The CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 that has received the result information of the internal lottery output from the main board 409 includes means for executing an effect using, for example, the image display 500 or / and the speaker 512 based on the result information. . For example, in the chance RT, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, an appropriate pressing order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c is, for example, the image display 500 or / and the speaker. It is clearly shown by the production using 512. As described above, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, for example, an effect that clearly indicates to the player the proper pressing order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c is, for example, a general state. Or not normally RT. Therefore, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, “AT1” is more controlled when the chance RT is controlled than when controlled in the general state or normal RT. It becomes easy for the player to display the symbol combinations corresponding to “AT10” on the active line. In this respect, the chance RT can be said to be a gaming state that is more advantageous for the player than the general state or the normal RT.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 causes the gaming state to be in the normal state (general state or normal RT) and the advantageous gaming state (chance RT that has a higher advantage than the normal state) (Chance RT1, Chance RT2, Chance RT3, etc.)).

  In the normal state described above, both the normal replay combination and the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination are subjected to internal lottery as a single combination that is not selected at the same time as the other combination. In the normal state, the loss is selected with a predetermined probability.

  In the chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), the probability of selecting the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination is 600 / 60,000, which is the same probability as in the normal state. However, in the chance RT, the internal lottery is performed so that the normal replay combination and the SB combination are selected at the same lottery opportunity.

  That is, in the chance RT (chance RT1, chance RT2, chance RT3), the SB role and the normal replay role are selected at the same time instead of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) role that was only a single role in the normal state. Become a role. However, the normal replay combination that was a single combination in the normal state remains the single combination even in the chance RT. That is, in the chance RT, the probability that the normal replay combination is selected increases by the amount that the normal replay combination is selected in duplicate with the SB combination. In the chance RT2 of the chance RTs, a normal replay role is selected in place of the loss.

  Further, in this gaming machine, when an internal combination of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) and the normal replay combination is selected in the internal lottery at the chance RT, and the normal replay combination that does not overlap with the SB combination When the single role is selected, stop control of the reels 301a to 301c in the rotation display state is performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device is displayed on the active line. Is called. Here, when a duplicate combination of the SB combination and the normal replay combination is selected, the symbol combination corresponding to the SB combination is not displayed, but winning the SB combination is an ART granting condition to be described later. Will satisfy the ART grant condition.

  In particular, when in the chance RT1, the loss probability is the same as in the normal state, so that the player feels that the expectation for winning the SB role and thus the frequency of satisfying the ART grant condition can be increased compared to the normal state. It becomes possible. Thereby, in chance RT1, it becomes possible to have an expectation as to whether or not the ART grant condition is satisfied, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

  In addition, when in the chance RT2, all things that were lost in the general state, the normal RT and the chance RT1 become normal replays, and the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) role and the normal replay role overlap, and Even if any of the normal replay combination (single combination) is selected by the internal lottery, the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device is displayed on the active line. Therefore, when winning the SB role is an ART granting condition to be described later, even if the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device is displayed on the active line, the player displays it on the active line. It is difficult to determine whether or not the ART granting condition is satisfied from the pattern combination mode.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in principle, even when the duplicate combination of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination and the normal replay combination is selected by the internal lottery, A symbol combination corresponding to the replay combination (single combination) (a symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device) is displayed on the active line. However, even when the duplicate combination of the SB combination and the normal replay combination is selected by internal lottery, when the specific condition is satisfied, the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 is the best among the activated condition devices. Instead of reel control so that it is displayed on the effective line with priority, reel control is performed so that symbol combinations corresponding to other condition devices are displayed on the effective line with the highest priority.

Specifically, when the combination selected in the internal lottery is “SB1 + normal lip” and the specific condition is satisfied, the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 2 condition device among the activated condition devices is the most. The reel is controlled so that it is displayed on the active line with priority. In addition, when the specific condition is established when the winning combination selected by the internal lottery is “SB2 + normal lip” and “SB3 + normal lip”, the replay 3 condition device among the activated condition devices The reels are controlled so that the symbol combination corresponding to is displayed on the active line with the highest priority.

  When the combination selected in the internal lottery is “SB1 + normal lip” and the specific condition is satisfied, among the activated condition devices, the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device of SB1 has the highest priority. Next, the reel control may be performed so that the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 2 condition device is preferentially displayed on the active line. Similarly, when a specific condition is satisfied when the winning combination selected in the internal lottery is “SB2 + normal lip”, among the operated condition devices, the symbol combination corresponding to the condition device of SB2 has the highest priority. Next, the reels may be controlled so that the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 3 condition device is preferentially displayed on the active line, and the winning combination selected in the internal lottery is “SB3 + normal rep. When the specific condition is satisfied, the symbol combination corresponding to the SB3 condition device has the highest priority among the activated condition devices, and then the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 3 condition device is given priority. The reel may be controlled so as to be displayed on the effective line.

  By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in an appropriate pressing order as an example of the specific condition. Specifically, when an overlapping combination of an SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination and a normal replay combination is selected in the internal lottery, “Left → Middle → Right” is pushed in order, “Left → Right → Middle scissors, middle → left → right middle press, middle → right → left middle press, right → left → middle reverse, and right → left → middle reverse scissors One of the six push orders is determined. When the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in the determined pressing order, the above-described specific condition is satisfied as if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c were operated in an appropriate pressing order.

  In addition, when an overlapping combination of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination and the normal replay combination is selected by the internal lottery, any one of the above six pressing orders is determined. However, the number of push orders determined is not limited to 1 and may be 2 or more.

  Needless to say, the specific condition is not limited to the operation of the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c in an appropriate pushing order. For example, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c may be stopped so that at least one reel or all of the three reels 301a to 301c are stopped at an appropriate timing.

  By the way, neither the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination nor the normal replay combination is carried over until the next game is established. Therefore, even if the winning combination of the SB combination and the normal replay combination is won and the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay is displayed in the current game, the SB combination will be supported unless the SB combination is won again after the next game. Since the symbol combination cannot be displayed on the active line, if the above-mentioned specific condition is not satisfied, whether the result of the internal lottery was a duplicate role of the SB role and the normal replay role is simply a single role It is not immediately recognized by the player whether it was a normal replay role. Therefore, if the winning combination of the SB role and the normal replay is won in the internal lottery, the above-mentioned overlapping role is won in the internal lottery until the ART game is actually executed after the winning game. Even if it is not, it is possible to maintain a sense of expectation given to the player by performing various expected effects at any time, and to suppress a decrease in interest.

Further, in the chance RT2 of the chance RT, a normal replay combination is selected instead of the loss. That is, all the extracted random numbers that were lost in the normal state are used as a normal replay role, and the probability of the loss is 0. Further, for the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination, although the winning probability is 600/6000 which is the same as the normal state, it is an overlapping combination of the SB combination and the normal replay combination. That is, in this chance RT2, the normal state (general state, normal RT) or the loss in chance RT1 is won in the normal replay role instead of this loss.

  Also in this chance RT2, instead of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) combination that was a single combination in the normal state, the SB combination and the normal replay combination are duplicated combinations that are simultaneously selected in the same lottery opportunity. However, the normal replay role that was a single role in the normal state remains the single role in the chance RT2, and further, the normal replay role is the amount that was lost in the normal state. Therefore, in this chance RT2, even if the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay combination is displayed, the appearance frequency is extremely high (in this embodiment, the probability of losing is 50% or more). Unlike the case of chance RT1, even if a symbol combination corresponding to a duplicate role and thus a normal replay role is displayed, the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) role and the normal replay role are simultaneously selected in the same lottery opportunity. The expectation for what has been done is sparse. Thereby, in chance RT2, it can be made difficult to grasp | ascertain whether the ART grant lottery was performed from the combination of the symbols when the plurality of reels 301a to 301c are stopped. As a result, for example, in the case of performing an effect that clearly indicates to the player that an ART grant lottery is performed or that an ART grant lottery may have been won, a plurality of reels 301a to 301c are stopped. Since it is difficult to grasp whether or not the ART grant lottery has been performed from the combination of symbols at the time, the effect can be interesting.

[11-3-1. Chance RT]
In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, as described above, when the ART replay is won in the internal lottery in the normal RT, the chance RT is started from the next game.

  Here, the chance RT is a game during the game period from the start of the chance RT until the “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line. This chance RT can also be seen from FIG. Thus, the winning probability of replay is made easier to win than the general state. In the chance RT, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 performs, for example, the image display body 500 and / or the speaker in order to avoid displaying “bell bumps” on the active line for a certain number of games. An effect using 512 is executed. That is, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211a in the proper pushing order are set so that “bell bells” are not displayed on the active line. An effect that prompts the user to operate 211c or an effect that prompts the user to operate the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c at an appropriate timing is executed. By operating the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c based on the effects urged in this way, the chance RT can be continued for a certain number of games. Then, when a certain number of games have been executed, the effect for preventing “bell bells” from being displayed on the active line is completed. As a result, any one of “AT1” to “AT10” is won in the internal lottery, “Bell bumpy” is displayed on the active line, and the chance RT ends.

  Further, during the chance RT, the game is executed in a manner that allows the player to recognize (identify) that the gaming state is during the chance RT. Specifically, it is possible to identify by chance RT display (by the image display body 500 or the like) or sound effects (by the speaker 512 or the like).

The slot machine 1 is provided with a plurality of setting values (four stages from setting values 1 to 4) (each not shown). In each set value, a difference (step difference, extreme difference, etc.) is given to the internal lottery probability. This set value may be such that the bonus winning combination or the internal lottery probability of ART replay is preferentially increased as the set value becomes higher, such as set value 1 <set value 2 <set value 3 <set value 4. For example, compared to the set value 1, the set value 4 has a high probability of winning BB1, so the possibility of winning BB1 is high. By providing stepwise set values in this way, the slot machine 1 can be used as a clue when the player guesses the set value by giving a characteristic to each set value or according to the management of the hall or the like. Can be operated. The setting value is not limited to the above.

[11-4. Reel stop processing]
When the start-up process is completed, an operation for stopping a reel that continues to rotate at a constant speed (stop operation, that is, pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c) is waited. FIG. 57 shows the contents of reel stop processing by the “table method” as an example. Hereinafter, the flow of the reel stop control process will be described.

  In the reel stop process, first, in step S201, a reel stop control table is selected in accordance with a condition device that operates in accordance with the result of the internal lottery in the game. This reel stop control table is prepared in advance with patterns corresponding to all the condition devices in a one-to-one correspondence, and these are stored in the ROM 1112 of the main board 409 as read-only table data.

  When the reel stop control table is selected based on the conditional device established in step S201 described above, it enters a standby state until a pressing operation of each reel stop button 211a, 211b, 211c is accepted (step S202). , S210, S217). In these standby states, whether each of the left reel 301a, middle reel 301b, and right reel 301c has already stopped, or the first reel stop flag is not ON (F = 0, that is, OFF) It is also determined whether any one of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c is pressed. Until all the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are pressed, the determination in step S209 is not satisfied, and the processes in and after step S202 are repeated.

  Here, the order in which the pressing operations of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c are received (stop operation procedure) is a stop operation procedure (or pressing sequence) called “forward press”, “reverse press”, and “middle press”, respectively. Say).

The above-described “forward press” stop operation procedure refers to an operation procedure for stopping the left reel 301a first (that is, a procedure for pressing the left reel stop button 211a first). From the reel operation order to stop after
[Left reel → Middle reel → Right reel],
Or
It is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [Left reel → Right reel → Middle reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “forward push”. Note that the latter stop operation procedure is sometimes called “scissor push”.

The above-described “reverse push” stop operation procedure is an operation procedure in which the right reel 301c is stopped first as opposed to “forward push” (that is, a procedure in which the right reel stop button 211c is pressed first). From the operation order of the reels to be stopped after the second,
[Right reel-> middle reel-> left reel]
Or
It is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [Right reel → Left reel → Middle reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “reverse pressing”. Note that the latter stop operation procedure is sometimes called “reverse scissor pressing”.

The above-mentioned “middle push” stop operation procedure refers to an operation procedure for stopping the middle reel 301b first (that is, a procedure for pressing the middle reel stop button 211b first). From the operation order of reels to be stopped later,
[Center reel → Left reel → Right reel],
Or
The operation is further divided into two stop operation procedures [middle reel → right reel → left reel]. These two are collectively referred to as “middle press”.

  In step S202, it is determined whether the flag indicating that the left reel 301a has been stopped (the left reel stop flag LF) is OFF (LF = 0), and the pressing operation of the left reel stop button 211a has been accepted. To do. If it is assumed in step S201 that the left reel stop button 211a is first pressed (first) in accordance with the “forward press” stop operation procedure from the standby state of the pressing operation of the reel stop buttons 211a, 211b, and 211c, step S202 is performed. The determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S203.

  In step S203, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0). The “first reel” as used herein refers to a reel that receives a stop operation first or stops first. In this example (“forward press”), the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) because the stop operation of the left reel 301a is accepted first. Therefore, the determination at step S203 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S204.

  In the next step S204, a first reel stop process is performed on the left reel 301a. In this first reel stop process, control of the stop position of the winning symbol corresponding to the internal lottery flag is executed based on the reel stop control table corresponding to the operating condition device.

  In step S206, the reel stop control table for the remaining middle reel 301b and right reel 301c is determined. As described above, since the slot machine 1 has only two effective lines, a right-up line and a right-down line, there is only one stop control table for the remaining reels (the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c) at this time. Can be determined. That is, among the symbols in the symbol display window 401 of the first stop reel (in this case, the left reel 301a) (this is referred to as a stop eye, the same applies hereinafter), the symbol at the upper or lower position can be the winning combination symbol. If the symbol has a characteristic, a reel stop control table is selected that can align the corresponding winning symbol of the remaining reels (the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c) on the effective line based on the symbol. It will be.

  In step S207, the first reel stop flag is set to ON (F = 1), and the process proceeds to next step S208.

  Next, in step S208, the left reel stop flag LF is set to ON (LF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, it is determined whether all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped. In this example, the left reel stop flag LF has only been turned ON, and the middle reel 301b and the right reel 301c are still rotating. Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the processing returns to step S202 and the subsequent processing is repeated. Run.

And when the process after step S202 is performed again, the left reel 301a has already been executed.
Is in a stopped state, the determination in step S202 is not satisfied, and the routine goes to step S210.

  In step S210, it is determined whether or not the flag indicating that the middle reel 301b has been stopped (the middle reel stop flag MF) is OFF (MF = 0) and that the pressing operation of the middle reel stop button 211b has been accepted. To do. Here, in order to follow the stop operation procedure of “forward press”, the pressing operation of the middle reel stop button 211b is accepted. Therefore, the determination at step S210 is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next step S211.

In step S211, the first reel stop flag is set to OF as in step S203 above.
It is determined whether F (F = 0). At this time, since the first reel stop flag is already ON (F = 1), this determination is not satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S213.

  In step S213, as the middle reel stop process, control of the stop position of the winning winning symbol based on the reel control table corresponding to the operating condition device (in this case, the reel stop control table determined in step S206 above). Execute. At this time, the middle reel 301b becomes the second stopped reel (second reel), and steps S212, S214, and S215 are all bypassed, and the process proceeds to step S216, where the middle reel stop flag MF is turned on (MF = 1). Then, the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, the left reel 301a and the middle reel 301b are only stopped, and the right reel 301c is still rotating and is in a stopped state (the right reel stop flag RF is OFF). Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the process returns to step S202, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

  Further, in the processing after step S202 for the third time, it is first determined in step S217 whether the right reel stop flag MF is OFF (MF = 0) and the pressing operation of the right reel stop button 211c is accepted. However, the subsequent processes in steps S218 and S220 are the same as the processes in steps S210 and subsequent steps (steps S211 and S213), and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In step S223, the right reel stop flag RF is set to ON (MF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

  Finally, in step S209, since all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are in a stopped state at this time, this determination is satisfied, and the reel stop process ends.

  In the case of the “middle press” stop operation procedure, the same description as above can be made, and the details are omitted. However, since the “reverse pressing” stop operation procedure is partially different from the above description, it will be described below.

  The “reverse push” stop operation procedure differs from the “forward push” or “middle push” stop operation procedure described above in step S221 (determination of the remaining reel stop control table after the first reel stop process). is there. That is, in the “reverse push” stop operation procedure, only the right reel 301c is stopped, and if there is any winning symbol in the lower position among the stops of the right reel 301c, there are still two valid It is possible to arrange the winning symbols in any line. Therefore, at the stage of step S221, a plurality of reel stop control tables capable of aligning the corresponding winning combination symbols on any active line are prepared, and any one may be selected.

[11-4-1. Reel stop control]
In the reel stop process described above, reel stop control for drawing the winning symbol (corresponding winning symbol) corresponding to the establishment flag into the symbol display window 401 as much as possible (so-called pull-in control) is performed. Specifically, when a player's reel stop operation is accepted, a range that can be stopped in the symbol display window 401 (a range in which the corresponding winning symbol can be drawn, for example, four symbols). Minutes) is determined in advance, and if the corresponding winning combination symbol is within the range, control is performed to pull the symbol into the symbol display window 401 and stop the reel. The “retractable range” here refers to the maximum number of symbols that can be moved in the rotation direction of the reel from when the reel stop operation is accepted until the reel stops. Say. For example, if the pullable range is a maximum of 4 symbols, when a reel stop operation is accepted, the reel can be further rotated up to 4 symbols based on the position.

  Therefore, according to such reel stop control, even if there is no corresponding winning symbol in the symbol display window 401 at the time when the reel stop operation is received, the corresponding winning symbol is within the range that can be drawn. If there is, the winning winning symbol can be moved to the symbol display window 401 and stopped. In addition, by performing this pull-in control, even if the player is slightly ahead of the winning winning symbol, if the winning winning symbol is within the pullable range, the winning symbol is displayed as a symbol. It can be pulled into the window 401 and stopped. Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the occurrence of losing (the winning bonus cannot be obtained and the gaming bonus corresponding to the winning bonus cannot be acquired and the gaming bonus disappears).

  In the slot machine 1, when the condition device corresponding to the normal replay role, the bell 1, the bell 2, the ALL role, etc. is operating, it is necessary to align the corresponding winning symbol without requiring the player's attention. (See FIG. 46 described above). This is because, for the symbols constituting the symbol combinations corresponding to the normal replay role, bell 1, bell 2, ALL role, etc., the corresponding winning symbol symbols are arranged every four symbols at the maximum. Because.

  Further attention is paid to the replay symbols. On the left reel 301a, a maximum of four other symbols are arranged between the replay symbols and the replay symbols (see FIG. 46). As a result, in the left reel 301a, regardless of the position of the reel at which the stop operation is accepted, as long as the condition device corresponding to the replay function is operating, the replay symbol is always drawn into one of the active lines and stopped. be able to.

  Further, when the result of the internal lottery is a double combination of a bonus combination and a small combination, the small combination is preferentially drawn over the bonus symbol. If a winning combination of a bonus combination and a small combination is won, even if a symbol combination corresponding to the small combination is displayed in the winning game, a combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination will be displayed in the next game or later. It is.

  The above is an example of the reel stop process by the table method. In addition to this, there is a reel stop process by a control method, but since a known process can be applied to this, a specific description is omitted here. In this embodiment, either the control method or the table method of reel stop processing may be executed, and which method should be adopted may be determined as appropriate when constructing the control program.

[11-5. Determination process]
When the reel stop processing is completed, whether or not the winning combination symbols are arranged on any active line in the symbol display window 401 (whether the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to any winning combination is displayed) or not. Make a decision. In FIG. 58, the content of this determination process is demonstrated concretely.

  When all the reels 301a, 301b, and 301c are stopped by the reel stop process, the winning combination symbols are aligned on any of the active lines from the stop eye form in the symbol display window 401 (corresponding to the winning combination) It is determined whether or not a combination mode of symbols to be displayed is displayed). It should be noted that the stop eye particularly when all the reels are in a stopped state is sometimes referred to as an outcome.

  In steps S301, S302, and S303, it is determined whether the SB game is being played, the RB game is being played, or the BB game is being played. This is to determine the ON state (= 1) and OFF state (= 0) of the game state flags of the SB in-progress flag, the RB game in-progress flag, and the BB game in-progress flag.

  If the SB flag is ON (= 1), the determination at Step S301 is satisfied, and the routine goes to Step S390. Similarly, if the RB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S302 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S380. If the BB game flag is ON (= 1), the determination at step S303 is satisfied, and the routine goes to step S370.

  If any of the SB in-progress flag, the RB game in-progress flag, and the BB game in-progress flag is OFF (= 0), the determinations in steps S301, S302, and S303 are not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S304.

  After executing the RT game end determination process (details will be described later) in step S304, the following steps S310, S320, S330, S340, and S350 are further performed according to the winning combination symbols that are aligned on any active line. Move on to either.

  In step S310, it is determined whether BB symbols are available. If the BB symbols are aligned on any of the effective lines (“red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol”), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S312.

  In the next step S312, a BB game start process is executed. Here, as a BB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games where medals can be easily obtained is performed (details will be described later).

  In step S320, it is determined whether RB symbols are available. When the RB symbols are aligned on any of the effective lines (“white 7 symbol-red 7 symbol-red 7 symbol”), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S322.

  In the next step S322, an RB game start process is executed. Here, as an RB game, a process for concentrating and playing a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained according to the BB game is performed (details will be described later).

  In step S330, it is determined whether the symbol combinations corresponding to the SB combination (SB1, SB2, SB3) are available. If there is a symbol combination corresponding to the SB combination on any active line, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S332.

In the next step S332, an SB game start process is executed. Here, as the SB game, only the next game after the game in which the symbol combination corresponding to the SB role is displayed on the active line, the game is concentrated multiple times that makes it easy to obtain medals according to the winning probability for the winning role. Thus, processing for performing the processing is performed (details will be described later). Note that the CRB game start process in step S332 corresponds to the forced winning game state start means described in the solution means.

  In step S340, it is determined whether replay symbols are available. When the replay symbols are aligned on any of the active lines (“Ripbell symbol-Replay symbol-Replay symbol”), this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S342.

  In the next step S342, a replay game process is executed. In this replay game process, the MAX bet command is temporarily stored in the RAM 1114 in order to start the next game with the same bet number (MAX bet in this example) as the bet number in the game. Based on this command, the next game can be started as a replay.

  In step S344, the replay winning flag is set to OFF (= 0), and the process ends.

  In step S350, it is determined whether the small role symbols are available. If the small role symbols are aligned on any of the active lines, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S352.

  In the next step S352, a prescribed number of medals are paid out in accordance with the arranged small role symbols (a prescribed number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the medal payout number is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612). Thereby, the player is notified (notified and displayed) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the small role has been paid out.

  In step S354, the corresponding small role winning flag is set to OFF (= 0), and the process ends.

  If none of the winning combination symbols are on the active line, none of the determinations in steps S310, S320, S330, S340, and S350 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S360. Note that the outcome at this time is also referred to as “losing eye (disjoint pattern combination mode)”.

  In step S360, a losing process is executed. In this losing process, when the winning flag that is ON (= 1) at this time is a winning flag other than BB and RB, the winning flag is turned OFF (= 0). If none of the winning flags is ON (= 1) (in this case, the loss flag is ON (= 1)), the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

  The processing from step S304 to step S360 described above is processing that is executed in the general state, normal RT. Next, the processing after step S370 will be described. This process is a process executed in the case of a BB game (BB1 game, BB2 game), an RB game (RB1 game, RB2 game), and an SB game (SB1 game, SB game, SB3 game).

  First, in step S370, it is determined whether or not the BB game payout symbols are available. The “BB game payout combination” here is a general term for the ALL combination and the bonus game exclusive combination. Then, when the BB game payout symbols are aligned on any of the active lines, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S372.

  In the next step S372, a prescribed number of medals are paid out in accordance with the BB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a prescribed number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612), so that the player is notified (notification, display) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the BB game payout combination has been paid out. )

  Subsequent to step S372, in step S374, a BB game end determination process is executed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S376, and RT game start processing (details will be described later) is executed.

  If the determination in step S370 is not satisfied, the process moves to step 378, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). In particular, in this example, since no omission occurs, the lost flag corresponds to the establishment flag. That is, in step S378, the loss flag is turned OFF (= 0).

  Next, step S380 and subsequent steps will be described. In step S380, it is determined whether or not the RB game payout symbols are available. The “RB game payout” is also a collective term for the winning combination having a payout during the RB game, as in the above-mentioned BB game payout. In this embodiment, the same as the “BB game payout”. It is. If there are RB game payout symbols on any active line, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S382.

  In the next step S382, a predetermined number of medals are paid out in accordance with the RB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612), so that the player is notified (notification, display) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the RB game payout combination has been paid out. )

  Following step S382, in step S384, an RB game end determination process is executed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S386, and RT game start processing (details will be described later) is executed.

  If the determination in step S380 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 378 described above, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). Since this was demonstrated previously, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, step S390 and subsequent steps will be described. In step S390, it is determined whether or not the SB game payout symbols are available. This “SB game payout” is also a collective term for winning combinations that have a payout during the SB game. If there are SB game payout symbols on any active line, this determination is satisfied, and the routine goes to the next Step S392.

  In the next step S392, a predetermined number of medals are paid out according to the SB game payout symbols that have been prepared (a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the medal releasing device 110). Then, the number of medals to be paid out is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612), so that the player is notified (notification, display) that the prescribed number of medals corresponding to the payout at the time of the SB game has been paid out. )

  Following step S392, in step S394, a CRB game end determination process is executed (details will be described later). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S386, and RT game start processing (details will be described later) is executed.

  If the determination in step S390 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 396, and the establishment flag is turned OFF (= 0). Since this is the same content as step S378 described above, description thereof is omitted.

[11-5-1. BB game start process]
If the determination in step S310 of FIG. 58 is satisfied, the BB game start process is executed. This BB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S401, it is determined whether the BB flag (BB1 flag, BB2 flag) is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S401 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S404. In step S404, the BB game flag is set to ON (= 1). Although not shown, the BB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. Next, in step S406, the cumulative payout number count during the BB game is cleared. Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. From the next game, the BB game is started with the same bet number of 3 bets (3 bets) as in the normal game.

  If the determination in step S401 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S402 and error processing is executed. Such a case corresponds to a case where the BB symbols are aligned even though the BB flag is OFF (= 0). In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[11-5-2. BB game end determination process]
Next, the BB game end determination process in step S374 of FIG. 58 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S451, in response to the payout of medals in step S372 of FIG. 58 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the BB game.

  Next, in step S452, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number has exceeded 300 (200 in the case of BB2). If the determination in step S452 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S454, where the cumulative payout number during the BB game is displayed (displayed on the payout number display LED 612, etc. Note that the cumulative payout number is provided with a display LED or the like separately. It may be displayed on this). If the determination in step S452 is satisfied, the process moves to step S460.

  In step S460, after the BB game flag is turned OFF (= 0), the CRT game start flag is turned ON (= 1) in step S462, and the process is ended.

[11-5-3. RB game start processing]
If the determination in step S320 of FIG. 58 is satisfied, an RB game start process is executed. This RB game start process will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S501, it is determined whether the RB flag is ON (= 1). When the determination in step S501 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S504. In step S504, the RB game flag is set to ON (= 1). Although not shown, the RB flag is turned OFF (= 0) at this time. In step S506, the cumulative payout number count during the RB game is cleared. Thereby, accumulation of the cumulative payout number is executed from the next game. From the next game, the RB game is started with the same bet number of 3 bets (3 bets) as in the normal game. As a result, the player can play the game without feeling special discomfort compared to the normal game.

  If the determination in step S501 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S502, and error processing is executed. Such a case corresponds to a case where RB symbols are aligned even though the RB flag is OFF (= 0). In other words, this may occur when any illegal means (for example, goto action) is performed or when a failure occurs in the slot machine 1. Accordingly, in the error processing, the error lamp 604 is turned on, and other indications are made to notify the occurrence of an error to the above-described LED or the like.

[11-5-4. RB game end determination process]
Next, the RB game end determination process in step S384 of FIG. 58 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, in step S551, in response to the payout of medals in step S382 of FIG. 58 described above, the payout number of the game is added to the cumulative payout number in the RB game.

  Next, in step S552, it is determined whether the cumulative payout number exceeds 20. If the determination in step S552 is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S554 to display the cumulative payout number in the RB game (displayed on the payout number display LED 612. The cumulative payout number is provided with a display LED or the like separately. It may be displayed on this).

  If the determination in step S552 is satisfied, the process moves to step S556.

  In step S556, after the RB game flag is turned OFF (= 0), the LRT game start flag is turned ON (= 1) in step S558, and the process is ended.

[11-5-5. ART game start processing]
The ART game is a game in an advantageous gaming state that is executed at the chance RT, and is executed when the ART replay is won at the normal RT (the gaming state shifts to the chance RT) and the ART grant lottery is further won. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, while the gaming state is controlled by the ART game, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c A push order effect that teaches the proper push order is executed. Then, the symbol combinations corresponding to “AT1” to “AT10” are displayed (stopped) on the active line by performing a stop operation on the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c in accordance with the proper pressing order taught by the player. And a large amount of game coins can be obtained.

  FIG. 63 is a flowchart of the ART game start process. First, the ART game start process is started when the ART grant lottery is won in the state where the ART replay is won in the normal RT and the gaming state is shifted to the chance RT as described above (step S801). The ART grant lottery is performed by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 based on a predetermined condition being satisfied. For example, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, one of the predetermined conditions is that the result of the internal lottery is SB combination (SB1, SB2, SB3). That is, the ART grant lottery is performed based on the result of the internal lottery being the SB combination. The ART grant lottery is not only performed when the result of the internal lottery is a single role of the SB role (SB1, SB2, SB3), but also a duplicate role with the normal replay (“SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip”, It is also performed when “SB3 + normal lip”).

  By the way, as described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, even if the result of the internal lottery is an overlapping role of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) role and the normal replay role, unless a specific condition is satisfied. The symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay combination (single combination) (the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device) is displayed on the active line. Therefore, if the gaming state is a gaming state where there is no losing, such as chance RT2 or chance RT3, or if the gaming state has a low probability even if there is a losing, whether or not an ART grant lottery has been performed is determined. It is difficult to grasp from the pattern combination displayed on the effective line. However, when the specific condition is satisfied, as described above, the replay 1 and the replay are more than the symbol combination corresponding to the normal replay combination (single combination) (the symbol combination corresponding to the replay 1 condition device). The reel control is performed so that a symbol combination corresponding to the condition device of 2, SB1, SB2, or SB3 is preferentially displayed on the effective line. Thus, in chance RT2, it is difficult in principle for a player to grasp whether or not an ART grant lottery is performed from the pattern combination displayed on the active line, but the specific condition is Only when it is established, it is possible to grasp whether or not the ART grant lottery is performed from the pattern combination displayed on the active line. Therefore, the player operates the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c in hope of being operated in an appropriate pressing order at the chance RT2, and the operation of the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c can be interesting. It becomes. In particular, even if the result of the internal lottery is a duplicate role, since it is a duplicate role of the SB (SB1, SB2, SB3) role and the normal replay role that the game result is not brought after the next game, The number of games that can be determined whether or not to be played is limited to one game.

  If the ART grant lottery is won in step S801 (YES), the transition to the ART game is confirmed, but in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the player can be acquired in the ART game as the ART game is won. The expected value of the privilege (hereinafter referred to as expected output value) is drawn by lottery (step S802). Specifically, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 reads the expected ball appearance value table in which a plurality of expected ball appearance value candidates are described and stored in advance in the ROM 1114, and draws the ball expected value. The expected ball appearance value determined by the lottery is transmitted as a command from the main board 409 to the effect control board 510, so that the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 may recognize the determined expected ball appearance value thereafter. it can. If the ART grant lottery is not won in step S801 (NO), no processing is performed and the process ends.

  Here, the lottery for the expected ball appearance value will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 64 is a diagram illustrating an example of the expected output value table. As shown in FIG. 64, in the expected appearance value table, a distribution corresponding to each of a plurality of expected output values such as 500 sheets, 1000 sheets, 2000 sheets, and the like is determined. As a result of the lottery corresponding to the game, the expected appearance value in the ART game is determined. In the example of FIG. 64, the expected expected value is 500 at a minimum, and the ratio allocated to the expected expected value of 3000 is the highest at 30.00%. On the other hand, although the ratio is as low as 0.50%, there is a possibility that it can be distributed to a large amount of expectation of 10,000 balls.

When the expected game play value of the ART game is determined in step S802, the CPU 1110 sets a predetermined number of games (for example, 50 games) as the number of ART games indicating the number of games of the ART game (step S803). Note that the predetermined number of games set in step S803 is an initial number of games of the ART game, and may be a fixed value or a selection value from a plurality of candidates. It is preferable to determine in consideration of the lottery result. Then, in the subsequent games, the CPU 1110 sets the ART game flag to ON (= 1) when controlling the gaming state to an ART game according to the expected appearance value determined in step S802 (step S804). Start playing state. CPU
1110 does not have to start the ART game immediately after winning the ART game grant lottery, for example, by providing a preparation period until the ART game starts with a certain game interval (precursor game), or Processing such as waiting for the start of the ART game until a predetermined symbol combination is displayed may be performed. In such a case, the CPU 1110 draws lottery expected values for the ART game when the ART game is determined to be won. The number of ART games, the ART game flag, and the like are temporarily stored in the RAM 1122.

  Thus, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the transition to the advantageous game state (for example, the above-mentioned ART game) is won, the expected game value in the advantageous game state is also drawn by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409. Then, by controlling the advantageous game state according to the expected appearance value determined by the lottery, the advantageous game managed by the expected output value is provided.

  It should be noted that the expected appearance value drawn in conjunction with the winning of such an advantageous gaming state is a range defined by the degree of a privilege given with the winning of the advantageous gaming state (a range based on either an upper limit or a lower limit). Is included), the average value of the expected expected value (average expected value) is set to be within the specified range. The average expected value can be calculated from the formula “Σ (expected expected value of the ball x ratio)”, that is, each expected expected value is multiplied by the selection rate (corresponding to “ratio” in FIG. 64). The total value is the sum of all expected values. For example, the specified range (specified range) regarding the average expected value is “3000 sheets or less”. At this time, since the average expected value obtained from the expected ball appearance value table of FIG. 64 using the above calculation formula is “2897.5 sheets”, the expected ball expected value table of FIG. 64 is set to satisfy the specified range. You can say that. Of course, the specified range is not limited to “3000 sheets or less”, but may be “2400 sheets or less”, “1600 sheets or more and less than 3000 sheets”, or the like.

  Further, a lottery candidate for the expected ball appearance value described in the expected ball value table (for example, in FIG. 64, 11 lottery candidates from “500” to “10000”) and a method for determining the distribution thereof are as follows. Although not particularly limited, it is preferably determined based on the average expected value. For example, multiple lottery candidates and distribution ratios are determined so as to follow a binomial distribution with the average expected value as the median value, or the distribution ratio of lottery candidates near the average expected value is set to a predetermined ratio or more. A method of assigning to the lottery candidates can be considered.

  In addition, the above-mentioned expected expectation value and average expected value are the expected value and average value of the degree to which the privilege is given for the privilege that can be granted in the advantageous gaming state determined based on the result of one internal lottery. It is shown. Therefore, when the transition to the ART game is determined based on the result of one internal lottery, for example, the number of ART games is added (added) to the expected game expectation value and the average expectation value. This includes the additional benefits granted by. The specific addition of the number of ART games will be described later with reference to FIGS.

In addition, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has the information in the slot machine 1 within the range that does not deviate from the rules of the gaming machine, with respect to the advantageous gaming state, the information drawn (decided) by the main board 409 (more specifically, the CPU 1110). It is configured so that it can be notified to other boards (for example, the effect control board 510) to be connected in the above, devices connected to the outside of the slot machine 1 (for example, a hall computer), and the like. The information determined with respect to the advantageous gaming state is, for example, information indicating that the gaming state has shifted to the advantageous gaming state, and is information indicating, for example, an expected appearance value drawn for the advantageous gaming state. The format for notifying the information is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a command transmission or a predetermined signal output. As a specific example of such notification, the hall computer can recognize the winning to the advantageous gaming state in the slot machine 1 by notifying the hall computer of the winning (or transition) to the ART game. If necessary, it can also be notified in the hall. Further, when the expected output value is notified to the hall computer together with the winning of the advantageous gaming state, the hall computer can grasp the progress of the advantageous gaming state while recognizing the expected outgoing value. At this time, the hall computer monitors fraud by, for example, informing the store clerk to confirm whether an illegal game is being performed when a privilege that exceeds the expected value is given. be able to. In addition, when the main game 409 notifies the effect control board 510 of the winning of the ART game and the expected output value, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 adds the number of ART games based on the expected output value. A lottery can be performed (details will be described later).

[11-5-6. Internal state during the ART game (probability gaming state)]
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as an internal state during the ART game, there is a difference in the degree of expectation with respect to the provision of benefits in the ART game (mainly, additional benefits given by adding the number of ART games to be described later). Any of the plurality of stochastic gaming states is set (controlled). In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as an example, the probable gaming state in the ART game is given a privilege lower than the low probability state by the effect control board 510, which is relatively low in expectation for granting the privilege. It is assumed that the control is performed to any one of the “high probability states” having a high expectation level for, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a transition is made between the low probability state and the high probability state. The selection / change of the probability game state is performed by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510, and information indicating the selected probability game state is held in the RAM 1122. The types of the plurality of probabilistic gaming states are not limited. For example, an “ultra-high probability state” or the like having a higher expectation level for the privilege than the high probability state may be provided. In addition, the effect control board 510 may notify or suggest to the image display body 500 or other display device (LED or the like) about the currently selected stochastic gaming state, and by such notification or suggestion being performed. , Can increase the interest of the player.

  At the start of the ART game, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 can arbitrarily set the probability game state. For example, at the start of ART, it may be fixed to either a low probability state or a high probability state, a probability game state to be set may be determined by performing a lottery at the start of ART, or at the time of winning an ART game transition It may be determined according to the gaming state and the type of the winning ART game.

  Then, during the ART game, the effect control board 510 (CPU 1118) performs a transition determination for determining whether or not to change the probability gaming state according to a predetermined method, and controls the probability gaming state according to the result. . An example of a specific method for determining the transition of the probabilistic gaming state is shown below.

  As a first example, after the production control board 510 maintains the current probability gaming state until a specified number of games (for example, 10 games) has elapsed, a lottery with a predetermined probability is performed to determine which probability gaming state. Decide whether to set. Thereafter, every time a prescribed number of games (for example, 10 games) elapses, the same transition determination is repeated. When such a transition determination is made, the player can play with peace of mind for the specified number of games because it will not immediately fall into the low probability state after transitioning to the high probability state. It is possible to increase the expectation for the provision of additional benefits in the ART game.

Further, as a second example, based on the winning combination (or winning combination) selected by the internal lottery by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 in each game, it is determined which probability gaming state the effect control board 510 sets. To do. At this time, a lottery table having different transition winning probabilities for each winning combination (winning combination) is used. FIG. 65 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lottery table used for determination of transition of the probabilistic gaming state. As shown in the lottery table of FIG. 65, the transition winning probability differs for each winning combination (winning combination). For example, the transition winning probability from the low probability state to the high probability state is 1.00 in the case of the common bell. %, A low probability is set, whereas a strong watermelon has a high probability of 25.00%. Moreover, when the transition from the low probability state to the high probability state is compared with the transition from the high probability state to the low probability state, for example, when the winning combination (winning combination) is replay, While there is no transition to the probability state (transition probability 0.00%), the probability of falling from the high probability state to the low probability state is set as high as 20.00%. In addition, when the winning combination (winning combination) is a strong chance combination, the low probability state is always shifted to the high probability state (transition probability 100.00%), while the high probability state is shifted to the low probability state. No (transition probability 0.00%). In this way, the probability of winning the transition to the probable gaming state may be set to a higher probability of winning the transition to the high probability state as the winning role in the internal lottery performed on the main board 409 is relatively low. Preferably, at this time, since a high probability state can be expected by winning the rare role, the player can increase the expectation for the provision of an additional privilege in the ART game.

  As a third example, the first example and the second example are combined, and after the transition to the probability gaming state, the probability gaming state is maintained until the prescribed number of games elapses. After the elapse, the transition from the probabilistic gaming state is determined based on the winning combination selected in the internal lottery by the main board 409. Furthermore, when a rare combination is won in a high probability state, a predetermined lottery that extends the period of control to the high probability state may be performed. When performing the transition judgment according to the third example, not only can you expect to transition to the high probability state when you win the rare role, but after transitioning to the high probability state, it will fall to the low probability state for the specified number of games Therefore, the player can enjoy the game in a high probability state and can increase the expectation for the addition of an additional privilege in the ART game.

[11-5-7. Addition of bonuses during ART game]
As described above, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in the ART game, the internal state is controlled to one of a plurality of probability game states. In the slot machine 1, as an example, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 draws a lottery regarding the addition of the number of ART games based on the winning combination drawn by the internal lottery by the main board 409 for each game in the ART game ( Add lottery). Specifically, the CPU 1118 first performs an extra lottery to determine whether or not to add an ART game number, and then determines the number of extra games (the extra number) when the extra lottery is won. A lottery lottery is performed. As a general trend, the winning combination that is the target of the number of ART games is a combination (rare combination) in which the winning probability by internal lottery is relatively lower than that of a normal combination (for example, replay or push order bell). In many cases, the lower the winning probability is, the higher the degree of expectation for the addition of the ART game (the degree of execution including the addition execution rate, the number of addition games, or both) is set higher.

  Here, as described in [11-5-5], in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when an ART game that is one of the advantageous gaming states is won, the gaming state is controlled by the ART game. Before the game, the main board 409 draws the expected appearance value in the ART game. In the ROM 1120, a combination of a lottery table and the like corresponding to a plurality of expected lottery candidate values for a lottery candidate is determined in advance with respect to the initial number of ART games and additional grants (addition of the number of ART games). Then, when executing the ART game, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 selects a combination such as a lottery table corresponding to the expected appearance value selected by the lottery, and uses the selected lottery table combination for the ART. Processing such as adding the number of games in the game is performed. By doing in this way, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it becomes possible to control to an ART game based on the expected appearance value, and the game corresponding to the expected appearance value is given to the game by the game of the ART game. Can be granted to a person. In the following, the addition of a bonus privilege in the ART game (addition of the number of games, etc.) will be described.

[11-5-7-1. First example regarding addition of granted benefits (expected expected value of 500)]
As a first example relating to the addition of a grant privilege in an ART game, an ART game when 500 expected payout values are selected on the main board 409 will be described.

  FIG. 66 is an example of an add-on availability lottery table (for low-probability states) for explaining the add-on availability lottery based on the number of ART games based on the winning combination. The add-on availability lottery table is a lottery table used by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 to draw whether or not to add the number of ART games based on the winning combination by the internal lottery, and is stored in the ROM 1120. ing. In addition, as shown in FIG. 66, in the extra lottery table, the probability (addition rate) of whether or not to add an ART game number is set for each winning role. It is preferable that different probabilities are set according to the expected game play value and the probability game state. That is, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable to use a lottery table with different winning probabilities depending on the expected game play value of the ART game or the winning combination in the lottery for whether or not to add the number of ART games. It is preferable to use a different lottery table depending on whether the probability gaming state is a low probability state or a high probability state. For example, the extra lottery table shown in FIG. 66 is a lottery table used in a low-probability state in an ART game in which 500 expected payout values are selected. Referring to FIG. 66, when the common bell is selected as the winning combination in the internal lottery, the number of ART games is added with a probability of 0.50% (addition rate 0.50%). In addition, when a strong watermelon is selected as the winning combination in the internal lottery, the number of ART games is added with a probability of 20.00% (addition rate 20.00%). The lottery table used in the high probability state will be described later in [11-5-7-2].

  In addition, expressions of “strong” and “weak” attached to weak watermelon, strong watermelon, weak cherry, strong cherry, weak chance eyes, and strong chance eyes are attached according to the level of expectation for the addition of ART games. For example, the player may be able to determine the strength of the corresponding symbol combination based on a line that stops in the reel window, a predetermined effect, or the like. Moreover, although the chance is a predetermined combination with a relatively high expectation for the provision of the privilege as described above, it is not limited by whether or not a prize is paid out. These roles are rare roles that have a lower probability of winning in internal lottery than common bells and replays. Furthermore, as can be seen with reference to FIG. 65, these rare roles have a higher rate of addition than common bells and replays (not shown), and have a high expectation for additional grants (additions). It can be said that this is a high winning role.

  FIG. 67 is an example of an extra availability lottery table (for a high probability state). The extra lottery table shown in FIG. 67 is used in a high probability state in an ART game in which 500 expected appearance values are selected. When the addition possibility lottery table shown in FIG. 67 is compared with the addition possibility lottery table shown in FIG. 66, when the winning combination is a weak watermelon, the addition rate of the low probability state shown in FIG. 66 is only 10.00%. In contrast, the addition rate in the high probability state shown in FIG. 67 is set to 30.00%, which is three times as high. In addition, when a strong chance combination is won in a high probability state, the addition of the ART game is always determined at an addition rate of 100%. Also in other winning roles, the rate of increase in the high probability state is generally set higher than the rate of increase in the low probability state, and even when the expected game value is controlled to the high probability state in the same ART game In this case, it is easier to add an ART game than when it is controlled to be in a low probability state, and the degree of expectation for additional provision of a privilege is higher.

FIG. 68 is an example of an additional number distribution table for explaining the ART game additional number lottery. The additional number distribution table is a distribution table used to distribute the number of ART games to be added when the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 determines that the number of ART games to be added is determined by lottery. Stored in the ROM 1120. For the allocation of the extra number, it is preferable that a different allocation table is used depending on the expected game appearance value of the ART game or the winning combination drawn in the internal lottery. For example, FIG. In the selected ART game, a distribution example in the case where a common bell is selected as a winning combination and a winning combination lottery is won is shown. Here, it is assumed that the same distribution table is used regardless of whether the probable gaming state of the ART game is the low probability state or the high probability state. According to FIG. 68, in the distribution of 100 out of the total number of distributions 200, that is, an additional number of 10 games is selected with a distribution rate of 50.00%, and in the distribution of 50 out of the total number of distributions of 200, that is, 25 An additional number of 20 games is selected at a distribution rate of 0.00%. Then, the CPU 1118 adds and sets the number of additions selected in the addition number lottery to the set contents of the number of ART games stored in the RAM 1122 (the number of remaining games of the currently controlled ART game), The number of remaining games of the ART game is added, and the total number of games of the ART is increased.

  The distribution table shown in FIG. 68 is commonly used regardless of the probabilistic gaming state in the ART game in which 500 expected play values are selected, but as shown in FIGS. 66 and 67, Since the difference between the low probability state and the high probability state is set in the setting of the additional rate, even if the allocation table for the additional game number is used in common, the expected value of the additional game number added to the ART game It is clear that the high probability state is higher than the low probability state. Also, separate distribution tables are stored in the ROM 1120 in advance so that the degree of the number of games to be distributed is different between the low probability state and the high probability state, so that the distribution table is not shared, and used separately according to the probability game state. But there is no problem.

  And the table used for the extra lottery of the number of ART games as described above (corresponding to the extra lottery table of FIG. 66 or the extra number distribution table of FIG. 67) realizes provision of a privilege corresponding to the expected amount of appearance. As described above, the addition rate and the distribution rate are determined in advance. Specifically, a plurality of addition possibility determination lottery tables with different addition rates and a plurality of addition number distribution tables with different allocation rates are stored in the ROM 1120, and what kind of combination of both tables is selected according to the expected value It is only necessary that the ART game be played or set in advance. As described above, during the ART game, an additional determination (determination of the additional rate and determination of the additional number allocation) is performed with different probabilities depending on whether the probable gaming state is controlled to a low probability state or a high probability state. Considering such a case, the expected value of the additional privilege that can be given in each probability gaming state is multiplied by the control ratio between the low probability state and the high probability state in the ART game, and the sum of the expected values In accordance with the value, an extra rate and a distribution rate in each probability gaming state are set. That is, in consideration of the average additional rate in the ART game and the degree of additional privilege calculated from the number of distribution games, the total amount of privilege granted on average in the ART game corresponds to the expected appearance value. Set to In addition, the specific example mentioned above is an example, About these tables, one of the addition rate or the distribution rate is fixed in one way, and the other is set in a plurality of ways. It goes without saying that a combination of the above may be realized.

[11-5-7-2. Second example regarding addition of granted privilege (expected value of 1000 expected balls)]
As a second example relating to the addition of the privilege to be granted in the ART game, an ART game when 1000 expected payout values are selected on the main board 409 will be described.

Here, FIG. 69 is another example of the addition possibility determination lottery table (low probability state), and FIG. 70 is another example of the addition possibility determination lottery table (high probability state). FIG. 71 is another example of the extra number distribution table. FIG. 71 is commonly used in the low probability state and the high probability state when the winning combination is a common bell. FIGS. 69 to 71 are tables used in an ART game with an expected output value of 1000. In the extra lottery table shown in FIG. 69, the winning rate of the extra is suppressed lower than in the extra lottery table shown in FIG. Similar to the lottery table (see the low probability state shown in FIG. 66 and the high probability state shown in FIG. 67), the low probability state is higher than the high probability state in terms of the expectation for the additional grant of benefits. This is because it can be kept low. In addition, the extra number allocation table shown in FIG. 71 has a higher allocation ratio for a large extra number compared to FIG. 68 used in an ART game with 500 expected balls.

[11-5-7-3. Comparison of benefits granted at different expected values
An example of an ART game with 500 expected output values described in [11-5-7-1], an example of a low expected output value, and an expected output value described in [11-5-7-2] Suppose that the example of 1000 ART games is an example of a high expected ball appearance value, and a comparison of privileges to be given is performed for an ART game with these different expected ball appearance values.

  For example, when the same probability gaming state is compared in a low probability state, the table combinations used in an ART game (low probability state) with 500 expected ball appearance values are FIGS. 66 and 68, and the expected ball expectation value is 1000. Table combinations used in a single ART game (low probability state) are shown in FIGS. Referring to FIGS. 66 and 68, if the winning combination is a common bell in the low probability state of an ART game with 500 expected balls, the rate of addition of the ART game is 0.50% (FIG. 66), The distribution rate is 50.00% for 10 games and 25.00% for 30 games (FIG. 68). On the other hand, referring to FIGS. 69 and 71, if the winning combination is a common bell in the low probability state of an ART game with 1000 expected balls, the addition rate of the ART game is 0.50% (FIG. 69). 69) The distribution ratio of the additional number is reduced to 40.00% for 10 games and increased to 30.00% for 30 games (FIG. 71). That is, when the winning combination is a common bell, an ART with an expected appearance value of 1000 is higher in an expected value of a privilege that can be granted than an ART with an expected output value of 500. Further, regarding the distribution of the number of additional games when the winning combination is the common bell, comparing FIG. 68 and FIG. 71, when the expected appearance value is 500, the ratio at which 10 games are selected is 50.00. While the ratio of selecting 30 games in% is 25.00%, the ratio of selecting a relatively small additional number is high, while when the expected appearance value is 1000, 10 games are selected. As the ratio is 40.00% and the ratio at which 30 games are selected is 30.00%, the ratio at which a larger number of extras is selected is higher than when the expected appearance value is 500. In addition, when the winning combination is a strong watermelon, when compared to the extra rate, in the ART game with an expected output value of 500, the additional rate is 20.00% (FIG. 66), whereas the expected rate of 1000 is expected. In the ART game, the additional rate is set to 22.50% (FIG. 69), and the expected value of the privilege that can be given more than the expected expected value of 500 for the expected expected value of 1,000. Is high (the distribution rate of the extra number is not shown). In addition, although detailed description is abbreviate | omitted, also when comparing in a high probability state, the expected value of the privilege which can be similarly given becomes higher in the ART game with a high expected output value similarly. As described above, an ART game with 1,000 expected ball appearance values determined to be given additional benefits based on the lottery tables shown in FIGS. 69 to 71 is 500 expected ball appearance values based on the lottery tables shown in FIGS. It can be seen that the degree of expectation that an additional privilege (addition) is granted is higher than that of the ART game, and the expectation for the privilege granted through the ART game is also high. That is, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the ART game based on the expected appearance value is controlled, and the higher the expected appearance value is selected, the higher the degree of expectation for the additional number of ART games is. As a result, the total amount of benefits granted to the player through the game increases.

As described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 performs the extra lottery by using the combination of the extra lottery table and the extra number distribution table according to the expected appearance value. It is possible to realize an ART game that can give a privilege corresponding to the expected appearance value determined by the CPU 1110 of the substrate 409. Thus, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409.
The ART game winning and the expected expected value of the game are determined, and the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 adds an additional privilege related to the ART game (ART) so that the ART game with the expected output value is realized. The number of games is added). The addition of the privilege related to the ART game is not limited to the addition of the number of ART games, but is, for example, the addition of another number of ART games with a predetermined number of games (so-called ART game stock). Alternatively, a pseudo bonus game using the above-mentioned ART game may be added, or a combination of these additions including the addition of the number of ART games may be used. Further, the predetermined number of ART games set at the start of the ART game may be varied according to the expected appearance value.

[11-5-8. [Predicting the end of the ART game]
In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, in the middle of the ART game, a predetermined effect (a sign of the end) that makes the player feel the end of the ART game may be performed. This end sign effect is executed by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 displaying a predetermined effect screen on the image display body 500 or the like. For example, the CPU 1118 refers to the expected output value drawn on the main board 409 for the ART game during the ART game, and the total amount of benefits granted in the ART game approaches the expected output value. In this case, it is instructed to start the sign of the end.

  To explain with a specific example, when an ART game with an expected appearance value of 500 is being played, the CPU 1118 ends at the image display 500 when the net increase in game medals in the ART game exceeds 400. The display of the sign effect is started. FIG. 72 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example based on an end sign effect. The display screen 9100 of FIG. 72A is an example of an early stage screen of the end warning effect, and is displayed in a situation where the net increase in game medals is less than the expected appearance value. The display screen 9200 of FIG. 72 (B) is an example of a medium-term screen for the sign of end indication, and is displayed in a situation where the net increase in game medals is quite close to the expected payout value (for example, within a range of 3% before and after). . The display screen 9300 in FIG. 72C is an example of the end screen of the end indication effect, and is displayed in a situation where the net increase in game medals exceeds the expected appearance value to some extent (for example, 5%). In the first areas 9100a, 9200a, and 9300a, the number of remaining games in the ART game, the net increase in game medals in the ART game, and the like are displayed. In the second areas 9100b, 9200b, and 9300b, an appropriate pressing order of the stop buttons is displayed. Further, in the third areas 9100c, 9200c, and 9300c, a predetermined gauge (limit gauge) related to the end warning effect is displayed so that the gauge amount (shaded portion shown in FIG. 72) can be changed. The information displayed in the first and second areas is information displayed from the normal time during the ART game, and the display mode is not particularly limited.

As shown in the display screen 9100 in FIG. 72 (A), the ART game may end in the third area 9100c on the opening screen of the indication of the end indication, such as “It is close to end?”. Is displayed so that the player can be aware of this, and at the same time, the gauge amount of the limit gauge is small. The gauge amount of the limit gauge increases with the digestion of the ART game. Next, as shown in the display screen 9200 of FIG. 72 (B), the end of the ART game is about to end in the third area 9200c on the middle screen of the end indication effect as in “? A display that can make the player aware that it is approaching is performed, and at the same time, the gauge amount of the limit gauge increases to occupy most of the limit gauge. Then, as shown in the display screen 9300 of FIG. 72 (C), in the end screen of the end warning effect, the third area 9300c has exceeded the danger state related to the end of the ART game, such as “Limit Break !?”. A display that can make the player aware of this is performed, and a display that the gauge amount cannot be identified by the limit gauge is performed. Note that the transition of the display screen to FIGS. 72A, 72B, and 72C as described above is displayed only when the ART game is continued without ending. If the remaining number of ART games reaches 0 midway, the ART game end determination process (described later) is performed, the ART game ends, and the image display 500 does not exceed the limit. An end sign effect (not shown) suggesting that the process will end is displayed.

  According to the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when the end warning effect is executed according to the flow as described above along with the digestion of the ART game, first, the player starts the end warning effect and the opening screen is displayed. Therefore, since it can be detected that the net increase in the number of current game medals may be close to the expected expected value of the ART game, whether or not to continue further by adding an ART game, etc. Can entertain. Next, when the ART game has been digested and the middle screen of the sign of the end sign is displayed, it is possible for the player to have the net increase in the current number of game medals reaching the expected expected value for that ART game. It will make you feel more sexual, and it will make you feel more strongly the desire to continue the ART game. And, if the ART game continues until the end screen of the end sign production is displayed without ending the ART game, the player may feel relieved that the danger of the end may have been avoided. At the same time, in the ART game, it can be expected that the expected output value at a stage exceeding the expected output value (here, 500) may be selected. On the other hand, if the ART game is ended in the middle of the sign of the end, the player has been able to acquire a game medal that almost reaches the expected output value selected in the ART game. As can be seen, even if the amount of game medals acquired is not large, the player can be satisfied with the achievement of the planned privilege.

  Here, in the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a background capable of performing the above-described sign of the end is described. As described above, since the ART game in this embodiment is managed based on the expected appearance value selected from a plurality of stages, the net increase in the number of game medals actually obtained by the player is close to the expected output value. There are many. In other words, if the expected number of balls is 500, the ART game is likely to end when around 500 game medals have been acquired, so the suggestion that the ART game may end due to the indication of the end is suggested. It can be performed. Also, if the viewpoint is changed, in an ART game in which an expected appearance value greater than 500 (for example, 1000) is selected, the number of game medals acquired is about 500 and the ART game is relatively rare. Therefore, if the ART game continues until the end indication effect is generated on 500 lines, the player will be expected to play the next stage (for example, 1000 (2000 sheets etc.) can be expected to be selected. In particular, in the ART game of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 64, since the expected output value is set stepwise, when it can be assumed that the level of one expected output value has been exceeded, Expectation for the expected amount of balls after the next step can be expected step by step, and the expectation for the privilege amount that can be given can be increased at a stretch by the difference in the expected amount of appearance for each step. Note that the CPU 1118 does not necessarily need to generate the end warning effect near the expected output value, and preferably, for example, determines the execution of the end warning effect with a certain probability. Further, the CPU 1118 refers to the number of remaining ART games when determining the execution of the pre-termination effect, and it is clear that the remaining number of ART games is insufficient or exceeded before reaching the expected output line. In such a situation, the sign of end may not be executed. By performing such control, it is possible to suppress a possibility that a divergence between the suggestion for the end of the ART game suggested by the end-prediction effect and the actual end timing of the ART game occurs.

In addition, the CPU 1118 not only executes the sign of the end notice in the vicinity of the original expected expectation value, but also displays a dummy dummy end sign effect in the line of the expected output value lower than the original expectation value. It may be executed. When such a dummy end warning effect is performed (for example, the expected output value is 1000, but the end warning effect corresponding to the expected output value of 500 is executed), the player ends. Since it is not possible to determine whether the sign production is a dummy (pseudo), the player feels that the expected value of 500 balls may have been selected, and is interested in the game until the number of game medals acquired exceeds 500. Enhanced. As described above, if the expected appearance value is actually 1000, the acquired number of 500 can be exceeded in most cases, so this dummy end-prediction effect is given by the player during the ART game. It can produce a situation that dramatically enhances interest, and can also provide a sense of accomplishment overcoming the end crisis.

[11-5-9. ART game end determination process]
Next, the ART game end determination process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 73 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for determining whether to end the ART game. In the above-described determination process of FIG. 58, when “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line, when the set number of ART games has been executed, the ART game end determination process is executed.

  First, in step S901, it is determined whether the ART game flag is ON (= 1). If this determination is not satisfied, no processing is performed and the process ends.

  When the determination in step S901 is satisfied, in the next step S902, the number of ART games is subtracted by “1”, and the process proceeds to step S904.

  In step S904, it is determined whether the remaining number of RT games is “0”. If the number of ART games is “0”, this determination is satisfied, the process proceeds to the next step S906, and the ART game flag is set to OFF (= 0).

  On the other hand, if the determination in step S904 is not satisfied, the process moves to step S910, and it is determined whether or not “bell bumps” are displayed on the active line.

  When the determination in step S910 is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S906, where the ART game in-progress flag is set to OFF (= 0) and the process ends.

  If the determination in step S910 is not satisfied, the process ends.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, processing related to transition of the gaming state by the main board 409, processing related to reel stop, or various determination processes are performed on the peripheral board (for example, the effect control board 510). In such a case, data used for each determination process is not stored in the main board 409 but in the ROM (eg, ROM 1120) of the peripheral board. These processes, which have been described as processing by the main board 409, are performed by the CPU (for example, CPU 1118) of the peripheral board, so that not only the capacity reduction on the main board 409 side can be realized, but also lottery and production variations related to playing balls. There is an effect that the increase can be achieved. Further, as described above, when the reel control board is mounted, the effect control board 510 may perform the effect, the ART lottery, and the like in response to a command from the reel control board.

[11-6. Control of production operation]
The above is an example of control by the main board 409, but in the slot machine 1, various effect operations are controlled by the effect control board 510 as the game progresses. This is executed by the effect control board 510 (mainly the CPU 1118) based on various commands (information command, output signal) output from the main board 409. As described above, various commands output from the main board 449 are temporarily stored in the RAM 1122. Then, based on the command, an effect mode prepared in advance is selected and executed. Such effect modes are stored in the ROM 1120 as an effect mode data table (not shown), and a plurality of effect modes corresponding to the command are prepared.

  For example, the production mode includes a game completed only by the game (hereinafter referred to as a single production mode), a game performed over a plurality of games (hereinafter referred to as a continuous production mode), and the like. Among these, the single-shot effect mode includes an effect that suggests the winning flag (implying effect, notification effect, details will be described later), an effect that informs the payout of medals (it may be an aspect that notifies the payout appearance and the number of payouts). There is.

  The suggestion effect is different from the effect (notification effect) that directly informs the player of the winning flag, that is, an effect that indirectly informs the winning flag, for example, the form of the winning combination corresponding to the winning flag. In other words, a display that expresses a color or the like is performed. The suggestion effect is also performed when the winning flag is not present (that is, when the game is lost). In this case, it is set as an effect of content that is difficult to notice that it is lost (for example, ambiguous content that can be taken with any winning combination). Thereby, it can be made difficult for the player to notice that the game is lost.

  For example, when the winning flag is BB, the notice effect can clearly know which winning combination the player has won in the game, such as “Bonus confirmed!”. This effect is more effective when executed for a winning combination (because a large amount of medals can be acquired) such as BB and RB that are pleasing to the player. That is, when a player wins BB or the like, it is possible to give a meaning to congratulate them.

  In addition, as a continuous effect mode, there are those corresponding to game states such as a general state, a normal RT, a chance RT, and a bonus. These are clarifications about the gaming state, and the player has a chance to determine whether the current gaming state is in normal RT, for example, by performing these effects (continuous effects). It becomes easy to distinguish whether it is during RT.

  During the ART game, a continuous effect is executed from the start to the end so that the player can recognize that fact. For example, a display that counts the number of ART games, or a sound effect that gives a sense of crisis as it approaches a specified number of times. In this way, the player can proceed with the game while confirming how many remaining ART games there are.

  In the ART game, the continuous effect may be executed, but the ART game number count display may not be particularly performed. This is because there is almost no need to worry about the end of the specified number of times when the ART game has a considerably long game period as viewed from the player, for example, 4000 times. The fact that the count display is not performed has an effect that, for example, if the player does not know the prescribed number of ART games, the ART game can be continued without knowing how long the ART game will continue. be able to.

The effect modes described above can be executed as image display by the image display body 500, generation of sound effects by the speaker 512 or the like, light emission or lighting by LED decoration or the like. Such a production mode can make it difficult to give a boring impression when the player continues the game for a long time. The production mode is not limited to being executed by the image display body 500, the speaker 512, the LED decoration, or the like. For example, instead of the image display body 500, an EL display (Electroluminescence Display) or a dot LED may be used. Furthermore, dolls imitating characters, movable models, etc., and side reels (for example, they are placed at different positions from each reel, and can be started and stopped regardless of player operations as part of the production. It is also possible to provide various effects by providing illumination such as a lamp (for example, a rotatable light represented by a rotating lamp). By adopting such a method, it is possible to sufficiently entertain the player without using a liquid crystal display or the like.

  Note that, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the role lottery and the reel control can be performed other than the main board 409. In such a case, for example, the effect control board 510 side Thus, the production control can be performed while performing the lottery drawing and the reel control. In such a configuration, since the process related to the lottery drawing can be performed only on the effect control board 510 side, even if a communication error from the main board 409 occurs, the lottery drawing is interrupted. The safety of the lottery draw can be kept without being played. Further, unlike the conventional gaming machine, the lottery drawing can be completed on the side of the effect control board 510 without receiving communication from the main board 409.

[11-7. Supplements and effects regarding ART games]
In the above description, the ART game has been mainly described. However, the advantageous game state that can be controlled by the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the ART game, and may be an advantageous game state in which the expected appearance value can be managed. For example, another advantageous gaming state may be used. An example of another advantageous gaming state is an RT game or an AT game.

  In RT games, for example, by controlling to a gaming state (RT state) in which the winning probability of replay by internal lottery is higher than the normal gaming state, the replay rate due to the establishment of replay is increased, and the consumption of gaming coins per number of games This is an advantageous gaming state in which an increase in the number of game medals can be realized by paying out game medals according to the establishment of the symbol combination based on the winning combination in the RT state where the number of sheets is suppressed and the pace of consumption is suppressed. In addition, the AT game is an advantageous gaming state in which, for example, in the gaming state in which the probability of losing in the internal lottery is set to be extremely low, an increase in gaming medals can be realized by teaching an appropriate pressing order of winning combinations. .

  In order for the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment to manage the RT game and the AT game by the expected appearance value, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 randomly draws the expected output value when winning the RT game and the AT game. Then, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 changes the number of games set for the initial RT game (AT game) based on the expected appearance value, or creates a table similar to the extra lottery table or the extra number distribution table. It is sufficient to use a lottery and execute the addition of the number of RT games (the number of AT games) based on the winning combination by the internal lottery.

  Also, as described in step S804 of FIG. 63, when a predetermined preparation period is provided before the start of the ART game, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the preparation period (for example, based on the winning combination by internal lottery) In the case of winning a predetermined lottery), the “expectation lottery for the expected expected value” to change the expected expected value already determined by the expected lottery lottery to a higher expected expected value. Also good. Such an expected lottery promotion lottery is performed by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, and a sorting table used for the expected lottery promotion lottery is stored in the ROM 1112. Then, when there is a specified range related to the average expected value in the slot machine 1 where the expected lottery for the promotion of the expected appearance value can be performed, an average expected value that is increased by the promotion, an average expected value that is not promoted, and Is preferably set so as to satisfy a specified range with respect to a value (average expected value sum value) obtained by summing the values based on the promotion rate. Specifically, if the average expectation value regarding the expected appearance value before promotion is 2500 sheets, and the average expectation value regarding the expected appearance value after promotion is 4000 sheets at a promotion rate of 20%, the average expected value combined value is , (2500 × 0.8 + 4000 × 0.2), which is 2800 sheets. Therefore, it can be said that when the specified range regarding the average expected value is 3000 sheets or less, the average expected value combined value is set to satisfy the specified range.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, before starting the advantageous gaming state managed by the expected appearance value, for example, it is suggested whether or not the effect control board 510 has won the ART game in the precursor game. In addition to performing an effect to perform, it may be possible to perform an effect to make an suggestion about the expected appearance value when the ART game is won. Further, the execution control of the production may be varied based on the determined expected output value, for example, a rare suggestive effect may be performed when a high expected output value is selected. According to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, by performing such various effects, not only does the player expect the winning of the advantageous gaming state of the ART game, but also the size of the privilege that can be obtained at the time of winning For example, when a high expectation value is suggested by the production, the player can have a strong desire to win the ART game, and the interest can be enhanced.

  As described above, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that it is possible to control the advantageous gaming state based on the expected appearance value drawn by the main board 409. Such a slot machine 1 According to this, the main board 409 can manage the benefits that can be acquired by the advantageous gaming state based on the expected appearance value. On the other hand, in a conventional gaming machine, when an ART game (or AT game or the like) is controlled as an advantageous game state, whether or not a player can obtain a lot of profits through the ART game is determined by the player. In the internal lottery, there were many parts that depended on how rare roles with a high expectation (advantage) for additional grants could be allocated and a large number of ART games added. In particular, when the internal state of the ART game is a high probability state, the expectation for winning a rare role tended to increase, but the lottery result of the winning role (winning role) did not meet the expectation, that is, the rare role In the case where only the normal role (low advantage role) having a low advantage could not be won, and it was not possible to expect the additional privilege given in the ART game. In the case of such a conventional gaming machine, despite the advantageous gaming state, the player's tension is excessively increased with respect to the internal lottery of each game, and the accumulation of fatigue causes a considerable decrease in interest. There was a player to play. In addition, because the lottery results of the internal lottery are not necessarily average and vary, even if the same advantageous gaming state is won, a large bias is likely to occur in the profit provided to each player, There were not a few players who would lose.

  However, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the expected value of the series of benefits that can be granted in the advantageous gaming state (eg, ART game) (expected expected value) is a stage before the transition to the advantageous gaming state. Therefore, the player is expected to grant a privilege corresponding to the expected value of the game, considering the overall advantageous gaming state, without being extremely nervous about the results of the internal lottery in each game during the advantageous gaming state. can do. For example, even if the player cannot win a rare role with a high degree of advantage related to the provision of an additional privilege in the advantageous game state, the expected appearance value is determined in advance, including that it is difficult to win a rare role. Therefore, it is not necessary to worry excessively about the lottery result of the internal lottery. In other words, when the internal state in an advantageous game state (for example, an ART game) is in a high probability state, even if a rare role cannot be won and a normal role with a low advantage is won, it corresponds to the expected appearance value throughout the ART game. It is possible to maintain a sense of expectation for granting the privilege to be performed. Also, even if a rare role cannot be won in a low probability state and a normal role with a low advantage is won, the player is particularly discouraged because there is little expectation of adding to a normal role in a low probability state. Since it can be expected that an additional privilege will be given at another opportunity in the ART game (for example, when a rare role is won or in a high probability state) based on the expected value, Can be deterred. And according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can alleviate the player's tension and fatigue accumulation with respect to the internal lottery in the advantageous gaming state, and can suppress a decrease in interest. .

Further, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, like some conventional gaming machines, has a plurality of stochastic gaming states (high in the specific example as the internal state during the ART game) that have different degrees of benefit for additional grants. In the conventional gaming machine, since the degree that can be expected to give additional benefits is low in the low probability state, the player's interest is not limited to the advantageous game state. There was a risk that it would fall. However, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, an ART game is performed based on the lottery expected expected value, and an additional privilege is given in the low probability state and the high probability state of the ART game. The lottery table used (e.g., corresponding to the extra lottery table or the extra number distribution table shown in FIGS. 66 to 71) also corresponds to the expected lottery value. That is, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the ART game managed by the expected appearance value is played, so that it is possible to suppress the player's interest from being lowered due to the transition of the probability game state. More specifically, when the high expected game value is controlled by the selected ART game, the lottery table used in the low probability state is used in the ART game where the low expected game value is selected. Expected to give additional benefits even if it is controlled in a low probability state where the expectation (advantage) for adding additional benefits is low because the degree of determination of giving additional benefits is set higher than the lottery table Degradation is reduced. That is, for a player, if the expected output value is high, it can be expected to give an additional privilege even in a low probability state, and the interest can be improved even in a gaming state with a low advantage. Further, since the ART game is managed based on the expected appearance value through the ART game, the number of players regardless of whether the ART game is controlled to a low probability state or a high probability state. Can be expected to entertain the entire ART game.

  In addition, in a conventional general gaming machine having an advantageous gaming state such as a continuation number management type ART game, the profits such as game medals that a player can acquire increase as the ART game continues. There was no choice but to continue playing games in hopes of continuing the ART game, and there was no doubt that the interest in playing games would gradually decline. On the other hand, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the ART game is managed based on the expected output value drawn from a plurality of expected output values set in stages, and during the ART game, Using a lottery table (for example, an addition possibility determination lottery table and an additional number distribution table) corresponding to the lottery expectation value, a bonus is added (for example, the number of games is added). As a result, in the ART game according to the present embodiment, the number of cases where the game ends when the game medal in the vicinity of the selected expected expectation value is increased increases, and the time when the ART game is likely to end is separated from the low time. Therefore, it is possible to improve the interest of the player by sharpening the game, and to suppress the tiredness to the advantageous gaming state.

  For example, if the expected appearance value is selected from 500, 1000 and 2000, 500, 1000 and 2000 game medals can be given to the lottery table used for the extra lottery. A lottery table (or a combination thereof) capable of executing the extra lottery is prepared and selected. The player does not know the expected expected value of the selected ball. In the situation where the ART game is progressing and the number of game medals (net increase or payout number) acquired in the ART game is close to 500, if the expected value of 500 balls is selected, the ART game will end. Since the possibility is high, the anxiety about the end and the expectation for continuation can be raised and the game can be concentrated. If the number of game medals obtained exceeds 500, it can be estimated that the selected expected expected value is not 500, and the possibility of a larger expected expected value of 1000 or 2000 can be expected. The number of game medals that can be expected increases dramatically from 500 to 1000 or more.

That is, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, for the extended lottery (additional lottery) related to the privilege that can be given in the advantageous gaming state, the lottery standard (the lottery table and the combination thereof) is selected based on the expected appearance value. By this, in order to bring the total amount of bonuses that can be given in the advantageous gaming state (the number of game medals acquired) closer to the expected appearance value, it is possible to adjust the degree of bonuses granted by the extended lottery. An important boundary situation can be created regarding the continuation or termination of the advantageous gaming state. And, by giving sharpness to the advantageous gaming state, it is possible to suppress the player's tiredness and to expect the maintenance and improvement of interest. Furthermore, the total amount of benefits granted in the advantageous gaming state (for example, the number of game medals acquired) can be increased step by step rather than continuously, and the expectation of the benefits granted can be accelerated. Can be improved. In particular, when the “predictive effect for end” described in [11-5-8] is executed, the boundary based on the expected expected value can be transmitted in a manner that can be clearly shown to the player. Can be further enhanced.

  In addition, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of a series of benefits that can be given in the advantageous gaming state is based on the expected appearance value. The effect of suppressing the occurrence of bias in the provided benefits can be expected. More specifically, as described with reference to FIG. 63 to FIG. 71 taking the ART game as an example, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment draws lottery expected values for a series of benefits granted in the ART game. (For example, FIG. 64) and control by combining an ART game extra lottery table (for example, FIGS. 66, 69, etc.) and an additional number distribution table (for example, FIGS. 68, 71) according to the expected expected value. To do. Here, the extra lottery using the extra lottery table is executed based on the winning combination selected by the internal lottery, but the extra number allocation using the extra number allocation table is set in advance regardless of the winning unit. It is executed according to the assigned distribution rate. In other words, in the “granting of benefits in the advantageous gaming state”, which is the addition of the number of ART games, even if the result of the extra lottery is affected by the winning combination by the internal lottery, the number of extras which is the degree of the privilege granted is determined Since the decision is made based only on the distribution rate, the influence of the winning combination due to the internal lottery can be reduced. Specifically, for example, for a winning role with a relatively high internal lottery rate, set the rate of addition to a higher value so that the contents of allocation of the additional number (the allocation rate and the number of additions) differ based on the expected output value. If it sets, the influence degree to the grant privilege by the result of an internal lottery will further reduce.

  Therefore, according to the slot machine 1 described above, by changing the degree of a series of benefits in the advantageous gaming state that can be given when the gaming machine is shifted to the advantageous gaming state, the advantageous game can be changed. The grant lottery for determining whether or not a privilege is granted in a state (for example, “equivalent to the“ art game extra lottery ”) is executed based on the winning combination selected in the internal lottery, but granted as a result of the grant lottery It is possible to reduce the influence on the degree of the bonus to be played (for example, equivalent to “the number of additional games of ART game”). As a result, it is possible to suppress the benefits given in the advantageous gaming state due to variations in the lottery results of the internal lottery, thereby suppressing a decrease in the interest of the player. And according to the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, by suppressing the bias due to the variation in the results of the internal lottery, by suppressing the difference in the degree of a series of benefits given in the advantageous gaming state, the average It can be expected that the benefits near the expected expected value will be easily provided.

  Then, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, an increase used in the ART game is suppressed so that the bias due to the variation in the result of the internal lottery is suppressed, and the benefits in the vicinity of the expected appearance value are easily provided on average. In the case where the combination of the availability lottery table and the additional number distribution table is adjusted in advance, the effect of performing the sign of the end when the number of game medals acquired approaches the expected expected value is further enhanced, It can be expected that the gameability will be greatly improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the ART grant lottery is performed when the result of the internal lottery wins a predetermined game combination (when the single combination of SB1, SB2, and SB3 is won and when the double combination with the normal replay (“SB1 + ("Normal lip", "SB2 + normal lip", "SB3 + normal lip") is described as being performed), but based on the fact that other game conditions are satisfied, the ART 11 lottery by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 It is good also as performing. “ART grant lottery” is a process performed by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 as described above. Specifically, in the ART grant lottery, when the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 acquires the extracted random number value used for the internal lottery, an ART grant lottery random value (for example, a hard random number of 0 to 65535, 0 to 100 soft random numbers) is acquired, and whether or not the acquired random number value for ART addition lottery matches the “hit value set in the ART determination table (table stored in the ROM 1114)”. This is a process of determining. Then, when the ART grant lottery random number value matches the winning value, the ART grant lottery random number is won.

As an example of performing an ART grant lottery by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 based on the establishment of other game conditions, when the result of the internal lottery is lost (when no game player is won) For example, performing an ART grant lottery or performing an ART grant lottery by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 when a predetermined ceiling arrival condition is satisfied. Here, “the ceiling reaching condition is satisfied” means that “a bonus game such as an ART game or BB is not started and a predetermined number of games (eg, 1000 games) is consumed” or “the ART game is A predetermined game number (for example, 1000 games) including the number of bonus games such as BB is consumed without being started ”or“ a predetermined game including the number of bonus games such as an ART game and BB ” For example, “the number (for example, 1000 games) is consumed” and “the number of times that a predetermined ceiling target role (for example, watermelon role) has been won reaches a specific number (for example, 100 times)”. The establishment of such a ceiling arrival condition is determined by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, and the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 monitors the number of game executions and the number of winning of the ceiling target role.

In addition, when a predetermined game combination is won (when a single combination of SB1, SB2 and SB3 is selected and a combination combination with normal replay (“SB1 + normal lip”, “SB2 + normal lip”, “SB3 + normal lip”)) In the case where the ART grant lottery is performed when the player has not won any game player and when the ceiling reaching condition is satisfied, the winning probabilities in the respective ART grant lotteries are different. This can be illustrated. Specifically, a plurality of ART determination tables having different numbers of winning values (for example, one ART winning lottery random determination value (only 7), a low probability ART determining table 1 and an ART adding lottery randomness) A high-probability ART determination table 2 having 10 (7 to 16) hit values for numerical values and an ultra-high-probability ART determination table 3) in which all the random numbers for adding a lottery are used as winning values are provided. Different ART determination tables can be used depending on the game situation for which the drawing lottery is to be performed. More specifically, when no game player is won, the ART determination table 1 is used to give an ART grant lottery. (For example, the probability of winning in the ART grant lottery is 1%) and when a predetermined game player is won, the ART determination table 2 is used to perform the ART grant lottery (for example, the ART grant lottery) Definitive winning probability of 10%), when the ceiling reaching condition is satisfied, performs the ART imparting lottery using ART determination table 3 (e.g. 100% winning probability in ART grant drawing) the like.

Further, when an ART grant lottery is performed when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied and the ART game is started, the expected value of the privilege that the player can acquire in the ART game (the above-mentioned value) The expected output value of the embodiment may be limited. For example, as in the above-described embodiment, the allocation corresponding to each of a plurality of expected appearance values such as 500, 1000, 2000,... When starting an ART game based on the fact that the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied, only a relatively small “expected value for 1000 balls or less” is determined as a lottery result for the expected ball value, etc. Can be illustrated. More specifically, it is determined that lottery expectation values are drawn using different expected ball appearance value tables when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied and when the ceiling arrival condition is not satisfied. When is established, it is possible to exemplify lottery expectation values using a “ceiling arrival expectation value table in which a distribution corresponding to only 500 and 1000 expectation values is determined”. As another example, when the ceiling arrival condition is satisfied, regardless of the lottery result of the expected appearance value, it is possible to uniformly determine the expected expected value of 500 balls. Thereby, it can restrict | limit reliably that the shooting property at the time of ceiling arrival increases. In addition, a specification for determining the initial number of ART games by lottery without drawing out the expected expected value (for example, determining the initial number of ART games from among 30, 50, 100, and 300 games) In the case of the ceiling reaching condition, a relatively small number of games (30 games or 50 games) is determined as the initial number of ART games, or only the smallest number of games (30 games) is determined. It is possible to exemplify, for example, to determine.

  Further, in the slot machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the ART grant lottery and the expected payout value are determined by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, and the bonus grant for the ART game is given by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 (the number of ART games). However, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 not only determines the ART grant lottery and the expected expected value of the game, but also performs processing related to the additional grant of ART games (addition of ART games), etc. It is also possible to perform a game process related to the progress of the ART game. Hereinafter, another embodiment (second embodiment) in which the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs all the processing related to ART (AT) will be exemplified.

(Second Embodiment)
In the slot machine 1 according to the second embodiment, when the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 wins an RT game or an AT game, a lottery expectation value is also drawn, and an initial Set the number of RT games (AT games), or use the same table as the extra lottery table or the extra number allocation table, and add RT games (AT games) based on the winning combination by internal lottery Will be drawn and executed.

  In the slot machine 1 according to the second embodiment, similar to the above-described embodiment, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs an ART game grant lottery and a lottery for the expected appearance value. After that, a lottery for the expected expected value is drawn and the number of initial RT games (AT games) is set. For the initial RT game (AT game) game number setting, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 executes the same process as the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 in the above-described embodiment. When the number of ART games is set, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 sets the ART game flag to ON to recognize that the ART game is being played, and controls the start of the ART game. When the ART game flag is set to ON, an ART game start command is transmitted to the effect control board 510 and a command based on the lottery result of the expected appearance value is transmitted. Upon receiving the ART game start command, the effect control board 510 displays an image on the image display 500, generates a sound effect by the speaker 512, etc., emits light or lights by LED decoration, etc. Change to various settings.

Note that when the ART game flag is set to ON, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 controls the ART LED (not shown) provided on the display panel 501 to emit light in order to indicate to the outside that the ART game is in progress. Do. As a result, not only the ART game notification by the effect control board 510 or the like, but also the ART game notification by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 can be performed. Even when the substrate 510 is initialized, the ART LED can reliably notify that the ART game is in progress.

Further, when the ART game flag is set to ON, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 outputs an ART game in-progress signal via the external relay terminal board 131 in order to externally output to the hall computer 1200 or the like that the ART game is in progress. To do. As a result, the game hall can appropriately recognize the start of the ART game in the slot machine.

The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 starts counting the number of ART games when the ART game is started. The number of ART games is counted by a subtraction method in which 1 is subtracted per game. However, the count of the number of ART games by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 is not to be notified to the outside, but to monitor the start and end of the ART game. The notification of the number of ART games is the same as in the above-described embodiment. Similarly, it is performed by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510.

In addition, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” during the ART game, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 pushes the appropriate push order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c. The forward effect is executed, and the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs control to cause the AT winning LED indicating that “the winning combination has not been won unless the stop operation is performed according to an appropriate pressing order” to be emitted. The AT winning LED is provided on the display panel 501 (not shown). Specifically, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, when the ART flag is set to ON and the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”, the AT winning LED Is controlled to emit light. Therefore, in a state where the ART flag is not set to ON, the control for causing the AT winning LED to emit light is not performed even if the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10”. As a result, not only the push order is notified by the effect control board 510 or the like, but also the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 can notify the outside that “the winning combination requiring the push order has been won” (the push order is not taught). ). The AT winning LED is turned off at the end of one game.

When SB1 to SB3 are won in the internal lottery during the ART game, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 adds the ART game to the lottery in the same manner as the processing performed by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 in the above-described embodiment. To increase the number of remaining ART games. When the number of remaining ART games becomes zero, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 sets the ART game flag to OFF and ends the ART game. When the ART game flag is set to OFF, the ART LED is turned off and the external output of the ART game in-progress signal is also stopped. When the ART game flag is set to OFF, an ART game end command is transmitted to the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510. Upon receiving the ART game end command, the effect control board 510 performs an effect indicating the end of the ART game by displaying an image on the image display body 500, generating a sound effect by the speaker 512 or the like, or emitting or turning on an LED decoration or the like. Then, change to various settings for normal games. In this way, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs the start / end of the ART and other controls, so that even if the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 is illegally accessed, the ART game is illegally prolonged. The reliability of the slot machine 1 can be improved.

As a modification of the slot machine 1 according to the second embodiment, a “push order notification LED” may be provided on the display panel 501 in place of the AT winning LED (not shown). Specifically, when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” during the ART game, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 sets an appropriate pressing order for the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c. The push order effect to be taught is executed, and the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 controls to emit “push order notification LED” for indicating an appropriate push order. Three push order notification LEDs are provided on the display panel 501 corresponding to each stop button, “push order notification LEDa” corresponding to the operation instruction of the stop button 211a, and “operating instruction of the stop button 211b”. “Push order notification LEDb” and “push order notification LEDc” corresponding to the operation instruction of the stop button 211c are provided.

The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 can establish a winning for each combination when the result of the internal lottery is any one of “AT1” to “AT10” with the ART flag set to ON. Control is performed to cause the LED a to c for notification of pushing order to emit light in order. For example, when the result of the internal lottery is “AT7” during the ART game, the proper pressing order is “right → left → middle”. When all reels are rotating, the main board 409 The CPU 1110 controls the LEDc for pressing order notification to emit light, and the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 outputs the “right!” Image and sound by the image display body 500. When the stop button 211c is operated in accordance with these instructions and the rotation of the reel 301c is stopped, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 controls to turn off the push order notification LEDc and to emit the push order notification LEDa. The CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 outputs the “left!” Image and sound by the image display 500. When the stop button 211a is operated in accordance with these instructions and the rotation of the reel 301a is stopped, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 then controls the turn-off notification LEDa to be turned off and the push order notification LED b to emit light. Then, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 outputs the “middle!” Image and sound by the image display 500. When the stop button 211b is operated in accordance with these instructions and the rotation of the reel 301b is stopped, the light emission control of the push order notification LED by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 and the push order notice by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 are finished. In this way, not only the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 notifies the push order but also the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 notifies the push order, so that the player may miss the notice, the push The possibility that the order is wrong can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. If the stop button is not operated as instructed by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 and the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510, the light emission of the push order notification LED by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 ends in the game, The CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 executes notification for pushing order mistake.

Further, the push order notification LED described above may be provided corresponding to the “number of push orders”. Specifically, the push order notification LED 1 corresponding to the pressing order of “left → middle → right”, the push order notification LED 2 corresponding to the pressing order of “left → right → middle”, and “middle → right → left”. A push order notification LED 3 corresponding to the push order, a push order notice LED 4 corresponding to the push order of “middle → left → right”, a push order notice LED 5 corresponding to the push order of “right → middle → left”, For example, the display panel 501 may be provided with push order notification LEDs 6 corresponding to the push order of “right → left → middle” (not shown).

In this case, when the result of the internal lottery is “AT7” during the ART game, the proper pushing order is “right → left → middle” and all reels stop after the reels rotate. In the meantime, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 controls the push order notification LED 6 to emit light. During this time, every time the stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated, the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 sequentially outputs “right!”, “Left!”, And “medium!” Images and sounds by the image display body 500. When the stop button 211 is operated as instructed and the rotation of all the reels 301 is stopped, the light emission control of the LED 6 for push order notification by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 and the push order notice by the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 are finished. . As described above, by controlling the light emission of the push order notification LEDs 1 to 6 provided for each type of push order by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, the player may miss the push order notification, and may push the wrong push order. Can be reduced as compared with the prior art, and the processing load on the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 during one game can be reduced. If the stop button is not operated as instructed by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 and the CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510, the light emission of the push order notification LED by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 ends in the game, The CPU 1118 of the effect control board 510 executes notification for pushing order mistake.

Further, as a modification of the slot machine 1 according to the second embodiment, when the stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in a gaming state other than the ART game except for the prescribed pressing order, that is, the ART flag is not set to ON. The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 may perform the following penalty control when the stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in a state other than a predetermined pressing order (forward pressing in this embodiment). Various conditions can be set for performing the penalty control. For example, “when the ART flag is not set to ON, the result of the internal lottery is any one of“ AT1 ”to“ AT10 ”. It may be inquired that the stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated other than in a predetermined order of pressing (in this example, forward pressing).

The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 sets the penalty flag to ON for a predetermined number of games when the condition for performing the penalty control is satisfied. The penalty flag is set to OFF when a predetermined number of games have elapsed, and thus the penalty is released. While the penalty flag is on, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 sets a gaming situation that is disadvantageous to the player. The number of games for which the penalty flag is set to ON may be a plurality of games (for example, 10 games) or one game.
Specifically, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs one of the following processes (1) to (5) in a situation where the penalty flag is set to ON.
(1) No processing related to ART (AT) by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 is performed. That is, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs a game process related to the progress of the ART game, such as a process related to an ART grant lottery, determination of the expected game appearance value, and additional grant of ART game benefits (addition of the number of ART games). Absent.
(2) The processing related to ART by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 is executed in a more disadvantageous manner than when the penalty flag is OFF. That is, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 performs a game process related to the progress of the ART game, such as a process related to the ART grant lottery, determination of the expected expected value of the game, and additional grant of the ART game (addition of the number of ART games). However, it only determines the most adverse result for the player.
(3) Stop control by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 is “control using a stop table in which winning of all winnings cannot be established” or “stop table in which winning of a winning combination with payout of medals out of game winnings cannot be established. To "Control using".
(4) The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 causes freezes (the reel does not rotate for 100 s) in all games, and the progress time per game is slower than normal.
(5) The CPU 1110 of the main board 409 generates an error state that disables the progress of the game (the error state is not terminated unless an error canceling operation such as power-on is performed).

In this way, when the game is advanced except for the recommended operation, the CPU 1110 of the main board 409 forcibly makes the progress of the game disadvantageous to promote the game progress in the manner intended by the designer. Is possible.

[1. Non-penalty machine]
In conventional gaming machines, a game method (the so-called capture method) in which the ball-out rate exceeds the design value by installing a so-called penalty function that is in a disadvantageous state when the player performs a game operation procedure that violates the assumed specifications. This is a game machine that reduces the risk of unexpected damage to the hall operator. On the other hand, there is a case where a player who has accidentally played a prohibited operation procedure without malicious inconvenience may suffer damage as a penalty function, leading to a decrease in the player's willingness to play. Due to consideration, there is also a certain demand for specific performance gaming machines (AT machines, ART machines, RT machines, etc. and similar specifications) that reduce the risk of causing unexpected damage to the hall operator without using the penalty function. It can be said that there is. Therefore, the specification of a non-penalty-type gaming machine will be described below as an example of the gaming specifications.

[1-1. Non-penalty-equipped machine-push order uniform type]
As shown in Table 1 of FIG. 74, the winning probability for each winning combination is determined for each gaming state. For convenience of explanation, descriptions of other small combinations and bonus combinations (BB1, BB2, RB1, RB2, etc.) are omitted from Table 1 in FIG. In the push order bells 1 to 6, as in the AT exclusive role in paragraph 0217, when the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are operated in the proper push order, the combination of symbols corresponding to the eight bells of the activated condition devices is effective. Displayed on the line. However, even if the result of the lottery is any one of “push order bell 1” to “push order bell 6”, if the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c are not operated in an appropriate push order, A combination of symbols from which one medal is paid out as an award or a combination of lost symbols (bells) will be displayed. The first RT lips 1 to 6, the second RT lips 1 to 6, and the third RT lips 1 to 6 are hereinafter referred to as push order lips. When the push order lip is operated in the proper push order, a replay symbol combination (hereinafter referred to as “correct answer lip”) to which a privilege (RT transition or transition to the lottery preferential state, etc.) is given is displayed, and the proper push When operated in other than the order, replay symbol combinations with smaller benefits than when operated in the proper pushing order (normal replay or opportunity to transition to RT with a lower degree of advantage compared to the currently staying RT state) So-called falling replays, replays for which a lottery such as ART is in a disadvantaged / transition lottery, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “incorrect answer replies”). In the present embodiment, the first RT Lip symbol combination is displayed on the effective line as “correct answer” when the first RT Lips 1 to 6 are pushed in the correct order, and the correct answer Lip is displayed when the second RT Lips 1 to 6 are pressed in the correct order. The second RT Lip symbol combination is displayed on the effective line, and when the third RT Lips 1 to 6 are pressed in the correct order, the third RT Lip symbol combination is displayed as the “correct answer”. In the case of incorrect answer in the pressing order of the first RT lip 1 to 6, the second RT lip 1 to 6, and the third RT lip 1 to 6, the symbol combination of the normal replay is displayed on the active line as “incorrect answer lip”. .
RT transition conditions are as follows.
・ General state: When setting is changed and when bonus is completed ・ Normal RT: Bell bumpy display ・ Chance RT1: Display of first RT Lip symbol combination ・ Chance RT2: Display of second RT Lip symbol combination ・ Chance RT3: Third RT Lip When the right to enter an advantageous gaming state (ART, RT, etc.) is acquired by drawing the symbol combination display main board 409, instruction means (liquid crystal, LED, speaker, vibration mechanism, movable accessory, main reel operation mode, etc.) Thus, a push order navigation is generated.

As described above, when the distribution of the lottery values for the push order is uniform in all of the six push orders, “left → middle → right” “left → right → middle” “middle → left → right” “ Regardless of the pressing order of “Middle → Right → Left”, “Right → Left → Middle”, “Right → Middle → Left”, the winning percentage of the bell and the correct answer is the same. Therefore, a specific performance gaming machine can be realized without mounting a specification that generates a penalty when operated in a specific push order without any particular push order becoming advantageous or disadvantageous. It should be noted that it is desirable that the ratio in which the symbol combination of one character combination is displayed at the time of incorrect pressing order and the ratio in which the losing symbol (bell bump) is displayed have a common design in all pressing orders. However, since the effect on the number of payouts is small, there is a slight difference between the ratio of displaying the combination of symbols that plays a single piece and the ratio of displaying the symbols that are lost (bells) in consideration of the arrangement of symbols. May occur. Further, in the above table, the distribution of the lottery values for the push order is set to a completely uniform value, but there may be a slight difference in the distribution as long as it is a level that does not greatly affect the game performance.

The transition of the main RT state in this embodiment is started from the general gaming state after the bonus is ended and after the setting is changed, and is triggered by an incorrect push order in the push order bell 1-6 game. Is displayed and transition to normal RT. When entering the normal RT, the first RT Lip symbol combination is displayed triggered by the correct push order in the first RT Lip 1-6 game, the transition to chance RT1, and the push in the push order Bell 1-6 game If a bell bump is displayed due to an incorrect order, the transition is made to normal RT. When entering the chance RT1, the second RT Lip symbol combination is displayed triggered by the correct pushing order in the 2nd RT Lip 1-6 game, the transition to the chance RT2, and the pushing in the push order Bell 1-6 game If a bell bump is displayed due to an incorrect order, the transition is made to normal RT. When entering the chance RT2, the third RT Lip symbol combination is displayed triggered by the correct answer in the pressing order in the third RT Lip 1-6 game, the transition to the chance RT3, and the pressing in the pressing order Bell 1-6 game If a bell bump is displayed due to an incorrect order, the transition is made to normal RT. When entering the chance RT3, if a bell bump is displayed triggered by an incorrect push order in the push order bell 1-6 formation game, the transition is made to normal RT. Note that the number of types of RT states may be smaller or larger. As for RT transition conditions, in addition to displaying a specific symbol combination, bonus establishment, games in a specific operation procedure, elapse of a predetermined number of games, consumption of a predetermined number of game media, elapse of a predetermined time, It may be performed at the time of operating a reset switch, a setting change switch, etc., or returning from a power interruption.

Even if the push order navigation does not occur, the correct answer continues in the push order in the established game of each push order replay, and if the bell bumps are not displayed on the way, normal RT → chance RT1 → chance RT2 → chance RT3 And RT are transitioned, and a chance RT3 having the highest replay probability and advantageous for the player can be reached. In such a case, as a reward for reaching the chance RT3 on its own without relying on the push order navigation, the AT right is acquired and an instruction generation state (AT state, ART state, etc.) is performed. Therefore, apart from the AT lottery for each game, the right of the AT can be acquired by making the push order correct, so that the game characteristics for the push order are born and the fun of the game can be enhanced. In addition, although there is a low probability, there is a case where the third RT Lip is established in normal RT. In this case, it is possible to reach the chance RT3 and acquire the AT right only by succeeding in the order of pressing once. Can give a lot of expectation to the people. It is desirable to produce an effect that a benefit can be received by applying a push order in the game using an effect device (liquid crystal, LED, movable accessory, etc.). In addition, you can use the effects such as freeze and reverse rotation of the main reel, rotation start of the reel in a different order from usual, and stop stop, etc. May be performed. A specification that gives a larger privilege than when reaching the chance RT3 via the transition “normal RT → chance RT1 → chance RT2 → chance RT3” when the third RT lip with a low probability is subtracted from the normal RT and the correct answer is made in that order. It is also good. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a push order navigation may be generated in a push order game. In that case, when navigating all push orders or navigating only the first stop reel, the final stop reel When navigating only, it is possible to provide various variations such as navigating between the second and third stops when the first stop is correctly answered by self-assuming that there is no navigation.

Although not described in Table 1 of FIG. 74, a special replay combination in which the display of the third RT lip symbol combination is stopped in any pressing order may be provided. If a 6-choice effect similar to the 6-game is performed, the player can be given a sense of accomplishment as if he succeeded in 6-choice by himself.

By selecting the advantageous gaming state (AT state, ART state) in which an instruction is generated by the CPU 1110 of the main board 409, even if a problem occurs in communication between the main board and the peripheral board, the advantageous gaming state lottery ( (AT lottery, ART lottery) and navigation can be performed, and it is possible to reduce the possibility of occurrence of a defect as compared with a model that performs a lottery such as AT on a peripheral board. Also, the main board has higher security than the peripheral board due to the circuit configuration of the board, the sealing structure of the board case, the installation position in the housing, the characteristics of the computer language used for the program, etc. By performing the lottery, the so-called goto action is less likely to occur than the model that performs the lottery such as AT on the peripheral board, and it is difficult for the program to be defective, so that the security can be improved. Peripheral boards, whose control has become extremely complex due to the diversification of production equipment in recent years, have a higher incidence of trouble, and the trouble is less likely to occur in the main board. Compare them to the main board for lottery-related lottery. Thus, it is possible to provide a highly safe gaming machine for both the hall side and the player side. In addition, since it is not necessary to use a penalty by equalizing the distribution of the role lottery as described above, without worrying that `` If the predecessor leaves a penalty, it will be a loss '' Since it is possible to play, it also leads to improvement of the player's willingness to play.

[1-2. Non-penalty-equipped machines-pull-in variation type for each RT]
This is a modification of 1-1. In this modified example, as shown in Table 2-1 of FIG. 75, the push order bell combination and push order lip combination in Table 1 of FIG. 74 are abolished, and instead the state bell combination and the state lip combination are provided. . The above-mentioned push order bell has a plurality of bells having different push orders as a role, and produces a difference in advantage and disadvantage of the game state by the difference in the winning rate between the designated state and the non-designated state. On the other hand, in this embodiment, in place of the push order bell, a state bell is provided which can be used for a combination of symbols with different payout numbers, and the pull-in ratio is changed according to the state. Since the advantageous game state (AT or the like) is drawn by the main board capable of controlling the main reel, such control is possible, unlike the model in which the advantageous game state is drawn by the peripheral board. The value of the combination of symbols that are stopped and displayed by the order of pressing the status bell does not change, and regardless of the order of pressing, the reel control controls the number of 0 sheets (bells), 1 sheet combination, 8 sheets combination, and 15 sheets combination. It is a specification in which any symbol combination of is displayed. In the state replay combination, the replay symbol combination that is stopped and displayed on the reels based on the result of the advantageous game state lottery is determined from the symbol combinations such as normal lip, first RT lip, second RT lip, and third RT lip. The Also, the base (the number of payouts with respect to the number of coins inserted) is monitored mainly, and the symbol combination that is stopped and displayed at the end of the state replay winning combination game changes under predetermined conditions so that the base does not become too high or too low It is also good. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to adjust the speed of increase / decrease of the game medium in the normal time and to suitably adjust the balance of the game.

In Table 2-2 in Fig. 75, there is a tendency that the proportion of symbols with a large number of payouts is increased according to the transition of RT, and as the RT state increases, the speed of increasing the number of balls can be increased at an accelerated rate. It is. Since only one condition device changes the pull-in control according to the state, the number of condition devices can be reduced compared to the case where a large number of condition devices are prepared and the push order is configured, and the capacity of the main ROM can be saved. Can do. Since the symbols are arranged regardless of the order of pressing, the specification does not cause any loss due to the mistake in the instructed pressing order (so-called pressing order mistake), so that it is less necessary to carefully operate the reel stop buttons 211a to 211c. The player can advance the game speedily. In addition, since the appearance frequency of 0, 1, 8, and 15 changes depending on the state, it is possible to infer the result of the AT lottery and the RT state from the appearance frequency of each role, and it is fun to guess the internal state. Is born. During the bonus, all symbol combinations of 0, 1, 8, and 15 can be displayed. Therefore, any symbol combination cannot be denied regardless of which symbol combination is displayed. There is no denying, and there is an effect of suppressing a decrease in the interest of the game. Correspondences and laws for production (for example, production displayed on the screen of liquid crystal, light emission production such as LED, sound effect, vibration function, driving of movable accessory, etc.) and 0 sheets, 1 sheet, 8 sheets, 15 sheets It is also possible to make it possible to infer the internal state from the relationship. Moreover, you may provide the special production etc. which the stay in a predetermined state is decided or suggests with high reliability. As an example, it is possible to use a so-called medal payout sound (sound generated when a game value is given or immediately after the main reel is completely stopped), etc., and to give a law to the correspondence between the number of payouts and the payout sound. It may be interesting to provide a dedicated sound that confirms staying in a predetermined state.

Further, a complicated symbol combination (such as a symbol combination that stops when the pressing order is incorrect) that is necessary for constructing the push order combination becomes unnecessary. For example, one bell-bell-lip, bell-bell-watermelon 8 The number of symbols and 15 bell-bell-bells are sufficient, so the degree of freedom of symbol arrangement increases, and there is a possibility that the bonus will be stopped (so-called reach eyes) or the bonus may be established. It is possible to provide a variety of eyes (so-called chance outcomes) and the like as compared with a conventional push-order bell-equipped machine, and the game performance can be improved. The reduction in development man-hours will lead to a reduction in development costs and a reduction in the selling price of gaming machines, which will bring benefits to both manufacturers and halls. Of course, as with conventional AT machines and ART machines, there is no problem even with specifications with a large number of symbol combinations.

The push order replay may be installed in order to leave the game characteristics for the push order. The state replay in which the displayed symbols change based on the result of the advantageous gaming state lottery and the symbols displayed based on the push order change. When both the push order replay to be performed are mounted, various game characteristics can be realized by the combination.

Although not shown in the table, there are a plurality of states in the bonus, a bonus medium / high mode that is easy to align with 15 state bells, and a bonus medium / high mode that is difficult to align with 15 state bells compared to the bonus medium / high mode, and more advantageous A low bonus bonus medium / low mode or the like may be provided, and the mode transition lottery of the mode may be performed as a part of the advantageous state lottery performed in the main. Note that the mode determination lottery and the mode transition lottery may be performed when a bonus is established or when a bonus is awarded, and the grant mode may be uniquely determined according to the symbol combination of the established bonus. Further, in a game in which a bonus has not been established, there may be a plurality of mode selection states indicating which mode the established bonus is likely to be assigned to, and mode selection state suggestion by the mode selection state transition lottery and effects may be performed. If a setting difference is provided in the mode selection lottery table and the law is set such that the higher the setting is, or the odd setting is more advantageous than the even setting, the setting is estimated from the payout tendency when the state bell is established in the bonus. Since fun is also born, the game can be diversified.

[1-3. Non-penalty-equipped machines-changeable type depending on internal state]
This is a modified example of 1-2. As shown in Table 3-1 and Table 3-2 in Fig. 76, the main reel control switching between the state bell role and the state lip role is not linked to the RT state, but can be linked to a dedicated internal state. is there. Note that bonuses and small roles other than bells such as so-called watermelons and cherries are omitted from the table for convenience of explanation.

The lottery value of the bell does not change except during the single bonus (SB) and during the bonus operation, and the base (the number of coins to be paid out with respect to the number of coins to be inserted) is changed by the change in the display rate of the symbol combination drawn on the active line in the state bell formation game. It is a specification to adjust. Since a plurality of replay combinations provided for RT transition can be eliminated, the number of condition devices can be reduced, and the capacity of the main ROM can be reduced. The internal state transition lottery is drawn for each game based on the winning combination. In addition, the result of the transition lottery is not limited to the one reflected in the game or the next game, the specification reflected after passing through the predetermined number of precursor games, or the predetermined role in the game after winning the transition lottery If established, the specification or the like reflected when a predetermined lottery is further won in the game after winning the transition lottery may be used. RT transitions are often displayed as a combination of replay symbols that trigger RT transitions, and are often known when the reels are stopped. It is difficult to unambiguously detect the internal state from the eyes. Therefore, enjoyment of inferring the internal state with effects (for example, effects displayed on a screen such as a liquid crystal, light-emitting effects such as LEDs, sound effects, vibrate function, driving of movable accessories, etc.) is enjoyed, and a deeper game is realized. It becomes possible to do. Also, since the internal state is managed by the main board, action production of the main reel (freeze, reverse rotation, reel lock that rises when the reel starts to rotate, bounce stop that appears to tremble when the reel stops), and stop button An effect that suggests an internal state to the player using an apparatus controlled by the main board, such as an effect that becomes invalid for a predetermined period, is also possible. It should be noted that the lottery value of the bell may vary depending on the internal state instead of being completely the same as long as the game performance is not greatly affected.

It is to be noted that, in common with 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3, a pseudo bonus (hereinafter referred to as “pseudo bonus”) is obtained when an advantageous gaming state in which the gaming value is increased due to the way the bells and replays are aligned. It is also possible to make the appearance of In this case, it is desirable that the bonus established as a result of the main board combination lottery and the pseudo bonus are differentiated and produced so that the player can easily grasp the gaming state. In addition, it is desirable that a signal output to the hall-oriented computer or the like via the external relay terminal board 131 is also distinguished from a bonus and a pseudo bonus so that the hole can accurately grasp the gaming state. There is a method for separately outputting channels and a method for outputting the same channels but different signal output times, and signals may be output by any method as long as they can be identified on the information receiving side. On the other hand, the specification may be such that the distinction between the bonus and the pseudo bonus is made ambiguous and the player is illusioned as if the bonus of increasing the game media continues for a very long time.

Although not shown, the specification 1-2 may be combined with the specification 1-3 to provide both a small role whose pull-in changes depending on the internal state and a push-order replay whose replay probability changes. Further, the bonus may be mounted or not mounted. In the case where the bonus is not mounted, the upper state such as the internal state 4 may serve as an advantageous gaming state and serve as a bonus as a section in which the gaming value increases. Moreover, although not shown in FIGS. 74 to 76, it can be said that it is desirable from the viewpoint of providing a difference in the payout rate for each setting to have a design difference in these design values.

[2. About the device for reducing the data capacity of the main board]
As described above, it is possible to reduce the amount of data necessary for building game characteristics by devising various specifications, but the method of storing data stored in the CPU 1110 has also been devised to have a limited ROM capacity (For example, 4.5 KB etc.) can be used effectively.
In order to improve the program efficiency (code / data compression) may be achieved. It is also effective to use a device whose configuration can be set by the designer, such as an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), for the main substrate. Also, like a parrot (rotating game machine using a game ball), a payout control board is provided separately from the main board, and the payout control is performed on the payout control board, thereby reducing the load on the main board and the ROM capacity. It is also possible to use a technique of giving a margin to In that case, the dispensing control board as well as the main board is placed in a board case with improved security by caulking or the like, and includes means for leaving a trace when the board case is opened (a member that needs to be broken when sealed or opened). It is desirable to take countermeasures such as (provided in the substrate case).

[3. About external information output]
FIG. 77 (a) is a table of output information from the external information terminal board for a gaming machine that performs AT lottery with a conventional peripheral board. A similar output mode may be used in a gaming machine that performs an advantageous game state (AT lottery, a lottery to shift to an advantageous internal state) using the main board. Although it is output at the time of AT start, since the AT lottery on the peripheral board cannot be detected in the main, it is actually output when it is considered as AT start when a specific symbol combination such as 2 wins in the middle bell is stopped a predetermined number of times On the contrary, there is a problem that the AT signal (output from the third pin in FIG. 77) is output due to a pressing order error or the like when AT is not selected. In addition, since it was necessary to pass several games based on the winning of a predetermined symbol combination such as two bells and a specific operation procedure from the actual AT winning to the signal output to the outside, the number of the original winning games and the hall There was also a problem that the game counter on the side shifted.

FIG. 77B shows [1-3. It is an example of output information of an external information terminal board that can be employed in the case of a non-penalty-equipped machine—a pull-in change type for each internal state]. Since the main advantageous game state (AT lottery, lottery to shift to an advantageous internal state) is drawn and managed in the main, an accidental event caused by a push order mistake as described above is mistaken for the advantageous game state. The conventional problem that there is a gap between the information output to the outside and the internal state is solved. In FIG. 77B, since the signal can be output on condition that the state transition occurs, the problem that the game number counter shifts can be solved. The output of the signal may be performed at the start of the state transition occurrence game (immediately after the operation of the spinning cylinder rotation start device), during reel rotation, when the reel stops, after the reel stops, or when the next game starts. In the case of a specification that is activated after a predetermined number of precursor games from occurrence of state transition to activation, a signal may be output at the end of the precursor or the next game after the end of the precursor.

  The above is one form of the slot machine 1 of the present invention, but is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine other than a slot machine, such as a pachinko machine or a gaming machine obtained by fusing a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 10 Clearance 21 Transparent plate 50 Model unit 90 Front opening / closing member 100 Outer main body 100a Rotating shaft 101 Bottom plate 102 Side plate 102a Convex portion 102b Guard portion 103 Top plate 104a Heat radiation port 104b Cord outlet 105 Partition plate 106 Projection step 107 Installation Piece 108 mounting piece 109 opening 110 medal discharge device 110a device main body 110b hopper 110c discharge port 110d overflow bowl 110e payout sensor 111 auxiliary medal storage box 111a medal full sensor 112 power supply device 112a device case 112b top plate 112c rear plate 112d front plate 112e Side plate 112f Slope plate 112g Vent hole 112h Leg portion 112i Vent space 112j Stepped portion 112k Mounting piece 112m Protruding portion 112m-1 Protruding portion 112p Through hole 112r Bottom plate 112s Plate 112t Setting key switch 112u Reset switch 112v Power switch 113 Wiring relay member 114 Boss hole 115 Rail member 116 Rail member 117 Stopper 118 Mounting tool 119 Body side wiring 120 Mounting plate 121 Cover body 122 Connector board 123 Connector board 124 Connector 125 Connector 126 Opening 127 Opening 128 Supporting tube 129 Wiring duct 131 External relay terminal plate 132 Through hole 133 Vent hole 200 Door-shaped front member 200a Through hole 201 Medal tray 202 Operation part 203 Medal slot 205 Single slot button 206 MAX button 207 Medal selector 207a Solenoid 207b Insertion sensor 208 Medal return button 209 Storage release switch 210 Start lever 211a Left reel stop button 211b Middle reel stop Button 211c Right reel stop button 212 Medal basket 213 Return basket 214 Transparent window 214a Transparent plate 214b Edge member 214c Through hole 214d Through hole 215 Locking device 215a Base member 215b Support piece 216 Forehead frame 217 Light emitting unit 217a Light emitter 217a-1 Light source 217a -2 Light guide plate 217b Reflective member 218 Fixing member 219 Groove 300 Symbol variation display device 301a Left reel 301b Middle reel 301c Right reel 302 Device case 303 Driving means 304 Bottom plate 305 Top plate portion 305 Top plate portion 306 Right plate 307 Left plate 308 Rear plate 309 Upper swash plate 310 Lower swash plate 311 Handle 312 Reel substrate 313 Cable 315 Detachment portion 316 Handles 321a to 321c Reel band 331a Left reel position sensor 331b Middle reel position sensor 331c Reel position sensor 341a Left reel drive motor 341b Middle reel drive motor 341c Right reel drive motor 400 Case member 401 Pattern display window 402 Reinforcement bar 402a Guide part 403 Bottom plate 404 Side plate 405 Rear plate 406 Top plate 407 Reinforcement member 408 Wiring work space 409 Main Substrate 410 Boss 411 Wiring window 412 Concave step 413 Tapered part 414 Wheel 415 鍔 416 Hook part 417 Triangular space 418 Temporary fixing member shelf 420 Hinge bracket 420a Fixing member 420b Rotating member 420c Short link 420d Long link 420e Fixed piece 420f Bearing piece 420g Superposition region 420h Superposition region 420h Superposition region 420j Pin hole 420k Pin 421 Lock piece 422 Handle port 423 Case side wiring 424 Harness 425 Connector 426 Harness 427 Connector 427a Free hole 427b Ear piece 427c Screw 428 Connector holder 429 Holder main body 429a Receptacle 430 Through hole 431 Attachment piece 432 Button-shaped panel fastener 433 Bench part 434 Bench side plate 435 Nail piece 436 Finger hook part 437 Cable groove 438 Wiring port 440 Guide rail 442 Locking hole 443 Skylight portion 444 Reinforcement band 449 Main substrate 500 Image display body 500s Dashed area 501 Frame member (display panel)
502 Illuminating device 503 Substrate 505 Translucent cover plate 506 Tube frame 507 Translucent cover 508 Receiving unit 509 Engaging unit 510 Production control substrate 512 Speaker 600 Upper rail 601 Fixing member 602 Tool 603 Screw 604 Error lamp 606 Replay lamp 608 Start Ramp 610 Ramp 614 Ramp 623a Right-down line 523b Right-up line 700 Connection 701 Fixed sheath member 701a Prevention piece 702 Rod 702a Shaft hole 702b Hooking wall 703 Stopping shaft 703a Spring 704 Stopper 705 Groove 706 Picking piece 1110 CPU
1112 ROM
1114 RAM,
1116 I / O interface 1130 I / O interface 1200 Hall computer

Claims (1)

A lottery regarding the winning combination is performed, a plurality of movable bodies with a plurality of symbols are rotated based on the fact that the lottery is performed, and the plurality of rotated movable bodies are stopped based on a stop operation by the player A game machine capable of displaying the result of the lottery and controlling to any gaming state including at least a normal gaming state and an advantageous gaming state more advantageous than the normal gaming state,
Main control means for performing control related to the progress of the game;
Peripheral control means for performing control based on information based on information transmitted from the main control means,
It said main control means, in addition to the control according to the progress of the game, the start of the advantageous gaming state is a control of the ends and extending row Umono,
The output of information for giving a predetermined profit to the player during the advantageous gaming state is performed by the main control means and the peripheral control means, respectively.
The information for giving a predetermined profit to the player during the advantageous gaming state includes stop operation instruction information related to the stop operation performed by the player,
When an erroneous stop operation that does not correspond to the stop operation instruction information output by the main control means and the peripheral control means is performed by the player, the main control means sends a specific notification informing the erroneous operation. A gaming machine characterized in that it is performed only by the peripheral control means .