JP6550089B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is provided with a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified, and after displaying the variable display unit, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit The present invention relates to a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result.

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

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

  As such a slot machine, there is a slot machine which gives a benefit such as the number of payouts when the presented condition is achieved (for example, Patent Document 1).

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-175282

  In the above-described slot machine, since a bonus is given each time the presented condition is achieved, it is difficult for the player to maintain a sense of expectation.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine which maintains a sense of expectation for a player with respect to the provision of a benefit.

(1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
Predetermining means for determining a display result which permits derivation;
Lottery means for performing lottery for grant of a benefit when the determination result of the prior determination means is a specific determination result;
And an effect means for executing an effect concerning a lottery result by the lottery means,
The effect means does not execute notification effect for notifying the lottery result while the game in which the decision result of the prior decision means is the specific decision result is continuously performed, while suggesting the lottery result The game of which the determination result of the predetermination means is the specific determination result is interrupted due to the fact that the suggestion effect can be executed and the determination result of the predetermination means becomes the game that is not the specific determination result Sometimes, the notification effect can be performed.
The slot machine may be configured as follows.
A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified;
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
Predetermining means (for example, processing for executing an internal lottery by the main control unit 41) for determining a display result which permits derivation;
A lottery (for example, the ART lottery shown in FIG. 12 (c)) relating to the provision of a benefit (for example, ART) when the determination result of the predetermining means is a specific determination result (for example, normal bell winning, pushing order bell winning) Lottery means (for example, a process of executing ART lottery in CZ by the main control unit 41)
And an effect means (for example, a process for executing an effect in CZ by the sub control unit 91) for performing an effect (for example, an effect in CZ) relating to a lottery result by the lottery means,
The effect means is
In the game in which the determination result of the predetermination means is a specific determination result, the notification effect (for example, button effect) for notifying the lottery result is not executed, and the game in which the determination result of the predetermination means is not the specific determination result Then, it is possible to execute the notification effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 15 (i), a button effect is executed when a replay win or a lose is won instead of a bell win),
The suggestion effect that suggests the lottery result when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result (For example, as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (h), the chance effect is executed when the bell wins continuously).

  According to such a configuration, the notification effect of notifying the lottery result is not executed until the continuation of the game which is the specific determination result is discontinued, and the suggestion effect of suggesting the lottery result is executed instead. This makes it possible to maintain the player's sense of expectation regarding the provision of the benefit.

(2) In the slot machine of (1) above,
The slot machine includes a plurality of the variable display units, and a winning can be generated according to a display result combination which is a combination of display results of the plurality of variable display units.
The effect means executes the suggested effect after the variable display of all the variable display portions is stopped (for example, as shown in FIG. 14A, the chance effect is performed after the third stop of the bell-wined game) Will be

  According to such a configuration, since the suggestive effect is executed after the variable display of all the variable display portions is stopped, there is little possibility that the suggestive effect is misunderstood as suggesting the determination result of the predetermining means.

(3) In the slot machine of (1) or (2) above,
The lottery means is for each game when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result. A lottery is performed once (for example, as shown in FIG. 12C, in CZ, normally, an ART lottery is performed once every time a bell or pushing order bell is won).

  According to such a configuration, when the game which is the specific determination result is continuous, since the lottery is performed once for each game, the player can easily understand the lottery method.

(4) In the slot machine according to any one of the above (1) to (3),
The effect means is configured to perform the advance when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result. The effect of changing the determination result of the determination means according to the number of consecutive times of the game which is the specific determination result is executed as the suggested effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), FIG. As such, the chance effect changes according to the number of consecutive bell wins).

  According to such a configuration, when the game which is the specific determination result is continuous, the suggestion effect which is changed according to the number of consecutive times of the game which is the specific determination result is executed, so that the interest of the game is improved. be able to.

(A) is a front view of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and (b) is a view showing an example of a main internal configuration of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of each reel. It is a figure for demonstrating the kind of winning combination, the symbol combination of a winning combination, and the technical matter relevant to a winning combination. It is a figure for demonstrating the symbol combination of a transition outcome. It is a figure for explaining transition of a game state. It is a figure showing an outline of a game state. FIG. 16 is a diagram for describing a combination of winning combinations read out as a lottery target combination for each gaming state. It is a figure for demonstrating reel control at the time of winning a winning combination winning. It is a figure for explaining an example of a game. It is a figure for explaining an example of a game. It is a figure for explaining an example of a game. It is a figure for demonstrating a CZ lottery and ART lottery. It is a figure for demonstrating ART mode. It is a figure for demonstrating various presentation. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the presentation in CZ. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of attack navi production. It is a timing chart for explaining an example of a game. It is a timing chart for explaining an example of a game. It is a timing chart for explaining the execution timing of start production.

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

[Slot machine configuration]
The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described below. FIG. 1A is a front view of the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1B is a view showing an example of the main internal configuration of the slot machine 1. FIG. 2 is a view showing a symbol arrangement of reels.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, in the slot machine 1, the liquid crystal display 51 is provided on the front door 1b, and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R juxtaposed inside the case via the see-through window 3 are visible It becomes possible. As shown in FIG. 2, on each reel, a plurality of kinds of symbols that can be identified are arranged in a predetermined order.

  At the lower right of the liquid crystal display 51, a medal insertion portion 4 capable of inserting a medal is provided. At the lower part of the front door 1b, a medal payout opening 9 for paying out medals and speakers 53, 54 are provided.

  In the front door 1b, as an example of the operation means, when setting a defined number of bets determined according to the gaming state within the range of credits stored as gaming value (number of medals) owned by the player MAXBET switch 6 operated, the medals stored as credits and the medals used for setting the number of bets are adjusted (when the credits and medals used for setting the number of bets are returned) The switch 10, the start switch 7 operated when starting the game, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R operated when stopping the rotation of the reel, and the effect switch 56 for use in effect are provided. ing.

  The front door 1b is provided with a game display unit 13 for reporting information on a game, as an example of the notification means. A credit display 11 on which the number of medals stored as credits is displayed, a gaming assistance display 12 on which the number of medals paid out and an error code etc. are displayed in the event of an error being displayed on the gaming display unit 13 1 BET LED 14 for reporting the number, 2 BET LED 15, 3 BET LED 16, input request LED 17 for notifying that the medal can be inserted, start effective LED 18 for notifying that the game start operation is possible by the operation of the start switch 7, and Replay An LED 20 during replay is provided to notify that the replay game after winning is in progress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Similar to the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 is configured of a one-chip microcomputer, and incorporates a RAM 91c used as a work memory and a sub CPU 91a that performs control operation according to a program. The sub-control unit 91 performs various controls for producing effects, and controls each part of the control circuit mounted on the effect control board 90 directly or indirectly. When the effect switch 56 is operated, a detection signal for detecting that the operation is performed is input to the sub control unit 91. The sub control unit 91 detects an operation on the effect switch 56 based on the detection signal from the effect switch 56. From the sub control unit 91, control signals for controlling the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54 are output to the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54, respectively. The liquid crystal display 51 displays predetermined information based on the control signal from the sub control unit 91. The speakers 53 and 54 output sound based on the control signal from the sub control unit 91. Note that FIG. 1B is merely an example, and other configurations are also provided inside the slot machine 1.

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

  In order to change the setting value, it is necessary to turn on the slot machine 1 after setting the setting key switch provided inside the chassis of the slot machine 1 to ON state. When the power is turned on with the setting key switch in the ON state, the setting value read from the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41 is displayed as a display value on the setting value display provided inside the slot machine 1 housing. Shift to the setting change state where the setting value change operation can be performed by the operation of the reset / setting switch provided inside the case 1. In the setting change state, when the reset / setting switch is operated, the display value displayed on the setting value display is updated one by one (when the setting 6 is further operated, the setting is returned to the setting 1). Then, when the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is determined as the set value. When the setting key switch is turned off, the determined display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41, and the state shifts to a state where the game can be progressed.

  In order to confirm the setting value, after the game is over, the setting key switch may be turned on in a state where the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display to shift to a setting confirmation state where the setting value can be confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game can not be progressed, and the setting confirmation state is ended by returning the setting key switch to the OFF state, and the game can be returned to the state in which it can be progressed.

[Internal lottery]
After setting the number of bets, when the start switch 7 is operated, an internal lottery process is performed by the main control unit 41 to determine whether or not to allow the occurrence of a winning (internal lottery). For example, the random number circuit (not shown) included in the main control unit 41 updates the determination value belonging to the predetermined range (1 to 65,536) in accordance with the predetermined update rule. The main control unit 41 extracts the determination value updated by the random number circuit when the start switch 7 is operated. Then, if the extracted determination value corresponds to a determination value belonging to a predetermined range predetermined for each lottery target combination, the main control unit 41 determines the winning of the corresponding lottery target combination.

  When the lottery target combination is won in the internal lottery, the winning flag of the winning combination included in the lottery target combination is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the bonus 1 is won, the winning flag of BB1, the middle bell and the winning flag of the lower right bell are set, and when the strong cherry is won, the lower cherry is selected. A winning flag and a winning flag for one-piece winning combination 1 are set. The bonus flags such as BB1 are carried over until the winning bonus is won, while the winning flags corresponding to winning combinations other than the bonus are the same when the winning game is ended regardless of the occurrence of the winnings. It is erased.

[Normal section and advantageous section]
The section of the game played in the slot machine 1 includes a normal section and an advantageous section. The advantageous section is a section having a performance relating to an instruction function of instructing the player of the operation mode (also referred to as operation sequence (also referred to as pushing order), operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. Specifically, the advantageous section is a section controlled to an advantageous state such as AT (assist time) or CZ (chance zone).

  The AT is a notification state under control of the main control unit 41 in which a navigation effect is performed to notify the player of the operation mode (operation procedure, operation timing) of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. Specifically, the main control unit 41 executes an ART lottery regarding control to an ART (assist replay time). The ART is, for example, a state controlled by the AT in an advantageous RT (for example, RT2 described later) having the highest replay probability among all the gaming states.

  The main control unit 41 determines whether to control to the ART by the ART lottery. Note that determination to control ART in ART lottery is referred to as ART winning, and determination that control to ART is not performed in ART lottery is referred to as non-ART winning.

  When the ART is won by the ART lottery, the main control unit 41 sets an AT flag indicating control to the ART in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. Then, when the AT flag is set, the main control unit 41 controls the AT. When the main control unit 41 wins a winning order such as a pressing order bell or pressing order replay to be described later during AT, the main control section 41 corresponds to the winning order winning combination and is advantageous for the player on the pay line LN. The operation mode for stopping is notified by the navigation effect. Therefore, by being controlled by the AT, the player can easily increase the net increase number of medals. Thereafter, the main control unit 41 starts ART (AT + RT) when the gaming state shifts to RT2 while being controlled by the AT.

  In addition, the thing of the operation procedure corresponding to the kind of pushing order is called correct procedure. On the other hand, an operation procedure that does not correspond to the type of push order is called an incorrect answer procedure.

  CZ is a state controlled to a section advantageous to the player. For example, in CZ, navigation effects are performed at least once in which a winning combination for obtaining the maximum payout number is generated. Specifically, when a push order bell is won, a navigation effect for notifying a correct procedure is executed. Such navigational effects to be executed when the bells in order of pushing are selected are also referred to as bell navigations.

  In addition, in CZ, the degree of advantage regarding control to ART is higher than that in normal (during non-CZ). Specifically, during CZ, the probability of winning an ART will be higher than during non-CZ, or it will be easier to determine that control by the ART is made.

  The main control unit 41 executes a CZ lottery relating to the provision of the CZ game which is the right to control the CZ. For example, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not a CZ game is to be awarded, and the number of CZ games to be awarded (the number of CZ games) by CZ lottery. Note that determining that the CZ game is to be awarded in the CZ lottery is referred to as CZ winning, and not determining that the CZ game is to be assigned in the CZ lottery is referred to as non-CZ winning.

  It should be noted that CZ may be advantageous for the player in that the navi effect at which the winning of the maximum payout number is obtained occurs is performed at least once, and the degree of advantage regarding control to ART may be the same as usual. Good. Of course, the CZ may be advantageous for the player in that the navi effect is executed at least once when a winning occurs with which the maximum payout number is obtained, and the degree of advantage for control to the ART becomes higher than usual.

  The number of CZs is not limited to one, and a plurality of CZs may be provided. In this case, in any CZ, although the degree of advantage regarding control to the ART is higher than usual, the degree of advantage may be different according to the type of CZ.

  As described above, the "favorable section" includes a section controlled to the informing state such as AT and a section controlled to the advantageous state such as CZ. On the other hand, a section in a normal state in which neither AT nor CZ is controlled is referred to as a "normal section". Further, since the CZ lottery and the ART lottery in the non-CZ are lotterys for shifting to an advantageous section, they are referred to as “advantage zone transition drawing”. That is, the advantageous section transition lottery is performed in the normal section, and after winning in the advantageous section transition lottery, it shifts to the advantageous section having the performance related to the instruction function. During the advantageous section, a “lottery relating to the pointing function” such as an ART lottery in CZ is performed as “the processing relating to the pointing function”.

  The advantageous section transition lottery is a perfect probability. Specifically, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change even if the setting value is any of 1 to 6. Further, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed with the winning of a combination such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes in accordance with the set value. In addition, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, various replays shown in FIG. 7) such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes in accordance with the gaming state. Further, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the number of bets (prescribed number) required for the game of one game. Further, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the winning probability does not change according to the gaming state. Furthermore, in the advantageous section transition lottery, the lottery opportunity does not change according to the prescribed number and the game state.

  In the advantageous section transition lottery, the advantageous section is won with a probability higher than a predetermined probability (for example, 1/17500). Note that the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed during the normal section and during and after the bonus winning such as BB1 to be described later. If an advantageous section transition lottery is made inside, there is a risk that the player will avoid the occurrence of the bonus winning. For this reason, the advantageous section transition lottery is not performed inside. In addition, since the winning probability of the small winning combination changes during the bonus, the advantageous segment transition lottery is not performed during the bonus.

  If the advantageous section transition lottery is won, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is lit in the selected game (any timing from when the start switch 7 is operated to the end of the payout processing). For example, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 lights in blue in the game in which the CZ is won when the CZ is won, and lights in red in the game in which the ART is elected when the ART is elected. The advantageous section notification lamp 19 may be lit in the same color even when the CZ or AT is won. In this way, it is possible to make the player to expect which of CZ and AT has been won. From the next game of the game won by the advantageous section transition lottery, it is controlled to the advantageous state (the advantageous section). During the advantageous section, the player is notified that the advantageous section is in progress by keeping the advantageous section notification lamp 19 turned on.

  In the case where the advantageous section is a section controlled to CZ, the probability of winning ART will be high during the advantageous section, or it will be easy to determine that it is controlled by ART. In addition, in CZ, ART lottery is performed as “lottery relating to instruction function”. In the case where the advantageous section is a section controlled by the AT, the navi effect is executed when the pushing order is won.

  In the lottery relating to the instruction function, the winning probability does not change even if the setting value is any one of 1 to 6. Further, the lottery relating to the instruction function is not executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, various replays shown in FIG. 7) in which the winning probability of the internal lottery changes in accordance with the set value. In addition, the lottery relating to the instruction function may be executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, various replays shown in FIG. 7, for example) such that the winning probability of the internal lottery changes according to the gaming state. The winning probability may change according to the number of bets (prescribed number) required to play the game. Further, in the lottery relating to the instruction function, the winning probability may change according to the gaming state, or the lottery trigger may change according to the prescribed number or the gaming state.

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

  During the advantageous section, navigation effects are executed at least once, in which a winning combination for obtaining the maximum payout number is generated, whichever AT or CZ. For example, as will be described later, when eight medals are paid out, which is the maximum payout number due to the middle bell or the right-down bell winning, when CZ or AT, when winning the push order bell described later The correct procedure for winning the middle bell and the lower right bell is notified by the navigation effect.

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

  Here, for example, the net increase per game in the slot machine 1 is less than two. For this reason, the total net increase number in the case where the number of counted games reaches 1,500 which is the limited number of times does not exceed 3,000 at the maximum. That is, in the present embodiment, even if the advantageous section continues and the net increase in number continues to increase, the net increase in number does not exceed 3000 by the end of the advantageous section by the limit processing. This makes it possible to suppress the increase in the gambling of the game.

  The condition under which the limit process is performed may be set appropriately in consideration of the product of the number of digested games in the advantageous section and the net increase number per game. For example, if the net increase number per game is less than three, the number of times of limit of the number of count games may be set to 1000 games. Further, the total net increase number when the limit processing is executed is not limited to 3000 at the maximum, and other numbers such as 2000 may be applied. For example, when the total net increase number is set to 2000 at the maximum, if the net increase number is less than 2, it is sufficient to set the number of times of limitation of the number of count games to 1000 games.

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

[Waiting interval]
The advantageous section transition lottery may be executed triggered by a bonus winning. Alternatively, the advantageous section transition lottery may be executed triggered by the winning of a combination (for example, weak cherry or weak watermelon shown in FIG. 7) simultaneously winning with the bonus. When the win by the advantageous section transition lottery is the same timing as the bonus win, the standby section is a standby section in which the control to the advantageous state (CZ, AT) is on standby until the bonus prize is won. In the standby section, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is not turned on, and the navigation effect is not performed. Further, during the standby section, the advantageous section transition lottery is not executed. Furthermore, during the standby section, neither the lottery nor the navigation effect relating to the instruction function as the processing relating to the instruction function is executed because it is not an advantageous section. Thereafter, after winning a bonus, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 is turned on, and the process shifts to the advantageous section. In the bonus in the advantageous section, navigation effect may be executed as a process related to the pointing function.

[command]
An example of a command that the main control unit 41 transmits to the sub control unit 91 will be described. In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 instructs the sub control unit 91 to execute an internal winning command, a pushing order command, a reel rotation start command, a reel stop command, a winning determination command, a gaming state command, an ART winning command, and CZ. Send multiple types of commands including the winning command. The commands described below are an example, and various other commands for establishing a game in the present embodiment are transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91.

  The internal winning command is a command that can specify the group to which the lottery target combination that has won according to the result of the internal lottery belongs. The internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game. The sub control unit 91 can specify the operation of the start switch 7 and the group to which the selected lottery target combination belongs by receiving the internal winning command.

  The push order command is a command capable of specifying an operation procedure (correct procedure) for stopping the symbol combination that is advantageous to the player according to the lottery target combination won in the internal lottery. The pushing order command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started during the advantageous section.

  The reel rotation start command is a command for notifying the start of reel rotation. The reel rotation start command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated and rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started.

  The reel stop command specifies which of the left reel 2L, the middle reel 2C, and the right reel 2R the reel to be stopped is, the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel, the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, etc. It is a possible command. The reel stop command is transmitted each time the stop control is performed in connection with the stop operation of each reel. The sub control unit 91 can specify that the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R have been operated by receiving the reel stop command.

  The prize determination command is a command capable of specifying the combination of symbols arranged on the prize line LN, the presence or absence of a prize, the type of the prize, the number of medals paid out at the prize, and the like. The prize determination command is transmitted after all reels stop and a prize determination is made.

  The game state command is a command that can specify the game state of the next game, the type of RT, and the like. The game state command is transmitted at the end of the game. Further, in the present embodiment, the gaming state command includes information capable of specifying the net increase number obtained by the player during ART described later, information capable of specifying the number of wins in the battle during ART, and limit processing. It includes information that can specify the number of remaining games until the game is run and the remaining net increase number.

  The ART winning command is a command capable of specifying that ART winning has been made and an ART mode that is a type of ART. The sub control unit 91 specifies that ART winning has been made based on the ART winning command. Then, the sub control unit 91 uses the liquid crystal display 51 to perform ART winning notification for notifying the player that ART winning has been made.

  The CZ winning command is a command capable of specifying that the CZ has been won, the number of CZ games granted, and the like. The sub control unit 91 specifies that CZ has been won based on the CZ win command. Then, the sub control unit 91 uses the liquid crystal display 51 to perform a CZ winning notification for notifying the player that the CZ has been won.

  The sub control unit 91 performs output control of various rendering devices such as the liquid crystal display 51, the rendering effect LED 52, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 based on the command received from the main control unit 41.

[Grouping command]
The internal winning command includes a grouping command as a command transmitted when a navigation target role such as pushing order bell or pushing order replay is won. The main control unit 41 transmits the grouping command to the sub control unit 91 by executing the following processing.

  First, in each lottery target role, a role number capable of specifying the type of the role is defined. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the left bells 1 to 4 have the part numbers of "14" to "17", the middle bells 1 to 4 have the part numbers of "18" to "21", and the right bells 1 to 4 respectively. The symbol numbers of "22" to "25" are respectively determined. Replays GR1 to 6 are part numbers "34" to "39", replays GR11 to 13 are part numbers "40" to "42", respectively, and replays GR21 to 23 are "43" to "45", respectively. Part numbers are defined.

  Further, each lottery target role is grouped with other roles having the same function or role, and a group number is determined. For example, the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4, and the right bells 1 to 4 are push order bells having a function of winning a leading role (a role of increasing the net increase number) according to the operation procedure. It is organized as a forward bell group. That is, each of the pushing order bells corresponding to the combination numbers “14” to “25” is put together as a pushing order bell group. In addition, Replays GR1 to 6, Replays GR11 to 13, and Replays GR 21 to 23 have a function of winning a winning combination (for example, promotion replay, normal replay, special replay, etc.) which is advantageous to the player according to the operation procedure. Since it is order replay, it is put together as a push order replay group. That is, each of the push order replays corresponding to the combination numbers “34” to “45” is put together as a push order replay group.

  The main control unit 41 specifies a combination number corresponding to the winning combination when any of the lottery target combinations is won by the internal lottery. The main control unit 41 performs main side processing such as reel control using the specified combination number. Further, the main control unit 41 identifies the group to which it belongs based on the identified combination number. Then, the main control unit 41 transmits, to the sub control unit 91, a grouping command capable of specifying the specified group. For example, if the specified group is a push order bell group, the main control unit 41 includes information of “14” in the grouping command as a roll number capable of specifying the push order bell group. Alternatively, if the specified group is the push order replay group, the main control unit 41 includes information of “34” in the grouping command as a combination number capable of specifying the push order replay group.

  As an example, when the middle bell 2 is won by the internal lottery, the main control unit 41 specifies the part number “19” corresponding to the middle bell 2. The main control unit 41 performs main side processing such as reel control using the specified combination number “19”. Further, the main control unit 41 sequentially determines, for each group, to which group the identified combination number “19” belongs. When the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the specified combination number "19" belongs to the combination numbers "14" to "25" corresponding to the push order bell group, the combination number "19" is pushed to the order bell It specifies that it belongs to the part numbers "14" to "25" corresponding to the group. Then, the main control unit 41 transmits the grouping command to the sub control unit 91 by including the information of “14” in the grouping command as the combination number capable of specifying the push order bell group.

  The grouping command as described above is a command that can specify the group to which the winning combination belongs, but is a command that can not specify the type of a specific combination. For this reason, even if the sub-control unit 91 receives the grouping command from the main control unit 41, it can not specify the operation procedure (the correct procedure), and can not notify the correct procedure by the navigation effect.

  Therefore, the main control unit 41 performs the internal lottery in the normal section (non-CZ, non-AT) and the internal lottery in the advantageous section (CZ, AT) respectively in the following manner. Send a command as described.

  For example, when the main control unit 41 wins a winning combination in an internal lottery performed in a normal section (non-CZ, non-AT), the main control unit 41 transmits a grouping command to the sub control unit 91 while operating procedure (correct procedure Is not transmitted to the sub control unit 91. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can not specify the operation procedure (correct procedure) but can not notify the correct procedure by the navigation effect although the sub control unit 91 can specify the group to which the winning combination belongs based on the grouping command in the normal section. . As described above, the sub-control unit 91 can not notify of the operation procedure (correct procedure) using the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 as a clue. Therefore, by controlling the sub control unit 91 due to fraud, it is possible to prevent notification of the operation procedure (correct procedure) by the navigation effect even though it is a normal section.

  On the other hand, when the main control unit 41 wins a winning combination in an internal lottery performed in the advantageous section (CZ, AT), the main control unit 41 transmits a grouping command to the sub control unit 91 and uses the gaming assistance display 12 When the navigation notification is performed, a push order command capable of specifying the operation procedure (correct procedure) is further transmitted to the sub control unit 91. Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can identify the group to which the winning combination belongs based on the grouping command in the advantageous section, and can further specify the operation procedure (correct procedure) based on the push order command, and notify the correct procedure by the navigation effect. can do. As described above, the sub control unit 91 can notify the operation procedure (correct procedure) using the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 as a clue. Thus, the main control unit 41 manages the notification of the operation procedure (correct procedure) in the advantageous section.

  Further, as described above, the main control unit 41 transmits the grouping command to the sub control unit 91 in either the normal section or the advantageous section, and in the case of the advantageous section (in CZ, in AT). As long as the push order command has only to be transmitted to the sub control unit 91, the processing can be made common to the normal section and the advantageous section in that the grouping command is transmitted.

  Note that the main control unit 41 may transmit a push order command that can specify a predetermined standard procedure (for example, the first stop on the left) together with the grouping command in the normal section, not limited to the above-described example. .

  Further, the main control unit 41 does not transmit the push order command in the advantageous section, but includes the combination number capable of individually specifying each winning combination instead of the grouping command, without being limited to the example described above. You may send a command.

  The rare characters such as cherries and watermelons may be grouped, and when the cherries and watermelons are won, the main control unit 41 may select a grouping command that can identify the group to which the winning combination belongs. It may be sent to

  For example, weak cherries and weak watermelons may belong to the same group as a rare with "weak". The sub-control unit 91 is weak if it can specify that the weak rare combination has been won based on the grouping command, as long as it performs the same weak rare combination winning presentation even when either weak cherry or weak watermelon is won. It is possible to execute an effect for winning the rare role. Similarly, strong cherries and strong watermelons may belong to the same group as a rare with "strong". The sub-control unit 91 is strong if it can specify that the strong rare combination is won based on the grouping command, as long as either the strong cherry or the strong watermelon is selected to execute the same effect for the strong rare combination. It is possible to execute an effect for winning the rare role.

  For example, weak cherries and strong cherries may belong to the same group as the "cherry" role. If the sub control unit 91 is to execute the same effect for winning the cherry even when either the weak cherry or the strong cherry is won, if it is possible to specify that the cherry combination is won based on the grouping command, the sub control unit 91 for the cherry winning A presentation can be performed. Similarly, weak watermelons and strong watermelons may belong to the same group as the "watermelon" role. If the sub control unit 91 is to execute the same watermelon winning presentation even when either the weak watermelon or the strong watermelon is won, if the sub-control unit 91 can specify that the watermelon combination is won based on the grouping command, it is for the watermelon winning A presentation can be performed.

  For example, if weak cherry is divided into weak cherry 1 and weak cherry 2, weak cherry 1 and weak cherry 2 may belong to the same group as the role of "weak cherry". In addition, when strong cherries are divided by strong cherries 1 and 2, strong cherries 1 and 2 may belong to the same group as the "strong cherries" role. The sub-control unit 91 can specify that the weak cherry role has been won based on the grouping command, as long as any of the weak cherry 1 and the weak cherry 2 wins the same effect for winning the weak cherry. It is possible to execute an effect for winning weak cherry. Further, if the sub control unit 91 is to execute the same effect for winning the strong cherry even when either the strong cherry 1 or the strong cherry 2 is won, the fact that the strong cherry role is won is selected based on the grouping command. If it can specify, production for strong cherry winning can be executed. As for the watermelon role, the same as the cherry role can be said by dividing the group into the weak watermelon role and the strong watermelon role.

  Also, special roles such as bonus may be grouped, and the main control unit 41 transmits, to the sub control unit 91, a grouping command capable of specifying the group to which the winning combination belongs when the bonus or the like is won. You may For example, all the bonuses may be grouped together and a common grouping command may be sent when any bonus is won. Alternatively, if the sub control unit 91 executes different effects or navigation effects according to the type of bonus, the main control unit 41 can group the bonus according to the type of bonus and can specify the type of bonus. Group grouping commands may be sent.

  In the present embodiment, when the preparation effect is not executed over the minimum guarantee period, exceptionally, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, an operation procedure for a normal replay is specified. Possible push order commands are sent. Then, after the preparation effect is executed over the minimum guarantee period, a push order command capable of specifying the correct procedure (the operation procedure in which the special replay wins) is transmitted when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won. The preparation effect is an effect to be executed during preparation to shift when ART is won in a gaming state other than RT2. In the present embodiment, the ART is not started unless the preparation effect is executed over the minimum guarantee period.

[Prize winning combination]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing types of winning combinations, symbol combinations of winning combinations, and technical matters related to the winning combinations.

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

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

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

  A replay role (replay) is a role to provide a replay. Here, replay means that it is possible to play the next game without using a gaming value (for example, credit) owned by the player. In other words, replay means that the variable display can be variably displayed without using the gaming value owned by the player.

  In the present embodiment, when the replay player combination is won, the player wins regardless of the operation mode (operation procedure, operation timing) of the stop switch. For example, when the special replay is won, the special replay is won regardless of the operation mode (operation procedure, operation timing) of the stop switch, and BAR symbols such as black BAR and white BAR are aligned on the invalid line LM4. The BAR symbol is larger and more prominent than the bell symbol, the replay symbol, the cherry symbol and the watermelon symbol, so that the player has high visibility. For this reason, when the BAR symbol is aligned, it is possible to make the player expect to give some kind of benefit. It should be noted that, even if the re-playing combination is won, depending on the operation mode of the lead-out operation means, the combination may not be winning combination (that is, a combination with a drop).

[Migration appearance]
FIG. 4 is a figure for demonstrating the symbol combination of a transition outcome.

  As for the transition outcome, any of the left bells 1 to 4, the middle bells 1 to 4, and the right bells 1 to 4 shown in FIG. When the player has stopped and has missed the winning of the upper bell which has been won, it is an outcome that is aligned with the pay line LN. When the transition point stops on the pay line LN in RT0, RT2 and RT3, it is shifted to RT1.

[Transition of gaming state]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the gaming state. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of the gaming state.

  In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, RT0 to RT4 in which replay is won with a predetermined winning probability (refer to the numerical value in the replay column of the upper figure in FIG. 6) and the winning probability of small winnings are during RT0 to RT4. Among a plurality of types of gaming states including a bonus that improves over time, the game is controlled to one of the corresponding gaming states from the satisfaction of the start condition to the satisfaction of the termination condition (shown along the arrow in FIG. 5) Refer to the winning combination or appearance, see the start condition / end condition column in the upper diagram of FIG.

  When one of BB1 and BB2 is won, it is controlled to RT4. The winning flag set when one of BB1 and BB2 is won is carried over until the winning of the winning BB occurs. The RT4 is also controlled continuously from BB winning to BB winning occurrence. During RT4, it is lower than during RT0 and RT2, and the replay is won with the same probability as during RT1 and RT3 (see the numerical value in the column of replay in the upper part of FIG. 6).

  The replay probability in RT4 is set to the probability that the payout rate does not exceed 1 even if the player can win a prize without losing the winning combination. In other words, the replay probability in RT4 is that the total number of medals paid out when winning a prize without dropping the winning combination during RT4 is the number of medals for which medals or credits were used to set the number of bets during RT4. The probability is set that the number of medals does not increase without exceeding the total number. When a BB prize occurs during RT4, the bonus is controlled, and the bonus is ended by being paid out more than the number of medals described in FIG. The type of replay to be internally drawn is determined for each type of RT (a circle in FIG. 7 described later indicates a replay to be drawn).

[Participant for lottery]
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a combination of winning combinations read as a lottery target combination (hereinafter also referred to as a winning combination) for each gaming state.

  The combination number column indicates the combination number determined for each lottery target combination, the lottery combination combination column indicates the name thereof, and the gaming state column includes the circle combination for each type of RT. Indicates that the lottery target is selected, and the numerical value below the circle indicates the number of judgment values related to the winning probability. For example, the normal bell is a lottery target combination winning at 360/65536 in any state of RT0 to RT3. During RT4, a bonus lottery is not made, but the winning combination of winning combinations (hereinafter also referred to as simultaneous winning combinations) that can be won simultaneously with the bonus will be the same as during other RTs. For weak watermelons, an internal lottery is performed with the number of judgment values shown in parentheses.

  During the bonus, for example, the middle bell is set as the lottery target combination, and it is determined to win with a very high probability (64000/65536). Also, the middle bell is a part that can generate a prize regardless of the operation timing. Therefore, during the bonus, middle bell winning may occur with extremely high probability regardless of the operation timing and the operation sequence. Therefore, during the bonus, the number of medals can be efficiently increased, and the bonus is advantageous to the player.

[Combination of winning combination]
As shown in FIG. 7, for example, weak watermelons include falling right watermelons, upper watermelons, and middle watermelons. Therefore, when the weak watermelon is won in the internal lottery, it is to be elected the falling watermelon, the upper watermelon, and the middle watermelon.

  Among the lottery target roles, bonus 1 to bonus 12 are roles that can be won by simultaneously reading out BB1 or BB2 and a predetermined winning combination such as weak cherry or a normal bell. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the bonus 1 to bonus 12 have different numbers of determination values. Therefore, the bonus 6 or 12 or the like includes the percentage of advantage for the player, that is, when BB1 or BB2 is actually simultaneously won when the winning combination is won. The number of judgment values is determined so that middle-tiered cherries are the highest, followed by strong cherries, strong watermelons, weak cherries and weak watermelons, and usually the bell is the lowest.

[Push order]
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining reel control at the time of winning a winning combination.

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

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pushing order bells include left bells 1 to 4, middle bells 1 to 4, and right bells 1 to 4. When the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in an operation procedure (also referred to as a correct procedure) which is advantageous to the player in a game in which the push bell is won, a display result which is advantageous to the player is derived. For example, in the game winning the left bell 1, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated at the left first stop which is the correct procedure, the symbol combination of the right down bell which is advantageous for the player is derived. On the other hand, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an order other than the left first stop which is an incorrect procedure, the symbol combination of the upper bell is derived or the symbol of the upper bell according to the operation timing When the combination can not be derived, the transition outcome is derived. In this case, the left first stop is the correct procedure corresponding to the left bell 1. The correct procedure corresponding to the push order bell is not limited to the push order, but may be an operation timing or a combination of the push order and the operation timing.

  In the game in which the push bell is won, the roles (down-the-down bell, middle bell) derived when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in the correct procedure are called the main roles. On the other hand, in the game in which the push bell is won, the part (upper bell) that can be derived when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in the incorrect answer procedure is called a side part.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the push order replay includes replays GR1 to GR6, replays GR11 to GR13, and replays GR21 to GR23. When the stop switch 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in an operation procedure (also referred to as a correct procedure) that is advantageous to the player in a game in which the push replay is won, display results that are advantageous to the player are derived. For example, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in the left middle right order, which is the correct procedure, in the game winning the replay GR1, the symbol combination of the promotion replay 1 that is advantageous to the player is derived. On the other hand, when the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated in an order other than left middle right which is an incorrect answer procedure, a symbol combination of normal replay is derived. In this case, the left middle right is the correct procedure corresponding to the replay GR1. The correct procedure corresponding to the push order replay is not limited to the push order, and may be an operation timing, or may be a combination of the push order and the operation timing.

  During AT, basically, information capable of specifying the correct procedure in the game in which the push replay and the push bell are won is notified. Therefore, the player can proceed with the game advantageously by specifying the correct procedure by using the information notified during the AT as a clue and operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R in the specific procedure.

  When the simultaneous winning combination is won, reel control different from that when the simultaneous winning combination is not won can be performed. For example, when the weak watermelon is won, the reel control is performed to pull the watermelon or upper watermelon above the middle watermelon with priority over the middle watermelon, or the upper watermelon, while when the strong watermelon is won, the right falls. Reel control is performed in which the middle watermelon is preferentially given priority over the watermelon and upper watermelon. Further, when weak cherry or strong cherries are won, reel control is performed to draw the lower cherries onto the pay line, and when middle cherries are won, reel control is performed to pull the middle cherries onto the pay line. . As a result, it is possible to estimate whether it is cherry or watermelon, weak or strong, or middle cherry, etc. from the combination of symbols when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, and a feeling of expectation for bonus winning or ART winning Can be different.

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

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

  When the start switch 7 is operated after setting the number of bets, an internal lottery process is performed to determine whether or not to allow the occurrence of a winning (internal lottery).

  In the internal lottery process, after the internal lottery is performed, an internal lottery command setting process is performed to set a command according to the result of the internal lottery. The main control unit 41 reads out the internal winning flag set by the internal lottery, and sets an internal winning command for specifying a group to which the lottery target combination belongs in the command queue when any lottery target combination is won. For example, when the main control unit 41 wins any of the left bell, the middle bell, and the right bell, the main control unit 41 transmits an internal win command capable of specifying a push bell group to which these roles belong. In addition, when any lottery target combination is not won, an internal winning command for specifying an outfall is set.

  When it is determined that the navigation target combination is won during the AT, the main control unit 41 sets, in the command queue, a push order command for specifying a correct procedure corresponding to the navigation target combination. Thereby, on the side of the sub control unit 91, navigation effects can be performed based on the push order command.

  On the other hand, when the AT is not in progress or the navigation lottery target combination is not won, the main control unit 41 sets a push order command capable of specifying a predetermined standard procedure in the command queue. Thereby, the sub control unit 91 can not specify the correct procedure.

  Further, the main control unit 41 can specify an operation procedure for winning a normal replay when winning in the replays GR21 to GR23 when the preparation effect has not been executed for the minimum guarantee period while the AT is in progress. Set the push order command in the command queue. As a result, if the preparation effect has not been executed for the minimum guarantee period while in the AT, the sub control unit 91 notifies of an operation procedure for winning a normal replay.

  When the main control unit 41 executes the navi effect, the corresponding segments ("8" are configured to be able to specify the correct procedure among the segments of the game assistance indicator 12) Navigation assistance display data for turning on the segment (the eighth segment that composes "." At the bottom right) to turn on and turn on the segment as well as navigation notification The output buffer of the display 12 is set. As a result, navigation effects for specifying the correct procedure can be executed on the main control unit 41 side. On the other hand, the main control unit 41 notifies the standard procedure, that is, when not performing navigation effect, navigation notification display for turning off all segments (first to eighth segments) of the game assistance display 12 The data is set in the output buffer of the game assist indicator 12.

  When the internal lottery process is completed, a reel rotation process is performed. In the reel rotation process, the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started on condition that a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed from the start of the reel rotation of the previous game, and then the stop switches 8L, 8C. , 8R, and stop the rotation of the reel in response to the stop operation.

  When the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the reel rotation process is finished, a winning determination process is performed to determine whether a winning or the like has occurred based on the symbol combination on the payline.

  When the winning determination process ends, a payout process is performed. In the payout process, medal payout or credit addition according to the occurrence of winning, various processes not related to winning (for example, counting the number of medals paid out during a bonus process for bonus termination control, winning without carryover A flag (e.g., a winning flag for a small winning combination / replay role) is erased, and the like. In the game end processing, processing for setting a gaming state is performed in preparation for the next game. Thereby, the game processing for one game is completed, and the game processing for the next one game is started.

[Flow of game]
Here, referring back to FIGS. 5 and 6, the flow of the game will be collectively described. First, the flow of games in RT0 to RT3 other than RT4 and bonus will be described. At RT 0 to 3, depending on whether or not the AT is in progress, the flow of the game will be described below. First, the flow of gaming during non-AT will be described.

  After the setting change state ends, control is made to RT3. Since it becomes non-AT by being controlled to the setting change state, it is not controlled by AT in RT 3 and navigation effect is not executed. As described above, since the navi effect is not executed in RT3, when one of the bells such as the left bells 1 to 4 is won in RT3, the transition is performed depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop. Are derived (see FIG. 4). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of such a disadvantage that the transition outcome is not derived forever and can not be shifted to RT1.

  At RT1, the player moves to RT0 by winning a promotion replay. In order to win the promotion replay, as shown in FIG. 8, it is necessary to perform the stop operation in the operation procedure for winning any of the replays GR1 to GR6 and winning the promotion replay.

  Further, even when controlled to RT0, it is set so as to make it difficult to maintain control to the RT0. That is, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in RT0, there is a possibility of winning the replays GR11 to GR13, and in this case, the fall fall replay is won with a probability of 2/3 and falls to RT1.

  Furthermore, when one of the left bells 1 to 4 is won at RT0, the first reel other than the predetermined reel (the reel for winning the right downward bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 8) is stopped. Depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop, the transition outcome is derived and falls to RT1.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, at RT0, there is a possibility that the replays GR21 to GR23 may be won. At this time, a predetermined reel (reel for winning the special replay shown in FIG. 8) is firstly selected. When stopped, Special Replay may be won and controlled by RT2. However, even when controlled to RT2, when any of the bells such as the left bells 1 to 4 is won, there is a rule other than a predetermined reel (a reel for winning the right down bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 8). When the first stop is performed, the transition outcome is derived depending on the timing of the second stop and the third stop and falls to RT1. As a result, most of the game during non-AT will be digested at RT1.

  Next, the flow of the game when AT is in progress will be described. In RT1, when one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning the promotion replay may be executed. Therefore, by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to shift to RT0 by winning of promotion replay. In RT0, when one of the replays GR11 to GR13 is won, a navigation effect for specifying an operation procedure for winning a regular replay may be executed. For this reason, by performing the stop operation in accordance with the navigation effect, RT0 can be maintained by winning of normal replay.

  In RT0, the navigation for identifying the operation procedure for winning the right falling bell or the middle bell when winning to any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4 The presentation is performed. Therefore, by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT0. Furthermore, in RT0, after the preparation effect has been executed over the minimum guarantee period, there is a navi effect for specifying the operation procedure for winning the special replay when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won. It can be implemented. For this reason, it is possible to shift to RT2 by winning a special replay by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect. By this, it will be controlled by ART.

  In RT2, when winning in any of the left bell 1 to 4, the middle bell 1 to 4, and the right bell 1 to 4, the navigation for identifying the operation procedure for winning the right falling bell or the middle bell The presentation is performed. For this reason, by performing the stop operation according to the navigation effect, it is possible to avoid the derivation of the transition outcome and maintain RT2.

  As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when AT is in progress, navigation effects are performed so that RT2 is controlled and RT2 is maintained, so that AT is in progress. Most of the games will be digested at RT2. In addition, ART ends when it loses in the battle mentioned later.

  Although the navi presentation is not performed after the ART is ended, the control to RT2 is maintained until the transition outcome is derived. However, during RT2 after ART is over, since it is not in AT, as described above, the first reels except the predetermined reel (the reel for winning the right lower bell or the middle bell shown in FIG. 8) are stopped first. Ru. As a result, during RT2 after the end of ART, the transition is stopped at an extremely early stage after the end of ART and the transition to RT1 is made.

  Next, the flow of the game after winning BB1 or BB2 will be described. Regardless of which RT is controlled, when BB1 or BB2 is won, it is controlled to RT4 as shown in FIG. In addition, it is informed that BB is won in the game after the end of the BB winning game, and the player can grasp that the player has won BB1 or BB2. When a BB prize occurs, the corresponding bonus is entered, and when the predetermined number of finish sheets has been paid out, the process ends and is shifted to RT3.

  Here, in the case where the BB is simultaneously won with another lottery target combination, reel control is performed so that the lottery target combinations other than the BB win first. Therefore, when there is a high probability of winning the small winning combination or the re-playing combination in RT4, the BB winning is hard to occur and it becomes difficult to shift to the bonus. Therefore, in RT4, the probability of winning a replay role is set to be lower than RT0 or RT2 (see FIG. 6). Furthermore, in RT0 to RT4, the probability of winning a small combination that is a lottery target combination other than the re-play combination is set so as not to change. Therefore, in RT4, it is set so that it is easy to win BB alone and it is difficult to happen that it is not possible to shift to the bonus forever.

[One example of game]
An example of the game in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. 9 to 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of the game.

  In the normal section, a CZ lottery is performed when a specific combination (CZ lottery target combination) is won. For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the start switch 7 is operated and a cherry being a CZ lottery target combination is won, a CZ lottery is performed. At this time, an image of "chance" is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thus, it is suggested to the player that the CZ lottery has been performed. The CZ lottery will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When CZ is won in the CZ lottery, a CZ election notification is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the game is stopped for the third time in the CZ winning game, the advantageous section notification lamp 19 lights up, and “WIN (CZ winning)” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. The image is displayed. As a result, the player is notified that the CZ has been won.

  When the CZ winning notification is issued, the game is shifted to the advantageous section (CZ) from the next game. During the CZ, the ART lottery is performed when a specific combination (ART lottery target combination) is won. The ART lottery target role usually includes a bell and a push bell. The ART lottery will be described later with reference to FIGS. 12 (b) and 12 (c).

  During CZ, chance presentation is performed when a bell such as a bell or a push bell is won. The chance effect is an effect that indicates to the player that the ART lottery has been performed by the bell winning, and the mode changes each time the game in which the bell is winning is continued.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the game in which the bell is won is two consecutive (two consecutive bells), an image of “CHANCE” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thus, it is suggested to the player that the ART lottery has been performed for two consecutive games.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9D, when the game in which the bell is won is four consecutive (four consecutive bells), an image of “Hot” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thus, it is suggested to the player that the ART lottery has been performed for four consecutive games.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9E, when the game in which the bell is won is five consecutive (five bells), an image of “superheat” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. As a result, it is suggested to the player that the ART lottery has been performed for five consecutive games.

  The chance effect is not executed when the replay wins or loses in the internal lottery. After the chance effect is executed by successive bell wins, the button effect is executed in the game in which the replay wins or loses in the internal lottery. The button effect is an effect of informing the result of the ART lottery performed by the continuation of the bell winning.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (f), when the replay wins or loses in the internal lottery after the bell wins continuously, "PUSH" along with the image for pressing the effect switch 56 on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. "" Is displayed. As a result, the player is prompted to press the effect switch 56.

  When ART is won in the ART lottery, the ART winning notification is performed after the button effect. For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (g), when the player instructed by the button effect presses the effect switch 56, an image of "WIN (ART winning)" is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. . As a result, the player is notified that the ART is won.

  When the ART winning notification is made, it is controlled during the preparation of the ART. During preparation, when the player has won the push replay, an operation procedure for maintaining or promoting the gaming state is notified by the navigation effect.

  For example, when the gaming state is RT1, when any one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won, an operation procedure for winning a promotion replay is notified. If the gaming state is RT0, an operation procedure for causing normal replay to be won is notified when any of replays GR11 to GR13 is won, and special replay is given when any of replays GR21 to GR23 is won. An operation procedure for winning a prize is informed. Furthermore, when the gaming state is RT2, when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, an operation procedure for winning a special replay is notified. When the preparation effect is not executed over the minimum guarantee period at RT0, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is notified even if any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won.

  As the preparation effect, preparation effect A and preparation effect B are provided. The preparation effect A is an effect to be executed during preparation for the ART first hit. The preparation effect B is an effect to be performed during preparation to shift when control to the ART is determined again in an ART lottery (also referred to as a pullback lottery) after the ART is completed. The pull-back lottery will be described later with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (h), the preparation effect A is executed over at least 10 games. In the case where the player advances the game tempoily without interruption, the time taken for one game is about 4 seconds. Therefore, when the player advances the game tempoily without interruption, the preparation effect A is executed for at least 40 seconds. In the preparation effect A, an animation image is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as if the ally character has arrived at the castle where the enemy character awaits. The animation by the preparation effect A is completed in about 40 seconds. That is, even if the player advances the game tempo-freely without interruption, it is possible to show all the animations by the preparation effect A to the player if it is executed over at least 10 games.

  After the preparation effect A is executed for at least 10 games, when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, the start effect is performed. The start effect is an effect of informing an operation procedure for winning a special replay.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (i), when any one of replays GR21 to GR23 is won when start switch 7 is operated, an image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed on the screen of liquid crystal display 51. A character image of "Aim for BAR" and an operation procedure for winning special replay are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10 (j), when the stop switch is operated in accordance with the notified operation procedure, the BAR symbol alignment is stopped, and the special replay is won.

  When the start effect is performed and the special replay is won, the ART start notification is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (k), an image of “ART start” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Also, when ART starts, a net increase display area 51b indicating a net increase in the number in ART and a win number display area 51c indicating the number of battle wins in ART are displayed in the upper right of the screen of liquid crystal display 51. .

  During ART, battle rendition between an ally character and an enemy character is performed. There are six enemy characters, enemy A to enemy F. In the battle in the ART, the battle is conducted in order from the enemy A, and when all the enemies F are beaten, an ending effect is executed. On the other hand, if one of the enemies is defeated before reaching the final enemy F, the ART ends at that point. In this case, the state is RT2 during non-AT. The battle in ART will be described later with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 (l) to 10 (m), when the player wins six battles in the ART, an ending effect is executed over 15 games. In the ending effect, the liquid crystal display 51 displays an animation image in which the ally character looks back on the battle with the enemy character and is pleased with the victory.

  In the ART of the present embodiment, when the ending effect is performed six times in the battle and the ending effect is executed, the battle of the first loop ends, and thereafter, the battle of the second loop is entered. That is, when the ending effect is executed, the transition to the battle of the next loop is decided. During the ending production, the continuation of the ART has already been determined, and there is no lottery for ART such as ART lottery.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 (n) and 10 (ro), when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won after the ending effect is finished, the start effect is executed again. The start effect executed when shifting to the battle of the next loop is the same effect as the start effect at the ART first hit shown in FIGS. 10 (i) and 10 (j).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10 (n), when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won when the start switch 7 is operated, the image ("BAR") corresponding to the BAR symbol is a liquid crystal display The screen is displayed in a half or more area on the screen 51, and a character image of "Aim for BAR" and an operation procedure for winning special replay are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10 (R), when the stop switch is operated in accordance with the notified operation procedure, the BAR symbol alignment is stopped, and the special replay is won.

  Then, when the start effect is performed and the special replay is won, the ART start notification is performed as in the case of the first hit shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (p), an image of “ART start” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10 (q), the battle of the second loop is performed.

  Here, the ending production after the battle of the first loop and the subsequent starting production to the ART start notification are always controlled by the ART. Meanwhile, in the upper right of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51, a net increase display area 51b indicating the net increase in number during ART is always displayed. Furthermore, when the battle of the second loop is started, the net increase number in the battle of the first loop is taken over as it is. Since the number of battle wins is reset, an image of “0 wins” is displayed in the number-of-wins display area 51 c.

  Next, an example in which the ally character is defeated in the second loop battle will be described. As shown in FIG. 10 (r), when the ally character is defeated in the second loop battle, the AT is ended from the next game and the navi effect is not executed, and the ART is ended.

  After the ART is completed, a transition is made to a pullback period (between 50 games in the present embodiment) in which a pullback lottery is performed. In the pullback period, since CZ is in progress, the ART lottery (pullback lottery) is performed using a table shown in FIG. 12 described later. However, since the navi effect is not executed, the gaming state falls from RT2 as long as the pulling back is not won within the early pulling back period. As shown in FIG. 11 (s), after ART is completed, when a transition to a pullback period is made, a normal background image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in the same manner as in the normal section. The pure increase display area 51b does not disappear, but unlike ART, the image is displayed dark. When the pullback period ends without winning the pullback, the normal transition is made, and the net increase display area 51b disappears. Therefore, the player can recognize that the net increase display area 51b is a pullback period as a clue, and in the meantime, he / she expects to pull back and be won. In the pullback period, an effect dedicated to the pullback period may be executed.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (t), when the player is elected to the pull-back lottery combination when the start switch 7 is operated in the pull-back period, the pull-back lottery is performed using the table shown in FIG. At this time, an image of "chance" is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. As a result, it is suggested to the player that a pulling back lottery has been performed.

  When a withdrawal is won in a withdrawal lottery, a withdrawal win notification is given. For example, as shown in FIG. 11 (u), when the game is stopped for the third time in the game for which the pullback is won, an image of “WIN (drawback winning)” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. As a result, the player is notified that the withdrawal is won.

  When the pulling back notification is made, the next game is controlled to the advantageous section (AT) again. When ART is pulled back, it is first controlled to a state in preparation for ART. During preparation, when the player has won the push replay, an operation procedure for maintaining or promoting the gaming state is notified by the navigation effect.

  For example, when the gaming state is RT1, when any one of the replays GR1 to GR6 is won, an operation procedure for winning a promotion replay is notified. If the gaming state is RT0, an operation procedure for causing normal replay to be won is notified when any of replays GR11 to GR13 is won, and special replay is given when any of replays GR21 to GR23 is won. An operation procedure for winning a prize is informed. Furthermore, when the gaming state is RT2, when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, an operation procedure for winning a special replay is notified. When the preparation effect is not executed over the minimum guarantee period at RT0, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is notified even if any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (v), the preparation effect B is executed during the preparation after the pullback. The preparation effect B is executed over at least five games. When the player advances the game tempoily without interruption, the time required for one game is about 4 seconds, so the preparation effect B is executed for at least 20 seconds. In the preparation effect B, an animation image is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as if the ally character resurrected and challenged the defeated enemy character again. The animation by the preparation effect B is completed in about 20 seconds. That is, even if the player advances the game tempo-freely without interruption, it is possible to show all the animations by the preparation effect B to the player if the game is executed over at least five games. Further, since the ART is pulled back by the pull back winning, the image in the pure increase display area 51b is displayed bright again.

  After the preparation effect B is executed for at least five games, the start effect is performed when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won. The start effect to be executed when the ART is again controlled after ART pullback is the start effect at the ART first hit shown in FIGS. 10 (i) and 10 (j) and in FIG. 10 (n) and 10 (i). It is the same effect as the start effect at the time of the next loop decision after the ending shown.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11 (w), when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won when the start switch 7 is operated, the image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is a liquid crystal display The screen is displayed in a half or more area on the screen 51, and a character image of "Aim for BAR" and an operation procedure for winning special replay are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11 (x), when the stop switch is operated in accordance with the notified operation procedure, the BAR symbol alignment is stopped, and the special replay is won.

  Then, similar to the first hit shown in FIG. 10 (k) and the next loop decision shown in FIG. 10 (p), when the start effect is performed and the special replay is won, the ART start notification is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 11 (y), an image of “ART start” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11 (z), the battle resumes.

  Here, in the ART after pullback, the battle is performed from the continuation of the battle lost in the previous ART. And the net increase number in the previous ART is taken over as it is. For this reason, in the net increase display area 51b, a value (445 in the example shown in FIG. 11) which is a continuation of the net increase number in the previous ART is displayed. Further, in the number-of-wins display area 51c, a value (two wins in the example shown in FIG. 11) which is a succession of the number of wins in the previous ART is displayed.

[Featured lottery]
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the CZ lottery and the ART lottery. Each lottery table shown in FIG. 12 is stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41. When the main control unit 41 becomes a lottery opportunity, the main control unit 41 performs the lottery with reference to any one of these lottery tables.

  First, the CZ lottery will be described with reference to FIG. 12 (a). As shown in FIG. 12A, the CZ lottery is performed in the normal section and after the 51st game after the end of ART. That is, the CZ lottery is not performed in the pullback period after the end of ART. The CZ lottery is performed when any CZ lottery target role is won, such as weak watermelon, weak cherry, strong watermelon, strong cherry, and middle cherry.

  In the CZ lottery shown in FIG. 12 (a), the CZ lottery is performed on one of 0 game, 20 games, 40 games, and 60 games with different probability depending on the type of the winning combination among the CZ lottery target roles. The game is decided. When the CZ game is determined to be any of 20 games, 40 games, and 60 games, it means that CZ is won.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12B, the ART lottery performed in the normal section and after the 51st game after the end of ART will be described. This ART lottery is performed when one of ART lottery target roles such as weak watermelon, weak cherry, strong watermelon, strong cherry, and middle cherry is won.

  In the ART lottery shown in FIG. 12 (b), among the ART lottery target roles, there is no ART control, one of ART mode 1, ART mode 2 and ART mode 3 with different probability depending on the type of winning combination. It is decided on either. When any one of ART mode 1, ART mode 2 and ART mode 3 is selected, ART is won. The ART mode is a mode that determines the ART continuation rate (wining rate in battle). The ART mode will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, the ART lottery (or pull-back lottery) performed during CZ will be described with reference to FIG. In this ART lottery, in addition to weak watermelons, weak cherries, strong watermelons, strong cherries, and middle cherries, a normal bell and a push bell are newly added to the ART lottery target role.

  In the ART lottery shown in FIG. 12 (c), among the ART lottery target roles, there is no ART control, one of ART mode 1, ART mode 2 and ART mode 3 with different probability depending on the kind of winning combination. It is decided on either. When any one of ART mode 1, ART mode 2 and ART mode 3 is selected, ART is won. When the lottery table is used in a pullback lottery performed in a pullback period, the pullback lottery is performed at the time of winning of the leading role (that is, when operated in the correct procedure) for the pushing order bell. Thus, the increase in the storage capacity of the RAM 41c can be suppressed by making the table common to the ART lottery during CZ when the pullback period is not and the ART lottery during CZ during the pullback period. On the other hand, during the pullback period, the pushing order bells that are easy to win in the internal lottery is such that the lottery is performed at the time of winning, so that the pullback winning is easily performed in the pullback period It can be suppressed as much as possible.

[ART mode]
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the ART mode. Each ART mode table shown in FIG. 13 is stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41. The main control unit 41 advances the battle in the ART while referring to the ART mode table.

  As the ART mode, ART mode 1, ART mode 2 and ART mode 3 are provided. In the present embodiment, a battle in ART is performed according to any one of these ART modes.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, in the ART mode table 1, the HP (physical strength) of the teammate character corresponding to each ART mode, the HP (physical strength) of the enemy character, and the winning percentage of the teammate character are determined.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, in each ART mode, the HP of the teammate character and the HP of the enemy character are different from each other. Further, in each ART mode, the winning rates of the ally characters are different for each of the enemy A to enemy F. Specifically, the ART mode 3 tends to have a higher HP of the teammate character and a lower HP of the enemy character than the ART mode 1 and the ART mode 2. For this reason, in ART mode 3, the winning rate of the ally character tends to be higher than that in ART mode 1 and ART mode 2. On the other hand, the ART mode 1 tends to have a lower HP of the teammate character and a higher HP of the enemy character than the ART mode 2 and the ART mode 3. For this reason, in ART mode 1, the winning rate of the ally character tends to be lower than that in ART mode 2 and ART mode 3.

  In each ART mode, the battle winning rate is increased as the battle in ART is repeated from enemy A to enemy F. That is, each time the battle in one loop in ART is repeated, the degree of advantage of the player is improved. Furthermore, in each ART mode, the winning percentage in the battle with each enemy character is increased by 5% each time the battle loop is repeated. That is, each time the loop in the ART is repeated, the player's degree of advantage is improved. These winning rates are inherited when they are controlled again by ART by pulling back after losing the battle and ending ART.

  As shown in FIG. 13B, in the ART mode table 2, the contents of the offensive / defense between the teammate character and the enemy character in the battle are defined.

  As shown in FIG. 13B, in the battle in the ART, the HP character of the enemy character is reduced by the teammate character attacking the enemy character in accordance with the winning combination of the internal lottery. For example, when the player plays a bell, pushing bell, cherry or watermelon, or replays GR21 to GR23, the attack contents of the ally character change according to the type of the winning combination. When the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, an attack is carried out which gives greater damage to the enemy character than when the player wins the bell, push bell, cherry or watermelon. On the other hand, when a normal bell or pushing order bell is won, only a small damage is given to the enemy character than in the case of winning the replays GR21 to GR23, or cherry or watermelon.

  When a player wins any of the replays GR21 to GR23 in the battle during the ART, an attack navigation effect described later may be executed. In the attack navigation effect, an operation procedure for winning special replay may be notified. In the present embodiment, regardless of the winning result, the attack content changes in accordance with the winning combination of the internal lottery. Therefore, when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, an attack which gives a large damage to the enemy character is performed regardless of whether the stop switch is operated according to the attack navigation effect. That is, regardless of whether the special replay or the normal replay is won, an attack that causes a large damage to the enemy character is performed.

  It should be noted that on the condition that the special replay is won when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won, an attack may be performed which gives a large damage to the enemy character. That is, the attack contents of the teammate character may change according to the winning result. The attack navigation effect will be described later with reference to FIG.

  On the other hand, in the battle during ART, ally characters are damaged in accordance with the winning combination of the internal lottery. For example, when the specific replay is won, the ally character is attacked by the enemy character, and the HP of the ally character is reduced.

  Further, in the battle in ART, the HP of the allied character is recovered according to the winning combination of the internal lottery. For example, when a special replay is won, a recovery effect to be described later is executed, and the HP of the teammate character is recovered during the effect. Note that the ally character's HP may be completely recovered, or only a part may be recovered. The degree of recovery may be determined by lottery when the special replay is won. Also, a plurality of winning combinations to be recovered may be provided, and the degree of recovery may be varied according to the type of winning combination.

  When the specific replay is won, the reel control is performed so that the special replay always wins regardless of the operation mode of the stop switch. Therefore, when the BAR symbol alignment is stopped, the HP of the teammate character may be recovered, and the interest of the game can be improved. Reel control is performed so that the special replay always wins even when the stop switch is operated according to the attack navigation effect when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won. For this reason, when the BAR symbol alignment is stopped, an attack which gives a large damage to the enemy character may be performed, and the interest of the game can be improved.

  The main control unit 41 performs a battle in the ART while referring to the ART mode tables 1 and 2 described above, and when all the HPs of the enemy characters disappear, the main control unit 41 battles with the next enemy character as a victory of the ally character. If all the HP of the character disappears, the ART is ended as a defeat of the ally character. The main control unit 41 counts the number of wins in the battle during ART, and stores the counting result in the RAM 41c. When the number of wins reaches six, the main control unit 41 causes the sub control unit 91 to execute the ending effect.

[Example of production]
An example of effects performed by the slot machine 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining various effects.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the effects to be executed during CZ include chance effects and button effects.

  As explained in FIGS. 9 (c) to 9 (e), the chance effect is executed after the third stop of the game which has won the bell such as the normal bell and the pushing order bell during the CZ, and the ART lottery is performed. Is an effect that suggests the player. The chance presentation changes as the bell-winning game continues.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an example of effects in CZ. As shown in FIGS. 15C and 15D, when the game in which the bell is won is two consecutive (two consecutive bells), an image of “CHANCE” is displayed in white on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. In addition, when the game in which the bell is won is three consecutive (three consecutive bells), an image of “CHANCE” is displayed in red on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. As shown in FIGS. 15 (e) and 15 (f), when the game in which the bell is won is four consecutive (four consecutive bells), an image of “Hot” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. As shown in FIGS. 15 (g) and 15 (h), when the game in which the bell is won is five consecutive (five bells), an image of "superheat" is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  As described in FIG. 12C, during CZ, since ART lottery is performed when a bell or pushing order bell is won, if successive bell winning games are continued, the ART lottery for the consecutive number of times is performed. Was done. For this reason, every time chance presentation is performed, and each time the mode changes according to the number of consecutive times, the player's expectation for ART winning is improved.

  As described with reference to FIG. 9F, the button effect is executed when the replay wins or loses in the internal lottery after the bell wins continuously during the CZ. For example, as shown in FIG. 15 (i), when the replay is won in the internal lottery after the bell wins continuously, the image of "PUSH" is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 together with the image for pressing the presentation switch 56. Is displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (j), when ART selection is not made during continuous bell selection, when the effect switch 56 is pressed, an image of "LOSE" appears on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Is displayed. As a result, the player is notified that the ART has not been won. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15 (k), in the case where ART is won during continuous bell election, “WIN (ART elected)” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 when the effect switch 56 is pressed. "" Is displayed. As a result, the player is notified that the ART is won.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), during the pullback period, a pullback winning notification is performed. As described with reference to FIG. 11 (u), the pullback win notification is performed when a pullback win is made in a pullback period (between 50 games) after the end of ART, and is an effect of notifying a player that a pullback win is made. When the pull back winning notification is performed, an image of “WIN (pull back winning)” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the preparation effect to be executed during preparation includes a preparation effect A and a preparation effect B.

  As described in FIG. 10 (h), the preparation effect A is executed during preparation for ART first hit, and is executed for at least 10 games (about 40 seconds). In the preparation effect A, an animation image is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as if the ally character has arrived at the castle where the enemy character awaits.

  As described with reference to FIG. 11 (v), the preparation effect B is performed during preparation for the pullback and is performed for at least five games (approximately 20 seconds). In the preparation effect B, an animation image is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as if the ally character resurrected and challenged the defeated enemy character again.

  The effect to be executed at the start of ART includes the start effect. As described with reference to FIGS. 10 (i) and 10 (j), the start effect is executed when any one of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won during the preparation when the ART is hit for the first time. However, as described above, when the preparation effect A is not executed over 10 games, the start effect is not performed.

  Also, as described in FIGS. 10 (n) and 10 (o), the start effect is also when the battle of the next loop is started after the battle in ART is completed by one loop and the ending effect is executed. To be executed.

  Furthermore, as described with reference to FIGS. 11 (w) and 11 (x), the start effect is also executed when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 is won during preparation for pulling back the ART. However, as described above, when the preparation effect B is not executed over the five games, the start effect is not performed.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), a recovery effect is performed during the ART. Recovery effect is executed when a special replay is won in the battle during ART. The recovery effect is a continuous effect which is executed from the game winning the special replay to a few games, and an animation image as if the ally character is recovered is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the attack navi effect executed during the ART includes an attack navi effect A, an attack navi effect B, and an attack navi effect C. During the battle, either the attack navigation effect A or the attack navigation effect B is executed when the recovery effect is not executed, and the attack navigation effect C is executed when the recovery effect is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (b), whether or not to execute an attack navigation effect, and the type of attack navigation effect to be executed are determined by an attack navigation effect drawing. In the present embodiment, the attack navigation effect lottery table is stored in the RAM 41 c of the main control unit 41, and the attack navigation effect lottery is performed by the main control unit 41. Information that can specify the lottery result is transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 as a command. The sub control unit 91 executes an attack navigation effect based on a command from the main control unit 41.

  The attack navigation effect lottery is performed when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 and the common replay is won in the battle during the ART. In the attack navigation effect lottery shown in FIG. 14 (b), among the lottery object roles, among the lottery target roles, among the attack navigation effect no effect, the attack navigation effect A, and the attack navigation effect B, with different probabilities. It is decided on either. However, during the recovery effect, even if the attack navi effect A or the attack navi effect B is determined, the attack navi effect C is executed without these attack navi effects being executed.

  When the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, the attack navigation effect A is selected with a higher probability than the attack navigation effect B. On the other hand, when the common replay is won, the attack navigation effect B is selected with a higher probability than the attack navigation effect A. As described with reference to FIG. 13B, when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23 during the battle, an attack that causes a large damage to the enemy character is performed. On the other hand, even if you win the common replay during the battle, no attack is performed. Therefore, when the attack navi effect A is executed, the possibility of winning the replays GR21 to GR23, that is, an attack which gives greater damage to the enemy character can be performed than when the attack navi effect B is executed. Sex is high.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining an example of an attack navigation effect. As shown in FIG. 16A, in the attack navigation effect A, an image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed in an area of half or more of the area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. In the case of the present embodiment, in the attack navigation effect A, an image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed in most of the area of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Also, the image ("BAR") corresponding to the BAR symbol is larger than the BAR symbol on the reel shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, in the attack navigation effect A, a character image of “Aim for BAR” and an operation procedure for winning a special replay are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. In the attack navigation effect A executed at the time of winning the common replay, since the operation procedure for winning the special replay is a so-called operation procedure, even if the stop switch is operated according to the operation procedure, the special replay Does not win.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), in the attack navigation effect B, an image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed in a half or more area of the area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. In the case of the present embodiment, in the attack navigation effect B, the area where the image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed is smaller than the attack navigation effect A. Also, the image ("BAR") corresponding to the BAR symbol is larger than the BAR symbol on the reel shown in FIG.

  Furthermore, in the attack navigation effect B, a character image of “Aim for BAR” and an operation procedure for winning special replay are displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. In the attack navigation effect B executed at the time of winning the common replay, the operation procedure for winning the special replay is a so-called operation procedure, so even if the stop switch is operated according to the operation procedure, the special replay is performed. Does not win. As described in FIG. 14B, since the attack navigation effect B has a higher probability of being executed when the common replay is won than the attack navigation effect A, the displayed operation procedure is so-called There is a high possibility.

  As shown in FIG. 16C, in the attack navigation effect C, an image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol is displayed smaller than any of the attack navigation effect A and the attack navigation effect B. Although the attack navigation effect C is executed during the recovery effect, the attack navigation effect A and the attack navigation effect B are executed by the image ("BAR") corresponding to the BAR symbol being displayed in a small size as described above More than recovery stage is not disturbed.

  The above-described attack navigation effect is executed when any of the replays GR21 to GR23 and the common replay is won, and corresponds to the BAR symbol at the start of the game in which these combinations are won (when the start switch 7 is operated). An image (“BAR”) to be displayed is displayed. After that, until the game is over (until the third stop), the attack navigation effect is continued without changing the mode such as the image (“BAR”) corresponding to the BAR symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), an ending effect is performed during the ART. As described in FIG. 10 (m), the ending effect is executed when allied characters have won all six enemies A to F in the battle in the ART. The ending effect is executed over 15 games, and an animation image in which the ally character looks back on the battle with the enemy character and is pleased with victory is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

[Timing chart of an example game]
FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are timing charts for explaining an example of the game. In the timing charts shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, there are a line indicating a game section, a line indicating whether or not CZ is being controlled, and a line indicating whether or not ART is being prepared, and ART A line indicating whether or not the control is being performed, a line indicating the contents of the effect, and a line indicating the navigation target when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won are included.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the CZ winning notification is issued at timing t1, the game zone is controlled to CZ, and the gaming zone is shifted from the normal zone to the gaming zone. During CZ, chance presentation and button presentation can be performed. In addition, during CZ, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is notified. Therefore, in CZ, basically, the gaming state is not promoted from RT1 to RT2.

  When the ART winning notification is given at timing t2, the process shifts to the preparation of ART. During preparation, preparation effect A is executed for at least 10 games. During this time, when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is informed. Therefore, basically, the gaming state is not promoted from RT1 to RT2 in 10 games in which the preparation effect A is executed at least. On the other hand, when the preparation effect A is executed for ten or more games, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, an operation procedure for winning a special replay by the start effect is informed. Therefore, the gaming state is promoted from RT1 to RT2.

  When the gaming state is promoted to RT2 at timing t3, it is controlled by ART. In battle during ART, an attack navi effect A, an attack navi effect B, an attack navi effect C, and a recovery effect may be executed. During the battle, the attack navigation effect lottery is executed when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, and the operation procedure for winning the special replay may be informed by the execution of the attack navigational effect only when the event is won.

  When a teammate character wins all six enemies A to F in a battle at timing t4, an ending effect is executed. At the timing t5, when the ending effect is finished, transition is made during preparation of the second loop battle. During this time, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, an operation procedure for winning a special replay is notified by the start effect.

  When the start effect is executed at timing t6, the battle of the second loop starts. In addition, it is in the state always controlled by ART over the timing t3-t6. For example, as indicated by t4 to t6, the ART continues even when the next battle second loop starts after the battle first loop ends and the ending effect is executed. For this reason, at timings t3 to t6, a navigation effect of notifying a correct procedure at the time of winning of the push order bell is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when the enemy D is defeated in the second loop battle at timing t7, the ART ends at that point. After that, it shifts to the ART pullback period (for example, between 50 games). In the pullback period, since the navi effect is not executed, basically, the gaming state falls from RT2.

  At timing t8, if the player is won in the pullback lottery performed during the pullback period, a pullback win notification is performed. When a pull-back winning notification is made, transition is made during the preparation of ART. During preparation, preparation effect B is executed over at least five games. During this time, when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is informed. Therefore, basically, the gaming state is not promoted from RT1 to RT2 among the five games in which the preparation effect B is executed at least. On the other hand, when the preparation effect B is executed over five or more games, when the replays GR21 to GR23 are won, an operation procedure for winning the special replay by the start effect is informed. Therefore, the gaming state is promoted from RT1 to RT2.

  When the gaming state is promoted to RT2 at timing t9, it is controlled again by ART. During the ART by pulling back, the battle resumes from the enemy D who lost during the previous ART. At this time, the net increase number in the previous ART is also taken over. In battle during ART, an attack navi effect A, an attack navi effect B, an attack navi effect C, and a recovery effect may be executed. During the battle, the attack navigation effect lottery is executed when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23, and the operation procedure for winning the special replay is informed by the execution of the attack navigation effect only when the attack navigation is won.

  At timing t10, when allied characters win all six enemies A to F in battle, an ending effect is executed. At the timing t11, when the ending effect is finished, the process is shifted to preparation for the battle of the third loop.

[Execution timing of start effect]
FIG. 19 is a timing chart for explaining the execution timing of the start effect. In the present embodiment, the preparation effect is always performed over a predetermined minimum guarantee period. For example, as described above, in the case of the preparation effect A, the game is always performed over at least 10 games.

  FIG. 19A shows a timing chart in the case where the player advances the game with good tempo without interrupting the game (in this case, the time taken for one game is about 4 seconds). When the player advances the game tempo-freely without interrupting the game, 10 games are taken in about 40 seconds from timing t1 to timing t3. The preparation effect A is executed among the 10 games. When the preparation effect A is executed over the 10 games with the minimum guarantee, thereafter, the start effect is executed at a timing t4 at which the twelfth game is to be made.

  FIG. 19 (b) shows a timing chart when the player advances the game while interrupting the game. It is assumed that the game is interrupted from the timing t2 when the player ends the first game to the timing t3 when the second game starts. It is assumed that 40 seconds have elapsed during this time. In this case, although the preparation effect A has been performed for 40 seconds, it has not yet been performed for 10 games. For this reason, the preparation effect A is executed until timing t5 at which 10 games are consumed. When the preparation effect A is executed over the 10 games with the minimum guarantee, thereafter, the start effect is executed at a timing t6 at which the 12th game is started.

  Thus, in the case where the game is advanced without interruption and the game is advanced while interrupting the game, the preparation effect A is executed over the 10 games with the minimum guarantee in any case. Ru. Here, as shown in FIG. 19, in the case of the preparation in the case where the player advanced the game without interruption and the preparation in the case of advancing the game while interrupting the game, the internal lottery It is assumed that the winning situation completely matches. In this case, the number of games being prepared is the same in both the case where the player advances the game at a tempo without interrupting the game and the case where the game is advanced while interrupting the game, and the number of games in preparation is further reduced. The winning status of the internal lottery in the game will be the same. For this reason, the degree of preference in preparation is the same in both cases. The only difference between the two is whether or not the game has been interrupted. In this manner, it is possible to prevent unfairness between the player who advanced the game with good tempo without interrupting the game and the player who advanced the game while interrupting the game.

  In addition, the same thing can be said about the preparation effect B performed during the preparation at the time of pullback. For example, it is assumed that, as a result of the player advancing the game while interrupting the game during the preparation at the time of withdrawal, 20 seconds have passed before the in-provision effect is executed over five games. In this case, although the preparation effect A has been performed for 40 seconds, it has not yet been performed for five games. For this reason, the preparation effect B is continuously executed until five games are consumed, and then the start effect may be performed.

  In addition, it is also conceivable that the player accidentally wins the special replay when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23 within the minimum guarantee period in which the preparation effect is executed. For example, within the minimum guarantee period, when the player wins replays GR21 to GR23, an operation procedure for winning a normal replay is notified, but the player does not operate the stop switch according to the operation procedure, and the special replay is performed. The stop switch may be operated in the operation procedure for winning a prize. In this case, even within the minimum guarantee period, the gaming state shifts to RT2 due to the special replay winning. In such a case, the preparation effect is continued until the minimum guarantee period has elapsed without executing the start effect. Then, when the player wins the replays GR21 to GR23 after the minimum guarantee period has elapsed, the start effect is executed.

[Main effects of slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 10 (i) and 10 (j), not only when the ART is started by the first hit but also as shown in FIGS. 10 (n) and 10 (o), the ending effect is executed in the ART. Even when the ART of the next loop is started after that, the start effect is executed. Thus, the player can easily understand that ART is to be started.

  As shown at t4 to t6 in FIG. 17, even if the ART of the next loop is started after the ending effect is performed in the ART, the control to the ART is not interrupted at all times during that time. Thereby, the interest of the game can be improved by continuing the ART advantageous to the player.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 (i) and 10 (j), not only when the ART is started by the first hit but also as shown in FIGS. 10 (n) and 10 (o), the ending effect is executed in the ART. Even when the ART of the next loop is started after that, an operation procedure for stopping the BAR symbol alignment is informed by the start effect. Thus, the player can easily understand that ART is to be started.

  As shown at t4 to t6 in FIG. 17, after the battle of the first loop ends and the ending effect is executed, the battle of the next second loop always starts, so the interest of the game is improved.

  A preparation effect A performed during preparation until the ART at the time of the first hit starts, and a preparation effect performed during preparation before the ART starts again when a pullback is won in a withdrawal period after the ART is completed It is different from B. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (h), the preparation effect A is a effect as if the teammate character reaches the castle where the enemy character awaits, whereas as shown in FIG. 11 (v), the preparation effect A is prepared. The effect B is an effect as if the ally character revives and challenges the defeated enemy character again. Further, while the preparation effect A is performed over at least 10 games, the preparation effect B is performed over at least 5 games. As a result, the player can easily understand that ART is started again by pullback, and the interest of the game is improved.

  During preparation until the ART at the time of the first hit starts, preparation effect A is executed that suggests that ART starts, and during the preparation until ART starts again by pulling back, it is suggested that ART starts again A preparation effect B is executed. In this way, different preparation effects are performed according to the situation, so the interest of the game can be improved.

  During preparation until ART starts again by pulling back, a preparation effect B is performed as if the ally character revives and challenges the defeated enemy character again. That is, during preparation until ART starts again by pullback, preparation effect B is executed by the enemy character that appeared when ART ends. Therefore, the player can easily understand that ART is started again by pulling back.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 (r) and 11 (y), when ART is pulled back, since the net increase in the number of completed ARTs and the number of wins in the battle are taken over, the player understands that ART will start again by pulling back. easy.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (z), when ART is pulled back, it is performed from the continuation of the previous battle, and since the winning percentage in the battle is taken over, the interest of the game can be improved.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (h), the button effect is not executed until the continuation of the bell winning game is discontinued, and instead, the chance effect is suggested to suggest the result of the ART lottery. This makes it possible to maintain the player's expectation regarding ART winning.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the chance effect is executed after the third stop of the bell winning game. That is, when it is determined that the player has won the bell by the bell prize, the chance effect is executed. For this reason, there is little possibility that the chance effect may be misunderstood as suggesting a winning combination.

  As shown in FIG. 12C, during CZ, an ART lottery is performed once every time a bell or push order bell is won. That is, since the ART lottery is performed once for each game when the bell-winning game continues, the player can easily understand the lottery method.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a) and FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (h), when the game in which the bell is won is consecutive, the chance effect is changed according to the number of consecutive games in which the bell is won. Can be performed to improve the interest of the game.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (b), the attack navigation effect A is more likely to be executed when the replay navigations GR 21 to GR 23 are won than the attack navigation effect B. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), in the attack navigation effect A, the BAR symbol is displayed in a larger image than in the attack navigation effect B. As such, since the probability that the BAR symbol alignment corresponding to the special replay is derived is associated with the size of the BAR symbol image and the attack navigation effect is executed, the game of the attack navigation effect that urges the derivation of the BAR symbol alignment is It can improve the interest.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 (a) and 16 (c), during the recovery effect, the attack navigation effect C is performed without any of the attack navigation effect A and the attack navigation effect B being performed. Therefore, the player can concentrate on the recovery effect without paying attention to the BAR symbol image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the attack navi effect C is executed, the BAR symbol has a small image on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 than when either the attack navi effect A or the attack navi effect B is executed. Is displayed. Therefore, the player can concentrate on the recovery effect without paying attention to the BAR symbol image displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  Whether the attack navigation effect A or the attack navigation effect B is executed, a BAR symbol image larger than the size of the BAR symbol on the reel is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Therefore, the player can easily understand the operation of the stop switch.

  The attack navigation effect is executed at the start of the game by the operation of the start switch 7, and the mode does not change until the game is over. Therefore, the player can easily understand the operation of the stop switch.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (a), in the attack navigation effect A, the BAR symbol is displayed in a large area of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Therefore, the player can easily understand the operation of the stop switch.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), in the attack navigation effect B, a BAR symbol is displayed in a half or more area of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51. Therefore, the player can easily understand the operation of the stop switch.

  As shown at t2 to t3 in FIG. 17, the start effect is performed after the preparation effect A has been executed for ten predetermined games. Therefore, the player can be shown the preparation effect A until the start effect is executed. Thereby, when ART is started, the interest of the game can be improved.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 (j) and 10 (o), the ART is started by arranging a highly visible BAR pattern indicating the start of ART on the invalid line LM4. For this reason, the player is aware that the ART is started as compared to the case where the ART is started by arranging the symbols smaller and less prominent than the BAR symbol such as the bell symbol, the replay symbol, the cherry symbol and the watermelon symbol. Is easy to understand.

  As indicated by t2 to t3 in FIG. 17 and t8 to t9 in FIG. 18, the operating procedure for winning the normal replay at the time of winning the replays GR21 to GR23 is informed until the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses. That is, when the preparation effect is not performed over the minimum guarantee period, the special replay winning is avoided. In this way, it is possible to show the player a preparation effect without starting ART until the minimum guarantee period has elapsed.

  If the special replay is won at the time of winning of the replays GR21 to GR23 before the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect passes, the start effect is not executed. That is, even if the special replay has won when the preparation effect has not been executed over the minimum guarantee period, the preparation effect continues until the minimum guarantee period elapses. Thus, it is possible to show the player a preparation effect until the minimum guarantee period has elapsed.

  As shown in FIG. 19B, even when the preparation effect A has elapsed for 40 seconds, the start effect is not performed when the preparation effect A is not executed over 10G. Similarly, even when the preparation effect B has elapsed for 20 seconds, the start effect is not performed when the preparation effect B is not performed over 5G. Therefore, preparation can be continued until the number of games, which is the minimum guarantee period, is consumed.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. Hereinafter, modified examples of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

[About the preparation effect]
In the present embodiment, when the special replay is won at the time of winning the replays GR21 to GR23 before the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses, the preparation effect is not performed until the minimum guarantee period elapses without the start effect being executed. Was to continue. However, it is not limited to this.

  For example, if the special replay is won at the time of winning the replays GR21 to GR23 before the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses, the preparation effect may be ended halfway at that point. Then, an effect may be performed that suggests that the user is in ART. For example, an image (for example, an image of “the next ART start”) for notifying that the ART starts when the preparation effect is ended may be displayed, and then an effect of displaying the ART start screen may be executed. .

  In this way, the ART start screen is displayed even if the preparation effect is terminated halfway due to the special replay winning when the preparation effect is not executed over the minimum guarantee period. It is possible to prevent the decline in

[About the start effect]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 (j), (o) and 11 (x), the start effect is an effect of informing the operation procedure for deriving the BAR pattern alignment on the ineffective line LM4. There was, but not limited to this.

  For example, the start effect may notify of an operation procedure for deriving the BAR symbol alignment on the pay line LN. Moreover, you may alert | report the operation procedure which is not BAR pattern-matching but derive | leads-out 7 alignment on a line.

  The start effect is not limited to the notification of the operation procedure, and instead of the notification of the operation procedure, or in addition to the notification of the operation procedure, an animation image may be displayed. For example, as the start effect, an animation image (for example, an opening image in which an ally character and an enemy character face each other) may be displayed to announce that the battle in the ART starts. In addition, the start effect may be executed over a plurality of games.

  In this embodiment, the start effect at the first hit as shown in FIGS. 10 (j) and 10 (o) and the start effect at the time when ART loops and the start at the pullback as shown in FIG. 11 (x) The effect is an effect which urges the derivation of the BAR pattern as well. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the start effect at the time of pull-back may be an effect that urges derivation of a display result (for example, a re-replay pattern match, a distraction eye, etc.) that is less noticeable than the BAR pattern match.

  In this way, when ART starts again due to pullback, unlike the first hit or when ART loops, there is no matching pattern such as BAR pattern, and the display result is less noticeable than BAR pattern alignment. The ART is started. For this reason, the player is not misunderstood that, for example, the player's first hit, for example, is easy to understand that the ART starts again by pulling back because the symbols which stand out like the BAR symbol are aligned.

  The start effect is not limited to the notification of the operation procedure (pushing order) of the stop switch, but the operation timing (for example, the operation timing of the stop switch for stopping a specific reel such as the left reel or all reels) It may be a notification. Furthermore, the start effect may be to notify the operation timing in addition to the operation procedure (pushing order) of the stop switch.

[About handing over numerical information at pullback]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11 (z), when ART is withdrawn, the net increase number, the number of wins, and the win rate are taken over as numerical information, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, the numerical information to be taken over may be the total number of payouts during ART or the number of loops of ART. In addition, if the attack power, defense power, HP and the like of the ally character are raised each time the battle is repeated, the attack power, defense power or HP of the ally character may be taken over as numerical information. Also, these numerical information may be displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 during ART, as in the case of the net increase and the number of wins. The numerical information may be displayed on a display unit separately provided in the slot machine 1, in addition to on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

[About counting the number of wins]
In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 counts the number of wins in the battle in the ART, and the ending effect is executed when the counted result reaches six times. Then, when the ending effect is executed, the counting result is reset to 0 times, and the number of wins in the next loop is again counted by the main control unit 41.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the main control unit 41 may count the number of wins from the continuation without resetting the counting result when the ending effect is performed. For example, when the number of wins reaches 6 times, the first loop battle is ended and ending effect is executed, and when 12 times are reached, the second loop battle is ended and ending effect is executed, When reaching 18 times, the battle of the third loop may end and an ending effect may be executed. In this case, when the ending effect is performed, the main control unit 41 may count the number of wins from the continuation without resetting the counting result.

[About attack navi production]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b), attack navigation effect A and attack navigation effect B that can be executed in a battle in ART are more than half on the screen of liquid crystal display 51. Although the BAR symbol image is displayed in the area of, it is not limited to this.

  For example, not only the battle in ART but also the navi effect executed during CZ displays the BAR symbol image in a half or more area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 as in the attack navi effect A and the attack navi effect B It may be In this case, the player may be expected to win the ART winning at the first hit depending on the size of the BAR symbol image.

  In addition, if it is a period during which navigation effects can be performed, such as during preparation before the start of a battle or during ending effects, for example, other than in battle during ART, navigation effects performed in any of the periods may be attack navigation effects A As in the attack navigation effect B, a BAR symbol image may be displayed in a half or more area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  In addition, the navi effect in which the BAR symbol image is displayed in a half or more area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51 is not limited to two types such as the attack navi effect A and the attack navi effect B, but three types or more It is also good. Further, the image is not limited to the BAR symbol image but may correspond to other symbols such as a seven symbol image, but the image may be displayed in a half or more area on the screen of the liquid crystal display 51.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16C, in the battle during ART, an attack navigation effect C in which the BAR symbol image becomes smaller during recovery effect is executed, but the present invention is limited thereto. Absent. For example, if it is an effect to be executed over a plurality of games such as during consecutive attacks or opening effects before the start of a battle, a navi effect such as the BAR symbol image such as the attack navi effect C becomes small in any of the effects. It may be applied.

  Furthermore, the display result corresponding to the operation procedure to be notified may be different between the notification of the operation procedure in the start effect and the notification of the operation procedure in the attack navigation effect. For example, the start effect may inform an operation procedure for deriving 7 sets, while the attack navigation effect may notify an operation procedure for deriving BAR sets. As described above, by differentiating the display result corresponding to the operation procedure to be notified between the notification of the operation procedure in the start effect and the notification of the operation procedure in the attack navigation effect, the ART can be started and during the ART It is possible to make it easy for the player to understand the attack time in the battle.

  The attack navigation effect is not limited to notifying the operation procedure (pushing order) of the stop switch, but the operation timing (for example, the operation timing of the stop switch for stopping a specific reel such as the left reel or all the reels) May be notified. Furthermore, in addition to the operation procedure (pushing order) of the stop switch, the attack navigation effect may be notified of the operation timing.

[About chance presentation and button presentation]
In the present embodiment, the chance presentation and the button presentation are performed during the CZ to expect ART winning, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, chance rendition and button rendition may be performed during an ART to expect continuation of the ART, addition of the number of games, and the like.

  The ART winning probability in the ART lottery may be increased according to the number of times the chance effect is executed.

  When the chance effect is continuously executed and the player is elected to the ART lottery target role other than bell such as cherries, the chance effect may be further performed in such a manner as to make the player effect stand out .

  It may be determined by lottery whether or not the chance effect is to be executed when the bell is won, and the chance effect may not be executed even if the bell is won.

[Apply to pachinko]
In the embodiment described above, the slot machine which is an example of the gaming machine has been described. However, the technology of the present embodiment and the modifications can be applied not only to this, but also to general pachinko machines having a known configuration. In the pachinko gaming machine, when the game ball passes through the start winning opening, a big hit lottery is performed, and the decorative symbol is variably displayed according to the result of the big hit lottery. Then, if the predetermined symbol alignment (for example, 777) is obtained when the variation of each of the "left", "middle" and "right" decorative symbols is stopped, it is a big hit that is advantageous for the player. In addition, in the big hit, in addition to the normal big hit, a probability change big hit that is controlled to a definite change state where the probability of becoming a big hit in the big hit lottery becomes high, and a variation of the decorative pattern is controlled to be short time than usual. There are times when junior high is hit.

  In the pachinko gaming machine as described above, a probability variation big hit occurs with 7 symbols aligned and a round game in a probability variation state is started. In the round game, the special winning opening is in the open state, and the game ball can be won. For example, the ending effect may be performed when 10 such round games are played in succession, and then the second loop of round games may be played again. At this time, after the ending effect, the round pattern of the second loop may be started by variably displaying the decorative symbols and becoming 7 symbols aligned.

  Thus, not only when the round game at the big variation big hit is started, but also when the next round game is started after the ending effect is executed, the decorative symbols are variably displayed to be 7 patterns aligned . Thereby, the player can easily understand that the round game is started.

  In addition, even if the round game in the next loop is started after the ending effect is executed in the round game in the definite variation big hit, the round game in the positive variation big hit is not interrupted. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by continuing the round game at the certain variation big hit which is advantageous to the player.

  In addition, since the round game at the next probability variation big hit is always started after the ending effect is executed, the interest of the game is improved.

[About benefits]
In the above-described example, the benefits are exemplified by the values that directly affect the payout rates of medals and pachinko balls, such as BB winning, ART winning, and the number of AT games that can be controlled by AT. However, the benefit may be a value that improves the degree of advantage to the player, for example, a value that does not directly affect the payout rate of medals.

  Specifically, when the high probability state in which the ART wins in the AT lottery is provided with a higher probability than the normal time, execution of the probability suggestion effect for suggesting whether the current state is the high probability state or not The execution of the premiere effect (such as the appearance of a special character, the execution of a special bonus during the next generated bonus, the execution of a special bonus, etc.) with the voice on the liquid crystal display 51, the execution of the setting value suggestion effect for suggesting the set value. A point number that can be exchanged for the service defined in the gaming arcade in which the slot machine 1 is installed by collecting a fixed number, liquid crystal display of a two-dimensional code capable of downloading privilege images and privilege information at a predetermined website The display unit 51 may display the information.

  In addition, although the AT game number has been illustrated as an example of the benefit, the benefit related to the AT is not limited to this, and for example, the right (Navistock) that enables the AT to control a predetermined number of games (for example, 50 games) Good. Also, when the navigation effect executable number of times capable of executing the navigation effect is determined and the AT is controlled until the navigation effect is executed by the determined number of the navigation effect executable number of times, the navigation effect executable number of times is also considered as a benefit Good.

  Further, for example, in the case where the upper limit awarding amount is determined and the AT is controlled until the granted gaming value (the number of medals paid out) reaches the decided upper limit awarding amount, the upper limit awarding amount may be a privilege. Also, when a predetermined AT start condition is satisfied, the control is performed by the AT until a predetermined AT end condition is satisfied, and the continuation lottery is performed to determine whether the AT is to be continued when the AT end condition is satisfied. The continuation probability determined to continue in the lottery may be used as a benefit.

[About advantageous conditions]
In the above-described example, as the advantageous state, the slot machine has exemplified the big bonus (BB) or AT in which the probability of winning a small winning combination is higher than that in the predetermined state, but in the advantageous state for the player The present invention is not limited to this, and an example of a slot machine will be described below.

  The advantageous state is, for example, regular bonus (RB) or replay time (RT) in which the probability of winning a predetermined winning combination is high, concentration state of small combination, or retractable range of at least one reel is more than usual. Challenge time (CT) in which the occurrence of all small winning combination is permitted in each game as it becomes narrower, the operation procedure for winning the small winning combination instead of changing the winning probability of the winning combination etc. For example, it may be a pseudo bonus to be notified over a period (for example, until 50 games are consumed). In addition, the probability of being controlled to these advantageous states may be a high probability, and the probability of being controlled to a freeze state is a high probability, the number of games such as the number of AT games is a high probability An advantageous state of an aspect different from the above embodiment may be set, such as a state in which the game is added or a state in which the number of AT-added games is easily increased. In addition, the player has an advantage indirectly for the player, such as a condition for obtaining benefits on the communication network, or a condition in which the probability of fulfilling conditions for executing effects with a sense of premium (freeze effect, premium effect, etc.) is high. It may be a state in which the special benefits or the interest of the game is improved. Further, the permission determining means for determining whether or not to shift to the advantageous state is not limited to the internal lottery process, and may be a means for determining regardless of the winning combination.

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

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

[About production and notification]
In the example described above, an example in which presentation and notification are performed using the liquid crystal display 51 has been described. For example, the speakers 53 and 54, a back lamp disposed on the back side (inner side) of the reel (reel LED 55 of the above embodiment ), A transmissive liquid crystal display disposed on the front side of the reel (a liquid crystal display configured to allow viewing of the reel), a lamp or LED attached to the front door 1b, etc., vibration of the stop switch, and around the stop switch The effect may be performed by means different from the above embodiment, such as air blowing from the air or change in temperature of the stop switch.

  In the embodiment described above, a plurality of reels capable of fluctuating display of a plurality of kinds of symbols that can be identified respectively are displayed, and after fluctuating display of the reels, display results are derived by stopping fluctuating display of the reels, and a plurality of The slot machine which can generate a prize according to the combination of the display result of the reel has been described. That is, a plurality of variable display units capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified respectively are provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display of the variable display unit is stopped by stopping the variable display Also, a slot machine capable of winning a prize according to the combination of display results of a plurality of variable display portions has been described. However, a variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively is provided, and after the variable display unit is variably displayed, the display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit If the slot machine is capable of generating a prize according to the display result, the slot machine is not limited to one provided with three reels, but one equipped with only one reel, and a slot machine provided with a plurality of reels other than three, It is also good.

[Summary of the Embodiment and Modification]
The slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, and the slot machine and the pachinko gaming machine according to the modification mainly have the following configuration.

(1-1) In a gaming machine that plays a game (for example, slot machine 1, pachinko gaming machine),
Advantageous state control means (for example, processing for controlling ART by the main control unit 41) for controlling to an advantageous state (for example, ART);
Counting means for counting the number of occurrences of specific events (for example, victory in battle) in the advantageous state (for example, the number of victory in battle) (for example, processing for counting the number of victory in battle by the main control unit 41) ,
A specific effect means (for example, a sub control unit 91) capable of executing a specific effect (for example, an ending effect) when the number of occurrences of the specific event counted by the counting means reaches a specific number (for example, six times) A process of executing an ending effect),
Suggestive effect means (for example, processing for executing the start effect by the sub control unit 91) for executing the suggested effect (for example, the start effect) for suggesting the start of control to the advantageous state;
The advantageous state control means starts control to the next advantageous state after the specific effect is executed in the advantageous state (for example, as shown in FIG. 10 (m) to (p), a battle 1 loop) The second battle loop is started after the eyes are finished and the ending effect is executed),
The suggestive effect means is used when the control to the advantageous state is started and also when the control to the next advantageous state is started after the specific effect is performed in the advantageous state. Perform suggestion effects (eg, as shown in FIGS. 10 (i), (j) and FIGS. 11 (w), (x), start effects at the start of any of the first and second loops of battle) Is done).

(1-2) In the gaming machine of (1-1) above,
The advantageous state control means does not interrupt control to the advantageous state when starting control to the next advantageous state after the specific effect is performed in the advantageous state (for example, t4 to t6 in FIG. 17). As shown in, when the first loop of the battle is finished and the ending effect is executed, the ART continues when the second loop of the battle starts.

(1-3) In the gaming machine of (1-1) or (1-2) above,
The gaming machine is
A plurality of variable display units (for example, reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified respectively, and after variably displaying a plurality of the variable display units, a plurality of the variable display units Derive the display result combination by stopping the fluctuation display of
It further comprises derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to derive a display result combination,
The suggested effect is a special display result combination (for example, special replay) in which a plurality of special identification information (for example, BAR symbol) are arranged on a line (for example, on the invalid line LM4) across the plurality of variable display portions. This is an effect of urging the player to operate the derivation operation means in order to derive the symbol alignment) (for example, the start effect shown in FIGS. 10 (i), (j) and FIGS. 11 (w), (x)).

(1-4) In the gaming machine according to any one of (1-1) to (1-3) above,
While the specific effect is being executed, no lottery is performed to determine whether or not control to the next advantageous state is started after the specific effect is performed (for example, during the ending effect, an effect related to ART) The control to the next advantageous state is always started after the specific effect is performed (for example, as shown in t4 to t6 in FIG. 17, the first loop of battle ends) After the ending effect is executed, the next battle loop 2 will always start).

(2-1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified by each,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
Determining means for determining whether to control to an advantageous state (e.g. ART);
Gaming state control means (for example, processing for controlling the gaming state by the main control unit 41) for controlling any of a plurality of types of gaming states (for example, RT0 to RT2) including a specific gaming state (for example, RT2) ,
When control to the advantageous state is determined, advantageous state control means (for example, processing to control ART by the main control unit 41) for controlling to the advantageous state in the specific gaming state;
Execution of notification effects (for example, ART winning notification by button effects shown in FIGS. 9 (f) and (g) and FIGS. 15 (i) to 15 (k)) for notifying that control to the advantageous state is determined Notification effect means (for example, processing for executing a button effect by the sub control unit 91);
A preparation period (for example, in preparation) until the control to the advantageous state is started after the notification effect is executed in the gaming state (for example, RT0) different from the specific gaming state A preparation effect unit (for example, processing for executing a preparation effect by the sub control unit 91) for executing a preparation effect (for example, a preparation effect);
In the preparation period, a first preparation period (for example, a period from t2 to t3 in FIG. 17) until the first control to the advantageous state starts, and a predetermined period after the control to the advantageous state is ended A second preparation period (for example, t8 in FIG. 18) until control to the advantageous state starts again when control to the advantageous state is determined in (for example, a pullback period for 50 games after the end of ART). Period of t9) and
The preparation effect means makes the preparation effect different between the first preparation period and the second preparation period (for example, the preparation effect A is executed in the period from t2 to t3 in FIG. 17, and from t8 to t9 in FIG. 18). The preparation effect B is performed in the period of).

(2-2) In the slot machine of (2-1) above,
The preparation effect means is
In the first preparation period, as the preparation effect, the first preparation effect (for example, preparation effect A shown in FIG. 10 (h)) is suggested to suggest that control to the advantageous state is started,
In the second preparation period, as the preparation effect, a second preparation effect (for example, preparation effect B shown in FIG. 11 (v)) is suggested to suggest that control to the advantageous state starts again.

(2-3) In the slot machine of (2-2) above,
The second preparation effect is an effect by the character that appeared when the control to the advantageous state ends (for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the preparation effect B is an enemy character that is lost because the ally character is restored. Directed like trying to challenge again).

(2-4) In the slot machine according to any one of (2-1) to (2-3) above,
The slot machine includes a plurality of the variable display units, and a winning can be generated according to a display result combination which is a combination of display results of the plurality of variable display units.
The gaming state control means
In the first preparation period, a special display result combination (e.g., BAR symbol alignment) in which a plurality of special identification information (e.g., BAR symbols) are arranged on a line (e.g., on invalid line LM4) straddling a plurality of variable display portions. Control to the specific gaming state when the) is derived,
In the second preparation period, a plurality of non-special display result combinations (for example, the non-special display result combination which are not lined up with a plurality of the special identification information on the line (for example, over the invalid line LM4) ) Is controlled when the game is derived (for example, refer to the column of [about the start effect in the modification]).

(2-5) In the slot machine of any of the above (2-1) to (2-4),
Update means (for example, processing for updating the net increase number by the main control unit 41 and the win number in the battle) for updating numerical information (for example, net increase number, number of wins in battle) in the advantageous state
When the control to the advantageous state is started again when the control to the advantageous state is determined in the predetermined period after the control to the advantageous state is finished, the update means may end the control to the advantageous state. The numerical value information updated in the state is taken over, and the numerical value information is updated in the advantageous state in which the control is started again (for example, as shown in FIG. 11 (r), (y) And the number of wins in the battle will be taken over).

(2-6) In the slot machine according to any one of (2-1) to (2-5) above,
Said advantageous state control means
The degree of advantage of the player in the advantageous state is improved as the control to the advantageous state is repeated (for example, as shown in FIG. 13A, every time the battle in ART is repeated from the enemy A to the enemy F) The win rate in the battle goes up, and the win rate in the battle with each enemy character goes up by 5% at each repetition of the battle loop),
When the control to the advantageous state starts again when the control to the advantageous state is determined in the predetermined period after the control to the advantageous state is ended, the degree of the advantage in the advantageous state at which the control is ended To improve the degree of advantage in the advantageous state where control is started again (for example, as shown in FIG. 11 (z), when ART is pulled back, it takes place from the continuation of the previous battle and the winning rate in the battle) Is taken over).

(3-1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified by each,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
Predetermining means (for example, processing for executing an internal lottery by the main control unit 41) for determining a display result which permits derivation;
A lottery (for example, the ART lottery shown in FIG. 12 (c)) relating to the provision of a benefit (for example, ART) when the determination result of the predetermining means is a specific determination result (for example, normal bell winning, pushing order bell winning) Lottery means (for example, a process of executing ART lottery in CZ by the main control unit 41)
And an effect means (for example, a process for executing an effect in CZ by the sub control unit 91) for performing an effect (for example, an effect in CZ) relating to a lottery result by the lottery means,
The effect means is
In the game in which the determination result of the predetermination means is a specific determination result, the notification effect (for example, button effect) for notifying the lottery result is not executed, and the game in which the determination result of the predetermination means is not the specific determination result Then, it is possible to execute the notification effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 15 (i), a button effect is executed when a replay win or a lose is won instead of a bell win),
The suggestion effect that suggests the lottery result when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result (For example, as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) to 15 (h), the chance effect is executed when the bell wins continuously).

(3-2) In the slot machine of (3-1) above,
The slot machine includes a plurality of the variable display units, and a winning can be generated according to a display result combination which is a combination of display results of the plurality of variable display units.
The effect means executes the suggested effect after the variable display of all the variable display portions is stopped (for example, as shown in FIG. 14A, the chance effect is performed after the third stop of the bell-wined game) Will be

(3-3) In the slot machine of (3-1) or (3-2) above,
The lottery means is for each game when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result. A lottery is performed once (for example, as shown in FIG. 12C, in CZ, normally, an ART lottery is performed once every time a bell or pushing order bell is won).

(3-4) In the slot machine according to any one of (3-1) to (3-3) above,
The effect means is configured to perform the advance when the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result is being played after the game in which the determination result of the pre-determination means is the specific determination result. The effect of changing the determination result of the determination means according to the number of consecutive times of the game which is the specific determination result is executed as the suggested effect (for example, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), FIG. As such, the chance effect changes according to the number of consecutive bell wins).

(4-1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information that can be identified,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
Display means (for example, liquid crystal display 51) for displaying an image;
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to derive a display result;
A promotion effect (for example, an attack that urges derivation of the specific display result by displaying an image of specific identification information (for example, BAR pattern) regarding the specific display result (for example, the BAR symbol alignment corresponding to the special replay) on the display means Promotion effect means (for example, processing for executing attack navigation effect by the sub control unit 91) for performing navigation effect),
The promotion effect includes a first promotion effect (for example, attack navigation effect A) and a second promotion effect (for example, attack navigation effect B),
When the derivation operation means is operated according to the first promotion effect, the probability that the specific display result is derived is higher than when the derivation operation means is operated according to the second promotion effect (for example, FIG. 14). As shown in (b), when a player wins replays GR21 to GR23 including special replay, attack navigation effect A is more easily performed than attack navigation effect B),
The first promotion effect is an effect in which the image of the specific identification information is displayed larger on the display means than the second promotion effect (for example, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B) In the attack navigation effect A, the BAR symbol is displayed as a large image, and in the attack navigation effect B, the BAR symbol is displayed as a middle image).

(4-2) In the slot machine of (1) above,
The promotion effect further includes a third promotion effect (for example, attack navigation effect C),
The promotion effect unit executes the third promotion effect without executing either the first promotion effect or the second promotion effect during the execution of the specific effect (for example, the recovery effect) (for example, FIG. 14). (A) As shown in FIG. 16 (c), during the recovery effect, an attack navigation effect C is executed).

(4-3) In the slot machine of (4-2) above,
The third promotion effect is an effect in which the image of the specific identification information is displayed smaller on the display means than any of the first promotion effect and the second promotion effect (for example, FIG. 16C). As shown, in the attack navigation effect C, the BAR symbol is displayed as a small image).

(4-4) In the slot machine according to any one of (4-1) to (4-3) above,
In both the first promotion effect and the second promotion effect, the size of the image of the specific identification information displayed on the display means is larger than the size of the specific identification information in the variable display unit (for example, In both of the attack navigation effect A and the attack navigation effect B, an image of a BAR symbol larger than the BAR symbol on the reel is displayed).

(4-5) In the slot machine according to any one of (4-1) to (4-4) above,
It further comprises start operation means (for example, start switch 7) operated to display the change of the variable display section.
The promotion effect means executes the promotion effect when the start operation means is operated, and thereafter does not change the aspect of the promotion effect (for example, at the time of game start by operation of the start switch 7, attack navigation effect is performed It is executed and the mode does not change until the game is over).

(4-6) In the slot machine according to any one of (4-1) to (4-5) above,
The first promotion effect is an effect in which the image of the specific identification information is displayed in a display area of half or more of the display area of the display means (for example, as shown in FIG. 16A, the attack navigation system In the effect A, the BAR symbol is displayed in most of the area of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51).

(4-7) In the slot machine according to any one of (4-1) to (4-6) above,
The second promotion effect is an effect in which the image of the specific identification information is displayed in a display area of half or more of the display area in the display unit (for example, as shown in FIG. 16B, the attack navigation system In the effect B, the BAR symbol is displayed in a half or more area of the screen of the liquid crystal display 51).

(5-1) A variable display unit capable of variably displaying plural types of identification information that can be identified by each,
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and in a slot machine (for example, slot machine 1) where winning can be generated according to the display result,
Predetermining means (for example, processing for executing an internal lottery by the main control unit 41) for determining whether or not derivation of a specific display result (for example, matching of BAR symbols corresponding to special replay) is permitted;
Derivation operation means (for example, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated to derive a display result;
Informing effect means (for example, informing ART winning informing by button effect shown in FIGS. 9 (f) and (g)) informing that control to an advantageous state (for example, ART) is determined , Processing of executing a button effect by the sub control unit 91),
Preparation effect means (for example, preparation effect) for performing preparation effect (for example, preparation effect) indicating that it is a preparation period (for example, in preparation) until control to the advantageous state is started after the notification effect is performed , Processing for executing preparation effect by the sub control unit 91),
Advantageous state control means (for example, a process of starting ART by the main control unit 41) which starts control to the advantageous state when the specific display result is derived in the preparation period;
Operation mode notification effect means (for example, the start effect by the sub control unit 91 is performed to execute the operation mode notification effect (for example, start effect) for notifying the operation mode of the derivation operation means for deriving the specific display result Processing) and
The preparation effect means performs an effect relating to the advantageous state over a predetermined specific period (for example, 10 games (about 40 seconds when 1 G is about 4 seconds) as the preparation effect,
The operation mode notification effect means executes the operation mode notification effect after the preparation effect is executed over the specific period (for example, as shown in t2 to t3 of FIG. The start effect is executed after being executed).

(5-2) In the slot machine of (5-1),
The slot machine includes a plurality of variable display units.
The specific display result is a plurality of special identification information (e.g., BAR symbols) having high visibility indicating the start of control to the advantageous state on a line (e.g., on the invalid line LM4) straddling a plurality of variable display portions ) Is displayed (for example, BAR symbol alignment).

(5-3) In the slot machine of (5-1) or (5-2) above,
The operation mode notification effect means executes the operation mode notification effect when derivation of the specific display result is permitted by the pre-determination means when the preparation effect is not executed over the specific period. Without giving notice of the operation mode for avoiding the derivation of the specific display result (for example, as indicated by t2 to t3 in FIG. 17 and t8 to t9 in FIG. 18, until the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses) Is notified of an operation procedure for winning a normal replay when winning the replays GR21 to GR23.

(5-4) In the slot machine of (5-3) above,
When the operation mode for avoiding the derivation of the specific display result is informed, when the derivation display means is derived without the operation of the derivation operation means in the operation mode, the operation mode notification effect means The preparation effect is performed over the specific period by the preparation effect without the operation mode notification effect being performed (for example, when the replay GR21 to GR23 is won before the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses) If Special Replay wins, the start effect is not executed).

(5-5) In the slot machine of (5-3) above,
When the operation mode for avoiding the derivation of the specific display result is informed that the preparation effect means is derived when the specific display result is derived without the operation of the derivation operation means in the operation mode. End the preparation effect (for example, if special replay is won when the replay GR 21 to GR 23 is won before the minimum guarantee period of the preparation effect elapses, the preparation effect is ended halfway),
The slot machine executes an effect during in an advantageous state (for example, an effect for displaying an ART start screen) which indicates that control to the advantageous state is being performed after the preparation effect is ended halfway. (For example, a process of executing an effect of displaying an ART start screen by the main control unit 41) is further provided (for example, refer to the column of [about preparation effect] in the modification).

(5-6) In the slot machine of any of the above (5-1) to (5-5),
The specific period includes a first specific period (for example, 40 seconds) and a second specific period (for example, between 10 G),
The operation mode notification effect means is configured to operate the operation mode when the preparation period does not continue until the second specific period elapses, even when the preparation effect is performed over the first specific period. The notification effect is not performed (for example, as shown in FIG. 19B, even when the preparation effect has been performed for 40 seconds, the start effect is not performed when the preparation effect is not performed over 10 G).

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

  1 slot machine, 2L, 2C, 2R reel, 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch, 40 game control board, 41 main control unit, 41a main CPU, 41b ROM, 41c RAM, 42 random number circuit, 43 pulse oscillator, 51 liquid crystal display , 56 effect switches, 90 effect control board, 91 sub control unit, 91a sub CPU, 91b ROM, 91c RAM.

Claims (1)

A variable display unit capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information each of which can be identified;
After the variable display unit is variably displayed, a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display unit, and a slot machine capable of generating a prize according to the display result,
Predetermining means for determining a display result which permits derivation;
Lottery means for performing lottery for grant of a benefit when the determination result of the prior determination means is a specific determination result;
And an effect means for executing an effect concerning a lottery result by the lottery means,
The presentation means, before when the determination result of the article before determining means is the specific determination result games are continuous, the lottery result suggests directing suggest the lottery result While not perform notification effect of informing the executable der a is, the determination result of the pre-determination means that becomes a game not the specific determination result, when the game continuous determination result of said predetermination means is the specific determination result is interrupted A slot machine capable of executing the notification effect .

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