JP5109820B2 - Game machine system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game machine system in which a plurality of reel-type gaming machine is connected via a communication line.

  2. Description of the Related Art A spinning-type gaming machine that performs a game in which a plurality of spinning cylinders on which a plurality of types of symbols are drawn is rotated and the respective spinning cylinders are stopped so that a predetermined symbol combination is aligned is widely known. In such a spinning-type gaming machine, first, when a game medium such as a game medal or a game ball is bet and the start lever is operated, all of the spinning cylinders start to rotate, and an internal lottery is performed in advance to determine which game player Decide whether to win or not win. Next, when the player operates the stop button of each torsion to stop the torsion, and at that time, when the symbol combination corresponding to the game player who is won by the internal lottery (the winning establishment is permitted) is complete, A winning combination of a game player is established, and a privilege according to the game player is given to the player. In addition, among these game players, there are provided game players that are particularly advantageous to the player (so-called bonus roles). (Bonus game).

  Due to the fact that the game is played in this way, even if the bonus combination is won by the internal lottery, the bonus game will not be started unless the winning combination is established by matching the corresponding symbol combination. May decrease. Therefore, a spinning-type gaming machine has been developed that notifies the player of the internal winning of the bonus combination in various ways. In such a spinning-type game machine, there has also been proposed a technique for notifying that a bonus combination has been won internally and information on a corresponding symbol combination with a special effect (Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-325758 A

  However, even if the bonus winning internal winning notification is made, if the player does not operate the so-called stop button at a specific timing (so-called pressing) with the bonus bonus symbol notified, the bonus symbol symbol combination will be Since they cannot be aligned, it is not easy for a player (beginner) who is unable to win the game to win a bonus combination, and there is still a possibility that the gaming interest will be lowered.

  In addition, when a player who is unable to do so may be asked to ask a nearby player or store clerk for the bonus role, he or she may be asked to do so. There was a problem that the stop button was operated with an unreasonable posture by reaching out from the side, or that there was annoyance that had to be changed once with a substitute agent.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and can be easily substituted for other players or the like for a player who cannot do so. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve at least a part of the problems described above, the gaming machine system of the present invention employs the following configuration. That is,
A plurality of spinning cylinders having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, a rotation starting means for starting rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders, and provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spinning cylinders, A rotation stop member operated by a player to stop the spinning cylinder, and a rotation stop means for receiving a stop operation signal indicating that the rotation stopping member has been operated and stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder. In a gaming machine system in which a plurality of revolving gaming machines are connected by a communication line,
As the plurality of swivel type gaming machines ,
When a predetermined request operation is performed by a player, a requesting spinning machine that supplies a request signal to another spinning game machine via the communication line;
Receiving the request signal, the contractor-side game machine supplying the contract signal via the communication line to the request-side game machine that has supplied the request signal,
The requesting spinning machine is
When receiving the contract signal, it has rotational position information transmitting means for transmitting the rotational position information related to the rotational position of the rotating cylinder of its own to the contractor-type rotating game machine via the communication line,
The contractor-side game machine is
When the rotational position information is received from the requesting spinning machine, based on the received rotational position information, the rotational position of the rotating cylinder of its own is adjusted to the spinning game machine of the requesting side, Rotation synchronization means for synchronizing the rotation of the spinning cylinder and the spinning machine of the requesting side,
After the rotation of the spinning cylinder is synchronized by the rotation synchronizing means, the rotation stop means of the rotation- side gaming machine on the requesting side is sent via the communication line to the stop operation signal from its own rotation stopping member. And a stop operation signal supply means for supplying to
When the stop operation signal is supplied from the contracting-side spinning machine, the rotation-stopping means of the request-side rotating -game machine is replaced with the stop-operation signal from its own rotation-stopping member. The rotation of the rotating drum is stopped based on the supplied stop operation signal.

In the gaming machine system of the present invention, a plurality of spinning-type gaming machines are connected by communication lines, and the plurality of spinning-type gaming machines are connected to other spinning-type gaming machines by a player's requested operation. A requesting side spinning machine that supplies a request signal and a contracting side spinning machine that receives a request signal and supplies a contract signal to the requesting side spinning machine that supplied the request signal Including the machine. Further, upon receiving the contract signal, the request-side spinning machine transmits rotational position information related to the rotational position of its own spinning machine to the contracting-type spinning machine. On the other hand, when receiving the rotational position information, the contractor-side spinning machine matches the rotational position of its own spinning cylinder to the requesting spinning machine based on the received rotational position information. After synchronizing the rotation of the spinning cylinder and the spinning cylinder, a stop operation signal indicating that its own rotation stop member has been operated is supplied to the requesting rotary gaming machine . Then, in the turning-type gaming machine on the request side, the rotation of the turning cylinder is stopped based on the supplied stop operation signal instead of the operation signal from its own rotation stop member.

In this way, the rotation stop member can be operated at a specific timing (a so-called eye-opening) in order to arrange a predetermined symbol combination in the requested spinning-type gaming machine A on which the requested operation has been performed by the player. a need, even if the player of the reel-type gaming machine a can not be the observation push, the contractor side connected via a communication line reel-type game machine a with reel-type game machine B By receiving the stop operation signal of the pushing performed by the player instead, it becomes possible to align the symbol combinations in the revolving game machine A. At that time, the player (representative agent) of the revolving game machine B only has to operate the rotation stop member of the revolving game machine B in which he / she is playing, so the revolving game machine It is possible to easily undertake a proxy for a row without changing the seat with the player of A.

The “predetermined operation (request operation) ” of the present invention may be a special operation that is not performed in a normal game. For example, a dedicated operation member is operated. For example, an existing operation member is operated in a special manner (for example, long press). In addition, “rotational position information” is information for indicating the rotational position of the rotating drum at present, information on the rotating position when the rotating drum is stopped, and the rotating drum is rotating. It is assumed that the information on the rotational position at a certain moment is included.

Further, the rotation of the reel-in reel-type gaming machine B side (contractor side) to act for the observation push requests the observation push side rotation of the reel-in reel-type gaming machine A of (requesting side) and synchronous (The timing at which each symbol of the spinning cylinder is displayed on the predetermined display unit is the same), so the player of the spinning cylinder gaming machine B (the proxy for the main game) himself plays a game While seeing the state of rotation of the spinning cylinder of the spinning cylinder gaming machine B, the spinning cylinder gaming machine A can perform the pressing so that a predetermined symbol combination is aligned. As a result, for example, because the spinning machine A and the spinning machine B are installed at positions separated from each other, the spinning machine of the spinning machine A is received from the player of the spinning machine B. Even when the rotating state is not visible, it is possible to perform a proxy for the eyeball.

Further, if the rotations of the rotating cylinders of the requesting side spinning machine A and the contracting side spinning machine B are synchronized with each other, the rotating type gaming machine A has a rotating type gaming machine B. It is only necessary to stop the rotation of the rotating drum using the stop operation signal supplied from as it is. In other words, the rotating game machine A can omit complicated processing such as rereading the stop operation signal from the rotating game machine B in consideration of the relative relationship between the rotational positions of the respective rotating machines. Based on the stop operation signal received from the other spinning machine B, it is possible to simplify the control process for stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder.

In addition, since the gaming machine system of the present invention described above is realized by a plurality of revolving gaming machines connected by communication lines communicating with each other, the present invention is a circuit that constitutes a gaming machine system. It can also be understood as a torso game machine. Therefore, the first configuration of the first swing type gaming machine of the present invention constituting the gaming machine system has adopted the following configuration. That is,
In a rotating game machine that has a plurality of spinning cylinders on which an outer peripheral surface has a plurality of types of symbols drawn, and is connected to another spinning machine by a communication line,
Rotation starting means for starting rotation of the plurality of cylinders;
A rotation stopping member that is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spinning cylinders and is operated by a player to stop the rotating spinning cylinder;
A rotation stop means for receiving a stop operation signal indicating that the rotation stop member has been operated and stopping the rotation of the rotating drum;
When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the stop operation signal from its own rotation stop member is reflected on the rotation stop of the rotating cylinder of the other rotary type gaming machine via the communication line And a stop operation signal supply means for supplying to the rotation stop means of the rotating game machine.

  In the first swivel type gaming machine of the present invention, it is connected to another swivel type gaming machine through a communication line, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the rotation stop member operated thereafter is stopped. In order to reflect the operation signal in the rotation stoppage of the spinning cylinder of another spinning machine, it is supplied to the other spinning machine via a communication line. Here, as the “predetermined condition”, for example, when a signal requesting the operation of the rotation stop member is received from another revolving type gaming machine, or when the player uses another revolving type gaming machine. A case where an intention to operate the rotation stop member is shown (for example, a player performs a predetermined operation) or a case where both of them are prepared can be cited.

  According to such a configuration, when the player undertakes the tapping on behalf of the player of another revolving game machine that cannot be pushed, the player rotates the spinning revolving gaming machine that he / she is playing. The stop member only needs to be operated, and the stop operation signal is supplied to the other spinning machine through the communication line and reflected in the rotation stop of the spinning machine. A predetermined symbol combination can be arranged. In this way, the player who acts as a proxy does not need to move the seat, so that it is possible to easily press the other spinning-type gaming machine.

In addition, the second swing type gaming machine of the present invention constituting the gaming machine system employs the following configuration. That is,
In a rotating game machine that has a plurality of spinning cylinders on which an outer peripheral surface has a plurality of types of symbols drawn, and is connected to another spinning machine by a communication line,
Rotation starting means for starting rotation of the plurality of cylinders;
A rotation stopping member that is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spinning cylinders and is operated by a player to stop the rotating spinning cylinder;
A rotation stop means for receiving a stop operation signal indicating that the rotation stop member has been operated and stopping the rotation of the rotating drum;
With
The rotation stopping means, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, instead of the stop operation signal from its own rotation stop member, the stop operation supplied from the other revolving game machine via the communication line The rotation of the rotating drum is stopped based on the signal.

  In the second swivel game machine of the present invention, when connected to another swivel game machine through a communication line and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the stop swivel signal from its own rotation stop member is used. Thus, the rotation of the rotating drum is stopped based on a stop operation signal supplied from another rotating gaming machine via a communication line. Here, as the “predetermined condition”, for example, a case where the player indicates an intention to request an operation of the rotation stop member from another revolving type gaming machine (for example, a player performs a predetermined operation) or A case where a signal indicating that an operation of the rotation stop member is undertaken from another spinning cylinder game machine or a case where both of them are prepared can be cited.

  In this way, even when the player is unable to push the eye, the player receives a stop operation signal for the eye push performed by a player of another revolving type gaming machine, and uses the stop operation signal as the stop operation signal. Based on this, it is possible to align predetermined symbol combinations by stopping the rotation of the rotating drum. For this reason, it is possible to effectively prevent the interest of the player who is unable to push down. In addition, since it does not take time to change the seat with the proxy agent when requesting the appointment, it is possible to obtain an effect that it is easy to obtain the appointment.

Hereinafter, in order to clarify the contents of the present invention described above, examples will be described in the following order.
A. Equipment configuration of the spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure:
A-2. Electrical configuration:
B. Overview of the game:
C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
C-2. Cylinder rotation stop processing:
C-3. Stop operation request processing and stop operation contract processing:
C-3-1. First embodiment:
C-3-2. Second embodiment:
C-3-3. Third embodiment:

A. Device configuration of a spinning machine:
A-1. overall structure :
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external appearance of a swivel type gaming machine 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as “gaming machine 1”). As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a housing 3 formed in a box shape and a front door 2 provided so as to cover the front side of the housing 3. The front door 2 has three main areas: a middle area where the game is actually played, an upper area 2u where various effects are performed according to the progress of the game, and a lower area 2d where game medals are paid out. The middle region is configured by a game state display unit 2ma for displaying a game state and an operation unit 2mb for playing a game.

  In the upper region 2u, an effect display device 10 is provided in the center, speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the effect display device 10, and various lamps 12 are provided above the effect display device 10 and the speaker 14. It has been. The effect display device 10 is configured by a so-called liquid crystal display device, and can produce effects by displaying various symbols according to the progress of the game.

  A large display window 20 is provided in the center of the game state display section 2ma provided in the middle of the front door 2, and it is possible to visually recognize the rotation of the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c provided therein. It has become. Various display panels 22 for displaying the game state are provided on the left and right and below the display window 20.

  The operation part 2mb provided in the lower middle part of the front door 2 is formed in a shape protruding toward the front, and is stored on the upper surface as a game medal slot 30 for inserting game medals and credits. An insertion button 34 and the like are provided for inserting the number of game medals required for one game. The storage of game medals means that when the number of game medals inserted into the game medal slot 30 exceeds a prescribed number (the upper limit of the number of game medals required for one game), the excess is stored as data. Alternatively, instead of actually paying out game medals, the medal payout number is stored as data. Further, on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb, a start lever 36 for starting rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c after the game medals are inserted and rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. The rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the like are provided. Note that if the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated while the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinder corresponding to the operated rotating cylinder stop button stops rotating. The body stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c constitute one aspect of the “rotation stop member” of the present invention.

  In addition, a stop operation request button 46 and a stop operation contract button 48 are provided on the front surface of the operation unit 2mb. As will be described in detail later, in this embodiment, a plurality of gaming machines 1 are connected to be communicable with each other. For example, when stopping the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c that are rotating in a certain gaming machine A, It is possible to receive information on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c in the gaming machine B and to stop the spinning cylinder based on the information. Then, the player of the gaming machine A operates the stop operation request button 46 so that the player of the other gaming machine B presses the so-called eye-push (the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated at a specific timing. On the other hand, the player of the gaming machine B can make a request for pushing from the gaming machine A by operating the stop operation contract button 48.

  Further, the operation unit 2mb is provided with a settlement button 40 on the upper surface and a return button 42 on the front surface. Here, the settlement button 40 is a button operated when paying out game medals stored inside the gaming machine 1 to the outside. Even after the game medals are inserted, the game medals that have been inserted are paid out by operating the settlement button 40 until the start lever 36 is operated and the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started. Is possible. The return button 42 is a button that is operated in order to clear a jammed medal when the inserted game medal is jammed inside the gaming machine 1.

  In the lower region 2d of the front door 2, there are provided a game medal payout outlet 50 through which game medals are paid out, a tray 52 for receiving the game medals paid out, and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine 1 with the front door 2 opened. An effect display device 10 is attached to the upper part on the back side of the front door 2, and a pair of speakers 14 are attached to the left and right thereof.

  A display window 20 is provided substantially at the center of the front door 2, and a door substrate 240 described later is provided below the display window 20. Further, below the door substrate 240, the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c and the start lever 36 are attached.

  A medal selector 106 serving as a passage for inserted game medals is provided on the left side of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, and below the game medal payout port 50 is for guiding the game medals to the game medal payout port 50. A coin shooter 108 and the like are provided. The medal selector 106 has a function of selecting game medals inserted from the game medal slot 30 mainly based on dimensions and receiving only game medals that conform to the standard dimensions. When a player inserts a game medal before operating the start lever 36, the game medal is selected by the medal selector 106, and only those satisfying the standard are inserted into the hopper 116, and medals that do not satisfy the standard are selected. Through the coin shooter 108, the game medal payout exit 50 is returned.

  On the other hand, when a game medal is inserted after the start lever 36 is operated, the passage in the medal selector 106 is switched, and the inserted game medal passes through the coin shooter 108 and the game medal payout opening 50. Returned to. In addition, a medal sensor (not shown) is provided inside the medal selector 106, and when a game medal that satisfies the dimensional standard passes, it is detected by the medal sensor, and a signal thereof will be described later. To be supplied.

  On the other hand, three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are provided substantially at the center of the casing 3, and a plurality of types of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each spinning cylinder as described later. A main control board unit 110 storing a later-described main control board 200 for controlling the entire game is provided above the spinning cylinders. Behind the spinning cylinders are described later for driving the respective spinning cylinders. A rotating substrate unit 112 in which the rotating substrate 260 to be stored is stored is provided. Further, a sub-control board 220 (to be described later) for controlling various effects performed using the effect display device 10 shown in FIG. 1, various lamps 12, the speaker 14, and the like is stored on the left side of the rotating drum. A sub-control board unit 111 is provided.

  A rear speaker 114 is provided below the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, and further below that, a hopper 116 that collects inserted game medals, a medal payout device 118 that pays out game medals, and a game A power supply unit 120 on which a power supply board 280 (described later) for supplying power to the entire machine 1 is stored is mounted. The game medals paid out from the medal payout device 118 pass through the coin shooter 108 and are paid out from the game medal payout outlet 50. A power switch 120 s for turning on the gaming machine 1 is also provided on the front surface of the power supply unit 120.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three drums 20a, 20b, and 20c. In each spinning cylinder, 21 symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral surface. In addition, the types of the drawn symbols are the same for any of the spinning cylinders, but the arrangement of the symbols is set to be different for each spinning cylinder.

A-2. Electrical configuration:
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, in the gaming machine 1, the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotating board 260, the power board 280, the relay board 300, and the like can communicate data with each other around the main control board 200. Connected and configured.

  The main control board 200 is a board that manages the progress and production of the entire game performed in the gaming machine 1. On this main control board 200, CPU 201, ROM 202, RAM 203 and the like are mounted so that data can be communicated with each other via a bus, and the start lever 36 is operated from the door board 240 mounted on the front door 2. By receiving a signal indicating that and outputting a control command (or control signal) toward the sub-control board 220, the door board 240, the rotating board 260, etc. while executing a game control process described later, The operation of these various substrates is controlled.

  Similarly to the main control board 200 described above, the sub control board 220 is configured by connecting a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like so as to communicate data with each other via a bus. In addition, various lamps 12, various speakers 14 and 114, the effect display device 10, a rotating backlight 20 </ b> L, and the like are connected to the sub control board 220. Here, the spinning cylinder backlight 20L is a light that is provided inside each spinning cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c and illuminates a pattern (see FIG. 3) drawn on the surface of the spinning cylinder from the back side. The sub control board 220 analyzes the control command received from the main control board 200, and outputs drive signals to the various lamps 12, the various speakers 14, 114, the effect display device 10, and the rotary backlight 20L, respectively. Various performances are performed.

  On the door board 240, the medal selector 106, the insertion button 34 for inserting the stored game medals, the start lever 36 for starting the rotation of the rotating drum, and the stopping of the rotating rotating drum Revolving stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, a settlement button 40 for paying out stored game medals or inserted game medals to end the game, various display panels 22 for displaying the game status, and other games A stop operation request button 46 for requesting the machine 1 to push the eye, a stop operation contract button 48 for requesting the eye push from another gaming machine 1, and the like are connected. The door board 240 is connected to the main control board 200 described above so that data can be communicated with each other. For this reason, when the start lever 36 provided on the front door 2, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, the closing button 34, the settlement button 40, the stop operation request button 46, the stop operation contract button 48, and the like are operated. The signal can be supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240. Further, a signal that the medal selector 106 detects the passage of the game medal by the built-in medal sensor is also supplied to the main control board 200 through the door board 240.

  On the rotating board 260, the rotating motors 24a, 24b, 24c for rotating the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, respectively, and the rotating sensors 26a, 26b for detecting the rotational positions of the respective rotating cylinders. , 26c, etc. are connected. The rotating substrate 260 detects the rotational positions of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c by the rotating sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c, and drives the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c, thereby rotating the rotating cylinders 20a. , 20b, 20c can be stopped at desired positions. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, so-called stepping motors are used for the spinning motors 24a, 24b, and 24c.

  The medal payout device 118 is connected to the main control board 200 via the relay board 300, and performs an operation of paying out a predetermined number of game medals based on a control signal from the main control board 200.

  These various control boards and power consumed by the boards are supplied from a power supply board 280. In FIG. 4, a state in which power is supplied from the power supply board 280 is represented by a dashed arrow. As shown in the figure, power is directly supplied from the power supply board 280 to the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220, and various boards (door board 240, rotor board 260, relay board 300) are Electric power is supplied via the main control board 200. An AC voltage of 100 V is supplied to the power supply board 280, and this electric power is converted into a DC voltage of a specified voltage and then supplied to each control board and board.

  In addition, the main control board 200 of this embodiment is connected to a computer (hereinafter referred to as “hole computer”) that manages the entire game hall via the external terminal board 400 so as to be able to transmit and receive data. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment and the hall computer are connected. As shown in the drawing, a plurality of gaming machines 1 (gaming machine A, gaming machine B, gaming machine C,...) Are respectively connected to a hall computer so as to be able to transmit and receive data. For example, when the stop operation request button 46, the stop operation contract button 48, the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, etc. are operated in the gaming machine A), the signals are transmitted to other gaming machines 1 ( For example, it can be supplied to the gaming machine B). The path through which each gaming machine 1 transmits and receives data via the hall computer corresponds to the “communication line” of the present invention.

B. Overview of the game:
In the following, the contents of the control performed in order to advance the game in the rotary type gaming machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described, but as an preparation, an outline of the game performed in the rotary type gaming machine will be described. Keep it.

  When starting a game, a game medal is inserted from the game medal slot 30 and a bet of game medals of a number necessary for starting the game (a prescribed number) is placed. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the prescribed number is fixed at “3”, and the operation of the start lever 36 is validated when three game medals are bet. When game medals are stored in advance as credits, a predetermined number (three) of game medals can be bet by pressing the insertion button 34.

  When a game medal is bet and the start lever 36 is operated, the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c start to rotate. As described above with reference to FIG. 3, a plurality of symbols are drawn on each of the spinning cylinders. Therefore, when the rotating cylinder rotates, these symbols are variably displayed on the display window 20. Further, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, on the front side of the front door 2, three turning stop buttons 38 a, 38 b, 38 c are provided corresponding to the respective turning cylinders. When the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are pressed while the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotating, the rotating cylinders corresponding to the pressed buttons stop rotating, and accordingly, the symbols that are displayed in a variable manner are displayed. Stopped display with any of the symbols. In this way, when the rotation of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is stopped, one of the symbols is stopped and displayed on each of the spinning cylinders. In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the size of the display window 20 is set such that three symbols are displayed for each cylinder. After all, when the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and displayed, a total of nine symbols in three rows and three columns are displayed on the display window 20. In addition, a plurality of pay lines are set in advance at positions where these nine symbols are displayed.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a winning line set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper prize line L1, the middle prize line L2, the lower prize line L3, the diagonally upward winning line L4, and the diagonally downward rightward. A total of five pay lines of the pay line L5 are set. By betting the prescribed number “3” of game medals, all of the five winning lines become effective. When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, some symbol combinations are obtained on the winning line. Here, it is assumed that only five types of pay lines are set in the straight line shape shown in FIG. 6, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the upper position of the left cylinder 20a and the middle cylinder 20b. A prize line connecting the middle position and the upper position of the right cylinder 20c, or a prize line connecting the lower position of the left cylinder 20a, the middle position of the middle cylinder 20b, and the lower position of the right cylinder 20c. It is also possible to set more types of pay lines by adding a non-straight pay line or the like.

  If the symbol combination on the winning line is a symbol combination corresponding to one of the game actors, the winning of the game officer is established, and a privilege corresponding to the game officer is given to the player. It has become so.

  FIG. 7 shows the types of gaming combinations set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol combinations that establish the winning of the gaming actor, and the benefits that are given to the player when the winning of the gaming actor is established. It is explanatory drawing shown correspondingly. In FIG. 7, the type of gamer is displayed in the leftmost column, the symbol combination that establishes the winning of the gamer is displayed in the center column, and the player when the winning of the gamer is established in the rightmost column. The privilege granted to is displayed. For example, in the game combination called “Big Bonus” (hereinafter referred to as “BB”) shown in the top row, there is a combination of symbols called “Red Seven” or a combination of symbols called “Blue Seven”. When they are associated with one of the symbol combinations, a gaming state called a big bonus game (BB game) that is very advantageous for the player is started as a privilege.

  Here, the BB game is a gaming state in which a winning of a predetermined gaming combination (increasing combination) that cannot be won in a normal game is established with a very high probability. Since a game medal is paid out as a privilege every time a winning combination of winning combination is established, when a BB game is started, the player can acquire a large number of game medals. This BB game is continued over a plurality of times until an upper limit number (for example, 400) of game medals is paid out. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the BB combination for which a winning is established with the symbol “Red 7” is referred to as the “BB role for Red 7”, and the BB combination for which the winning is established with the symbol “Blue 7” is “ This is called “Blue 7 BB”.

  In addition, a so-called “small role” game role is also provided. First, a game combination called Bell's small role is set with a combination of symbols in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in a “Bell” pattern. As a bonus, 15 game medals are set to be paid out to the player. Next, a game combination called a watermelon small combination is set with a combination of symbols in which all three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged in the pattern of "watermelon". One game medal is paid out to the player. And, for a game role called a cherry small role, as long as the design of the left spinning cylinder 20a is a "cherry" design, the design of the middle spinning cylinder 20b and the right spinning cylinder 20c may be any design. The symbol combination is set, and two game medals are paid out to the small part of cherry.

  In addition, a combination of symbols in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are all arranged in the “re-game” symbol is set for the re-game player. As a privilege for winning a re-gamer, a right to play a game again without betting a new game medal is granted. That is, it is possible to play a game once again, assuming that the same number of game medals as betted when the winning of the re-gamer is established, bet.

  Further, the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a game combination called “increasing combination” which is awarded with a high probability when the above-described BB game is started. A symbol combination is set in which the symbol 20b is “bell” and the symbol of the right turn cylinder 20c is “replay”. For the winning combination of the winning combination, 15 game medals are paid out to the player as a privilege.

  Of course, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, a winning combination of any game player is not necessarily established. In this case, after betting a specified number of game medals again, the next game is played by operating the start lever 36 and rotating the spinning cylinder. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, the game progresses by repeatedly performing such operations.

  The progress of such a game is controlled by the main control board 200. Below, the processing content which the main control board 200 is performing in order to control progress of a game is demonstrated.

C. Control details of the spinning machine:
C-1. Game control processing:
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the first half of the game control process performed by the main control board 200 for controlling the progress of the game in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the second half of the game control process performed by the main control board 200 in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. This game control process is a process executed after power is turned on to the gaming machine 1 and an initialization process such as a checksum of the ROM mounted on the main control board 200 and the sub control board 220 is further performed. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the game control process is started, a game state setting process (step 100. Steps are hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) is first performed. In such processing, processing for switching to an appropriate gaming state is performed in accordance with the progress of the game. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, not only a normal game but also a special game state called a big bonus game (BB game) is provided, and a winning combination of a game player is established according to the game state. The ease of play and the types of gamers that can win a prize are different. Therefore, in the game state setting process, the current game state is detected, it is determined whether or not the game state end condition is satisfied, and if the end condition is satisfied, the game state is set. Processing to switch the gaming state by ending the state is performed. By switching the gaming state in this way, the game progresses while greatly changing the impression of the game.

  Following the game state setting process, the main control board 200 performs a medal insertion confirmation process (S102). In the medal insertion confirmation process, it is confirmed whether or not a game medal has been inserted from the game medal insertion slot 30 or whether or not the insertion button 34 has been operated when the game medal is stored as credit. As described above, the inserted game medal is detected by the medal sensor built in the medal selector 106, and the detection signal is supplied to the main control board 200. When the input button 34 is operated, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not a game medal is inserted based on these signals. When a game medal is inserted, the game can be started. When the insertion button 34 is operated, a process of subtracting the inserted number from the stored number of game medals is also performed at the same time.

  If the insertion of the game medal can be confirmed as described above, it is possible to start the game at any time by operating the start lever 36, but before that, it is confirmed whether or not the settlement button 40 has been operated. (S104). That is, even after betting game medals, it is possible to settle the medals including the bet game medals before the start lever 36 is operated and the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotated. It has become. If the settlement button 40 has been operated (S104: yes), a settlement process is performed to perform a process of paying out game medals stored as credits and inserted game medals (S106). The payout of game medals is performed by outputting a control signal indicating the number of game medals to be paid out from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the state returns to the state before the game starts (S100), and the subsequent processing is performed.

  On the other hand, if the settlement button 40 has not been operated (S104: no), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S108). As described above, when the player operates the start lever 36, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. Therefore, the main control board 200 operates the start lever 36 based on the operation signal of the start lever 36. It can be determined whether or not. If the start lever 36 is not operated (S108: no), it is determined that the player has not started the game yet, so confirming whether or not the settlement button 40 is operated (S104), Wait until the start lever 36 is operated. On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S108: yes), the internal lottery process is started (S110).

  In the internal lottery process, a process of determining whether or not the winning of any of the game combinations described above with reference to FIG. Note that even if one of the game actors is won in this lottery (one of the game actors is allowed), the winning of the game actor is not immediately established, and the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are specified. By operating at this timing, it is not possible to establish a winning combination for a gaming combination unless the symbol combinations corresponding to the winning gaming combination are arranged on the winning line. On the other hand, unless it is a game player who has been won by lottery, the corresponding symbol combinations on the winning line can no longer be arranged no matter what timing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. ing. In that sense, such a lottery is called an internal lottery because it is a lottery performed internally as a precondition for establishing a combination of symbols and establishing a winning combination for a gamer. In addition, the state of winning the internal lottery is called an internal winning state (or simply, internal winning).

  This internal lottery is performed using a dedicated table called a lottery table, and in this table, a correspondence relationship between a game combination and an internal lottery random number is set. Here, the random number for internal lottery is a random number acquired when the main control board 200 receives an operation signal of the start lever 36. In the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the internal lottery random number is 2-byte data and can take a random value in the range of 0 to 65535. The random numbers for lottery can be generated by hardware using a dedicated random number generation circuit mounted on the main control board 200, or generated by software using a random number generation program. Is also possible.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a lottery table used during a normal game which is the most common gaming state. In the lottery table for normal games shown in FIG. 10, a random number value of 0 to 7000 is set for “bell small part”. This means that if the acquired random number value is within this range, the small part of the bell is won internally. Similarly, random numbers 7001 to 7200 are set for “watermelon small part”, and random numbers 7201 to 7300 are set for “cherry small part”. Further, random numbers 7301 to 7400 are set for “Red 7 BB combination”, and random numbers 7401 to 7500 are set for “Blue 7 BB combination”. Further, random numbers of 7501 to 20000 are set for the “re-game”. It should be noted that no game combination is set in the random number values 20001 to 65535, and therefore, if the acquired random number value is within this range, it is “lost”. In addition, as described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to the normal game, a special game state called BB game (big bonus game) is provided, and the game depends on which game state it is in. Since the probabilities of winning a winning combination are different, a dedicated lottery table is easily prepared for each gaming state.

  In the internal lottery process, as described above, it is detected that the start lever 36 has been operated to obtain an internal lottery random number, and by referring to the lottery table, which game player has won the internal winning combination, Alternatively, it is determined whether any game player has not won the game internally. When any game combination is won internally, the winning game combination is set in the internal winning flag. Here, the internal winning flag is a flag used for storing the result of the internal lottery, and is set to a predetermined address of the RAM 203 mounted on the main control board 200.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in the drawing, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the lower 7 bits of 1 byte (8 bits) data provided at a predetermined address on the RAM 203 are used as the internal winning flag. The first bit in these 7 bits is a bit for storing the internal winning of the BB combination of red 7 and the next bit stores the internal winning of the BB combination of blue 7 Is a bit for. Similarly, the following five bits are bits for storing the internal winning combination of the bell small part, the watermelon small part, the cherry small part, the replaying part and the increasing part respectively. As described above, in the internal lottery process (S110) shown in FIG. 8, the internal lottery random number is acquired, and referring to the lottery table, it is determined whether or not any game combination is won internally, If any game combination is won internally, a process of setting “1” to the corresponding bit of the internal win flag shown in FIG. 11 is performed.

  When the internal lottery process is completed, the main control board 200 subsequently starts the rotating rotation start process (S112). In the rotation rotation starting process, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. If the condition is satisfied, a process of rotating the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is performed. In the rotating cylinder rotation starting process of the present embodiment, when a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) has elapsed since the start lever 36 was operated and the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c was started last time. In order to start the rotation of the rotating cylinder, the driving signals are output to the rotating motors 24a, 24b, and 24c provided in the respective rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Rotate 20c. Since the process for starting the rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is executed by the main control board 200, the main control board 200 of this embodiment is an aspect of the “rotation start means” of the present invention. Is configured.

  When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are thus rotated, the main control board 200 performs a process of stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder (rotating cylinder rotation stopping process) (S114). The details of the spinning rotation stop process will be described later. In this process, the result of the internal lottery performed previously (whether or not to which game player has been won internally) Based on the timing at which 38b and 38c are operated, etc., the respective stop positions of the three cylinders 20a, 20b and 20c are determined, and a process of stopping at the determined positions is performed.

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, the main control board 200 determines whether or not a winning combination of any game player is established (S116). Here, “a winning combination of a gaming combination” means that the symbol combinations corresponding to the gaming combination are displayed on the winning line. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even if one of the game players is won internally in the internal lottery process (S110), depending on the timing of pressing the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c, The symbol combinations corresponding to the game actors are not always on the winning line. Therefore, after stopping the rotation of all the spinning cylinders, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the winning combination of the game combination won in the internal lottery has been established.

  If it is determined that no winning combination has been established (S116: no), the game is ended, and the game state setting process is performed by returning to the top of the game control process of FIG. (S100). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the big bonus combination (BB combination) is won in the internal lottery process (S110) described above, the corresponding symbol combination is not stopped on the winning line, and the BB combination is not displayed. Only when the winning is not established, the internal winning of the BB combination is carried over, and the game is played with the internal winning flag corresponding to the BB combination set after the next game. On the other hand, if you have won an internal prize for other gamers such as a small role, if you cannot stop and display the symbol combination corresponding to the winning role on the winning line, the internal winning will be made after the next game. It will be reset without being carried over.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that a winning combination of any game combination is established (S116: yes), first, it is determined whether or not the winning combination is a re-playing combination (FIG. 9). S118). If the winning of the re-gamer is established (S118: yes), the re-game flag is set to ON (S120). Here, the re-game flag is a flag for storing that the re-game player has won a prize. If this re-game flag is set to ON, even if it is not inserted by the player in the next game medal insertion confirmation process (S102 in FIG. 8), the game medal is automatically re-inserted. When the re-game flag is turned on in this way, the main control board 200 returns to the top of the game control process of FIG. 8 and starts a new game.

  On the other hand, if the winning of the re-gamer has not been established (S118: no), it is next determined whether or not the gamer who has won the prize is a BB player (S122). As described above with reference to FIG. 7, the BB combination is a gaming combination in which a winning is established when the “Red Seven” symbol is aligned on the winning line or the “Blue Seven” symbol is aligned. If it is determined that the winning combination of the BB combination is established (S122: yes), the BB game flag is set to ON (S124).

  Here, the BB game flag is a flag indicating whether or not the game state is to be a game state advantageous to the player called the BB game (big bonus game) described above. When the game state setting process (S100) is started by returning to the beginning of the game control process with the BB game flag set to ON, it is detected that the BB game flag is ON and the game state is set to BB. The game is switched to a game, and the series of processes described above are performed. In the internal lottery process (S110) described above, a lottery is performed using a lottery table for BB games. In the lottery table for BB games, a very wide range of random numbers are set for “increasing combination” where a winning is not established in normal games. The combination of symbols of the combinations easily aligns on the winning line, and a predetermined number (15) of game medals are paid out as a privilege (see FIG. 7). As described above, the BB game is set to continue until an upper limit number (for example, 400) of game medals is paid out. When the payout number reaches the upper limit number, the BB game is ended. Therefore, the BB game flag is set to OFF in the game state setting process (S100).

  In the above, the process performed when the winning winning game combination is the BB combination (S122: yes) has been described, but when the winning winning game combination is not the BB combination (S122: no). Since it is neither a re-playing role nor a BB role, it is determined that a prize for any small role or increasing role has been established. Therefore, a process of paying out the number of game medals corresponding to the winning game player is performed (S130). In other words, if the winning game is a bell small role, 15 game medals will be paid out. If a watermelon small role, 10 game medals will be paid out. Process to pay out game medals. Further, when a winning combination of winning combination is established, a process of paying out 15 game medals is performed. Such processing is performed by determining the number of game medals to be paid out inside the main control board 200 and then outputting a control signal from the main control board 200 to the medal payout device 118. When the game medals are paid out in this way, the game control process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is returned to the beginning, and a new game is started.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, when a game medal is inserted and the start lever 36 is operated, the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is started, and the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, A game in which a game medal is paid out is repeatedly performed depending on whether or not a winning combination of a game player is established when the crotch is stopped by pressing 38c. In addition, when a winning combination of BB, which is a particularly advantageous gaming player for a player, is established, the gaming state is switched to BB gaming, and the types of gaming actors that can be awarded and the ease of establishing winnings of gaming players. Is switched.

  Here, in order for the winning combination of the game combination to be established, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are arranged so that the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination won in the internal lottery process (S110 in FIG. 8) are aligned on the winning line. It is necessary to stop at an appropriate position. On the other hand, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c may accidentally stop at a position where the symbol combinations corresponding to the game actors are aligned on the winning line, even though none of the game players have been won. must not. As described above, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are not simply stopped when the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated. The result of the internal lottery and the rotation cylinder stop button are operated. Therefore, it is necessary to stop the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c at an appropriate position according to the timing. Below, the content of the process (rotation rotation stop process) which stops rotation of the rotation cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c is demonstrated in detail.

C-2. Revolving rotation stop processing:
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the spinning cylinder rotation stop process performed in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. As described above, the spinning cylinder rotation stop process is executed by the main control board 200 in the game control process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 (S114 in FIG. 8).

  When the spinning rotation stop process is started, first, a process of extracting the first stop table is performed according to the result of the internal lottery (S110 in FIG. 8) performed prior to this process (S200). Here, the stop table is a dedicated table that is referred to when stopping the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. As will be described in detail later, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, any of the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the spinning cylinder (see FIG. 3) is displayed on the display window 20. Whether to display and stop the cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is preset in the stop table. As described above, when a game combination is won by internal lottery, if the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated at an appropriate timing, the symbol combinations corresponding to the game combination are arranged on the winning line. On the other hand, for gamers who are not won internally, no matter what timing they operate, the corresponding combination of symbols is not aligned on the winning line, regardless of the timing of operating the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. It is necessary to stop each cylinder 20a, 20b, 20c. Therefore, stop tables having different contents are provided depending on which game combination is won internally. In addition, such a stop table includes a first stop table that is referred to when all of the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating, and a second stop table that is referred to when any one of them has already stopped. There is. Therefore, in S200 immediately after starting the rotation rotation stop process, the first stop table is first extracted according to the result of the internal lottery. For example, when the “Red 7 BB combination” is won internally, the first stop table set for the “Red 7 BB combination” winning is extracted. Of course, if no game combination is won, the first stop table set for losing is extracted.

  When the first stop table is extracted in this way, it is determined whether or not the rotational speed of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c has reached a predetermined value (S202). Immediately after the rotation of the rotating drums 20a, 20b, and 20c is started, if the rotation speed has not yet reached the predetermined value (S202: no), the process waits until the rotation speed reaches the predetermined value. When the rotation speed reaches a predetermined value (S202: yes), the operation of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is validated (S204).

  Next, it is determined whether or not any of the effective rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c has been operated (S206). As described above, when the player operates the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c, the operation signal is supplied to the main control board 200. The main control board 200 can determine whether or not the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are operated based on the operation signal. If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S206: no), the process waits until it is operated.

  On the other hand, if any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S206: yes), the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S208), and when the rotation stop button is operated, It is detected at which rotational position the corresponding rotating cylinder was located (S210). As described above, the rotation sensors 26a, 26b, and 26c are provided corresponding to the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (see FIG. 4), and the rotation positions of the rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c can be detected. It has become. Further, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the rotation stop button is operated, the symbol number of a plurality of symbols (see FIG. 3) drawn on the corresponding rotation cylinder is displayed at the “reference position”. The rotation position of the rotating drum is detected based on what has been. Here, the reference position is a special position predetermined in order to relatively detect the rotational position of each spinning cylinder. In the gaming machine 1 of this embodiment, any spinning cylinder is the middle stage of the display window 20. Is set as the reference position.

  In this way, when the rotational position of the rotating cylinder where the rotating cylinder stop button has been operated is detected, a process (rotating cylinder stop control process) for stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position is started (S212). The detailed contents of the rotating cylinder stop control process will be described later.

  When the spinning cylinder stop control process is performed to stop the spinning cylinder for which the spinning cylinder stop button has been operated, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S214). If there is a rotating spinning cylinder without operating the spinning cylinder stop button yet (S214: no), the process returns to S206 and waits until an effective rotating cylinder stop button is operated. Then, the series of processes described above are executed. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S214: yes), the spinning cylinder rotation stopping process in FIG. 12 is terminated and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS. To do.

  Here, when the rotation stop button is operated in the rotation rotation stop process (FIG. 12) described above, the rotation stop control process (S212) performed to stop the corresponding rotation cylinder at an appropriate position. ) Will be explained in detail. In addition, since the main control board 200 stops the rotation of each of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c by executing the spinning cylinder stop control process, the main control board 200 of the present embodiment is the "rotation" of the present invention. It constitutes one mode of “stop means”.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the rotation stop control process executed in the rotation rotation stop process. When the rotation stop control process is started, first, it is determined whether or not the rotation cylinder to be stopped is the first rotation cylinder (S300). Here, the first spinning cylinder refers to the spinning cylinder that stops first among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. That is, since the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c may be operated in any order, the order in which the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped is irregular. Therefore, among the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c, the first spinning cylinder that stops is referred to as a “first spinning cylinder”, and the second spinning cylinder that stops second is the “second spinning cylinder” and stops third. The cylinder is called the “third cylinder” for distinction. And when it is judged that the 1st drum is stopped (S300: yes), referring to the 1st stop table extracted immediately after the start of the rotation rotation stop process (S200 of FIG. 12), The stop position of the first cylinder is determined based on the rotation position (210 in FIG. 12) of the first cylinder at the time of the operation of the first detected cylinder stop button (S302). In the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the symbol (stop symbol) to be stopped and displayed at the reference position is determined as the stop position of the rotating drum.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating one of the first stop tables set in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. In the stop table, the relationship between the rotation position of the rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated and the time from when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated until the rotating cylinder is stopped (stop time) is set. Has been. As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, the rotational positions of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are detected by the symbols displayed at the reference position (the middle position of the display window 20). 14, symbol numbers (corresponding to the numbers assigned to the symbol array in FIG. 3) drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the drums 20 a, 20 b, and 20 c are set as the rotation positions. Further, as described above, when the operation of the rotating cylinder stop button is validated, the corresponding rotating cylinder is rotating at a constant speed (S202 of FIG. 12: yes), so if the stop time is determined, In the meantime, it will be determined how many frames will be rotated in the pattern drawn on the rotator. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 14, instead of the stop time, “the number of sliding frames” indicating how many frames are rotated (slid) to stop the rotating cylinder after the rotating cylinder stop button is operated. "Is set. With reference to such a stop table, the number of sliding symbols corresponding to the symbol displayed at the reference position when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated can be read to determine the stop symbol.

  As an example, a case where the left cylinder 20a is stopped as the first cylinder will be described. When the player operates the left rotation stop button (left stop button) 38a, as shown in FIG. 15, the 9th “replay” symbol is displayed at the middle position (reference position) of the display window 20. Suppose that it is displayed. In this case, referring to the first stop table in FIG. 14, the number of sliding symbols is set to “2” for the “replay” symbol of No. 9. Therefore, the symbol of “No. 11” is determined as a stop symbol (a symbol to be stopped and displayed at the reference position) by sliding two symbols. In FIG. 15, the rotating direction of the rotating drum is indicated by a hollow arrow, and the symbol surrounded by a broken-line circle indicates that the symbol is a stop symbol.

  Here, the stop time set in the stop table is 190 msec at the maximum, and during this 190 msec, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated by four frames as a pattern. In other words, when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated, it stops from the symbols (5 symbols including the symbol at the reference position) within 4 frames at the maximum from the symbol displayed at the reference position at that time. The design will be determined. Correspondingly, in the stop table (FIG. 14), a numerical value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding frames according to the design of the reference position.

  Thus, the stop position of the rotating drum is determined by the stop time (number of sliding frames) set in the stop table. Therefore, if the stop table is set appropriately in advance, the symbol combinations corresponding to the internally winning game actors are relatively easily aligned on the winning line. It is possible to stop each of the drums 20a, 20b, and 20c so that the combination is never aligned on the winning line.

  When the stop position of the first cylinder is determined as described above (S302 in FIG. 13), the first cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S304). Thereafter, when the second stop table is extracted according to the design of the first cylinder displayed in the stopped state in the display window 20 (S306), the cylinder stop control process of FIG. 13 is temporarily ended, and the process shown in FIG. Return to the drum rotation stop process. Here, the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table will be supplementarily described.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the first stop table and the second stop table. As described above, the first stop table is a table that is referred to when the first cylinder is stopped, that is, when all of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating. It is set as a target. On the other hand, the second stop table is a table that is referred to when stopping the second cylinder and the third cylinder, and the first cylinder already stopped has three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Depending on which of the two, the remaining two drums except the first drum are set as targets. In addition, as described above, in order to establish a winning combination for a game player who has won an internal winning, the corresponding symbol combinations must be aligned on the winning line. Since it is necessary not to align with any of the lines, it is indicated by the already stopped first cylinder whether the second or third cylinder is stopped and displayed on the display window 20. It may be affected by the design. Accordingly, a plurality of second stop tables are prepared in accordance with symbols stopped and displayed on the first cylinder, and in S306 of FIG. 13, which symbols are stopped and displayed on the display window 20 in the first cylinder. In response to this, an appropriate second stop table is extracted. As described above, the stop position of each of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c depends on the game player who is won internally, so that both the first stop table and the second stop table are internally won. Each is set according to the role.

  In the above description, the process performed when the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the first rotating cylinder (S300 in FIG. 13: yes) has been described. If any of the spinning cylinders is stopped (S300: no), it is determined whether or not the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the second spinning cylinder (S308). And when it is judged that it is the 2nd cylinder (S308: yes), referring to the 2nd stop table extracted by S306, rotation of the 2nd cylinder at the time of the rotation stop button operation detected previously Based on the position (S210 in FIG. 12), the stop position of the second cylinder is determined in the same manner as in the case of the first cylinder described above (S310). After that, when the second cylinder is stopped at the determined position (S312), the rotation stop control process of FIG. 13 is temporarily ended, and the process returns to the rotation rotation stop process of FIG.

  On the other hand, if the symbol to be stopped is not the second cylinder (S308: no), it is determined that the first cylinder and the second cylinder are already stopped and the third cylinder is stopped. Therefore, referring to the second stop table, the stop position of the third cylinder is determined based on the previously detected rotation position of the third cylinder (S210 in FIG. 12) when the cylinder stop button is operated. (S314). As shown in FIG. 16, stop information (stop time) for both the second and third cylinders is set in the second stop table. The second stop table is also referred to when making the determination. When the third cylinder is stopped at the position thus determined (S316), the rotation stop control process of FIG. 13 is terminated, and the process returns to the rotation rotation stop process shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the spinning rotation stop process, an appropriate stop table is extracted according to the game player who is won internally, and any of the spinning stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is operated. The rotation position at the time of button operation of the corresponding rotating drum is detected. Then, by determining the stop position with reference to the stop table based on the detected rotational position of the rotating cylinder, each rotating cylinder is stopped at an appropriate position.

  Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, in this embodiment, a plurality of gaming machines 1 are connected via a hall computer so that data can be transmitted and received between them. Then, when stopping the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c in a certain gaming machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as gaming machine A), the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are set in other gaming machines 1 (hereinafter referred to as gaming machines B). It is possible to receive the operated information (stop operation information) and stop the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A based on the stop operation information. In the following, a process (stop operation request process) executed by the main control board 200 of the gaming machine A to receive the stop operation information from the gaming machine B and stop the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c, and from the gaming machine A The contents of the process (stop operation contract process) executed by the main control board 200 of the gaming machine B in order to supply the stop operation information to the gaming machine A in response to the request will be described in detail.

C-3. Stop operation request processing and stop operation contract processing:
C-3-1. First Example:
In explaining the contents of the stop operation request process and the stop operation contract process, in order to facilitate understanding, first, in the first embodiment, the operation (stop operation) of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is changed to another. Various signals transmitted and received between the requesting gaming machine A and the gaming machine B on which a stop operation is undertaken in response to a request from the gaming machine A will be briefly described. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing how various signals are transmitted and received between the requesting gaming machine A and the contracting gaming machine B in the first embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B are connected via a hall computer, and can transmit and receive various signals.

  First, in the gaming machine A of the first embodiment, a prescribed number (three) of game medals bet in the state where the BB combination (either the red BB combination or the blue 7 BB combination) is won internally. Then, the operation of the stop operation request button 46 is validated. When the player of the gaming machine A operates the stop operation request button 46, a signal (stop operation request signal) for requesting a stop operation is supplied to the gaming machine B. On the other hand, in the gaming machine B, when the stop operation request signal is received, the operation of the stop operation contract button 48 is validated. When the player of the gaming machine B operates the stop operation contract button 48, a signal (stop operation contract signal) indicating that the stop operation is undertaken is supplied to the gaming machine A. The operation of the stop operation request button 46 corresponds to the “predetermined operation” of the present invention.

  When a stop operation contract signal is received from the gaming machine B, the gaming machine A is based on the stop operation performed on the gaming machine B (operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c). Preparations for stopping are made. When the preparation is completed, a signal (stop operation permission signal) for transmitting that the preparation is completed is supplied to the gaming machine B. In the gaming machine B, when the stop operation permission signal is received, the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is validated, and the player of the gaming machine B operates any of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c. Each time, a signal indicating that the spinning cylinder stop button has been operated (stop button operation signal) is supplied to the gaming machine A.

  In the gaming machine A, every time the stop button operation signal is received, the corresponding rotating cylinder is controlled to stop. When all of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped, the result of the stopping operation (the internal winning BB role) A signal (stop operation result transmission signal) for transmitting whether or not a winning is established is supplied to the gaming machine B. In the first embodiment, the player of the gaming machine B who undertakes the pushing operation while the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c of the gaming machine B on the contracting side are stopped is stopped. , 20b, 20c are operated while the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c of the gaming machine B are operated. In other words, the arrangement relationship between the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B only needs to be such that the player of the gaming machine B can check how the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A rotates. For example, the case where the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B are arranged adjacent to each other can be cited.

  As described above, various signals are transmitted and received between the gaming machine A on the requesting stop operation and the gaming machine B on the contracting side. Hereinafter, the details of the stop operation request process executed by the requesting gaming machine A and the stop operation contracting process executed by the contracting gaming machine B will be described while transmitting and receiving these signals.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of the stop operation request process executed by the requesting gaming machine A in the first embodiment. This process is valid on the requesting game machine A, provided that the red 7 BB hand or the blue 7 BB hand is internally won and that a prescribed number (3) of game medals are bet. This process is executed once the game control process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 is temporarily exited when the converted stop operation request button 46 is operated. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  When the stop operation request process is started, first, a stop operation request signal for requesting the stop operation is output to the hall computer (S400). As described above, a plurality of gaming machines 1 are communicably connected to the hall computer (see FIG. 5), and a stop operation request signal output to the hall computer is transmitted via the hall computer. It is supplied to the gaming machine 1.

  When the stop operation request signal is output, it is determined whether or not a stop operation contract signal has been received (S402). As described above, the stop operation contract signal is a signal indicating that the stop operation request is undertaken, and is supplied via the hall computer when the stop operation contract button 48 is operated in the gaming machine B on the contract side. Is done. If a stop operation contract signal has not been received (S402: no), it is then determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the stop operation request signal was output (S404). If a stop operation contract signal is not received before the lapse of a predetermined time after the stop operation request signal is output, a stop operation is contracted from any of the plurality of gaming machines 1 connected via the hall computer. It is judged that there was no offer. Therefore, if the predetermined time has already passed (S404: yes), the stop operation request process in FIG. 18 is terminated as it is, and the process returns to the game control process shown in FIGS.

  On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed (S404: no), the process returns to S402 to determine whether or not the stop operation contract signal has been received. S402: yes), the stop operation contract signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220 (S406). When the sub control board 220 receives the stop operation contract signal, the sub control board 220 performs a process of displaying on the effect display device 10 that there has been an offer to undertake the stop operation.

  Following the transfer of the stop operation contract signal, the main control board 200 determines whether or not the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c are rotating (S408). If the rotating cylinder is stopped (S408: no), it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S410). To do. On the other hand, when the start lever 36 is operated (S410: yes), a rotating cylinder rotation start process is performed to rotate the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (S412).

  On the other hand, when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating (S408: yes), skip the spinning cylinder rotation start process (S412), extract the first stop table, and then permit the stop operation. A signal is output toward the gaming machine B on the contract side (S414). As described above, the stop table is a table that is referred to when stopping the spinning cylinder, and is set according to the game winning combination. Since the stop operation request process in FIG. 18 is started on the condition that either the red 7 BB role or the blue 7 BB role is internally won, in S414, the internal winning BB role is selected. The first stop table is extracted according to the type. In addition, when the first stop table is extracted in this way, the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c can be stopped at any time based on the operation (stopping operation) of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c performed on the gaming machine B. Since it becomes possible, a stop operation permission signal is transmitted to notify that preparation is completed.

  If the stop operation permission signal is output, it is determined whether or not a stop button operation signal has been received (S416). As described above, the stop button operation signal is a signal indicating that the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c have been operated in the gaming machine B on the contract side, and the player of the gaming machine B uses the spinning cylinder stop button. Each time any one of 38a, 38b, and 38c is operated, it is supplied via the hall computer. And when the stop button operation signal is not received (S416: no), it waits until a signal is received.

  On the other hand, when the stop button operation signal is received (S416: yes), when the signal is received, it is detected at which rotational position the corresponding rotating cylinder is located (S418). Since the stop button operation signal indicates which one of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c has been operated, the rotational position of the rotating cylinder corresponding to the operated spinning cylinder stop button is detected. As described above, the rotational position of the rotating cylinder is detected based on the symbol displayed at the reference position (the middle position of the display window 20).

  When the rotation position of the rotating cylinder is detected in this way, a process (rotating cylinder stop control process) for stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position is performed (S420). As described above with reference to FIG. 13, in the rotating cylinder stop control process, it is determined whether the rotating cylinder to be stopped is the first rotating cylinder, the second rotating cylinder, or the third rotating cylinder, and an appropriate stop table is set. While referring to, the stop position of the rotating cylinder is determined based on the previously detected rotational position of the rotating cylinder, and then the rotating cylinder is stopped at the determined position.

  When the spinning cylinder stop control process is performed to stop the spinning cylinder, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S422). If there is still a rotating drum (S422: no), the process returns to the process of S416, waits until a stop button operation signal is received, and if it is received, the series of processes described above are executed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating the above-described processing (S422: yes), the result of the stop operation (whether or not winning of the BB role won internally is established) is transmitted. After outputting the stop operation result transmission signal to the contracting-side gaming machine B (S424), the stop operation request process in FIG. 18 is terminated, and the game control process shown in FIGS. Return. If the symbol combination corresponding to the internally won BB combination is aligned on the winning line and the BB combination winning is established, the BB game flag is set to ON (S124 in FIG. 9), and the player A very advantageous BB game (big bonus game) is started.

  If the symbol combination corresponding to the BB winning combination is not aligned on the winning line and the winning combination of the BB winning is not established, the internal winning of the BB winning is carried over as described above. Accordingly, after the player of the gaming machine A bets a prescribed number (three) of game medals, the stop operation request process of FIG. 18 is started again by operating the stop operation request button 46.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the stop operation contract processing executed by the contracting game machine B in the first embodiment. This process is performed on the condition that the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and a game medal is not betted, and a stop operation request signal from the requesting gaming machine A (S400 in FIG. 18). This is a process that is executed once the game control process shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  When the stop operation request process is started, first, the received stop operation request signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220 (S500). When the sub control board 220 receives the stop operation request signal, the sub control board 220 performs a process of displaying the stop display request on the effect display device 10.

  When the stop operation request signal is transferred, it is determined whether or not the stop operation contract button 48 is operated (S502). If the stop operation contract button 48 has not been operated yet (S502: no), it is then determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the stop operation request signal was received (S504). If the predetermined time has already passed (S504), it is determined that the player does not intend to undertake the stop operation, and the stop operation contract processing in FIG. Return to the game control process shown.

On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not yet elapsed (S504: no), the process returns to S502 to determine whether or not the stop operation contract button 48 has been operated, and if the stop operation contract button 48 has been operated ( (S502: yes), the bet of the game medal is invalidated and a stop operation contract signal indicating that the stop operation is undertaken is output to the requesting gaming machine A (S506).
). When contracting a stop operation of the requesting game machine A, the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c performed on the contracting game machine B is irrelevant to the game of the game machine B. The betting of game medals is invalidated to temporarily suspend the game on the gaming machine B.

  If the stop operation contract signal is output, it is determined whether or not a stop operation permission signal has been received (S508). As described above, the stop operation permission signal is a signal for transmitting that the game machine A on the requesting side is ready, and when the stop operation permission signal has not been received (S508: no), Since it is determined that the preparation is not completed, the process waits until a signal is received.

  When the stop operation permission signal is received (S508: yes), after enabling the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c to enable the stop operation for the requesting game machine A, (S510), it is determined whether any of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c has been operated (S512). If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S512: no), the system waits until it is operated.

  On the other hand, if any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S512: yes), the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S514) and the stop button indicating that the rotation stop button has been operated. An operation signal is output toward the requesting gaming machine A (S516). Note that the stop button operation signal also indicates which of the rotating cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c has been operated. Further, the stop button operation signal corresponds to the “stop operation signal” of the present invention, and when the stop operation contract button 48 is operated, the stop button operation signal is sent to another gaming machine 1 (game on the requesting side). Since the processing supplied to the machine A) is executed by the main control board 200, the main control board 200 of this embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “stop operation signal supply means” of the present invention.

  When the stop button operation signal is thus output, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c have been operated (S518). If there is a turning stop button that has not been operated yet (S518: no), the process returns to the processing of S512, and waits until an effective turning stop button is operated. Process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that all of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c have been operated while repeating the above-described processing (S518: yes), it is determined whether or not a stop operation result transmission signal has been received. (S520). As described above, the stop operation result transmission signal is a signal for transmitting the result of the spinning cylinder stopped at the requesting gaming machine A by the stop operation, and whether or not the winning of the BB role won internally is established. Is written. If the stop operation result transmission signal has not been received yet (S520: no), the process waits until it is received.

  On the other hand, when the stop operation result transmission signal is received (S520: yes), the content of the signal is interpreted and the control signal is output to the sub-control board 220, so that the result of the stop operation (the role of BB) Processing for displaying on the effect display device 10 whether or not a winning has been established is performed (S522). That is, when a winning combination of BB is established in the gaming machine A, a display for notifying the player that the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38, 38b, and 38c have been successfully operated (so-called pressing) at a specific timing. I do. On the other hand, when the winning combination of the BB combination is not established, a display notifying that the pressing has failed is performed. When the result of the stop operation is displayed in this way, the stop operation contract processing of FIG. 19 is terminated, and the game control processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is returned to. If the winning combination of the BB combination is not established, the stop operation contract process in FIG. 19 is started again by receiving a stop operation request signal from the requesting gaming machine A.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the stop operation request button 46 is operated in the gaming machine A that is internally elected to the BB role, but it is stopped in the gaming machine B connected through the hall computer. When the operation contract button 48 is operated, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c of the gaming machine A are stopped based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c performed on the gaming machine B. Yes. For this reason, a beginner who cannot push up (operating the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c at a specific timing) operates the stop operation request button 46 to select another game machine 1 after winning the BB role internally. By requesting the player of (gaming machine B) to make a push, it is possible to have the symbol combination of the BB combination aligned on the winning line by the push. At that time, the player who is entrusted with the game (the player of the gaming machine B) is watching the state where the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c of the requesting gaming machine A are rotating, and the gaming machine that the player is playing. Since it is only necessary to operate the B spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c at a predetermined timing, it is possible to perform the pushing operation without taking the trouble of moving the seat.

C-3-2. Second embodiment:
In the above-described first embodiment, the player 20A, 20b, 20c of the contracting game machine B is stopped, and the player of the gaming machine B who undertakes the push-up is the player 20a of the requesting game machine A. , 20b, 20c are operated while the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c of the gaming machine B are operated. However, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c of the contracting game machine B are rotated and synchronized with the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c of the requesting gaming machine A (each symbol is displayed on the display window 20). It is also possible to adjust the timing. Hereinafter, in the second embodiment adopting such a configuration, a stop operation request process executed by the main control board 200 of the requesting gaming machine A and executed by the main control board 200 of the contracting gaming machine B. The contents of the stop operation contract processing will be described in detail.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the flow of stop operation request processing executed by the requesting gaming machine A in the second embodiment. In this processing, in the requesting gaming machine A, a specified number (three) of game medals are bet in a state where either the red 7 BB role or the blue 7 BB role is internally won, A process that is executed once after the game control process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is triggered when the stop operation request button 46 is operated on condition that the trunks 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped. is there. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  Also in the stop operation request process of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment (FIG. 18) described above, first, stop operation request signals are sent to a plurality of gaming machines 1 connected via a hall computer. Is output (S600), it is determined whether or not a stop operation contract signal has been received from any other gaming machine 1 (contracting-side gaming machine B) (S602). S602: no) While waiting for a stop operation contract signal to be received while determining whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the stop operation request signal was output (S604). If the predetermined time has elapsed without receiving the stop operation contract signal (S604: yes), the stop operation request process in FIG. 20 is ended as it is, and the game control process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is returned to. To do.

  On the other hand, when the stop operation contract signal is received within a predetermined time (S602: yes), the stop operation contract signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220, thereby producing an offer to undertake the stop operation. While displaying on the display apparatus 10, the process which invalidates operation of the start lever 36 is performed (S606). In the request-side gaming machine A of the second embodiment, when the stop operation contract signal is received, the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated based on the operation of the start lever 36 performed in the contracting game machine B. Since the operation is started, the operation of the start lever 36 in the gaming machine A is invalidated.

  Subsequent to the invalidation of the start lever 36, a stop mode transmission command and a lottery result transmission command are output to the contracting gaming machine B (S608). Here, the stop mode transmission command is a command for transmitting information for specifying the stop mode (the symbol stopped and displayed in the display window 20) of the spinning cylinder of the requesting gaming machine A. The lottery result transmission command is a command for transmitting the result of the above-described internal lottery (S110 in FIG. 8) (the type of the BB combination that has been won internally). The information written in the stop mode transmission command corresponds to the “rotational position information” of the present invention, and the process of supplying the stop mode transmission command to the other gaming machine 1 (contracting side gaming machine B) is as follows. Since it is executed by the main control board 200, the main control board 200 of the second embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “rotational position information transmitting means” of the present invention.

  When the stop mode transmission command and the lottery result transmission command are output in this way, it is determined whether or not a start lever operation signal has been received from the contracting gaming machine B (S610). Here, the start lever operation signal is a signal indicating that the start lever 36 is operated in the gaming machine B. As described above, in the requesting gaming machine A of the second embodiment, when the stop operation contract signal is received, the rotation of the spinning cylinder is started based on the operation of the start lever 36 performed in the contracting gaming machine B. Therefore, if the start lever operation signal has not been received (S610: no), the process waits until it is received. Then, when a start lever operation signal is received (S610: yes), a rotating cylinder rotation start process is performed to rotate the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (S612).

  When the three cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated, the first stop table is extracted according to the type of the BB winning combination (BB role of red 7 or BB role of blue 7) (S614). Then, it is determined whether or not a stop button operation signal is received from the gaming machine B on the contract side (S616). Similar to the first embodiment described above, in the second embodiment, the requesting gaming machine A is based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c performed on the contracting gaming machine B. The rotation of the rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is stopped. Therefore, when a stop button operation signal indicating that the rotation stop button has been operated is not received (S616: no), the process waits until it is received.

  On the other hand, when a stop button operation signal is received from the contracting-side gaming machine B (S616: yes), the received signal is analyzed, and the spinning cylinder corresponding to the spinning cylinder stop button operated on the gaming machine B is analyzed. After detecting the rotational position (S618), a rotating cylinder stop control process is performed (see FIG. 13), and the rotating cylinder is stopped at an appropriate position (S620).

  In this way, when the spinning cylinder is stopped according to the received stop button operation signal, it is determined whether or not all of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped (S622), and the rotation that is still rotating is determined. If there is a torso (S622: no), the process returns to the process of S616 and waits again until a stop button operation signal is received. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S622: yes), the stop operation request process in FIG. 20 is terminated, and the game control shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is performed. Return to processing. In the first embodiment described above, after stopping all the cylinders, a stop operation result transmission signal (a signal for transmitting whether or not the winning of the internal winning BB role has been established) is sent to the contracting side. In the second embodiment, the same design as the gaming machine A is stopped and displayed on the display window 20 in the gaming machine B as will be described later. Therefore, the process of outputting the stop operation result transmission signal is not performed.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the first half of the stop operation contract processing executed by the contracting game machine B in the second embodiment. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the stop operation contract processing executed by the contracting gaming machine B in the second embodiment. This process is performed on the condition that the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and a game medal is not betted, and a stop operation request signal from the requesting gaming machine A (S600 in FIG. 20). This is a process that is executed once the game control process shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  Also in the stop operation contract processing of the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment (FIG. 19) described above, first, a stop operation request signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220, whereby a stop operation request is made. After the fact is displayed on the effect display device 10 (S700), it is determined whether or not the stop operation contract button 48 has been operated (S702). While judging whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after receiving the signal (S704), the system waits until the stop operation contract button 48 is operated. If the predetermined time has elapsed without the stop operation contract button 48 being operated (S704: no), the stop operation contract processing in FIGS. 21 and 22 is terminated, and the processes shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are performed. Return to the game control process.

  On the other hand, if the stop operation contract button 48 is operated within a predetermined time (S702: yes), after invalidating the game medal bet and outputting a stop operation contract signal to the requesting gaming machine A (S706), it is determined whether or not a stop mode transmission command and a lottery result transmission command have been received from the requesting gaming machine A (S708). As described above, the stop mode transmission command is a command in which information for specifying the stop mode of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A (the symbol stopped and displayed on the display window 20) is written. Is a command in which the type of the BB combination that is won internally by the gaming machine A is described. If these commands have not been received (S708: no), the process stands by until it is received.

  On the other hand, when the stop mode transmission command and the lottery result transmission command are received (S708: yes), after storing the current stop mode of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c (S710), the received stop mode transmission is performed. The command is analyzed, and processing for changing the stopping mode of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c is performed in accordance with the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder of the requesting gaming machine A (S712). Specifically, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated, and each spinning cylinder is stopped at a position where the same symbol as the symbol that is stopped and displayed on the display window 20 is displayed on the display window 20 by the requesting gaming machine A. Let Since the process of matching the symbols displayed on the display window 20 based on the stop mode transmission command (rotational position information) received from the requesting gaming machine A is executed by the main control board 200, the second The main control board 200 of the embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “rotation synchronization means” of the present invention.

  When the stopping mode of the cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is changed in this way, it is determined whether or not the start lever 36 has been operated (S714). . When the start lever 36 is operated (S714: yes), a start lever operation signal is output to the requesting game machine A (S716), and the rotation rotation start process is performed for three times. The cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated (S718). As described above, the start lever operation signal is a signal indicating that the start lever is operated in the contracting game machine B, and the requesting game machine A receives the start lever operation signal (FIG. 20). S610: yes), the rotating drum is rotated (S612). In addition, as described above, since the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A and the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B are matched before starting the rotation (S712), the contracting-side gaming machine The rotation of the spinning cylinders is simultaneously started in the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B by the operation of the start lever 36 performed in B, thereby synchronizing the rotations of the spinning cylinders (the symbols displayed on the display window 20). Can be matched).

  When the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotated, the first stop table is extracted according to the lottery result transmission command received previously (S720). As described above, the lottery result transmission command indicates the type of the BB combination (red 7 BB combination or blue 7 BB combination) that is internally won by the requesting gaming machine A. By extracting the first stop table corresponding to the type of BB combination described in the command, the same table as the gaming machine A (S614 in FIG. 20) is extracted.

  Following the extraction of the first stop table, when the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is validated (S722 in FIG. 22), one of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c is operated. It is determined whether or not (S724). If none of the spinning cylinder stop buttons is operated (S724: no), the process waits until it is operated.

  On the other hand, when any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S724: yes), the operation of the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S726), and the three rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c are operated. A stop button operation signal indicating which one of the buttons is operated is output to the requesting gaming machine A (S728). As described above, when the requesting gaming machine A receives the stop button operation signal (S616 of FIG. 20: yes), the rotation position of the corresponding rotating cylinder is detected and the rotating cylinder stop control process is performed appropriately. The rotating drum is stopped at a proper position (S618, S620).

  Further, in the second embodiment, the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c of the contracting game machine B are also rotating, so that when the spinning cylinder stop button is operated, the corresponding spinning cylinder is in any rotational position. Is detected (S730), and the rotating cylinder stop control process (see FIG. 13) is performed based on the detected rotational position, thereby stopping the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position (S732). As described above, the rotation of the spinning cylinder is synchronized between the gaming machine A on the requesting side and the gaming machine B on the contracting side, and the same stop table is referred to in the spinning cylinder stop control process. For this reason, the symbols that are stopped and displayed in the display windows 20 of the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B coincide with each other when the spinning cylinder stop button is operated on the gaming machine B.

  When the rotating cylinder is stopped by the rotating cylinder stop control process, it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S734). If there is a rotating cylinder that is still rotating (S734: no), returning to the process of S724, the process waits again until the rotation stop button is operated, and if operated, the series of processes described above are executed. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S734: yes), the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder stored in the processing of S710 in FIG. 21 is stored. After returning to the stop mode (that is, the stop mode of the initial rotating cylinder that started the stop operation contracting process) (S736), the stop operation contracting process of FIGS. 21 and 22 is ended, and FIGS. Return to the indicated game control process. Here, when all the spinning cylinders are stopped, the stopping mode of the spinning cylinders is returned to the original state. However, whether or not the winning combination of the BB role won internally in the gaming machine A on the request side is established. If it is determined that it has not been established, it is possible to return to the top of the stop operation contracting process without returning the stopping mode of the rotating cylinder and determine whether or not to accept the stop operation again. . Further, when the stop operation is continuously performed, the stopping modes of the spinning cylinders of both the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B have already been matched, and therefore the processing of S708 to S712 can be omitted.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, not only the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c rotate in the requesting gaming machine A, but also the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c rotate in the contracting gaming machine B. The two rotations are synchronized (the symbols displayed on the respective display windows 20 match). Therefore, the player who is entrusted with the game (player of the gaming machine B) plays the role of BB in the gaming machine A while watching the rotation of the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c of the gaming machine B in which he / she is playing. It is possible to press the buttons (operating the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, 38c at a specific timing) so that the symbol combinations are aligned on the winning line. As a result, when the player of the gaming machine B cannot see the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c of the gaming machine A rotating (for example, when the gaming machine A is installed at a position away from the gaming machine B). Even so, it is possible to act as a proxy.

  In addition, if the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A and the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B are not synchronized, the rotation of the spinning cylinder when the spinning cylinder stop button is operated in the gaming machine B. In the second embodiment, detailed information such as the position is transmitted from the gaming machine B to the gaming machine A, and the gaming machine A needs to perform control (stop control) for converting the information and stopping the spinning cylinder. Since the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A is synchronized with the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B, the gaming machine B only has to tell the gaming machine A the timing when the spinning cylinder stop button is operated ( On the other hand, the gaming machine A may perform stop rotation control as usual based on the timing (S616 to S620 in FIG. 20, FIG. 13). Accordingly, it is possible to easily realize a control process for stopping the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A based on the push in the gaming machine B.

C-3-3. Third embodiment:
In the second embodiment described above, the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A on the contracting side is matched with the stopping mode of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A on the requesting side. By rotating the cylinder at the same time, both rotations were synchronized. However, it is also possible to synchronize the rotations of the gaming machine B on the contracting side by rotating the spinning machine of the gaming machine B on the contracting side while the spinning machine of the gaming machine A on the requesting side is already rotating. Hereinafter, in the third embodiment adopting such a configuration, a stop operation request process executed by the main control board 200 of the requesting gaming machine A and executed by the main control board 200 of the contracting gaming machine B. The contents of the stop operation contract processing will be described in detail.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the flow of the stop operation request process executed by the requesting gaming machine A in the third embodiment. In this processing, in the requesting gaming machine A, a specified number (three) of game medals are bet in a state where either the red 7 BB role or the blue 7 BB role is internally won, A process executed once after the game control process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 is executed when the stop operation request button 46 is operated on condition that the trunks 20a, 20b, and 20c are rotating. is there. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  Also in the stop operation request process of the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment (FIG. 20) described above, first, stop operation request signals are sent to a plurality of gaming machines 1 connected via a hall computer. Is output (S800), it is determined whether or not a stop operation contract signal has been received (S802). If it has not been received (S802: no), a predetermined time has elapsed since the stop operation request signal was output. While judging whether or not it has passed (S804), it waits until a stop operation contract signal is received. If the predetermined time has elapsed without receiving the stop operation contract signal (S804: yes), the stop operation request process of FIG. 23 is ended as it is, and the game control process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is returned to. To do.

  On the other hand, if the stop operation contract signal from the contracting game machine B is received within a predetermined time (S802: yes), the stop operation contract signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220 (S806), and the lottery result is transmitted. The command is output to the gaming machine B (S808).

  When the lottery result transmission command is output, in the third embodiment, it is determined whether or not a stop mode transmission command has been received from the gaming machine B on the contract side (S810). Here, the stop mode transmission command is a command in which information relating to the stop mode (the symbol stopped and displayed in the display window 20) of the spinning cylinder of the requesting gaming machine B is written, and this command is received. If not (S810: no), it waits until it is received.

  When the stop mode transmission command is received (S810: yes), the contents of the received command are analyzed, and the rotation rotation start signal is sent at an appropriate timing according to the stop mode of the rotation of the gaming machine B on the contract side. Output to the gaming machine B (S812). Here, the spinning cylinder rotation start signal is a signal for instructing the gaming machine B on the contracting side to start the rotation of each spinning cylinder, and the spinning cylinder corresponding to each of the three spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c. Output rotation signal. In the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B of the third embodiment, the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the spinning cylinder during the acceleration period from when the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, 20c start to rotate until they reach a predetermined rotational speed. Is delayed by a predetermined number of frames (for example, two frames). Therefore, when synchronizing the rotation of the spinning cylinder between the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B, two symbols are displayed on the basis of the symbol that is stopped and displayed in the middle of the display window 20 of the gaming machine B. When the symbol of the previous minute (the symbol positioned two frames lower in FIG. 3) is displayed in the middle stage of the display window 20 of the gaming machine A, the turning rotation start signal is output to the gaming machine B. ing. In this way, if the spinning cylinder rotation start signal corresponding to each spinning cylinder is supplied to the gaming machine B at an appropriate timing, the gaming machine B receives the spinning cylinder rotation start signal every time it receives the spinning cylinder rotation starting signal. By starting the rotation, the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B can be synchronized with the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A (the timing at which each symbol is displayed on the display window 20). In addition, by outputting a spinning cylinder rotation start signal from the gaming machine A at an appropriate timing, the rotational position of the spinning cylinder (the symbol information displayed on the display window 20) can be transmitted to the gaming machine B. Since the process of outputting the rotation rotation start signal is executed by the main control board 200, the main control board 200 of the third embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “rotational position information transmitting means” of the present invention. Yes.

  When the rotation rotation start signal is thus output, also in the third embodiment, after extracting the first stop table in accordance with the type of the BB winning combination, as in the second embodiment described above (S814). Then, it is determined whether or not a stop button operation signal has been received from the contracting-side gaming machine B (S816). If not received (S816: no), the process waits until it is received. When the stop button operation signal is received (S816: yes), the rotation position of the corresponding rotating cylinder is detected (S818), and the rotating cylinder stop control process (see FIG. 13) is performed to appropriately set the rotating cylinder. Stop at the position (S820).

  When the rotating cylinder is stopped by the rotating cylinder stop control process, it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S822). If there is a rotating cylinder that is still rotating (S822: no), the process returns to the process of S816, and waits until the stop button operation signal is received again. If it is determined that all the spinning cylinders have been stopped while repeating these processes (S822: yes), the stop operation request process of FIG. 23 is terminated, and the game control shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is performed. Return to processing.

  FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the first half of the stop operation contract processing executed by the contracting game machine B in the third embodiment. FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the stop operation contract processing executed by the contracting gaming machine B in the third embodiment. This process is performed on the condition that the spinning cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c are stopped and no gaming medal is bet, and a stop operation request signal from the requesting gaming machine A (S800 in FIG. 23). This is a process that is executed once the game control process shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, it demonstrates according to a flowchart.

  Also in the stop operation contracting process of the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment (FIGS. 21 and 22) described above, first, after a stop operation request signal is transferred to the sub-control board 220 (S900), It is determined whether or not the stop operation contract button 48 has been operated (S902). If it has not been operated (S902: no), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the stop operation request signal was received. On the other hand, the process waits until the stop operation contract button 48 is operated (S904). If the predetermined time has elapsed without the stop operation contract button 48 being operated (S904: no), the stop operation contract processing in FIGS. 24 and 25 is terminated, and the processes shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are performed. Return to the game control process.

  On the other hand, if the stop operation contract button 48 is operated within a predetermined time (S902: yes), after invalidating the bet of the game medal and outputting the stop operation contract signal to the requesting gaming machine A (S906) It is determined whether or not a lottery result transmission command has been received from the requesting gaming machine A (S908). If it has not been received (S908: no), it waits until it is received. When the lottery result transmission command is received (S908: yes), the first stop table is extracted according to the received lottery result transmission command (S910). Thereby, also in the gaming machine B, the same table as the gaming machine A (S814 in FIG. 23) is extracted.

  Following the extraction of the first stop table, in the third embodiment, after the stop mode transmission command is output to the requesting gaming machine A (S912), whether or not the turning rotation start signal is received from the gaming machine A It is determined whether or not (S914). As described above, the stop mode transmission command is a command for transmitting information on the stop mode (the symbol stopped and displayed on the display window 20) of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B on the contract side. In the gaming machine A, based on the received stop mode transmission command, a spinning machine rotation start signal for instructing the gaming machine B to start rotation of each spinning machine is output at an appropriate timing (FIG. 23). S812). For this reason, when the rotation rotation start signal has not been received (S914: no), the process waits until it is received.

  Then, when the rotating drum rotation start signal is received (S914: yes), the rotating drum rotation starting process is performed to start the rotation of the corresponding rotating drum (S916). Since the rotation rotation start signal also indicates which rotation of the three rotation cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c is to be started, the rotation of the specified rotation is started. In addition, as described above, the requesting gaming machine A rotates at an appropriate timing taking into account that a delay of two frames occurs during the acceleration period of the spinning cylinder (from the start of rotation until reaching a predetermined rotation speed). A drum rotation start signal is output. Therefore, when the rotation rotation start signal is received, the rotation of the corresponding rotation is immediately started to synchronize with the rotation of the rotation of the gaming machine A (the timing at which each symbol is displayed on the display window 20 is matched). be able to. In addition, it is possible to synchronize the rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine B with the gaming machine A by starting the rotation of the spinning cylinder according to the spinning cylinder rotation start signal. Since the process for starting the rotation is performed by the main control board 200, the main control board 200 of the third embodiment constitutes one aspect of the “rotation synchronization means” of the present invention.

  When the rotation of the corresponding rotating cylinder is started in this way, it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been started (S918). If there is a rotating cylinder that is still stopped. (S918) Returning to the process of S914, the process waits until the next rotation rotation start signal is received, and when received, the rotation rotation start process is executed. If the rotation of all the spinning cylinders is started while repeating these processes (S918: yes), the operation of the spinning cylinder stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is validated (S920).

  After the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c are validated, in the third embodiment, whether or not any of the rotation stop buttons 38a, 38b, and 38c is operated as in the second embodiment described above. Judgment is made (S922 in FIG. 25), and if no rotation stop button is operated (S922: no), the process waits until it is operated. If any of the rotation stop buttons is operated (S922: yes), the operation of the operated rotation stop button is invalidated (S924), and which rotation stop button is operated is indicated. A stop button operation signal is output toward the requesting gaming machine A (S926). Further, after detecting the rotation position of the corresponding rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated (S928), the rotating cylinder stop control process (see FIG. 13) is performed to stop the rotating cylinder at an appropriate position ( S930).

  If the rotating cylinder is stopped by the rotating cylinder stop control process, it is determined whether or not all of the three rotating cylinders 20a, 20b, and 20c have been stopped (S932). If there is still a rotating cylinder (S932: no), the process returns to the process of S922, waits until the cylinder stop button is operated again, and if operated, the series of subsequent processes described above are executed. . If all the spinning cylinders are stopped while repeating these processes (S932: yes), the stop operation contracting process of FIGS. 24 and 25 is terminated, and the game control process shown in FIGS. Return.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, the rotating machine rotation start signal (rotating cylinder) is sent from the requesting gaming machine A whose rotating cylinder has already been rotated to the contracting gaming machine B at an appropriate timing. The rotation of the rotating cylinders of both the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B is synchronized by starting the rotation of the rotating cylinder immediately in the gaming machine B according to the rotating cylinder rotation signal. (Designs displayed on the display window 20 match). Therefore, even if the player of the gaming machine A notices the internal winning of the BB role after operating the start lever 36 (after rotating the spinning cylinder), the player of the other gaming machine 1 (gaming machine B) Can be requested to Thus, the player of the gaming machine A does not need to stop the spinning cylinder that has already been rotated when requesting the player to press the BB, so that the player can play the BB role without wasting one game. It is possible to have the same symbol combinations on the winning line.

  As described above, various embodiments of the present invention have been described. Improvements based on the knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can also be added as appropriate to the extent that those skilled in the art can easily replace them.

  For example, in the various embodiments described above, when the contracting gaming machine B outputs a stop button operation signal to the requesting gaming machine A, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine A has won a winning combination of BB. Regardless, it was described as returning to normal gaming. However, when a winning combination of the BB role is established in the gaming machine A by the stop button operation signal supplied from the gaming machine B (that is, when the player of the gaming machine B succeeds in pushing), the gaming machine B It is good also as giving a certain privilege with respect to a player. Here, as the privilege to be given, for example, every time a game player is won internally until a predetermined number of games (for example, 50 games) are consumed on the gaming machine B, the type of the winning game player To the player (displayed on the effect display device 10). In this way, if a privilege is given to a player who is entrusted with a look, as a reward for making the look successful, it will be actively substituted for the look when a request is made. In addition to being able to participate, it becomes possible to give a new gameability to a player who can push forward.

  In the second and third embodiments described above, the request-side gaming machine A and the contracting-side gaming machine are described as being of the same model (the same symbol arrangement for each cylinder). However, the gaming machine A and the gaming machine B may be different models (different designs and arrangements are drawn on each cylinder). In this case, if the timing corresponding to the symbols corresponding to both BB roles is displayed on the display window 20, the stop button operation signal that is aimed at the symbol of the BB role in the gaming machine B on the contracting side. Based on the above, it becomes possible for the gaming machine A on the requesting side to arrange the symbol combination of the BB combination on the winning line.

  In addition, in the second embodiment and the third embodiment described above, the rotations of the rotating cylinders of both the requesting gaming machine A and the contracting gaming machine B are synchronized (the symbols displayed on the display window 20). To match). However, it is not always necessary to synchronize, and information regarding the rotational position of the rotating cylinder when the rotating cylinder stop button is operated on the gaming machine B is transmitted to the gaming machine A, and the gaming machine A rereads the information. It is also possible to perform control to stop the rotating drum. Even with such a configuration, it is possible for the player of the gaming machine B installed at a position where the state of rotation of the spinning cylinder of the gaming machine A to be seen cannot be substituted.

  Furthermore, in the various embodiments described above, the description has been given assuming that a plurality of gaming machines 1 are connected to each other via a hall computer so as to be able to transmit and receive data. However, it is not always necessary to use a hall computer, and it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a plurality of gaming machines 1 are directly connected to each other via a communication line.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the game machine of a present Example. It is the perspective view which opened the front door and showed the internal structure of the gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement | sequence of the symbol displayed on the outer peripheral surface of three spinning cylinders. It is explanatory drawing which shows the electrical structure of the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the mode that the gaming machine of a present Example and the hall computer were connected. It is explanatory drawing which showed the winning line set to the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the game combination set to the gaming machine of a present Example in association with the symbol combination which establishes a game combination, and the privilege provided by the game combination. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in order to control progress of a game in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the game control process which a main control board performs in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the lottery table used during a normal game. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the structure of the internal winning flag in the gaming machine of a present Example. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the rotation rotation stop process performed in a game control process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the rotation stop control process performed in a rotation rotation stop process. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated the 1st stop table used with the game machine of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which illustrated a mode that the left cylinder was stopped as a 1st cylinder. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the relationship between a 1st stop table and a 2nd stop table. In 1st Example, it is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the mode that various signals were transmitted / received between the game machine A of a request side, and the game machine B of a contract side. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the stop operation request process which the game machine A of a request side performs in 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the stop operation contract process which the game machine B of a contract side performs in 1st Example. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the stop operation request process which the game machine A of a request side performs in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the stop operation contract process which the game machine B of a contract side performs in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the latter half part of the stop operation contract process which the game machine B of a contract side performs in 2nd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the stop operation request process which the game machine A of a request side performs in 3rd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part of the stop operation contract process which the game machine B of a contract side performs in 3rd Example. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part of the stop operation contract processing which the game machine B of a contract side performs in 3rd Example.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Cylinder-type game machine (game machine), 20 ... Display window,
20a, 20b, 20c ... Cylinder,
38a, 38b, 38c ... rotating cylinder stop button (rotation stop member),
200 ... main control board (rotation start means, rotation stop means, stop operation signal supply means, rotation position information supply means, rotation synchronization means),
220 ... Sub-control board

Claims (1)

A plurality of spinning cylinders having a plurality of types of symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface, a rotation starting means for starting rotation of the plurality of spinning cylinders, and provided corresponding to each of the plurality of spinning cylinders, A rotation stop member operated by a player to stop the spinning cylinder, and a rotation stop means for receiving a stop operation signal indicating that the rotation stopping member has been operated and stopping the rotation of the spinning cylinder. In a gaming machine system in which a plurality of revolving gaming machines are connected by a communication line,
As the plurality of swivel type gaming machines ,
When a predetermined request operation is performed by a player, a requesting spinning machine that supplies a request signal to another spinning game machine via the communication line;
Receiving the request signal, the contractor-side game machine supplying the contract signal via the communication line to the request-side game machine that has supplied the request signal,
The requesting spinning machine is
When receiving the contract signal, it has rotational position information transmitting means for transmitting the rotational position information related to the rotational position of the rotating cylinder of its own to the contractor-type rotating game machine via the communication line,
The contractor-side game machine is
When the rotational position information is received from the requesting spinning machine, based on the received rotational position information, the rotational position of the rotating cylinder of its own is adjusted to the spinning game machine of the requesting side, Rotation synchronization means for synchronizing the rotation of the spinning cylinder and the spinning machine of the requesting side,
After the rotation of the spinning cylinder is synchronized by the rotation synchronizing means, the rotation stop means of the rotation- side gaming machine on the requesting side is sent via the communication line to the stop operation signal from its own rotation stopping member. And a stop operation signal supply means for supplying to
When the stop operation signal is supplied from the contracting-side spinning machine, the rotation-stopping means of the request-side rotating -game machine is replaced with the stop-operation signal from its own rotation-stopping member. Then, the gaming machine system is characterized in that the rotation of the cylinder is stopped based on the supplied stop operation signal.

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