JPWO2004026419A1 - Game console and program - Google Patents

Abstract

A lottery ball discharging means for discharging the lottery balls entering each of the plurality of lottery holes to the outside; a collection passage fixed to the housing and allowing the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharging means to pass through; A lottery ball accumulating unit that communicates with the collection passage and accumulates the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharge unit through the collection passage, and is provided between the collection passage and the lottery ball accumulation unit so as to be openable and closable. An open / close gate, gate control means for controlling opening / closing of the open / close gate, lottery ball throwing means for allowing the lottery balls accumulated in the discharge ball accumulation means to be thrown into the surface portion of the case, and the case Tilting control means for tilting the housing, and tilting the tilting means so that the housing is tilted so that the direction in which the open / close gate is provided in the recovery passage is downward, and the gate control means. Opens the more the opening and closing gate, lottery balls present in the collection path is derived on the lottery balls accumulating means. Thus, a simplified game machine is provided in a gaming machine such as a bingo game without impairing the realistic sensation of the game.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game machine and a program.

Conventionally, using a bingo card with various identification information attached to each square assigned in a matrix, a hole is made in the square corresponding to the identification information won by lottery, and either vertical, horizontal, or diagonal There is a bingo game in which a person who wins a hole in a row and wins is the winner.
The rules of such a bingo game are simple, but unlike the game method in which the result is known only by one lottery, it is hard to make a hole in the bingo card, and one row is completed with one more It has the effect of raising the expectation that it will be a “rising” and is popular with many people regardless of age or gender.
In this bingo game, a paper bingo card is usually used. For example, as in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-161888, various electronically controlled game machines that imitate this game have been developed, and a lottery ball is a game player. The game offers a sense of realism that the player enters the lottery hole in front of the player's eyes, and makes the game player's interest permanent.
However, in such a game machine, after the entered lottery ball enters the lottery hole, the lottery ball must be collected so that it can be thrown in again. Has become an obstacle to simplification. In addition, in order to solve such a problem, when the above-mentioned game experience is impaired, it is familiar, but a simple game characteristic is exposed, and the game player's interest is perpetuated. It is difficult and difficult to do.

An object of the present invention is to provide a simplified game machine without impairing the realism of the game.
More specifically, the present invention provides the following.
(1) Condition that a lottery ball has entered one of a plurality of lottery holes in the housing having a surface portion capable of rolling the lottery ball and a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface portion. A game result determination means for determining a game result, a collection passage provided in the housing and allowing passage of lottery balls discharged from the plurality of lottery holes, and a lottery discharged from the plurality of lottery holes A lottery ball throwing means for allowing a ball to be thrown into the surface portion of the casing through the recovery passage; and a tilt control means for tilting the casing; and the tilt control means tilts the casing. A game machine, wherein the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led to the lottery ball throwing means.
According to the above-described invention, the case is tilted, and the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led to the lottery ball throwing means. Therefore, the lottery balls can be collected simply by tilting the case, and it is simple and inexpensive. In addition, it is possible to manufacture a game machine. In particular, in a large game machine such as a bingo game, it is necessary to save even a little space, and this invention can further save space. Further, it is not necessary to provide lottery ball discharging means for each of the plurality of lottery holes, and it is possible to manufacture a game machine even more simply and inexpensively.
(2) In the game machine described in (1), the lottery ball throwing means includes a carrying means for carrying the lottery balls upward, and a throwing means for throwing the lottery balls carried by the carrying means from above into the surface portion. A game machine, wherein the case is tilted by the tilt control means, and the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led out to the transport means.
According to the above-described invention, even a game machine equipped with a transport means for transporting upward can be led out to the transport means without collecting the lottery balls in the collection passage, simply and inexpensively, It is possible to manufacture a game machine.
(3) The game machine according to (2), wherein the transport means is disposed outside the housing and has a function of transporting a lottery ball to be transported in a visually recognizable manner.
According to the above-described invention, the lottery balls used in the game can be transported in a visually recognizable state. For example, when a failure such as clogging of the lottery balls occurs, is the predetermined number of lottery balls accumulated? It is possible to easily see whether or not, and it is possible to improve the maintainability.
(4) In the game machine described in (2) or (3), the game machine includes detection means for detecting the number of lottery balls derived from the collection passage to the lottery ball throwing means, and the tilt control means includes the housing The body is tilted, the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led to the lottery ball throwing means, and the detection means detects that the number of lottery balls led to the lottery ball throwing means is a predetermined number. A game machine having a function of stopping tilting of the casing on the condition of
According to the above-described invention, when the game is finished, the housing is tilted to collect the lottery balls, and when a predetermined number of lottery balls are led to the lottery ball throwing means, the housing is tilted. For example, the progress of the game such as the start of the game or the end of the game can be visually notified by tilting a case or the like imitating a ship.
(5) The lottery ball enters when the lottery ball enters one of the plurality of lottery holes and a housing having a surface portion for rolling the lottery ball, a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface portion. A game result determining means for determining a game result based on any of the plurality of lottery holes, a lottery ball discharging means for discharging the lottery balls entering each of the plurality of lottery holes to the outside, and the housing A collection passage that is fixed and allows passage of the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharge means, and a lottery ball that communicates with the collection passage and is discharged by the lottery ball discharge means is stored via the collection passage. Stored in the lottery ball storage means, an open / close gate provided between the collection passage and the lottery ball storage means, a gate control means for controlling opening and closing of the open / close gate, and the discharge ball storage means The lottery balls A lottery ball throwing means capable of being thrown into the surface portion of the body, and a tilt control means for tilting the casing; the casing is provided by the tilt control means, and the open / close gate in the recovery passage is provided. A game machine, wherein the game machine is tilted so that the direction is downward, the gate control means opens the open / close gate, and the lottery balls existing in the collection passage are led to the lottery ball storage means.
According to the above-described invention, a lottery ball can be collected simply by inclining the housing without providing various collection devices such as a suction device, and a game machine can be manufactured simply and inexpensively. Is possible. In particular, in a large game machine such as a bingo game, it is necessary to save even a little space, and this invention can further save space. Further, it is not necessary to provide lottery ball discharging means for each of the plurality of lottery holes, and it is possible to manufacture a game machine even more simply and inexpensively.
(6) The game machine according to (5), further comprising passage detection means for detecting the number of lottery balls that have passed through the opening / closing gate, wherein the gate control means opens the opening / closing gate by the passage detection means. A game machine having a function of performing control to close the open / close gate when it is detected that a predetermined number of lottery balls have passed through the open / close gate.
According to the above-described invention, since it is detected that a predetermined number of lottery balls have been derived, the possibility of deriving lottery balls is increased. In addition, when various troubles such as clogging of lottery balls, shortage of lottery balls, etc. occur, a notification means for notifying that may be provided, and when a predetermined number of lottery balls are not derived. Can also be supported. Of course, it is possible to prevent a lottery balls from being derived from a predetermined number or more, and the lottery ball throwing means need not count the number of lottery balls thrown by the lottery ball throwing means.
(7) The game machine according to (5) or (6), wherein the casing is a ship shape.
According to the above-described invention, it is possible to provide a game that not only attenuates the uncomfortable feeling that may be caused by the tilting of the housing, but also makes the game player's interests permanent as an effect in the game.
(8) A housing having a surface portion for rolling the lottery balls, a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface portion, lottery ball discharging means for discharging the lottery balls that have entered each of the plurality of lottery holes, A lottery ball storage unit that stores the lottery balls through a collection passage that is fixed to the housing and allows passage of the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharge unit, and a lottery that is stored in the discharge ball storage unit For a game machine comprising a lottery ball throwing means for allowing a ball to be thrown into the surface portion of the housing, an opening / closing gate provided openably and closably between the collection passage and the lottery ball accumulation body, A game result determination step in which a result of a game is determined based on each of the plurality of lottery holes containing the lottery ball by entering a lottery ball in any of the lottery holes, and the lottery ball discharging means , Enter each of the plurality of lottery holes A lottery ball discharge step for performing control to discharge the lottery ball, and a tilt control step for performing control to tilt the housing so that a direction in which the open / close gate is provided in the recovery passage is downward, And a gate control step for performing control for opening the open / close gate, and in the tilt control step, the gate is tilted so that the direction in which the open / close gate is provided is downward, and in the gate control step, the open / close is performed. A program for performing a control of opening a gate and deriving a lottery ball existing in the collection passage to the lottery ball storage means.
According to the above-described invention, a lottery ball can be collected simply by inclining the housing without providing various collection devices such as a suction device, and a game machine can be manufactured simply and inexpensively. Is possible. In particular, in a large game machine such as a bingo game, it is necessary to save even a little space, and this invention can further save space. Further, it is not necessary to provide lottery ball discharging means for each of the plurality of lottery holes, and it is possible to manufacture a game machine even more simply and inexpensively.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overview of a game machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the sailboat type lottery machine in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the lottery board in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the lottery board in the game machine of FIG.
3C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a lottery hole in the game machine of FIG.
4A is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of the lottery ball receiving portion in the game machine of FIG.
4B is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of the lottery ball receiving portion in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of the personal game operation unit in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration including a main control circuit for controlling the game machine of FIG. 1 and peripheral devices electrically connected thereto.
FIG. 7 is a data sheet for associating code codes and codes used in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a display control device of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a screen display example of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be performed in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be implemented in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be implemented in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be implemented in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 15 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be implemented in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 16 shows a flowchart of an example of control processing that can be implemented in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17A is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17B is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17C is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17D is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG. 1.
FIG. 17E is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17F is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17G is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17H is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 17I is an enlarged view of the lottery ball standby unit of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an overview of a game machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of the lottery machine of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 20 is a top view of the lottery ball receiving portion of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 21 is a top view of the lottery machine of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the lottery board of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 23 is a top view of the lottery board of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24A is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24B is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24C is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of the second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24D is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24E is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24F is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 24G is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of a second collection passage in the game machine of FIG.
25 is a perspective view of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a system configuration configured in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing a control circuit configured in the lottery machine of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a control circuit configured in the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 29 is an example of the standby screen of the gaming terminal displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 30 is an example of the screen of the gaming terminal after game entry displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the gaming machine of FIG.
FIG. 31 is an example of a game terminal screen during a game displayed on the display screen of the game terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 32A is an example of the transition of the reach state individual display screen displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 32B is an example of the transition of the reach state individual display screen displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 32C is an example of the transition of the reach state individual display screen displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 32D is an example of transition of the reach state individual display screen displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 33 is an example of a double-up game screen of the gaming terminal displayed on the display screen of the gaming terminal of the gaming machine of FIG.
FIG. 34 is a main flowchart of processing in the lottery machine of the game machine and the main control circuit of the gaming terminal of FIG.
FIG. 35 is a flowchart following FIG.
FIG. 36 is a flowchart of bingo tile move operation invalidation processing in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 37 is a flowchart of the winning determination process in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 38 is a flowchart of reach determination processing in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 39 is a flowchart of reach eye notification start processing in the game machine of FIG.
FIG. 40 is a flowchart of the game preparation process in the game machine of FIG.
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Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment relates to a bingo game machine in which the game machine according to the present invention is applied.
[Game console configuration]
FIG. 1 shows an outline of the game machine 10 according to the present embodiment.
The game machine 10 is a game machine in which a plurality of people can play a game at the same time. The game machine 10 has a sailboat type lottery machine 12 in the center, and a plurality of sailboats constituting the sailboat type lottery machine 12 have a plurality of sailboats respectively. A personal game operation unit 14 is provided. In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the personal game operation parts 14a-14j of 5 places are provided in one side and a total of 10 places on both sides. However, in FIG. 1, the personal game operation units 14f to 14h are not shown.
<Configuration of sailboat type lottery machine>
A schematic cross-sectional view of the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 will be described based on both FIG. 1 and FIG.
A lottery ball raising device 20 is provided in the rear hull 12 a of the sailboat type lottery machine 12. The lottery ball raising device 20 is provided with a spiral groove having a radius of curvature that is slightly larger than the radius of the lottery ball 21, and a lottery ball raising motor 22 provided at the lower portion of the lottery ball raising device 20. The lottery ball 21 can be raised along the groove by rotating the raising device 20.
The lottery ball 21 raised by the lottery ball raising device 20 is sent to the lottery ball standby unit 24 provided at the upper part of the sailboat type lottery machine 12. When the lottery gate 26 is opened at a predetermined timing, the lottery balls 21 are sent one by one to the lottery section of the sailing boat type lottery machine 12.
The lottery ball 21 sent out from the lottery gate 26 rolls on the upper rod 28 and reaches the drop hole 30 provided in the central portion of the upper rod 28, thereby dropping onto the rudder type rotating device 32. The rudder type rotation device 32 is provided with a circumferential path through which the lottery balls 21 can pass along the outer peripheral portion thereof, and has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the lottery balls 21 on the outer circumferential surface of the path. At least one passage hole is provided.
The lottery ball 21 dropped from the drop hole 30 stops at the upper part of the rudder type rotating device 32, and the through hole provided in the rudder type rotating device 32 is stopped by the rotation of the rudder type rotating device 32. By reaching the position, the lottery balls 21 pass through the passage hole and enter the rudder type rotating device 32. Then, the lottery ball 21 that has entered the rudder type rotating device 32 falls to the lower part of the rudder type rotating device 32 and the rudder type rotating device 32 rotates to position the passage hole at the lowermost part of the rudder type rotating device 32. When this happens, the lottery ball 21 falls further than the rudder type rotating device 32.
A lottery ball receiving unit 34 is provided under the rudder type rotating device 32, and the lottery ball receiving unit 34 has one of two lottery boards 38 (38a and 38b) described below from its side. A plurality of slopes 36a to 36d for guiding the lottery ball 21 to the right are provided. The lottery ball 21 that has fallen on the lottery ball receiving portion 34 rolls toward one of the plurality of slopes 36a to 36d, and is guided to the lottery board 38 by rolling one of the plurality of slopes 36a to 36d. Is done. An enlarged view of the vicinity of the lottery board 38 is shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
On the deck of the sailboat type lottery machine 12, two lottery boards 38a and 38b are rotatably provided.
Here, two slopes 36a and 36b are provided for one lottery board 38a. Of these two slopes 36a and 36b, the slope 36a is clockwise with respect to the lottery board 38a. The lottery balls 21 are for rolling, and the slope 36b is for rolling the lottery balls 21 counterclockwise with respect to the lottery board 38a. Two slopes 36c and 36d are provided for the other lottery board 38b. Of these two slopes 36c and 36d, the slope 36c is for rolling the lottery ball 21 in the clockwise direction with respect to the lottery board 38b, and the slope 36d is in the counterclockwise direction with respect to the lottery board 38b. This is for rolling the lottery balls 21 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B).
Therefore, if the lottery ball 21 is guided by the slope 36a and rolls while the lottery wheel 38a is rotating in the clockwise direction, the traveling direction of the lottery ball 21 and the rotation direction of the lottery wheel 38a coincide. Therefore, since the speed of the lottery ball 21 can continue to roll without slowing down, it is difficult for the player to predict which lottery ball 21 will enter the lottery hole, and the expectation can be maintained. However, when the lottery ball 21 is guided by the slope 36b and rolls, the traveling direction of the lottery ball 21 and the rotation direction of the lottery board 38a are contradictory. At this time, the speed of the lottery ball 21 may drop abruptly, and may immediately enter the lottery hole. Then, the player will not be able to maintain his expectation.
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, by providing rolling prevention valves 37a and 37b in the lottery ball receiving portion 34, it is possible to prevent the lottery balls 21 from rolling opposite to the rotation direction of the lottery board 38. It can be done. Depending on the game, it may be preferable to roll the lottery ball 21 in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the lottery board 38. Therefore, the direction of rolling may be selected arbitrarily, arbitrarily selected, selected by lottery, etc. You can also choose.
For example, when the two lottery boards 38a and 38b are rotated in the clockwise direction, the two rolling prevention valves 37a and 37b are positioned as shown in FIG. 4A, and the lottery balls 21 are moved in the clockwise direction. The paths to the slopes 36a and 36c for rolling are opened, and the paths to the slopes 36b and 36d for rolling the lottery ball 21 in the counterclockwise direction are closed.
Conversely, when the two lottery boards 38a and 38b are rotating counterclockwise, respectively, the two rolling prevention valves 37a and 37b are rotated as shown in FIG. It is possible to close the path to the slopes 36a and 36c for rolling the ball 21 in the clockwise direction and to open the path to the slopes 36b and 36d for rolling the lottery ball 21 in the counterclockwise direction. It becomes.
In another embodiment, the lottery balls 21 are rolled while the lottery boards 38a and 38b are stopped, and the lottery balls 21 are provided by sensors provided on the slopes when passing through any of the slopes 36a to 36d. The rotation direction of the lottery wheel 38 and the rolling direction of the lottery ball 21 can be matched by detecting the rolling direction of the ball and determining the rotation direction of the lottery wheel 38a or 38b according to the direction. is there.
In the present embodiment, the lottery ball 21 is configured to roll in accordance with the rotation direction of the lottery board 38, but the present invention is not limited to this and can roll in any direction. You may comprise so that it may become.
In the present embodiment, the lottery ball 21 is configured to rotate on either one of the two lottery boards 38a or 38b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rotational speed thereof is not limited thereto. Some of the two lottery boards 38a and 38b may be configured to perform a figure eight movement.
The two lottery boards 38a and 38b are each provided with a plurality of lottery holes 40 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. These lottery holes 40 have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the lottery ball 21 (see FIG. 3C), and the lottery ball 21 can be entered. For example, the lottery ball 21 guided from the slope 36 rolls on the rotating lottery board 38 a and enters a lot of lottery holes 40. In the present embodiment, 26 lottery holes 40 are provided in each of the lottery boards 38a and 38b.
Each lottery hole 40 is provided with a reference numeral, and each of the plurality of lottery holes 40 is provided with a ball detection sensor 42 (see FIGS. 3C and 6). When a ball enters one of the holes 40, the ball detection sensor 42 corresponding to one of the lottery holes 40 detects the ball and the corresponding code is selected by lottery.
Furthermore, each lottery hole 40 is provided with a shutter 43 (see FIG. 6), and when the entrance detection sensor 42 detects that a lottery ball has entered the lottery hole 40, the shutter 43 is driven, By closing the corresponding lottery hole 40, the lottery ball is prevented from entering the same lottery hole 40 twice in one game.
In another embodiment, the shutter 43 is in a closed state in advance, and the surface of the shutter 43 is positioned lower than the surface of the surrounding lottery board 38, and the lottery ball has entered the lottery hole 40. In such a case, the lottery sphere may be configured to be stopped in a state where a part of the sphere is exposed from the surface of the lottery board 38. In this case, it becomes easy for a person who views the game situation around the game machine 10 to recognize which code has been drawn. After all the lotteries are completed, the lottery balls are collected in the sailboat type lottery machine 12 by driving the shutter 43.
The lottery balls 21 that have entered into any of the lottery holes 40 are collected in the sailboat type lottery machine 12 by falling onto the lottery ball collection path 44 as shown in FIG.
Further, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is provided with a rocking device 46 and can rock around a rocking shaft 48.
When the lottery balls 21 are collected in the hull, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is tilted so that the front 12b side of the hull rises and the rear side 12a of the hull descends by driving of the swing device 46, The lottery balls 21 are sent to the lottery ball standby unit 50 located at the lower rear of the hull.
The lottery ball standby section 50 (50a and 50b) is provided with a plurality of delimiter gates 52 (52a to 52c) for delimiting the lottery balls 21 for each number used in one game. In the present embodiment, the number of lottery balls 21 used in one game is five, and three separation gates are provided.
As described above, in the state where the hull rear side is lowered as shown in FIG. 17A, first, as shown in FIG. 17B, the separation gate 52a located between the lottery ball standby unit 50 and the lottery ball raising device 20 is opened. Then, the lottery ball 21 located in the lottery ball standby unit 50 a located near the lottery ball raising device 20 is sent to the lottery ball raising device 20. After all the lottery balls 21 have been sent, the separation gate 52a is closed as shown in FIG. 17C.
Next, as shown in FIG. 17D, the separation gate 52b positioned between the lottery ball standby unit 50a and the lottery ball standby unit 50b located closer to the center of the hull is opened, and the lottery ball standby unit 50b is positioned. The lottery balls 21 that have been stored are sent to the lottery ball standby unit 50a. After all the lottery balls 21 have been sent, the separation gate 52b is closed as shown in FIG. 17E.
Further, as shown in FIG. 17F, the separation gate 52c located between the lottery ball standby unit 50b and the lottery ball collection path 44 is opened, and the lottery ball 21 located on the lottery ball collection path 44 waits for the lottery ball standby. It is sent to the part 50b. After all the lottery balls 21 have been sent, the separation gate 52c is closed as shown in FIG. 17G.
By operating as described above, the necessary amount of lottery balls 21 can be easily moved only by swinging the sailboat type lottery machine 12 and opening / closing the plurality of separation gates 52a to 52c. In addition, as shown in FIG. 17H, when the hull rear 12a side and the hull front 12b side are horizontal, as shown in FIG. 17I, the hull front 12b side is lowered and the hull rear 12a side is tilted so as to rise. In addition, it is possible to easily secure the required amount of lottery balls 21 by the separation gates 52a to 52c.
In the above-described embodiment, the number of lottery balls 21 used in one game is three, but the present invention is not limited to this, and two lottery balls 21 are used. It may be configured. In this case, the lottery ball standby unit 50b and the separation gate 52c are not necessary. Moreover, you may comprise so that 4 sets, 5 sets, or more sets of lottery balls 21 may be used.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lottery balls 21 in the lottery ball standby unit 50 are configured to be separated by a plurality of separation gates 52a to 52c for each number of lottery balls 21 used in one game. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lottery ball standby unit 50 includes only one separation gate 52a, and a ball detection sensor is provided in the vicinity of the separation gate 52a, so that a predetermined number of lottery balls 21 are separated gates. It may be configured such that only a predetermined number of lottery balls 21 can be discharged by closing the separation gate 52a when passing through 52a.
Further, the game machine 10 is provided with a plurality of lighting devices (not shown), so that the sailboat type lottery machine 12 can be lit up in various colors, and various effects can be produced together with the swing operation. It may be configured to be possible.
<Configuration of personal game operation unit>
As shown in FIG. 1, a display device 70 is provided above the personal game operation unit 14. The display device 70 displays a bingo game matrix card assigned to each player, other information, an optional game screen, and the like, and displays various information drawn on the display device to the player. It is displayed so that it can be seen, and the game is advanced.
Further, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is provided with a camera (not shown) for taking an overall picture of the lottery boards 38a and 38b, and the photographed image is displayed on the display device 70, so that either the lottery board 38a or 38b is displayed. It is also possible to make the lottery board 38 visible to a player who is in a position where one of them is difficult to see.
Further, the display device 70 is a touch panel provided with a touch sensor 72 (see FIG. 6), and various data can be input and instructed by touching the display device 70 by a player.
In the present embodiment, various input operations can be performed by the touch sensor 72. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of operation buttons are provided so that various input operations can be performed. May be.
FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view of a part of the personal game operation unit 14.
A substantially horizontal pedestal portion 74 is provided below the display device 70 described above, and two dials 76L and 76S positioned in layers above and below are provided slightly to the left of the center. By using the dials 76L and 76S, the player can perform difficult operations only by pushing normal operation buttons or touching the touch panel.
For example, in this embodiment, in the matrix card for a bingo game displayed on the display device 70 (see FIG. 9), the symbols written on the cells in contact with the outer periphery of the matrix are moved to adjacent cells one by one. It is possible. When such continuous movement is performed by button operation, touch panel operation, or the like, the operation may have to be repeated many times. However, if an input device such as the dials 76L and 76S described above is used, a continuous operation can be made possible with a single movement, which makes it very easy for the player to operate.
In addition, it is possible to operate very easily for analog movements such as scrolling on the screen or moving the pointer.
A coin insertion slot 78 for inserting coins into the game machine 10 is also provided on the right side of the dials 76L and 76S. When a coin is inserted here by the player, The coin sensor 80 (see FIG. 6) provided inside detects that a coin has been inserted, and thereby the game can be started.
A coin payout exit 82 (see FIG. 1) is provided below the pedestal 74. When the player performs a payout operation on the touch panel, the inserted coin is paid out from the coin payout exit 82.
[Configuration of game console controller]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration including a main control circuit for controlling the game machine 10 and peripheral devices electrically connected thereto.
The coin sensor 80 is connected to the interface circuit group 102 of the main control circuit 100, converted into a predetermined signal by the interface circuit group 102, and then supplied to the input / output bus 104. The input / output bus 104 is configured to input / output data signals or address signals to / from a central processing circuit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 106.
The touch sensor 72 is also connected to the interface circuit group 102 of the main control circuit 100. When the touch sensor 72 detects that the player has touched the display position of the instruction content displayed on the display device 70, the touch sensor 72 supplies a signal corresponding to the instruction content to the interface circuit group 102.
In addition, dials 76L and 76S are also connected to the interface circuit group 102 described above. When the player turns the dial 76L or 76S, a signal corresponding to each rotation angle is supplied to the interface circuit group 102.
Also, the ball detection sensor 42 is connected to the interface circuit group 102 described above. When detecting that the lottery ball 21 has entered the corresponding lottery hole 40, the ball detection sensor 42 supplies a corresponding signal to the interface circuit group 102.
A ROM (read only memory) 108 and a RAM (random access memory) 110 are also connected to the input / output bus 104 described above. The ROM 108 records a control program that controls the flow of the entire game in the game machine 10. Further, the ROM 108 stores initial data for executing the control program, a program for performing display control in the display device 70, and the like. Further, the RAM 110 stores values of flags and variables used in the above-described program.
Further, an interface circuit group 112 is also connected to the input / output bus 104. A speaker 86 and a hopper 88 are connected to the interface circuit group 112, and the interface path group 112 supplies a drive signal and drive power to control each of the above-described devices in accordance with the result of arithmetic processing in the CPU 106. To do.
Further, the interface circuit group 112 includes a lottery ball raising motor 22, a lottery gate 26, a rudder type rotating device 32, rolling prevention valves 37a and 37b, lottery panels 38a and 38b, a shutter 43, a swing device 46, and a partition. Each of the gates 52a to 52c is also connected, and the sailboat type lottery machine 12 as described above can be driven.
Furthermore, a display control device 200 is also connected to the interface circuit group 112, and the display control device 200 is connected to the display control device 200 based on an image display command issued from the main control circuit 100. A drive signal for driving 70 is issued.
[Internal lottery method]
In an operation unit process described later, an internal lottery for creating a matrix card is performed. In the internal lottery, internal lottery data is obtained based on a random number obtained by generating a random number.
As a random number generation method in the internal lottery, either the external random number method or the software random number method is mainly used. In the external random number system, random numbers are generated by a portion that generates random numbers such as a binary counter IC provided on a substrate separately from the CPU. In the software random number system, the CPU itself creates a counter, updates the value of the counter according to a program stored in the ROM, and uses the value as a random number.
In the game machine 10 in this embodiment, a random number is generated by a software random number method. However, the random number generation method in the game machine 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the software random number method, and is not limited to the external random number method. It may be configured by one that can extract 1 from.
The random number obtained by the lottery described above is converted into a code code using a conversion table stored in the ROM 108 and recorded.
The code code is a code for identifying each card of the card game which is a code used in the game according to the present invention, and is classified as shown in FIG. 7, for example. The CPU 106 recognizes the mark of each code by the first digit of the code code, and recognizes the number of each code by the last digit, thereby determining whether or not a combination of codes on each line forms a role. It is determined.
[Configuration of display control device of game machine]
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit of the display control apparatus 200 described above.
The interface circuit 202 is connected to the input / output bus 204, and an image display command issued from the main control circuit 100 described above is supplied to the input / output bus 204 via the interface circuit 202. The input / output bus 204 is configured to input / output data signals or address signals to / from the CPU 206.
A ROM 208 and a RAM 210 are also connected to the input / output bus 204 described above. The ROM 208 stores a display control program for generating a drive signal to be supplied to the display device 70 based on an image display command issued from the main control circuit 100. On the other hand, the RAM 210 stores values of flags and variables used in the program.
Further, an image data processor (hereinafter referred to as VDP) 212 is also connected to the input / output bus 204. The VDP 212 includes a circuit such as a so-called sprite circuit, a screen circuit, and a pallet circuit, and is a processing device that can perform various processes for causing the display device 70 to display an image.
In the VDP 212 described above, a video RAM 214 for storing image data according to an image display command issued from the main control circuit 100, and image data for storing image data such as background image data and design image data. ROM 216 is connected.
The CPU 206 described above reads and executes the display control program stored in the ROM 208, thereby causing the video RAM 214 to store image data to be displayed on the display device 70 in accordance with an image display command issued from the main control circuit 100. . The image display commands issued from the main control circuit 100 include display commands such as background display commands, symbol display commands, and character display commands.
Further, as described above, the image data ROM 216 is a background image that constitutes the background of the character image data of a moving object or the like displayed as an effect screen, the display image 70, etc. Image data such as image data is stored.
After the above-described image data are combined in the VDP 212, the combined image data is sent to the drive circuit 218, and the drive circuit 218 drives the display device 70 so that the image is displayed on the display device 70. is there.
[Image display example]
As described above, by recording the image data on the video RAM 214, the image is displayed on the display device 70, and the game is advanced. Display examples of images displayed in this game are as shown in FIGS.
FIG. 9 shows a display example in which a matrix card in a bingo game is displayed on the display device 70. The bingo game in this embodiment is not a number displayed as a code in each cell, but a card card design.
In the upper center 90 of the display device 70, a code selected as a result of the lottery is displayed. In the case of FIG. 9, “8 of spades” in the first lottery represents that “K of diamond” was selected in the second lottery.
Further, on the left side 92 of the screen of the display device 70, a winning combination in the poker game and a corresponding payout are displayed. In the bingo game in the present embodiment, not only can a payout be obtained when a row is completed as a result of a lottery, but when a combination of codes in the completed row completes the role of a poker game, A higher dividend can be received according to the role. Therefore, the player aims at both the completion of the line and the completion of the combination, and by using the dials 76L and 76S described above, the player can try and move the cell and aim for a higher payout.
In addition to the bingo game, various screens such as an optional game can be displayed on the display device 70.
FIG. 10 shows a display example when a treasure hunt game is displayed as an optional game.
In this game, the player can scroll the screen left and right by rotating the dial 76L, and can zoom up the screen by rotating the dial 76S. Then, if you can find a treasure in time and combine it with the cursor located at the center of the screen, you can receive a dividend.
In such a game, it is appropriate to perform an operation by an analog input process rather than an input process such as a push of a button such as scrolling or zooming up, so the input devices such as the dials 76L and 76S described above are used. By doing so, it is possible to easily perform such a game. In addition, since this game does not need to use a lottery ball, a game using a lottery ball can be used as a standby screen when another player is executing.
[Game console operation]
A subroutine for controlling the game machine 10 executed in the main control circuit 100 described above is shown in FIGS. The subroutine shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is called and executed at a predetermined timing from the main program of the game machine 10 being executed in advance.
In the following, it is assumed that the game machine 10 has been activated in advance, and variables used in the CPU 106 described above are initialized and are in steady operation.
[Lottery machine processing]
FIG. 11 shows a subroutine for controlling processing performed in the sailboat type lottery machine 12.
First, in the process of step S11, rotation of the lottery board is started. In this process, the CPU 106 starts rotation of the two lottery boards 38a and 38b. After this process ends, the process moves to step S12.
Next, in the process of step S12, the rolling prevention valve is moved. In this process, the CPU 106 prevents two rolling motions in order to use only the slope that can guide the lottery ball 21 in the rotation direction of the lottery boards 38a and 38b among the four slopes 36a to 36d. The valves 37a and 37b are rotated to close the path to the slope that should not be used. As a result, the lottery ball 21 can always roll in a direction that matches the rotation direction of the lottery board 38. After this process ends, the process moves to step S13.
Next, in the process of step S13, one lottery ball 21 raised by the lottery ball raising device 20 is dropped. In this process, the CPU 106 opens the lottery gate 26 and passes only one lottery ball 21. When one lottery ball 21 passes, the lottery gate 26 is closed again. As described above, the lottery ball 21 that has passed passes through the upper rod 28 and falls from the drop hole 30 to the rudder-type rotating device 32 and to the lottery ball receiver 34, and further to any of the slopes 36a to 36d. Then, it rolls to either of the lottery boards 38a and 38b. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S14.
Next, in the process of step S14, the lottery result is recorded. In this process, the CPU 106 records the code selected as a result of the lottery. The CPU 106 receives a signal indicating that the lottery ball 21 has entered from the ball detection sensor 42 corresponding to one of the lottery holes 40 into which the lottery ball 21 has entered, and selects the code corresponding to the signal as the lottery result. And displayed on each display device 70. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S15.
Next, in the process of step S15, it is determined whether or not the predetermined number of lottery balls 21 have been dropped. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the predetermined number of lottery balls 21 have been dropped. If the CPU 106 determines that the predetermined number of lottery balls 21 have not yet been dropped, the CPU 106 returns the process to step S13. If the CPU 106 determines that the predetermined number of lottery balls 21 has already been dropped, the CPU 106 returns to step S16. Move processing to. In addition, since it takes time until the lottery ball 21 passes through the lottery gate 26 and enters one of the lottery holes 40, the determination is made after a predetermined time has passed since the lottery gate 26 passed. A more accurate determination may be made by various methods.
Next, in the process of step S16, the lottery balls 21 are collected. In this process, the CPU 106 opens the shutter 43 provided in the lottery hole 40 into which the lottery ball 21 has entered, collects the lottery ball 21, and then closes the shutter 43 again. As a result, during the game, the lottery ball 21 that has entered the lottery hole 40 can continue to be partially exposed through the lottery hole 40 until the game ends. However, it is possible to easily recognize which code is selected. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S17.
In the present embodiment, the lottery ball is configured to expose a part of the lottery ball from the lottery hole until one game is completed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lottery ball is not limited to the lottery hole 40. When entering the ball, it may be configured to collect at that time.
Next, in the process of step S17, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is swung. In this process, as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17G, the CPU 106 drives the swing device 46 to swing the sail boat type lottery machine 12. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S18.
Next, in the process of step S18, the separation gate 52 is opened and closed. In this process, the CPU 106 sequentially opens and closes the separation gates 52a, 52b, and 52c. Thereby, the lottery balls 21 located in the lottery ball standby unit 50a are sent to the lottery ball ascending device 20, and the lottery balls 21 located in the lottery ball standby unit 50b are sent to the lottery ball standby unit 50a to collect the lottery balls. The lottery ball 21 located on the road 44 is sent to the lottery ball standby unit 50b. Thereby, as described above, the lottery balls 21 used in the next game can be transported and the collected lottery balls 21 can be moved to the lottery ball standby unit 50 at the same time. After the above process ends, the process moves to step S19.
In the above-described embodiment, the lottery balls 21 in the lottery ball standby unit 50 are configured to be separated by the separation gate 52 for each number of lottery balls 21 used in one game. However, the lottery ball standby unit 50 is provided with only one delimiter gate 52a, a ball detection sensor is provided in the vicinity of the delimiter gate 52a, and a predetermined number of lottery balls 21 have passed through the delimiter gate 52a. It may be configured that only a predetermined number of lottery balls 21 can be discharged by closing the separation gate 52a at the time.
Next, in the process of step S19, the sailboat type lottery machine 12 is returned to the original position. In this process, the CPU 106 drives the swing device 46 to return the sailing ship type lottery machine 12 to the original position. Immediately after the above processing is completed, this subroutine is terminated.
In another embodiment, when the lottery balls 21 are rolled in a state where the lottery boards 38a and 38b are stopped and pass through any of the plurality of slopes 36a to 36d, any of the plurality of slopes 36a to 36d is selected. The rolling direction of the lottery ball 21 is detected by a sensor provided in the car, and the rotation direction of the lottery wheel 38a or 38b is determined in accordance with the direction of the rotation. It is possible to match the rolling direction. In this case, the process of step S11 is performed after the process of step S13 is completed, and the process of step S12 is not performed.
[Operation section processing]
FIG. 12 shows a subroutine for controlling the progress of the game in the personal game operation unit 14.
First, in the process of step S21, it is determined whether or not the game machine 10 is playing. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the game machine 10 is playing a game. If the CPU 106 determines that the game machine 10 is playing a game, the CPU 106 cannot participate in the game until the game ends. Therefore, the CPU 106 immediately terminates this subroutine without performing any processing, and determines that the game machine 10 is not playing a game. In step S22, the process proceeds to step S22.
Next, in step S22, it is determined whether or not a coin has been inserted into the game machine. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a signal indicating that a coin has been inserted is received from the coin sensor 80. If the CPU 106 determines that the signal has not been received, that is, if it is determined that no coin has been inserted by the player, the CPU 106 immediately terminates this subroutine without performing any processing. If it is determined that a coin has been received, that is, if it is determined that a coin has been inserted by the player, the process proceeds to step S23.
Next, in step S23, a matrix card is created. In this process, the CPU 106 creates a predetermined number of matrix cards in which the cards are arranged by lottery. This process will be described later. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S24.
Next, in the process of step S24, the number of bets is set. In this process, the CPU 106 prompts the player to input the desired bet number, and sets the bet number in the game based on the information input by the player. This process will be described later. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S25.
Next, in the process of step S25, the game is executed. In this process, the CPU 106 performs a lottery of codes consisting of playing card symbols one by one, and the game proceeds accordingly. The lottery is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the game ends when the predetermined number of lotteries are completed. These processes will be described later. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S26.
Next, in the process of step S26, coin settlement is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 performs coin settlement based on the result of the game executed in step S25. This process will be described later. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S27.
Next, in step S27, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining number of coins. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not coins inserted by the player or acquired by the player remain in the game machine 10. If the CPU 106 determines that the player has inserted the game machine 10 or that the player has acquired coins, the CPU 106 can play a new game, and the process returns to step S23. If it is determined that the player has inserted the game machine 10 or that the player has acquired no more coins, the game cannot be continued any more, so this subroutine is immediately terminated.
[Card creation process]
In step S23 described above, a subroutine as shown in FIG. 13 is called. Here, as an example, a card as shown in FIG. 9 is created.
First, in the process of step S31, a lottery is drawn when one of the matrix cards is to be established. In this process, the CPU 106 determines one combination by lottery from a fixed combination list stored at a predetermined position in the ROM 108. After this process ends, the process moves to step S32.
Next, in the process of step S32, a code used in the final combination is selected. In this process, the CPU 106 selects a code to be used for the combination determined in step S31 described above. As shown in FIG. 9, since the CPU 106 handles a matrix card composed of a row composed of five cells and a column composed of five cells, the CPU 106 selects five codes necessary for composing the combination.
For example, assuming poker, if the winning combination is “Royal Straight Flash”, one of four marks of spade, heart, diamond, and club is selected by lottery. In the case of the winning combination, the number is inevitably 5 (A, K, Q, J, 10), so that only the mark may be drawn.
Also, if the decisive combination is “full house”, first, one code is selected, and two codes having the same code and the same number but different marks are selected. Next, one code consisting of a number different from the number is selected, and one code having the same mark number but a different mark is selected. As a result, a combination of a set of three codes consisting of the same numbers and a set of two codes consisting of other identical numbers is completed.
After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S33.
Next, in the process of step S33, a line for arranging the decisive combination is selected. In this process, the CPU 106 determines the position of the line on which the combination of codes determined in step S32 described above is arranged. The CPU 106 performs a lottery of which of the 12 lines on the matrix card (corresponding to the inverted numbers from 1 to 12 in FIG. 9) to which the code constituting the decisive combination is arranged. 1 line is determined. After this process ends, the process moves to step S34.
Next, in the process of step S34, the arrangement of codes constituting the decisive combination is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 arranges the five codes determined in step S32 described above on the line determined in step S33 described above. The CPU 106 determines where the five codes are arranged by lottery among the five cells on the line, and arranges all the codes on the line. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S35.
Next, in the process of step S35, the arrangement of codes in the remaining cells is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 arranges codes for the remaining 20 cells that have not been arranged in step S34 described above. The CPU 106 determines a code to be arranged for each of the 20 cells by lottery, places the code selected by the lottery in the cell, and codes all 25 cells on the matrix card. Deploy. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S36.
Next, in the process of step S36, the cell can be moved. In this process, the CPU 106 moves the outer peripheral cell and the inner peripheral cell, respectively, so that the codes constituting the decisive combination arranged in steps S31 to S34 are not arranged on one line. It is also possible to move the inner peripheral cells. After performing this process or selecting not to execute this process, the process proceeds to step S37.
Next, in the process of step S37, it is determined whether or not preparation for a predetermined number of matrix cards has been completed. In this processing, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the number of matrix cards created by the processing from step S31 to step S35 described above has reached a predetermined number. If the CPU 106 determines that the predetermined number of matrix cards have not been prepared, the CPU 106 returns the process to step S31 to create the remaining cards, and the matrix cards are prepared for the predetermined number of cards. If it is determined that this has been done, this subroutine is immediately terminated.
In the present embodiment, it is configured to arrange the codes so that the role that can be established depending on how the cells move is included in the matrix card in advance, but the present invention is not limited to this, You may comprise so that a code | symbol may be arrange | positioned with respect to all the cells by lottery. In this case, for example, it can be achieved by executing only the above-described step 35 and not executing the processes of other steps S31 to S34 and S36.
[Bet setting processing]
In step S24 described above, a subroutine as shown in FIG. 14 is called.
First, in the process of step S41, a card selection screen is displayed. In this process, the CPU 106 displays a card selection screen on the display device 70, and causes the player to select one of the plurality of cards created in step S23 of FIG. At this time, one of the plurality of cards is displayed on the display device 70, and one of the other cards is already displayed by performing a selection operation on the remaining cards by the player. It is displayed by exchanging with a card that has been saved. By repeating this operation, all the cards created in step S23 of FIG. 12 can be displayed to the player. After this process ends, the process moves to step S42.
Next, in the process of step S42, it is determined whether or not a determination operation has been performed. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a determination operation has been performed by the player. If the CPU 106 has not received a signal indicating that the operation has been performed from the touch sensor 72, the CPU 106 determines that the determination operation has not yet been performed by the player, repeats this step, and repeats the touch sensor 72. When the signal indicating that the operation has been performed is received, it is determined that the determination operation has been performed by the player, and the process proceeds to step S43.
Next, in the process of step S43, a bet number input screen is displayed. In this process, the CPU 106 causes the display device 70 to display a screen that prompts the player to determine the number of coins to bet on the selected card. At this time, in addition to the card, the screen also displays a table showing the ratio of the coins returned according to the type of the completed combination with respect to the number of coins bet. The number of sheets is determined. After this process ends, the process moves to step S44.
Next, in the process of step S44, it is determined whether or not a determination operation has been performed. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a determination operation has been performed after inputting the number of coins bet desired by the player. If the CPU 106 has not received a signal indicating that the operation has been performed from the touch sensor 72, the CPU 106 determines that the determination operation has not yet been performed by the player, repeats this step, and repeats the touch sensor 72. When a signal indicating that the operation has been performed is received, it is determined that the determination operation has been performed by the player, and this subroutine is immediately terminated.
[Game execution processing]
In step S25 described above, a subroutine as shown in FIG. 15 is called.
First, in the process of step S51, a prior effective cell is determined. In this process, the CPU 106 performs a lottery to determine a cell that is valid from the beginning of the game among the 25 cells on the matrix card. The CPU 106 performs lottery with respect to the number and positions of the valid cells, and validates the valid cells based on the result. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S52.
In the present embodiment, the number of pre-valid cells is determined by lottery. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be configured to be a predetermined number in advance. Good.
Next, in the process of step S52, a code lottery is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 drives the sailboat type lottery machine 12 to draw one code. And the signal regarding the code | cord | chord corresponding to one of the some lottery holes 40 with which it entered was received from any of the entrance detection sensors 42, and the selected code was displayed on the upper part 90 of the display device 70. It is displayed on the list of lottery results. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S53.
Next, in step S53, code verification is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 collates the code selected in step S52 described above with the code displayed on the matrix card displayed on the display device 70. When the same code as the selected code is displayed on the matrix card, the cell on which the code is displayed is validated and the color of the cell is changed. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S54.
Next, in the process of step S54, a cell moving process for moving a cell can be performed. In this process, the CPU 106 can move the cell by the dials 76L and 76S, and can move the cell by operating the dials 76L and 76S by the player. When the dial 76L is rotated by the player, the code attached to each cell in contact with the outer periphery of the matrix card displayed on the display device 70 is one cell at a time according to the rotation angle. It will move to. Further, when the dial 76S is rotated by the player, the reference numeral attached to each cell located inside each cell in contact with the outer periphery of the matrix card displayed on the display device 70 is the angle of rotation. In response to this, one cell is moved to the next cell. The cell moving process may be configured to be always possible, but may be configured to be possible only under predetermined conditions. For example, this cell movement process may be disabled after a predetermined number of lotteries have been completed. After the above process is completed, or after selecting not to execute such a cell movement process, the process proceeds to step S55.
Next, in step S55, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of lotteries have been performed. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not the code lottery in step S52 described above has been executed a predetermined number of times. If the CPU 106 determines that the number of times the lottery has been made has not yet reached the predetermined number of times, the CPU 106 returns the process to step S52, and determines that the number of times the lottery has been reached has reached the predetermined number of times. Immediately terminates this subroutine. For example, in the case of a game such as a combination of poker games, it is more preferable to perform the lottery of this code five times or more.
[Coin checkout process]
In step S26 described above, a coin settlement subroutine as shown in FIG. 16 is called.
First, in the process of step S61, it is determined whether there is a winning line among a plurality of lines on the matrix card. In this processing, the CPU 106 determines whether or not there is a line in which a predetermined number of cells are enabled in a combination of codes on a plurality of lines on the matrix card displayed on the display device 70. Judging. If the CPU 106 determines that there is no winning line among the plurality of lines, it moves the process to step S64, and if it determines that there is a winning line among the plurality of lines, the process proceeds to step S62. Move.
Next, in the process of step S62, the coin payout number is calculated. In this process, the CPU 106 multiplies the number of coins betted by the player on the game by a payout rate corresponding to the type of combination in the line determined to be won in step S61 described above. Calculate the number of coins to be paid out. At this time, when there are a plurality of winning lines, the combination of the combination having the most payout rate is applied. After the above process is completed, the process proceeds to step S63.
Note that when there are a plurality of winning lines, in the present embodiment, the rate of the combination having the most payout rate is applied among the respective combinations. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the payout for all the combinations is made. You may comprise so that a multiplication factor may be added and it may be multiplied by the number of coins which the player bet.
Next, in the process of step S63, the remaining coins of the player are accumulated. In this process, the CPU 106 adds the coin payout number calculated in step S62 described above to the number of coins that have been inserted into the game machine 10 by the player but remain without betting on the game. After this process ends, the process moves to step S64.
Next, in step S64, it is determined whether or not there is a coin remaining number. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not there is a remaining number of coins stored in the game machine 10 because it has been inserted into the game machine 10 by the player or paid out by winning in the game. Make a decision. If the CPU 106 determines that there is no remaining coin, the CPU 106 cannot continue the game any more. Therefore, the CPU 106 immediately terminates this subroutine without performing any processing, and determines that there is the remaining coin. If so, the process moves to step S65.
Next, in step S65, it is determined whether or not a payout operation has been performed. In this process, the CPU 106 determines whether or not a payout operation has been performed by the player. If the CPU 106 has not received a signal indicating that the operation has been performed from the touch sensor 72, the CPU 106 determines that no payout operation has been performed by the player, and immediately performs this subroutine without performing any processing. When the signal indicating that the operation has been performed from the touch sensor 72 is received, it is determined that the payout operation has been performed by the player, and the process proceeds to step S66.
Next, in step S66, a coin payout process is performed. In this process, the CPU 106 stores the number of coins stored in the game machine 10 that have been inserted into the game machine 10 by the player but have not been bet on the game, and the coins that the player has acquired through the game. A signal is sent to the hopper 88 to pay out the total number of coins, and the hopper 88 that receives the signal discharges the total number of coins from the coin payout exit 82. Immediately after the above processing is completed, this subroutine is terminated.
With this configuration, the lottery ball throwing direction and the rotation direction of the base body substantially coincide with each other, and the speed of the lottery ball is not reduced immediately. Since it does not enter the lottery hole, it is difficult to predict where to enter, and it is possible to provide a game that can further increase the pounding feeling. Also, by rotating the base body around the left and right sides, the game will have more variations and will not bore the player. Even if the speed of the lottery ball is not taken into consideration, the lottery ball does not immediately enter the lottery hole. For this reason, it is difficult to predict where to enter, and it is possible to provide a game in which impatience and expectation can be further increased.
In the present embodiment, the CPU 106 that executes step S14 in FIG. 11, step S24 in FIG. 12, and the like corresponds to an example of a game result determination unit. The lottery ball raising device 20, the lottery gate 26, the slopes 36a to 36d, and the like correspond to an example of lottery ball throwing means. The lottery gate 26, the slopes 36a to 36d, and the like correspond to an example of input means. The lottery ball raising device 20 or the like corresponds to an example of a conveying unit. The ball detection sensor or the like corresponds to an example of a detection unit or a passage detection unit. The CPU 106 that executes Step S17, Step S19, and the like in FIG. 11 corresponds to an example of a tilt control unit. The shutter 43 and the like correspond to an example of a lottery ball discharge unit. The lottery ball standby unit 50 or the like corresponds to an example of a lottery ball storage unit. The CPU 106 that executes processing such as step S18 corresponds to an example of a gate control unit.
A second preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described below.
The game machine 310 according to the present embodiment is a game that uses a game medium such as a card that stores information on game value given to or given to a game player, in addition to coins, medals, game balls, or tokens. In the following description, it is assumed that a medal is used.
[Game console configuration]
First, an overview of the game machine will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an overview of the game machine in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 18, the game machine 310 includes a lottery machine 312 and a plurality of gaming terminals 314. The game machine 310 can simultaneously provide a game to a plurality of game players by a plurality of gaming terminals 314A to 314J.
The lottery machine 312 is mainly composed of a housing 313 simulating a ship, and is arranged in the center of the game machine 310. In addition, two lottery boards 338 and 339 are arranged in the center of the lottery machine 312. A total of 52 lottery holes 340 and 341 (see FIG. 21) are formed in these two lottery boards 338 and 339. The plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 include a first code composed of spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds, and a second code composed of numbers 2 to 10, symbols A, J, Q, and K. Identification information that is a combination of codes is associated. This identification information is for determining the lottery result. That is, identification information for determining the lottery result is associated with each of the lottery holes 340 and 341 in the lottery boards 338 and 339. A lottery is performed according to any of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 containing the lottery balls, and the result of the game is determined. The lottery machine 312 is provided with a swing device 346 (see FIG. 19), and the housing 313 can swing so that the bow 312A and the stern 312B are displaced in the vertical direction. That is, the swing device 346 tilts the housing 313. In the present embodiment, it is possible to incline at an angle of about 8 degrees up and down with respect to the horizontal plane, but this is not restrictive. In this swinging operation, the time from the state where the bow 312A is positioned about 8 degrees above the horizontal plane to the state where it is positioned about 8 degrees below the horizontal plane is about 12 seconds. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is preferably about 8 seconds to about 16 seconds. Specifically, the oscillation cycle may be controlled by a main control circuit 400 to be described later, and may be configured to be changeable by a game field manager or the like. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the swingable ship-shaped housing | casing 313 is used, a visual effect can be performed with respect to a game player, and the improvement of an interest can be aimed at.
The plurality of gaming terminals 314 </ b> A to 314 </ b> J are arranged on both sides of the lottery machine 312. Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 18, ten game terminals 314A to 314J are provided. In addition, medal payout ports 382A to 382J are formed in the plurality of gaming terminals 314A to 314J, respectively. In FIG. 18, the gaming terminals 314F to 314H and the medal payout openings 382F to 382J hidden by the lottery machine 312 are not shown.
In addition, in this embodiment, although it was set as the structure provided with ten game terminals 314A-314J as a some game terminal, this invention is not restricted to this, For example, another aspect may be sufficient. May be configured with a plurality of different gaming terminals, or may be configured with a single gaming terminal.
[Configuration of lottery machine]
An overview of the lottery machine 312 in the game machine 310 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an overview of the lottery machine 312 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 19, a screw conveyor 320 as an example of a transport unit is disposed on the stern 312 </ b> B of the lottery machine 312. The screw conveyor 320 is a device for conveying the lottery balls used for the lottery upward through the inside of the lottery machine 312. In addition, although the lottery ball in this embodiment has a diameter of about 60 millimeters, another embodiment may be employed, and for example, the diameter may be about 60 millimeters or more or the following. Further, the lottery balls are preferably made of a material that does not pass infrared rays or are processed so as not to pass infrared rays, and are easily detected by various sensors such as an optical sensor.
The screw conveyor 320 includes a spiral body 320A extending upward with a predetermined angle of inclination, a support plate 320B extending along the spiral body 320A, and a lottery ball raising motor 320C for rotating the spiral body 320A. The spiral body 320A is spirally provided with a groove having a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the lottery ball. By driving the lottery ball raising motor 320C, the spiral body 320A rotates, and the lottery balls are conveyed upward while being held between the spirally formed groove in the spiral body 320A and the support plate 320B. That is, the screw conveyor 320 is disposed outside the housing 313 and conveys the lottery balls 302 to be conveyed so as to be visible.
One end of a lottery ball guiding unit 324 is disposed at the upper end of the screw conveyor 320. A guide passage (not shown) is formed in the lottery ball guide portion 324. The lottery ball guiding unit 324 guides the lottery balls conveyed by the screw conveyor 320 through the guide passage.
A lottery ball holding unit 332 is disposed above the lottery machine 312. The lottery ball holding unit 332 is formed of a permeable resin so as to be visible from a game player or the like. For this reason, the remaining number of lottery balls can be clearly indicated to the game player. The lottery ball holding unit 332 has a shape opened upward, and holds the lottery ball guided from the lottery ball guiding unit 324. In addition, an opening (not shown) for passing one lottery ball is formed on the bottom surface of the lottery ball holding portion 332.
Below the lottery ball holding unit 332, a rotating body 328 that is cylindrical and is an example of a throwing unit is disposed. The rotating body 328 has a function of closing an opening formed on the bottom surface of the lottery ball holding unit 332. Thus, the lottery balls held in the lottery ball holding unit 332 are maintained as being held.
The rotating body 328 is formed with a holding hole (not shown) for holding one lottery ball. A drive unit (not shown) including a rotary motor 326 (see FIG. 27) and the like is disposed at the edge of the rotator 328. When the drive unit is driven, the rotator 328 rotates. By rotating the rotator 328, the holding hole is opened upward, and one lottery ball held in the lottery ball holding unit 332 is dropped into the holding hole through the opening. Further, by rotating the rotator 328, the opening formed in the lottery ball holding unit 332 is closed, and one lottery ball is held in the holding hole. Further, by rotating the rotating body 328, the opening formed in the lottery ball holding unit 332 is closed, the holding hole is opened downward, and one lottery ball held in the holding hole falls downward. Let In this manner, one lottery ball held in the lottery ball holding unit 332 is extracted and dropped. That is, the rotating body 328 has a function of throwing the lottery balls conveyed by the screw conveyor 320 into the surface portions 338A and 339A from above. Further, the rotator 328 is formed of a permeable resin, and the lottery balls held in the holding holes are in a state that can be visually recognized by the game player. Therefore, the progress of the game can be clearly shown to the game player.
Below the rotator 328, a lottery ball receiving portion 334 having permeability is disposed. The lottery ball receiving portion 334 is for receiving a lottery ball dropped from a holding hole of a rotating body disposed above the lottery ball receiving portion 334. For this reason, the lottery balls dropped from the holding holes of the rotator 328 are held in the lottery ball receiving unit 334 in a state visible to the game player. The lottery ball receiving unit 334 is formed with notches 334C and 334D (see FIG. 20) for putting the received lottery ball into one of the two lottery disks 338 and 339. Since the lottery machine 312 has a swinging function, the lottery balls held in the lottery ball receiving unit 334 are guided to one of the two lottery boards 338 and 339 according to the inclination angle.
In the notches 334C and 334D (see FIG. 20) of the lottery ball receiving portion 334, slopes 336A and 336B in which an insertion path through which the lottery balls can pass are formed. These slopes 336A and 336B are for throwing the lottery balls held in the lottery ball receiving portion 334 into any of the surface portions 338A and 339A. The slopes 336A and 336B are formed from a resin having permeability. For this reason, the lottery balls that pass through the slopes 336A and 336B are made visible to the game player. As described above, the screw conveyor 320, the rotating body 328, the slopes 336A, 336B, and the like described above, draw the lottery balls discharged from the plurality of lottery holes 340, 341 as described later. It is possible to insert into the surface portions 338 </ b> A and 339 </ b> A of the housing 313 through the recovery passageway 350.
Two lottery boards 338 and 339 are disposed at the lower ends of the slopes 336A and 336B. On these lottery boards 338 and 339, lottery balls can roll, and surface portions 338A and 339A having horizontal surfaces with respect to the housing 313 are formed. That is, the lottery disks 338 and 339 are formed with surface portions 338A and 339A on which the lottery balls can roll, and a plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are formed on the upper surfaces of the surface portions 338A and 339A. In other words, since the housing 313 includes a plurality of lottery disks 338 and 339, the surface portions 338A and 339A that can roll the lottery balls and the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 provided in the surface portions 338A and 339A are provided. Have. In addition, these two lottery boards 338 and 339 can rotate horizontally with respect to the upper surfaces of the surface portions 338A and 339A.
A plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 for holding one lottery ball are formed on the upper surfaces of the surface portions 338A and 339A. The plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 have such a depth that one lottery ball protrudes about two-fifths. For this reason, the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are held so as to be visible to the game player. Further, the lottery balls thrown after the next are inserted into the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341. It collides with the lottery balls that are held and changes the direction of rolling. Of course, as will be described later, in accordance with the rotation of the lottery boards 338 and 339, the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are also rotated.
A shutter 347 is disposed on the bottom surface of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341. During the game, the shutter 347 is controlled to be closed, and the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are held. In addition, after the game is over, the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are discharged into the lottery machine 312 by controlling the shutter 347 to the open state. The plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are each provided with a ball detection sensor 349. The entrance detection sensor 349 detects that a lottery ball has entered any of a plurality of lottery holes. As will be described in detail later, on the condition that a lottery ball has entered one of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 in the lottery boards 338 and 339, identification information is selected according to the lottery hole containing the lottery ball. Thus, the game result is determined based on the selected identification information. That is, on the condition that a lottery ball has entered one of the plurality of lottery holes 340, 341, the game is based on the identification information associated with one of the plurality of lottery holes 340, 341 containing the lottery ball. The result will be determined. In the present embodiment, one entrance detection sensor 349 is provided for each of the plurality of lottery holes 340, 341. However, another embodiment may be adopted, for example, that a lottery ball has entered. You may comprise so that a several entrance detection sensor may be provided for every some lottery hole so that it may detect immediately. Moreover, in order to reduce the work in the manufacturing process and reduce the cost, a configuration may be adopted in which a ball entry detection sensor is not provided for each of a plurality of lottery holes. That is, it may be configured to detect that a lottery ball has entered a plurality of lottery holes using one winning detection sensor. For example, the lottery board makes a half turn by using two winning detection sensors that detect whether or not a lottery ball has won a lottery hole by going around the lottery board from the outer circumference side to the center of rotation. It may be configured to detect whether or not a lottery ball has won the lottery hole each time.
Below the two lottery boards 338 and 339 of the lottery machine 312, a collection unit 345 in which a first collection passage 344 and a second collection passage 350 are formed is provided. The collection unit 345 receives the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 in the first collection passage 344 by controlling the shutter 347 to be in the open state. The collection unit 345 is formed with inclined portions 353A and 353B for dropping the lottery balls received in the first collection passage 344 downward. Furthermore, a second recovery passage 350 extending in the horizontal direction is formed below the inclined portions 353A and 353B. As a result, the lottery balls that have entered the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are guided and held in the second collection passage 350 via the first collection passage 344. In other words, the first collection passage 344 and the second collection passage 350 are provided in the housing 313 so that lottery balls discharged from the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 can pass therethrough.
An opening / closing gate 352 is disposed in the second collection passage 350. The open / close gate 352 is controlled to be openable / closable. For this reason, when the open / close gate 352 is in the open state, the lottery balls can pass between the second collection passage 350 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. On the other hand, when the open / close gate 352 is closed, the lottery balls cannot pass between the second collection passage 350 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. Thus, the lottery machine 312 is swung so that the stern 312B side is lower than the bow 312A side, and the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be in an open state, whereby the lottery balls held in the second collection passage 350 are It will be derived | led-out to the lower end of 320 A of spirals. Further, when the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be in the closed state, the lottery balls led to the lower end of the spiral body 320 </ b> A do not return to the second recovery passage 350 and are further held in the second recovery passage 350. The lottery balls are not led to the lower end of the spiral 320A.
A lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 is disposed between the open / close gate 352 and the lower end of the spiral body 320A. The lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 is for detecting the number of lottery balls derived from the second collection passage 350 to the lower end of the spiral body 320A via the open / close gate 352. Therefore, the lottery machine 312 is tilted so that the stern 312B side is lower than the bow 312A side, and the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be in the open state, so that the lottery balls passing through the open / close gate 352 become a predetermined number. In this case, the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be closed, and a predetermined number of lottery balls are led to the lower end of the spiral body 320A. Further, after a predetermined number of lottery balls are led out to the lower end of the spiral body 320 </ b> A, the lottery balls do not return to the second collection passage 350.
Further, the lottery machine 312 is provided with a swing device 346, which can swing and tilt about a swing shaft 348.
Furthermore, a dot LED display device 327 including a plurality of LEDs and the like is disposed above the lottery ball holding unit 332. The dot LED display device 327 displays the number of rounds in the game. A START lamp 329 is disposed in the center of the lottery machine 312. The STRAT lamp 329 is turned on when the lottery ball falls from the holding hole of the rotator 328 to the lottery ball receiving portion 334, and the word START is displayed to be visible to the game player. The In addition, by providing a plurality of lighting devices (not shown) in the game machine 310, it is possible to light up the sailboat type lottery machine 312 with various colors, and various effects in conjunction with the swing operation. You may comprise so that it may be possible.
[Explanation of lottery ball receiving part, etc.]
The above-described lottery ball receiving unit 334 and slopes 336A and 336B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 20 is a top view showing the lottery ball receiver 334 and the slopes 336A and 336B.
As shown in FIG. 20, the above-described lottery ball receiving portion 334 has a recess 334A. The recess 334A receives a lottery ball that falls from the holding hole of the rotating body 328 described above. In addition, two notches 334C and 334D are formed on the side surface 334B of the lottery ball receiving portion 334. For this reason, the lottery balls received in the recess 334A roll out of the recess 334A from one of the two notches 334C and 334D when the lottery machine 312 is swung.
The upper ends of the slopes 336A and 336B are disposed in these notches 334C and 334D. Further, the lower ends of the slopes 336A and 336B are respectively disposed above the lottery boards 338 and 339 as described above. For this reason, these slopes 336A and 336B receive the lottery balls that are rolled out of the lottery ball receiving portion 334 from the notches 334C and 334D of the lottery ball receiving portion 334 described above, and any one of the lottery disks 338 and 339 Will be guided to. Further, each of these slopes 336A, 336B is arranged to throw lottery balls in the same direction as the rotation direction of the lottery boards 338, 339. In the present embodiment, the slopes 336A and 336B are formed linearly, but may not be formed linearly, for example, may be formed to have a curve.
[Explanation of lottery board]
The lottery machine 312 and the lottery boards 338 and 339 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 21 is a top view showing the lottery machine 312. FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the lottery board 338. FIG. 23 is a top view showing the lottery board 338. In FIGS. 22 and 23, the lottery board 339 has the same configuration as the lottery board 338, and a description thereof will be omitted.
As shown in FIG. 21, the lottery machine 312 is provided with the two lottery boards 338 and 339 as described above. Since the two lottery boards 338 and 339 can be provided with a plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341, for example, a lot of lottery holes are provided as compared with the case where one lottery board is used. The installation space in the game field can be used effectively without taking up space. As a result, many lottery holes can be provided. For example, it is possible to increase interest by increasing the payout.
Conventionally, for example, a game machine configured to determine a game result based on the extracted lottery ball identification information by extracting lottery balls from a plurality of lottery balls with identification information (so-called lottery balls) In (extraction type), 52 lottery balls are required. With such a configuration, it is not easy for the game player to advance the game while recognizing a desired lottery ball from many lottery balls, and the process leading to the result of extracting the lottery ball is omitted. As a result, there is a risk of impairing the game, which is the best part of the bingo game, etc. On the other hand, in a roulette board type game machine like this embodiment, in order to realize a bingo game using poker, 52 or more lottery holes are required. In particular, when one lottery board is used, the size of the lottery board becomes large. For this reason, not only was the space of the game field wasted, but it was difficult for the game player to visually recognize, and there was a risk of impairing the interest in the game.
Thus, by using two lottery boards, useless space for arranging the lottery boards can be omitted. A specific example of a configuration using one circular lottery board and two circular lottery boards will be described. By making the sum of the circumferences of the lottery boards equal when using two circular lottery boards and when using one circular lottery board, the same number of lottery holes can be provided. When two circular lottery boards are used, the radius of the lottery board is halved compared to when one circular lottery board is used. For this reason, when using two circular lottery boards, the area of a lottery board will reduce. By using a plurality of lottery boards in this way, it is possible to prevent the game from being spoiled without wasting space in the game field. Also, providing a plurality of lottery holes along a plurality of circumferences can prevent a game space from being wasted and impairing the interest in the game.
These lottery boards 338 and 339 are circular when viewed from above. These lottery boards 338 and 339 are rotatably arranged on the deck of the housing 313. In addition, the rotation speed of the lottery board 338 is typically a speed that rotates in a round of 8 to 12 seconds, but can be controlled by a main control circuit 400 described later, for example, in a round of 5 seconds to 12 seconds. The configuration may be set so that it can be changed. In this embodiment, the lottery wheel rotation motors (see FIG. 27) 335 and 337 positioned in the center of the lottery wheels 338 and 339 are configured to rotate the shaft. The power for rotation may be transmitted from other locations such as the outer periphery and the bottom surface. The lottery boards 338 and 339 are formed with surface portions 338A and 339A that allow the lottery balls to roll. The lottery wheels 338 and 339 rotate in substantially the same direction (see arrows B1 and B2) as the direction in which the lottery balls are thrown from the slopes 336A and 336B (see arrows A1 and A2). Specifically, the lottery board 338 rotates clockwise, and the slope 336A is inserted in the clockwise direction as shown in FIG. For this reason, when it rolls on the lottery boards 338 and 339, the speed does not become remarkably slow. Therefore, it is unlikely that a lottery ball will enter any of the lottery holes 340 and 341 in a very short time. In addition, by rotating the lottery boards 338 and 339, the lottery can be performed without changing the speed of the lottery balls thrown from the slopes 336A and 336B. This is because a plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 provided in the lottery boards 338 and 339 do not rotate, that is, when a plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 do not displace, This is because an uneven game in which a lottery ball is easy to enter or difficult to enter in any of the lottery holes 338 and 339 is provided.
In addition, a connection table 390 is provided between the lottery boards 338 and 339. The connection table 390 has a horizontal surface with the surface portions 338A and 339A of the lottery boards 338 and 339. For this reason, it is possible to roll the lottery balls between the lottery boards 338 and 339. In addition, the lottery ball rolls across the plurality of lottery boards 338 and 339 in response to the tilting (swinging) of the housing 313. Moreover, the rolling speed of the lottery ball is not significantly reduced.
Guide sections 392 and 394 are provided between the lottery boards 338 and 339. These guide portions 392 and 394 are provided at positions that sandwich the connection table 390 along the outer circumference of the lottery wheels 338 and 339. These guide portions 392 and 394 are more convex than the surface portions 338A and 339A of the lottery wheels 338 and 339. For this reason, the lottery balls collide with the guide portions 392 and 394 to guide the rolling of the lottery balls.
In addition, bank portions 396 and 398 are provided outside the lottery boards 338 and 339. These bank parts 396 and 398 are provided along the outer periphery of the lottery boards 338 and 339. These bank portions 396 and 398 are more convex than the surface portions 338A and 339A of the lottery boards 338 and 339. That is, bank portions 396 and 398 higher than the upper surfaces of the surface portions 338A and 339A are disposed along the outer periphery of the surface portions 338 and 339. For this reason, even when the lottery balls thrown into the lottery boards 338 and 339 from the slopes 336A and 336B roll outside the lottery boards 338 and 339, the lottery balls ride on the bank units 396 and 398, 339 is rolled again. In addition, the lottery balls riding on the bank units 396 and 398 are hard to be predicted by the game player because the lottery balls roll and the trajectory of the lottery balls changes depending on the momentum and direction of the bank units 396 and 398. A game can be provided, and an interest in the game can be improved. Of course, since it rolls in the direction of the lottery boards 338 and 339 with momentum, the speed of the lottery balls toward the lottery boards 338 and 339 is not significantly reduced. Furthermore, when the lottery balls riding on the bank units 396 and 398 are rolled on the lottery boards 338 and 339, the speed is not significantly reduced. For this reason, when the lottery balls riding on the bank units 396 and 398 are rolled on the lottery boards 338 and 339, the speed is not significantly reduced. Therefore, it is unlikely that a lottery ball will enter one of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 in a very short time, and a lottery ball will enter one of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 in about 10 to 30 seconds. It will be.
Further, the lottery boards 338 and 339 rotate in the reverse direction as indicated by arrows B1 and B2. For this reason, the lottery balls thrown into the lottery board 338 may roll from the lottery board 338 to the lottery board 339 via the connection table 390. Conversely, the lottery balls thrown into the lottery board 339 may roll from the lottery board 339 to the lottery board 338 via the connection table 390. Therefore, the lottery boards 338 and 339 are rolled. Further, since the lottery machine 312 is provided with the swinging device 346, the housing 313 of the lottery machine 312 is swung so that, for example, the lottery boards 338 and 339 roll into a figure of eight. In addition to rolling the lottery balls on the lottery boards 338 and 339, it is possible to provide a novel game that is difficult to predict to the game player, and to improve the interest of the game. The lottery boards 338 and 339, the connection table 390, the guide portions 392 and 394, and the bank portions 396 and 398 are surrounded by a fence formed of a permeable resin, and the lottery balls roll outside the fence. There is no fear.
These lottery boards 338 and 339 are provided with 26 lottery holes 340 and 341, respectively. As shown in FIG. 22, the plurality of lottery holes 340 provided in the lottery board 338 are assigned identification information including spades and hearts as the first code. Specifically, spades A, 2 to 10, J, Q, K, and hearts A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K are assigned to a plurality of lottery holes 340 provided in the lottery board 338. On the other hand, the plurality of lottery holes 341 provided in the lottery board 339 are assigned identification information including a club and a diamond as the first code. Specifically, clubs A, 2 to 10, J, Q, K and diamonds A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K are assigned to a plurality of lottery holes 341 provided in the lottery board 339. In other words, since any one of the plurality of codes is of the same type, it is possible to easily recognize the identification information desired by the game player by visually recognizing the place where the lottery ball rolls. And an expectation can be given, and the interest in the game can be improved. For example, when the lottery ball is rolling to the lottery board 338, it can be easily recognized that the first code is spade or heart, and the lottery ball is rolling to the lottery board 339. It can be easily recognized that the first code is a club or a diamond. That is, to the two lottery boards 338 and 339, identification information in which one of the first codes is the same type is assigned to the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 in the two lottery boards 338 and 339. Accordingly, for example, by visually recognizing the lottery boards 338 and 339 on which the lottery balls roll, the identification information desired by the game player can be easily recognized, and the player can be more impatient and expecting. Can improve the interest of the game.
Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the lottery board 338 is provided with a plurality of lottery holes 340 along the circumferences C1 and C2 around the rotation center point C0. This circumference C2 is on the inner side than C1. In addition, 16 lottery holes are provided along the circumference C1, and 10 lottery holes are provided along the circumference C2. That is, a plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are formed on the upper surfaces of the surface portions 338A and 339A along a plurality of types of circumferences with respect to the center of rotation. Further, as described above, these 26 lottery holes 340 are assigned spades A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K, and hearts A, 2 to 10, J, Q, and K. Specifically, the 16 lottery holes provided along the circumference C1 are assigned spades A, 2-8, and hearts A, 2-8, and are provided along the circumference C2. Spades 9, 10, J, Q, K and hearts 9, 10, J, Q, K are assigned to the lottery holes.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 22, the lottery board 338 is provided with a plurality of convex portions 342 that are more convex than the surface portion 338 </ b> A of the lottery board 338. Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the plurality of convex portions 342 are provided along a circumference C3 centering on the rotation center point C0. Moreover, this circumference C3 is located inside the innermost circumference C2 among the circumferences C1 and C2 provided with a plurality of lottery holes. In other words, the plurality of convex portions 342 are a plurality of lotteries formed on the innermost circumference C2 along the inner circumference C3 of the innermost circumference C2 among the plural kinds of circumferences C1 and C2. It is provided adjacent to the hole. Thereby, for example, the lottery ball collides with the convex portion, the rolling of the lottery ball can be weakened, and the rolling direction of the lottery ball can be changed. Since lottery balls are equally inserted into lottery holes formed along the circumference C2 and lottery holes formed along the outer circumference C1, lottery balls are equally distributed over many lottery holes. A lottery can be held.
Further, as shown in FIG. 23, in the region surrounded by the tangent lines D1 and D2 and the circumference C3 with respect to the two lottery holes 340A and 340B adjacent along the inner circumference C2, a convex shape Preferably, the lottery balls that pass between the lottery holes 340A and 340B collide with the convex portion 342A to weaken the rolling of the lottery balls, and the rolling direction of the lottery balls. The possibility of entering the lottery holes 340A and 340B is increased, and among the plural types of circumferences C1 and C2, the lottery holes formed along the inner circumference C2 and the outer circle Since the lottery balls are equally inserted into the lottery holes formed along the circumference C1, the lottery in which the lottery balls are equally inserted into the lottery holes can be performed. Further, these pieces of identification information can be controlled by a main control circuit 400 to be described later, and may be configured to be changeable by a game field manager or the like. Of course, marks indicating identification information corresponding to the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 are displayed in the vicinity of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 provided in the surface portions 338A and 339A. The mark indicating the identification information can be changed by replacing.
[Description of collection unit]
The collection unit 345 in the lottery machine 312 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 24A to 24G. 24A to 24G are longitudinal sectional views showing the second recovery passageway 350.
When the game is over, as described above, the shutter 347 is opened, and the lottery balls fall from the lottery holes 340 and 341. Then, after a predetermined time has passed, these lottery balls 302 are held in the second collection passage 350 via the first collection passage 344 as shown in FIG. 7A. As shown in FIG. 7A, the housing 313 is tilted by the swing device 346 while the lottery balls 302 are held in the second collection passage 350 of the collection unit 345 described above. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7B, the open / close gate 352 provided in the second collection passage 350 is closed, so that the lottery ball 302 is positioned on the open / close gate 352 side. 2 in the recovery passageway 350. Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be in an open state, whereby the lottery ball 302 positioned in the second collection passage 350 rolls below the spiral body 320A. That is, the housing 313 is tilted, and the lottery balls 302 located in the second collection passage 350 are led out to the screw conveyor 320. In this way, when the lottery balls 302 roll downward toward the spiral body 320A, the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 detects the number of lottery balls 302 that roll downward toward the spiral body 320A. That is, the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 detects the number of lottery balls 302 led out from the second collection passage 350 to the screw conveyor 320. In other words, the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 detects the number of lottery balls 302 that have passed through the open / close gate 352. When the number of lottery balls 302 detected by the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 reaches a predetermined number, the open / close gate 352 is controlled to be closed as shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7E, a predetermined number of lottery balls 302 roll downward toward the lower side of the spiral body 320A and are conveyed upward by the screw conveyor 320. That is, it will be in the state which can be thrown in. Further, in this state, as shown in FIG. 7F, control is performed to return the tilt of the housing 313 to a horizontal state, that is, to stop it. That is, the swing device 346 has a function of stopping the tilt of the housing 313. Further, as shown in FIG. 7F, the lottery ball 302 that has rolled down the spiral body 320A does not return. Of course, as shown in FIG. 7G, the lottery ball 302 that rolls downward below the spiral 320A does not return in the same manner even when tilted in the reverse direction.
As a result, the housing 313 (see FIG. 18) is tilted and the lottery balls located in the second collection passage 350 are led out below the spiral body 320A. Therefore, the lottery balls can be collected simply by tilting the housing 313. It is possible to manufacture a game machine simply and inexpensively. In particular, in a large game machine such as a bingo game, it is necessary to save even a little space, and this invention can further save space. Further, it is not necessary to provide lottery ball discharging means for each of the plurality of lottery holes, and it is possible to manufacture a game machine even more simply and inexpensively.
[Description of gaming terminal]
A gaming terminal 314A in the game machine 310 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the gaming terminal 314A. Since the gaming terminals 314B to 314J have the same configuration, the description thereof is omitted.
The gaming terminal 314A mainly includes a display device 370A, a touch sensor 372A, two dials 376A and 377A, a medal slot 378A, and a main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28).
A display device 370A is provided above the gaming terminal 314A. The display device 370A displays a bingo game matrix card image allocated to the game player, other information, an optional game image, and the like. That is, the display device 370 displays a matrix composed of a plurality of cells (cells) in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and identification information is assigned to each of the plurality of cells. As will be described later, on the condition that the identification information selected by the main control circuit 400 or the like matches any of the identification information assigned to each of the plurality of bags, the main control circuit 500A or the like Control for validating a bag corresponding to any of the information is performed, and control for giving a payout is performed on the condition that the result of the control for validation is a predetermined mode. With this configuration, the game is advanced in a state where various information displayed on the display device 370A can be visually recognized by the game player.
Further, the lottery machine 312 is provided with a camera (not shown) that takes a whole picture of the lottery boards 338 and 339, and the photographed image is displayed on the display device 370A, so that any of the lottery boards 338 and 339 can be viewed. Even if it is difficult, the lottery boards 338 and 339 may be visible to the game player.
The display device 370A is provided with a touch panel mainly composed of the touch sensor 372A. Thus, a game environment in which various data can be input and instructed by touching the display device 370A can be provided to the game player.
In the present embodiment, various input operations can be performed by the touch sensor 372A, but other operation modes may be used. For example, the touch sensor 372A includes a plurality of operation buttons and can perform various input operations. You may comprise as follows.
A pedestal 374A is provided on the game player side of the display device 370A. Two dials 376A and 377A are provided on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 374A so as to be layered vertically. By using the dials 376A and 377A, it is possible to provide a game environment capable of difficult operations only by pressing normal operation buttons or touching the touch panel.
For example, in the present embodiment, in the bingo game matrix image displayed on the display device 370A, the identification information assigned to the bingo basket on the outer periphery of the matrix image is moved to the adjacent bingo basket along the outer periphery. You can do that. Accordingly, when it is desired to continuously move the second identification information, the operation must be repeated many times only by pressing the normal operation button or touching the touch panel, which is very troublesome. Therefore, if an input device such as the dials 376A and 377A is used, a continuous operation can be performed with one movement, so that a game with high operability can be provided to the game player. In addition, it is possible to operate a game player with high operability for a game player that can be very easily operated for analog movement such as scrolling on the screen or moving a pointer. Can do.
In addition, a medal insertion slot 378A for inserting medals is provided on the right side of the dials 376A and 377A. In addition, a medal sensor 380A (see FIG. 28) is disposed inside the medal slot 378A. The medal sensor 380A detects that a medal has been inserted into the medal insertion slot 378A. Thus, when a game player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 378A, the medal sensor 380A detects that a medal has been inserted.
Further, a main control circuit 500A is disposed inside the pedestal portion 374A, and controls the various devices described above.
[Game console system configuration]
A system configuration of the game machine 310 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 26, the game machine 310 mainly includes a lottery machine control device 360 that controls the lottery machine 312 and game terminals 314A to 314J.
The lottery machine control device 360 is communicably connected to 10 gaming terminals 314A to 314J. The lottery machine control device 360 can control the gaming terminals 314A to 314J by transmitting and receiving various data and signals to and from the ten gaming terminals 314A to 314J.
[Electric configuration of lottery machine]
An electrical configuration of the lottery machine 312 of the game machine 310 will be described with reference to FIG.
The entrance detection sensor 349 is connected to the interface circuit group 402 of the main control circuit 400 as shown in FIG. When a lottery ball enters one of the plurality of lottery holes 340 and 341 by the ball detection sensor 349, a predetermined signal is supplied to the input / output bus 404 via the interface circuit group 402. The input / output bus 404 inputs / outputs data signals or address signals to / from a central processing circuit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 406.
The lottery ball passage detection sensor 351 is also connected to the interface circuit group 402 of the main control circuit 400. When the lottery ball passes through the open / close gate 352 by the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351, a predetermined signal is supplied to the input / output bus 404 via the interface circuit group 402.
Furthermore, communication control circuits 414 </ b> A to 414 </ b> J are connected to the interface circuit group 402. The communication control circuits 414A to 414J are for connecting the lottery machine control device 360 and the gaming terminals 314A to 314J so that they can communicate with each other.
A ROM (Read Only Memory) 408 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 410 are also connected to the input / output bus 404 described above. The ROM 408 records a control program for controlling processing related to the game in the lottery machine control device 360. Furthermore, the ROM 408 stores initial data for executing the control program, various programs, and the like. The RAM 410 stores values of flags and variables used in the above-described program.
Further, an interface circuit group 412 is connected to the input / output bus 404. The interface circuit group 412 is connected to a lottery ball raising motor 320C, a rotation motor 326, a lottery wheel rotation motors 335 and 337, a shutter 347, a swing device 346, and an open / close gate 352. Thus, various devices are controlled by the CPU 406, and the lottery machine 312 described above can be driven.
[Electrical configuration of gaming terminal]
The electrical configuration of the gaming terminal 314A of the game machine 310 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the gaming terminals 314B to 314J have the same configuration, the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 28, the medal sensor 380A is connected to the interface circuit group 502A of the main control circuit 500A. When a medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 378A by the medal sensor 380A, a predetermined signal is supplied to the input / output bus 504A via the interface circuit group 502A. The input / output bus 504A inputs / outputs data signals or address signals to / from a central processing circuit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 506A.
The touch sensor 372A is also connected to the interface circuit group 502A of the main control circuit 500A. When the touch sensor 372A detects that the display position of the instruction content displayed on the display device 370A is touched by the game player, the touch sensor 372A supplies a signal corresponding to the instruction content to the interface circuit group 502A.
In addition, dials 376A and 377A are connected to the above-described interface circuit group 502A. When the dial 376A or 377A is rotated by the game player, a signal corresponding to each rotation angle is supplied to the interface circuit group 502A.
Furthermore, a communication control circuit 514A is connected to the interface circuit group 502A. The communication control circuit 514A is for connecting the lottery machine control device 360 and the gaming terminal 314A so that they can communicate with each other.
A ROM (Read Only Memory) 508A and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 510A are connected to the input / output bus 504A. The ROM 508A records a control program for controlling processing related to the game in the gaming terminal 314A. Further, the ROM 508A stores initial data for executing the control program, a program for performing display control in the display device 370A, and the like. Further, the RAM 510A stores values of flags and variables used in the above-described program.
Further, an interface circuit group 512A is connected to the input / output bus 504A. A speaker 586A and a hopper 588A are connected to the interface circuit group 512A, and the interface circuit group 512A supplies drive signals and drive power to control each of the above-described devices in accordance with the result of arithmetic processing in the CPU 506A. .
Furthermore, the display control device 600A is connected to the interface circuit group 512A. The display control device 600A supplies an image signal for displaying an image to the display device 370A based on the image display command supplied from the main control circuit 500A.
[Game terminal standby screen]
With reference to FIG. 29, the standby screen displayed on the display device 370A of the gaming terminal 314A will be described.
In the following, FIGS. 29 to 31 and FIGS. 32A to 32D show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a bingo game using a bingo card having 5 × 5 bingo baskets. In a conventional bingo game, a predetermined number of numbers are drawn with a probability of 1/25 out of 25 numbers on a bingo card with 5 × 5 bingo baskets, and the number that is drawn is in the bingo card Sometimes the bingo bowl corresponding to the number is activated, and when the five activated bingo bowls are arranged on the vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines of the bingo card, the bingo role is established. In the present embodiment, instead of the number as identification information used in the conventional bingo game, a symbol of the playing card (one or two jokers may be included, or no joker may be included. Also, the identification information is not included. (You can use a free spot that activates a specific bingo bowl as a joker, regardless of the lottery), and use the identification information as the identification information, and draw the lottery with a probability of 1/52 (or 1/53 or 1/54). In addition to the traditional bingo role, a poker role (for example, one-pair, two-pair, three-card, straight, flush, full house, four-card, straight flush, royal flush, five card, etc.) may be established. Alternatively, a payout corresponding to the poker combination is awarded to the game player. Then, it is assumed that a poker combination and a bingo combination may be simultaneously formed on a specific same line of the bingo card. In this case, both a payout corresponding to the poker combination and a payout corresponding to the bingo combination are awarded to the game player. It was. However, the probability that the bingo bowl is activated is lower than that of the conventional bingo game, and the possibility that the bingo role is established is reduced. Therefore, the bingo combination is established when five activated bingo bowls are arranged on the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines of the bingo card, but the bingo is activated not only in five but also in three or four. It was decided that the role of bingo would be established when the kites were ready.
In addition, in this embodiment, the reception of the operation of the gaming terminal 314 related to the game is performed by the touch panel method except for the operation by the dial 376A and the dial 377A (both refer to FIG. 25). That is, it is assumed that a touch sensor 372A (see FIG. 28) is provided on the surface of the display device 370A, and the game player can operate a gaming terminal intended by the game player by touching a predetermined touch portion of the display device 370A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an operation receiving method that does not rely on a touch panel may be employed. For example, a predetermined switch may be provided to receive the operation of the game player.
FIG. 29 is an example in which a screen for accepting a game entry on the gaming terminal 314 is displayed on the gaming terminal 314 display device 370A. In this screen, a touching portion 480, a touching portion 481 for accepting an operation of a game entry, and The operation of the dials 376A and 377A (see FIG. 25) is effective. In addition, operations such as dial 376A and dial 377A (see FIG. 25) are invalid, and medal insertion into medal insertion slot 378A (see FIG. 25) is also invalid. Returned to the player. In addition, the bingo bowls in which the cards are arranged in a matrix on the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A are also displayed in a relatively dark or shaded manner, so that the lottery is still won. It is shown that it is a bingo rice cake that has not been activated. Hereinafter, the bingo bowl activation means that when there is a bingo bowl arranged with the same design as that of the playing cards drawn in the lottery machine 312, the bingo bowl can be recognized separately from the other bingo bowls. The processing to be displayed in By the process of activating the bingo bowl, for example, the bingo bowl is displayed relatively brightly or displayed with the shading canceled. Note that the bingo card of the bingo card on the standby screen of the gaming terminal 314 is not validated by the lottery of the identification information in the lottery machine 312. Further, the value of line odds or poker odds shown on the display device 370A is not changed by any operation by the game player.
In addition, the arrangement of the symbols of the playing cards displayed on the bingo card having 5 × 5 bingo boxes shown on the standby screen of the gaming terminal 314 is different from the arrangement of the bingo card used for the game after the game entry. Here, the display is only a demonstration screen, and the arrangement of the symbols of the playing cards displayed on the bingo card after the game entry is determined.
An entry to the game is accepted when the touching portion 480 or the touching portion 481 is touched by the game player. When this game entry is accepted by the gaming terminal 314, the display changes to the screen of FIG.
[Game terminal screen after game entry]
With reference to FIG. 30, the screen after game entry displayed on the display device 370A of the gaming terminal 314 will be described.
FIG. 30 shows a screen on which a bingo card composed of 5 × 5 bingo baskets having a playing card pattern is determined and displayed. At this time, the cards are arranged in such a manner that a predetermined poker role (for example, a poker role formed by five playing card cards, that is, straight, flush, full house, straight flush, royal flush) is included in advance on a specific line. Is placed. By preparing a high payout combination in advance in the bingo card in this way, there is an effect of increasing the expectation of the game player. It should be noted that the symbols of the playing cards are randomly arranged on the bingo bowls other than the predetermined poker combination. Further, the display of the touch part 480 and the touch part 481 is erased, and the display of the all reach state display part 483 described later appears. In the state of this screen, operations such as a BET operation and a dial 376A and a dial 377A (both see FIG. 25) based on the insertion of a medal by the game player are effective for a certain time (for example, a predetermined time such as 45 seconds). For example, according to a BET operation based on the insertion of medals by a game player, the level of line odds shown in the line odds table 482 is increased by betting a predetermined number of medals, and a portion surrounded by an ellipse in the figure is The value of the odds level display of the line odds in the figure increases (in FIG. 30, the part surrounded by the ellipse is located in the second column from the bottom of the line odds table 482, and the odds level) Is 2). Similarly, when a predetermined number of medals are bet, the value of the poker odds shown in the poker odds table 484 is raised, and the value of the display of the poker odds level in the figure is raised (in the figure, each The odds value for the poker role is as shown, and the odds level for poker odds is 3. The odds level referred to here is an index indicating which hierarchy the odds value is divided into a predetermined hierarchy according to the magnitude. For example, the higher the odds level value, the higher the odds value, or the higher the odds level value, the lower the odds value.
Even in the display device 370A of the gaming terminal after the game entry, all bingo cards on the bingo card are still displayed in a relatively dark or shaded manner, so that the bingo cards are still won in the lottery. It is shown that it is a bingo rice bowl that has not been activated.
When the BET operation based on the medal insertion of the game player and the operation of the dial 376A and the dial 377A (both see FIG. 25) are effective, the game player shades the diagonally upward line in FIG. 30 by the operation of the dial 376A. The bingo bowl on the inner circumference 490 of the bingo card can be rotated and moved by the operation of the dial 377A, and the bingo bowl on the outer circumference 491 of the bingo card shaded by the diagonally downward slanting line in FIG. Is possible. Specifically, when the game player rotates the dial 376A counterclockwise by a predetermined amount, the bingo bowl on the inner periphery 490 of the bingo card is also counterclockwise centered on the center of the bingo card by a predetermined amount accordingly. Rotate around. For example, when the dial 376A is rotated counterclockwise by an amount corresponding to the movement of one bingo basket, the heart queen located at the upper left corner of the inner periphery 490 of the bingo card in FIG. The jack moves to the location where the jack is located, and the heart jack moves to the location where the club 3 is located. In this manner, the bingo bowl moves counterclockwise one by one. The same applies to the rotational movement of the outer periphery 491 of the bingo card by operating the dial 377A. In this way, the game player can move the bingo basket so as to rotate arbitrarily around the center of the bingo card. This operation is possible as long as the operation is accepted at the gaming terminal 314. By making such operations possible, it is necessary not only to move the bingo bowl so that the bingo role is likely to be established, but also to consider the poker role, and to improve the strategy. You will need it. Strategies means, for example, whether you want to move to a pair that has a low dividend but a high probability of being established, or a royal flush that has a high dividend but a low probability of being established. It means that there is.
[Game terminal screen during game play]
With reference to FIG. 31, an example of display on the display device 370A of the gaming terminal 314 during the game will be described.
When the symbol of the playing card is drawn by the lottery machine 312, the result is transmitted to the gaming terminal 314, and the gaming terminal 314 that has received the result displays the same symbol of the playing card as the display device of the gaming terminal 314. It is determined whether the bingo card displayed on 370A exists. As a result of this determination, if the same playing card symbol is present on the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A of the gaming terminal 314, the bingo basket on which the playing card symbol of the bingo card is arranged is displayed relatively brightly. This indicates that it is an activated bingo bowl, such as by canceling the shaded display.
In FIG. 31, for example, seven bingo traps with diamonds 10, heart jacks, etc., are displayed in a relatively bright manner, or the shaded display is canceled. It is shown that it is a bingo bowl. Then, while the lottery machine 312 performs lottery for a predetermined number of times, the bingo bowl activated by the lottery is activated by a method such as displaying it relatively brightly or canceling the shaded display. Continue to show that it is a bingo bowl.
[Reach status display]
Furthermore, in the display device 370A of the gaming terminal shown in FIG. 31, the next activation is made based on the result of determining which bingo bowl is activated the next time the bingo combination or poker combination is established. The bingo bowl to be displayed is displayed so as to be identifiable to the game player. This display includes a method of individually displaying a bingo bowl or a bingo bowl where a poker role is established by being activated next (hereinafter referred to as reach state individual display), and a method of displaying the bingo bowl so that it can be grasped at once. (Hereinafter, all reach status display). The reach state refers to a state where a bingo combination or a poker combination is established when a specific bingo bowl is activated next time.
The reach state individual display and the all reach state display can display the reach state corresponding to the bingo bowl after the movement according to the movement of the bingo bowl, that is, every time the bingo bowl moves.
In the reach state individual display, for example, in FIG. 31, when a bingo bowl with a king of hearts is activated, a three card as a poker role is established, and three bingo bowls are arranged as a bingo role. The player is informed of the state by a method such as blinking a bingo bowl with a heart king. Further, as will be described later, when there are a plurality of bingo bowls in which a poker combination and / or bingo combination is established when activated, each bingo bowl is switched and flashed to display which bingo bowl. When is activated, it is possible to identify whether a poker combination and / or a bingo combination is established.
For example, in FIG. 31, when the bingo bowl with the heart king, spade ace, spade king, and club jack is activated, the poker and / or bingo combination is established. Therefore, these bingo bowls are displayed on the all reach state display unit 483 at a time, and the state is notified to the game player. In FIG. 31, a blinking display 485 indicates where the bingo bowl that has been activated and has a poker combination and / or bingo combination is located in the entire bingo card. The flashing display 485 shows only the position in the bingo card of the bingo bowl where the poker role and / or the bingo role is established when it is activated, and does not show the design of the playing cards arranged on the bingo bowl, This invention is not limited to this, You may make it also show the design of a playing card.
In the bingo game, the design of the playing cards is used as identification information (particularly, the number of playing cards is the first identification information, and the suit of playing cards is the second identification information), so that both a bingo role and a poker role can be established. The number of status patterns increased, making it difficult to distinguish. In addition, since the bingo bowl can be moved, the reach state changes variously due to the movement. Therefore, it has become difficult for the game player to quickly determine what kind of reach state is occurring. However, by adopting the two reach state display methods as described above, the game player is expected to establish a poker role and / or a bingo role when a bingo bowl is activated in a bingo game. Since it is possible to easily and accurately grasp whether or not it is possible, the game player is able to play the game with peace of mind while being excited and maintaining interest.
[Transition of individual display screens for gaming terminals]
With reference to FIGS. 32A to 32D, transition of the reach state individual display screen displayed on the display device 370 </ b> A of the gaming terminal 314 will be described.
As described above for the individual reach state display, in FIG. 31, when the bingo bowl with the heart king, spade ace, spade king, and club jack is activated, the poker role and / or bingo A role is formed. FIGS. 32A to 32D show the same situation as FIG. 31, and a state in which a bingo bowl with a heart king, a spade ace, a spade king, and a club jack is individually blinked is shown in FIGS. 32B, FIG. 32C, and FIG. 32D show in order.
In FIG. 32A, when the heart king is activated, a three-card poker role is formed and three activated bingo tiles are arranged as a bingo role. , And blinking display like a blinking display 486. When this blinking display is performed for a predetermined time, the state transitions to the state shown in FIG. 32B.
In FIG. 32B, when the ace of spades is activated, a straight that is a poker role is established, and five activated bingo tiles are lined up as a bingo role, so the bingo bowl with the ace of spades arranged, It blinks like a blinking display 487. When this blinking display is performed for a predetermined time, the state transitions to the state shown in FIG. 32C.
In FIG. 32C, when the spade king is activated, a three-card poker role is established and three activated bingo tiles are arranged as a bingo role. , Blinking display like a blinking display 488. When this blinking display is performed for a predetermined time, the state transitions to the state shown in FIG. 32D.
In FIG. 32D, when the club jack is activated, a four card as a poker role is established, and four activated bingo tiles are arranged as a bingo role, so the bingo bowl where the club jack is arranged is displayed. , And blinking display 489. When this blinking display is performed for a predetermined time, the state transitions to the state of FIG. 32A again.
In this way, the blinking display 486 in FIG. 32A, the blinking display 487 in FIG. 32B, the blinking display 488 in FIG. 32C, and the blinking display 489 in FIG. By repeatedly displaying on the screen, it is possible to easily and accurately grasp which bingo bowl is expected to establish a poker role and / or a bingo role. You can play games with peace of mind while being aroused and continuing your interests.
The flashing display 486 in FIG. 32A, the flashing display 487 in FIG. 32B, the flashing display 488 in FIG. 32C, and the flashing display 489 in FIG. In such repeated display, the blinking display may be changed in the order of the strength of the combination of bingo and poker (for example, a combination having a higher payout may be used as a strong combination).
[Double-up game screen on gaming terminal]
With reference to FIG. 33, the double-up game screen displayed on display device 370A of gaming terminal 314 will be described.
The double-up game is a game played in a bingo game on the game machine 310 when a game player is awarded a certain payout. One playing card selected by the game player from among a plurality of playing cards presented in a state where the card is turned upside down under the control of the gaming terminal 314 and the design of the dealer's playing card selected by the gaming terminal 314 It is a game that wins if you select a stronger playing card compared to When the game player wins, the payout earned by the game player doubles, while when the dealer wins, all payouts won by the game player are forfeited.
For example, in FIG. 33, the symbol of the playing card selected by the dealer is shown first, and the game player, on the other hand, has four playing card cards presented with the card turned upside down under the control of the gaming terminal 314. You can choose one from our house. When the game player selects the playing card by touching the display of the desired playing card, a table of the playing card is returned and a symbol is displayed, and the game result of the double-up game is determined. When the game player wins, the game player can select whether to play the double-up game again.
Note that, in the bingo game on the game machine 310, when the game player is given some payout, the game player can select whether or not to play the double-up game based on his / her own judgment.
In this way, by providing a game that can increase the payout obtained by the game player separately from the game that is the original purpose in the game machine 310, the game player can pay out the game in the game that is the original purpose. In order to find significance in the acquisition and further increase the acquired dividend, there is a case where the game machine 310 can have a great interest in playing a game.
[Operation of lottery machine and gaming terminal]
With reference to FIGS. 34 and 35, processing in the main control circuit 400 (see FIG. 27) of the lottery machine 312 and the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314 will be described.
[Operation of lottery machine]
With reference to FIG. 34, first, processing in the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312 will be described.
In step S100, a game preparation process is performed. Specifically, the lottery balls held on the screw conveyor are moved to the lottery ball holding unit 332 by a predetermined number. In addition to this, the CPU 406 executes various processes such as tilting the housing 313 at a predetermined angle. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S101.
In step S101, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 determines the lottery start. The CPU 406 determines whether or not the predetermined waiting time has elapsed and the lottery start timing is reached. When the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S102. When the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S103.
In step S102, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 transmits a lottery start signal. CPU 406 transmits a lottery start signal to each of gaming terminals 314A to 314J via communication control circuits 414A to 414J. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S104. The aforementioned lottery start signal is received by the gaming terminal 314 in step S204, which is processing of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 described later.
On the other hand, in step S103, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 performs waiting time digestion. The CPU 406 measures time until a predetermined waiting time elapses. When this process ends, the process returns to step S101.
In step S104, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 digests the BET operation reception time. CPU 406 measures the time until a predetermined BET operation acceptance time elapses. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S105.
In step S105, rotation of the lottery board is started. Under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, the lottery wheel rotation motors 335 and 337 are started, and the rotation of the surface portions 338A and 339B is started. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S106.
In step S106, the housing starts to swing. Under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, the swing device 346 is started and the swing of the housing of the lottery machine 312 starts. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S107.
In step S107, a process of dropping one lottery ball is performed. The rotating body 328 (see FIG. 18) is controlled by the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, and one lottery ball is dropped into the lottery ball receiving unit 334. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S108.
In step S108, processing for acquiring identification information is performed. In this process, under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, one of the ball detection sensors 349 provided in each of the plurality of lottery holes 340 detects the entrance of the lottery ball, and the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 is detected. However, the identification information corresponding to the lottery hole 340 is acquired. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S109.
In step S109, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 transmits the identification information acquired in step S108 and the number of lotteries for the current lottery. The CPU 406 transmits the identification information and information on how many times the current lottery is to the game terminals 314A to 314J via the communication control circuits 414A to 414J. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S110. Note that the information on how many times the above-mentioned lottery is the above-mentioned lottery is counted by the CPU 406 and stored in the RAM 410 (see FIG. 27). Further, the above-described identification information and information on how many times the current lottery is the lottery are received by the gaming terminal 314 in step S214 which is processing of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 described later.
In step S110, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 determines whether a predetermined number of lotteries have been completed. The CPU 406 refers to the information on how many times the above-mentioned current lottery is stored in the RAM 410, and determines whether or not this has reached a predetermined number of times. When this determination is YES, the process goes to a step S112, and when NO, the process returns to the step S107.
In step S112, the swinging of the housing is finished. The swing device 346 is stopped by the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, and the swing of the housing of the lottery machine 312 is finished. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S113.
In step S113, the rotation of the lottery board is finished. Under the control of the main control circuit 400 of the lottery machine 312, the lottery wheel rotation motors 335 and 337 are stopped, and the rotation of the lottery wheel 338 and 339 is finished. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S100.
[Game terminal operation]
Next, with reference to FIG. 34 and FIG. 35, processing in the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314 is shown.
In step S201, the gaming terminal 314 is initialized. The CPU 506A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314 performs processing such as clearing various variables arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) and initializing display on the display device 370A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S202.
In step S202, a demonstration screen is displayed. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S203.
In step S203, processing for detecting a game entry operation is performed. In this process, the game player makes a game entry. The touch sensor 372A (or the main control circuit 500A itself) is controlled by the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 that the display device 370A is touched (or the dials 376A and 377A are operated). Detect. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S204.
In step S204, a lottery start signal reception process is performed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 receives the lottery start signal transmitted by the lottery machine 312 in the process of step S102 by the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314 via the communication control circuit 514A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S209.
In step S209, processing for creating and displaying a bingo card is performed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 selects a predetermined number (for example, 25) of display data stored in the ROM 508A for displaying the identification information (for example, playing card symbols, etc.) and matrixes them. Arranged on the display device 370A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S210.
In step S210, the bingo basket moving operation is validated. In this process, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the bingo basket moving operation valid flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28), thereby causing the gaming terminal 314 to move the bingo bowl to the dials 376A and 377A. Enable the operation. As long as the bingo bowl moving operation valid flag is on, the operation of the dials 376A and 377A for moving the bingo bowl is valid. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S211.
In step S211, a BET operation is accepted. In this process, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 is information related to the BET operation performed by the game player touching the display device 370A, and the information detected by the touch sensor 372A by the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314. The BET information is processed and stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). When this process ends, the process moves to a step S212.
In step S212, the number of payouts is determined according to the number of BETs. In this process, based on the BET information stored in RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) in step S211, CPU 506A of gaming terminal 314 determines the number of payouts in the game. The determination result is stored in RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) and displayed on a predetermined display unit of display device 370A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S213.
In step S213, it is determined whether or not the BET reception time is over. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 measures the time after the process of step S209 is performed, and determines whether or not the measured time has reached a predetermined time. When this determination is YES, the process goes to a step S214 in FIG. 35, and when NO, the process returns to the step S211.
In step S214, the identification information acquired by the lottery machine 312 in step S109, the CPU 406 of the lottery machine 312 acquired in step S108 (see FIG. 34), and the number of lotteries for the current lottery are displayed. Receive. Under the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314, the above information is received via the communication control circuit 514A. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 stores the above-described identification information and information on the number of lotteries in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). When this process ends, the process moves to a step S215.
In step S215, bingo tile move operation invalidation processing is performed. Details of this process will be described in details of a bingo basket moving operation invalidation process described later. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S215.
In step S216, it is searched whether the identification information received in step S214 exists in the bingo card. If it exists, the bingo bowl is validated. In this process, it is searched whether the identification information received in step S214 exists in the bingo card created in step S209 and displayed on the display device 370A. If there is matching identification information, the identification information is The validation flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) of the arranged bingo bowl is turned on. Furthermore, the above-mentioned bingo rice cake on the display device 370A is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other bingo rice cakes by displaying it relatively brightly or canceling the shaded display. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S217.
In step S217, a winning determination process is performed. Details of this process will be described in details of a winning determination process described later. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S218.
In step S218, it is determined whether or not a prize has been won. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 refers to the determination result in step S217 to determine whether or not a prize is won. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S219, and when it is NO, the process moves to a step S225.
In step S219, it is determined whether or not to play a double-up game. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 indicates that the touch sensor 372A has been operated by the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 that the predetermined touching portion displayed on the display device 370A has been operated by the game player to perform the double-up game. It is determined whether or not it has been detected. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S220, and when NO, the process moves to a step S223.
In step S220, a double-up game process is performed. This processing is performed under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314, and the processing content is as described in the description of the double-up game screen of the gaming terminal. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S221.
In step S221, it is determined whether or not the game player has won. Under the control of the main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314, the result of the game is determined as described in the description of the double-up game screen of the gaming terminal, and it is determined whether or not the game player wins. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S222, and when it is NO, the process moves to a step S224.
In step S222, processing for doubling the game player's payout is performed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 refers to information on the number of payouts acquired by the game player stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28), and doubles this to update the original information. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S219.
On the other hand, in step S223, a payout process is performed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 refers to the information on the number of payouts acquired by the game player stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28), and the hopper 588A is controlled by the main control circuit 500A. The number of medals corresponding to the information on the number of payouts earned is paid out. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S201.
In step S224, a process for setting the number of payouts acquired by the game player to 0 is performed. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 refers to the information on the number of payouts acquired by the game player stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28), sets this to 0, and updates the original information. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S201.
On the other hand, in step S225, reach determination processing is performed. Details of this processing will be described in details of reach determination processing described later. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S226.
In step S226, it is determined whether or not reach is reached. Based on the reach determination result of step S225, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 activates some bingo bowls of the bingo cards displayed on the display device 370A, and activates one more bingo bowl. It is determined whether or not a reach state in which a bingo combination and / or a poker combination is established is reached. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S227, and when NO, the process moves to a step S228.
In step S227, reach eye notification start processing is performed. Details of this process will be described in the details of the reach eye notification start process described later. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S228.
In step S228, it is determined whether or not the identification information has been received a predetermined number of times. In step S214, information on how many times the lottery is stored in RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) is referred to, and it is determined whether or not identification information reception has reached a predetermined number of times based on the information. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S201, and when NO, the process moves to a step S214.
[Details of Bingo move operation invalidation processing]
With reference to FIG. 36, the details of the bingo basket moving operation invalidation process will be described.
In step S241, it is determined whether the number of lottery information received in step S214 in FIG. 35 has reached a predetermined number of times. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines the above-described information and determines whether or not a predetermined number of times (for example, three times or other numerical values) may be reached. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S242, and when this determination is NO, this subroutine is immediately terminated, and the process moves to a step S216 in FIG.
In step S242, a notification of the bingo basket moving operation invalidation is given. The main control circuit 500A of the gaming terminal 314 performs a predetermined notification display for notifying the display device 370A of a process of not accepting the operation of the dials 376A and 377A for moving the bingo bowl. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S243.
In step S243, processing for digesting a predetermined time is performed. In this process, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 measures the time after performing the process of step S242, and prevents the process from proceeding to the next step until the predetermined time has elapsed. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S244.
In step S244, bingo tile move operation invalidation processing is performed. In this process, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns off the dial operation valid flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28), thereby operating the dials 376A and 377A for moving the bingo bowl at the gaming terminal 314. Disable. When this process ends, this subroutine ends, and the process moves to the step S216 in FIG.
[Details of winning determination process]
The details of the winning determination process will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S231, it is determined whether a bingo combination is established. In this processing, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 relates to the identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) that constitutes the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A and the position of the bingo bowl where the identification information is arranged. A combination of information and an activation flag corresponding to the identification information is determined to determine whether or not a bingo combination is established on a specific line of the bingo card. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S232, and when it is NO, the process moves to a step S233.
In step S232, the bingo combination establishment flag is turned on, information on all established bingo combinations and the bingo bowl at that time is stored in the RAM, and the corresponding payout number is stored in the RAM. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the bingo combination establishment flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). Further, information about all established bingo combinations and the bingo bowl at that time is stored in the RAM 510A. Then, the number of payouts corresponding to all established bingo combinations is determined, and the determination result is stored in the RAM 510A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S233.
In step S233, it is determined whether a poker combination is established. In this processing, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 relates to the identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) that constitutes the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A and the position of the bingo bowl where the identification information is arranged. A combination of information and an activation flag corresponding to the identification information is determined to determine whether or not a poker combination is established on a specific line of the bingo card. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S234, and when it is NO, this subroutine is immediately ended, and the process moves to a step S218 in FIG.
In step S234, the poker combination establishment flag is turned on, information on all established poker combinations and the bingo bowl at that time is stored in the RAM, and the corresponding payout number is stored in the RAM. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the poker combination establishment flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). Further, information on all established poker combinations and the bingo bowl at that time is stored in the RAM 510A. Then, the number of payouts corresponding to all established poker combinations is determined, and the determination result is stored in the RAM 510A. When this process ends, this subroutine ends, and the process proceeds to step S218 in FIG.
As described above, the winning determination process independently determines the formation of the bingo combination and the formation of the poker combination. For this reason, the bingo combination and the poker combination can be simultaneously established on a specific same line of the bingo card. Then, a payout is awarded to each of the bingo combination and the poker combination established simultaneously on a specific line of the bingo card. That is, the payout for the bingo combination and the payout for the poker combination are added together and given to the game player. By doing this, the game player may be able to have a great expectation for the possibility that a combination to which more dividends will be awarded is established on a specific line of the bingo card. In this embodiment, the bingo and poker roles can be simultaneously established on a specific line of the bingo card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is determined that only the bingo role has been established. Alternatively, it may be determined that only the poker combination has been established. At this time, the game player is awarded only a payout for the bingo combination or only a payout for the poker combination.
[Details of reach determination processing]
Details of the reach determination process will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S251, it is determined whether a bingo combination is established when a specific bingo bowl is activated. In this processing, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 relates to the identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) that constitutes the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A and the position of the bingo bowl where the identification information is arranged. The combination of the information and the activation flag corresponding to the identification information is determined, and if a specific bingo bowl is activated, it is determined whether a bingo combination can be established on a specific line of the bingo card. judge. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S252, and when it is NO, the process moves to a step S253.
In step S252, the bingo combination reach state flag is turned on, and information on all the reach orders based on the bingo combination is stored in the RAM 510A. The reach eye refers to another bingo bowl in a situation where a bingo combination can be established on a specific line of the bingo card when another bingo bowl is activated. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on the bingo combination reach state flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). Further, information on all the reach points by the bingo role is stored in the RAM 510A. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S253.
In step S253, it is determined whether a poker combination is established when a specific bingo bowl is activated. In this processing, the CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 relates to the identification information stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) that constitutes the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A and the position of the bingo bowl where the identification information is arranged. The combination of the information and the activation flag corresponding to the identification information is determined, and whether or not a poker combination can be established on a specific line of the bingo card when a specific bingo bowl is activated judge. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S254, and when this determination is NO, this subroutine is immediately ended, and the process moves to a step S226 in FIG.
In step S254, the poker combination reach state flag is turned on, and information on all the reach points by the poker combination is stored in the RAM. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 turns on a poker combination reach state flag arranged in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28). Further, information on all the reach points by the poker role is stored in the RAM 510A. When this process ends, this subroutine ends, and the process moves to the step S226 in FIG.
[Details of reach notification start processing]
The details of the reach eye notification start process will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S261, it is determined whether a reach eye exists. The CPU 506A of the gaming terminal 314 determines whether at least one of the bingo combination reach state flag or the poker combination reach state flag stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) in step S252 and / or step S254 in FIG. 38 is on. judge. When this determination is YES, the process moves to a step S262, and when this determination is NO, this subroutine is immediately terminated, and the process moves to a step S228 in FIG.
In step S262, a process of starting to display all reach eyes at once is performed on the all reach state display section. The display control device 600A is driven by the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314, and the all reach state display unit 483 displayed on the display device 370A of the display device 370A displays step S252 in FIG. In step S254, display of all reach eyes stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) is started. When this process ends, the process moves to a step S263.
In step S263, a process of starting to repeatedly display all the reach items in order so as to be individually identifiable is performed. The display control device 600A is driven under the control of the main control circuit 500A (see FIG. 28) of the gaming terminal 314, and the bingo card displayed on the display device 370A of the display device 370A is displayed on step S252 and / or step S254 in FIG. Thus, all the reach points stored in the RAM 510A (see FIG. 28) are started to be displayed repeatedly in order so that they can be individually identified. The state of this display is as described in the description of the transition of the reach state individual display screen of the gaming terminal described above. Note that the reach-eye notification screen display started in steps S262 and S263 continues until step S201 in FIG. 34 is executed and the gaming terminal 314 is initialized. When this process ends, this subroutine ends, and the process moves to the step S228 in FIG.
By executing step S263 in the reach eye notification start process of FIG. 39, the gaming terminal 314 can repeatedly display all reach eyes on the display device 370A in an individually identifiable manner. It becomes possible. That is, reach eye notification start processing, and in particular, step S263 includes identification information comprising a combination of display means for displaying a bingo card formed by a plurality of bingo baskets arranged in a matrix and different identification information. Identification information display data storage means for storing display data for display; bingo card identification information determination means for selecting identification information for bingo cards selected from the identification information and corresponding to the plurality of bingo bowls; The lottery means for drawing the identification information, and the bingo card corresponding to the bingo card identification information when the identification information lottery by the lottery means matches the identification information for the bingo card. Activating means for activating, the bingo rice cake activated by the activating means, and specific non-activated The combination of the bingo bowl can form a predetermined bingo role, or the bingo card identification information corresponding to the bingo bowl validated by the validation means and the specific not validated In a game machine comprising: a combination determining unit that determines whether a combination of the bingo card identification information corresponding to a bingo bowl can form a combination different from the predetermined bingo combination in a predetermined combination FIG. 10 is an example showing a reach notification method for sequentially displaying specific bingo bowls that are not validated individually in accordance with the determination by the combination determination unit.
A game preparation process executed by the CPU 406 in step S100 of FIG. 34 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S <b> 301, the CPU 406 executes a process for opening the shutter 347 by supplying a drive signal to the shutter 347. Then, the shutter 347 is closed after a predetermined time has elapsed. Then, in order to prepare for the next game, the CPU 406 executes an initialization process of information relating to the preparation. Information regarding this preparation is located in the RAM 510A or the like. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S302.
In step S302, the CPU 406 executes a driving start process for the lottery ball raising motor 320C by supplying a drive signal to the lottery ball raising motor 320C. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S303.
In step S303, the CPU 406 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time referred to here is sufficient time for the lottery balls to fall into the collection unit 344 from the lottery holes 340 and 341 and reach the second collection passage 350. In this process, if the CPU 406 determines that the predetermined time has elapsed, it moves the process to step S304, and if it does not determine that the predetermined time has elapsed, it performs the process again in step S303. Move. Thereby, the CPU 406 executes the processes after step S304 only when a lot of balls have dropped from the lottery holes 340 and 341 to the collection unit 344 and a sufficient amount of time has passed to reach the second collection passage 350. It will be.
In step S304, the CPU 406 supplies the swing device 346 with a signal for tilting the housing 313 at a predetermined angle. The predetermined angle is an angle at which the stern 312B side is lower than the bow 312A side. Accordingly, the swinging device 346 tilts the housing 313 so that the stern 312B side is lower than the bow 312A side. Subsequently, the CPU 406 supplies a signal indicating an open state to the open / close gate 352 (step S305). The open / close gate 352 receives a signal indicating the open state and enters the open state. Accordingly, the stern 312B side is lower than the bow 312A side, and the open / close gate 352 is opened, so that the lottery balls located in the second collection passage 350 roll downward toward the spiral body 320C. . By being controlled in this manner, the lottery balls can be collected simply by tilting the housing, and a game machine can be manufactured simply and inexpensively. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S306.
In step S <b> 306, the CPU 406 determines whether a predetermined number of lottery balls have passed through the open / close gate 352 in accordance with a predetermined signal supplied from the lottery ball passage detection sensor 351. When the CPU 406 determines that a predetermined number of lottery balls have passed through the open / close gate 352, the CPU 406 supplies a signal indicating a closed state to the open / close gate 352 (step S307). The open / close gate 352 receives a signal indicating the closed state and enters the closed state. On the other hand, if the CPU 406 determines that a predetermined number of lottery balls have passed through the open / close gate 352, the process proceeds to step S306 again. Accordingly, the lottery balls led to the lower end of the spiral body 320A do not return to the second recovery passage 350, and further, the lottery balls held in the second recovery passage 350 are not led to the lower end of the spiral body 320A. By being controlled in this manner, the lottery balls can be collected simply by tilting the housing, and a game machine can be manufactured simply and inexpensively. If this process ends, the process moves to a step S308.
In step S308, the CPU 406 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time here refers to a predetermined number of lottery balls located in the second collection passage 350 after the case 313 is inclined at a predetermined angle and the open / close gate 352 is opened. It is sufficient time to reach the state that can be conveyed by the screw conveyor 320. In this process, if the CPU 406 determines that the predetermined time has elapsed, it moves the process to step S308 again. If it does not determine that the predetermined time has elapsed, it proceeds to step S309. Move. Thereby, the CPU 406 executes the processes after step S304 only when a lot of balls have dropped from the lottery holes 340 and 341 to the collection unit 344 and a sufficient amount of time has passed to reach the second collection passage 350. It will be.
In step S <b> 309, the CPU 406 supplies the signal for tilting the housing 313 at a predetermined angle to the swing device 346 to execute the housing tilt restraining control process. This predetermined angle is an angle at which the stern 312B side and the bow 312A side become horizontal. Thus, the swing device 346 performs control to stop the inclination of the housing 313 so that the stern 312B side and the bow 312A side are horizontal. Subsequently, the CPU 406 supplies a stop signal to the lottery ball raising motor 320C, thereby executing a driving completion process of the lottery ball raising motor 320C (step S310). When this process is finished, this subroutine is finished.
In the present embodiment, the CPU 406 that executes step S108 in FIG. 34 and the like, the CPU 506A that executes step S217 in FIG. 35, and the like correspond to an example of a game result determination unit. The screw conveyor 320, the rotating body 328, the slopes 336A, 336B, and the like correspond to an example of lottery ball throwing means. The rotating body 328, the slopes 336A, 336B, and the like correspond to an example of an input unit. The screw conveyor 320 or the like corresponds to an example of a conveying unit. The lottery ball passage sensor 351 and the like correspond to an example of a detection unit and a passage detection unit. The CPU 406 and the like that execute Step S304, Step S309, and the like in FIG. 40 correspond to an example of a tilt control unit. The shutter 347 and the like correspond to an example of a lottery ball discharge unit.
[Modified Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the CPU 406 executes the game preparation process in step S100 of FIG. 34, and after the process is completed, the process of step S101 is executed. Well, for example, in step S100 of FIG. 34, the CPU 406 executes a game preparation process similar to the game preparation process, executes the game preparation process in the background, and executes the process of step S101. In this case, the CPU 406 may be configured to execute the game preparation process called in step S100 and the processes after step S101 in parallel.
In the present embodiment, the two lottery boards 338 and 339 are arranged, but another aspect may be adopted. For example, a plurality of lottery boards may be arranged. In the present embodiment, identification information in which the first code is spade and heart is assigned to the lottery hole 340 of the lottery board 338, and identification information in which the first code is club and diamond is assigned to the lottery board 339. Although assigned to the lottery hole 341, another mode may be used. For example, the same type of second code may be assigned to any of a plurality of lottery boards. Further, even when the identification information composed of the first code is assigned, for example, the same kind of identification information may be assigned to any of a plurality of lottery boards, such as even numbers and odd numbers. Good. Of course, it may be configured not to be composed of two codes but to be assigned identification information composed of a plurality of codes. In this case, one or more codes among the plurality of codes are of the same type. The identification information may be assigned to any of a plurality of lottery boards. Of course, there is no problem even if it is not the same kind.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of holes through which a ball can penetrate is provided on a portion corresponding to the deck of a lottery machine imitating a boat, and the pattern of the playing card associated with the hole entered according to the swing of the ship is recognized. As a result of activating the corresponding bingo bowl when the same pattern is present in the playing card symbols displayed on the bingo card, the normal bingo role is played on the specific line of the bingo card with the activated bingo bowl. The gaming machine is configured so that a predetermined payout is awarded not only when it is established but also when a poker combination of a different playing card is established. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, how many numbers are drawn in advance by associating numbers with holes and performing a lottery in the same manner, It is also applicable to the so-called “Keno” game, in which the amount of payout is determined by the above. That is, the lottery machine 312 in the present embodiment can be applied to a lottery machine in any game as long as it is a game in which identification information is lottery.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, they are merely illustrative examples and do not particularly limit the present invention. That is, the present invention mainly includes a housing having a surface part capable of rolling a lottery ball, a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface part, and a lottery ball in any of the plurality of lottery holes in the housing. Game result determining means for determining the result of the game on the condition that the game has entered, a collection passage provided in the housing and allowing passage of lottery balls discharged from the lottery holes, and the plurality of lotteries Lottery ball throwing means for allowing the lottery balls discharged from the hole to be thrown into the surface portion of the housing through the recovery passage; and tilt control means for tilting the housing; The game machine is characterized in that the case is tilted and the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led to the lottery ball throwing means, but the case, the game result determining means, the lottery ball throwing means, and the tilt control means Specific configuration such as , It can be designed and changed as required.
It should be noted that the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.
According to the present invention, since the case is tilted and the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led out to the lottery ball throwing means, the lottery balls can be collected simply by tilting the case, simply and inexpensively. It is possible to manufacture game machines.

Claims (8)

A housing having a surface part capable of rolling the lottery balls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface part;
Game result determining means for determining a game result on condition that a lottery ball has entered one of the plurality of lottery holes in the housing;
A collection passage provided in the housing and allowing passage of lottery balls discharged from the plurality of lottery holes;
Lottery ball throwing means for allowing lottery balls discharged from the lottery holes to be thrown into the surface portion of the housing through the collection passage;
A tilt control means for tilting the housing;
A game machine characterized in that the case is tilted by the tilt control means and the lottery balls located in the collection passage are led out to the lottery ball throwing means. The game machine according to claim 1,
The lottery ball throwing means comprises transport means for transporting the lottery balls upward, and throwing means for throwing the lottery balls transported by the transport means into the surface from above.
A game machine characterized in that the case is tilted by the tilt control means, and a lottery ball located in the collection passage is led to the transport means. The game machine according to claim 2,
The game machine, wherein the transport means is disposed outside the housing and has a function of transporting a lottery ball to be transported so as to be visible. The game machine according to claim 2 or 3,
A detection means for detecting the number of lottery balls derived from the collection passage to the lottery ball insertion means;
The tilt control means tilts the housing, causes the lottery balls located in the recovery passage to be led out to the lottery ball throwing means, and the number of lottery balls led to the lottery ball throwing means is a predetermined number. A game machine having a function of stopping tilting of the casing on the condition that the detection means detects the game machine. A housing having a surface portion for rolling the lottery balls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface portion;
Game result determining means for determining a game result based on any of the plurality of lottery holes containing the lottery balls by entering a lottery ball in any of the plurality of lottery holes;
Lottery ball discharging means for discharging a lottery ball that has entered each of the plurality of lottery holes to the outside;
A collection passage fixed to the housing and allowing the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharging means to pass through;
Lottery ball accumulating means that communicates with the collection passage and accumulates the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharge means via the collection passage;
An openable and closable gate provided between the recovery passageway and the lottery ball storage means;
Gate control means for controlling opening and closing of the opening and closing gate;
Lottery ball throwing means for allowing the lottery balls accumulated in the discharged ball accumulation means to be thrown into the surface portion of the housing;
A tilt control means for tilting the housing,
The tilt control means tilts the housing so that the direction in which the open / close gate is provided in the recovery passage is downward, and the gate control means opens the open / close gate to exist in the recovery passage. A game machine, wherein a lottery ball is led to the lottery ball storage means. The game machine according to claim 4,
Comprising passage detection means for detecting the number of lottery balls that have passed through the open / close gate;
The gate control means performs a control to close the opening / closing gate when the passage detecting means detects that the number of lottery balls passing through the opening / closing gate has reached a predetermined number after the opening / closing gate is opened. A game machine comprising: The game machine according to claim 4 or 5,
The game machine characterized in that the casing is a ship shape. A housing having a surface portion for rolling the lottery balls, and a plurality of lottery holes provided in the surface portion;
Lottery ball discharging means for discharging a lottery ball that has entered each of the plurality of lottery holes;
A lottery ball accumulating unit that is fixed to the housing and that stores lottery balls via a collection passage that allows passage of the lottery balls discharged by the lottery ball discharging unit;
A lottery ball input means for allowing the lottery balls stored in the discharge ball storage means to be input to the surface portion of the housing; an open / close gate provided between the recovery passage and the lottery ball storage body; For game consoles with
A game result determination step in which a result of the game is determined based on each of the plurality of lottery holes containing the lottery balls by entering a lottery ball in any of the plurality of lottery holes;
A lottery ball discharging step for controlling the lottery ball discharging means to discharge the lottery balls that have entered each of the plurality of lottery holes;
The tilt control step for controlling the tilt of the housing so that the direction in which the open / close gate is provided in the recovery passage is downward;
A gate control step for performing control to open the open / close gate, and
In the tilt control step, the gate is tilted so that the direction in which the open / close gate is provided is downward, and in the gate control step, the open / close gate is opened, and the lottery balls existing in the collection passage are stored in the lottery ball storage means. A program characterized by performing control to be derived.

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