WO2020225878A1

WO2020225878A1 - Game device and game method

Info

Publication number: WO2020225878A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/018427
Authority: WO
Inventors: 武史島
Original assignee: セガサミークリエイション株式会社
Priority date: 2019-05-08
Filing date: 2019-05-08
Publication date: 2020-11-12

Abstract

The present invention provides a game device provided with a control unit, a storage unit, a first display unit, and a second display unit. The control unit is configured to implement, by executing a program stored in a storage unit: a drawing unit for holding a game lottery; a first display control unit for displaying, on the first display unit with effects for a game, a bet area in which a plurality of bet positions are set; a second display control unit for displaying past results of game lottery; an acceptance unit for accepting a bet operation for each bet position; and a detection unit for detecting a selection operation on each bet position. When the selection operation is detected on any of the bet positions, the second display control unit highlights the past lottery results corresponding to the bet position detected.

Description

Game device and game method

The present invention relates to a game device and a game method.

In recent years, various electronic table games (ETG) have been developed. Taking an electronic roulette game as an example, a player selects numbers, number groups, colors, etc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as "bet position") using a touch panel or the like, and a predetermined game value (coins, etc.). Bet. When the bet operation is performed by the player, the roulette starts to rotate, the ball is thrown on the roulette, and the game production is started. After that, when the ball falls into one of the pockets corresponding to each number on the roulette, the number corresponding to the pocket is displayed as the winning number. The player determines whether or not he has won by comparing the winning number with his bet position.

By the way, the player often uses the history of the lottery results of each game when determining the bet position. Specifically, the lottery result of the past game (that is, the past winning number) is memorized, the winning number of the next game is predicted using the past winning number as a judgment material, and the bet position is determined. However, there is a problem that the player cannot enjoy the game because it requires troublesome work such as remembering the past winning numbers.

In view of such a problem, a predetermined number of winning numbers of past games are stored as history data, and all winning numbers that have been won a certain number of times (for example, 3 times) or more are specified based on the history data, and these winning numbers are selected. An electronic roulette game has been proposed in which a bet position corresponding to a number can be automatically selected and bet (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-122441

However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the player predicts the winning number and determines the bet position, which impairs the original real pleasure of the game and makes the game uninteresting.

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and provides a technique capable of allowing a player to predict a winning number and freely select a bet position while presenting a history of lottery results to the player. The purpose is.

The game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device including a control unit, a storage unit, a first display unit, and a second display unit, and the control unit executes a program stored in the storage unit. , The lottery unit that draws the game, the first display control unit that displays the bet area where multiple bet positions are set on the first display unit, and the lottery history of the game on the second display unit along with the production of the game. The second display control unit is configured to realize a second display control unit for displaying, a reception unit for accepting a bet operation to each bet position, and a detection unit for detecting a selection operation for each bet position. When any bet position selection operation is detected, the gist is to highlight the lottery history corresponding to the detected bet position.

The game method according to one aspect of the present invention is a game method performed by a device including a control unit, a storage unit, a first display unit, and a second display unit, and the control unit stores the program in the storage unit. By executing, a lottery step for drawing a game, a first display control step for displaying a bet area in which a plurality of bet positions are set on the first display unit, and a lottery history for the game are displayed along with the production of the game. The second display includes performing a second display control step to be displayed on the second display unit, a reception step for accepting a bet operation to each bet position, and a detection step to detect a selection operation of each bet position. When a selection operation of any bet position is detected in the control step, the lottery history corresponding to the detected bet position is highlighted.

According to the present invention, it is possible to let the player predict the winning number and freely select the bet position while presenting the history of the lottery result to the player.

It is external perspective view of the game apparatus in one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the main hardware composition of the game apparatus in one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the main functional structure of the game apparatus in one Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the processing by the game apparatus in one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 1st display device in one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 2nd display device in one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 1st display device and the 2nd display device in one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 1st display device and the 2nd display device in one Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 2nd-showing apparatus in modification 1. FIG. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 1st display device in the modification 2. It is a figure which illustrated the display screen of the 1st display device and the 2nd display device in the modification 3.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below are merely examples, and there is no intention of excluding the application of various modifications and techniques not specified below. That is, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications (combining each embodiment, etc.) within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, in the description of the following drawings, the same or similar parts are represented by the same or similar reference numerals. The drawings are schematic and do not necessarily match the actual dimensions and ratios. Even between drawings, parts with different dimensional relationships and ratios may be included.

Hereinafter, the game device and the game method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Example of hardware configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a game device for an electronic table game according to an embodiment. The game device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a game device installed in a casino, an amusement facility, or the like. In this embodiment, the player can play the roulette game using the game device 100.

As shown in FIG. 1, in appearance, the game device 100 includes a speaker 101, a first display device 102A, a second display device 102B, an operation input device 103, a card reading device 104, and a bill insertion device 105. , The ticket payout device 106 is provided. The speaker 101 is an acoustic output means for outputting game voice guidance, sound effects, and the like.

The first display device 102A is a display means for displaying an image (for example, a still image, a moving image, a video, etc.) for expressing or directing a game. The first display device 102A is provided with a touch panel TP, and can input instructions from the player to the game device.

The second display device 102B is a display means for displaying the history of the lottery results of the game (details will be described later). The operation input device 103 is configured to include a plurality of operation buttons, and inputs an instruction from the player to the game device via the operation buttons. The operation buttons include action buttons (not shown) for instructing game start, skipping the game, and skipping the lottery effect. The operation input device 103 is not limited to such a configuration, and may have any configuration such as a touch panel or an operation stick as long as the player can input instructions. The card reader 104 is a card reader that reads information from a card owned by the player. The bill insertion device 105 is a device that reads the inserted bills and tickets. The ticket payout device 106 is a ticket output means for paying out a card to a player.

The card read by the card reading device 104 is a medium in which the player's game information is stored. For example, points acquired depending on the game situation of the player can be added and stored in the card. The player can obtain various services according to the information stored in the card, but the stored contents of the card do not affect the game result.

Further, the game device 100 is internally provided with a computing device as a control device for comprehensively controlling the game device 100.

An example of the hardware configuration of the computing device 200 provided inside the game device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the computing device 200 has a control unit 201, a storage device 204, a voice processing unit 205, an image processing unit 206, a communication unit 207, and a peripheral device interface as main hardware configurations. Includes 208 and.

The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 202 and a memory 203. The computing device 200 controls the processing and operation of other hardware configurations by, for example, the CPU 202 executing a predetermined software program (for example, a game software program) stored in the memory 203, the storage device 204, or the like. By doing so, various functions are realized. That is, the computing device 200 realizes the game function in cooperation with other hardware by executing a predetermined program under the control of the control unit 201. Note that FIG. 2 only shows the main configurations included in the computing device 200, and the computing device 200 also includes other configurations included in a general information processing device.

The storage device 204 is composed of a hard disk or the like. In the storage device 204, data is read and written by the control unit 201. That is, data such as a software program required for processing in the computing device 200 is written in the storage device 204, and further, data as a result of the processing is written in the storage device 204. The voice processing unit 205 performs various sound processing under the control of the control unit 201. The image processing unit 206 performs various graphics processing under the control of the control unit 201. The communication unit 207 is an interface that enables communication with a server and other game devices. The peripheral device interface 208 is an interface that enables the computing device 200 to communicate with peripheral devices such as an operation input device 103, a card reading device 104, a bill insertion device 105, and a ticket payout device 106.

[Example of functional configuration of game device]
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game device 100 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the game device 100 mainly includes a database 410, a progress control unit 420, and a display control unit 430 as functional configurations. These functional configurations include, for example, a program (software) included in the game device 100 by the control unit 201 expanding the game software program stored in the storage unit such as the storage device 204 into the memory 203 and executing the program. Realized in collaboration with hardware. The game device 100 has other functions that a general game device has in addition to the functions shown in FIG. 3, but the description thereof will be omitted here for convenience.

The database 410 stores various information such as information necessary for the process executed by the game device 100 and information generated by the process. The database 410 relates to, for example, a control software program for controlling the progress of the game, image (for example, still images, moving images, etc.) data and sound data for expressing or directing the game, and the state of the game in progress. Store data (including parameters), etc.

The progress control unit 420 executes a process of controlling the progress of the game according to the operation of the game device 100 by the game player and the control software program stored in the database 410. In particular, the progress control unit 420 controls the progress of a game such as a roulette game.

The display control unit 430 controls the display of images such as still images and moving images for expressing or directing a game on the first display device 102A and the second display device 102B. The control of the display is performed in response to an instruction from the progress control unit 420 and the player.

[Processing flow]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, an example of a processing flow executed during the progress of the game in the game device 100 will be described. Here, a process executed while the roulette game is in progress will be described as an example. This process starts when the game device 100 receives an instruction to start the roulette game from the player.

First, in step S11, the progress control unit 420 outputs a command for displaying the initial screen of the roulette game to the display control unit 430 as initial processing. The display control unit 430 displays images of roulette and betting areas, lottery history of past games (described later), and the like based on the data read from the database 410 in response to the command, in the first display device 102A and the second display device. It is controlled to be displayed on 102B.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the first display device 102A when initial processing is performed.
The display control unit (first display control unit) 430 displays the effect of the roulette game in progress in the effect area A1 and displays the bet area A2 for the player to bet a predetermined game value.

The roulette 60 including the wheel 61, the pocket 62, etc. is displayed in the production area A1. The pocket 62 is one of a plurality of pockets provided corresponding to each number (for example, “0”) on the wheel 61. When the game is started, a ball (not shown) is thrown on the wheel 61, and the ball moves on the wheel 61. The ball then falls into one of the pockets, and the number corresponding to the pocket is confirmed as the winning number. On the wheel 61, for example, 37 pockets corresponding to the numbers "0" to "36" are provided. The number of pockets provided on the wheel 61 is not limited to this, and may be any number.

In the bet area A2, a plurality of selectable bet positions 70 and a game value 80 are displayed. In FIG. 5, "0" to "36", "1ST 12", "2ND 12", "3RD 12" and the like are shown as examples of the bet position 70, and "1" and "5" are shown as examples of the game value 80. , "10", "25", "100" and the like are shown.
The player can select the bet position 70 by touching the desired bet position (bet position) 70 via the touch panel TP.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display screen of the second display device 102B when the initial processing is performed.
The display control unit (second display control unit) 430 lights and displays all the winning numbers (lottery history) of a predetermined number of past games on the second display device 102B.

In FIG. 6, the winning number of the latest game (here, "8") is lit up in the upper left corner, and the previous game winning number (here, "32") is lit up to the right. -The winning number of the oldest game (here, "25") is lit in the lower right corner. Further, in the lowermost BL, the number of winnings for each winning number (that is, how many times a predetermined number of past games have been won) is lit and displayed. Further, in the lowermost BL, the number of winnings for each winning number (that is, how many times a predetermined number of past games have been won) is lit and displayed.

Return to the explanation in Fig. 4. When the initial processing is completed, the progress control unit 420 starts accepting the instruction for displaying the history of the lottery result (hereinafter, referred to as the instruction for displaying the specific history) corresponding to the specific bet position, and proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the progress control unit (detection unit) 420 determines whether or not a player has input a specific history display instruction. The instruction to display the specific history is given by the player touching a specific bet position (for example, "17").

<When the display instruction of the specific history is not entered>
When the display instruction of the specific history is not input by the player (step S12; NO), the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S14.

<When a specific history display instruction is entered>
On the other hand, when the display instruction of the specific history is input by the player (step S12; YES), the progress control unit 420 tells the display control unit 430 only the winning number corresponding to the selected specific bet position. Instruct the display device 102B to light and display. The display control unit (second display control unit) 430 lights up (highlights) only the winning number corresponding to the selected specific bet position on the second display device 102B according to the instruction, and displays the other winning numbers. The light is turned off (displayed) (step S13; see FIG. 7), and the process proceeds to step S14.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the player selects the bet positions corresponding to the six numbers (so-called 6-eye bet; here, “10” to “15”) in two adjacent rows, and these six winnings are made. Only the numbers are lit and displayed on the second display device 102B. On the other hand, in the bottom BL, the number of winnings of the six winning numbers corresponding to the bet positions selected by the player is lit and displayed.

By performing a simple operation of touching a desired bet position prior to the bet operation, the player can determine how many times the winning number corresponding to the bet position has been won in the past game, the winning cycle, and the like. It becomes possible to grasp intuitively and easily.

Note that FIG. 7 shows a case where the bet position corresponding to the sixth bet (six number) is selected by the player. For example, the bet position corresponding to the odd even bet (odd even) (see FIG. 8). ), Etc., various bet positions can be selected.

Returning to FIG. 4, when the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S14, it determines whether or not the operation instruction for starting the game by the player has been input. The operation instruction for starting the game is input by the player pressing the action button of the operation input device 103.

If the operation instruction for starting the game is not input (step S14; NO), the progress control unit 420 returns to step S12. On the other hand, when the progress control unit (lottery unit) 420 determines that the operation instruction for starting the game has been input (step S14; YES), the progress control unit (lottery unit) 420 proceeds to step S15 and executes the lottery process of the game. Here, the "lottery process" refers to a process of determining a winning number such as the number "8". When the progress control unit (reception unit) 420 executes the lottery process, it proceeds to step S16 and determines whether or not the bet operation by the player has been accepted. In this embodiment, betting operations can be accepted until, for example, an operation instruction for starting a game is input.

<When no bet operation is entered>
When the progress control unit 420 determines that the bet operation is not input (step S16; NO), the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S17 and instructs the display control unit 430 to display the lottery result. The display control unit 430 displays the winning number (number “5” or the like) indicating the lottery result on the first display device 102A according to the instruction from the progress control unit 420 (step S17), and ends the process. ..

<When a bet operation is entered>
On the other hand, when the progress control unit 420 determines that the bet operation has been input (step S16; YES), the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S18 and starts the lottery effect processing. Here, the lottery effect processing indicates, for example, an effect mode in which a ball is thrown on the wheel 61, the ball moves on the wheel 61, enters one of the pockets 62, and the rotation of the wheel 61 is stopped. The progress control unit 420 sends a display instruction of the lottery effect to the display control unit 430 with the start of the lottery effect process. The display control unit 430 starts displaying the lottery effect on the first display device 102A in accordance with the instruction from the progress control unit 420. When the bet operation is input by the player, the history of the lottery result corresponding to the specific bet position is displayed as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Proceeding to step S19, the progress control unit 420 determines whether or not the skip operation of the lottery effect by the player has been input. The skip operation of the lottery effect is input by the player pressing the action button of the operation input device 103.

<When there is no input for skip operation>
If the skip operation of the lottery effect is not input (step S19; NO), the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S20 and determines whether or not the lottery effect is completed. When the progress control unit 420 determines that the lottery effect has not been completed (step S20; NO), the progress control unit 420 returns to step S18 and continues the lottery effect. On the other hand, when the progress control unit 420 determines that the lottery effect has been completed (step S20; YES), the progress control unit 420 determines that the lottery result (for example, 17 cards are won by "split") based on the comparison result between the winning number and the user's bet position. After instructing the display control unit 430 to display (such as paying out the chip) (step S21), the process proceeds to step S22. The display control unit 430 displays the lottery result this time on the second display device 102B in accordance with the instruction from the progress control unit 420. On the other hand, when the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S22, the progress control unit 420 pays out chips to the player (that is, payout processing) based on the lottery result, and ends the processing described above.

<When there is an input for skip operation>
When the skip operation of the lottery effect is input (step S19; YES), the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S23 and executes the skip process (shortening process) of the lottery effect. Here, the skip processing of the lottery effect is an effect mode in which, for example, the effect of skipping the effect of rotating the wheel 61 and moving the ball is skipped, and the ball is accommodated in the pocket 62 of the winning number (such as the number "3"). Shown. The progress control unit 420 sends a display instruction related to the skip process of the lottery effect to the display control unit 430. An image in which the display control unit 430 skips the rotation of the wheel 61 and the movement effect of the ball according to the instruction from the progress control unit 420, and accommodates the ball in the pocket 62 of the winning number (such as the number "3"). Is displayed on the first display device 102A.

After that, the progress control unit 420 displays so as to display the lottery result (for example, paying out two chips in the winning by "second dozen") based on the comparison result between the winning number and the user's bet position. After instructing the control unit 430 (step S21), the process proceeds to step S22. The display control unit 430 displays the lottery result this time on the second display device 102B in accordance with the instruction from the progress control unit 420. On the other hand, when the progress control unit 420 proceeds to step S22, the progress control unit 420 pays out chips to the player (that is, payout processing) based on the lottery result, and ends the processing described above.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a desired bet position is touched by the player, the winning status of the winning number corresponding to the bet position (that is, how many times the player has won in the past game of a predetermined number of times). Or even the winning cycle, etc.) is displayed on the second display device 102B. By grasping these winning situations, the player can predict the winning number based on his / her own analysis and freely select the betting position.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by making various other modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention. That is, the above embodiment is merely an example in all respects and is not interpreted in a limited manner, and various modified examples can be adopted.

<Modification example 1>
In the above-described embodiment, as an initial process, a predetermined number of winning numbers (lottery history) of past games are lit and displayed on the second display device 102B (see FIG. 6), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the appearance rate for each betting method may be lit and displayed on the second display device 102B.
In the example of FIG. 9, the betting method of betting on either "red" or "black" (red / black), the betting method of betting on either "odd" or "even" (odd even), " The appearance rate of various betting methods such as the betting method (for number) to be applied to "four numbers" is lit and displayed on the second display device 102B. It should be noted that the display of the lottery history of a predetermined number of past games and the display of the appearance rate for each betting method may be switched based on the operation instruction of the player.

<Modification 2>
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bet area A2 shown in FIG. 5 has been illustrated, but the purpose is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, in addition to the normal bet area A2, a sub bet area A3 or the like in which bet positions 70 corresponding to each number are arranged in an elliptical shape may be provided.

<Modification example 3>
Further, in the above-described embodiment, roulette is illustrated as an example of an electronic table game (ETG), but it can also be applied to card games such as baccarat and blackjack. Furthermore, in games (so-called sic bo) where the player predicts the total number and combination of the three dice rolls and bets on a predetermined betting area (pictures, numbers, etc.) to obtain a payout. Is also applicable.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display screen when applied to the sic bo, and shows a case where the bet position 70 corresponding to the total number of rolls “10” of the three dice is selected by the player. ..

The rolls of each of the three dice are displayed in the effect area A1 of the first display device 102A. In the bet area A2, a plurality of selectable bet positions 70 and a game value 80 are displayed. Explaining the bet position, for example, the bet position to bet by predicting the number of rolls of each die (for example, a combination of two of the three dice) and the total number of rolls of each die are predicted. Bet position to bet (for example, the total number of three dice) Bet position to bet by predicting whether the total of the three dice rolls is "large" or "small" (for example, "large") (11 to 17), "small" (4 to 10)) and the like.

The second display device 102B displays a predetermined number of past game lottery histories. In the example shown in FIG. 11, since the bet position 70 corresponding to the total number of rolls “10” of the three dice is selected by the player, the total number of rolls of the three dice is “10”. Only the lottery history at that time is lit and displayed, and the other lottery history is turned off (displayed). In FIG. 11, the total number of dice rolls “10” and the combination of dice rolls at that time (for example, “5 ・ 2 ・ 3”, “4 ・ 1 ・ 5”, etc.) are shown. Although the mode of lighting display is illustrated, the mode of display can be arbitrarily set and changed.

The program for realizing each embodiment of the present invention described above may be stored in a recording medium. By using this recording medium, the above program can be installed on a computer. Here, the recording medium in which the above program is stored may be a non-transient recording medium. The non-transient recording medium is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made based on the examples in which the first display device and the second display device are independent display devices, but the first display unit and the second display unit are displayed by one display device. Areas may be displayed separately. Further, in the above embodiment, the winning history corresponding to a specific bet position is lit and displayed, but it may be emphasized by, for example, a blinking display.

100 game device, 101 speaker, 102A first display device, 102B second display device, 103 operation input device, 104 card reader, 105 bill insertion device, 106 ticket payout device, 201 control unit, 202 CPU, 203 memory, 204 Storage device, 205 voice processing unit, 206 image processing unit, 207 communication unit, 208 peripheral device interface 410 database, 420 progress control unit, 430 display control unit

Claims

A game device including a control unit, a storage unit, a first display unit, and a second display unit.
When the control unit executes a program stored in the storage unit,
The lottery department that draws games and
Along with the production of the game, a first display control unit that displays a bet area in which a plurality of bet positions are set on the first display unit,
A second display control unit that displays the lottery history of the game on the second display unit,
A reception unit that accepts bet operations at each bet position and
It is configured to realize the detection unit that detects the selection operation of each bet position.
The second display control unit is a game device that highlights the lottery history corresponding to the detected bet position when the selection operation of any bet position is detected.
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the selection operation of each bet position includes a bet operation of betting a game value on each bet position.
The game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second display control unit lights and displays the lottery history corresponding to the detected bet position, and turns off the lottery history of another undetected bet position. ..
The game device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second display control unit displays the winning status at the bet position in a predetermined number of past games as the detected lottery history of the bet position.
It is a game method performed by a device including a control unit, a storage unit, a first display unit, and a second display unit.
When the control unit executes a program stored in the storage unit,
The lottery step to draw the game and
Along with the production of the game, a first display control step of displaying a bet area in which a plurality of bet positions are set on the first display unit, and
A second display control step for displaying the lottery history of the game on the second display unit, and
A reception step that accepts a bet operation to each bet position and
The detection step of detecting the selection operation of each bet position and the execution of the detection step are included.
A game method in which when a selection operation of any bet position is detected in the second display control step, the lottery history is highlighted at the detected bet position.