JP2001347041A - Control device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device to which information indicating the variation of probability of generating a special game state is inputted. SOLUTION: The probability variation information indicating that the probability of generating the special game state is in course of variation, is outputted from an information output terminal 59 of a ball shooting game machine, and this information is inputted to an information input terminal 71 of the control device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a management apparatus for a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, and the like.
In detail, a game is played by hitting a ball into the game area,
The present invention relates to a management apparatus for a ball game machine in which the occurrence probability of a specific game state in which a game value can be given to a player varies.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a ball-and-ball game machine generally has an operation in which a plurality of types of identification information are variably displayed when a ball is hit in a starting winning area provided in a game area. Is provided, and when the result of the game performed by the operation of the gaming device becomes a predetermined specific gaming state, the variable winning ball device is advantageous to the player. It has been configured such that the ball hit in the game area by driving to the first state or the like is controlled to a special game state in which it is easy to win a prize.
In the conventional ball game machine, since the specific game state is controlled to a special game state in which the hit ball is easy to win, the player aims to generate the specific game state. I was playing games.

[0003] In view of the fact that the occurrence of a specific game state has become a player's goal and attention, in this conventional ball game machine, the occurrence probability of the specific game state is changed. To make the game more varied and interesting.

[0004]

On the other hand, in a game arcade, there is a need to manage various data generated from the ball game machine by focusing on the fluctuation of the occurrence probability of the specific game state. For that purpose, it is necessary to input information in which the occurrence probability fluctuates to the management device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management device into which information indicating that the occurrence probability of a specific game state has changed is input.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a ball game machine in which a game is played by hitting a ball into a game area, and the occurrence probability of a specific game state in which a game value can be given to a player varies. A probability variation information output means for outputting information indicating that the occurrence probability of the specific gaming state has varied, wherein the management device Has a probability variation information input unit to which information output from the probability variation information output means is input.

[0007]

According to the present invention, information indicating that the occurrence probability of a specific game state has changed is output from the probability change information output means of the ball game machine, and the information is output to the probability change information input section of the management device. Is entered.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a pachinko game machine is shown as an example of a ball game machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a coin game machine or the like. Any ball-and-pull gaming machine for which this is performed is eligible.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first type pachinko gaming machine 1 and a card processing machine 12 as an example of a ball and ball gaming machine.

A card processor 12 is provided on one side (left side in the drawing) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be separable from the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a card available indicator, which is lit to indicate that the card processor 12 is operating and that lending using a card is possible. The card processor 12 has a built-in card reader / writer, and when a card is inserted through the card insertion / ejection port 17, recording information recorded on the card is read by the card reader / writer. The card balance at the time of insertion included in the read card information is displayed by the balance display (card balance display) 7. The card processor 12 includes a CPU, a ROM. A card processor control unit 21 (see fourth example) having a built-in RAM and the like is provided. The card processor controller 21 controls the entire card processor 12. Further, the card processing machine 12 is provided with a connection direction indicator 15, and a display of a connection direction set in advance on the card processor 12 side is illuminated and displayed. Can determine whether the game is possible.

When the player wants to play a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1, the player inserts a card, which is an example of a recording medium on which the value of the player is recorded, such as the remaining amount of the card, into the card insertion / ejection port 17. . When a ball lending operation is possible when the inserted card is appropriate and the remaining amount of the card is left, the player presses the ball lending button 9 so that the pachinko gaming machine can be operated from the card processing machine 12 side. A ball payout command signal is output to the payout control microcomputer on one side. Then, a ball lending amount (hereinafter, simply referred to as a ball lending amount) paid out by one ball lending operation preset by a ball lending setting switch 22 (see FIG. 4) formed of, for example, a rotary switch described later. (Pachinko balls) are paid out into the hit ball supply tray 6. When the payout of the pachinko balls for the lending amount is completed, the card processing machine 12
The card balance of the card inserted in is updated by the amount reduced by the lending amount.

In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes a return button, and a card inserted into the card processor 12 is returned from the card insertion / ejection port 17 to the player by being pressed by the player. The remaining amount of the card at the time of inserting the card and the remaining amount of the card after the ball lending has been performed and the amount of the card has been updated is reduced.
Remaining amount display (card balance display) 7 provided in
Is displayed. When the player operates the hitting operation handle 3 in a state where the pachinko balls are paid out into the hitting ball supply tray 6, the pachinko balls are driven one by one into the game area 101 formed on the front of the game board 100. Gaming area 101
Is provided with a variable display device 102 capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information. The game area 101 is further provided with a normal symbol starting port 107 and a special symbol starting port 109. The pachinko ball that has entered the normal symbol starting port 107 passes downward and is discharged again into the game area 101, and the passed ball is detected by the starting passing ball detection switch 10
8 to be detected. This normal symbol starting port 107 is
A pachinko ball that has entered from above may be configured as a prize hole that is guided to the back side of the game board and becomes a prize ball. Based on the detection output of the starting passage ball detection switch 108, the ordinary symbol display unit 104 of the variable display device 102 is variably started and then stopped. The normal symbol display unit 104 variably displays ten types of identification information from 0 to 9, and the display result at the time of the stop is determined by predetermined specific identification information (for example, ten different patterns such as 77). ), The pair of left and right movable members 111 of the normally variable winning ball apparatus 110 is opened, and the first state is advantageous for a player who can easily win a ball. This normally variable winning prize ball device 110 is in a second state which is disadvantageous for a player who normally has a movable member 111 closed and has difficulty hitting a ball.
Is displayed, the solenoid 112 is excited to be in the first state.

If the pachinko ball hit into the game area 101 wins in the special symbol starting port 109 or in the normal variable winning ball device 110 in the first state, the starting winning ball becomes the starting winning ball. The detection is detected by the detection switch 113, and based on the detection signal, the special symbol display unit 103 of the variable display device 102 is variably started and then stopped.
The special symbol display unit 103 is constituted by, for example, a display screen of a liquid crystal display, and variably displays 15 types of identification information of 0 to 9 and A to E. The display result at the time of stoppage is displayed. When a predetermined combination of specific identification information (for example, 15 different patterns such as 777) is obtained, a specific game state occurs and the opening / closing plate 11 of the special variable prize ball device 114 is generated.
The control at the time of the big hit is performed to set the first state which is advantageous to the player who is easy to win the ball by opening 6. The special variable prize ball device 114 is in a second state which is disadvantageous for a player who cannot normally or hardly win a ball with the opening / closing plate 116 closed in the normal state.
When the display result of 03 is a combination of specific identification information, the solenoid 117 is excited to be in the first state. The first state of the special variable prize ball device 114 accompanying the big hit is either a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of (for example, 10) prizes in the prize opening 115 of the hit ball. When the earlier condition is satisfied, the process ends and the second state is established. The pachinko ball that has won the winning opening 115 is detected by the 10-count detection switch 120, and the detected number is displayed by the winning number display 121. On the other hand, a specific winning area (V pocket) 118 is provided at a certain position in the winning opening 115, and the special variable winning ball device 114 in the first state is provided.
When the pachinko ball that has entered the inside wins in this specific winning area (V pocket) 118, the specific winning ball is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch 119, and the first state of the special variable winning ball device 114 in that time. After the completion of the control, the special variable winning ball device 114 is again driven and controlled to the first state, and the repetition continuation control is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times.

If the ball hits in the special symbol starting port 109 or the normal variable winning ball device 110 while the special symbol display section 103 is variably displaying, the starting prize is stored and the special symbol display is performed. After the unit 103 has been variably stopped and can be variably started again, the special symbol display unit 103 is variably started again based on the start winning memory. The upper limit of the start winning prize memory is set to, for example, “4”, and the starting prize storing number at the present time is displayed by the start storing display unit 105. If the display result at the time of variable stop of the special symbol display unit 103 is a specific game state generated by a combination of predetermined special identification information (for example, 333,777), the probability that the subsequent specific game state is generated is improved. Is performed. This probability variation control returns to the normal occurrence probability when the specific game state occurs three times in total including the first occurrence of the specific game state. The probability of occurrence of this specific game state can be variably set in three stages as described later in normal times, and is 1/215 in setting 1, and 1/23 in setting 2.
In the case of 0 and the setting 3, the occurrence probability is 1/245. on the other hand,
At the time of the probability fluctuation described above, the occurrence probability is 1/25 regardless of the settings 1, 2, and 3.

Further, the probability fluctuation starts in the ordinary symbol display section 104 under the same conditions as those of the special symbol display section 103 described above. As described above, the normal symbol display unit 104 variably displays ten types of identification information from 0 to 9 and specific display information (for example, ten different patterns such as 77) among them is stopped and displayed. Accordingly, the drive of the normally variable winning prize ball device 110 is controlled to the first state, and the probability that the normally variable winning prize ball device 110 is driven and controlled to the first state is 1/10. However, the display result of the special symbol display unit 103 is, for example, 333 or 777.
And the probability of the drive of the normally variable winning prize ball device 110 to the first state becomes １ ／. This probability variation state ends when the establishment variation state of the special symbol display unit 103 described above ends. In addition, if the special symbol display unit 103 described above has a display result (for example, 333 or 777) in which the probability variation occurs again at the time of the probability variation, the probability variation symbol is treated as valid, and the first time is repeated from that point on. The probability fluctuation is executed until three big hits including the big hit occur. In the present embodiment, the probability varies in both the special symbol display unit 103 and the normal symbol display unit 104, but the probability may vary in only one of them. When the probability is changed only in the ordinary symbol display unit 104, the display result of the ordinary symbol display unit 104 is changed to the specific recognition information (for example, 7).
This is a case in which there are ten different patterns (eg, 7), and the normally variable prize ball device 110 is opened so that the ball hit in the game area is controlled to be in a state where it is easy to win. The establishment fluctuation condition is a case where the special symbol display unit 103 has a specific form of specific identification information (for example, 333,777 out of the above-mentioned 15 kinds of double eyes) in a special mode. The probability that the display result of 104 becomes specific identification information fluctuates (for example, what is 1/10 becomes 1/2).

The game area 101 further includes a normal winning opening 1
22 and a lucky number display lamp 123. This lucky number display lamp 123
When the special symbol display unit 103 is variably started and stop-controlled, the result is a combination of specific identification information, and when a big hit occurs, the display lamps (1) to (4) are run and lighted and then stop-controlled. When a lucky number mode described later is set to 02 and the number of the display lamp at the time of stoppage matches the lucky number set in the gaming facility in advance, a certain service defined in the gaming facility is changed to a player. Is given to The certain service may be, for example, a game value such as a prize ball provided in response to the occurrence of a specific game state, which can be continuously used for a game without exchanging prizes.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a lamp which blinks while a special game state is occurring and the big hit control is being performed or the probability variation control is being performed. Reference numeral 10 denotes a speaker that generates a sound effect when a big hit occurs. Reference numeral 14 denotes a fraction display switch, which is illuminated when the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 17 becomes a fraction equal to or less than the lending amount. A card insertion indicator 16 is lit when a card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 17 to indicate that the card is being inserted. Reference numeral 18 denotes a unit box, which incorporates a unit box control unit described later. 2 is a front frame, 5 is a front plate that can be opened and closed, 4 is a surplus ball storage tray, and surplus balls that cannot be stored any more due to the pachinko balls being full in the hit ball supply tray 6. Dispensed into dish 4.

The special symbol starting opening 109 or the winning opening of the ordinary variable winning ball device 110 or the ordinary symbol starting opening 107 constitutes a starting winning area provided in the game area. Note that “winning” in the present invention is a broad concept including “passing” described above. Further, the variable display device 102 constitutes a gaming device in which an operation for a game is performed when a hit ball wins in a start winning region provided in the gaming region.

FIG. 2 shows a second type of pachinko game machine showing another example of the ball and ball game machine used in the present invention. The card processing device 12 provided corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 has the same configuration as that of the card processing device shown in FIG. 1, and therefore, description thereof will not be repeated here.

In the gaming area 201 formed on the front of the gaming board 200 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, start winning prize holes 212 and 213 as an example of a start winning area are provided. Pachinko balls start starting winning opening 21
If the player wins No. 2, the starting winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detection switch 214. When the pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 213, the starting winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detection switch 215. Based on the detection output of the start winning ball detection switch 214, a pair of left and right opening / closing wings 20 of the variable winning ball device 202 provided in the game area is provided.
3 is opened and closed once by the excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid 204. On the other hand, based on the detection output of the start winning ball detection switch 215, the opening / closing wing piece 203 opens and closes twice. During one or two opening / closing operations of the opening / closing wing piece 203, the variable prize ball device 202 is opened from the opening / closing wing piece 203 whose pachinko ball is being opened.
, The entered pachinko ball wins either the normal winning opening 207 or the specific winning opening 208 formed in the variable winning ball device 202. When the specific winning opening 208 is won, the excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid 204 are repeated to open and close the opening / closing wing pieces 203 continuously, so that a first state advantageous to the player is achieved. This first state ends when the condition that the open / close wing piece 203 opens and closes a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) or wins a predetermined number of balls (for example, 10 pieces) wins, whichever is earlier. To the second state. All the pachinko balls that have entered the variable winning ball apparatus 202 in the first state are detected by the winning number detector 205, and the detected number is displayed by the winning number display 211.

The number of pachinko balls that have entered during the opening or closing of the opening / closing wing pieces 203 accompanying the winning of the above-mentioned pachinko balls into the starting winning prize area wins in the specific prize area 208, thereby increasing the number of times. When the variable display for determination 210 is variably started and controlled to stop, and when the display result at the time of the stop becomes specific identification information (for example, 7), a specific game state occurs,
It becomes a big hit state in which the repetition continuation control for repeating the first state of the variable winning ball device 202 described later is repeated. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 15 times. When the variable display result of the variable display 210 for number of times determination is other than the specific identification information, a small hit state in which the repetitive continuation control of the variable winning ball device 202 is not performed is set. Then, in a state where the upper limit of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 15 times with the winning in the specific winning opening,
When the specific gaming state occurs, the variable winning ball device 202 is in the first state, and the pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball device 202 in the first state is in the specific winning port 20.
If the player wins No. 8, the repetition continuation condition is satisfied, and the repetition continuation control is performed in which the open / close wing piece 203 is continuously opened and closed again to set the first state. The pachinko ball that has entered during the execution of the repetition continuation control is again specified winning opening 208.
By winning within, the continuation condition is repeatedly established again,
Each time the continuation condition is satisfied, the continuation control is repeatedly performed with the above-mentioned 15 times as an upper limit. The number-of-times determining variable display 210 displays the number of remaining times of the repetition continuation control at the present time.

The probability that the specific identification information (for example, 7) is displayed when the number-of-times determining variable display 210 is variably stopped can be set in advance in three stages as described later. 1/8 for setting 1, 1 / for setting 2
10, setting 3 has an occurrence probability of 1/12. And
When the display result at the time of variable stop of the variable number determination variable display 210 becomes specific identification information (for example, 7) and a big hit state occurs, the repetitive continuation control accompanying the big hit is terminated and the big hit state of that time is changed. After the completion, the specific identification information (for example, 7) of the variable number display 210 for determining the number of times until the display result of the variable number display 210 for determining the number of times is derived by winning of the pachinko ball into the first specific winning opening 208. Is controlled to fluctuate to 1/2.

In the variable winning ball device 202, a ball storage device 2 is provided.
06 is provided, and the pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning prize ball device 202 in the first state is the ball storage device 2.
The ball storage device 206 is stored so that the stored pachinko balls are released by opening and closing the open / close wing pieces 203 a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) or winning a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, 10 pieces). Works.

In the game area 201, a normal winning opening 216 and a decoration lamp 217 are further provided. A lamp 11 that blinks during a big hit and during a probability change is provided above the pachinko gaming machine 1. The variable winning prize ball device 202 constitutes a gaming device in which an operation for a game is performed by hitting a ball in a starting winning prize area provided in the gaming area.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a third type of pachinko game machine and a card processing machine showing still another example of the ball and ball game machine used in the present invention. The configuration of the card processor 12 is the same as that shown in FIG. 1, and therefore, description thereof will not be repeated here.

In a gaming area 301 formed on the front of the gaming board 300 of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is provided an ordinary variable display device 302 capable of variably displaying identification information consisting of ten types of numbers 0 to 9. When the pachinko ball wins the ordinary symbol starting port 304 and is detected by the starting winning ball detector 305, the ordinary variable display device 302 is variably started and then stopped. Then, if the display result of the variable display device 302 at the time of variable stop is 777 or the like, the solenoid 308 is excited and the pair of left and right movable members 307 of the normal variable winning ball device 306 is opened. This is the first state that is advantageous for the player. The first state is terminated when a predetermined period (for example, 5 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, three) are won, whichever is earlier, and the second state is ended. Become. The pachinko ball that has entered the normally variable winning prize ball device 306 in the first state is the winning number detector 32.
5 is detected. In addition, the starting port 304 for the normal symbol
May be constituted by a passage port through which the pachinko balls entering from above are discharged from below as it is.

The pachinko balls detected by the winning number detector 325 are guided to a sorting device 326. The distribution device 326 includes a rotating body 32 that is constantly rotated by a motor 327.
8, a ball receiving recess 330 for receiving a pachinko ball on the outer periphery of the rotating body 328 and guiding the rotation of the ball.
329 are formed. When the pachinko ball detected by the winning number detector 325 is received in the ball receiving recess 330, the pachinko ball is guided to the normal winning opening 331 and wins in the normal winning opening 331. On the other hand, the winning number detector 325
When the pachinko ball detected in the step (3) is received by the ball receiving recess 329, the pachinko ball is passed through the normal winning opening 331 and guided to the right winning opening (special device operation opening) 332 provided thereunder, and the right winning opening is provided. 332 is won.

The pachinko ball that has won the right prize port 332 is detected by the right prize ball detection switch 332, and based on the detection output, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 becomes a right generation state (specific gaming state). If a pachinko ball wins in the special winning opening 314 and is detected by the special winning opening detecting switch 315 during the period of the right generation state, the solenoid 318 is excited and the special variable winning sphere device 316 is activated. The pair of left and right movable members 317 is opened to enter a first state which is advantageous for the player. The first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 10 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of pachinko balls is won, whichever is earlier, is satisfied and is disadvantageous for the player. It is in the second state. The winning ball that has won the special variable winning ball device 316 is detected by the winning number detector 319, and the detected number is displayed by the winning number display 321. Further, if the pachinko ball again wins the special winning opening 314 during the period of the right generation, a repetitive continuation control for driving and controlling the special variable winning sphere device 316 to the first state again is performed. This repetition continuation control is set, for example, until 16 prizes are won in the opening 314 during the generation of the right, and when the 16 prizes are won, the generated right is extinguished. The remaining number of times of the repetition continuation control at the present time is displayed by the remaining number display 320. On the other hand, if the pachinko ball again wins in the right winning opening 332 during the right generation, the generated right disappears.
After this right has expired or in the state where no right has been generated, the special variable winning prize ball device 316 does not enter the first state, no matter how much the pachinko ball wins the starting opening 314 for the special winning opening.

In the ordinary variable display device 302, the probability that the display result at the time of variable stop is random can be set in three stages as described later, and 1/90 in setting 1 and 1 in setting 2.
/ 100, setting 3 has an occurrence probability of 1/110. On the other hand, if the display result of the normal variable display device 302 at the time of variable stop is one of 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, the display result of the normal variable display device 302 at the time of variable stop is obtained. The probability of randomness varies to 1/20. This change in the probability returns to the normal probability after fluctuating until the right is generated twice including the first time. In addition, during the right generation, the variable display device 302 is not allowed to perform the variable display operation. Note that, as control to make it difficult for the right to disappear, the probability may be returned to a normal value while the right is generated, and the probability may be changed again after the right has expired. And this 2
If the randomization is realized again by the 1,3,5,7,9 probability fluctuation symbols during the fluctuation, the fluctuation control of the probability is repeated from the round until the right is generated twice including the round again. Done.

When the pachinko ball hit into the game area 301 wins the starting winning opening 322, the variable winning ball device 32
3 is opened to a first state advantageous to the player,
When a pachinko ball wins in the variable winning ball device 323 in the first state, the variable winning ball device 323 closes to the second state. In the gaming area 301, a normal winning opening 322 and a decorative lamp 324 are further provided. In addition, a lamp 11 that blinks during a big hit or a probability change is provided above the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The normal symbol starting port 304 constitutes a starting winning area provided in the game area.
In addition, the normal variable display device 302, the normal variable winning ball device 3
06, the distribution device 326 and the right prize port 332 constitute a game device in which an operation for a game is performed when a ball hits a start winning region provided in the game region. The third type of pachinko gaming machine may be such that the ball received by the sorting device is guided to the right winning opening 332 or the normal winning opening 331 depending on the display result of the variable display device. .

FIG. 4 is a rear view showing the internal structure of a part of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. In addition, the rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIGS.
Since it is almost the same as that of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is shown as a representative example and illustration is omitted here.

The card processor 12 includes a card processor controller 21, a card reader / writer controller 20, and a unit box controller 19. The card processor control unit 21 and the interface board 33 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 are electrically connected so that the card processor control unit 21 and the interface board 33 can transmit and receive information to and from each other. Is configured. The interface board 33 and the payout control board 38 housed in the payout control board box 37 are electrically connected. Further, the interface board 33 and the relay terminal board 34 are electrically connected to each other.
And a game control board 41 and a gaming machine terminal box 4 housed in the game control board box 40.
The ball dispensers 31 are electrically connected to each other.

Further, the above-mentioned various indicators and switches of various operation buttons provided on the hitting ball supply tray 6 are connected to the interface board 33 via the connector 35. It should be noted that various indicators and switches of various operation buttons provided on the card processor control unit 21 and the hit ball supply tray 6 and a payout control board 38 in a payout control board box 37 are provided.
Alternatively, the payout control board 38 and the ball payout device 31 may be connected via the relay terminal board 34 without being connected via the interface board 33 and the relay terminal board 34. Further, the card processor control unit 21 and the payout control board 38 may be directly connected by a connector. Reference numeral 22 denotes a connector for connecting the card processor control unit 21 to the interface board 33.

The unit box control section 19 provided in the card processor 12 is provided with a ball lending amount setting switch 22 for inputting and setting in advance the ball lending amount to be paid out by one ball lending operation. And as shown, 100
Five types of amounts of yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen, and 500 yen can be input and set. For example, if the ball-playing amount is set to 300 yen as shown in the figure by a staff at the game arcade, the 300-yen is stored in the microcomputer (not shown) of the card processor control unit 21 as the ball-playing amount. Then, the player inserts the card into the card insertion / ejection port 17.
When the ball lending button 9 is pressed, the ball lending amount (300 yen) is automatically paid out into the hitting ball supply tray 6. The payout of the pachinko ball is performed by executing payout of a predetermined unit amount (for example, 100 yen) a plurality of times (for example, three times), and each time the payout of this unit amount is completed, the unit is paid out. The amount will be reduced from the card balance. The unit price sales signal resulting from the reduction by the unit price is transmitted to the hall management computer 70 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) which is the host computer of the game arcade, and is also transmitted via a terminal box installed in the game arcade. It is transmitted to the card issuing company. Further, the card processing machine 12
Is transmitted to the hall management computer 70 via the unit box 59 and to the card issuing company via the terminal box.

The card reader / writer control unit 20 is a control unit for reading and rewriting the recording data of the card inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 17.

The ball dispenser 31 includes a dispensing motor (not shown).
Is provided, and the pachinko balls supplied from the ball guide rail 28 are laterally fed by the rotational force of the payout motor, and the laterally fed pachinko balls fall down one by one, and the hit ball supply tray 6 is provided. Paid out within. This ball dispenser 31
Is provided on the mechanism plate 25. The ball guide rail 2
Numeral 8 is for causing the stored balls in the ball tank 27 to flow down while being aligned in two rows.
It is detected that there are no stored balls in the ball tank 27 and that there are no falling balls on the ball guide rail 28, and the detection signal is transmitted to the terminal box 46 for the gaming machine and the relay terminal board 34. Is input to the payout control board 38 in the payout control board box 37 via the. The ball payout speed is reduced when the tank out-of-tank switch 29 no longer detects a ball.

The ball tank 27 is supplied with pachinko balls from a supply gutter 57 provided on the game machine installation island via a supply device 58 including a supply ball detector. This ball tank 27
Is detected by the replenishing ball detector of the replenishing device 58. When a predetermined number (for example, ten) of pachinko balls are supplied, a detection signal of one pulse is supplied to the replenishing ball. Output from the detector. In response to the ball lending request signal from the card processing machine 12, the pachinko balls in the ball tank 27 are not paid out into the ball feeding plate 6, but the ball lending purchased by the player from the ball lending machine is fed into the ball feeding plate 6. In the case of a conventional general pachinko game machine that is inserted into a game machine, an output signal output from the replenishing device 58 is transmitted to the hall management computer 70, and the hall management computer 70 transmits the output signal. Based on the detected signal, the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous for the game hall is detected.
However, as in the present embodiment, in a pachinko game machine of a system in which a part of the stored balls in the ball tank 27 is paid out into the hit ball supply tray 6 based on a ball lending request signal from the card processing machine 12, A lending ball which does not become a disadvantage ball for the game hall is supplied from the replenishing gutter 57 to the ball tank 27, and the supplied lending ball is detected by the replenishment ball detector, and the disadvantage ball count is increased. The information is input to the hall management computer, which causes a problem that the hall management computer 70 cannot accurately count the number of disadvantage balls. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout control board 38 before the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning of the pachinko balls reaches a predetermined number (for example, 10). A predetermined pulse signal is transmitted to the hall management computer via the gaming machine terminal box 46, the connector 62, the information output terminal device 59, and the connector 64. With this configuration, no pulse signal as information on the number of disadvantageous balls is output to the hall management computer 70 when renting a pachinko ball, and the pulse signal is used only for paying out a prize ball accompanying a prize. Is transmitted to the hall management computer 70, and the hall management computer 70 can collect accurate information on the number of disadvantageous balls.

The winning ball driven into the game area 101, 201, 301 and winning in the winning opening and the out ball collected in the out opening 53 merge and fall into the driving ball tank 54, and the driven ball is dropped. Is detected by a driving ball detector (driving ball counter) 55 and a ball collecting gutter 56 provided on the game machine installation island.
Fall on. In the figure, reference numerals 23 and 61 denote card processor control units 2.
1 is a connector for connecting the information output terminal device 59 to the information output terminal device 59.

The information output terminal device 59 has a function of transmitting the unit sales signal and the unit number. The information output terminal device 59 is connected to the unit box control unit 19 via connectors 60 and 24. And
The unit number and unit sales signal described above are used for the connector 2
4, transmitted to the hall management computer via the information output terminal device 59 and the connector 64. Also, the face value information of the card used in the card processing machine 12 and the code information of the error generated in the card processing machine 12 are transmitted from the card processing machine control unit 21 via the connector 23, the information output terminal device 59, and the connector 64 to the hole. Transmitted to the management computer. A voltage of 100 V AC is supplied to the unit box control unit 19, and the voltage converted to a predetermined voltage in the unit box control unit 19 is supplied to the card processor control unit 21 and the card reader / writer control unit 20. In this way, the unit sales signal is transmitted from both the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the card processor 12 to the hall management computer. As a result, if one of the unit sales signals goes out of order due to failure or malfunction of one, it will be different from the other unit sales signal,
It is possible to immediately determine that an abnormality has occurred, and to accurately manage sales. Since the unit number is also transmitted from the card processor 12 to the management computer for halls as described above, it is possible to specify which card processor is used together with the transmitted unit sales signal.

The game control board 41 includes a mechanism plate 25.
Terminal board (not shown) of the variable display device 102 provided on the game board 100 facing the opening 26 and the relay terminal board 4 to which various lamps, LEDs, sensors and the like are connected.
8 and a wiring. This relay terminal board 48
Are connected to the information output terminal device 59 by connectors 50 and 63, and are connected to the game control board 41 by connectors 49 and 47. A key switch 43 is provided on the right side of the back of the game control board box 40. This key switch 43 is used for the variable display device 1.
02, 104, 210, and 302 are used to variably set the probability that the display result at the time of variable stop is a combination of specific identification information (for example, 777), and switch to three positions of a normal position, a set position, and a confirmation position. Can operate. The probability can be changed and set by inserting a predetermined key into the key switch 43 and performing a switching operation. According to the number of times of the switching operation, as described above, setting 1, setting 2, setting 3
The probability can be switched and set in three stages. Instead of the key switch 43, for example, a slide switch,
A push button switch, a snap switch, a push-pull switch, a rotary switch, a digital switch, or the like may be used. Further, in the game control board box 40,
Set probability indicators 42a, 42b, and 42c for displaying the probability set by operating the key switch 43 are provided. In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes a hitting ball firing device, which is operated by a player operating a hitting ball operation handle to fire the pachinko balls in the hitting ball storage dish 6 one by one into the game area 101. In the figure, reference numeral 26 denotes an opening formed in the mechanism plate 28, and a portion of the variable display device 102 protruding toward the back side of the game board is accommodated in the opening 26. In the figure, a power switch 45 is interposed between the game machine terminal box and the game control board 41, and is connected to the game control board 41 by a connector 44. By operating the power switch 45, the power can be once turned off and then turned on again, and the game control microcomputer of the game control board 41 can be reset when the power is turned on. In this case, the operation can be facilitated. Also 3
Reference numeral 9 denotes a reset switch for resetting the payout control microcomputer of the payout control board. A game board 100 is detachably attached to a game board mounting frame (not shown).

As described above, the surplus balls that have been filled with the pachinko balls in the ball storage tray 6 and cannot be stored anymore are paid out from the surplus ball payout port 4 as described above. When the full state detection switch 52 is turned on, the payout control board 38 operates based on the detection signal to stop the payout of the prize balls by the ball payout device 31.
In the drawing, reference numeral 32 denotes a winning ball processing device, which detects a winning ball one by one from a winning port provided in the game area, operates a payout control board 38 based on the detected signal, and operates the payout port. The operation of the ball payout device 31 is controlled so as to pay out the number of prize balls according to the type.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a management device for managing the ball game machine. The management device includes a hall management computer 70 as an example of a tallying unit and the data processing output device 7.
2 and a CRT 74 as an example of an output unit, a printer 75 and a keyboard 76.

As will be described later, the hall management computer 70 receives data from a game control board of a plurality of pachinko machines, a payout control board, and a card processor control unit of a plurality of card processors. Weekly input data is configured to be filed. The data processing output device 72 is provided with a key switch 73, and the data processing output device 72
The state can be switched to the FF, ON, and LOCK states. O
When the mode is switched to the FF state, the operation stops, and the display by the CRT 74 and the printing by the printer 75 are not performed. O
By switching to the N state, the display of data on the CRT 74 and the
Can print out data. By switching to LOCK, the output of special data such as sales data, division data, and other data that is not desired to be known to anyone other than the gaming house manager is prohibited. A plurality of pachinko gaming machines installed in a game arcade are divided into a plurality of groups according to their models and the like. For example, the pachinko gaming machine of the first type shown in FIG. 1 and the second type shown in FIG.
The pachinko gaming machines of the first kind are classified into three groups, such as the pachinko gaming machines of the first kind and the pachinko gaming machines of the third kind shown in FIG. In this management device, the keyboard 76
The group is designated by, the lucky number (number of ball game start number, all-day indefinite number or number of ball game end) and the variable number display device when the probability fluctuation state starts and the probability fluctuation state ends The display number when the variable display device is stopped can be input and set.

The procedure for inputting the group setting is as follows: first, the setting key 77 of the keyboard 76 is pressed, then the group key 79 is operated, and then the numerical value input key 99 is pressed. A group number such as a second group or a third group is input. For example, in order to put the pachinko gaming machines of the type shown in FIG. 1 into the first group, the numerical input key 99 is operated to input 01. Next, the user operates the function key 98 indicating the end of the numerical value input. Next, the unit head key 81 is operated, and then the numerical value input key 99 is operated to input the unit head number. For example, the head of the unit number of the pachinko gaming machine of the model belonging to the first group is input and set by the numerical value input key 99. Next, the function key 98 is operated, then the unit end key 82 is operated, and then the numerical value input key 99 is operated to input the unit end number. For example, the last number of the unit number of the pachinko gaming machine of the model belonging to the first group is input. Then, the function key 98 is pressed. By the above operation, the group number of the pachinko gaming machine corresponding to the number from the head to the end of the unit number set and input is input and set. If another group is desired to be set, the operation from pressing the group key 79 to pressing the function key 98 after inputting the end number of the unit number may be repeated and executed. Then, when the group setting input is completed, the completion key 78 is pressed.

On the other hand, when inputting and setting the lucky number mode, the probability change start number, and the probability change end number, first, the set key 77 is pressed and then the L.P. The N key (lucky number key) 8 is pressed, and the group number already input and set by the above operation is input and set by pressing the numerical value input key 99, and then the function key 98 is operated. As a result, any one of the first group, the second group, and the third group is specified and input and set. Next, the numerical input key 99 is operated to enter the lucky number mode. This lucky number mode, as described above,
The jackpot symbol which is the display result at the time of variable stop of the variable display device is set as a lucky number determination target or a decorative symbol (the lucky number display lamp 123 shown in FIG. 1).
There are two types of modes for determining whether the lucky number is to be determined as the display result at the time of variable stop of the variable stop mode. The numerical mode key is used to select and input one of the two modes. Things. For example, if 01 is input with the numerical value input key 99, a mode in which the jackpot symbol is determined as a lucky number is selected and set.
When "2" is input, a mode in which the decorative pattern is determined as a lucky number is selected and set. Next, by pressing the function key 98, the input of the lucky number mode is completed.

In order to input the ball holding game start number, first, the user operates the numerical value input key 99 to input the ball holding game start number (for example, 3, 5) set by the game arcade, and then the function key. Operate 98. Further, in order to input the possessed ball game end number, first, the user operates the numerical value input key 99 to input the possessed ball game end number (for example, 4, 9) set by the game hall, and then operates the function key 98. I do.
Further, in order to input an all-day indefinite number, the user operates the numerical value input key 99 to input and set an all-day indefinite number (for example, 7) and operates the function key 98. An all-day undetermined number is a ball held when the stop symbol number of the variable display device becomes that number, regardless of the type of the jackpot symbol or the type of the decorative symbol when the subsequent jackpot occurs. Is a number that gives a privilege that the player can continue to use the game without exchanging prizes.

If another group is to be designated and a lucky number mode, a ball game start number, a ball game end number, or an all-day indefinite number are to be set, the numeric key 99 is operated again. A group number is designated, and the input operation of the lucky number mode, the game start number, the game end number, and the all-day indefinite number corresponding to the group number are repeated. When these inputs have been completed, the completion key 78
Operate.

FIGS. 6 to 8 are functional block diagrams for explaining data input to the hall management computer of the management apparatus. 6 shows the case of the first type pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 shows the case of the second type pachinko game machine shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 8 shows the case of the third type pachinko game machine shown in FIG. The case of a kind of pachinko gaming machine is shown.

The payout information accompanying the winning of the pachinko balls is transmitted from the payout control board 38 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 to the game control board 41. The game control board 41 sends back to the payout control board 38 the winning number information corresponding to the winning opening where the hit ball has won, based on the transmitted winning information. The payout control board 38 operates the ball payout device 31 based on the returned prize ball number information as described above. On the other hand, the card processing machine 12
A ball-lending command signal according to the ball-lending operation by the player is transmitted to the payout control board 38 from the card processor control units (including the unit box control unit) 19 and 21 provided in the unit.
Then, the payout control board 38 controls the ball payout device 31 according to the transmitted payout command signal as described above to pay out the lending ball. Payout control board 3 if the lending is well paid out
Reference numeral 8 denotes a card processing machine control unit 1 which outputs a signal indicating that a payout has been made.
Reply to 9,21.

From the game control board 41, through the information output terminal device 59, to the information input terminal 71 of the hall management computer 70, the model code information for specifying the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the generation of a specific game state are generated. Set value information of the probability, special symbol big hit information when a big hit occurs in the special symbol display unit 103 (information on occurrence of a specific game state),
Information on the big hit symbol stopped and displayed on the special symbol display unit 103 when the big hit occurs, and lucky number information on the stop position of the lucky number display lamp 123 that stops after fluctuating due to the occurrence of the big hit on the special symbol display unit 103 Information about the special variable winning ball device (large winning opening) being opened to the first state, information indicating that the probability of occurrence of the specific game state is fluctuating is being changed, and a special symbol starting port. Information relating to the winning of the pachinko ball at 109 (information relating to the execution of an operation for the game of the gaming device), a special symbol starting port 109;
Special symbol display part 10 is effective among the pachinko balls winning
3 (variable information on the execution of the operation for the game of the gaming machine) used for variably displaying 3, the normal symbol big hit information when a big hit occurs in the normal symbol display unit 104, the special variable prize Ball device 11
4, information on winning of a pachinko ball in a specific winning area (V pocket) 118, information indicating that a pachinko ball has won a normal symbol starting port 107, information on a normal symbol starting port 107 Among the pachinko balls that have won the prize, information on the effective start prize ball used to effectively and variably display the normal symbol display unit 104 (information on the execution of the operation for the game of the gaming machine), the normal variable prize ball device ( Information relating to the opening of the normal electric machine and the first state is transmitted. The information input terminal 71 inputs the transmitted information to the hall management computer 70. In the hall management computer, the CPU 70A, the ROM 70B. A RAM 70C is provided, and the input information is totaled and stored. The above-mentioned effective start information is collected because, in the case of the first-type pachinko gaming machine 1, as described above, the upper limit of the start winning prize memory is set to, for example, “4”, and the starting winning prize balls winning beyond the upper limit are This is in order to meet the needs of a game arcade where it is ignored and is not used for variable display control, and it is desired to know the effective number of start winnings actually used for variable display control. In the present embodiment, the information during the probability fluctuation is configured to be continuously output during the probability fluctuation, but a pulse having a predetermined width is output at the start of the probability fluctuation, and a pulse having a predetermined width is output at the end of the probability fluctuation. You may. In that case, the pulse width may be made different between the start time and the end time.

From the payout control board 38, to the information input terminal 71 via the information output terminal device 59, supply information (disadvantage information), which is the prize ball information paid out along with the winning of the pachinko ball, and a ball payout device. The ball lending information in which the ball lending is performed by operating 39 and the error code information indicating the cause and type of the abnormality when any abnormality occurs in the ball payout system are transmitted. The information is input to the hall management computer 70.

Whether the inserted card is a 500 yen card or a 1000 yen card from the card processor control units 19 and 21 to the information input terminal 71 via the information output terminal device 59
Information relating to the face value of the card, such as a 00 yen card, unit number information, and information of an error code indicating the cause and type of the abnormality when any abnormality occurs by the card processor 12 are transmitted.
Is input to

When a pachinko ball hit in the game area 101 is detected by the hit ball sensor 55, the hit information (profit information) is input to the hall management computer 70 via the information input terminal 71. You.

In the present embodiment, the starting winning information is totaled for each type of starting opening and transmitted to the information input terminal 71 side. For example, in the case of the first-type pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG.
Are provided, and the normal symbol start winning information that has won the two normal symbol start-up openings 107 is transmitted to the information input terminal 71 collectively. Instead of totalizing and transmitting the information for each type of starting port, starting winning information may be output and transmitted to the information input terminal 71 for each starting port.

FIG. 7 shows data transmitted in the case of the second type of pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. The description of the same parts as in FIG. 6 will not be repeated, and here, only the differences will be mainly described.

Of the information input from the game control board 241 to the hall management computer 70 via the information output terminal device 59 and the information input terminal 71, the jackpot information is a variable of the pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. A pachinko ball that has entered while the opening / closing wing pieces 203 of the prize ball device 202 is opening or closing once or twice wins a specific prize area, and the stop symbol of the variable number display device 210 for determining the number of times is 7 or the like. This is information relating to the big hit that has occurred as a result of the identification information (specific game state occurrence information). The number-of-times determining symbol information is symbol information of the display result when the number-of-times determining variable display 210 is variably stopped. As described above, the symbol at the time of stopping is determined by specific identification information (for example, 7). If this happens, the upper limit number of repetition continuation control of the variable winning ball device 202 becomes, for example, 15 times. The number-of-continuations information is information that is output each time the above-described 18-time opening / closing control is performed in the big hit control, and the hall management computer 70 counts the number of times of inputting this information to obtain the data of the actual number of continuations. Can be aggregated. The one-time opening start prize information is information on a pachinko ball that has won a prize in a start winning prize opening 212 defined so that the opening / closing wing piece 203 opens and closes once by hitting a ball (execution of a game device operation for a game). Information). In addition, the one-time opening effective start information refers to the opening / closing wing piece 2 of the pachinko balls that have won the start winning opening 212.
03 (information on execution of an operation for a game of the gaming device) related to a start winning prize ball used to open and close the number 03 effectively once. This is because, in the case of the second type of pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 2, while the opening / closing wing piece 203 has already been opened or closed once or twice based on the winning of the pachinko ball, a subsequent pachinko ball is played. This is because when the winning prize port is won again, one or two opening / closing operations based on the subsequent winning prize ball are not performed. And
Except for winning balls not used for the opening / closing operation, information on only the starting winning balls actually used for opening and closing the opening / closing wing pieces 203 is the effective starting information.

Similarly, the double opening start winning information is information relating to the starting winning ball that has won the double opening start winning opening 213, and the double opening effective starting information is the actual starting winning ball among the starting winning balls. The information related to the starting prize effectively used for opening and closing the opening / closing wing pieces 203 (information related to the execution of the operation for the game of the gaming device).

FIG. 8 shows the case of the third type pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. In FIG. 8 as well, transmission of the same information as in FIG. 6 will not be described again, and only different points will be mainly described here.

Of the information transmitted from the game control board 341 to the hall management computer 70 via the information output terminal device 59 and the information input terminal 71, the right-occurring information is the third type shown in FIG. When the pachinko ball wins the right prize port (special device operation port) 332 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the right is generated (specific gaming state), information indicating that the right is being generated (specific gaming state) Occurrence information). The big hit symbol information is information relating to the big hit symbol when the display result of the normal variable display device 302 at the time of variable stop becomes a symbol that can be set to the big hit state by setting the normal variable winning ball device 306 to the first state. The normal symbol effective start information is prize ball information (information on execution of a game device for a game) which is used to actually variably start a normal variable display device among normal symbol start prize balls. The special device winning information is information relating to a pachinko ball winning the right winning port (special device operating port) 332. The normal electric winning opening information is information relating to the normal state of the variable winning prize ball device (normal electric winning) 306 being opened and in the first state. The normal winning combination information is information relating to the number of winning pachinko balls in the normal variable winning prize device (ordinary winning combination) 306.

Each of the game control boards 41, 241 and 341 provided in the various game machines 1 has a specific game state generated at a certain probability as a result of the game performed by the operation of the game apparatus, as described above. Occurs,
The game control board 41, 241 or 341 has a function of controlling a special game state in which a ball hit in the game area is likely to win a game, and the result of a game performed by the operation of the game apparatus is provided. The control means is configured to be able to control a special game state in which a hit ball hit in the game area is easy to win when a predetermined specific game state is set. Furthermore, each game control board 41,241,
341 has a function of changing the occurrence probability of the specific game state by the establishment of the probability change condition, as described above.
41, a probability changing means for changing the occurrence probability of the specific game state according to establishment of a predetermined probability changing condition is also used. The establishment variation means of the second type pachinko gaming machine 1 changes the internal structure of the ball of the variable prize ball device 202 into which the ball enters, and varies the establishment of winning of the entered pachinko ball into the specific winning port 208. It may be. Further, the information output terminal 59 constitutes a probability variation information output unit that outputs information indicating that the occurrence probability of the specific game state has changed. The information output terminal 5
Instead of 9, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a lamp or LED that lights or flashes during the probability fluctuation, detects it with a photo sensor, and inputs the detection output to the hall management computer 70 as the probability fluctuation information. It may be.
The information input terminal 71 constitutes a probability variation information input unit to which information output from the probability variation information output unit is input.

As described above, the various kinds of information as described above are input to the hall management computer 70 from various game machines.
Numeral 0 totalizes and stores the various types of input information and outputs various types of total data in accordance with an operation of a keyboard 76 described later.

In order to display and output the total data of each pachinko gaming machine, first, the total key 83 of the keyboard 76 shown in FIG. The user inputs the unit number of the pachinko gaming machine to be operated by operating the numerical value input key 99. Each data is displayed on the CRT 74 by operating the function key 98. On the other hand, when the respective data is printed out by the printer 75, the printing operation can be performed by first pressing the print key 97 instead of pressing the total key 83.

According to the output operation of each data of each unit,
FIG. 9 shows an output state of the aggregate data regarding the pachinko gaming machine having the unit number 0001. As shown in FIG. 9, the unit number 0001 is the first pachinko gaming machine belonging to the group 1 and is the first type of pachinko gaming machine having the model code 01 (the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1), and is lucky. Since the number mode is 01, the big hit symbol when the variable display device is stopped becomes a lucky number determination target. Since the set value of the occurrence probability of the specific game state is set to 01, the occurrence probability is 1/215. Furthermore, the possessed ball game start number is set to 3,5, the possessed ball game end number is set to 4,9, and the all-day unlimited number is set to 7. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the tabulated data of today's total data as of 15:50 on Sunday, August 15, 1993 is shown. According to this table, the number of occurrences of big hits is shown on the leftmost side, and each occurrence time is shown on the right side. The special symbol winning prize on the right side is the special symbol starting winning number data compiled based on the above-mentioned special symbol starting winning information, and the special symbol starting winning from the start of today's business until the first big hit occurs. The number is 155, 2 from the end of the first big hit
The number of winning special symbol starting prizes until the occurrence of the second big hit is 39
It is 8.

The special symbol validity is the aggregated data according to the above-mentioned special symbol validity start information, and the number of special symbol validity start times generated from the start of business today to the occurrence of the first big hit is 148. The number of special symbol effective starts from the end of the first big hit to the occurrence of the second big hit is 387. Further, the ratio of the total number of special symbol effective starts to the total number of special symbol start winnings, that is, 1640/1697 × 100% ≒ 96.6% is shown. It is shown that the gaming device has performed the gaming operation 35 times since the establishment fluctuation started, and the specific gaming state has occurred.

The ordinary symbol winning is data compiled according to the ordinary symbol starting winning information described above, and the number of ordinary symbol starting winning from the start of business today to the occurrence of the first big hit is 163,1. The normal symbol start winning number from the end of the second big hit to the occurrence of the second big hit is 252.

The normal symbol validity is the total data according to the normal symbol validity start information described above, and the normal symbol validity start count from the start of business today to the first big hit is 160, 1 The number of normal symbol effective starts from the end of the second big hit to the occurrence of the second big hit is 247. Then, the ratio of the total number of normal symbol effective starts to the total number of normal symbol start winnings, that is, 1242/1287 × 100% ≒ 96.5% is shown.

The general symbol jackpot is data compiled according to the ordinary symbol jackpot information described above, and the number of occurrences of the ordinary symbol jackpot from the start of business today to the occurrence of the first jackpot is 8,1. The number of occurrences of the normal symbol big hit from the end of the second big hit to the occurrence of the second big hit is 13 times. And
Occurrence rate of normal symbol big hits, that is, total of normal symbol big hits 8
3 / Normal symbol effective start total number of times 1242 ≒ 1 / 15.0
It is shown.

The number of continuations is a special variable winning ball device 114
(Refer to FIG. 1) means the number of times of the repetition continuation control to be in the first state again, and is data totaled according to the above-mentioned winning opening opening information. According to the table of FIG. 9, it is shown that the continuous control was repeatedly performed 16 times by the occurrence of each of the big hits. The special winning opening is data compiled on the basis of the special winning opening winning information and the special symbol starting winning information described above, and is a winning that has been won in the special winning opening (special variable winning ball device 114) due to the occurrence of a big hit. According to this table, it means that 167 pachinko balls were won in the first big hit and 171 pachinko balls in the second big hit. Then, the average of the number of winning balls, that is, the total winning ball winning number 1868 /
The total number of jackpots 11 ≒ 169.8 is shown.

The V prize is data compiled based on the V prize information described above, and means the number of prize balls that have won the specific prize area (V pocket) 118. According to this table, 1 prize is obtained. It is shown that 72 V winnings have occurred at the time of the second big hit, and 78 V winnings have occurred at the time of the second big hit. Then, the V winning ratio, that is, the total number of V winnings 80
6 / Grand Prize Winner Total 1868 x 100% $ 43.
1% is shown. The normal winning combination is data compiled based on the normal winning opening information and the special symbol starting winning information described above.
0) means the number of winning pachinko balls, and the number of winning balls that have won the ordinary electric role from the start of business today until the occurrence of the first big hit is 25, the end of the first big hit The number of prize-winning balls that have won the ordinary electric role from the time until the second big hit occurs is 40. The average of the normal winnings is 3,0 / times, which indicates the average number of pachinko balls won in the normal electric win in one normal symbol big hit. It is the value obtained by dividing the sum by the sum of the regular figure jackpot.

The payout is the difference between the number of hit balls and the payout ball between the occurrence of a special symbol big hit and the end of the big hit (the number of difference balls).
According to the table, at the time of the first big hit, 23
At the time of the second big hit of 80 pieces, 2410 prize balls have been paid out. The average of the payouts is the total of the paid out prize balls of 26350 / the total number of occurrences of the big hit of 11
$ 2395.

The big hit symbol indicates which symbol (numeral) has been generated by the special symbol display unit 103 to generate a big hit. The first big hit is "666" and the second big hit is generated. Is "555" and a big hit occurs. In addition, as for ○ mark, × mark, and asterisk mark shown in the column of the big hit symbol, the special ball display start number, the full ball game end number, and the all-day indefinite number are displayed by the special symbol display unit 103, respectively. It is shown that. According to this table, a big hit occurs due to the second ball hitting start number “555” due to the occurrence of the big hit, and the game can be continued using the held ball.
Since the special ball display end number “999” is displayed by the special symbol display unit 103 when the third big hit occurs, the state in which the game can be continued using the ball is finished. Then, with the occurrence of the eighth big hit, a probability fluctuation state occurs, and with the occurrence of the ninth big hit, an indefinite number “777” is displayed throughout the day. This shows that the game can be continued without conversion. Note that the star mark in the jackpot column in the table indicates that a jackpot has occurred in the probability fluctuation state.

The sales means the remaining amount of the card used for playing the game on the pachinko gaming machine. According to the table, the sales amount is 5,500 yen, 1
1 from the end of the second jackpot to the occurrence of the second jackpot
It can be seen that 3000 yen was used.

The data shown below the table shown in FIG. 9 is a total of data particularly required for information management of a game arcade. Among them, the number of probability fluctuation jackpots marked with an asterisk is data indicating how many jackpots have occurred in the probability fluctuation state (data on the number of occurrences of a specific game state during establishment fluctuation)
In the case of the pachinko gaming machine, the number of times is three. Since the total number of occurrences of the special symbol big hits (the number of occurrences of the specific game state) is 11, the probability of occurrence of the probability variation big hits is 3/11 × 100 ≒ 27.3%.
Since the number of holding ball games started is two, the occurrence rate is 2/11 × 100 ≒ 18.2%. Since the number of occurrences of the undetermined number of times is one day, the occurrence rate is 1/1.
1 × 100 ≒ 9.1%. What is the number of start-ups between jackpots?
It is the number of special figure validity, and the average is 1640 total special figure validity / total occurrence of 112 / 149.1. Then, the average at the normal time where the probability does not fluctuate is the effective sum of the special maps at the normal time / the number of the big hits at the normal time = 193.
It becomes 5. In the normal state, the maximum number of times of the jackpot start is 449 and the minimum is 46. The average of the number of times of the jackpot start during the probability change is the special figure effective total (35 + 32 + 25) at the time of the probability change / the number of occurrences of the big hit at the time of the probability change 3 ≒ 30.7. The maximum number of times of the jackpot start at the time of the probability fluctuation is 35 and the minimum is 25. The number of startups between stochastic fluctuations refers to the total number of effective start times of special symbols from the start of business today to the first probability fluctuation state, or the next probability fluctuation state occurs from the end of the probability fluctuation state This is the total number of effective start times of the special symbol until the start, and the average and maximum are 1424.

Further, the number of balls hit into the game area is 10
Every time the number reaches 00, data on the number of starts counted is counted and output. The average of the number of effective starts of the special symbol is 53.6, and the normal electric
The number of winnings in 0) is 8.3, the maximum number of effective starting of special symbols is 75, the maximum number of winnings in ordinary electric winning (ordinary variable winning ball device 110) is 21, and the number of effective starting of special symbols is minimum. Is 30, and the minimum number of winnings in the normal electric winning (normal variable winning prize ball device 110) is 0. Normally, the average of the number of effective starts of the symbol is 30.8, the maximum is 53, and the minimum is 15. In addition, the difference calculated from the total number of payout balls, which is 3062 × 10, the total number of payout balls, which is the total number of paid out prize balls, is 4360 × 10, and the total number of payout balls−the total number of payout balls from the start of business today to the present time. The number of balls is -1298 × 10,
The dividing number which can be calculated by (number of payout balls / number of driving balls) × 100% is 142.4. Furthermore, the face value of the cards used in this pachinko machine is 0 for a 10,000 yen card, 4 for a 5000 yen card, 3 for a 3000 yen card, 5 for a 2000 yen card, and 0 for a 1000 yen card.
It has become a piece. Further, the number of errors that have occurred in this pachinko gaming machine is indicated as zero. Note that the payout rate in a normal state (when the state is neither the big hit state nor the probability fluctuation state) may be totaled and output. In that case, the number of payout balls per 1000 hit balls in a normal state may be calculated by summing up, or the number of payout balls and the number of payout balls between big hits may be summed and calculated. Conceivable.

When the unit number 0031 is input by the operation of outputting each data of each vehicle by the keyboard 76, the data shown in FIG. 10 is totaled and output.
In FIG. 10, data of the 38th pachinko gaming machine belonging to group 2 is output. The 38th pachinko gaming machine is the second type of model code 02, and the number of hits is 4000 and the probability setting value is 01.
Then, total data up to and including 15:55 on Sunday, August 15, 1993 is output. In FIG. 10, in the case of data similar to the data shown in FIG. 9, repetition of description will be omitted, and here, differences will be mainly described.

The US mark in the jackpot column indicates that the game has been stopped. The first winning prize is data compiled based on the one-time opening winning prize information shown in FIG. 7, and is from the start of today's business to the time of the first big hit or from the end of a certain big hit to the next big hit. The number of one-time opening start winnings up to the occurrence of is shown. The first validity is data compiled based on the one-time-valid validity start information, and is from the start of today's business to the occurrence of the first big hit or from the end of a certain big hit to the occurrence of the next big hit. 1 shows the number of single-opening effective starts. In addition, the ratio of the total number of one-time opening valid starts to the total number of one-time start winning prizes is shown. The one open prize is the total number of pachinko balls that have been awarded while the open / close wing piece 203 is opened and closed once in accordance with the winning of the hit ball into the start winning prize opening 212. The total from the time of the first big hit or from the end of one big hit to the time of the next big hit is shown.
And the probability of the ball winning during opening and closing once is 253 / 853x
100% ≒ 29.7% is shown.

The first winning, the first valid, and the second winning are determined by the above 1
This is data relating to winning not to the opening winning opening 212 for double opening but to the opening winning opening 213 for double opening.
A game device (variable prize ball device 2)
02) performs opening and closing once 34 times and performs opening and closing twice eight times, and the specific game state is shown. The number of small hits means that although the pachinko ball that has entered during the opening and closing of the opening / closing wing piece 203 has entered the specific winning area 208, the display result of the variable number determining variable display 210 at the time of variable stoppage. This is the number of occurrences of small hits in which the variable winning prize ball device 202 enters the first state only once when the specific identification information (for example, 7) has not been obtained. Three small hits occur from the start of business today to the time of the first big hit, and eight small hits occur from the end of the first big hit to the second big hit You can see that it is doing. Then, the occurrence rate of small hits at the time of winning the V is 87.
It is shown as 9%.

In the total data shown below the table shown in FIG. 12, the number of V winning during opening and closing is the variable winning ball during one or two opening and closing accompanying the starting winning of a ball. Device 20
The total number of times that the pachinko balls that have entered the area 2 wins the specific winning area (V pocket) 208 is 58 times. The number of big hits is the number of times a big hit has occurred,
Seven times. Then, the occurrence rate of the number of big hits is calculated as: big hit number 7 / V open / close winning number 58 × 100
% = 12.1%. And there is one hit to date
The number of hits is indicated as 1 because the number of hits has occurred.

The number of times of opening once between the big hits means the opening / closing wing piece 203 from the start of business today to the time when the first big hit occurs or from the end of a certain big hit until the next big hit occurs. Is the number of times one opening is performed, the average of which is 89.6, the maximum is 287,
The minimum is 19. The number of times the jackpot is opened twice is the number of times the opening and closing wing pieces 203 are opened twice from the start of business today to the occurrence of the first jackpot or from the end of a certain jackpot to the point of occurrence of the next jackpot. That is. The number of small hits between big hits is the number of small hits between the start of business today and the first big hit or the end of one big hit and the next big hit. Where the average is 5.0, the maximum is 24, and the minimum is 0.

Further, the number of balls hit into the game area is 1
The average, maximum, and minimum of the number of times of opening for one time and the number of times of opening for two times are shown for every 000 pieces.

FIG. 11 shows data output based on the input of the unit number 0046 by the output operation of each data of each vehicle by the keyboard 76 described above. The unit number 0046 is a 67-th pachinko gaming machine belonging to group 3, and the model code is 03, that is, a third-type pachinko gaming machine. In this pachinko gaming machine, the lucky number mode is set to 01, that is, a mode in which a jackpot symbol is determined as a lucky number, and the probability of occurrence of a specific gaming state is set to 02.
It has become. Furthermore, possession ball game start number is 1,
3,5,7,9
It is set to 8.0. August 15, 1993 (Sun)
FIG. 11 shows the total data up to 16:00. In FIG. 11, the same type of data as the data shown in FIG. 9 will not be described again, and the differences will be mainly described.

In the table shown in FIG. 11, “occurrence of right” indicates the number of times a pachinko ball has won a right winning opening 332 to generate a right. The “Public winning” indicates the number of winning balls that have won the ordinary electric role (ordinary variable winning ball device 306), and the period between the start of business today and the first right occurrence or the occurrence of a certain right disappeared. The number of wins of pachinko balls in the normal electric winning (normal variable winning prize ball device 306) from the time point until the next right is generated is shown. Then, 3.1 / times, which is a value obtained by dividing the total number of winnings 47 to the normal electric role by the total number of occurrences of the big hits 15 based on the display result (normal symbols) of the normal variable display device 302, is 3.1 / times. Is shown as the average winning number.
The special equipment prize means the number of winning pachinko balls in the special device operation port (right prize port 332), from the start of business today to the first right generation or when a certain right generation state disappears. The number of winnings in the special device operation port until the next right is generated is shown. The special equipment prize winning rate is shown as: total number of special equipment prize winnings 15 / total number of general electric prize winnings × 47 × 100% ≒ 31.9%. The starting prize is the number of winning prizes that have been won in the starting port 314 for the special winning opening during the right generation period, and is indicated for each number of times the right has been generated. The number of times of release is the number of times that the special variable winning ball device 316 has been released based on the fact that a pachinko ball has won the starting port 314 for a special winning opening during the right generation period. In principle, the opening is performed by the number of start winnings, but if the next starting winning occurs during the opening operation, the starting winning is ignored. The average number of releases is shown as 15.9. Further, according to this table, it is indicated that the gaming device has performed the gaming operation 14 times after the probability fluctuation has started, and the specific gaming state has occurred.

Of the total data shown below the table of FIG. 11, the number of ordinary symbol big hits is the ordinary variable display device 302.
Variable winning prize ball device 3 according to the display result at the time of variable stop
06 means the number of occurrences of the normal symbol big hit to be opened, which is 15 times. The number of right occurrences (the number of occurrences of the specific game state) is 14, and the occurrence rate is 14 times of right occurrences / 15 times of normal symbol big hits × 100% ≒ 93.
3%. The number of occurrences of the probability variation right is the number of occurrences of the right generated in the probability variation state (the number of occurrences of the specific game state at the time of the probability variation), and is nine. The probability of occurrence of the probability varying right number of times is: probability varying right occurrence number 9 / right occurrence number 14 × 100% ≒ 64.3%. The number of activations between right generations is the normal symbol valid start from the start of business today to the first right generation state or from the end of one right generation state to the next right generation. Number of times, the average of which is 50.8
It has become. In addition, the average of the number of times of starting during the right generation during the normal time when the state is not in the probability fluctuation state is 117.8, and the maximum is 195 and the minimum is 71. The average number of activations during the entitlement at the time of the probability change is 13.2,
The maximum is 23 and the minimum is 6. The number of starts between stochastic fluctuations is the normal symbol effective start from the start of business today to the start of the stochastic fluctuation state or from the end of one stochastic fluctuation state to the start of the next fluctuation state Number of times, the average is 294.5, the maximum is 4
16, the minimum is 173. The average number of normal symbol effective starting times of 22.7, the maximum of 35, and the minimum of 10 are shown each time the number of pachinko balls hit into the game area reaches 1000 pieces. Note that 119 in the payout column of the table shown in FIG.
8 is surrounded by a frame, which indicates that the probability fluctuation state is not completed.

Next, an operation procedure for outputting various data for each group or various data for each machine in all the pachinko gaming machines will be described with reference to FIG. When the data is to be displayed on the CRT 74, the total key 83 is first pressed. On the other hand, the data is
When printing is desired, the printing key 97 is first pressed. Next, all the keys 85 are operated, and finally the sales key 8 is operated.
By operating 8, the sales data for each group, the total sales data for all pachinko gaming machines, and the average sales data for all pachinko gaming machines are output. On the other hand, if the total number key 85 is pressed and finally the difference number key 90 is pressed,
The difference data for each group, the total difference data of all pachinko gaming machines, and the average difference data of all pachinko gaming machines are output. Furthermore, when the division key 91 is pressed last, the division data for each group and the average division data of all the pachinko gaming machines are output. If the function key 98 is pressed last after pressing all the keys 85, data of each pachinko gaming machine for each car is output for each group classification. The output state is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 12, Sunday, August 15, 1993
The tabulated data as of 22:30 is shown.
Unit numbers 0001 to 003 belonging to group 1
0, that is, the pachinko gaming machines having the model code 01 of the 1 to 37th units are provided with driving ball data,
Difference data, split data (sales amount data, big hit number data, big hit number data at the time of probability fluctuation, special symbol start count data for every 1000 shots (start 1), normal symbol start count for every 1000 hits Data (start 2), actual jackpot occurrence rate in special symbols (total number of starts / number of jackpots),
Various data such as probability set values are shown, and their average data is shown. Such data is also shown for groups 2 and 3. In the group 2, start 1 indicates the data of the number of times of opening once every 1000 shots, and start 2 indicates the data of the number of times of opening twice every 1000 times. Next, when it is desired to output various data over a certain period of time, when displaying the data on the CRT 74, the total key 83 is first pressed. On the other hand, when the user wants to print out by the printer 75,
7 is pressed. Next, if the user presses the key 94 for three days and presses the key 85 for all units, and finally presses the function key 98, the data for three days for all the pachinko game machines are output. On the other hand, if the key 95 is pressed for one week instead of the key 94 for three days, data for one week is output. If the two-week key 96 is pressed instead of the one-week key 95, data for two weeks is output. If the group key 86 is pressed instead of the all-unit key 85, the group number to be output is input and set by the numerical value input key 99, and the function key 98 is pressed, various data of the set group can be input. Is output. Furthermore, after pressing each key 87 instead of the group key 86, a unit number to be output is input and set by a numerical input key 99, and then a function key 98 is set.
By pressing, various data of the pachinko gaming machine corresponding to the input and set unit number are output. FIG. 13 shows the output state of various data for one week for all pachinko gaming machines.

According to FIG. 13, one week's total data of pachinko gaming machines belonging to Group 1 as of 22:30 on Sunday, August 15, 1993 is output.
According to FIG. 13, the pachinko gaming machines are divided into unit numbers 0001 (1st unit), unit numbers 0002 (2nd units), unit numbers 0003 (3rd units), and so on. Days ago… 6
Various data such as driving ball data, difference ball data, and division data of the day before are totaled and output. Further, the average of those various data and the data as of today are also output.

Next, the sales of each pachinko machine by group,
The case of outputting data such as the number of big hits and the number of differences will be described. To display data on the CRT 74, the user presses the total key 83. On the other hand, when data is to be printed by the printer 75, the print key 97 is pressed. Next, after operating the group key 86, the group to be output is input by the numerical value input key 99. Next, when the sales key 88 is operated, sales data for each pachinko machine, total group sales data, and average sales data are output. Jackpot key 89 instead of sales key 88
Is operated, jackpot number data per group of pachinko gaming machines and group average jackpot number data are output. The average jackpot number data is, specifically, an average of all jackpot numbers, an average of jackpot numbers at normal time, an average of jackpot numbers at probability variation, and an average of jackpot numbers at probability variation / average number of jackpots , That is, the average of the probability of occurrence of the probability fluctuation state. If the difference key is operated instead of the jackpot key 89, difference data for each machine, group total difference data, and average difference data are output. If the division key 91 is operated instead of the difference key 90, the division data for each unit and the group average division data are output. When the start key 92 is pressed instead of the division key 91, start-up number data for each unit and group average start-up number data are output. The data of each unit output by the key operation for each group is output from the top in the unit number order of the pachinko gaming machines belonging to the input set group. In order to output the data in order from the top in order, after the group is set by the numerical input key 99, the order key 84 is pressed, and then the sales key 88, the jackpot key 89, etc. are pressed. Good.

Next, the case of outputting each data of each vehicle in each group will be described. When it is desired to display data on the CRT 74, the total key 83 is first operated. To print data by the printer 75, the print key 97 is operated. Next, the user operates the group key 86 to input the output group with the numerical value input key 99.
Finally, the function key 98 is operated. As a result, various data (for example, data of the types shown in FIGS. 9 to 11) of each pachinko gaming machine belonging to the group set as input is output.

FIG. 14 is a rear view showing another embodiment of the management device according to the present invention. In another embodiment shown in FIG. 14, a management device 400 is provided for each pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example of each of the ball game machines.

The management device 400 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is built in a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM.
It is connected to the sub-board 406 via connectors 405 and 407. The sub-board 406 is a board on which a sub-microcomputer for controlling a game device such as the variable display device 102 shown in FIG. 1 is mounted. The sub-board 406 is connected to the game control board 41 via the connector 408.
And is configured to control the gaming device according to a control command signal from the game control board 41.

The management device 400 has a printer 403 and a display command button 401 and a print command button 402. Then, for example, the various data described with reference to FIG.
When the print command button 402 is operated, the totalized data is input to the printer 40.
3 and printed out from the outlet 404. On the other hand, by switching the input changeover switch 409 provided on the sub-board 406 to the data display side and pressing the display command button 401, the variable display device 10
The total data is statically displayed on the screen of the second special symbol display unit 103 (see FIG. 1). When the amount of data to be displayed is large, the aggregated data is scroll-displayed on the screen of the special symbol display unit 103 at a low speed. In the present embodiment, the display command button, the print command button, and the discharge port are provided on the back side of the gaming machine.

[0093]

According to the present invention, information indicating that the occurrence probability of a specific game state has changed is input to the probability change information input section of the management device, and the management device utilizes the input information. For example, it is also possible to collect various data during the probability fluctuation of the ball-and-ball game machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a pachinko game machine and a card processing machine as an example of a ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is an overall front view showing another example of a pachinko gaming machine and a card processing machine.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view showing a pachinko game machine and a card processing machine showing still another example of the ball and ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine and the card processing machine.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a management device.

6 is a block diagram for explaining types of information input to the management device in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

7 is a block diagram for explaining types of information input to the management device in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

8 is a block diagram for explaining types of information input to the management device in the case of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an output state of each data of each pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an output state of each data of each pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an output state of each data of each pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an output state of each data of each pachinko gaming machine installed in the game arcade.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an output state of each data of all the pachinko gaming machines installed in the game hall over one week.

FIG. 14 is an overall rear view of a pachinko gaming machine in which another example of the management device according to the present invention is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

400 is a management device, 72 is a data processing output device, 76 is a keyboard, 1 is a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball and ball gaming machine,
12 is a card processing machine, 102 is a variable display device as an example of a gaming device, 202 is a variable winning ball device as an example of a gaming device, 3
02 is a normal variable display device which forms a part of the gaming device, 3
06 is a normal variable prize ball device which constitutes a part of the gaming device,
326 is a distributing device forming a part of the gaming device, 332 is a right winning port forming a part of the gaming device, 109 is a special symbol starting port as an example of a starting winning area, and 110 is an example of a starting winning area. Ordinary variable winning ball devices, 212 and 213, a starting winning opening as an example of a starting winning region, 304, a normal symbol starting opening as an example of a starting winning region, 306, a normal variable winning ball device as an example of a starting winning region, 41, 41 241, 341 are game control boards as an example of control means and probability varying means, 70 is a hall management computer as an example of tallying means, 59 is an information output terminal, 71 is an information input terminal, and 74 is an example of an output means C
RT and 75 are printers as an example of output means.

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[Submission date] May 7, 2001 (2001.5.7)

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[Title of the Invention] Gaming machine management device

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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display
Variable display device, and a specific display on the variable display device
Provided to the player, provided that the result is derived and displayed.
Can be controlled to an advantageous specific game state.
Condition occurrence probability can be set by selecting from multiple setting values.
Information about the set values,
Gaming machines that can output game-related game information to the outside
Gaming machine management device that manages
You.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally known gaming machines perform an operation of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information by, for example , hitting a ball in a start winning area provided in a game area. A gaming device including a variable display device and the like is provided, and when the result of the game performed by the operation of the gaming device becomes a predetermined specific gaming state,
The variable winning prize ball device is configured to be controlled to a special game state in which a ball hit in the game area is easily won by driving the variable winning ball apparatus to a first state advantageous to the player. And, in this conventional gaming machine, since the hitting ball is controlled to a special game state in which it is easy to win by the occurrence of the specific game state, the player plays the game with the aim of the occurrence of the specific game state. I was doing.

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[0003] In view of the fact that the occurrence of a specific gaming state has become a player's goal and attention, in this conventional gaming machine , the occurrence probability of the specific gaming state has been described.
Settings can be changed, and specific games can be
A game in a game hall with a change in the probability of occurrence of a state
To give it a sharp look.

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On the other hand, in a game arcade
Is the set value of the probability of occurrence of the specific game state set above
And how the gaming machine actually operated corresponds to the set value
There is a need to attach and understand,
Set value in the gaming machine management device that manages the gaming information of the gaming machine
It is necessary to output information and game information in association with each other.

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The present invention has been made in view of the above situation.
The purpose is to set the probability of occurrence of a specific game state
Value information is associated with gaming information related to gaming on gaming machines
Is to provide a gaming machine management device that can be managed
You.

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The present invention according to claim 1 is provided.
Includes a variable display device whose display state can be changed,
Condition that a specific display result is derived and displayed on the display device
Can be controlled to a specific game state that is advantageous to the player
And the probability of occurrence of the specific game state from a plurality of set values.
It can be selected and set, and the setting related to the set value is set.
External output of fixed value information and game information related to the game
Gaming machine management device that manages gaming information of possible gaming machines
The setting value information and the set value information output from the gaming machine.
An information input unit into which the game information is input and the information input unit;
The set value information and the game information input to the
Based on the game information in association with the set value information.
Tabulation means for tabulating, and the tabulated by the tabulation means
Set value information and game information associated with the set value information
Output means for outputting information. Contract
The present invention described in claim 2 is a configuration of the invention described in claim 1.
In addition to the above, the aggregation means associates the setting value information with the setting value information.
Before the specific game state as one of the specified game information
Derivation of display results of variable display device
There is a feature.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, an information input unit is provided.
The set value information output from the gaming machine and the play
Skill information is input and entered into the information input section by the counting means.
Based on the input set value information and the game information
The game information is counted in association with the set value information.
Before being counted by the counting means by the output means.
Set value information and games associated with the set value information
Information is output. According to the present invention described in claim 2,
In addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1, the tallying means
As the game information associated with the set value information,
Display of the variable display device per one of the specific game states
The derived display count of the result is totaled.

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The following are specific examples of the means for solving the problems.
Is described. (1) Variable display device whose display state can be changed (for example,
For example, the variable display device 102) is included.
Game, provided that the specified display result is derived and displayed
Can be controlled to a specific game state (big hit state) that is advantageous to the player
And the probability of occurrence of the specific game state is determined by a plurality of set values.
(3 levels) and can be set (paragraph number 00).
14), setting value information (settings) related to the set values
Settings 1, Settings 2, Settings 3) and games related to games
Information (for example, occurrence information of a specific game state: paragraph number 0)
Machine (Pachinko machine)
Gaming machine management device (Ho) that manages gaming information of 1)
Management computer 70, etc .: see paragraph 0043)
The setting value information output from the gaming machine and
Input section (information input terminal)
71), and the set value information and the
And the set value information based on the game information.
Counting means for counting the game information (for example, FIG. 6
CPU 70A, ROM 70B, RAM 70C), and
The setting value information and the setting totaled by the totaling means
Output means for outputting game information associated with value information
(CRT 74, printer 75) (FIGS. 9 to 1).
Set value information based on the probability set value of 1 and the number of special map big hits
See game information). (2) The counting means associates the set value information with the set value information.
The specified game state per one time as
Derived display times of the display result of the variable display device (for example, FIG.
The average number of start-ups between 9 big hits is 149.1)
It is.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the setting is performed.
Since the game information is output in association with the value information, the specific game
How do you actually set the probability of
Gaming information that correlates whether the gaming machine has been activated with the set value information
The information can be grasped. The invention according to claim 2
According to the description, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, a device is provided.
As a game information corresponding to a fixed value per specific game state
Derived display counts of display results of variable display devices are aggregated
Therefore, the actual probability of the specified game state
The probability of occurrence of a specific game state during
Can be grasped.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine that manages a ball game machine in which a ball is hit into a game area to play a game, and a probability of occurrence of a specific game state in which a game value can be given to a player varies. A management device, wherein the ball game machine has a probability variation information output unit that outputs information indicating that the occurrence probability of the specific gaming state has changed, and the management device is the probability variation information output unit A management device for a ball game machine, comprising: a probability variation information input unit into which information output from a game machine is input.