JP2002000921A - Apparatus for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for game which can accurately return a recording medium for game having recorded information pertaining to the existence of a value of the results of game. SOLUTION: When the balance specified from record information of a point card is zero and the level of prize goods exchangeable points exists, in the return of the point card to a player, notification is made in a specified notifying mode.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine for receiving a game recording medium used in a game using a gaming machine and executing processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of pachinko gaming machine, a game is performed by repeatedly firing a ball and hitting it into a game area, and when a prize area provided in the game area is won, A predetermined number of prize balls (game result value)
Is paid out. In addition, when playing a game with the pachinko gaming machine, in exchange for payment of the price, a balance (game value) corresponding to the price is recorded on a game recording medium (such as a prepaid card made of a magnetic card), At the card unit, a predetermined game value is deducted from the balance and converted into a predetermined number of hit balls to play a game. Then, when a predetermined prize area is won, a prize ball is paid out.

[0003] On the other hand, as a result of the player playing the game on the gaming machine, when the prize balls owned by the player are settled, the prize balls are counted by the counter and counted. Write the value to a receipt or other recording medium. The receipt or the like is exchanged for a prize at a service counter.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, a game recording medium (such as the above-mentioned prepaid card) on which a game value for playing a game is recorded, and a game result value (prize ball) obtained by the player. ) Is required for both the recording medium (the receipt and the like), so that the management of the recording medium becomes complicated on the game arcade side. Therefore, for example, by making it possible to specify both the game value and the game result value with a single recording medium, the management operation of the recording medium in the game hall can be simplified.

[0005] By the way, when the game value recorded on such a game recording medium becomes zero, if the game recording medium is collected by a card unit, the processing time of the player is reduced. There is an advantage that can be omitted. In particular, in recent years, an IC card having higher security than a magnetic card has been increasingly used as a game recording medium instead of a general prepaid card. It is desirable to recycle.

[0006] However, if both the game value and the game result value can be specified on the game recording medium as described above, if the game result value is collected even if it exists, the player possesses the game value. In this case, it is necessary to return the game result value, but the player who determines that the game value (balance) has run out is the game result value previously obtained. There is a problem that the player forgets to take the returned game recording medium because he forgets to record the information about the game.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problem, and it is possible to surely provide a player with a game recording medium on which information relating to the existence of a game result value is recorded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that can be returned.

[0008]

A game device according to the present invention comprises:
Information that can specify the value of the game value that can be used for the game and the value of the game result value owned by the player by the player playing the game with the gaming machine are recorded. A reading means for receiving a game recording medium and reading at least information recorded on the game recording medium, and using a game value of a size specified by the information read by the reading means for the game Game value processing means for performing the processing of the above, and a game result value processing means for performing processing for specifying the magnitude of the game result value by the game recording medium, from the recorded information of the game recording medium The magnitude of the specified gaming value is zero,
When the game recording medium is returned to the player when the magnitude of the game result value is present, the notification is performed in a predetermined notification mode.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the value of the gaming value that can be used for the game and the game result that the player owns by playing the game with the gaming machine A game recording medium on which information capable of specifying the magnitude of the value is recorded is received, and at least reading means capable of reading the recording information of the game recording medium, and information specified by the information read by the reading means A game value processing means for executing a process for using a game value of a size for a game, and a game result value process for executing a process for specifying the size of a game result value on a game recording medium Means for returning the game recording medium to the player when the magnitude of the game value specified from the recording information of the game recording medium is zero and the magnitude of the game result value exists. Is prescribed Since the notification is performed in the notification mode, the player can recognize that the game recording medium has been returned by this notification, and thereby the information regarding the existence of the game result value is recorded. This makes it possible to prevent the inconvenience of a player forgetting to take a game recording medium.

[0010] The gaming machine according to the second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine, wherein the value of the game and the value of the game result specified from the record information of the game recording medium are zero. , Without being returned.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when the magnitude of the game value and the game result value specified from the record information of the game recording medium is zero, the game recording medium Without having to return it,
It is possible to collect and recycle gaming recording media that no longer has value for the player, to reduce costs, and to save the processing time of the player. It becomes.

A game apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that when the game recording medium is collected, a notification is made in a predetermined notification mode.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when collecting the game recording medium, the notification is made in a predetermined notification mode, so that the player can collect the game recording medium. Can be surely recognized, and a new game recording medium can be quickly purchased depending on the game situation.

A game apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the notification when returning the game recording medium and the notification when collecting the game recording medium are in different notification modes.

According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the above, the notification when returning the game recording medium and the time when the game recording medium is collected are performed in different notification modes. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish and recognize whether the item has been collected or returned, thereby further improving the effect of preventing forgetting.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball type gaming machine 1 as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which an upper front frame 3A and a lower front frame 3B are opened.

The gaming machine 1 has a vertically-long rectangular outer box 2 having an opening 2A on the front surface, and one side (left side as viewed) of the opening 2A of the outer box 2 is rotatable up and down and detachable. And an upper front frame 3A in which substantially all of the main components of the gaming machine 1 are collectively provided. The upper front frame 3A is located below the upper front frame 3A and is turned up and down to one side of the outer box 2. And a lower front frame 3B that is movably and detachably supported. The upper front frame 3A and the lower front frame 3B constitute a front frame of the gaming machine 1, and close the opening 2A of the outer box 2 so that it can be opened and closed. In the present invention, the upper front frame 3A and the lower front frame 3B are not limited to being separated as in the embodiment, but may be a single front frame in which these are integrated.

The upper front frame 3A and the lower front frame 3B are separated from each other, and the upper side of the lower front frame 3B and the lower side of the upper front frame 3A are pivoted to the outer box 2 at the same position. In addition, it is supported so as to be detachable. A game board 4 is detachably attached to the upper front frame 3A, and a transparent plate holding frame 5 which can be opened and closed is also detachably attached to the front side of the game board 4 also to the upper front frame 3A.

The lower front frame 3B has a first
A display unit 6 having a dot display unit 49, which is a display unit, is pivotally supported on one side so as to be detachable and openable, and has an operation display unit 55 for withdrawal / payment below the unit. Both a handle 7 and a handle set 8 functioning as a hit ball firing operation unit are detachably attached. Furthermore,
A card unit device 10 as a recording medium processing device is attached to the lower front frame 3B, is disposed in the display unit 7, and the card insertion slot 13 faces forward from the opening 11 of the display unit 7. . The upper front frame 3A is provided on the upper side of the lower front frame 3B provided with the card unit device 10 so as to be opened and closed and detachable. A hitting ball launching device 106 corresponding to the handle set 8 is attached to the lower front frame.

The game board 4 is formed of a substantially square plywood, and a guide rail 14 is attached to the front surface thereof in a circular spiral shape.
It has been. In this embodiment, the game area 15 is provided with a drum-type variable display device 16 projecting rearward in the embodiment, a start winning opening 17 allowing variable display of the drum-type variable display device 16, a variable winning ball device 18, and the like. Is also provided.

The game content is such that when the display result led out to the drum type variable display device 16 becomes a big hit symbol, a specific game state is generated along with this and the variable winning ball device 18 is controlled to be opened in a predetermined manner. It is. In addition, the specific game state (specific game value) according to the present invention is not limited to the above, and may be a state in which any one of the following controls or a control combining them is executed as shown below. good.

That is,. For a predetermined time continuously or intermittently for a variable winning ball device that can be changed to a first state that facilitates winning of a hit ball and a second state in which the hit ball cannot win or hard to win, for a predetermined time. Control to make the first state. . A variable prize that can be changed to a first state in which hitting of a hit ball is facilitated by intervening detection of a hitting ball in a specific winning or passing area, and a second state in which a hitting ball cannot be or cannot be won. Control for bringing the ball device into the first state continuously or intermittently for a predetermined time. . Control for directly giving a predetermined number of prize balls or points regardless of the winning of a hit ball. . Control that adds the number of valuables to recording media that have valuables (cards, receipts, etc.).

The transparent plate holding frame 5 is provided with a circular see-through window 19 through which the game area 15 of the game board 4 can be seen. The see-through window 19 has a transparent plate 20 made of a multi-layer glass from behind. It is attached detachably. A decorative LED 21 is provided on the upper part of the outer periphery of the see-through window 19, and decorative lamps 22 are provided on both left and right sides. This decoration L
The ED 21 and the decorative lamp 22 are lit or flashed according to the game state, and are configured to notify the player of the occurrence of the specific game state and the like and to excite the atmosphere of the game.

At the upper part of the transparent plate holding frame 5 on the pivotal support side, there are provided prize ball LEDs 24 for notifying that a predetermined number of points have been given based on the occurrence of winning balls. Are provided with sound effect speakers 25, 25 that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game. On the other side (the right side as viewed) of the transparent plate holding frame 5, an opening 31 for visually recognizing a stamp (not shown) attached to the front surface of the game board 4.
Are drilled.

A hinge plate 41 is provided below the center of one side of the outer box 2, and a hinge plate 3 is provided at an upper corner of one side of the outer box 2.
3 is attached. Bearings 39, 39 attached to the upper and lower sides of the upper front frame 3A are rotatably and detachably supported by these hinge plates 33, 41.
Further, on the other side of the upper front frame 3A, a support piece 34 for keeping the closed state with respect to the outer box 2 is provided.

A hinge plate 38 is attached to a lower portion of one side of the outer box body 2, and a hinge plate 41 is attached to the upper and lower sides of the lower front frame 3 B.
And 38 are pivotably and removably pivoted. An engaging piece 42 is provided on the other side of the lower front frame 3B to keep the outer box 2 closed.

With this configuration, the upper front frame 3A can be opened and closed by rotating the upper front frame 3A in a state where the engaging piece 34 is detached from the outer box 2. In addition, the lower front frame 3B can also be opened and closed by removing the support piece 42 from the outer box body 2 and rotating it with the upper front frame 3A opened.

As described above, the state in which only the upper front frame 3A is opened and closed, and the state in which the lower front frame 3B is also opened and closed can be selected, so that maintenance of each device provided for each can be made extremely easy. Become. Further, since it is possible to replace only the upper front frame 3A while leaving the lower front frame 3B, recyclability is improved.

In the embodiment, the lower front frame 3B is opened after the upper front frame 3A is opened. However, the lower front frame 3B may be opened and closed completely independently. The upper front frame 3A may also be opened at the same time.

The dot display unit 6, the display unit 7, the handle set 8, and the cover member 44, all of which are made of hard synthetic resin, are detachably mounted on the front surface of the lower front frame 3B. The front is covered. Therefore, the point display unit 6, the display unit 7, and the handle set 8 also function as cover members.
Further, a similar cover member 45 is detachably attached to the lower side of the opening 2A of the outer box 2. The display unit 7 and the cover members 44 and 45 are positioned and are detachably attached to the lower front frame 3A with screws or nuts from the front.

As described above, the dot display unit 6, the display unit 7, the handle set 8, the cover member 44, and the cover member 45 of the outer box 2 that cover the front surface of the lower front frame 3B are detachably attached. When the design of the gaming machine 1 is changed, only these can be replaced, and the cost required for changing the pattern can be reduced.

The point display unit 6 is provided with a cover member 48.
A dot display unit 49 (first display unit; electrical display unit) composed of, for example, a dot matrix type LED or LCD is attached to the cover member 48 so as to be exposed obliquely upward. A dot display board 104 (FIG. 4), which is a circuit board of the dot display section 49, is also attached to the back surface. Then, this point display unit 4
In 9, a point (a game ball as a game value to be described later) acquired by the player as a result of the game is displayed. It is to be noted that a display when calling a clerk at the time of jamming or the like is displayed in the form of, for example, “CALL”, or a display such as “interrupted” when standing in the center can be displayed on the point display unit 49. It is configured as follows.

The point display unit 49 is located above the display unit 7, and as shown in FIG. 1, a data display unit (second display) of an operation display unit 55 of the display unit 7 described later. Part) 64 has a display area about three times the length / width of the display area.

Locking devices 52 and 53 are provided on the lower front frame 3B.
When the locking device 52 is turned, for example, to the right with a key, the engagement between the transparent plate holding frame 5 and the upper front frame 3A is released, whereby the transparent plate holding frame 5 can be opened.
If the locking device 52 is turned to the left, the engagement between the engaging piece 34 of the upper front frame 3A and the outer box 2 is released, whereby the upper front frame 3A can be opened. Furthermore,
When the locking device 53 is turned with a key, the locking piece 4 of the lower front frame 3B is rotated.
2 is disengaged from the outer case 2, whereby the lower front frame 3B can be opened.

The display unit 7 is provided with a cover member 54 projecting forward from the lower center of the point display unit 6. On the upper surface of the cover member 54, various kinds of withdrawal / payment operations, which will be described in detail later, are provided. An operation display section 55 in which switches (operation section) and electric display sections are collectively arranged is configured, and an ashtray 56 is formed on a side of the operation display section 55. The cover member 54 is detachably attached to the lower front frame 3B with a nut. The cover member 54 of the display unit 7
The operation display unit board 103 (FIG. 4), which is a circuit board of the switches and the electric display unit of the operation display unit 55, is mounted therein, and these are integrally and detachably mounted on the lower front frame 3B. ing. As described above, the card unit device 10 is disposed in the display unit 7, and the portion excluding the card insertion slot 13 is concealed by the cover member 54 having the opening 11 for the card insertion slot 13.

The handle set 8 includes a handle ring 57
A operation handle 57 provided with
And a cover member 58 for removably attaching to the lower front frame 3B. The cover member 58 includes
An attachment bolt (not shown) for detachably attaching and fixing the handle set 8 to an attachment hole formed in the lower front frame 3B is integrally provided. The locking device 53 is located at the upper right of the handle set 8.

On the other hand, the outer box 2 has a front opening (2A) from the top wall 26, the bottom wall 27, the left and right side walls 28, 28 and the back wall 29.
It is configured in a box shape. A window hole 30 is formed in the top wall 26, and a ventilation grill 35 having a plurality of punched holes is fitted into the window hole 30. In addition, a transport handle member 40 that is recessed and sized to receive a finger is embedded and attached to the upper portions of the left and right side walls 28, 28.

Next, in FIG. 2, a mechanism plate 88 is provided at the center of the game board 4 on the back of the upper front frame 3A, and the drum type variable display device (electric game machine) is provided at the center thereof. ) 16 is attached. On the other hand, on the inner side (front surface) of the back wall 29 of the outer box body 2, the game control board 81 composed of a microcomputer for controlling the game contents of the gaming machine 1 such as the variable prize ball device 18 and the drum type variable display device 16. Are detachably screwed. The game control board 81 is provided with a connector 81A to which wires for inputting and outputting signals (these wires in the gaming machine 1 are indicated by 82 in the drawing) are connected.

A connection terminal plate 89 is detachably screwed on the upper left side of the inside of the back wall 29 of the outer case 2. The connection terminal plate 89 has a terminal for connecting a signal line (wiring) 83 between the outside (for example, a hall computer) and the gaming machine 1, a power socket to which an external power supply line is connected, a power switch, a connector, and the like. Is provided. In this case, a through hole (communication portion) 84 through which the signal line 83 is inserted is formed through the top wall 26 of the outer box body 2, and the signal line 83 connected to the connection terminal plate 89 is formed through the through hole. It is drawn out of the outer box 2 from the outer box 2, or is drawn into the outer box 2 from the through hole 84.

The lower back wall 2 of the connection terminal plate 89 is also provided.
An illumination control board 91 is detachably screwed inside 9. The illumination control board 91 is electrically connected to the game control board 81, and the decoration LED 21 and the decoration lamp 2 are connected.
The lighting of the decorative light-emitting member (illumination) such as 2 is controlled. still,
A card unit speaker 109 (shown in FIG. 4) is attached to the lower front frame 3B near the card unit device 10 (inside the cover 54).

A sound control board (indicated by reference numeral 112 in FIG. 4 to be described later) for controlling the sound effect speaker 25 and the card unit speaker 109 is also provided separately from the game control board 81, and the outer casing is provided in the same manner as the illumination control board 91. It may be detachably attached to the body 2.

Here, the hit ball (winning ball) that has entered the starting winning opening 17 of the gaming machine 1 or the variable winning ball device 18 is the gaming board 4.
Is guided to the back side. A base plate 85 is attached to the back side of the lower front frame 3B below the back surface of the game board 4, and the ball circulation unit 97 which forms a part of the ball circulation path in the gaming machine 1 is attached to the base plate 85. Is provided. The ball circulation unit 97 is provided with a doffing and feeding unit 99, which will be described later, in a detachable manner.
A ball polishing section 98 of a cassette type is detachably attached to the ball polishing section mounting section (FIG. 2). The method of polishing the ball is not limited to the cassette method, but may be another method such as a method of wiping off dirt on a hit ball with a brush or a method of cleaning with a cleaning liquid. In addition, as a method of making the ball polishing portion 98 detachable, screwing or locking claws, a rotary lever, or the like can be considered, and the method is not particularly limited.

The doffing and feeding unit 99 provided in the ball circulation unit 97 has a receiving gutter 101 and the receiving gutter 101.
Is provided with a gear 102 for lifting the hit ball. The winning balls guided to the back of the game board 4 are detected by the winning number detector 117 and the specific winning number detector 118 and then sent to the receiving gutter 101. Out balls collected from the out mouth are subjected to detection processing by an out ball detector 119 (FIG. 4), and then sent to the receiving gutter 101 in the same manner.

The hit ball collected in the receiving gutter 101 as described above is sent to the ball polishing section 98 by the gear 102. The ball polishing section 98 is provided with a tape-shaped abrasive paper stretched between the unwinding reel and the take-up reel, and the abrasive paper is pressed against the ball hit by the ball polishing section 98. And polished.

The hit ball polished by the ball polishing unit 98 is then introduced into a front circulation unit (not shown). still,
The foul ball is collected at a foul ball inlet, detected by a foul ball detector 116, and then introduced into the front circulation unit. The front circulation unit is provided on the rear side of the point display unit 6. At the upper part of the lower front frame 3B, the hitting ball firing device 106 for firing a hitting ball is attached.
In 06, the hitting hammer and the hitting motor 107 (FIG. 4)
It is included. As described above, the ball introduced into the front circulation unit is guided to a predetermined ball launch position along the slope of the shot ball supply passage formed in the front circulation path unit.

The ball guided to the hit ball firing position is fired by a hitting hammer toward a firing rail (not shown). The distal end of the firing rail is formed at a position corresponding to the lower end of the guide rail 14 with the upper front frame 3A closed. When the operation handle 57 of the handle set 8 is operated, the hitting ball motor 107 is driven, and the hitting balls supplied one by one to the hitting ball firing position are fired toward the firing rail as described above. The ball hitting the firing rail is guided by the guide rail 14 and is driven into the game area 15. As described above, the ball enclosed in the gaming machine 1 is repeatedly circulated and used for the gaming machine 1.

The base plate 85 on the back side of the lower front frame 3B is provided.
A polishing control board 93 provided with a polishing control circuit and a lift control circuit for controlling the ball circulation unit 97 in parallel with the ball circulation unit 97 is mounted on the substrate. Further, on the back side of the lower front frame 3B, a platform control unit 9 to which the game control board 81 and the voice control board 112 are connected.
4 is attached.

Further, the game information processing device 111 is attached to an upper portion inside the back wall 29 of the outer box 2. The game information processing device 111 includes the card unit device 10
The various card information is input from the card unit control board 10A, and the game information from the game control board 81 is input via the stand control unit 94. Further, it receives the operation information of various switches from the operation display unit substrate 103 in the display unit 7 and executes the above-described control such as ball lending and the display control of the point display unit 49. Further, information is exchanged with a hall computer or the like via the connection terminal plate 89.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card unit control board 10A is also attached to a lower portion (below the game control board 81) inside the back wall 29 of the outer box 2. Reference numeral 95 in FIG. 2 denotes a payout display board that controls an analog payout display, which will be described later. The payout display board 95 is attached to the upper side of the game information processing device 111 inside the back wall 29 of the outer box 2.

Further, the board components such as the game control board 81, the game information processing device 111, the card unit control board 10A, and the payout display board 95 are respectively provided in a board box as a hard transparent plastic board cover. It is housed and attached in a state covered by it. The substrate cover is not limited to a box-shaped one, but may be any one as long as the outside is covered in a state where each board component is mounted.

In addition, a collecting tank 100 for a point card, which will be described later, is disposed in the front center of the bottom wall 27 of the outer box 2. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the collection tank 100 and the card unit device 10. The card unit device 10 reads information recorded on the scored card composed of an IC card as a game recording medium,
It has a function of writing information to the point card, and has a card transport path 132 extending from the card insertion port 13 at the front end to the card ejection port 131 at the rear end. Then, with the lower front frame 3B closed,
The card outlet 131 is the collection port 1 of the collection tank 100.
It corresponds to 00A.

Transport rollers 133 to 134 for transporting the point cards are attached to the card transport path 132. These transport rollers 133 to 134 are rotated forward and backward at a predetermined speed by a transport motor 136. Driven.
In the card transport path 132, a card reader / writer 137 for reading information written on the point card or writing information on the point card is arranged.

When a point card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13, the card unit control board 10A detects this, and the transport rollers 133 to 1 are driven by the transport motor 136.
34 is rotated forward, and the pointed card is
2 to the position of the card reader / writer 137. When returning the point card, the transport motor 13
6, the conveying rollers 133 to 134 are rotated in the reverse direction, and the pointed card is returned to the card insertion slot 13. Further, when collecting the point cards, the transport rollers 133 to 134 are rotated forward by the transport motor 136, and the point cards are transported to the card outlet 131. The scored card exiting from the card discharge port 131 is transferred from the collection port 100A to the collection tank 100
It falls inside and is stored (FIG. 5).

Next, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the operation display unit 55 formed on the upper surface of the display unit 7 which is directed obliquely upward. The operation display unit 55 includes, for example,
A data display section 64 as a second display section composed of a segment LED (or LCD) display, and various operation switches as an operation section (payment switch 66, interruption switch 67, ball lending switch (withdrawal operation section) 68) , Automatic ball lending switch 69, display changeover switch (switching operation unit) 71)
And various LEDs (card balance (remaining balance) LED 72, replay (remaining) count LED 73, prize possession LED 75, ball storage LED 76, automatic ball lending LED 77, interruption LED 78, ball lending LED 70, settlement LED 74) are provided collectively. .

The data display section 64 and the settlement switch 6
6. Interruption switch 67, ball lending switch 68, automatic ball lending switch 69, display changeover switch 71, card balance LED
72, the number of replays LED 73, the prize holding ball LED 75,
Saving ball LED76, automatic ball lending LED77, interruption LED7
The ball rental LED 70 and the settlement LED 74 are electrically connected to the operation display unit substrate 103 provided in the display unit 7.

The operation display unit substrate 103 and the dot display substrate 104 of the dot display unit 49 of the dot display unit 6 are
The game control board 81 and the card unit device 1 in the gaming machine 1
0 is electrically connected to the game information processing device 111 together with the card unit control board (processing means) 10A, and outputs the pressing operation signals of the various operation switches to the game control board 81 and the card unit control board 10A. Upon receiving various signals from the control board, the data display 64
And lighting control of each LED.

In order to play a game with such a gaming machine 1, first, a point card (game recording medium) composed of an IC card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13 of the card unit 10. This point card can be purchased, for example, at a card vending machine installed in a game arcade. The scoring card issued by the card vending machine includes a gaming arcade code capable of identifying the gaming arcade where the card was issued, identification information capable of identifying the scoring card from a plurality of scoring cards, A card balance whose upper limit is determined in accordance with the amount paid by the player at the time of card purchase is recorded.

When the point card is inserted into the card slot 13 of the card unit 10, the point card is transported to the card reader / writer 137 as described above, and the recorded information is transferred to the card reader / writer. 137
And the balance of the point card is displayed on the data display unit 64 provided in the operation display unit 55 (default). In this case, the card balance LED 72 is turned on. In this case, 10,000 (yen) as shown in FIG.
Is displayed as a card balance (a game value that can be used for a game and can be withdrawn).

When the player plays a game with accumulated coins (points held in a game arcade as game value that can be withdrawn), the display changeover switch 71 is pressed once from the state shown in FIG.
When this display changeover switch 71 is pressed once, the number of replays of the accumulated coins is displayed on the data display portion 64, the card balance LED 72 is turned off, and the replay number LED 73 is turned on instead. Then, when the display changeover switch 71 is pressed again from that state, the number of accumulated balls is displayed on the data display section 64 and the number of replays L
The ED 73 is turned off and the ball storage LED 76 is turned on instead. Further, from the state, the display changeover switch 71 is again performed.
Is pressed, a prize possession ball (a non-debitable game result value owned by the player as a result of the player playing the game) is displayed on the data display portion 64, the coin saving LED 76 is turned off, and the prize is replaced. The holding ball LED 75 is turned on. And
When the display changeover switch 71 is pressed again from that state, the display returns to the balance display (the card balance LED 72 is lit).

Next, when the automatic ball lending switch 69 is not depressed, the gaming machine 1 changes the value deduction mode from the point card, that is, the lending mode becomes the ball lending mode, and the automatic ball lending LED 77 turns on. It is off. When the lending mode is set to the ball lending mode, the card balance is withdrawn based on the operation of the player pressing the ball lending switch 68, and the points available for the game are lent out, and each time the ball is lapped, The rental LED 70 lights up.

The value deduction mode includes an automatic ball rental mode, a replay mode, and an automatic replay mode in addition to the ball rental mode. When the automatic ball lending switch 69 is pressed while the card balance LED 72 is lit, the automatic ball lending mode is set, and the automatic ball lending LED 77 is turned on. If the automatic ball lending switch 69 is not pressed while the replay number LED 73 is lit, the replay mode is set,
When the automatic ball lending LED 77 is turned off and the automatic ball lending switch 69 is pressed in this state, an automatic replay mode is set, and the automatic ball lending LED 77 is turned on.

In the ball lending mode, the ball lending switch 6
When the number 8 is pressed, the ball lending LED 70 is turned on, and a predetermined number of card balances are withdrawn from the card balance of the point card, and the card balance is subtracted and updated on the data display unit 64 and displayed. On the other hand, the card balance is converted into points in exchange for the debit of the card balance, a predetermined number of points are given to the player, and the given points are added to the point display section 49 of the point display unit 6. Updated display. In this case, the score is displayed in a large scale on the score display section 49, so that the visibility of the player is good and the appeal of the score is improved.

If the operating handle 57 is operated in the state where the point is displayed on the point display section 49, the hit ball enclosed in the gaming machine 1 is hit one by one by the hitting hammer of the hitting ball launching device 106. It is driven in. The shot balls hit are detected one by one by the fired ball detector 114 (FIG. 4), and the number of points of the point display unit 49 is subtracted and updated one by one every time there is detection.

The ball that has been fired too weakly to reach the game area 15 is recovered from the foul ball entrance and detected by the foul ball detector 116 (FIG. 4) provided on the back surface of the game board 4. . Each time a foul ball is detected, the score display unit 49 increments and updates the score by one. As a result, it is possible to effectively use the updated points that have been subtracted and updated without obtaining a chance that the ball hit by the player reaches the game area 15.

When the hit ball wins the starting winning opening 17 or the variable winning ball device 18, a predetermined number of points are given to the player according to the winning. The points awarded to the player are:
The addition display is displayed on the point display 49. A hit ball that does not win any of the winning openings is collected from the out opening.

When the hit ball hit in the game area 15 wins the starting winning opening 17, the variable display of the symbol is started on the drum type variable display device 16. Then, if the variable display result of the drum type variable display device 16 becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), a so-called big hit occurs.
If a big hit occurs, the variable winning ball device 18 is in the open state, and the first state is advantageous to the player. In this first state, a predetermined number (for example, 10) of the hit balls is awarded to the variable winning ball apparatus 18 or a predetermined period (for example, 30)
Second state), which ends when the earlier condition is satisfied, and is disadvantageous to the player,
That is, the variable winning ball device 18 is closed.

The hit balls that enter the variable winning ball device 18 during the period when the variable winning ball device 18 is in the first state are the winning number detector 117 (FIG. 4) or the specific winning ball detector 118. (FIG. 4). If the hit ball is detected by the specific winning ball detector 118, the variable winning ball device 18 is repeatedly controlled to the first state after the first state of the variable winning ball device 18 is completed. Continuous control is performed. The upper limit number of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times.

When the repetitive continuation control is completed and the so-called big hit state is completed, all the points displayed on the point display section 49 at that time are all prize exchange points for prize exchange (games that cannot be withdrawn). (Result value) and stored on the operation display unit substrate 103 or the like until the player finally finishes the game. Then, the player performs a game end operation,
When the point card is ejected from the card unit device 10, the premium exchange points are accumulated and stored in the point card by the card reader / writer 137.

The points displayed on the point display unit 49 are converted into prize exchange points, and the display on the point display unit 49 is cleared to "0" at the same time. Therefore, in order to continue the game after the end of the big hit, the card balance must be withdrawn again. In addition, the prize exchange points that are temporarily accumulated and stored cannot be deducted and used for games, and even if there are prize exchange points already recorded on the point card, they are directly debited. Can not be used for games.

This is because the prize exchange score is defined as a point exclusively for prize exchange in principle. In addition, in order to distinguish from the premium exchange points, the points displayed on the point display section 49 and directly usable for the game are called game balls. The game display ball count is always displayed on the score display section 49. On the other hand, when the prize possession LED 75 is lit, the prize exchange point is displayed on the data display section 64. This is called a prize ball.

Note that, in the above description, at the time when the big hit state is ended, the game-possible points displayed on the point display section 49 (directly to the game owned by the player by the player playing the game) It has been described that the usable game result value (game possession ball) is converted into a prize exchange possession point (prize possession ball), but a symbol stopped and displayed on the drum type variable display device 16 when a big hit is established is predetermined. If the lucky number matches the given lucky number, after the end of the jackpot state based on the lucky number, the "possible point game" in which the available points can be continued to be used for the game without executing the above-mentioned conversion of the points. Is acceptable. Then, a predetermined unlucky number is stopped and displayed on the drum-type variable display device 16, and on condition that a big hit has occurred, the permissible state of the point game has been canceled and after the big hit has ended, the above-mentioned conversion process of the point has been completed. Is executed.

Here, when the number of points (game balls) decreases in accordance with the game situation in the gaming machine 1, the ball lending switch 68 is pressed again to reduce and update the card balance. Points (game balls) can be added and updated. However, if such a debit operation of the card balance is troublesome, the automatic ball lending switch 69 may be pressed to change the mode to the automatic ball lending mode.
As a result, when the number of playable points falls below the predetermined number, the card balance is automatically deducted, and the predetermined number of points is added and updated and displayed on the point display section 49. When the mode is the automatic ball lending mode, the automatic ball lending LED 77 is turned on to indicate that.

Next, when it is desired to interrupt the game once for the purpose of eating a meal or the like, the game is interrupted by pressing the interrupt switch 67 in a state in which the right to restart the game is resumed in the middle of the interrupt. Can be. During this interruption, the interruption LED 78 is turned on, and the character display of "interruption" is displayed on the score display unit 49 in a large size. Also, when the interruption is performed, the point card is temporarily returned from the card unit device 10 to the card insertion slot 13 and a game using a card other than the point card inserted in the card unit device 10 is performed. Is rejected.

When ending the game, the settlement switch 6
You just need to press 6. As a result, the card balance displayed on the data display section 64 by turning on the settlement LED 74 and the gameable point (game ball) displayed on the point display section 49 are held as updated information. It is recorded on the point card. If there is a premium exchange point (prize possession ball), this is recorded on the point card.

If the prize exchange point acquired in the previous game is already recorded on the point card, the prize exchange point is added and updated. As described above, in addition to the card balance, the gaming points (gaming points) and the prize exchange points (prize points) are recorded on the point card. The card unit control board 10 </ b> A conveys and returns the point card whose information has been rewritten to the card insertion slot 13 of the card unit device 10.

In the embodiment described above, the prize exchange point is displayed on the data display section 64 while the prize possession LED 75 is lit. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The points that can be played as the points (the point display section 4
9 may be displayed in addition to the game ball displayed in 9).

When the balance recorded on the point card becomes zero due to the deduction of the balance during the game as described above, the card unit control board 10A uses the information recorded on the point card to exchange the prize. It is determined whether or not there is a point, whether or not there is a prize exchange point stored in the operation display board 103 or the like as described above, and whether or not there is a playable point. Game result value). If none of them exists, the transport motor 136
, The transport rollers 133 to 134 are rotated in the forward direction, and transported to the card discharge port 131.
Collect within.

Further, in this case, the voice control board 112 (FIG. 4) emits, for example, a voice (message) of “card recovered” from the card unit speaker 109 by a built-in voice synthesis circuit, and the voice is held by the player. Notifies that point cards have been collected. Thereby, the player can recognize that the point card has been collected. Therefore, even when the player continues to play a game when the point has become zero, a new point card can be quickly purchased.

On the other hand, when the prize exchange point already exists on the point card when the card balance becomes zero, or when the prize exchange point is stored on the operation display board 103 or the like as described above, Further, when there is a playable point (all of the game result values), the card unit control board 10A reversely rotates the transfer rollers 133 to 134 by the transfer motor 136 without collecting the point card. Then, the point card is returned to the card insertion slot 13. At this time, if the premium exchange point is stored on the operation display board 103, it is written on the point card and then returned.

Further, in this case, the voice control board 112 (FIG. 4) emits, for example, a voice of “card returned” by the card unit speaker 109 to notify the player that the point card has been returned. Thereby, the player can surely recognize that the scored card has been returned to the card insertion slot 13.

Note that the prize exchange points (prize points) and the game-possible points (game points) recorded on such a point card are limited to the day of possession of the respective points. A valid score. Therefore, if the gameable points are not used for the game during the day, or the premium exchange points and the gameable points are not used for the premium exchange on the day,
From the next day, those points will be treated as invalid. Therefore, a conversion processing device is provided in the game hall to convert these points into “balls”, which are valuable values that can be effectively used for prize exchange even on and after the day.

For example, in many cases, this type of conversion processing apparatus is also configured as a prize exchange processing apparatus for performing a prize exchange operation in order to effectively utilize the space in a game arcade. When it is desired to convert the prize exchange point or the playable point into “storage”, insert the point card in which the points are recorded into the conversion processing device, and convert the type of the point (the game The execution operation may be performed by designating the possible points and the premium exchange points) and the number of points. As a result, the designated points are converted into “balls” and recorded on the points card.
Incidentally, the information may not be directly recorded on the point card, but may be stored in a hall computer, a member management computer, or the like.

If there is a "storage ball" based on a past conversion operation before the operation, it is accumulated and updated. Here, if "ball savings" is defined, the "ball savings" is a game value that can be debited and stored cumulatively with the points held at the game hall.
By converting the points held into “ball savings”, the points earned in the past as well as on the day of the game act can be accumulated and stored. The player can repeatedly obtain a prize having a large prize exchange amount, which is difficult to obtain in a single game, by repeatedly performing the ball storage. In addition, various services can be provided for each game arcade according to the amount of “balls”.

On the other hand, there is a need of a player who wants to play a game by using a coin-storage without using a card balance or a playable score recorded on a point card. In such a case, by pressing the display changeover switch 71 of the operation display unit 55 as described above, when deducting the points, the user selects / changes whether to perform the deduction from the card balance, from the accumulated coins, or from the debit mode. It is configured to be able to.

That is, when the display changeover switch 71 provided on the operation display section 55 is pressed, the lending mode is changed from the number of stored balls to the number of replays (the number of stored balls / the number of drawn balls per one time = the permissible replay calculated by the score). The replay mode or the automatic replay mode in which the number of accumulated balls corresponding to one replay is subtracted each time the replay is performed.

When the lending mode is set to the replay mode, the number of replays is reduced from the savings based on the pressing operation of the ball lending switch 68, and the lending mode is selected to the automatic replay mode. In this case, a predetermined number of replays is automatically deducted from the accumulated coins when the player's score falls below a predetermined number.

When the lending mode is set to the replay mode or the automatic replay mode, the data display section 64 displays the number of replays available for the game.
In this case, the replay number LED 73 is turned on.
Here, "replay (replay)" particularly refers to playing a game using a ball or a state thereof. Incidentally, the number of stored coins can be displayed on the data display section 64 by further pressing the display changeover switch 71 as described above. In addition, the point card on which the information on the coins is recorded is not collected, and is returned in any case.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of an electric circuit of the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. The game information processing device 111 is connected to the card unit control board 10A by a serial communication line as described above, and is connected to the game control board 81 and the voice control board 112 via the stand control unit 94 (serial communication). In addition, the respective detectors, the operation display unit substrate 103, and the dot display substrate 104 are connected to the game information processing device 111, and the connection terminal plate 89, the illumination control substrate 91, the doffing unit 99
Lift control circuit 123 for controlling a lift motor 102M that drives the gear 102, a polishing control circuit 124 for controlling a polishing paper winding motor 98M of the cassette type ball polishing unit 98, and a winding motor 98M. An overload detection circuit 126 for detecting an overload state of the above, a launch control circuit 127 for controlling the hit ball motor 107 of the hit ball launch device 106, and the like are connected.

Further, in this embodiment, the voice control board 112 is separated from the game control board 81 and provided near the stand control section 94 as described above, and the game control board 81 is connected to the sound effect speakers 25, 25. , Voice control board 11
2 is electrically connected to a speaker 109 for a card unit.

Each control of the game information processing apparatus 111 and the hitting of the board by each substrate, card processing, light emission / display control, game control, ball circulation by the gear 102 driven by the lift motor 102M, etc. is as described above. Here, the description is omitted. As for ball polishing, the game information processing device 1
Numeral 11 updates the abrasive paper by a predetermined amount at regular intervals by the winding motor 98M.

Further, the game control board 81 generates sound effects (including BGM) from the sound effect speakers 25, 25 in accordance with the progress of the game. In addition to the above-mentioned voice notification at the time of collection and return of the point card, the voice control board 112 also outputs voice (message) from the card unit speaker 109 when the ball lending switch 68 or the settlement switch 66 is pressed. Make a response. For example, when the ball lending switch 68 is pressed, the voice synthesis circuit built in the voice control board 112 utters "Please do your best" and the like, and when the settlement switch 66 is pressed, "Thank you." And say,

When a card error such as an inability to read a point card is generated, the voice synthesizing circuit of the voice control board 112, for example, "Please call a staff member."
And so on.

Reference numeral 128 denotes the aforementioned analog payout display, and the payout display substrate 95 is a game information processing device 111.
From the analog ball display unit 128
The lighting control of a plurality of lamps is performed. That is, when the number of balls is large, many lamps are lit, and when the number of balls is small, the number of lit lamps is small. When the card unit device 10 is provided with a function for adding and updating a point on a point card with cash, the money discriminator 129 and the like are also connected to the card unit control board 10A.

As described above, in the gaming machine 1 of the embodiment, the size of the balance (game value) specified from the record information of the point card is zero, and the value of the game result such as the prize exchange point is obtained. When returning a point card to a player when there is a size, it will be notified by voice,
This notification allows the player to recognize that the point card has been returned, thereby preventing the player from forgetting to obtain a point card having a game result value such as a prize exchange point. Can be prevented.

If the balance (game value) specified from the record information of the point card and the magnitude of the game result value such as the prize exchange point are zero, the point card is returned. And collect the cards, which have no value for the player, can be collected and recycled, and the cost can be reduced and the processing by the player can be reduced. You can save time and effort.

Also, when the point cards are collected, the notification is made by voice, so that the player can surely recognize that the point cards have been collected, and depending on the situation of the game. Will be able to quickly purchase a new point card.

Further, the notification when returning and collecting the point card is made in different voices, so that the player can clearly distinguish whether the point card has been collected or returned. It becomes possible to recognize, and the forgetting effect can be further improved.

In the above embodiment, an IC card is used as a point card.
Although the present invention has been described by taking up a card, the pointed card can be implemented by either a contact type or a non-contact type IC card, and a recording medium using a recording method such as a magnetic stripe, a bar code, a mark sheet and the like. It may be. In the embodiment, the return or collection of the point card is notified by voice, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the alarm may be notified by an alarm sound. In this case, the timbre of the alarm sound and the generation interval are changed between when returning and when collecting.

As a method of specifying the game value and the game result value with the point card, a method of directly recording the magnitude of the game value and the game result value on the point card, Either the size of the value or the size of the game result value is recorded directly on the point card,
On the other hand, the hall computer uses the ID recorded on the point card to manage the hall computer, and both the value of the game and the value of the game result are managed by the hall computer using one ID recorded on the point card. The method, and the ID of each of the value of the game value and the value of the game result value are recorded on the point card,
A method of management by a hall computer is conceivable, and any of them is effective in the present invention.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the enclosed ball-type gaming machine has been described as an example of the gaming device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is also applicable to gaming machines, image-type gaming machines, and the like, and further to gaming machines such as slot machines.

[0101]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the value of a game value that can be used for a game and the player owns the game by playing the game on the game machine. Receiving a game recording medium on which information capable of specifying the magnitude of the game result value is recorded, and at least reading means capable of reading recorded information of the game recording medium; and information read by the reading means. A game value processing means for executing a process for using a game value of a specified size in a game, and a game for executing a process for specifying a game result value on a game recording medium And a result value processing means, wherein the value of the game value specified from the recording information of the game recording medium is zero, and the game recording medium is provided to the player when the size of the game result value exists. When returning Since to carry out the notification in a predetermined notification manner, the player will be able to recognize that the game recording medium is returned by this notification, thereby,
This makes it possible to prevent the player from forgetting to take the game recording medium on which the information on the existence of the game result value is recorded.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when the magnitude of the game value and the game result value specified from the record information of the game recording medium is zero, the game recording medium Without having to return it,
It is possible to collect and recycle gaming recording media that no longer has value for the player, to reduce costs, and to save the processing time of the player. It becomes.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, when collecting the game recording medium, the notification is performed in a predetermined notification mode, so that the player can recover the game recording medium. Can be surely recognized, and a new game recording medium can be quickly purchased depending on the game situation.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the notification when returning and collecting the game recording medium is performed in different notification modes. This makes it possible to clearly distinguish and recognize whether the item has been collected or returned, thereby further improving the effect of preventing forgetting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball type gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which an upper front frame and a lower front frame are opened.
3 is a perspective view of the gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an operation display unit of the gaming machine of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a card unit device and a collection tank of the gaming machine of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming machine 2 Outer box 3A Upper front frame 3B Lower front frame 4 Gaming board 5 Transparent board holding frame 6 Point display unit 7 Display unit 10 Card unit device 10A Card unit control board 13 Card insertion slot 15 Game area 16 Drum type Variable display device 17 Starting winning port 18 Variable winning ball device 49 Point display unit 55 Operation display unit 64 Data display unit 66 Settlement switch 67 Interruption switch 68 Ball lending switch 69 Automatic ball lending switch 71 Display changeover switch 81 Game control board 100 Collection Tank 103 Operation display unit substrate 104 Dotted display substrate 109 Speaker for card unit 111 Game information processing device 112 Voice control substrate 137 Card reader / writer

Claims (4)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A game value that can be used for a game and a game result value owned by the player by playing the game with the gaming machine can be specified. A reading means for receiving a game recording medium on which information is recorded and capable of reading at least the information recorded on the game recording medium; and the gaming value having a size specified by the information read by the reading means. A game value processing means for performing a process for using a game, and a game result value processing means for performing a process for specifying the magnitude of the game result value by the game recording medium, When the magnitude of the game value specified from the recording information of the game recording medium is zero and the magnitude of the game result value is present, when returning the game recording medium to the player, Information A game device that performs notification in an aspect. 2. When the value of the game and the value of the game result specified from the recording information of the game recording medium are zero, it is necessary to collect the game recording medium without returning it. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein when the gaming recording medium is collected, a notification is given in a predetermined notification mode. 4. The game apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the notification when returning and collecting the game recording medium is in different notification modes.