JP2002263261A - Score processing method in game device, and game device using the same method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To return unused medals drawn from a valuable value of a recording medium. SOLUTION: In this game device 1, total of basic points drawn from the valuable value of a card and gained points obtained by executing a game is taken as a score of a player to be consumed in executing the game. The game device 1 is provided with a bet switch 17, a return switch 23, and a settling switch 21. When the bet switch 17 is operated, the gained points are consumed with priority to the basic points, and the basic points are consumed based on the condition that the gained points are zero in consuming the score. When the return switch 23 or the settling switch 21 is operated, a part or all of the basic points are converted into the valuable value of the card for returning the score.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine installed in a game arcade such as a pachinko hall, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a storage medium such as a prepaid card.
Simply called a "card." The present invention relates to a gaming machine that executes a game by consuming the points deducted from the valuable value of (1).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a gaming device using a card, there has been proposed a device in which adjacent pachinko machines and ball rental machines are electrically connected in a one-to-one correspondence. Prior to execution of a game, a player purchases a card at a card vending machine or the like and inserts the card into a ball lending machine of a gaming machine. Thereafter, when the lending switch is operated, a pachinko machine lending request is issued to the pachinko machine, and in the pachinko machine, a process for renting the pachinko ball, specifically, a process of releasing the pachinko ball to the saucer is executed.

[0003] The lending system of game media by card is
The present invention is not limited to a gaming machine using a pachinko machine, and can be applied to a gaming machine using a slot machine. In this gaming device,
Adjacent slot machines and medal lending machines are electrically connected in one-to-one correspondence. A player purchases a card at a card vending machine or the like, inserts the card into a medal lending machine of the gaming machine, and borrows medals at the slot machine.

Meanwhile, recent slot machines have a configuration in which a number of medals can be stored in the machine. When executing the game, the player operates the bet switch and consumes one to three medals among the medals stored in the machine for each game. When a winning is achieved as a result of the game, the player obtains a predetermined number of medals as a payout. The number of medals obtained is added to the number of medals stored in the machine by that number. At the end of the game, when the player operates the settlement switch, the number of medals stored in the machine is discharged to the medal tray.

In this type of game machine, when medals are lent out by discharging medals to a medal tray, an operation of throwing the released medals into a machine and storing them is required. To eliminate this operation, a predetermined number of medals may be stored in the machine and the stored number of medals may be added to the operation of the lending switch.

[0006]

In this case, if the number of medals to be rented by one operation of the renting switch is set to be small, it is necessary to frequently perform the medal renting operation, which is complicated. Therefore, it is necessary to set the number of medals to be lent by a single operation of the lending switch to a certain degree. Most medals are unused and wasted. In addition, when the lending switch is operated by mistake, there is no other option than consuming many borrowed medals for a game or exchanging them for prizes, and lacks customer service. .

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above problem, and medals obtained by executing a game are consumed in preference to medals deducted from the valuable value of the storage medium, so that the medal of the storage medium is reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of processing a score in a gaming machine that enables an unused portion of a medal deducted from valuables to be returned to a player, and a gaming machine using the method.

[0008] In the score processing method according to the present invention, a game in which a total of a base score deducted from a value given to a storage medium and at least an acquired score obtained by executing the game can be consumed for executing the game. In the gaming device having the player's score, the player consumes the acquired score in preference to the basic score when executing the game, and consumes the basic score on condition that the acquired score becomes zero. It is intended to consume.

Here, “valuable value” directly means a monetary value, but if it can be converted into a monetary value, it can be valued in a unit other than the monetary value (for example, the frequency or the number of times the game can be executed). You may. As the “storage medium”, a card-shaped magnetic storage medium is generally used.
It may be something like a card, and the shape may be something other than a card shape. The “basic score” and the “acquired score” correspond to one medal as a game medium in the case of a conventional typical slot machine. Note that “at least the score obtained by executing the game” means that the score obtained by executing the game is naturally included in the obtained score, and in addition to this, other obtained scores (for example, the player This means that the score obtained by inserting the game medium may be included in the obtained score.

According to the present invention, if an acquired score is included in the score, the acquired score is consumed first, and the basic score is consumed only when the acquired score becomes zero. Therefore, the unused portion of the basic score can be returned to the player.

[0011] Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, a game in which the total of the basic score deducted from the valuable value given to the storage medium and at least the acquired score obtained by executing the game can be consumed for executing the game. A first switch for instructing the consumption of the points,
A second switch for instructing the return of the basic score is provided, and a control unit for executing the processing of the score according to the instruction of each switch is provided. The control unit, when the first switch is operated, consumes the acquired score in preference to the basic score, and consumes the basic score on condition that the acquired score has become zero. Make consumption. In addition, when the second switch is operated, the control unit converts a part or all of the basic score into a value of the storage medium to return the score.

The "first switch" corresponds to a bet switch in a conventional typical slot machine, and a score of 1 to 3 is consumed for one game. The “second switch” includes a return switch that instructs only the return of the basic score, a settlement switch that instructs both the return of the basic score and the settlement of the acquired score, and the like. Preferably, both a return switch and a checkout switch are provided as the second switch. When the basic score is converted into the value of the storage medium, the conversion is not necessarily equivalent, and may be multiplied by an exchange rate (a coefficient of 1 or less). The “control unit” is generally realized by a programmed computer, but may be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit instead.

In the gaming machine according to the present invention, when the player operates the first switch, a predetermined basic score is deducted from the value of the game medium, and the basic score becomes the player's score. When the game is executed and the obtained score is obtained, the obtained score is added to the player's score. When the points are consumed during the execution of the game, if the acquired points include the acquired points, the acquired points are consumed first. If the earned score during the score is zero, the base score is consumed. If you want to leave the game with a basic score,
If the first switch is erroneously operated and the value of the game medium is deducted more than necessary, the player operates the second switch. As a result, part or all of the basic score is converted into the value of the storage medium, and the point is returned.

According to the present invention, even if the value of the game medium is extraly deducted, the unused portion is returned to the player, so that the player can return the returned value to a new game. Can be used for

[0015] In a preferred embodiment, when a predetermined switch operation is performed by the player, the control unit deducts a predetermined basic score from the value of the storage medium. In addition, when the basic score falls below a predetermined value, the predetermined basic score may be automatically deducted from the value of the storage medium.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
The control unit is connected to a display for displaying a basic score or an alarm for notifying the presence or absence of a basic score. The control unit updates the display on the display according to the increase or decrease of the basic score, or operates the alarm when the basic score is equal to or more than a predetermined value.

[0017]

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a gaming machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine 1 is configured by electrically connecting an adjacent slot machine 2 and a medal lending machine 3 so that information can be exchanged. In the gaming machine 1, when the player performs a lending request operation after the medal lending machine 3 accepts the card, all or a part of the value of the card is deducted and converted to the basic score Y. The total of the basic score Y and the acquired score Z obtained by executing the game is the player's score X. The player executes the game by consuming 1 to 3 points from the score X for each game.

The card of this embodiment has a value of 1,000 yen. The value of the card is valued by frequency. In this embodiment, 1000 yen is converted into 10 points, and 10 points is converted into 50 points. One point corresponds to one medal as a game medium in a conventional slot machine. In conventional slot machines,
Since one game (a game in which only one winning line is activated) can be executed with one medal, one score is equivalent to one game.
You can run the game twice.

An information storage unit from which information can be read and written is provided at an appropriate place on the card. In this information storage unit,
The issuance date, issuance amount, store number, code number unique to each card, remaining number, and the like are stored as data. In this embodiment, at the end of the game, the basic score Y is converted into a frequency and returned to the player, and the obtained score Z is converted into the number of medals and settled. Note that if the machine does not use medals, the acquired score Z may be stored in a card. In this embodiment, one kind of card having a value of 1,000 yen is used.
A high-priced card having a monetary value of 10,000 yen may be used, and not limited to one kind, but a plurality of kinds of cards may be used.

In a typical conventional slot machine, one to three medals are consumed in one game, but in the slot machine 2 of this embodiment, one to three points are scored in one game. Is to be consumed as. In the symbol display window 6 of the front panel 11 described later, five pay lines are shown, and if one point is a bet point, one pay line is obtained, and if two points are a bet point, three win lines are obtained. If three points are bet points, five pay lines are activated.

In the slot machine 2, a reel block, a circuit board, and the like are incorporated in a box-shaped main body 4. The reel block is formed by assembling three reels 8a, 8b, 8c and three stepping motors, which are drive sources of the respective reels, into a frame. A plurality of symbols are displayed on the outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 8a, 8b, 8c.

The main body 4 has an opening at the front, and a door 5 is attached to the opening. The door 5 has three panels 1
The front surface is constituted by 1, 12, and 13. Each panel 1
Reference numerals 1, 12, and 13 denote silk-screen printing on the surface of a transparent synthetic resin plate or tempered glass, and a model name, a game name, and the like are printed on the upper panel 12 and the lower panel 13.

An uncolored and transparent symbol display window 6 is formed at the center of the front panel 11. The outer peripheral surface of each of the reels 8a, 8b, 8c faces the symbol display window 6 from behind. When the reel is stopped, the symbol display window 6
It is formed in a rectangular shape that is long horizontally so that symbols for three frames can be seen for each reel. The symbol display window 6 shows three horizontal pay lines and two oblique pay lines, and the symbols of the reels 8a, 8b, and 8c are displayed along these five pay lines. Align.

On the front panel 11, below the symbol display window 6, a frequency display 14, a point display 15, and a basic score display 16 each having a digital display are provided.
Is arranged. The frequency display 14 displays the remaining frequency of the card. The point indicator 15 displays the player's point X, that is, the total value of the basic score Y and the acquired score Z. The basic score display 16 displays the basic score Y of the player's score X. The control unit 40 of the slot machine 2 described later has a RAM as storage means for storing the score X displayed on the score display 15 and the base score Y displayed on the base score display 16. Further, the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3 described later has a RAM as a storage unit for storing the frequency to be displayed on the frequency display 14.

Prior to the execution of the game, first, the basic score Y, which has been deducted from the residual count stored on the card, is displayed on the point display 15 as a point X. When a score of 1 to 3 is consumed at the start of the game, the point X is reduced. If there is a payout due to the formation of a prize, the acquired score Z is obtained, and the point X is increased. Since the score X is the sum of the unused base score Y and the acquired score Z, the display of the score indicator 15 fluctuates each time the game is executed and each time there is a payout. .

Prior to the execution of the game, the basic score display 16 displays a basic score Y that has been deducted from the residual count stored on the card. At the start of the game, when the score of 1-3 is consumed, initially the basic score Y
Decrease. After the payout due to the winning, the earned score Z is obtained. As long as the earned score Z is included in the score X, the earned score Z is consumed for the execution of the game, and the basic score Y is changed. do not do. Therefore, the display of the basic score indicator 15 changes every time the game is executed only when the acquired score Z is zero.

Below the front panel 11, a medal slot 29, a bet switch 17, a start lever 18, three stop switches 19a, 19b, 19c, a lending switch 22,
A return switch 23, a settlement switch 21 and the like are provided. A medal discharge port 26, a medal tray 27, and the like are provided below the lower panel 13. In the slot machine 2 of this embodiment, since the adjustment of the acquired score Z is performed by releasing medals, a medal insertion slot 29, a medal discharging port 26, a medal receiving tray 27, and the like are provided.
When the settlement of the acquired score Z is performed using a card, the configuration related to the medal is not required.

The bet switch 17 is pressed at the start of the game. If the bet switch 17 is pressed once, 1
The points are consumed for betting points and one winning line is activated. If it is pressed twice, two points are consumed for betting points and three winning lines are activated. If it is pressed three times in a row, three points are consumed for betting points and five pay lines are activated. In this embodiment, the game is executed by consuming points by operating the bet switch 17, but the game may be executed by inserting a medal into the medal slot 29 by switching the switch. Good. In this case, a dedicated switch for switching the game mode is provided, or another switch is also used for mode switching. After operating the bet switch 17, the starting lever 18
Is operated, the three reels 8a, 8b, 8c are started simultaneously, and the game is started. Stop switch 19a, 1
When any one of 9b and 19c is pressed, the corresponding reel stops rotating. In this embodiment, the betting point is 1
It is possible to select within the range of ~ 3 points, but if the bet point is only 3 points and the bet switch 17 is pressed once,
It may be configured that three points are consumed and five pay lines are activated.

The lending switch 22 is for instructing to deduct a predetermined basic score N from the remaining frequency displayed on the frequency display 14. In this embodiment, when the lending switch 22 is pressed once, 5 points are deducted and 25 points are added to the basic score Y. For example, when the lending switch 22 is pressed while the frequency display 14 is displaying 10 frequencies, the frequency display 1
The display of 4 changes from 10 degrees to 5 degrees, while each display of the score display 15 and the basic score display 16 is updated to an added display by 25 points each. It should be noted that a configuration may be employed in which a single push operation of the lending switch 22 causes the total frequency to be withdrawn. Further, in a model in which the game mode can be switched, even when the game mode based on the insertion of a medal is selected, the remaining number may be reduced to the basic score N for the operation of the lending switch 22.

The return switch 23 is connected to the basic score indicator 16
Is to instruct to return a part or all of the basic score Y displayed in the table to the frequency. In this embodiment, the basic score N obtained by withdrawal is converted into a frequency and returned only when the return switch 23 is pressed immediately after the above-mentioned remaining frequency is deducted and before the game starts. However, the base score Y may be returned to the frequency at any time.

The settlement switch 21 is for instructing both the return of the basic score Y and the settlement of the acquired score Z. In this embodiment, when the settlement switch 21 is pressed, the basic score Y displayed on the basic score display 16 is converted into a frequency, added to the current remaining frequency, and the added value is written on the card. The acquired score Z in the score X displayed on the score display 15 is converted into the number of medals, and the medals are discharged from the medal discharge port 26 to the medal tray 27. In this embodiment, the conversion of the basic score Y to the frequency is performed with five points as the minimum unit, and the remaining basic scores are added to the acquired score Z and settled with medals.
For example, if the basic score Y is 28 points, 25 points are returned to the frequency, and the remaining 3 points are settled with medals. Note that the switches and the indicators except for the bet switch 18, the stop switches 19a, 19b, 19c, and the start lever 18 in the above embodiment may be provided on the medal lending machine 3.

Next, the medal lending machine 3 is used for money (thousand-yen bills).
And a card issuing function for receiving a card issued by the own device, a card issued by another medal lending machine 3, and a card issued by a dedicated card vending machine, and an adjacent slot machine. And a card accepting function for performing a lending process to the L2. In order to realize the above-described functions, the front of the fuselage of the medal lending machine 3 has a money receiving slot 31 for receiving a 1,000-yen bill, a card doorway 32 having an openable and closable transparent cover 34 for loading and unloading cards, A card insertion switch 33 and the like for inserting a card issued by the device carried out to the card entrance 32 are provided, and a money processing unit (not shown) is provided inside the body at a position corresponding to the money reception port 31. ), A card processing unit (not shown) is incorporated at a position corresponding to the card entrance 32.

A plurality of display lamps for notifying a player of the state of the machine are provided on the front surface of the machine, for notifying that a card is inserted into the machine, and for indicating that a card is inserted inside the machine. To notify that communication is not possible due to the disconnection of the communication line, to notify that card issuance is impossible due to card exhaustion, or to notify that the card is being carried out to the card entrance 32.

The card processing unit has a card storage unit (not shown) that can store only one initialized card. The card fed out from the card storage section has predetermined information written therein and is carried out to the card entrance 32. When a carried-out card or a card issued by another is accepted at the card entrance 32, the card information is read, and the remaining score of the card is converted into the basic score Y, so that the slot machine 2 can execute the game. It becomes possible.

Cards with a residual number of zero are initialized after the game is over, and thereafter are taken into the card storage and stocked. In this case, if the card storage unit is not empty, the initialized card is discharged to the card entrance 32. Therefore, the same one card is used repeatedly unless the issued card is removed. It should be noted that a card processing unit having a configuration capable of stocking a plurality of cards may be used.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the gaming machine 1 described above. The slot machine 2 and the medal lending machine 3 that constitute the gaming apparatus 1 include control units 40 and 50, each of which is a microcomputer. Each control unit 40,
Reference numeral 50 denotes a CPU serving as a control entity, a ROM storing programs and the like, and a RAM used for reading and writing data.
Etc. Data such as the frequency is stored in the RAM of the medal lending machine 3 and the score X,
Data such as the basic score Y is stored.

The control unit 40 of the slot machine 2 includes a start lever 18 and three stop switches 19a, 19b, 19
c, a bet switch 17, a settlement switch 21, a score display 15, a basic score display 16, a reel control unit 41, and the like. The reel control unit 41 controls the operation of a reel driving device 42 including a stepping motor for each reel. The slot machine 2 includes a control unit 5 of the medal lending machine 3.
An interface board 43 and a relay board 44 are incorporated for exchanging signals with the interface board 0. The interface board 43 includes the control unit 40 and the medal lending machine 3.
And a control unit 50 for exchanging a request relating to the deduction from the residual count, a return of the basic score Y, a settlement of the point X, and a response to the request.

The relay board 44 is for connecting the frequency display 14, the lending switch 22, and the return switch 23 to the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3. Therefore, these indicators and switches are provided in the slot machine 3 but are electrically controlled by the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3.

The control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3 includes a card insertion switch 33, a bill detection sensor 51 constituting a money handling unit, a bill validator 53, a bill carrying mechanism 54, and a card constituting a card handling unit. The detection sensor 52, the card transport mechanism 55, and the card reader / writer 56 are each electrically connected.

The bill detecting sensor 51 of the bill processing unit detects insertion of a bill into the bill receiving port 31. The bill validator 53 determines the denomination and authenticity of the bill inserted into the bill receiving port 31. The bill transport mechanism 54 takes in the bill inserted into the bill receiving port 31 and sends out the bill to the outside bill transporter from the back.

Card detection sensor 5 of card processing unit
2 detects insertion of a card into the card entrance 32 and removal of the card. The card transport mechanism 55 carries out the card in and out of the card entrance 32 and carries the card between the card entrance 32 and the card storage unit. The card reader / writer 56 reads and writes information from and to the information storage unit of the card.

The control unit 50 is connected via a communication interface circuit 57 to a bidirectional communication line 70 installed in the game arcade. The communication line 70 is connected to another medal lending machine 3, a dedicated card vending machine 61, a card settlement machine 62, an information processing device 60, and the like, and information is exchanged between the control unit 50 and these devices. Interact. The information processing device 60 counts data relating to issuance and use of cards in the game arcade. The card settlement machine 62 is for performing settlement of the remaining number of cards.

In this embodiment, when the medal lending machine 3 issues a card, the control unit 50 registers predetermined information for each issued card in a card information file in the RAM.
When the card issued by the own device is received, the matching process is executed using the registration information of the card information file, and the suitability of the card is determined. Also, when a card issued by another medal lending machine 3 or a card vending machine 61 is accepted,
The control unit 50 issues a request for collation of the record information of the card to the device that issued the card, and determines the suitability of the card based on a response from the device that issued the card to the collation request.

In this embodiment, the card registration information is individually managed by the issuing device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A central management device is provided to centrally manage the registration information of all cards. You may make it. Further, in this embodiment, the remaining number of cards to be issued is stored in the issuing device and in the information storage unit of the card, but is not stored in the card, and is not stored in the issuing device or the central management device. May be stored only in

FIG. 3 shows the flow of control when the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3 accepts a card. In the figure, "S
“T” is an abbreviation for “STEP” (step), and indicates each procedure in the control flow. It should be noted that, for simplification of the description, the procedure relating to the exchange of information with other devices described above is omitted in FIG.

In ST1 and ST2 of FIG. 3, the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3 waits for insertion of money or a card.
In this standby state, when the player inserts a 1,000-yen bill into the money reception slot 31, the determination in ST1 becomes "YES", card issuance processing is performed, and the issued card is carried out to the card entrance 32 ( ST3). After the card is issued, the player operates the card insertion switch 33, or
When the player inserts a card purchased at another medal lending machine 3 or a card vending machine 61 into the card entrance 32, the determination at ST2 becomes "YES", the card is taken into the machine, and the card reader / writer 56 Card record information such as the residual number is read from the information storage unit (ST4).

In the next ST5, the CPU of the control unit 50
Determines whether the residual frequency read from the card is greater than zero, that is, in this embodiment, whether the residual frequency is 10 or 5 degrees. If the determination in ST5 is "YES", the remaining frequency is stored in a predetermined storage area of the RAM, and the stored data is displayed on the frequency display 14 (ST7). If the remaining frequency is “0”, ST
The determination of No. 5 is "NO", and the card is returned or collected (ST6).

Next, when the player operates the lending switch 22, the determination in ST8 becomes "YES" and the control unit 50
Outputs a lending request to the control unit 40 of the slot machine 2 so as to lend the basic score N for 5 times, then subtracts 5 times from the remaining times to rewrite the data stored in the RAM, Update the display (ST9-1)
1).

Next, in ST12 to ST15, the control unit 5
0 stands by for the operation of the lending switch 22 or the return switch 23, and stands by for a settlement command or a game end signal from the control unit 40 of the slot machine 2.

In this standby state, if the player presses the lend switch 22, the determination in ST12 is "YES".
Then, the process proceeds to ST16, where the presence or absence of the remaining frequency is confirmed.
If the residual frequency is not zero, the process proceeds to ST9, and the above-described residual frequency deduction processing is executed.

In the standby state, when the player presses the return switch 23, the determination in ST13 is "YE
S ”, and the control unit 50 controls the control unit 4 of the slot machine 2.
0, a request to return the basic score is issued, and the control unit 40
Waits for reception of return data from (ST17, ST17)
8). When receiving the basic score to be returned (in this case, the basic score N lent immediately before), the determination in ST18 becomes “YES”, and the converted value of the frequency of the basic score N is added to the current remaining score. Then, the data stored in the RAM is rewritten, and the display on the frequency display 14 is updated (ST19, ST20). If no return data is received in ST18, S
T19 and T20 are skipped.

In the above-mentioned standby state, the player makes a payment
When the switch 21 is pressed, the switch operation is effective.
If there is, it should be settled by the controller 40 of the slot machine 2.
Basic score kN₀(Details will be described later.)
Upon receipt, the determination in ST14 is "YES". Hide
Then, the control unit 50 adds the basic score kN to the current remaining frequency. ₀
The value obtained by adding the conversion value to the frequency of
Write and rewrite the stored data in RAM to zero
Update the display on the display unit 14 to zero and return the card
(ST21, ST22).

In the standby state, when a game end signal is sent from the control unit 40 of the slot machine, S
The determination at T15 is “YES”. In the next ST23, it is determined whether or not the remaining frequency is zero.
If the determination of "is there remaining number?" Of 23 is "NO",
The process returns to the card return or collection process (ST6). If the remaining frequency is not zero, the determination in ST23 is “YE
S ", and in this case, the operation of the lending switch 22 is awaited.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show the flow of control by the control unit 40 of the slot machine 2. FIG. ST1 of FIG.
In Steps 3 to 3, the control unit 40 of the slot machine 2 waits for a medal insertion operation by the player and a lending request or a return request from the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3. In this standby state, when the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 29, the determination in ST1 becomes “YES”, and the control unit 4
In the case of 0, the point X is incremented by 1, the data stored in the RAM is rewritten, and the display of the point indicator 15 is updated (ST4, ST5).
Note that the medals here mean medals obtained in the settlement process, or overflowing medals when the number of storable sheets is set.

In the standby state, the medal lending machine 2
Receives a lending request from the control unit 50, the determination in ST2 becomes "YES", and the control unit 40 adds the score X and the base score Y by the base score N corresponding to 5 times and stores the RAM in the RAM.
Is updated, and the displays of the score display 15 and the basic score display 16 are updated (ST6, ST7).

In the standby state, the medal lending machine 2
When the return request is received from the control unit 50, the determination in ST3 is “YES”, and the control unit 40 determines whether or not the request is a return request immediately after lending (ST8). If the determination in ST8 is “Y
In the case of “ES”, the basic score to be returned (in this case, the basic score N borrowed immediately before) is transmitted to the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 2, and the score X and the basic score Y are respectively changed to the basic score N After rewriting the data stored in the RAM by subtracting only the values, the displays on the score display 15 and the basic score display 16 are updated (ST9 to ST11). If the determination in ST8 is "N
If "O", ST9 to ST11 are skipped.

Next, in ST1 and ST2 of FIG. 5, the controller 40 of the slot machine 2 sets the bet switch 1 by the player.
7 or waiting for operation of the settlement switch 21. In this standby state, if the player wants to execute a game, the player can press the bet switch 17 to proceed to the game execution procedure after ST3. If the player wants to end the game, he can press the settlement switch 21 to shift to the settlement procedure after ST19.

When the player presses the bet switch 17, the control unit 40 first determines whether or not the difference between the score X and the base score Y, that is, the acquired score Z is equal to or more than the number of bets (bet points) i. I do. If the acquired score Z is equal to or more than the bet number i, the determination in ST3 is “YES” and the control unit 4
In the case of 0, the stored data of the RAM is rewritten by subtracting the point X by the bet number i (ST4). In this case, the basic score Y does not change. If the acquired score Z is smaller than the bet number i, the determination in ST3 is “NO”, and the control unit 40 subtracts the score X by the bet number i and sets the base score Y to the same value as the score X. Then, the data stored in the RAM is rewritten (ST5). In the next ST6, the bet number i is stored in the RAM, and a pay line activation process or the like corresponding to the bet number i is executed, and the point display 15 and the basic score display 1 are executed.
6 is updated (ST6, ST7).

Next, when the starting lever 18 is operated,
The determination in ST8 is “YES”, and the reels 8a, 8b,
8c rotates simultaneously (ST9), and the game is executed when the player stops the operation by operating the stop switches 19a, 19b, 19c (ST10, 11). When all the reels 8a, 8b, 8c have stopped, the determination in ST12 is "YES", and the control unit 40 determines whether or not a winning has been achieved (ST13).

If a winning has been established, the determination in ST14 is "YES", and the control unit 40 adds the point X by the payout m of the score by the winning and rewrites the data stored in the RAM. , Update the display of the score display 15 (ST
15, 16). In this case, the basic score Y does not change.
If the winning is not established, the determination in ST14 is “NO”, and the control unit 40 determines whether or not the point X is present (ST17). If the score X is present, the determination in ST17 is “YES”, and the game shifts to the next game.
If the point X is zero, the determination in ST17 is “N”.
O ", and the control unit 40 controls the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3.
To output a game end signal (ST18).

[0061] In the standby state of the ST1 and ST2, the player to press operates the adjusting switch 21, the control unit 40, the score basic score Y corresponds to one frequency N ₀ (N ₀ in this embodiment
= 5) is determined (ST19). S
If the determination at T19 is “YES”, the control unit 40 determines that k times of the basic score Y (where k is a natural number,
kN ₀ ≦ Y <(k + 1) N ₀ . ) Is set as the basic score kN ₀ to be settled, and after outputting a settlement command including the score data to the control unit 50 of the medal lending machine 3 (ST20),
After subtracting the base score Y and the score X by the base score kN ₀ to rewrite the data stored in the RAM, the score display 1
5 and the display of the basic score display 16 are updated (ST2).
2).

If it is determined in step ST19 that the basic score Y is smaller than the score N ₀ corresponding to one frequency,
The process proceeds from T19 to ST23, and it is determined whether or not the point X is present. If the score X is not zero, the determination in ST23 is “YES”, and ST20 to ST22 are skipped and S
The process proceeds to T24, but if the point X is zero, the pressing operation of the settlement switch 21 is invalidated.

Next, the control unit 40 discharges the number of medals corresponding to the point X and adjusts the acquired score Z.
The stored data in the RAM is rewritten by setting the score X and the base score Y to zero, and the score display 15 and the base score display 1
6 is updated to zero (ST24 to ST24).

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According to the present invention, if an acquired score is included in the points, the acquired score is consumed first.
Since the basic score is consumed only when the acquired score becomes zero, the unused portion of the basic score can be returned to the player. Further, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, even if the value of the game medium is extraly deducted, the unused portion is returned to the player, so that the player returns the returned value to new value. Can be used for simple games and improve customer service.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external appearance of a gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electric configuration of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of control by a control unit of the medal lending machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of control by a controller of the slot machine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control by a controller of the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming device 2 Slot machine 3 Medal lending machine 15 Score display 16 Basic score display 17 Bet switch 21 Settlement switch 22 Lending switch 23 Return switch 40, 50 Control unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game in which a total of a basic score deducted from a value provided to a storage medium and at least an acquired score obtained by executing a game is a score of a player who can be consumed in executing the game. In the device, in executing the game, the acquired points are consumed in preference to the basic points, and the basic points are consumed on condition that the acquired points become zero, thereby consuming the point. A method for processing points in an apparatus. 2. A game in which a total of a base score deducted from a value given to a storage medium and at least an acquired score obtained by executing a game is a score of a player who can be consumed in executing the game. An apparatus, wherein a first switch for instructing consumption of a point, a second switch for instructing return of a base score, and control for executing processing of the point in accordance with the instruction of each switch A control unit that, when the first switch is operated, consumes the acquired score in preference to the basic score, and consumes the basic score on condition that the acquired score becomes zero. A gaming device that consumes the above-mentioned points and, when the second switch is operated, converts a part or all of the basic points into valuable value of a storage medium to return the points. 3. The second switch according to claim 2, wherein the second switch includes a return switch for instructing only the return of the base score, and a settlement switch for instructing both the return of the base score and the settlement of the acquired score. The gaming device described. 4. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit deducts a predetermined basic score from a value of a storage medium when a predetermined switch operation is performed by a player. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the control unit deducts the predetermined basic score from the value of the storage medium when the basic score falls below a predetermined value. 6. The control unit is connected to a display for displaying a basic score, and the control unit updates the display on the display in accordance with an increase or decrease in the basic score.
A gaming device described in. 7. The control unit is connected to an alarm for notifying the presence or absence of a basic score, and wherein the control unit operates the alarm when the basic score is equal to or more than a predetermined value. The gaming device according to 2.