JP2002325940A - Game machine controlling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine controlling apparatus by which correlation between increase in the upper limit of an upper limit storing number and condition of a game can be grasped and information related to the game machine can be controlled on the game machine in which the upper limit of the upper limit storing number on the number of realization of variation starting condition of a variable displaying apparatus is increased. SOLUTION: Number of realization of effective start prize-winning in a period where condition of increase in storing is realized is counted up and it is outputted as data on prize-winning among special prize-winning based on information (the information on the upper limit value increasing 1, the information on the upper limit value increasing 2, etc.), by which the period where the condition of increase in storing on the start prize-winning memory in a pachinko game machine is realized can be specified and information (the information on the picture pattern fixing 1, etc.), by which a fact that the variation starting condition of the variable displaying apparatus in a pachinko game machine is realized can be specified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine management device represented by, for example, a management computer or the like. The specific game state is generated on condition that the display result due to the change of the variable display device becomes a predetermined result, and information on the gaming machine in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number increases in a predetermined period is displayed. The present invention relates to a gaming machine management device to manage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type such as a pachinko game machine, a variable display device is started to change according to a change start condition such as a start winning, for example, which is generally known. In some cases, a specific game state (big hit state) is generated according to the display result of the variable display device. In such a gaming machine, when the change start condition is further satisfied during the change of the variable display device,
For example, as in the case of the start winning memory, a predetermined number of times of satisfying the fluctuation start condition can be stored.

However, since the upper limit is fixedly set for the number of times that such a change start condition is satisfied, the change start condition that becomes invalid beyond the upper limit storage number increases and the player There is a problem that a situation that is disadvantageous for the user occurs. Therefore, in order to improve the taste of the player, it has been considered to increase the upper limit of the upper limit storage number in accordance with satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

[0004]

However, as described above, when managing a gaming machine that increases the upper limit of the number of times the change start condition is satisfied, the change start condition is simply satisfied as in the conventional game machine management. A gaming machine with a rich variety of gaming contents, such as an increase in the upper limit of the upper limit of the number of storages, such as not being able to determine the relationship between the increase in the upper limit of the upper limit of the number of storages and the number of times the change start condition is satisfied just by counting and counting the number of times. However, there is a problem that it is not possible to grasp the relationship between the increase in the upper limit of the upper limit storage number and the gaming situation, and it is not possible to sufficiently manage such information on the gaming machine.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine in which the upper limit of the upper limit of the number of times the variable start condition of the variable display device is satisfied is increased. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine management device capable of grasping the relationship between the increase in the upper limit of the game and the gaming situation and managing information on the gaming machine.

[0006]

Specific Examples of Means for Solving the Problems and Their Effects
(1) The number of times the variable start condition of the variable display device (variable display device 8 and variable display unit 9) is satisfied can be stored up to a predetermined upper limit storage number (starting storage upper limit value), and the variable display device changes. The specific game state (big hit state) occurs under the condition that the display result by the above becomes a predetermined result (big hit symbol stop), and during a predetermined period (for example, a period in which the big hit state occurs). Gaming machine with increased upper limit of the maximum number of storages (Pachinko gaming machine 1)
Machine management device (management device 4)
0, the hall management computer 400), which can specify a period during which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number in the gaming machine is increasing (upper limit increase 1 information, upper limit increase 2).
An information input unit (information input terminal 410) for inputting information (for example, information on the number of start winnings) that can specify that the fluctuation start condition is satisfied in the gaming machine (see FIG. 4); Based on the information input to the information input unit, the number of times the fluctuation start condition is satisfied during the period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing is counted (for example, FIG. 11).
(See FIG. 13 to FIG. 13) Tallying means (totaling means functioning by executing a tallying processing program) and outputting the tallying result of the tallying means (see prize during prize, average winning number) (see FIGS. 11 to 13) Function (a function obtained by an output processing program required according to the operation of the input unit 401).

[0007] According to such a configuration, information capable of specifying a period during which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increased in the gaming machine and information capable of specifying that the fluctuation start condition is satisfied in the gaming machine are input. Then, based on the input information, the number of times the change start condition is satisfied during the period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing is totaled, and the totaling result can be output. For this reason, it becomes possible to grasp the relationship between the increase in the upper limit of the upper limit storage number and the number of times the change start condition is satisfied. It is possible to grasp the relationship between the increase in the upper limit of the number and the gaming situation, and thereby, it is possible to manage information on the gaming machine.

(2) The counting means counts the number of times the change start condition is satisfied for each period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increased (see FIG. 11).

According to such a configuration, the number of times that the variation start condition is satisfied for each period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing is totaled. The number of times the start condition is satisfied can be grasped, and thereby, it is possible to confirm how much the increase in the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is reflected in the game content of the gaming machine.

(3) The period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing is a period in which the specific game state occurs (see FIG. 7), and the information input to the information input unit is:
The information includes information (big hit information) capable of specifying a period in which the specific game state is occurring, and the counting means is configured to determine a period in which the specific game state occurs based on information input to the information input unit. The number of times the change start condition is satisfied is counted up, and the total number of times the change start condition is satisfied during the period in which the specific game state occurs is calculated by the counting means (the range of the start winning storage stored during the big hit state). In)
In the case where the next specific game state occurs under the condition that the display result due to the change of the variable display device changes to a predetermined result, it is determined that the specific game state has continuously occurred (continuous big hit). (See FIGS. 8 to 13)
The game apparatus further includes a continuous specific game state determination unit (a determination unit that functions by executing a determination program), and the output function includes:
The tallying result of the tallying means in the continuously occurring specific game state determined by the continuous specific game state determining means is output so as to be distinguishable from the tallying result of the tallying means in other specific game states (see asterisk). Including functions (see FIG. 11 etc.).

[0011] According to such a configuration, based on the totaled information, a continuously occurring specific game state, for example, called a “holding ball consecutive chan”, is determined. Since the tally result is output so as to be distinguishable from the tally result of the tallying means in the other specific game states, it is necessary to grasp the occurrence state of the specific game state that has occurred continuously in connection with the increase in the upper limit of the upper limit storage number. Can be.

(4) The information input to the information input unit includes information (big hit information) capable of specifying the occurrence of the specific game state, and the totaling unit performs the processing based on the information input to the information input unit. The number of occurrences of the specific game state (number of special prizes) and the number of occurrences of the consecutively generated specific game state (number of consecutive big hits) determined by the continuous specific game state determination means are further tabulated based on FIG. Calculation means (calculation processing program) for calculating the ratio (continuous big hit rate) of the number of occurrences of the continuously generated specific game state to the number of occurrences of all specific game states based on the totalization result of the totalization means And the output function includes a function of further outputting a calculation result (refer to a continuous big hit rate) of the calculation means (see FIGS. 8 to 8).
See FIG. 13).

According to this configuration, the ratio of the number of occurrences of the specific game state that has occurred continuously to the number of occurrences of all the specific game states is calculated and output based on the totaled information. It can be easily grasped whether the specific game state due to the continuous occurrence occurs at a ratio.

(5) The information input to the information input unit is information capable of specifying an upper limit storage number of the number of times the fluctuation start condition is satisfied during a period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing (upper limit value increase). 1 information, upper limit increase 2 information),
The output function is configured to associate a count result of the counting means with an upper limit storage number (refer to a storage upper limit in FIGS. 11 to 13) of the number of times the change start condition is satisfied specified by the information input to the information input unit. (FIGS. 11 to 1)
(See 3 Special Prize Winners, Average Winners).

According to such a configuration, since the totaling result of the totalizing means is output in association with the upper limit storage number of the number of times the variation start condition is satisfied based on the totalized information, the upper limit when the upper limit is increased It is possible to grasp the actual number of times the change start condition is satisfied with respect to the number of storages.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment,
As an example of the gaming machine managed by the gaming machine management device, a pachinko gaming machine has been described, but the gaming machine managed by the gaming machine management device is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine but is represented by a coin gaming machine or a slot machine. Gaming machine. In other words, the gaming machine managed by the gaming machine management device according to the present invention can store the number of times that the variable start condition of the variable display device is satisfied up to the predetermined upper limit storage number, and the display result due to the variable display device having changed can be stored. A specific game state occurs on condition that a predetermined result is obtained,
Any gaming machine may be used as long as the gaming machine increases the upper limit of the upper limit storage number in a predetermined period.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management system provided in a game arcade 500.

In the gaming arcade 500, a plurality of gaming machine installation islands 200 are provided. On each of the gaming machine installation islands 200, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 are arranged side by side. In addition, the amusement arcade 500 is provided with a management device 40 that includes a hall management computer 400 that is a management computer of the amusement arcade 500 and manages various information in the amusement arcade 500.

The management device 40 includes, in addition to the hall management computer 400, an input unit 401, a display unit 402, and a printing unit 40 connected to the hall management computer 400.
3 inclusive.

Each of the pachinko gaming machines 1 is communicably connected to a hall management computer 400 via a communication line provided in the amusement arcade 500, and stores various kinds of information relating to the game as described later for the hall management. Computer 400
Send to The hall management computer 400 collects and stores information sent from each pachinko gaming machine 1,
Based on the stored information, information processing such as totaling of information is performed in various modes for management of the game arcade 500. The display unit 402 includes an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and is controlled by the hall management computer 400, and displays various information such as management information. The printing unit 403 is configured by a printer that performs print output, and is controlled by the hall management computer 400, and prints out various types of information such as management information (for example, total data as described later).
The input unit 401 includes various operation input means such as a keyboard and various operation switches (buttons). When an operation input is performed, the input unit 401 provides information related to the operation input to the hall management computer 400.

In the management device 40 configured as described above,
For example, the hall management computer 400 aggregates various information sent from each pachinko gaming machine 1 and displays the information on the display unit 402 or the printing unit 403 according to the operation input information from the input unit 401 based on the operation of the manager. A predetermined management process is performed, such as outputting necessary management information (game information and the like).

Next, the pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a card unit 50 installed corresponding thereto.

The card unit 50 is provided with a card available indicator lamp 151.
Is notified to the player by the lighting or blinking of the card availability indicator lamp 151. This card unit 50 is installed in a state where it is inserted between a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 1 installed on the gaming machine installation island 200, and it is determined whether the left or right gaming machine is connected to the connection stand. It is displayed by the display 153.

When the player inserts the game card with the card balance recorded in the card insertion slot 155, the card balance recorded on the game card is read. Next, when the player performs a predetermined ball lending operation, the balance of the lending unit amount set in advance is reduced, and
The hit ball for the lending unit amount is lent to the hit ball supply tray 3 of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The card unit 50 is provided with a fraction display switch 152. This fraction display switch 152
By pressing, information such as a card balance and an error code when an error occurs is displayed on an information display (not shown) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, reference numeral 156 denotes a card unit lock, which is configured so that the front side of the card unit 50 can be opened by inserting a predetermined key into the card unit lock 156 and performing an unlocking operation.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a glass door frame 2 formed in a frame shape. Behind this glass door frame 2,
The game board 6 is detachably mounted. Further, on the lower surface of the glass door frame 2, there is a hit ball supply tray 3. A surplus ball receiving tray 4 for storing balls overflowing from the hit ball supply tray 3 and a hit ball operation handle (operation knob) 5 for a player to operate a hit ball are provided below the hit ball supply tray 3. When the player operates the hit ball operation handle 5, the hit ball supply tray 3 is operated.
The pachinko balls stored inside can be fired one by one. The shot pachinko balls are guided to the game area 7 between the section rails 2 formed on the game board 6.

In the center of the game area 7, a special symbol, which is an example of a plurality of types of identification information, is variably displayed on condition that a ball is hit into the starting opening 14 (hereinafter, this winning is referred to as a starting winning). A variable display device 8 having a display unit 9 is provided. The variable display device 8 is further provided with a normal variable display 10 for variably displaying a normal symbol as a hit ball passes through the passing gate 11a, a pass storage display 10a, and a start storage display 18. I have.

Below the variable display device 8, a starting opening 14 provided with a movable piece 15 on the left and right, and a variable winning ball device 19 which is in an open state in which a hit ball can be won by tilting an open / close plate 20.
Are provided. Further, as a general winning opening, a winning opening 24a is provided above the variable display device 8, and the variable winning ball device 1 is provided.
Winning openings 24d and 24e are provided on the left and right of 9, and winning openings 24b and 24c are provided on the left and right below the game area 7, respectively. Reference numeral 26 denotes an out port which is collected as an out ball when the hit ball does not win any of the winning ports or the variable winning ball device, and 25 is a decorative lamp.

A game effect LED 28 is provided on the outer periphery of the game area 7.
a, game effect lamps 28b and 28c, a prize ball lamp 51 which is turned on during the payout of a prize ball, and a ball payout device (ball payout device 97 described below) for paying out prize balls and lending balls. A broken-out lamp 5 that lights when a broken-out ball occurs
2 are provided, and speakers 27, 27 for generating sound effects such as stereo sound are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the game area 7.

The variable display section 9 of the variable display device 8
It is composed of a CRT display capable of variably displaying special symbols as a plurality of types of identification information. In the variable display section 9,
Three special designs (left design, middle design,
(Referred to as a right symbol) can be variably displayed, and a plurality of types of special symbols are scroll-displayed from top to bottom on the condition that a start winning has occurred. Such a display is called a special symbol variable display (also referred to as a variable display or an update display). Thereafter, as a result of the variable display being terminated after a lapse of a predetermined time, a special symbol is stopped and the stop display symbol is a big hit if the big hit symbol (for example, a double eye) is stopped and displayed. In addition, when a big hit occurs in a predetermined positively changing symbol (probability changing symbol) of the big hit symbol, a probability changing state as described later occurs, and the big hit probability is improved.

When a big hit occurs, the opening and closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball device 19 is tilted to open a big winning opening. This allows
The first state is controlled to be advantageous for a player who can make a hit ball into the special winning opening, and the gaming state becomes a gaming state (specific gaming state) advantageous to the player.

The large winning opening of the variable winning ball device 19 is divided into a specific winning area and a normal winning area. The winning ball that has won the specific winning area is detected by the V count switch 22. On the other hand, a normal winning ball that has won a normal winning area is detected by the count switch 23. The V count switch 22 and the count switch 23 are both
The prize balls that have won each prize area are promptly detected by the switches 22 and 23, and 15 prize balls are paid out each time a prize ball is detected.

The first state of the variable winning ball device 19 is when the number of hit balls that have entered the special winning opening reaches a predetermined number (for example, nine) or when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed. When the earlier one of the conditions is satisfied, the process ends once and the opening / closing plate 20 is closed. As a result, the variable winning ball device 19 is controlled to the second state which is disadvantageous for a player who cannot make a hit ball. And
On condition that the ball hit during the period when the variable prize ball device 19 is in the first state makes a specific prize in the specific prize area and is detected by the V count switch 22, the variable prize ball device 19 is again set. Is set to the first state. The upper limit number of executions of the repetition continuation control is set to, for example, 16 times. In the repetition continuation control, a state in which the variable winning ball device 19 is in the first state is called a round. When the maximum number of times of execution of the repetition continuation control is 16, the variable winning prize ball device 19 is set to the first winning ball device 19 for 16 rounds from the first round to the 16th round.
State.

When a big hit occurs in the probability variable symbol (probability changing symbol), after the control in the big hit state including the repetition continuation control as described above, the big hit probability is improved, and the big hit probability is improved. Continue until the next big hit occurs.

A warp entrance 11 is provided on each of the left and right portions of the variable display device 8.
The ball that has entered the warp entrance 11 has a variable display device 8
The water flows downward through the back side of the game and is discharged again to the game area 7 from the warp outlet 13. Therefore, the warp exit 13
The ball that has been ejected from the ball is in a state where it is relatively easy to win the starting port 14. Usually, a symbol starting gate 11a is provided on a passage route of a hit ball that has entered the warp entrance 11 provided on the left side portion of the variable display device 8.

The ball that has entered the normal symbol starting gate 11a is detected by the gate switch 12 when passing through the ordinary symbol starting gate 11a. Such hit ball detection is referred to as gate passage detection. On condition that the hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12, the normal variable display 10 is variably started. If a hit ball is detected by the gate switch 12 while the variable display device 10 is variably displaying, a passing ball is stored with the upper limit of the storage number, for example, "4". The number is displayed on the passage memory display 10a.

The normal variable display 10 is composed of a 7-segment display, and variably displays a plurality of types of identification information, usually called symbols. If the display result of the normal variable display 10 becomes a predetermined special display mode (for example, 7), "normal hit" is obtained. When the display result of the normal hit is derived on the normal variable display 10, a pair of left and right movable pieces 15 provided in the starting port 14 is opened. This allows the starting port 14
Is in an open state, and the hit ball is more easily started and won.
If one of the hit balls wins while the starting port 14 is in the open state, the movable piece 15 closes to the original position, and the hit ball returns to a state where it is difficult to win. In addition, if a predetermined period elapses after the opening of the starting opening 14, the movable piece 15 is closed to the original position and the open state ends even if the starting prize does not occur.

The starting winning ball that has won the starting opening 14 is promptly detected by the starting opening switch 17 provided on the game board 6. When the starting winning ball is detected by the starting port switch 17, five winning balls are paid out, and the variable display device 8 is variably started based on the detected output. In addition, the start winning detected by the start opening switch 17 during the variable display of the variable display device 8 is stored as “4” as the upper limit of the storage number according to the game situation, and the stored number is stored in the start storage display 1.
8 is displayed.

In addition, the general winning opening 24 (24a, 24b,
24c, 24d, and 24e), the winning balls are provided on the gaming board 6 by the respective winning opening switches 240 (240a, 2e).
40b, 240c, 240d, 240e), and ten prize balls are provided on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine 1 on the basis of this, and the ball payout device (the ball payout device 97 shown in FIG. ) Will be paid out.

Although not shown, a ball tank for receiving replenishment balls via a replenishing device provided on the gaming machine installation island 200 is provided on the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 at an upper portion of the mechanism plate. The ball of the ball tank is supplied to the ball dispensing device through the guiding gutter. Then, when the lending ball and the prize ball as described above are paid out, the ball is paid out from the ball payout device.

The replenishing device is provided with a replenishing ball sensor (not shown, refer to a replenishing ball sensor 131 in FIG. 3 described later). The replenishing ball sensor detects a replenishing ball supplied to the ball tank. Is done. In this way, when the replenishment ball is detected by the replenishment ball sensor, the number of balls replenished to the pachinko gaming machine 1, based on the detection signal output in response to the detection, that is, paid out to the player. The number of balls can be grasped.

Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, a winning ball that has been driven into the above-described gaming area 7 and has won various winning areas and an out ball that has been collected in the out port 26 merge into a driving ball tank ( The ball falls into a driving ball sensor (not shown, a driving ball sensor 13 shown in FIG. 4 described later).
After being detected by 0), it falls on a ball collecting gutter (not shown) provided on the gaming machine installation island 200. in this way,
When the driven ball sensor detects the driven ball, the number of balls driven into the game area 7 can be grasped based on a detection signal output in response to the detection.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various control boards used for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 and components related thereto. FIG. 3 shows a game control board (also referred to as a main board) 31, a payout control board 37, a lamp control board 35, a voice control board 70, and a firing control board 9 as control boards.
1 and a display control board 80 are shown.

The game control board 31 includes a basic circuit 53, a switch circuit 58, a solenoid circuit 59, an ordinary variable display 10, a lamp / LED circuit 60, and an initial reset circuit 6.
5, and various circuits such as an information output circuit 64 are provided.

The basic circuit 53 controls the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to a game control program. The switch circuit 58 includes various switches (gate switch 12,
Starting port switch 17, V count switch 22, count switch 23, winning port switch 240 (240a, 2
40b, 240c, 240d, 240e), and a signal from a full tank switch 402) for detecting the full state of the surplus ball tray 4 to the basic circuit 53. The solenoid circuit 59 drives the solenoid 16 for operating the movable piece 15 of the starting port 14 and the solenoid 21 for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 20 of the variable winning ball device 15 in accordance with a command from the basic circuit 53. The lamp / LED circuit 60 turns on and off the start-up memory display 18 and has a 7-segment LED normally variable display 10 and decorative lamp 2.
5 is driven. The initial reset circuit 65 performs an initial reset of the basic circuit 53. The information output circuit 64 outputs various information (external output information) such as jackpot information indicating occurrence of a jackpot to the above-described hall management computer 400 outside the pachinko game machine according to data provided from the basic circuit 53. Things.

The basic circuit 53 is a microcomputer for game control, a ROM 54 for storing a game control program and the like, and a RAM used as a work memory.
55, which performs a control operation according to a control program
It includes a PU 56 and an I / O port unit 57. Note that RO
The M54 and the RAM 55 may be built in the CPU 56 in some cases. Further, the game control board 31 includes a basic circuit 53
An address decode circuit 67 is provided which decodes an address signal provided from the I / O port and outputs a signal for selecting one of the I / O ports in the I / O port unit 57.

In the ROM 54 of the basic circuit 53, in addition to the above-described game control program, for example, a plurality of prize areas as described above (variable prize ball device 19, starting port 1).
4. General winning opening 24 (24a, 24b, 24c, 24
d, 24e)), information on the number of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with each of the prizes is stored for each type of the prize area. Therefore, when paying out prize balls in accordance with winning, the payout number of prize balls is determined with reference to the data stored in the ROM 54.

The basic circuit 53 is reset by the initial reset circuit 65 when the power is turned on. The basic circuit 53
Executes an interrupt process periodically (for example, every 2 ms), and each time the interrupt process is executed, the game control program is executed again from a predetermined position.

A hit ball launching device that hits and launches a game ball is driven by a drive motor 94 controlled by a circuit on a launch control board 91. The driving force of the driving motor 94 is adjusted according to the operation amount of the operation knob (ball hitting operation handle) 5. That is, the circuit on the firing control board 91 is controlled so that the hit ball is fired at a speed corresponding to the operation amount of the operation knob 5. A firing control signal for controlling the firing state of the hit ball is given from the payout control board 37 to the firing control board 91. In the firing control board 91, when the firing control signal is at the LOW level, the firing of the hit ball is prohibited, and the firing of the hit ball is controlled to be impossible. On the other hand, when the firing control signal is at the HIGH level, the firing of the hit ball is permitted, and the firing of the hit ball is controlled to be possible.

From the game control board 31 to the payout control board 37, command data (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a command) as command information relating to payout control of prize balls and command data as command information relating to payout control of ball lending are provided. Is transmitted. When a prize ball command is output from the game control board 31, an INT signal indicating a valid period of the prize ball command is output accordingly. The award ball command and the INT signal have a low level (off state) in an invalid state, and have a high level (on state) in a valid state. The prize ball command is
The lower 4 bits are used to specify the number of winning balls, and the upper 3 bits are used to specify the control content.

In accordance with such a prize ball command, the payout control microcomputer 370 provided on the payout control board 37 drives and controls the ball payout device 97 to perform control for paying out prize balls.

Data for renting out balls is exchanged between the card unit 50 and the payout control board 37 in accordance with the ball renting operation. Computer 370
The drive control of the ball payout device 97 is performed to control the payout of balls.

From the game control board 31 to the display control board 80, information such as command data for display control as command information on display control of the variable display device 8 is transmitted.
The game control board 31 is provided with an output buffer circuit 373c.
Command data for display control is output from the game control board 31 via c, and sent to the display control board 80. The output buffer circuit 373c is an irreversible input interface that permits output of information from the inside of the game control board 31 to the outside, but does not allow input of information from the outside to the inside of the game control board 31. Therefore, one-way communication of information between the game control board 31 and the display control board 80 is ensured.

From the game control board 31 to the ramp control board 35
The game effect LED 28a controlled by the lamp control board 35, the prize ball lamp 51,
2, and information such as command data for lamp control as command information relating to control of the game effect lamps 28a and 28b. An output buffer circuit 373b is provided on the game control board 31, and command data for lamp control is output from the game control board 31 from the basic circuit 53 via the output buffer circuit 373b, and is sent to the lamp control board 35. The output buffer circuit 373b is an irreversible input interface that permits output of information from the inside of the game control board 31 to the outside, but does not allow input of information from the outside to the inside of the game control board 31. Therefore, the game control board 31 and the lamp control board 35
The one-way communication of information between the two is ensured.

From the game control board 31 to the voice control board 70, information such as command data for voice control as command information relating to control of voice such as sound effect output from the speaker 27 is transmitted by the voice control board 70. You. The game control board 31 is provided with an output buffer circuit 373a. Command data for voice control is output from the game control board 31 from the basic circuit 53 via the output buffer circuit 373a, and is sent to the voice control board 70. The output buffer circuit 373a is an irreversible input interface that permits the output of information from the inside of the game control board 31 to the outside, but does not allow the input of information from the outside to the inside of the game control board 31. Therefore, one-way communication of information between the game control board 31 and the voice control board 70 is ensured.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a full tank switch 402 for detecting that the surplus ball tray 4 is full of balls.
2 is input to the I / O port 57 of the game control board 31 via a relay board (not shown). In addition, the burnout detection switch 167 and the burnout switch 1
The detection signals from 87a and 187b are input to I / O port 57 of game control board 31 via relay board 72 and relay board 71. The CPU 56 is a switch 1
When the detection signals from the switches 87a and 187b indicate that the ball is out of charge, and when the detection signal from the full tank switch 402 indicates that the tank is full, the prize ball prohibition command and the ball lending prohibition are performed according to the situation. The command is sent to the payout control microcomputer of the payout control board 37, and the ball payout device 97
Stop paying out prize balls and stopping paying out lending balls.

Various winning opening switch 240, gate switch 12, starting opening switch 17, V count switch 2
2. The detection signal of the count switch 23 is
Is input to the I / O port 57 of the game control board 31 via the. The ROM 54 of the game control board 31 stores a winning detection switch (240, 17, 22,
The award ball number information capable of specifying the number of award balls to be paid out in accordance with the detection signal of 23) is stored. R of basic circuit 53
The OM 54 has a winning detection switch (240, 17, 2).
The information on the number of prize balls that can specify the number of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with the detection signals (2, 23) is stored. The game control board 31 specifies the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the detection signal of each switch, changes the INT signal for prize ball control from the invalid state to the valid state, and designates the control content of payout and the number of prize balls. The awarded ball command is output to the payout control board 37 via the I / O port 57. For this reason, the payout control of the prize ball is quicker than the conventional gaming machine which pays out the prize ball after detecting the all prize ball detection switch for detecting all the prize balls provided on the mechanism plate on the back of the game board. Can be performed.
Further, various winning detection switches (240, 17, 2)
2, 23) are individually provided on the game board 6 corresponding to each winning opening, so that the winning of the hit ball can be detected earlier,
Thereby, the payout control of the prize ball can be performed more quickly.

The portion for outputting the prize ball command in the I / O port 57 can output information from the inside of the game control board 31 to the outside, but can input information from the outside of the game control board 31 to the inside. It is constituted by an output buffer as irreversible output means that is impossible. Therefore, there is no room for a signal to be transmitted from the payout control board 37 to the game control board 31. Even if an unauthorized alteration is added to the transmission path of the prize ball command, a signal output by the illegal alteration is not transmitted to the game control board 31 side. Thus, one-way communication of signals between the game control board 31 and the payout control board 37 is ensured.

The game control board 31 immediately outputs the prize ball command even if the payout of the prize ball based on the previously output prize ball command is not completed. The payout control microcomputer of the payout control board 37 controls a drive signal given to the ball payout device 97 based on the prize ball command, and performs payout control such as payout control of the number of prize balls specified by the prize ball command. .

On the payout control board 37 side, regardless of whether or not the payout of the winning ball based on the previous winning ball command is completed,
Since the prize ball commands are sent one after another, the prize ball number data of the prize ball commands for which the payout of the balls has not been completed is stored in a RAM (not shown), and the payout of the balls is sequentially performed based on the stored data. Do. As a result, even if the payout of payout balls based on the previously output payout ball commands is not completed, the game control board 31 does not need to perform the process of storing the next award ball command, and Since it is not necessary to perform the process of outputting the prize ball command while checking the operation status of the payout control board 37, the control load of the basic circuit 53 is reduced.

The payout control board 37 receives a prize ball detection signal from a prize ball detector (not shown) for detecting all prize balls, and in that case, prize information indicating that there is a prize is given to the payout control board. 37 to the game control board 31.
In the game control board 31, based on the transmitted prize information, the prize ball number information indicating the number of prize balls (prize balls) to be paid out corresponding to the winning opening in which the hit ball has won is given to the payout control board 3.
Send it back to 7. The payout control board 37 controls the ball payout device 300 to pay out prize balls based on the returned prize ball number information. Further, the supply control board 37 is provided with supply ball detection information from the supply ball sensor 131.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining data input to the hall management computer 400 of the management apparatus 40.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with an information output terminal 110 at a predetermined position on the back side for outputting information to the outside. Also, the hall management computer 40
On the 0 side, an information input terminal 410 is provided as an information input unit for receiving various types of information from outside.
From the game control board 31, via the information output terminal 110, to the information input terminal 410 of the hall management computer 400 side, the machine number information, model code information, big hit information,
Symbol confirmation 1 information, big hit symbol information, probability variation information, start winning number information, general symbol gate winning information, symbol confirmation 2 information,
Various kinds of information such as information on the number of occasions, upper limit increase 1 information, and upper limit increase 2 information are transmitted.

The machine number information is information indicating a machine number assigned to each pachinko gaming machine 1 in order to identify each pachinko gaming machine 1 in the game arcade. The model code information is information for specifying the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The jackpot information is
This is information indicating that a big hit has occurred. In the symbol confirmation 1 information, the symbol is determined by variable display of the special symbol (stop display)
This is information used to count the number of times the player has performed the symbol, and is information indicating symbol confirmation. The big hit symbol information is information indicating a special symbol stopped and displayed when a big hit occurs.

The probability variation information is information indicating that the state is in the probability variation state. The start winning number information is displayed in the variable display section 9.
The variable display is information used to count the number of times all start winnings including both valid and invalid are generated, and is information indicating occurrence of all starting winnings including both valid and invalid. The general-purpose gate winning information is information indicating detection of a ball passing through the gate at the passing gate 11a.
The symbol determination 2 information is information indicating the number of times the symbol has been determined (stop-displayed) by the variable display of the normal symbol. The number-of-accessories information is information used to count the number of times the movable piece 15 of the starting port 14 has operated according to a normal hit.
This is information indicating the occurrence of the operation.

The upper limit value increase 1 information is information indicating that the start storage upper limit value has been increased to "20" based on the occurrence of a big hit (the occurrence of a normal big hit with no fluctuation in probability) as described later. . The upper limit value increase 2 information is information indicating that the start storage upper limit value has been increased to “30” based on the occurrence of a big hit (the occurrence of a probability change big hit that changes probability) as described later. The hall management computer 400 determines that the start storage upper limit has been increased to “20” when the input of the upper limit increase 1 information has been received, and determines the start storage upper limit when the input of the upper limit increase 2 information has been received. Value is "30"
It is determined that the start storage upper limit value is the normal “4” when neither the upper limit value increase 1 information nor the upper limit value increase 2 information is input.

The information input terminal 410 transmits the transmitted information as described above to the hall management computer 40.
Enter 0. In the hall management computer 400,
A CPU 70A, a ROM 70B, and a RAM 70C are provided, and the input information is stored and counted,
Performs various management processes.

The information input terminal 410 transmits the information transmitted as described above to the hall management computer 40.
Enter 0. In the hall management computer 400,
A CPU 70A, a ROM 70B, and a RAM 70C are provided. The CPU 70A reads out a management program stored in the ROM 70B in advance, and executes the management program using the RAM 70C as a work area, whereby the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed. The pachinko gaming machine 1 performs various processes such as information collection, totalization of various information based on the collected information, calculation for further obtaining predetermined total information based on the totalized information, and output of various types of totalized information. Manage.

From the payout control board 37, the supply ball sensor 1
Information output terminal 11 based on the detection information received from
The supply information for counting the number of balls supplied to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is transmitted to the information input terminal 410 via “0”. In the pachinko gaming machine 1, balls are replenished in accordance with the decrease in the number of balls held by the ball being paid out from the ball payout device 97. Therefore, this replenishment information is paid out from the ball payout device 97 along with the winning of the pachinko balls. It also corresponds to information indicating the number of awarded spheres. Further, ball lending information indicating the ball lending paid out in response to a request from the card unit 50 is also transmitted from the payout control board 37 to the information input terminal 410 via the information output terminal 110. Further, from the payout control board 37, when an abnormality occurs in the ball payout system, information of an error code indicating the cause and type of the abnormality is transmitted to the information input terminal 410 via the information output terminal 110. . Then, the information is input to the hall management computer 400.

When a pachinko ball hit in the game area 11 is detected by the hit ball sensor 130, the hit ball detection information is input to the hall management computer 400 via the information input terminal 410. You. In addition, when the replenished ball sensor 131 detects the replenished ball detected by the pachinko gaming machine 1, the replenished ball detection information is input to the hall management computer 400 via the information input terminal 410.

At the input terminal 410, the information transmitted as described above is input to the hall management computer 400. In the hall management computer 400, the CP
U70A, ROM70B. A RAM 70C is provided for storing and totalizing the input information and performing various management processes.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining various random counters for generating random numbers used for game control of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 randomly determines whether or not to generate the above-mentioned specific gaming state based on a count value (random number) of a random counter. The random counter includes random 1 to random 6.
The random 1 counter is for randomly determining whether or not to generate a big hit as a specific game state based on the display result of the variable display section 9. This random one
The counter counts up from 0, counts up to its upper limit of 370, and then counts up again from 0. This counting operation takes 2mse
One is added for each c.

When the start winning switch is detected by the start opening switch 17, the count value of the random 1 counter is extracted in accordance therewith, and the value of the extracted random 1 counter is used as the big hit determination value (for example, "5"). A determination is made whether they match. When the value of the extracted random 1 counter matches the jackpot determination value, control for generating a jackpot is performed. In the normal probability state other than the probability fluctuation state, the big hit determination value is 1 such as “5”.
Are two numerical values, and the probability of a big hit occurring is 1/371. On the other hand, in the probability fluctuation state, the big hit determination value becomes two numerical values such as "5" and "7", and the probability of occurrence of the first type big hit is 2/371. That is, in the case of the probability fluctuation state, the probability of being determined to be a big hit is improved.

The random 2 counter counts up from 0, counts up to the upper limit of 10, and then counts up again from 0. The count value of the random 2 counter is used for randomly determining whether or not to generate a general hit based on the display result of the normal variable display 10. This random 2 counter is also incremented by 1 every 2 msec.

When the gate passage is detected by the gate switch 12, the count value of the random 2 counter is extracted accordingly. Then, when the gate passage is detected, it is determined whether or not the value of the extracted random 2 counter matches the normal hit determination value (for example, “2”). The control to generate is performed.

The random 3 counter counts up from 0, counts up to its upper limit of 14, and then counts up again from 0. The count value of the three random counters is for randomly determining a left stop symbol, that is, a scheduled stop symbol of the left symbol variably displayed on the variable display section 9. The three random counters are incremented by one every 2 msec, and are incremented in an infinite loop using the remaining time of the interrupt processing. As will be described later, the CPU 56 performs various controls by periodically executing interrupt processing, but is in an interrupt processing wait state during a period from the end of the interrupt processing to the start of execution of the next interrupt processing. In the remaining time in the interrupt processing waiting state, the addition and update processing of the predetermined random counter is repeatedly executed using the infinite loop. The random 3 counter also performs addition processing using this infinite loop.

The count values of 0 to 14 of the three random counters are respectively associated with 15 types of left stop symbols, and are extracted at a predetermined timing when performing variable display. Then, the symbol corresponding to the extracted count value is determined as the left stop symbol, and is stopped and displayed. In addition,
When the big hit is determined based on the random 1 counter, all the left, middle, and right stopped symbols are aligned with the symbol determined based on the random 3 counter. When a hit other than the big hit is determined based on the random 1 counter, only the left stop symbol is determined based on the random 3 counter.

The random 4 counter counts up from 0, counts up to its upper limit of 14, and then counts up again from 0. This random 4 counter is incremented and updated by "1" at each carry by the random 3 counter counting up to the upper limit value 14. The count value of the random 4 counter is
The middle stop symbol, that is, the planned stop symbol of the middle symbol variably displayed on the variable display section 9 is used to randomly determine the symbol.

The count values of 0 to 14 of the four random counters are respectively associated with 15 kinds of middle stop symbols, and are extracted at a predetermined timing when performing variable display. Then, the symbol corresponding to the extracted count value is determined as the middle stop symbol, and is stopped and displayed.

The random 5 counter counts up from 0, counts up to its upper limit of 14, and then counts up again from 0. The random 5 counter is "1" for each carry of the random 4 counter.
Is incremented and updated. The count value of the random 6 counter is used to randomly determine a right stop symbol, that is, a scheduled stop symbol of the right symbol variably displayed on the variable display section 9.

The count values of 0 to 14 of the five random counters are respectively associated with 15 types of right stop symbols, and are extracted at a predetermined timing when performing variable display. Then, the symbol corresponding to the extracted count value is determined as the right stop symbol, and is stopped and displayed.

The random 6 counter counts up from 0, counts up to its upper limit of 9, and then counts up again from 0. Random 7
The counter is incremented by one every 2 msec, and is incremented using the remaining time of the interrupt process. The count value of the random 6 counter is used to randomly determine a missing symbol when the normal variable display 10 is stopped and displayed. Normally, the variable display 10 is, as described above,
When "7" is displayed, it is a normal hit. Then, when it is determined in advance that the normal hit is made based on the count value of the above-mentioned random 2 counter, control is performed so that the stop is automatically displayed at "7". On the other hand, when the count value of the random 2 counter is extracted and it is determined in advance to be out based on the extracted value,
The count value of the random 6 counter is extracted, and the symbol variable display of the ordinary variable display 10 is performed based on the extracted value. This random 6 counter presents a count value of 0 to 9, and when any of the count values of 0 to 6 is extracted, the number of the extracted value itself is normally stopped and displayed by the variable display 10. , 7 are extracted and stopped by the ordinary variable display 10, and when 9 is extracted, “9” is displayed on the ordinary variable display 1.
Stop display is performed by 0, and when 9 is extracted, “1” is displayed.
"0" is normally controlled to be stopped and displayed by the variable display 10. Therefore, when the normal variable display 10 is subjected to the stop display control based on the count value of the random 6 counter, "7" is not stopped and the hit display is not performed.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing main processing and interrupt processing executed by the basic circuit 53. In FIG. 6, (a) shows the main processing,
(B) shows the interrupt processing.

Referring to FIG. 6A, in the main process, first, a stack set process for setting a designated address of a stack pointer is performed (S1). Next, an initialization process is performed (S2). In the initialization process,
The basic circuit 53 determines whether an error is included in the RAM 55, and if an error is included, performs processing such as initializing the RAM 55 and initial setting of various flags. Further, in the initialization process, a process of setting a timer interrupt time (for example, 0.002 seconds) for defining the timing at which an interrupt process to be described later is executed is set in the CPU 56. As a result, clocking for defining the execution timing of the first interrupt process after resetting due to power-on or the like is started.

Next, a display random number updating process for determining a stop symbol of the special symbol and the normal symbol is performed (S).
3). As described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, in the variable display unit 9 of the variable display device 8, the special symbol stop symbol in the variable display and the stop symbol of the ordinary variable display device 10 are random numbers (the random 1 counter, Random 6
Counter value). This S3
Then, the display random number for determining the stop symbol, that is, the random 3 to 6 counter is updated.
The display random number update process continues to be repeatedly executed by an infinite loop. However, when an interrupt process described later is started, the display random number update process is temporarily stopped at a running position in a program constituting the display random number update process. When the interrupt processing is completed, the execution is resumed from the position of the paused program.

Next, referring to FIG. 6B, the interrupt processing is performed by setting the clock value of the timer for the timer interrupt managed by the CPU 56 to the set value (the timer interrupt time set in S2 or S15). Execution is started every time.

In the interrupt processing, first, display control data setting processing for setting a command code sent to the display control board 80 in a predetermined area of the RAM 55 is performed (S4), and the command code is output as display control data. A display control data output process is performed (S5).

Next, a process for transmitting a predetermined command for sound generation and LED lighting control to the lamp control board 35 and the voice control board 70 is performed, and data such as the various external output information described above is transmitted to the hall management computer. Perform data output processing for transmitting
6). In addition, various abnormality diagnosis processes are performed by a self-diagnosis function provided inside the pachinko gaming machine 1,
According to the result, if necessary, an error processing for issuing an alarm is performed (S7).

Next, a process of updating a random counter indicating various random numbers for determination used in game control is performed (S8). In S8, specifically, the random 1 counter, which is a random number for determining a big hit, and the random 2 counter, which is a random number for determining a normal hit, are updated.

Next, the basic circuit 53 performs a special symbol process (S9). In the special symbol process process, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to a special symbol process flag for controlling the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a predetermined order according to a gaming state. Then, the value of the special symbol process flag is updated during each processing according to the gaming state. Next, a normal symbol process is performed (S10).
In the normal symbol process process, a corresponding process is selected and executed according to a normal symbol process flag for controlling the variable display 10 using the 7-segment LED in a predetermined order. Then, the value of the normal symbol process flag is updated during each process according to the gaming state.

Further, the basic circuit 53 includes a gate switch 12, a starting port switch 17a, a V count switch 2
2. The state of the count switch 23 and the like is input, and a switch process is performed to determine whether or not there is a prize for each prize port or variable prize ball device (S11). Furthermore, basic circuit 5
No. 3 performs a display random number updating process for determining a stop symbol of the special symbol and the ordinary symbol, similarly to S3 described above (S12).

Next, the basic circuit 53 performs the winning ball signal processing with the microcomputer 370 for controlling the prize ball lending (S13). That is, when the predetermined condition is satisfied,
The basic circuit 53 outputs a prize ball command and an INT signal to the payout control board 37. In response, the payout control microcomputer drives and controls the ball payout device 97. Next, the basic circuit 53 performs a winning ball command output process for outputting a winning ball command (S14).

Then, the basic circuit 53 further performs a timer interrupt time setting process (S15). In S15, a process of setting the timer interruption time (for example, 0.002 seconds) as described above in the same manner as in S2 is executed. After S14, this interrupt processing ends.
As a result, at the end of this interrupt processing, the timer interrupt time is set in S14, and the time measurement for defining the execution timing of the next interrupt processing is started. Therefore, the time for the timer interrupt is measured each time the interrupt processing ends, and thereafter, the interrupt processing is executed every time the timer interrupt time elapses. When the interrupt processing is completed, the execution of the above-described main processing program is resumed from the temporarily stopped position.

Next, the start storage upper limit value control process included in the above-mentioned special symbol process process will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the contents of the start storage upper limit control process.

As described above, in this pachinko gaming machine 1, the upper limit value of the number of memorized start winnings changes according to the gaming situation. The start memory upper limit value is set to “20” or “30” during the big hit state, and is set to “4” during the other normal states.

First, in step SA1 (hereinafter simply referred to as SA), it is determined whether or not the initial setting of the start storage upper limit value when the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on. If it is determined in SA1 that it is not the time of the initial setting, the process proceeds to SA3 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined by SA1 that it is the time of the initial setting, the process proceeds to SA2. After the process for setting the start storage upper limit value to “4” is performed, the process proceeds to SA3. Thereby, the initial value of the start storage upper limit value is set to “4”.

When the process proceeds to SA3, it is determined whether or not it is time to start opening the special winning opening. That is, here, it is determined whether or not it is the time when the opening of the special winning opening due to the occurrence of the big hit is started. If it is determined in SA3 that it is not the start of opening of the special winning opening, the process proceeds to SA7 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined in SA3 that the opening of the special winning opening has been started, the process proceeds to SA4, and it is determined whether or not the big hit symbol is “7”.

If it is determined in SA4 that the big hit symbol is "7", the process proceeds to SA5, where the process for setting the start storage upper limit value to "30" is performed, and then proceeds to SA7.
On the other hand, if it is determined in SA4 that the big hit symbol is a symbol other than “7”, the process proceeds to SA6, where the process for setting the start storage upper limit value to “20” is performed, and then proceeds to SA7. As a result, the start storage upper limit value is changed to “20” or “30” at the start of the big hit state. The magnitude of the start storage upper limit value that is changed according to the big hit symbol differs depending on the big hit symbol (when the big hit symbol is “7” and when it is other than “7”).

When the process proceeds to SA7, it is determined whether or not the big hit control has ended. If it is determined by SA7 that it is not the end of the big hit control, the start storage upper limit value control process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in SA7 that the big hit control is to be ended, the process proceeds to SA8, in which a process for setting the start storage upper limit value to “4” is performed, and then the start storage upper limit value control process ends. This allows
When the big hit control ends, the starting storage upper limit value is changed from “20” or “30” to “4” at that time.

If a big hit occurs due to the control for changing the setting of the start storage upper limit, the start storage upper limit is increased during the period of the big hit control. The time required for the jackpot gaming state is relatively long, and during that time, a new symbol change cannot be started. Therefore, if no control is performed, the start winning prize memory easily reaches the maximum value.
No matter how many hits the ball wins, the starting prize becomes invalid. However, if the start memory upper limit value is set to a large value during the big hit game as in this example, there is almost no invalid start winning, and there is no disadvantage to the player.

In this example, the start memory upper limit value is set to be increased during the period from the start of opening the big winning opening to the end of the big hit control, but the big hit notification display (when a big hit occurs, the big hit symbol is displayed) The start storage upper limit value may be increased including the period for the display of the occurrence of the big hit performed on the variable display unit 9 from the stop display to the start of opening of the special winning opening. Good.

As described above, various information is input to the hall management computer 400 from each pachinko gaming machine 1 in the game arcade. In the hall management computer 400, as a process for managing the pachinko gaming machine 1, an information collection process of reading various kinds of input information and storing the information in a game information storage memory such as the RAM 70B, Aggregation processing for totalizing various predetermined information based on the information collected by this information collection processing, and various data for obtaining predetermined management data and aggregation data based on the aggregation result by this aggregation processing By executing a process such as a calculation process for performing a calculation (calculation) process, total data for managing the pachinko gaming machine 1 as typified by FIGS.
Further, various total data is displayed on the display unit 402 or the printing unit 40 in accordance with the operation of the input unit 401 by the administrator.
By executing the output processing having the output processing function of outputting the output data from the pachinko gaming machine 3, the totalized data for managing the pachinko gaming machine 1 is output in a mode represented by FIGS.

In the hall management computer 400, an information collection processing program for executing the above-described information collection processing, an aggregation processing program for executing the above-described aggregation processing,
A management program including a calculation processing program for executing the above-described calculation processing and an output processing program for executing the above-described output processing are stored in a program memory such as the ROM 70B.
By reading and executing by 0A, various managements for the pachinko gaming machine 1 are performed.

An information collection processing program as described above,
A management program such as an aggregation processing program, a calculation processing program, and an output processing program includes a CPU 70
By executing the program steps read by A and configuring each program, the hall management computer 400 functions as a management processing unit such as an information collection unit, a totalization unit, a calculation unit, and an output unit. .

In the case of this embodiment, the hall management computer 400 determines whether or not it is a continuous big hit as described above. The determination program that functions as the determination means (continuous specific game state determination means) for making such a determination is included in the management program described above, and the determination program is read from the program memory by the CPU 70A, and the program step is executed. Is executed to function as the determination means.

Next, information that is totaled and managed by the hall management computer 400 will be described with reference to an output example of total data in the display unit 402 and the printing unit 403.

The tabulation data is tabulated for each of the gaming machine installation islands, for each of the gaming machines, and for each of the gaming machines, and can be displayed in various modes. Examples of the display mode of the aggregated data include various display modes such as an island list, individual island information, individual model information, and individual platform information as described below.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an output example of the tabulated data of the island list. When the output of the total data of the list by island is selected according to the operation of the input unit 401, the total data totaled by the gaming machine installation island 200 as shown in FIG. A summary data table that can be output is output.

In this case, the tabulated data list of the islands output in this case is provided with a heading "List by Island" so that the administrator can easily grasp that the tabulated data table is the list of islands. ing. In the tabulated data table of each island, each gaming machine installation island 200 is indicated by an island number (1 to 4 ... in this example) which is a number assigned to each island, and all pachinko games in each gaming machine installation island Total data on model name, number of shots, number of refills, difference ball, base, number of starts, number of special prizes, TS, S, TY, number of consecutive big hits, and continuous big hit rate are displayed. Is done.

Here, the model name is the name of the model (for example, 1) of the pachinko gaming machine installed on each gaming machine installation island.
Pachinko machines of the same model are installed on one of the gaming machine installation islands. By indicating this model name, it is possible to grasp what kind of machine is installed on the gaming machine installation island.) The model name is specified from the model code sent from each pachinko gaming machine.

The number of hits is total data indicating the number of hits totalized based on the above-mentioned hit information. The replenishment number is tabulated data indicating the replenishment number tabulated based on the above-described replenishment information. The difference ball is data indicating the number of balls calculated by subtracting the number of supplies from the number of hits. The base is data indicating the number of supplies (in other words, the number of paid-out prize balls) per unit number of shots (100 shots) in a state other than when a big hit occurs. This base may be represented by a payout (supply ball) rate (unit payout ratio) per unit hitting number. That is, the base may be indicated by a real number (number) of the number of refills per unit number of hit balls, or may be indicated by a ratio of the number of refills to the number of unit hit balls.

The number of starts is data indicating the number of valid start winnings calculated based on the above-described symbol determination 1 information. The number of special prizes is data indicating the number of occurrences of the big hits that are tabulated based on the above-mentioned big hit information. The big hit is also called a special prize, and the name of the special prize may be used in various kinds of total data shown below.

The TS is also referred to as the number of start times between special prizes, and is data indicating an average value of the number of valid start winning prizes during a big hit (from the end of the previous big hit to the time of occurrence of the next big hit). It is obtained by performing a calculation process of calculating the average value of one big hit, which is calculated based on the symbol determination 1 information from the end of the previous big hit information to the start of the next big hit information. Data. S is data indicating the number of symbols determined in the variable display of valid special symbols per unit number of shots (100 shots) (in other words, the number of valid start winnings). The calculation is performed based on one piece of information. The TY is also referred to as a special winning ball, and is data corresponding to the difference ball number obtained by subtracting the number of driving balls from the replenishment number in the period of the big hit state (at the time of the special prize). This is obtained by summing up the supply information and the driving information and calculating the average value of the difference balls (the number of supplies-the driving number) based on the total value.

The number of continuous jackpots is the number of jackpots called a so-called "holding ball consecutive chan". The continuous jackpot is performed after the end of the jackpot state based on the start winning prize memory (holding ball) obtained during the jackpot state. It means a big hit that occurs when a big hit display result is obtained by the variable display. Furthermore, in other words, the continuous big hit is a big hit that occurs as a result of the variable display of the special symbol within the range of the effective starting winning (including the starting winning memory) established during the big hit state. Is called a continuous jackpot.

In the case of this example, the number of consecutive big hits is calculated by summing up the symbol determination 1 information output during the big hit state which can be specified by the above big hit information for each car, and valid starting winning in the big hit state. The number (start winning prize number not exceeding the starting memory upper limit value) is counted and stored, and after the end of the jackpot state that can be specified by the jackpot information, an effective start prize in the jackpot state stored in the jackpot state is stored. The number is subtracted based on the symbol determination 1 information output from the table after the big hit state, and until the stored start winning number becomes “0”, that is, the starting winning memory during the big hit state is a big hit. If the jackpot information is output from the table until all the jackpots have been consumed after the state, the jackpot is determined to be a continuous jackpot, and the number of jackpots determined as such is accumulated as a continuous jackpot number. To go. The determination of such a continuous big hit is performed based on the execution of the above-described determination program.

The continuous jackpot rate is data indicating, as a percentage, the rate of occurrence of continuous jackpots out of all the number of occurrences of jackpots regardless of whether or not the jackpot is a continuous jackpot. This is data obtained by performing a calculation process of dividing by and converting to%.

For each item of the number of hits, the number of supplies, the difference, the number of starts, the number of special prizes, and the number of consecutive big hits, the total value of the data of all the game machine installation islands in the game hall is calculated. In addition, for all items including the base, TS, S, TY, and continuous jackpot rate in addition to these items, the average value of the data of all the gaming machine installation islands is calculated and displayed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an output example of the total data of the individual island information. When the output of the total data of the individual island information is selected according to the operation of the input unit 401, the operation of designating the desired gaming machine installation island is performed by performing the operation of FIG.
A totalized data table that can list individual totalized data for one designated gaming machine installation island as shown in FIG.

In the totalized data table of the individual island information output in this case, a heading “Individual island information” is added, and the “island number” (for example,
3) and the “model name” (for example, CRF.135) installed on the corresponding gaming machine installation island. Thus, the administrator can easily grasp what kind of total data table is.

In the total data table of the individual island information, for the designated gaming machine installation island, the machine number, the number of hits, the number of supplies, the difference ball, the base, the start winning, the number of starts, the number of special prizes, TS, S, Total data on the TY, the number of consecutive big hits, and the continuous big hit rate are displayed.

Here, the machine number is data indicating the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine installed on the designated gaming machine installation island. Number of shots, number of supplies, difference ball, base, number of starts,
The number of special prizes, TS, S, TY, the number of consecutive big hits, and the consecutive big hits are data having the same meanings as those shown in FIG. 8, and total data is shown corresponding to each car number.

The start prize is data indicating the number of all start prizes including both valid and invalid (start prize to the start opening 14), and is obtained by totaling the number based on the start prize number information. Data.

For each item of the number of hits, the number of supplies, the difference ball, the start winning, the number of starts, the number of special prizes, and the number of consecutive big hits, the total value of the data of all the machines in the selected gaming machine installation island Is calculated, and further, for all items obtained by adding the base, TS, S, TY, and continuous jackpot rate in addition to these items, the average value of all data in the selected gaming machine installation island is calculated. Is shown.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of individual model information. When the output of the total data of the individual model information is selected in response to the operation of the input unit 401, the operation of designating the desired model is performed by performing the operation of FIG.
A total data table that can list individual total data for one designated model as shown in FIG.

In the total data table of the individual model information output in this case, a heading “Individual model information” is added, and the corresponding “model name” (for example, CRF.
111) is shown. Thus, the administrator can easily grasp what kind of total data table is.

In the total data table of the individual model information,
For the specified model, machine number, number of shots, number of supplies, difference ball, base, start winning, number of starts, number of special prizes, T
Total data on S, S, TY, the number of consecutive big hits, and the continuous big hit rate are displayed.

Here, the total data table of the individual model information is
This is an aggregated data table in the same format as the individual island information described above, and the aggregated data is shown corresponding to each unit number, and the total value and average value of the data of all the units for the selected model are the individual It is calculated and shown in the same manner as the island information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an output example of individual unit information. When the output of the individual stand information is selected in response to the operation of the input unit 401, the operation of designating the stand number of the desired gaming stand (pachinko gaming machine) is performed, whereby FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a total data table that can list the special prize data for one designated vehicle is output.

In the total data table of the special prize data output in this case, a heading “Individual car information” and a heading, for example, “Second special prize data” for specifying the car number and the data content are added. Is easy to grasp what kind of aggregate data table is.

In the total data table of the special prize data of the individual stand information, a special prize number is assigned to the generated big hit in the order of occurrence, and for each special prize, an occurrence time, a start prize, the number of starts, a public figure prize, a public figure valid, The data about the regular figure jackpot, the confirmed symbol, the upper limit of the memory, the winning during the special prize, and the number of the special prize balls are shown.

Here, the occurrence time is the time when the big hit occurs. The start winning and the number of starts are data having the same meaning as the information shown in FIG. The general figure prize is total data indicating all gate pass detection counts including validity / invalidity totaled based on the general figure gate prize information described above. The general figure validity is total data indicating the valid number of gate passage detections totaled based on the above-described symbol determination 2 information. The general-purpose jackpot is tabulation data indicating the number of occurrences per ordinary tabulation that is tabulated based on the above-mentioned number-of-accessories information.

The determined symbol is data indicating a jackpot symbol that has generated a jackpot obtained based on the jackpot symbol information described above. The storage upper limit is data indicating a start storage upper limit value set corresponding to a big hit symbol when a big hit state occurs.
Data in which the relationship between the big hit and the start storage upper limit value is stored in a storage unit such as M70B, and the corresponding start storage upper limit value is read out based on the big hit symbol information using the data. Is data obtained by The special prize during the prize shows all the start prize numbers regardless of validity or invalidity during the period of the generated big hit state, and is based on the above-mentioned start prize frequency information during the big hit state which can be specified by the above big hit information. It is total data indicating the number of start winnings totaled. The number of special prize balls is data corresponding to the difference number of balls obtained by subtracting the number of driven balls from the number of replenished balls during the period of the big hit state (at the time of the special prize). And the average value of the number of difference balls (the number of replenishments minus the number of shots) is calculated based on the total value.

In the total data table of the special prize data of the individual stand information, in a column where data on the next big hit will be shown (for example, a column below the special prize 7 in the example in the figure), a start winning prize and a start The number of times, the regular drawing winning, the regular drawing valid,
In addition, the data up to the occurrence of the next big hit is shown in advance for the regular big hit, and is updated according to the progress of the game. If a big hit occurs, other data (special prize number, occurrence time, decision Design, memory limit, special prize,
The number of special prize balls) is output. In this case, for the start prize, the number of starts, the prize winning, the tribute valid, and the tribute jackpot, the counting of the data is separated at the time of occurrence of the jackpot (the counting of the data relating to the jackpot ends), and the special prize. The data of the number, the occurrence time, the fixed symbol, the upper limit of the memory, the winning in the special prize, and the number of the special prize balls are totaled from the point of occurrence of the big hit to the end of the big hit, and the total data is output.

Further, in the total data table of the special prize data of the individual stand information, the start winning prize, the number of start times, the general prize prize, the general prize valid, the general prize big hit, the memory upper limit, the special prize during the prize, and the number of special prize balls , The total value of all the jackpots that occurred on that day on the corresponding platform is shown.

Further, in the total data table of the special prize data of the individual stand information, in the special prize number column, for the big hit corresponding to the above-mentioned consecutive big hit, a mark (for example, a mark) is shown next to the special prize number. It is. Thereby, it is shown in a clearly distinguished manner whether or not the generated big hit is a continuous big hit.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of individual model special prize game data. When the output of the total data of the individual model special prize game data is selected in accordance with the operation of the input unit 401, an operation of designating a desired model is performed, and the designated one model as shown in FIG. A total data table that can list the individual model special prize game data for is output.

In the total data table of the individual model special prize game data output in this case, “Individual model special prize game data”
Heading, and the corresponding "model name"
(For example, CRF.111). Thus, the administrator can easily grasp what kind of total data table is.

In the total data table of the individual model special prize game data, the increase condition, the number of times of increase, the storage upper limit, the total number of winnings, the average number of winnings,
Total data on the number of consecutive big hits, the occurrence rate, and the continuous big hit rate are displayed.

Here, the increase condition is data indicating an increase condition of the start storage upper limit value, and in this case, the big hit 1 and the big hit 2 are set as conditions. The jackpot 1 as an increasing condition is that a jackpot in a jackpot pattern other than the aforementioned “7” has occurred, and the jackpot 2 as an increasing condition
Means that the big hit in the big hit symbol of "7" described above has occurred. In this example, the data of such an increase condition is input in advance for each vehicle by the operation input of the input unit 401 of the hall management computer 400 and stored in the hall management computer 400, and the stored information is read out. It can be obtained by:

The number of times of increase is data indicating the number of times the start storage upper limit value has increased due to the occurrence of each of the big hit 1 and the big hit 2, in other words, the number of times the big hit has occurred. Value increase 2
Aggregated separately based on information. The storage upper limit is a start storage upper limit corresponding to each of the big hit 1 and the big hit, and is obtained by the same procedure as the storage upper limit shown in FIG.

The total number of winnings is the total number of starting winnings to the starting winning opening 14 regardless of validity or invalidity during the respective states of the big hits 1 and the big hits 2 generated in the corresponding gaming table. This is data obtained by summing up the information on the number of startup winnings output during the jackpot period specified by the jackpot information. The average number of winnings is 1
It is the average value of the number of start winnings in each of the big hits 1 and 2 and is data obtained by dividing the total winning number of the corresponding big hit by the corresponding increase number (number of occurrences of the big hits).

The number of consecutive big hits is the number of occurrences of the above-described continuous big hits. After the big hit state specified by the above-mentioned big hit information is completed, the symbol fixing 1 information in the big hit state, the number of start winnings after the big hit state is ended. The information is obtained by dividing the continuous big hits determined by the above-described determination procedure based on the information and the starting storage upper limit value obtained based on the big hit symbol information into the big hits 1 and the big hits 2 and totaling them. .

The occurrence rate is data indicating the occurrence rate of continuous jackpots in all jackpots 1 as a percentage and the occurrence rate of continuous jackpots in all jackpots 2 in percentages. Is obtained by dividing the corresponding "number of occurrences of special prizes" (number of consecutive big hits) by the corresponding "number of increases" (number of times of occurrence of all big hits) and converting the result to%.

The continuous jackpot rate is 1 jackpot and 2 jackpots.
Is the percentage of the occurrence rate of continuous jackpots out of all jackpots including both of the jackpots, and the sum of the “number of special prize occurrences” (number of consecutive jackpots) of jackpot 1 and jackpot 2 is:
This is data obtained by dividing by the sum of the “increase number” (the number of occurrences of all jackpots) of the hit jackpots 1 and 2 and converting the result to%.

In the total data table of the individual model special prize game data, the number of increases, the upper limit of storage, the total number of winnings, and the number of consecutive big hits are the sum of the big hits 1 and 2 for all the machines of the model. The value is calculated and shown. Furthermore, for the number of times of increase, the upper limit of the memory, the total number of winnings, the average number of winnings, the number of consecutive big hits, the occurrence rate, and the continuous big hit rate, the average value of the sum of the big hits 1 and 2 for all machines of the model. Is calculated and shown.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of the individual platform special prize game data. When the output of the total data of the individual unit special prize game data is selected in accordance with the operation of the input unit 401, the operation of designating the desired unit is performed, so that one designated unit as shown in FIG. A total data table that can list the individual stand special prize game data for is output.

In this case, the heading of “individual platform special prize game data” is added to the total data table of the individual platform special prize game data output in this case. Thus, the administrator can easily grasp what kind of total data table is.

In the total data table of the individual stand special prize game data, the pachinko gaming machine of the designated stand number is
Total data on the machine number, increase condition, increase number, storage upper limit, total winning number, winning number average, number of consecutive big hits, and occurrence rate are displayed. Each data shown in the individual stand special prize game data is, among the data shown in FIG.
This is the same data as the corresponding one. In the total data table of the individual model special prize game data, the total value of the number of increases, the total number of winnings, and the number of consecutive big hits, which is the sum of the big hits 1 and the big hits 2 on the corresponding machine, is calculated and shown. It is. Further, with respect to the total number of winnings, the average number of winnings, and the rate of occurrence, an average value of the sum of the jackpots 1 and 2 at the corresponding platform is calculated and shown.

Next, main effects obtained by the above-described embodiment will be described. As described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13, in the hall management computer 400, information on the period during which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing, such as the upper limit value increase 1 information and the upper limit value increase 2 information,
In addition, information relating to the establishment of the change start condition of the variable display unit 9 such as information on the number of times of starting winning is input, and based on the input information, the starting storage such as the data of the special winning prize and the data of the average number of winnings. The number of times the fluctuation start condition is satisfied during the period in which the upper limit value is increasing is totaled and output. For this reason, the pachinko gaming machine 1 having a variety of game contents in which the start memory upper limit value changes, such as being able to grasp the relationship between the increase in the start memory upper limit value and the number of times the change start condition is satisfied, is provided. The association between the increase in the upper limit value and the game situation can be grasped, whereby the information on the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be sufficiently managed. For example, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, even if the start memory upper limit value is increased, in such a situation, only an extremely small start memory is obtained compared to the start memory upper limit value. In the above, it is not possible to make use of the features of the pachinko gaming machine in which the start memory upper limit increases, but the number of times that the fluctuation start condition is satisfied during the period in which the start memory upper limit is increased as in the present embodiment is counted. Output, the relationship between the increase in the start storage upper limit value and the number of times the change start condition is satisfied can be grasped, so that the pachinko gaming machine can be managed so as to make use of such features of the pachinko gaming machine. .

Further, as described with reference to FIG. 11, each time a big hit state occurs during which the start memory upper limit value increases, the number of start winnings in the big hit state is counted. The number of start winnings can be grasped for each period in which the value is increased, whereby it is possible to check how much the increase in the start storage upper limit value is reflected in the game content of the gaming machine.

Further, information indicating the occurrence of a specific game state, such as big hit information and big hit symbol information, is input, and as described with reference to FIGS. Jackpot state is determined,
As shown in FIG. 11, the information on the determined continuous big hit state is output in a manner that can be distinguished from the information on the other big hit states. It is possible to grasp the occurrence situation of the jackpot that has occurred continuously. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the situation of the wave of the ups and downs of the game of the pachinko gaming machine.

As described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 13, the ratio of the number of occurrences of continuous jackpots to the number of occurrences of all jackpots is calculated and output (refer to the rate of continuous jackpots). When the state occurs, it is possible to grasp how much the big hit due to the continuous occurrence occurs. Thereby, it is possible to grasp the situation of the wave of the ups and downs of the game of the pachinko gaming machine.

Further, based on the tabulated information, the start storage upper limit value and the actual storage upper limit value are shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. Since the number of start winnings is associated with each other and output, the relationship therebetween can be easily grasped. As a result, the actual number of start winnings with respect to the starting memory upper limit when the upper limit is increased can be grasped, and management of the pachinko gaming machine 1 such as adjustment of the ease of starting winning can be easily performed.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which the update history of the start storage upper limit value is managed.

First, in the case of the second embodiment, the start storage upper limit value is changed to 30 times at the time of the occurrence of the big hit in the big hit symbol of the predetermined symbol as described above, and the big hit in the big hit symbol other than the predetermined symbol is set. In addition to being changed to 20 times at the time of occurrence, the pachinko gaming machine 1 performs control to change the start storage upper limit value to 15 times in the case of a probability fluctuation state.

Next, an example of managing the update history of the start storage upper limit by the hall management computer 400 will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an output example of the total data of the upper limit value change history according to the second embodiment.

When the output of the total data of the upper limit value change history is selected in response to the operation of the input unit 401, an operation of designating a desired platform is performed, and the designated one as shown in FIG. A summary data table that can list the summary data for one unit is output.

In the total data table of the upper limit value change history output in this case, a heading “upper limit value change history” is given, and the corresponding “unit number” (for example, the second unit) is indicated. Thus, the administrator can easily grasp what kind of total data table is.

The total data table of the upper limit value change history is given a change number in the order of occurrence with respect to the change of the upper limit value, and for each change, a start time, an end time, a change condition, a fixed symbol, a storage upper limit, and a start. Data on the number of winnings is shown.

Here, the start time is the time at which each change was started. The end time is the time at which each change was completed. The change condition is data indicating a change condition of the start memory upper limit value (corresponding to the above-described increase condition). In this case, in addition to the above-described condition of the big hit 1 and the big hit 2, a probability change (probability variation) is generated. It is set as a change condition. Here, the start time of the probability change (probability change) is a period from the end of the big hit state when a big hit occurs in the probability change symbol (probability change symbol) to the time of the next big hit occurrence.

The determined symbol is data having the same meaning as that shown in FIG. 11 described above, and the total data is shown corresponding to each car number. The storage upper limit is data having the same meaning as that shown in FIG. 11 described above, and is obtained by the same procedure as that described with reference to FIG. In the case of a probability change (probability change state), the storage upper limit is changed to “15”. The start winning number is data indicating the starting winning number to the starting port 14 during the period in which the start memory upper limit value is changed under each change condition. In the case of a probability change, the probability change specified by the probability change information described above is used. Is obtained by totalizing the information on the number of start winnings output during the period.

By summarizing and outputting such an upper limit value change history, the manager can easily grasp how the start memory upper limit value has been changed in each pachinko game machine, and It is possible to easily adjust a pachinko gaming machine in which the upper limit of the number of storages increases.

In addition, in the second embodiment described above, the same technical effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained for the configuration based on the technical idea common to the first embodiment. .

Next, modifications and features of the above-described embodiment will be enumerated below. (1) In the above-described embodiment, the output timing of the external output information from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the hall management computer 400 is not described in detail, but the output may be, for example, a first-type jackpot. When a target event occurs, such as immediately outputting one big hit in such a case, information on the game process is performed at real timing. Note that the external output timing of such information may be output at a timing other than the real timing, for example, at a timing other than the real timing such as an output every predetermined period.

(2) In the above embodiment,
As an example of a pachinko gaming machine to be managed by the hall management computer 400, the display result of the variable display device derived and displayed under the condition of a start winning prize has a specific display mode, so that a specific gaming state (big hit state) is obtained. Although the first type of gaming machine controlled is shown, the invention is not limited to this, and the variable winning prize device temporarily enters the first state (open state) after the start winning, and then enters the second state (closed state). The present invention is also applicable to a second type of gaming machine in which a ball hitting the variable prize ball device wins in a specific prize area to be controlled to a specific game state (big hit state), and a predetermined prize area. During the right generation period in which the right generation condition is satisfied by the winning of the prize and the right is generated, and the right extinguishing condition is satisfied by the second prize in the prize area, the right is extinguished and the right is extinguished. It is also applicable to a third kind of game machine variable winning ball device is controlled to a first state (open state) in response to that there was. In other words, the management by the hall management computer 400 as described above is performed in such a manner that a specific game state is generated in accordance with the display result of the variable display device which starts to change according to the establishment of the change start condition capable of storing a predetermined number, and the storage increase Any pachinko gaming machine in which the upper limit of the storage number of the change start condition increases in accordance with the satisfaction of the condition, any pachinko gaming machine is to be managed.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, an example of a method of calculating each data output in the aggregated data table has been described. However, the calculation processing procedure for calculating each data by calculation is as described above. It is not limited. In other words, each data output in the tabulated data table may be obtained by any operation processing procedure as long as the operation method can finally obtain the data. For example, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the difference ball is calculated by subtracting the number of refills from the number of shots. Other arithmetic processing procedures, such as calculating the difference ball by subtracting the number and obtaining the absolute value of the result, may be used.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, in order to distinguish the continuous jackpot from the jackpots other than the continuous jackpot with reference to FIG.
The example of putting a mark like a ☆ was shown, but it is not limited to this,
For such a distinction, the color of the data relating to the continuous jackpot may be different from the color of the data of the jackpot other than the continuous jackpot, and the font of the data relating to the continuous jackpot may be different from the font type of the jackpot other than the continuous jackpot. Alternatively, the background of the data column relating to the continuous jackpot may be different from the typeface of the jackpot other than the continuous jackpot.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the condition for increasing the starting memory upper limit value in the pachinko gaming machine 1, the occurrence of a big hit has been described. It is not limited. The conditions include the occurrence of a probability variation state, the occurrence of a reach state, an increase in the number of invalid start winnings (when the number exceeds a predetermined number),
Other conditions such as the stop symbol of the variable display device becoming a predetermined stop symbol (any stop symbol such as a big hit symbol corresponding to a lucky number, a predetermined off symbol, etc.) may be used. Further, the condition that the stop display result of the symbol on the variable display device other than the special symbol such as the ordinary symbol and the symbol for determining the increase of the start storage upper limit value becomes a predetermined display result may be set as the condition for increasing the start storage upper limit value.

(6) In the data tabulation and calculation processing for outputting the data tabulation table shown in the above-described embodiment, the hall management computer 400 receives the management target information from the pachinko gaming machine 1 every time the hall management computer 400 receives the information to be managed. The computer 400 may perform the processing. In addition, in the data tabulation and calculation processing for outputting the data tabulation table, when the information to be managed is received from the pachinko gaming machine 1, the hall management computer 400 stores the received information, and the management computer 400 May be performed by the hall management computer 400 when a request to output the data tabulation table is made by the operation of the input unit 401.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the case where the starting storage upper limit value to be increased is made different according to the type of the big hit symbol is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, it may be constant.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine has been described as being capable of playing a game by firing a ball (game medium) into a game area. That is, in the embodiment, the case where the pachinko gaming machine is a gaming machine in which the player can directly hold the pachinko ball has been described, but is not limited thereto. Other gaming machines such as ball-filled pachinko gaming machines of the type in which the pachinko balls enclosed inside are used for gaming by circulating and the number of prize balls are displayed as points (points, points) Good. Further, the pachinko gaming machine described above may be a credit-type pachinko gaming machine. The credit-type pachinko gaming machine is configured as follows, for example. The bottom of the ball storage tray (upper plate, lower plate) of the gaming machine communicates with the ball passage on the island where the gaming machine is installed, and by operating the ball removal lever (or the ball storage tray of the Automatically on condition that it is satisfied), the balls stored in the ball storage tray (upper plate, lower plate) of the gaming machine are discharged from the bottom of the ball storage tray and guided to the ball passage on the island where the gaming machine is installed. The discharged ball is detected by a ball detector provided at a predetermined position. At a predetermined position of the gaming machine, there is provided a credit indicator for adding and updating credits (points) based on the detection of the ball detector and displaying the credits. The credit indicator is added in exchange for the discharge of the balls from the ball storage tray. Be updated. When the player finishes the game and converts all the stored balls into credits, the credit is recorded on a predetermined credit number specifying card by a predetermined operation thereafter, and the credit number specifying card is deleted from a predetermined position. Emitted to the player. The player exchanges prizes using the credit specified by the credit number specifying card.

In the case of various types of pachinko gaming machines, in the case of a type of pachinko gaming machine in which a player directly plays a pachinko ball to play a game, the actual ball corresponds to the game medium, and the ball-filled and credit-type pachinko gaming machines are used. In the case of a machine, the score also corresponds to the game medium. In the case of an image-type gaming machine described later, a game medium used for a game is a ball shown by an image. That is, the game media used in the gaming machine managed by the present invention include points corresponding to the number of balls and balls indicated by images, in addition to actual balls.

(9) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the player can play a game by firing an actual pachinko ball (game medium) into the game area. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the above-described pachinko gaming machines, structures related to the pachinko gaming machines such as a structure in a game area and a pachinko ball (game medium) include CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
Other game machines such as an image-type game machine that can be displayed with images on an image display device such as a liquid crystal display (quid crystal display) and that can play a game with the displayed images may be used.

(10) In the above-described embodiment, when S (the number of symbols determined by variable display of effective special symbols per unit number of hits) is determined, the number of symbols determined actually as information is calculated. An example has been shown in which the calculation is performed based on the number of shots actually counted as information. However, these values are set in advance for a game time (for example, 1 minute) in which it is recognized that a unit hit number (for example, 100 shots) can be obtained. You may make it calculate based on it. For example, it may be calculated by dividing the number of symbol determination times by the operating time (minutes) of the gaming machine.

In the above-described embodiment, when calculating the base which is the data indicating the number of replenishments per unit number of shots (100 shots), the number of replenishments calculated based on the replenishment information during a certain period is calculated. Is divided by the number of shots counted based on the shot information, and the result is divided into the number of shots per unit (100
Although an example in which the calculation is made by converting into the number of replenishments per shot) has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. Minutes) may be determined in advance, and may be calculated based on the totaled supply information and the measured game time. For example, it may be calculated by dividing the number of supplies by the operating time (minutes) of the gaming machine.

(11) In the above embodiment,
When the value of the data is shown in comparison with the value of other data, such as the ratio of continuous jackpots, the value is shown as, for example, 25%: 75%. However, the present invention is not limited to this. : 3 may be indicated using a ratio using one data as a reference value (1).

(12) In the above embodiment,
The fact that the condition for increasing the start memory upper limit value is satisfied is determined by the upper limit value increase 1
Although the example using the information and the dedicated information indicating the upper limit increase of the upper limit increase 2 information has been described, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in the case of the above-described embodiment, the occurrence of a big hit is a condition for increasing the start memory upper limit value. Therefore, when the above-mentioned big hit information is input, it is determined that the condition for increasing the start memory upper limit value is satisfied. You may. In this case, whether the start storage upper limit value is set to “20” or “30” depends on the big hit symbol. Therefore, the upper limit of the start storage upper limit value may be determined based on the big hit symbol information described above. That is, whether the condition for increasing the start storage upper limit value is satisfied may be determined using dedicated information, or may be determined using other information.

(13) In the above embodiment,
For example, when counting the number of effective start winnings during the jackpot state period such as “winning during special prize” shown in FIG. 11, the jackpot state period is used using the jackpot information from the pachinko gaming machine and the start winning number information. The example in which the number of valid start winning prizes in the inside is specified and tabulated is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is output every time there is a valid starting prize during the jackpot state for such counting. Such a big hit effective start information may be output from a pachinko gaming machine and counted.

(14) The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management system provided in a game arcade.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine and a card unit installed corresponding thereto.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various control boards used for controlling the pachinko gaming machine and components related thereto.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram for explaining data input to a hall management computer of the management apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining various random counters for generating random numbers used for game control of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing main processing and interrupt processing executed by the basic circuit.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the contents of a start storage upper limit value control process.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an output example of tabulated data of an island-based list.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of individual island information.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an output example of total data of individual model information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an output example of individual stand information.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of individual model special prize game data.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an output example of total data of individual platform special prize game data.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an output example of total data of an upper limit value change history according to the second embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 8 variable display device, 9 variable display unit, 1 pachinko gaming machine, 40 management device, 400 hall management computer.

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[Claims] The variable display device can store up to a predetermined upper limit the number of times the variable start condition of the change start condition is satisfied, and the condition is that a display result due to the change of the variable display device becomes a predetermined result. As a specific gaming state occurs, a gaming machine management device that manages information about gaming machines in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number increases in a predetermined period, wherein the upper limit of the upper limit storage number in the gaming machine increases. An information input unit for inputting information capable of specifying a period in which the information is stored, and information capable of specifying that the change start condition is satisfied in the gaming machine; and the upper limit based on the information input to the information input unit. A totaling unit that totals the number of times the change start condition is satisfied during a period in which the upper limit of the number of storages is increasing, and an output function that outputs a totaling result of the totaling unit. A gaming machine management device. 2. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, wherein the counting means counts the number of times the change start condition is satisfied for each period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increased. 3. The period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing is a period in which the specific gaming state is occurring, and the information input to the information input unit is that in which the specific gaming state occurs. The totaling means totals the number of times the variation start condition is satisfied during the period in which the specific game state is occurring, based on the information input to the information input unit, On the condition that the display result by the variable display device fluctuating within the range of the number of times of the fluctuation start condition satisfied in the period in which the specific game state calculated by the totaling means has occurred is a predetermined result. When the next specific game state occurs, the game apparatus further includes a continuous specific game state determination unit that determines that the specific game state is a continuously generated specific game state. A function of outputting the tallying result of the tallying means in the specific gaming state in which the continuous occurrence has been determined and the tallying result of the tallying means in other specific gaming states. Or the gaming machine management device according to 2. 4. The information input to the information input unit includes information capable of specifying the occurrence of the specific game state, and the counting unit is configured to execute the specific game based on the information input to the information input unit. The number of occurrences of a state and the number of occurrences of the consecutively generated specific game state determined by the continuous specific game state determination unit are further aggregated, and all the specific game states are generated based on the aggregation result of the aggregation unit. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a calculating unit configured to calculate a ratio of the number of occurrences of the specific game state generated continuously to the number of times, wherein the output function includes a function of further outputting a calculation result of the calculating unit. A gaming machine management device according to claim 1. 5. The information input to the information input unit includes information capable of specifying an upper limit storage number of the number of times the change start condition is satisfied during a period in which the upper limit of the upper limit storage number is increasing. The function includes a function of outputting a tally result of the tallying unit in association with an upper limit storage number of the number of times the change start condition is satisfied specified by the information input to the information input unit. A gaming machine management device according to any one of Items 1 to 4.