JP2003010495A - Game system and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an event game among pachinko machines grouped and provide a special benefit to a game player who will win in the game. SOLUTION: A lottery is executed as to whether an event game mode flag materializes every time a trigger signal detecting an entry of a ball into a start winning opening of a pachinko machine during a game is inputted, and when the flag materializes, a command from a management device 322 puts the game machine into an event mode, and event participants compete for the number of winning balls during the occurrence of an event game mode into a chucker for the event game. A determination signal for the first place in the event game is outputted to a pachinko machine that records the largest number, and the pachinko machine that receives the signal gets into to a big win state for example, allowing the game player to benefit from that.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a gaming system and a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a pachinko machine installed in a pachinko parlor as a game facility is centrally managed by a management device called a hall computer. Normally,
The jackpot lottery etc. are conducted independently by each pachinko machine. That is, a jackpot generated by one pachinko machine does not affect the operation of another pachinko machine.

On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-244471, when at least one pachinko machine among a plurality of grouped pachinko machines is in an advantageous state for a player, the plurality of grouped pachinko machines are grouped. The equipment that gives a warning with a warning device common to pachinko machines is described. According to such a facility, when at least one pachinko machine in the group reaches the notice qualified state, the notice is given by the notice device, so that other players who are playing with the pachinko machine in the group are also notified. Since you will have more opportunities to receive advance notice,
It is said that it is possible to have a feeling of expectation that it may shift to an advantageous gaming state.

[0004]

However, with the equipment described in the above publication, the chances of receiving a notice only increase for the entire group. In other words, the player of each pachinko machine other than the pachinko machine that is in an advantageous state for the player is only looking at the notice of another person, so the expectation of each player for each notice is often not high. In this case, no improvement in playability can be obtained.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming system and a gaming machine that solve the above problems.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, the invention of claim 1 has a plurality of gaming machines each having an event game executing means for executing a common event game, and the plurality of gaming machines. A gaming machine that is communicatively connected to the gaming machine and manages the plurality of gaming machines with respect to the event game, wherein the managing apparatus manages the event game on the plurality of gaming machines. The game system further includes command output means for outputting a command to start, and notification means for notifying the result to the gaming machine that has obtained the highest result among the gaming machines that have executed the event game based on the command. The machine is characterized by having means for shifting to a state of giving a predetermined profit to the player in response to the notification from the notification means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the command output means draws a lottery to determine whether or not to establish an event game based on a signal during a game from each of the plurality of gaming machines. Means for outputting a command to start the event game within a fixed time to the plurality of gaming machines when a lottery result for establishing the event game is obtained by the lottery means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the predetermined profit is at least one of jackpot, probability variation state, time saving mode, reach announcement and jackpot announcement. Is characterized in that.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, means for executing an event game based on an execution instruction input from the outside, means for outputting the result of the event game to the outside, and external means in response to the output of the result Means for shifting to a state in which a predetermined profit is given to the player based on a signal input from.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the predetermined profit is at least one of a jackpot, a probability variation state, a time saving mode, a reach announcement, and a jackpot announcement. It is characterized by

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will not be given. The mechanical structure of a pachinko machine is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-3.
Since it can be the same as the conventional example as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 19252, etc., the description will be limited to the constituent parts related to the present invention and their supplementary parts.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine.

Referring to FIG. 1, the pachinko machine of the present embodiment is a game board 20 on which an accessory or the like of the pachinko machine is mounted on a board surface.
1, special symbol display device 202, starting winning opening 203, left ordinary symbol display device operating gate 204, right ordinary symbol display device operating gate 205, ordinary symbol display device 206, ordinary electric auditors 207, variable winning ball device 208, event It includes a game chucker (winning hole) 209.

The special symbol display device 202 variably displays special symbols such as numbers and figures (hereinafter simply referred to as symbols),
Display other images.

The starting winning opening 203 is a special symbol starting switch 3 inside when a ball hit by a player wins a prize.
The winning is detected by the trigger generation of 01 (described later), and gives a trigger for the symbol variation of the special symbol display device 202.

[0016] The left side normal symbol display device operating gate 204 and the right side normal symbol display device operating gate 205, when the ball hit by the player passes, by the trigger generation of the internal normal symbol operating switch 302 (described later), the normal symbol It gives the opportunity to change the normal pattern of the display device 206.

The normal symbol display device 206 variably displays the normal symbol displayed by the 7-segment LED or the like.

The normal electric accessory 207 is opened when the normal symbol display device 206 stops and displays a specific ordinary symbol,
Assist the winning of the starting winning opening 203.

The variable winning ball device 208 is a special winning opening on the front surface of the variable winning ball device 208 when the stop symbol of the special symbol display device 202 is a combination of predetermined specific symbols, that is, when the jackpot is achieved. The opening operation is performed.
The variable winning ball device 208 is provided with a special winning opening switch and a specific area (that is, so-called V zone) passage detection switch for determining the opening of the next big winning opening at the time of a big hit. A main control unit (FIG. 2), which will be described later, counts the balls that have entered the special winning opening, based on a trigger generated when the balls have passed the switch.

When a ball enters the event game chucker 209 during an event game to be described later, the event game chucker passage detection switch (320 in FIG. 2) detects the ball and generates a trigger. Based on this trigger, the main control unit described later counts the number of balls entered into the event game chucker 209 during the event game.

FIG. 2 shows a control circuit configuration of the pachinko machine.

The main control unit 308 is a CPU that controls the entire pachinko machine, whether a one-chip CPU incorporating a ROM 309 and a RAM 310 is used or a CPU in which the ROM 309 and the RAM 310 are externally connected to the bus. Good. The ROM 309 stores a program for controlling the pachinko machine for the main control unit 308. RAM
310 temporarily stores input / output data to / from the main control unit 308, data for arithmetic processing, various counters including a random number counter related to games, and the like.

From the special symbol starting switch 301, the normal symbol actuating switch 302, the special winning opening switch 303, the specific area passage detection switch 304 and the event game chucker passage detection switch 320, the main control unit 308 passes through the input port 307. Input the trigger of ROM3
A control signal for controlling each part described later is generated in accordance with the control program in 09, and the generated control signal is output port 311 through the special symbol display device 202, the ordinary symbol display device 206, the special winning opening operation solenoid. 31
2. Supply to the normal electric auditors product operating solenoid 313, the movable piece operating solenoid 318, the lamp display device 314, the sound effect generation device 315, and the prize ball payout device 316.

Reference numeral 321 denotes a communication port, which is the management device 3
Signals are exchanged with the communication port in the communication port 22 to supply a signal from the management device 322 to the main control unit 308 via the input port 307, and from the main control unit 308 via the output port 311. The signal is supplied to the management device 322. The management device 322 also executes communication with the hall computer 327 via the communication port 326.

The reset circuit 305 puts the main control unit 308 in an initial state. The power supply circuit 306 supplies power to the entire circuit of FIG.

The special symbol starting switch 301, when a ball hit by the player and winning the starting winning opening 203, passes through this switch, a trigger is generated to detect the winning, and the symbol variation of the special symbol display device 202. Give the opportunity.

The normal symbol actuation switch 302 is launched by the player and the left side ordinary symbol display device actuation gate 20.
4 and the sphere that has passed the right side normal symbol display device operating gate 205 generates a trigger when passing through this switch, and gives a fluctuation trigger of the normal symbol of the normal symbol display device 206.

The special winning opening switch 303 detects the winning of a ball into the variable winning ball device 208 when a big hit occurs.

The normal electric accessory operating solenoid 313 opens the normal electric accessory 207 when the normal symbol display device 206 stops and displays a specific normal symbol.

The movable piece actuating solenoid 318 drives a movable piece (shutter) for opening and closing a specific area in the special winning opening, and when the big winning opening is open during a big hit, the specific area (V zone). In order to allow only one ball to be supplied to the movable piece, the movable piece is based on the control signal from the main control unit 308 in response to the trigger from the specific area passage detection switch 304 which detects that the ball has entered the specific area. Close.

The lamp display device 314 is a display device of lamps related to the game, and selectively turns on / off a plurality of lamps according to an instruction from the main control unit 308.

The sound effect generator 315 generates a sound related to the game. The prize ball payout device 316 pays out prize balls when the special symbol start switch 301, the special winning opening switch 303, and other winning opening switches detect winning.

When the ball launching device 317 detects the player's ball launching motion with the pachinko machine handle, the ball launching device 317 sends the ball to the game board 201.
Fire to.

Whether or not to generate a special game state (so-called jackpot) in which the game is advantageously developed for the player with a predetermined probability in response to the timing when the ball fired by the player wins the starting winning opening If the big hit is decided by this lottery, the special game state is entered. At the same time as the jackpot is determined, the probability of the next jackpot occurrence is set to a normal probability or to a probability advantageous to the player (that is, probability variation (probability change)) by lottery. Then, on the special symbol display device, a predetermined symbol indicating whether it is a jackpot with a normal probability or a jackpot with a certain probability is stopped and displayed, and thereafter, a special winning opening is, for example, 10 balls per once. It is opened up to 16 times on condition that the player has entered the ball or 30 seconds have passed, so that the game can be advantageously developed for the player.

The main control unit 308, when a big hit, performs a special winning opening operating solenoid 312 so as to open the special winning opening on the front surface of the variable winning ball device 208 a predetermined number of times.
To control. In addition, one opening operation is ended at a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) from the start of opening or when a predetermined number of balls enter the special winning opening obtained based on a trigger from the special winning opening switch. Controls the opening and closing of the special winning opening. As will be described in more detail below, at the end of the predetermined number of opening operations of the special winning opening during the big hit, whether the predetermined data obtained during the big hit satisfies the predetermined condition for the probability transition. Whether or not the next big hit probability is the normal probability or the probability change is determined based on the result of the judgment.

The management device 322 is provided for each predetermined group (for example, for each island on which a pachinko machine of the same model is installed).
The management program for managing the event game is stored in the ROM 323 and is stored in the CPU 3
24 according to the program in this ROM 323,
The control of each pachinko machine related to the event game including the control procedure as shown in FIG. 4 and the communication control with the hall computer 327 are executed.

FIG. 3 shows a hall computer 327, a management device 322, and each pachinko machine P1 that constitutes a group.
~ Shows the connection relationship with Pn.

Next, the operation including the event game in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The management device 322 inputs the trigger signal from the special symbol starting switch which detects the entry into the starting winning opening 203, which is output from the main control unit of each pachinko machine in the game, and each time this input is input. The processing routine shown in FIG. 4 is executed. That is, first, in step (S) 1, a lottery is executed to determine whether or not the event game mode flag is established each time a trigger signal is input. The lottery probability is arbitrary. When the event game mode flag is not established as a result of the lottery, S2
Go to and continue the normal game. That is, in this case, a normal game proceeds in each pachinko machine of the group.

When the event game mode flag is established in S1, the management device 322 outputs the event game mode establishment command to the main control units of all the pachinko machines in the group in S3, and each pachinko machine is caused to operate. Determine whether it is a big hit or a probability change. That is, in the case of a jackpot machine that is in the midst of jackpot or in the probability of change, the main control unit ignores the event game mode establishment command from the management device 322 and maintains the game state in the jackpot or in the probability of change. Further, when this game state ends, the game state shifts to the normal game state, and the next event game mode establishment command is awaited. Also, in the case of a pachinko machine that is not in a big hit or in a sudden change, the main control unit temporarily stores the current game state as it is in the current memory (RAM) in the main control unit.
(S4), the player is notified of the occurrence of the event game on the special symbol display device 202, and the mode is shifted to the event mode (S5). Therefore, only the pachinko machine player who has transitioned to the event mode becomes an event participant. As a form of this notification, in addition to the above, blinking of a lamp, generation of a sound effect, etc. may be used together.

As an example of the event game that has occurred,
The event game chucker 209 shown in FIG. 1 competes with each other for the number of winning balls within a certain time (while the event game mode is occurring). That is,
The main control unit of the pachinko machine that has transitioned to the event game mode counts the triggers from the event game chucker passage detection switch. It should be noted that the chucker for the event game can be applied with another suitable winning opening other than the chucker 209.

At the end of the event game, the main control unit of each pachinko machine that has transitioned to the event game mode notifies the management device 322 of the count number of triggers from the event game chucker passage detection switch during the event game. The management device 322 refers to the count number notification result from the main control unit of each pachinko machine, and outputs a confirmation signal of the first place of the event game to the main control unit of the pachinko machine having the highest count number. A confirmation signal other than the first rank is output to the main control units of the other pachinko machines (S6).
In response to this, the pachinko machine that receives the confirmation signal other than the first place returns to the normal game state in S2, while the main control unit of the pachinko machine that receives the confirmation signal of the first place in the event game
The process for the first place of the event game, which will be described in detail later, is executed (S7), and after the process is completed, the memory (R
With reference to the state of waiting in (AM), the normal game immediately before the start of the event game is returned to. If there are a plurality of pachinko machines ranked first in the event game, that is, if there are a plurality of machines having the same maximum score, the re-game is performed between the first places or the management device 322 determines that the event game ranked first among the plurality of machines. It is also possible to randomly determine one unit that outputs the confirmation signal.

Example of Processing at 1st Place in Event Game Example 1: The jackpot is confirmed when the confirmation signal for 1st place in the event game is input.

Example 2: When the confirmation signal for the first place in the event game is input, the state changes to the probability varying state. Continuing the probability fluctuation state is set until the next big hit, or according to the result of the event game, that is, if the number of balls entering the event event game chucker has not reached a predetermined number, it is set in advance. It may be continued within a predetermined time or within a preset number of starts.

Example 3: When the confirmation signal for the first place in the event game is input, the time saving mode is entered. The continuation of the time saving mode is set up in advance until the next big hit or according to the result of the event game, that is, when the number of balls entering the event event game chucker has not reached a predetermined number, it is set in advance. It may be continued within a predetermined time or within a preset number of starts.

Example 4: At least one of a reach announcement and a jackpot announcement is given for a certain period of time after the confirmation signal for the first place of the event game is input. In this case, the effect is to increase the player's expectation, and the jackpot lottery has the same probability as in the normal time.

Example 5: When the confirmation signal for the first place of the event game is input, any one of the above Examples 1 to 4 is selected by lottery and executed.

In each of the above examples, any one of the above-described processes is applied to the first place and below of the event game, for example, the second place or the second place and the third place (or the lower place). You can also

Further, although the pachinko machine has been described above, the present invention can be similarly applied to a pachi-slot machine,
In this case, the event game can be executed by, for example, competing for the number of times that a specific symbol is arranged on a specific one or several lines during a certain event game time. The pachi-slot machine ranked first in the record has a big hit, for example, as a profit given to the player.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to give the player a sense of expectation for the occurrence of the event game, and also to give a sense of superiority when winning the competition between the players during the event game that occurred,
Furthermore, by winning the event game, it can be expected that the player will be given an advantageous state, and in addition to having such an expectation, you can also enjoy normal games. Therefore, it is possible to provide an extremely excellent game system.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit configuration of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a connection state according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

201 game board 202 Special symbol display device 203 Start prize hole 204 Left side ordinary symbol display device operation gate 205 Right side normal symbol display device operating gate 206 Ordinary symbol display device 207 Ordinary electric accessory 208 Variable winning ball device 209 Event game chucker 301 Special symbol start switch 302 Normal pattern operation switch 303 Winner switch 304 Specific area passage detection switch 305 Reset circuit 306 Power circuit 307 input port 308 Main control unit 309 ROM 310 RAM 311 output port 312 Winning prize operation solenoid 313 Normal electric accessory operating solenoid 314 lamp display device 315 Sound effect generator 316 Prize Ball Dispensing Device 317 ball launcher 318 Moving piece actuated solenoid 321 communication port 322 Management device 323 ROM 324 CPU 325 RAM 326 communication port

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of gaming machines each having an event game executing means for executing a common event game, and a plurality of gaming machines communicably connected to manage the plurality of gaming machines for the event game. A game system including a management device for performing the event game based on the command, the command output device outputting a command to start the event game to the plurality of game machines. A gaming machine that has obtained the highest result among the gaming machines that have achieved the result, and the gaming machine provides a predetermined profit to the player in response to the notification from the notifying means. A game system having means for shifting to. 2. The instruction output means according to claim 1, wherein the instruction output means has a lottery means for performing a lottery on whether to establish an event game based on a signal during a game from each of the plurality of gaming machines, A game system, wherein a command for starting an event game within a fixed time is output to the plurality of gaming machines when a lottery result for establishing an event game is obtained by the lottery means. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the predetermined profit is at least one of a jackpot, a probability variation state, a time saving mode, a reach announcement, and a jackpot announcement. And a gaming system. 4. A means for executing an event game based on an execution command input from the outside, a means for outputting the result of the event game to the outside, and a signal input from the outside in response to the output of the result. And a means for shifting to a state of giving a predetermined profit to the player based on the above. 5. The game machine according to claim 4, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine, and the predetermined profit is at least one of a jackpot, a probability variation state, a time saving mode, a reach announcement, and a jackpot announcement. Amusement machine.