JP2004358202A - Service system in game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operation rate in an entire game hall, while satisfying game players therein. <P>SOLUTION: In a game hall, one group (line) of game machines 1 that require a service predetermined by the hall side is distinguished from the other group (line) of game machines 1 that require no service. When any game player playing at one of the game machine group 1 requiring service meets predetermined requirements in his/her play, and the game information is sent from the game machine 1, the game machine 1 or the player receives better service in terms of the quantity of pachinko balls or tokens to be put out than a player playing at one of the game machine group 1 requiring no service is supposed to receive. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to service facilities in a game arcade. The game includes a pachinko game or a slot machine game.

  In this type of amusement arcade, along with the diversification of types of game consoles, it is important for the halls to keep fixed customers by introducing new models and to continually devise ways to attract new customers. Business strategy.

  However, recently, due to excessive competition, there is a tendency to shorten the cycle of introducing new models. In fact, even old models that are of interest are forced to be removed to introduce new models. In addition, the price of new models has risen significantly due to the addition of more advanced functions than necessary for customers, which is putting pressure on hall management.

As one system for this purpose, a form in which a service is provided to a specific member in the game arcade is disclosed (Patent Document 1).
However, this service is for specific members at the amusement arcade, and may be effective in enclosing specific members. However, uneven distribution of services to non-members occurs, and the entire hall (amusement arcade) It does not lead to higher occupancy rates.
JP 2003-38832A

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a service facility in a game hall that can increase the occupancy rate of the entire hall (game hall) and can provide a player with a sense of satisfaction (or consent). .

The present invention that has solved the above problems is as described below.
<Invention according to claim 1>
In one amusement arcade, it is possible to select in advance the degree of service for the gaming table group on the amusement arcade side,
Based on game information from the gaming table, when certain conditions are met,
In the game of the player at the gaming table, a service relating to the added number of balls or the number of medals is added to the reduction of the number of balls or the number of payout medals to be normally received along with the game, and the gaming table or the player is added. A service facility in a game arcade, characterized in that it is configured to return to the game.

(Effect)
The addition of service at the hall includes priority provision to the winning units, but even for the winning units, the number of payouts or payouts that should normally be received within the limit of the game program stored in the ROM of the said units Only the medal count returns.
On the other hand, in the present invention, the degree of service for the gaming machine group can be selected in advance at the game arcade. For example, the previous day, the whole hall has a small number of players, or the frequency of playing at the target gaming table is low (the actual playing time is short or the rotation of the players is low, etc.), and furthermore, it is not popular or the player is hard to approach. If the gaming table is set as an additional table for the service, the players who have played at the gaming table will be returned to the gaming table with the addition of the service related to the added number of balls or the number of medals. You will be able to play at the gaming table. Then, as the whole hall, the game players are distributed on average in the respective game console groups, so that even if a new model is not introduced, the player can be secured.

<Invention according to claim 2>
In one amusement arcade, a game console that requires a service selected in advance in the game arcade is distinguished from a game console that does not require a service,
In the game of the player at the gaming table that requires the service, based on game information from the gaming table, when a specific condition is satisfied,
In a game played by a player at a gaming table that does not require services, a service related to the added number of balls or medals is added to the return for the number of balls or payout medals that should normally be received along with the game, and a game console or A service facility in a game arcade, which is configured to give back to a player.

(Effect)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the degree of service for the game console group can be selected in advance at the game arcade. Therefore, in addition to the selection based on the necessity of the service, the selection of the degree of service is also included.
On the other hand, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a gaming table that requires a service selected in advance at the game arcade is distinguished from a gaming table that does not require the service. Therefore, a game console that is not popular or that is difficult for players to approach is set as a service console.

<Invention according to claim 3>
In one amusement arcade, a game console model group that requires a service selected in advance in the game arcade is distinguished from a game console model group that does not require a service,
In the game of the player at the gaming machine in the gaming machine model group required for the service, based on game information from the gaming machine, when a specific condition is satisfied,
A service related to the added number of payouts or medals is added to the reduction of the number of payouts or payout medals that should normally be received in connection with the game in a game at a game machine in a game machine model group that does not require service A service facility in a game arcade, wherein the service is provided to a gaming table or a player.

(Effect)
By distinguishing between gaming machine models that require services selected in advance at the amusement arcade and gaming machines that do not require services, if the gaming machines that require services are considered unpopular gaming machines, Unbalance in units can be prevented, and the distribution of gamers can be promoted.

<Invention according to claim 4>
The game is a pachinko game, and the game information is the amount consumed for the gaming machine; the number of safe balls in the gaming machine; the number of replenishing balls; the presence or absence of a special prize, a prize or a probability change or the number thereof; The service facility in a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the service facility is at least one of supply and non-supply.

(Effect)
For pachinko machines, the game information for determining whether or not a specific condition is satisfied can include the listed information. Since these information are originally managed by the hall computer, new equipment The information can be fetched without using any additional equipment or equipment, and used for the service equipment of the present invention.

<Invention according to claim 5>
The game is a slot machine game, and the game information is at least one of the following: an amount spent for the gaming machine; presence or absence of a start game or bonus game in the gaming machine; The service facility in a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein:

(Effect)
In the slot machine, the game information as to whether or not a specific condition is satisfied can include the listed information, and since these information is originally information that is taken in and managed by the hall computer, new equipment is provided. The information can be fetched without using any additional equipment or equipment, and used for the service equipment of the present invention.

<Invention according to claim 6>
Claim 1 wherein the game is a pachinko game, and the reduction of pachinko balls is performed directly from the gaming table to the saucer, or from the tama ball machine to the saucer, or as a record on a replacement card. 4. The service facility in the game hall according to any one of 3.

(Effect)
In the present invention, when returning a pachinko ball, in the recording of a replacement card, one of the methods includes recording the number of service balls differently from the number of payout balls which should normally be received. However, since it is inferior in the direct perception of the return service, it is preferable that the return is performed directly from the gaming machine to the tray or as an accessory device, for example, from a tama ball machine to the tray. In other words, if the service is performed directly from the gaming table to the tray or from the tama ball machine to the tray, the service can be actually visually recognized, and the satisfaction of the service can be obtained. The tray is usually an upper tray, but some models have only a single tray at present. In this case, the tray is the tray.

<Invention according to claim 7>
The claim 1 wherein the game is a slot machine game, and the medal is returned directly from the gaming table to the tray, or from the inter-medal lending machine to the tray, or is recorded as a replay card. 3. Service facilities in the amusement arcade according to any one of 3.

(Effect)
When returning medals, when recording replay cards, it is one way to record the number of service balls separately from the number of balls that should normally be received, but in terms of direct recognition of the return service, Since it is inferior, it is desirable that the processing be performed directly from the gaming table to the tray or from the inter-table medal rental machine to the tray. In other words, if the service is performed directly from the gaming table to the tray or from the stand-to-box medal lending machine to the tray, the service can be actually visually recognized and the satisfaction with the service can be obtained.

<Invention according to claim 8>
8. A service facility in a gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the presence or absence and return of a specific condition are controlled by a hall computer in the amusement facility based on game information from the gaming table. .

(Effect)
Regarding this item, as described above, by controlling (for example, storing or recording) with the hall computer in a state of return, it contributes to hall management.

<Invention according to claim 9>
9. The game arcade according to claim 1, wherein a means is provided for at least one of the player and the clerk during the redemption, and the return information is taken into a hall computer in the game arcade. Service facilities in.

(Effect)
During the redemption, providing a means that at least one of the player and the clerk can provide the information will provide the player with the service awareness and the clerk with the information on the presence or absence of fraud prevention.

<Invention of Claim 10>
10. A service facility in a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein when the redemption is performed or when the redemption is performed, information relating to the monetary value of the redemption is displayed on the gaming table or an attached device thereof. .

(Effect)
By recognizing that the service has been added by recognizing the added number of balls or medals, or by displaying information relating to the monetary value of the return, the player can Can be recognized based on the information about the monetary value, so that a direct satisfaction can be obtained.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a service facility in a game arcade where the operation rate of the entire hall (game arcade) can be increased and a sense of satisfaction (or consent) can be obtained for the player.

In one amusement arcade, it is possible to select in advance the degree of service for the game console group on the game arcade side, and based on game information from the game console, when a specific condition is established, the player of the In the game, a service related to the added number of payouts or medals is added to the return related to the number of payouts or payout medals that should normally be received along with the game, and returned to the gaming table or player. .
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show the case of a pachinko machine. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, pachinko machines 1, 1... Are adjacent to each other in the hall. . In the case shown in FIG. 3, there are four islands (rows), and in one island 2, pachinko machines of the same model are usually arranged side by side.

  In this model group, as shown in FIG. 3, a game machine model group requiring service (island 2 or row) and a game machine model group requiring no service (island 2 or row) are selected in advance at the game arcade. To be distinguished. On the other hand, a hall computer 50 is connected.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, pachinko balls are distributed and replenished to the respective pachinko machines 1, 1,... By the distribution chute (distribution gutter) 4.

  In the case of equipping the machine for littering between machines 3, distribution chute (distribution gutter) 4 replenishes them. As is well known, the pachinko ball lending machine 3 supplies a pachinko ball corresponding to the insertion or purchase amount of money to the upper tray 1A via the nozzle 3A.

  As is well known, various game information of the pachinko machine 1 is taken into the hall computer 50 (the taking of the game information is shown by long dashed lines in FIGS. 1 to 3). The number of safe balls; the number of replenished balls; whether or not there is a special prize, a prize, or a change in probability; and the number of those changes; manual replenishment at the time of closing the store The pachinko machine that does not require service is provided by the hall computer 50 based on at least one of the presence and absence of a predetermined number of balls when the store clerk puts it in a so-called jet counter (shown at the right end in FIG. 1). In the game of the player in No. 1, a service relating to the added number of payouts is added to the return related to the number of payouts normally to be received in connection with the game, and the service is returned to the pachinko machine 1 or to the player. .

  This reduction is performed directly from the pachinko machine 1 to the upper receiving tray 1A when the pachinko machine 1 is a CR machine or the like, or via the nozzle 3A from the pachinko ball lending machine 3 when the pachinko machine 1 is a general stand. This is performed to supply a predetermined number of pachinko balls to the upper tray 1A. Alternatively, it is configured to be recorded as a replacement card.

  Here, the “amount spent on the gaming machine (= sales amount of the gaming machine)” is, for example, the amount of money inserted into a betting machine attached to the gaming machine or in a one-to-one relationship. Alternatively, in the case of a CR machine, the amount of card withdrawal accompanying the payout of pachinko balls can be used as information.

  On the other hand, in the above-described example, the form of receiving at a game table, for example, receiving at a saucer has been mainly described, but it is also possible to pay out pachinko balls from a game table or a ball rental machine to a ball box placed on a waist plate of the game table. Good. In the case of this kind, it is a form of receiving at a position attached to the gaming table. Therefore, the present invention includes both a mode of receiving at a gaming table and a mode of receiving at a position attached to the gaming table. When recording on a card or receipt, the record is a predetermined part of the table or an attached ball lending machine. Even under this type of mode, the service is received at a game console or at a location attached to the game console.

  FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in the case of the slot machine 10 provided with the receiving tray 10A. The basic embodiment is the same as that of the pachinko machine, and a description thereof will be partially omitted. Reference numeral 20 denotes a machine for medals between cars. Reference numeral 60 denotes a medal game hall computer.

  Also in the case of this slot machine game, the game machine requiring service selected in advance at the game arcade is distinguished from the game machine requiring no service, and the presence or absence of a start game or a bonus game in the slot machine 10 requiring service. Alternatively, the number of times; whether or not manual replenishment is performed at the time of closing the store, as game information, and when a specific condition is satisfied, the medal is returned directly from the lot machine 10 to the receiving tray 10A or from the inter-medal lending machine 20 to the receiving tray. Performed to 10A. Alternatively, it is configured to be recorded as a well-known replay card (not shown).

  The above-mentioned return can be performed each time a specific condition is satisfied, at predetermined time units, or when a game end button is pressed.

  During the return, it is desirable to provide a means that at least one of the player and the clerk can recognize. For example, the display is performed by displaying lamps, segment lamps of numbers, sound display, and image display. In the CR machine, the addition display may be made on the remaining display of the card. Further, the return information is taken into a hall computer in a game arcade.

  In the above example, a gaming machine model group (island 2 or row) requiring a service is distinguished from a gaming machine model group (island 2 or row) not requiring a service. Therefore, the necessity of the service is selected according to the gaming machine model.

  However, not only such model elements, but also, for example, a popular gaming machine model, it is difficult to concentrate on a specific gaming machine in the gaming machine model group and play on other gaming machines, Or, even if it is an unpopular gaming machine model, popularity is concentrated on a specific gaming machine in the gaming machine model group and it is difficult to play games at other gaming machines, and furthermore, depending on the date and time, In some cases, uneven distribution may occur, and this may not be sufficient from the viewpoint of increasing the operation rate of the entire hall (game hall) and giving the player a sense of satisfaction (or consent). Therefore, in addition to the above, it is possible to previously select the degree of service for the gaming machine group on the game arcade side by the following factors.

(1) Select the level of service according to the game console model. For example, plus 50% for model A and 20% for model B. It is 10% for the C model and 0 to 2% for the D to H models.

(2) The average value of the C model is 10% as described above, but the degree of service is selected for each game console within the model. For example, in the C model, 15% is set for C1 unit, 8% is set for C2 unit, and 0% is set for C1 unit. Further, for example, even for the E models of 0 to 2%, the E3 can be set to 10%, which exceeds the average value, for example.

(3) Regardless of the model, the degree of service can be selected by the service addition coefficient for each gaming machine.

(4) The service selection in (1) to (3) above is performed in consideration of the number of entrances of the players and the season, month, week, and day of the week.

  When or when a redemption is made, information relating to the monetary value of the redemption can be displayed on the gaming table or its attached equipment.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, return money display units 70 and 70 are provided in the tama ball lending machine 3 and the card lending unit 30 of the CR machine 1, and a return money display unit is provided in the payout operation unit of the CR machine 1. A return money (for example, “2000 yen return” as shown in the figure) can be displayed there. In these return money display sections 70 and / or 71, the number of return pachinko balls can be indicated together with return money. Further, it is also possible to switch and display the return money and the number of pachinko balls. These forms can be similarly applied to a slot machine.

The invention can be expressed in other forms.
"In one amusement arcade, when a specific condition is established based on game means from the amusement arcade and a selection means for selecting or setting a service level for the amusement arcade group in advance at the amusement arcade side, In addition to the return on the number of payouts or payout medals that should normally be received along with the game in the game of the player, the service on the added number of payouts or medals is added and returned to the gaming table or the player Service equipment in a game arcade, comprising:

  Therefore, in detail, there are provided means for detecting game information from the gaming table, means for determining whether or not a specific condition is satisfied, and means for selecting the added number of balls or the number of medals.

It is a schematic diagram of the equipment of the present invention. It is the principal part enlarged view. It is explanatory drawing of an island. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a slot machine. It is an outline explanatory view of another example in the case of a pachinko machine.

Explanation of reference numerals

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine, 1A ... Upper tray, 2 ... Island, 3 ... Tama ball lending machine, 10 ... Slot machine, 10A ... Tray, 20 ... Tama medal lending machine, 50, 60 ... Hall computer.

Claims (10)

In one amusement arcade, it is possible to select in advance the degree of service for the gaming table group on the amusement arcade side,
Based on game information from the gaming table, when certain conditions are met,
In the game of the player at the gaming table, a service relating to the added number of balls or the number of medals is added to the reduction of the number of balls or the number of payout medals to be normally received along with the game, and the gaming table or the player is added. A service facility in a game arcade, characterized in that it is configured to return to the game. In one amusement arcade, a game console that requires a service selected in advance in the game arcade is distinguished from a game console that does not require a service,
In the game of the player at the gaming table that requires the service, based on game information from the gaming table, when a specific condition is satisfied,
In a game played by a player at a gaming table that does not require services, a service related to the added number of balls or medals is added to the return for the number of balls or payout medals that should normally be received along with the game, and a game console or A service facility in a game arcade, which is configured to give back to a player. In one amusement arcade, a game console model group that requires a service selected in advance in the game arcade is distinguished from a game console model group that does not require a service,
In the game of the player at the gaming machine in the gaming machine model group required for the service, based on game information from the gaming machine, when a specific condition is satisfied,
Adds a service related to the added number of payouts or medals to the reduction of the number of payouts or payout medals that should normally be received along with the game in the game of the player at the gaming machine in the game machine model group that does not require service A service facility in a game arcade, wherein the service is provided to a gaming table or a player. The game is a pachinko game, and the game information is the amount consumed for the gaming machine; the number of safe balls in the gaming machine; the number of replenishing balls; the presence or absence of a special prize, a prize, or a probability change or the number thereof; The service facility in a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the service facility is at least one of supply and non-supply. The game is a slot machine game, and the game information is at least one of the following: an amount spent for the gaming machine; presence or absence of a start game or bonus game in the gaming machine; The service facility in a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein: Claim 1 wherein the game is a pachinko game, and the reduction of pachinko balls is performed directly from the gaming table to the saucer, or from the tama ball machine to the saucer, or as a record on a replacement card. 4. The service facility in the game hall according to any one of 3. The claim 1 wherein the game is a slot machine game, and the medal is returned directly from the gaming table to the tray, or from the inter-medal lending machine to the tray, or is recorded as a replay card. 3. Service facilities in the amusement arcade according to any one of 3. 8. A service facility in a gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the presence or absence and return of a specific condition are controlled by a hall computer in the amusement facility based on game information from the gaming table. . 9. The game arcade according to claim 1, wherein a means is provided for at least one of the player and the clerk during the redemption, and the return information is taken into a hall computer in the game arcade. Service facilities in. 10. A service facility in a game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein when the redemption is performed or when the redemption is performed, information relating to the monetary value of the redemption is displayed on the gaming table or an attached device thereof. .

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