JP2005160938A - Rotary type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the number of possible games to be useful information by considering a game specification and a ball discharge rate when the number of the subsequent possible games is announced to a player as the game information, based on the number of collection of game media. <P>SOLUTION: The real number of the possible games X is simply calculated, based on the number of credits and the number of the game media for one game, and further, a possible game prediction value Y is calculated based on the characteristic of a palot (Pachinko-slot game) machine 300, based on the past ball discharge rate. Then, one of the both is displayed. The ball discharge rate for obtaining the possible game prediction value Y is calculated, based on a past game state (the rate of the number of putting-out media to the number of thrown-in media). The sampling period of the game is shifted at every game in response to the advance of the game. Thus, the ball discharge rate is normally calculated from the latest game state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, a predetermined number of game media are put in from the game media taken in by the take-in device so that the game is ready, and when the start operation is performed, driving of the rotating drum with a plurality of symbols displayed on the peripheral surface is started. The winning lottery according to the number of throws is executed, whether or not the winning lottery is won internally is notified by the display form of the symbol by the stop operation of the spinning cylinder, and the dividend when the internal winning is notified The present invention relates to a swivel type gaming machine that pays out a pachinko ball by a payout device.

  In addition, the “rotor” in the present invention refers to a structure that circulates a pattern that is continuous in a strip shape, and is a drum type that sequentially varies the pattern applied to the peripheral surface of a cylindrical drum, or along the longitudinal direction of the strip body. Including a belt drive type in which a pattern is provided, the belt is wound around a pair of rotating bodies, and circulated as an endless shape.

  There are pachislot machines and parrot (registered trademark) machines in the revolving game machines, and the lending rate between medals applied as game media for pachislot machines and pachinko balls applied as game media for parrot machines is: Medal: Pachinko ball = 1: 5.

  With pachislot machines, games can be played by inserting at least one medal, but in general, one game can be executed with the maximum number of cards inserted (three) due to an increase in the winning symbol line. Many.

  For this reason, in general, three medals are inserted each time to advance the game. In order to eliminate this annoyance, conventionally, a plurality of (currently 50) medals are taken in (credit), for example, a MAX bet button is provided, and this MAX bet button is operated to operate three Each entry (bet) is possible.

  Here, if the above-mentioned form of insertion is replaced with a parrot machine, one game can be played with 15 pachinko balls corresponding to three medals, and the number of intake and storage is 250. It is possible to increase the number of intake and storage to 2500 or the like.

Here, Patent Document 1 proposes a game information display for the parrot machine. For example, the number of balls that can be used for setting the number of bets is displayed on the first credit display unit, the number of balls owned by the player is displayed on the second credit display unit, and the bonus game winning status and the number of winnings are displayed on the game number display unit. Etc. are disclosed.
JP 2003-70965 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, the number of balls (the number of credits) is displayed, but it is not displayed as the number of games that can be played.

  In addition, although the number of games at the time of major role is displayed, it is mainly the number of winning games, not the number of games based on the number of credits (the number of games that can be played).

  For this reason, when the number of game media is a pachinko ball, the player can easily (intuitively) know the number of games that can be played from the number of credits, combined with the fact that the conversion rate is five times that of medals. difficult.

  If the number of inputs to make the number of games possible is a fixed value, it can be calculated simply, but the game specifications including the lottery probability of the role and the characteristics of each gaming machine that can not be predicted only by the probability value As a result, it is difficult to determine the number of games that can be played from the number of credits.

  In consideration of the above facts, the present invention is useful by taking into consideration the game specifications and the game play rate when notifying the player of the future possible number of games as game information based on the number of stored game media. It is an object to obtain a swing type gaming machine that can be used as game information.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined number of game media are inserted from the game media taken in by the take-in device, the game is ready, and when a start operation is performed, a plurality of symbols are displayed on the peripheral surface. The driving of the cylinder is started, and a lottery according to the number of throws is executed, and whether or not the winning lottery is won internally is notified by the display form of the pattern by the stop operation of the rotating drum, and the internal winning is notified A payout device that pays out a pachinko ball as a payout when the payout device is a swing-type gaming machine that controls the taking-in by the taking-in device and the paying-out by the paying device, as well as the taking-in and paying-out Count management means for managing the counts of the respective game media, and current game medium storage managed by the count management means on the basis of the number of game media necessary for enabling the game Based on the gameable real value calculation means for calculating the gameable real value according to the game number, and the number of throws and the number of payouts in the game state for the predetermined number of times prior to the current game. A game play prediction value calculating means for calculating a game playable predicted value by adding an element of the game play rate to the calculation result of the game playable real value calculation means, Display means for displaying at least one of a gameable real value calculated by the gameable real value calculation means and a gameable prediction value calculated by the gameable prediction value calculation means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the count management means counts and manages the number of currently loaded game media that changes as the game progresses.

  The gameable real value calculation means calculates a gameable real value corresponding to the current number of game media stored on the basis of the number of game media whose count is managed.

  In addition, the gameable predicted value calculation means calculates a gameable predicted value by adding an element of the pitch rate to the calculation result of the gameable real value calculation means. It is possible to calculate the turn-out rate by the turn-out rate calculating means based on the number of throws and the number of payouts in the game state for a predetermined number of times before the current game.

  The display means displays at least one of the gameable real value calculated by the gameable real value calculation means and the gameable prediction value calculated by the gameable prediction value calculation means.

  Since the real number that can be played is based on the premise that there will be no payout in all future games, there is no less number of games that can be played, so the lowest possible number of games can be known.

  On the other hand, the game-predictable predicted value is calculated by taking into account the past turnout rate. Therefore, in consideration of the number of payouts in future games, the value that matches the characteristics of each revolving game machine Can be displayed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the turn-out rate calculating means is a continuous game from one time before the current game to n (n is a positive integer) times before. Is set as the sample period of the number of inputs and the number of payouts, and the sample period is shifted as the game progresses.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of consecutive games from the previous one to the previous n times of the current game is sampled when calculating the starting rate, which is an element for calculating the predictable game value. Set as period. Thereby, according to progress of a game, the said sample period is shifted and it can always calculate a ball-out rate based on the newest data. The number of games set as the sample period (that is, n value) is preferably about 1/10 of the number of games per day.

  For example, if the operating time per day in the game hall is 10 hours to 14 hours (average 12 hours), and the minimum time for one game (from the start operation to the next start operation) is 4.1 seconds, 12 hours / 4.1 seconds = 12 × 3600 seconds / 4.1 seconds≈10000 games, 1/10 of which is 1000 games. If these 1000 games are used as the number of games in the sample period, it is possible to obtain a very reliable start rate.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the display content by the display means is selected as the gameable real value or the gameable predicted value. It further has the selection means to do.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the selection means selects whether to display the real value that can be played or the predicted value that can be played, depending on the player's intention. Some players want to know the minimum number of games that can be played, and some people want to know the number of games that can be played in the future (predicted value) by relying on the starting rate. , Can increase versatility.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the comparison according to the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the display content by the display means is set by comparing the gameable real value and the gameable predicted value. It further has setting means.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, for example, when the gameable predicted value is smaller than the gameable real value, the gameable predicted value is a value that is never possible. If there is such an unnatural value as a result of the calculation of the game predictable value, the game possible real value is displayed.

  In addition, if the predicted value that can be played is greater than the actual value that can be played, it is predicted that the player will tend to have an advantageous result at the past pitching rate. It is determined that the game will continue, and the predicted game value is displayed.

  In this way, by setting the display form by comparing both, it is possible to realize a display without a sense of incongruity.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a game that is useful by taking into consideration the game specifications and the game play rate when notifying the player of the future possible game number as game information based on the number of stored game media. It has an excellent effect of being able to be information.

(Basic configuration of parrot machine)
FIG. 1 shows a parrot machine 300 according to the present embodiment.

  The parrot machine 300 has the same game specifications as the pachislot machine, but the game medium of the pachislot machine is a medal, whereas the game medium of the parrot machine 300 is a pachinko ball (not shown). .

  The operation / decoration unit 303 located in front of the parrot machine 300 can be opened and closed by rotating the left end of FIG. 1 about the axis line arranged in the vertical direction with respect to the main body.

  The operation / decoration unit 303 can be classified into a decoration unit 304, an operation unit 306, and a payout unit 310 from the top.

  The decoration unit 304 has a display panel unit 312 on which a printed picture or character is transmitted and illuminated by turning on a backlight unit (not shown).

  The center of the display panel unit 312 of the decoration unit 304 is a display window 314. The display window 314 includes a transparent region that is integrally formed with the display panel unit 312.

  Inside the display window 314, there is provided a symbol changing portion 316, and three sets of reels 350A, 350B, and 350C as a rotating drum constituting the main part of the symbol changing portion 316 are driven.

  On the left side of the display window 314 in the display panel unit 312 is an index unit 318 that guides and displays the state of the symbols (such as the number of columns) aligned with the display window 314.

  The upper portion of the operation unit 306 protrudes forward, and a receiving tray 320 into which a pachinko ball is inserted is provided on the upper surface portion of the protruding portion. 352A and a MAX bet button 352B are provided. Further, a start lever 354, stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C, and the like are provided in this order from the left end in FIG.

  The payout unit 310 includes a pachinko ball discharge port 326 and a lower plate 328 that receives the pachinko ball discharged from the pachinko ball discharge port 326. In addition, a lid (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the tray 320. By opening the lid, pachinko balls stored in the tray 320 are transferred to the bottom plate via the ball transfer path. 328 to be transferred.

  When the three reels 350 </ b> A, 350 </ b> B, 350 </ b> C are driven, the symbol variation unit 316 can sequentially view the symbols recorded on the peripheral surface of the reel from the display window 314. The symbol stopped at the time becomes the basic stop symbol. In addition, this basic stop pattern is the case where the pachinko ball for one game is thrown in, and the pachinko ball for three times can be thrown in a maximum of one game. In this case, it stops along the ascending and descending lines. The symbols that are stopped and the symbols that are stopped on the two diagonal lines are sequentially adopted as the combination stop symbols according to the number of pachinko balls inserted.

  The stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C are provided below the symbol changing unit 316 and correspond to the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. That is, the rotation of the corresponding reels 350A, 350B, and 350C can be stopped by operating the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C by the player.

  Further, by operating (tilting) a start lever 354 provided on the left side of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start driving.

  In addition, the operation timing by the start lever 354 is the start timing of the winning lottery, and by the operation of the starting lever 354, the internal controller determines the winning lottery (winning / losing).

  Here, when the winning combination lottery is won, the flag is established, and when the winning symbols are gathered after that, it becomes a winning and is advantageous to the player. There are a small role and a big role. In addition, there are big bonuses and regular bonuses for big actors.

Here, in this embodiment, as described above, pachinko balls are used as game media. The value of this pachinko ball is converted into a medal worth one game of a pachislot machine, and medal: pachinko ball = 1: 5. At the same time, the pachinko balls are collected in units of 5 It is converted into one game (one line bet).
(General control system for parrot machines)
FIG. 2 shows an outline of a control system that controls the progress of the game in the parrot machine 300.

  The control system of the parrot machine 300 according to the present embodiment is configured with a game main control circuit 150 as a center. The game main control circuit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the game main control circuit 150.

  The game main control circuit 150 is connected to a start / stop operation device 152, a bet button unit 154, a game information display device 156, an operation switch unit 158, and a reel drive device 160.

  The start / stop operation device 152 includes the aforementioned start lever 354 and stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C. The bet button unit 154 includes a 1-bet button 352A and a MAX bet button (set bet number) 352B.

  Further, the game information display device 158 includes a display unit that displays messages such as game availability, game stop, replay, game start, and error, although not shown.

  Further, the operation switch unit 158 includes various setting keys, and operations such as setting change, reset, calculation / power-on, bet number setting, and setting of the number of balls per bet are performed. The various setting keys are not operated by the player, and are often installed inside the parrot machine 300.

  In addition, the reel driving device 160 includes the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C of the above-described symbol variation unit 316, and further drives the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C that are components constituting the symbol variation unit 316. And a sensor (both not shown) for detecting the positions of the reel motors 350A, 350B, and 350C.

  Further, the game main control circuit 150 outputs information indicating the progress of the game to the hall computer via an external terminal (not shown).

  On the other hand, a game sub control circuit 166 and an effect sub control circuit 168 are connected to the game main control circuit 150.

  The game sub-control circuit 166 is connected to a game medium take-in device 170 and a game medium payout device 172, and controls the taking-in and pay-out of pachinko balls as game media, respectively.

  In addition, an information display device 174 is connected to the game sub-control circuit 166, and the number of game media (pachinko balls) paid out and taken in to a display unit (not shown) (located at the lower front portion of the display panel unit 312), Control to display the number of payouts of the winning combination.

  The effect sub-control circuit 168 is constituted by an award table display device 176 for displaying the number of payouts of each winning combination on the display panel 312 and the like, a liquid crystal display device, etc. A device 178 and a sound effect generator 180 for controlling output from a speaker (not shown) are connected.

  In the above-mentioned player main control circuit 150, in combination with the operation of the start lever 354, the winning / outside lottery control and the driving start control of the reels 350A, 350B, 350C are performed, and the lottery result wins (internal winning). In this case, the flag is established, and when the winning symbols are aligned by the subsequent operation of the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the winning right is exercised, which is advantageous to the player.

  Here, in the game main control circuit 150, when the stop operation is performed by the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C, the slip control of a predetermined number of frames is executed in accordance with whether or not the internal lottery is performed. .

  That is, when the stop button 356A, 356B, 356C is operated at the stop timing of the symbol that stops only in the case of winning when the winning lottery is off, the stop position is shifted in order to intentionally avoid stopping at this symbol. (Kicking off).

  On the other hand, when the player's lottery is an internal winning, if the winning symbol is located in the range where the symbol does not stop at the stop timing operated by the player, the predetermined number of frames (from the active line when the stop buttons 356A, 356B, 356C are operated) For example, if there is a winning symbol within 4 frames), the stop position is shifted (withdrawn) so that it stops at this symbol, and if there is a winning symbol at a position deviating from the predetermined number of frames, the winning symbol is exceeded beyond the predetermined number of frames. Because it is a specification that cannot be withdrawn, the above-mentioned kicking process is performed so that there is no inconvenience in the type of symbol of the winning role, in other words, a symbol that is irrelevant to the corresponding role (an off symbol) or another winning symbol) is applied. .

By performing the above kick-off control and pull-in control (collectively, slip control), it is possible to have consistency with the lottery result, and even if the stop operation timing is slightly shifted, it is possible to align the winning symbols. .
(Incorporation of pachinko spheres)
FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a taking-in structure for crediting the pachinko sphere P from the tray 320.

  In the vicinity of the bottom of the tray 320, an opening 200 is provided, and one end of the intake ball channel 202 is attached.

  The intake ball flow path 202 has a circular cross section perpendicular to the axis, and has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pachinko sphere P. The pachinko spheres P stored in the tray 320 are aligned in a row. It comes in in a state. The tray 320 is provided with a tray sensor 248 so that the state of the pachinko balls stored in the tray 320 (whether or not a predetermined amount or more of pachinko balls are stored) can be determined by the tray sensor 248. It has become. For example, a photoelectric sensor in which a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit are separated can be applied as the tray sensor 248, and the optical axis of the photoelectric sensor is arranged at the opening to the intake ball channel 202. For example, if the pachinko sphere is stored in the tray 320, the optical axis is blocked, and if the pachinko sphere is only the intake ball flow path 202, the optical axis is not reduced.

  In the middle of the take-in ball flow path 202, a game medium take-in device 170 connected to the game sub-control circuit 166 is provided. The game medium take-in device 170 includes a star-shaped sprocket (not shown) in which semicircular cutouts are evenly arranged on the outer periphery, and is rotated by the driving force of the take-in motor 206, so that the pachinko ball P Is sent from the upstream side to the downstream side of the game medium take-in device 170.

  The other end opening of the intake ball channel 202 is positioned at the upper opening end of the hopper 208 provided in the parrot machine 300. For this reason, the pachinko ball P sent out by the game medium take-in device 170 is guided to the hopper 208 and stored.

  A counting sensor 212 is provided on the downstream side of the game medium take-in device 170 in the take-in ball flow path 202. The counting sensor 212 is configured to count the pachinko spheres P that pass through the take-in ball channel 202 and reach the hopper 208 one by one.

In such a credit function, the number of corresponding pachinko balls P is subtracted in accordance with the operation of the 1 bet button 352A or the MAX bet button 352B.
(Pachinko ball payout)
When paying out as a payout in accordance with the progress of the game, up to the upper limit of the credit function is replaced with payout by adding the number of credits by arithmetic processing.

  If the upper limit of the credit function is exceeded, the pachinko ball P is actually paid out from the hopper 208 to the lower plate 328 by driving the game medium payout device 172.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a payout ball channel 210 is provided in the vicinity of the bottom of the hopper 208, so that the pachinko ball P can be appropriately paid out by the game medium payout device 172. The game medium payout device 172 includes a star-shaped sprocket (not shown) in which semicircular cutouts are evenly arranged on the outer periphery, and the sprocket is rotated by the driving force of the payout motor 207. The pachinko ball P is sent out from the upstream side of the game medium payout device 172 to the downstream side.

  The other end opening of the payout ball channel 210 communicates with the lower plate 328 (see FIG. 1), and therefore the pachinko ball P sent out by the game medium payout device 172 serves as a payout to the player. And stored in the lower plate 328.

  On the downstream side of the game medium payout device 172 in the payout ball flow path 210, a counting sensor 214 is provided. The counting sensor 214 counts one pachinko ball P that passes through the dispensing ball passage 210 and reaches the lower plate 328 one by one.

  Here, in this embodiment, the upper limit of the credit function is 2500. Therefore, the actual payout by the game medium payout device 172 is not executed until the number reaches 2500, and the game proceeds only by the process of increasing / decreasing the number of credits.

  By the way, for the number of credits, the player can play the game without replenishing the pachinko ball P to the tray 320, but in the parrot machine 300 where 15 games are subtracted by one game (MAX bet), Just displaying the number of credits makes it difficult to predict how many games can be played in the future.

  Furthermore, as described above, since the payout amount is added to the credit, the real number that can be played and the game can be actually obtained by a simple calculation of dividing the number of credits by the number required for one game. It is likely that there will be a big difference between the numbers.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in addition to the gameable real value obtained by the simple calculation, a gameable predictive value that incorporates the past pitching rate as an element is calculated and selectively notified to the player. did.

  FIG. 4 shows a functional block diagram regarding control related to the credit of the pachinko ball P in the game sub-control circuit 166.

  The insertion instruction signal from the game main control circuit 150 is input to the insertion number recognition unit 10 to recognize the insertion number. The recognized insertion number is sent to the credit number subtraction processing unit 12, which subtracts the credit number stored in the credit number memory 14.

  Further, a payout instruction signal from the player main control circuit 150 is input to the payout recognition unit 16. The payout recognition unit 16 recognizes the number of payouts, and payout according to the recognized payout number is performed by adding to the credit number, or the pachinko ball P is actually transferred from the hopper 208 to the lower plate 328. It is necessary to choose whether to pay out.

  Therefore, the payout amount recognition unit 16 sends a comparison instruction signal to the comparison unit 18. The comparison unit 18 reads the credit number Cm from the credit number memory 14 and reads the upper limit value Cu of the credit number from the upper limit value memory 20 and compares them (Cm: Cu).

  The result of this comparison is sent to the comparison result determination unit 22. A payout number signal is input from the payout number recognition unit 16 to the comparison result determination unit 22, and the payout number is sent to the credit addition processing unit 24 based on the comparison result or the payout device operation control unit 26. Determine whether to send to.

  That is, when it is determined that Cu> Cm, it is determined that the credit number has not reached the upper limit, and the payout number is sent to the credit addition processing unit 24. As a result, the credit addition processing unit 24 adds the credits stored in the credit number memory 14.

  If it is determined that Cu ≦ Cm, it is determined that the number of credits has reached or exceeded the upper limit value, and the number of payouts is sent to the payout device operation control unit 26. Thereby, the payout device operation control unit 26 controls the game medium payout device 170 to pay out the pachinko ball P to the lower plate 328.

  Further, when the game medium taking-in device 172 (see FIG. 2) is actuated according to the take-in signal, the counting sensor 212 counts (counts) this, and sends the count value to the credit addition processing unit 24. As a result, the credit addition processing unit 24 adds the credits stored in the credit number memory 14. Although illustration is omitted, when the number of credits exceeds the upper limit value at the time of taking-in instructions, the game medium taking-in device 172 itself does not operate.

  Here, in the present embodiment, in order to display the game possible number (game actual measurement value / game possible prediction value) based on the credit number, the credit number reading unit 28 according to the game state (number of input). The current credit number Cm is read from the credit number memory 14.

  The read credit number Cm is sent to the gameable real value calculation unit 30, and the gameable real value X is calculated by the following equation (1).

X = Cm / number of inputs for one game (15) (1)
The calculated gameable real value X is sent to the gameable predicted value calculation unit 32 and the display form selection unit 34.

  The gameable predicted value calculation unit 32 calculates a gameable predicted value Y based on the gameable real value X and the pitch rate. The turnout rate is determined based on the ratio A of the number of payouts to the number of payouts in a game of a predetermined number of times in the past (1000 times in this embodiment is a sampling period). Calculated by the sphere calculation unit 36. That is, game information (the number of inputs, the number of payouts, the number of games) is input from the main control circuit 150 to the turn-out rate calculating unit 36, and every time the game progresses, 1000 times from the previous game. The pitching rate is calculated based on the previous number of throws and the number of payouts (see FIG. 6).

  The grounds for setting the sampling period to 1000 games are that the operating time per day in the game hall is 10 to 14 hours (average 12 hours), and that one game (the start lever 354 This is because the minimum time from the operation to immediately before the next start lever 354 is 4.1 seconds.

  That is, when calculating how many games can be played per day in 12 hours, which is the average value of the daily operation time, 12 hours / 4.1 seconds = 12 × 3600 seconds / 4.1 seconds≈10000 Times.

  Assuming that the minimum required number of data for obtaining the ball-out rate is 1/10 of the day, 10000/10 = 1000 times, and this was set as the sampling period.

  Furthermore, as the game progresses, the sampling period of 1000 times is shifted, and it is possible to always calculate the ball-out rate with the latest 1000 data.

  The exit rate calculated by the exit rate calculating unit 36 is sent to the gameable predicted value calculating unit 32, and the gameable predicted value Y is calculated based on the following equation (2).

Y = X / (1-A) = Cm / 15 (1-A) (2)
The game possibility prediction value Y calculated by the game possibility prediction value calculation unit 32 is sent to the display form selection unit 34. Thereby, the game possible real value X and the game possible predicted value Y are input into the display form selection part 34 according to progress of a game.

  The display form selection unit 34 compares the gameable real value X and the gameable predicted value Y, and displays either one on the gameable number display unit 174A constituting a part of the information display device 174. It has become.

  That is, in the case of the gameable actual value X> the gameable predicted value Y, the gameable actual value X cannot be less than the gameable actual value X, so the gameable actual value X is selected and displayed on the gameable number display unit 174A. Is done.

  On the other hand, in the case where the game possible real value X ≦ the game possible predicted value Y, it is determined that the game can be performed more than the number actually credited due to the past participation rate, and the game possible predicted value Y is selected. Is displayed on the possible game number display portion 174A.

  In the present embodiment, when the ratio A of the number of payouts to the number of inputs is greater than 1 (1> A), the actual game value at that time, in other words, the actual game value is displayed.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.
(Game flow)
The game procedure is as follows. First, a pachinko ball has been inserted, and a one-bet button 352A (one-line game) that is a one-time game is a MAX bet button 352B (five-line game) that is a three-time game. When the betting by is completed, the start lever 354 is operated. At this time, a winning / losing lottery is made, and in the case of winning, a flag is established in an internal control manner. If the flag has already been established, the lottery is not executed.

  After the start lever 354 is operated, the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C start to drive.

  The player operates the stop buttons 356A, 356B, and 356C to stop the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C. However, when the flag is established, the player wins the winning symbol by the accurate timing of pressing. Can be stopped. In addition, a slight shift in the stop operation timing is corrected by “retraction control”. On the other hand, if the flag is not established, “kicking control” is executed to stop the rotation of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C even if the flag is pushed, so that the winning symbol is not stopped.

  When the display symbols of the reels 350A, 350B, and 350C stopped by the stop operation are aligned with the winning symbols, bonus game control is executed.

  In order to smoothly advance the game as described above, the player takes in the pachinko ball stored in the tray 320 by operating the game medium take-in device 172 in advance. The taken pachinko balls P are counted one by one by the counting sensor 212 and stored in the credit number memory 14.

  When the player operates, for example, the MAX bet button 352B with this credit, credits for 15 pachinko balls are subtracted, and a game becomes possible.

  Further, if the number of credits is not the upper limit, the pachinko ball P that is paid out as a payout by winning a bonus is not actually paid out to the lower plate 328, and credits are added. When the credit reaches the upper limit, the game medium payout device 170 operates and the pachinko ball P in the hopper 208 is paid out to the lower plate 328.

  Here, in the present embodiment, in the number of credits that changes with the progress of the game, a game possible real value X obtained by dividing how many games are possible in the future by a number required for a simple game, Separately, based on the past gaming state (balling rate), a gameable predicted value Y is calculated, and the gameable predicted value Y and the playable real value X are selectively displayed.

  Below, according to the flowchart of FIG. 5, game number display control is demonstrated.

  In step 100, it is determined whether or not the game has ended. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 102, where the current credit number is read, and the process proceeds to step 104.

  In step 104, based on the read credit number Cm and the number necessary for one game (usually 15 but may be 5), a real value that can be played according to equation (1) X is calculated.

  In the next step 106, the data of the number of inputs and the number of payouts in the finished game are fetched, and then the process proceeds to step 108 to read the past 999 times data (the number of inputs and the number of payouts), and the process proceeds to step 110. At this time, the latest 1000 times of the number of inputs and the number of payouts are aligned.

  In step 110, the ball-out rate is calculated using the 1000 data as a sampling period. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the sampling period is shifted by one game unit every time the game progresses.

  In the next step 112, based on the playable real value X calculated in step 104 and the starting rate calculated in step 110, the gameable predicted value Y is calculated according to the equation (2).

  In the next step 114, the gameable real value X and the gameable predicted value Y are compared. If it is determined that X ≦ Y, the actual number of credits is taken into consideration based on the past ball-out rate. It is determined that a large number of games are possible, and the process proceeds to step 116 to select and display a game-predictable predicted value Y.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step 114 that X> Y, it is unnatural that the number of games that can be played is smaller than the actual number of credits. indicate.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, not only the gameable real number X is simply calculated from the number of credits and the number required for one game, but also the parrot machine is based on the past pitching rate. The game possible prediction value Y based on 300 characteristics is calculated and either one is displayed.

  The play rate for obtaining the game-predictable predicted value Y is calculated based on the past game state (the ratio of the number of payouts to the number of inputs), and the sampling period of the game is set once according to the progress of the game. Since the game is shifted for each game, it is possible to always calculate the pitch rate from the latest game state.

  For this reason, for example, a state that differs depending on the parrot machine 300, such as a day when there are fewer balls than the set lottery probability (theoretical value) or a day when there are many balls can be reflected in the number of games that can be played. In other words, because the gameable prediction value Y changes depending on whether the pitching rate is low or high due to a large wave for each table, the characteristics of the table can be grasped by calculating and comparing the actual values that can be played. It is also possible to make a great contribution to the player's stand selection.

  In the display form selection unit 34 of the present embodiment, the gameable real value X and the gameable predicted value Y are compared and automatically selected and displayed, but this is indicated by the chain line in FIG. Thus, the selection switch 38 is connected, and the selection switch 38 is provided at a position where the player can operate, so that either or both of them are displayed alternately or simultaneously depending on the player's intention (selection). Also good. When both are displayed alternately or simultaneously, in order to reflect the result of the comparison, the automatically selected one is displayed longer (in the case of alternate display) or displayed with a conspicuous color or light amount (simultaneous display). You may display.

  In addition, although the number required for one game when calculating the game possible real value X and the game possible predicted value Y is 15, the game may be performed with 5 which is the minimum unit. In the game situation, the number may be changed from 15 to 5.

  Furthermore, when the sampling period is set, the past 1000 games are simply used. However, when the sampling period includes a big game, it is preferable to set the number of times to 1000, excluding the big game. During the big game, the number of payouts increases drastically, and as a result, the predictable game value is corrected upward, and as a result, there is a possibility that the actual gameable number will be far away. For this reason, it is possible to obtain a more accurate predictable game value by using a normal game with a stable payout that does not include a big game as a sampling period.

  In addition, when calculating | requiring the said game possible prediction value Y, although (2) Formula was used in the above, the following (3) Formula may be sufficient.

Y = X / (1 / A) = Cm / 15 (1 / A) (3)
That is, when the past data is advantageous (gaining) to the player, it can be said that the amount obtained is subtracted and one game was played with 15 balls or less. Therefore, for example, when A = 1.1, 15 / 1.1≈13.6.

  In addition, when the player is disadvantaged (loss), it can be said that the loss is added and one game is played with 15 balls or more. For example, when A = 0.9, 15 / 0.9≈16.7.

  Here, by dividing the current possessed ball (the number of credits Cm) by the predicted number of balls of the above-mentioned one game, it is possible to obtain the subsequent game possible predicted value Y reflecting the past gaming state.

  In this case, the gameable real value X and the gameable predicted value Y are always displayed side by side, so that an unexpected effect that the player's own defeat state can be recognized by seeing this display is obtained. be able to.

It is a front view of the parrot machine concerning this embodiment. It is a control block diagram of the parrot machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the flow of taking-in of the pachinko ball from a saucer to a hopper, and discharge | payout of the pachinko ball from a hopper to a lower plate. It is a functional block diagram about the control regarding the credit of the pachinko ball P in the game sub-control circuit. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game possible number display control which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a timing chart which shows the sampling period for obtaining the pitching rate used as the element which calculates the game possible prediction value which concerns on this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

P Pachinko ball 10 Input number recognition unit 12 Credit number subtraction processing unit (counting management means)
14 credit number memory 16 payout recognition unit 18 comparison unit 20 upper limit value memory 22 comparison result determination unit 24 credit addition processing unit (counting management means)
26 Payout Device Operation Control Unit 28 Credit Number Reading Unit 30 Gameable Real Value Calculation Unit (Gameable Real Value Calculation Means)
32 Gameable predicted value calculation unit (gameable predicted value calculation means)
34 Display form selection part 36 Ball-out rate calculating part (ball-out rate calculating means)
174 Information display device 174A Gameable number display section (display means)
150 Game main control circuit (main control board)
152 Start / Stop Operation Device 154 Bet Button Unit 160 Reel Drive Device 166 Game Sub Control Circuit (Sub Control Board)
170 Game media take-in device (take-in device)
172 Game media payout device (payout device)
208 hopper 212 counting sensor (counting management means)
300 Parrot machine (revolving game machine)
320 Receptacle 328 Lower pan 350A, 350B, 350C Reel 352A 1 bet button 352B MAX bet button 354 Start lever 356A, 356B, 356C Stop button

Claims (4)

When a predetermined number of game media are inserted from the game media taken in by the take-in device, the game becomes ready, and when the start operation is performed, driving of the rotating drum with a plurality of symbols displayed on the peripheral surface is started and thrown in. A winning lottery is executed according to the number, and whether or not the winning lottery is won internally is notified by a display form of the symbol by the operation of stopping the spinning cylinder, and a payout device is provided as a payout when the internal winning is notified It is a swing type game machine that pays out pachinko balls by
Counting management means for controlling the taking-in by the take-in device and the payout by the payout device, and managing the respective take-up and payout of game media,
Based on the number of game media necessary for enabling the game, gameable real value calculation means for calculating a gameable real value according to the current number of game media stored and managed by the count management means;
Based on the number of throws and the number of payouts in the game state for a predetermined number of times prior to the current game, a ball-out rate calculating means for calculating the ball-out rate for the predetermined number of times,
A gameable predictive value calculating means for calculating a gameable predictive value by adding an element of the pitch rate to the calculation result of the gameable real value calculating means;
Display means for displaying at least one of the gameable real value calculated by the gameable real value calculation means or the gameable prediction value calculation means;
A rotary-type game machine having   The pitching rate calculating means sets consecutive games from the previous game to n (n is a positive integer) times as the sample period of the input number and the payout number, and the progress of the game The spinning machine according to claim 1, wherein the sampling period is shifted in response to the change.   3. The rotating drum according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for selecting whether the display content by the display means is the gameable real value or the gameable predicted value. Type game machine.   3. A revolving type game according to claim 1, further comprising comparison setting means for setting the display content by said display means by comparing said game real value and said game predictive value. Machine.

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