JP2006263089A - Game system, game related unit and game parlor managing unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrict an excessive investment or the like by outputting information that allows players to judge the end of the game. <P>SOLUTION: The game system is provided with a game information managing means for managing the game information of the individual game machines, a game ending measure value managing means which manages one or plurality of game ending measure values used as a measure for the end of the game determined by the players before the start of the game, a judgment information generation means which generates the judgment information that allows the players to judge the end of the game based on the game information of the game information managing means when each game end measure value is reached and an output means for outputting the judgment information generated by the judgment information generation means to the players. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a game-related device, and a game hall management device, and can be applied to, for example, a game-related device and a game hall management device installed in a game hall, and a game system including these devices.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a device that manages the amount of game consumed by a player for each player.

  Specifically, in order to play with a gaming machine, it is necessary to issue a membership card or the like, and information for identifying the player is stored in the membership card or the like. Then, when the game management apparatus purchases the game media, the purchase price is individually calculated for each player based on the player specific information such as a membership card, and it is determined whether or not the calculated price exceeds a predetermined value. When a predetermined value is exceeded, a message indicating that a game is not possible is displayed.

JP-A-10-127907

  However, in the system of Patent Document 1, the aggregation management device determines whether the aggregation amount exceeds a predetermined value. Then, the fact that the game cannot be performed is displayed when the predetermined value is exceeded.

  By the way, since the set value is an indication that the game has ended, it is not always satisfactory for the player to end the game as soon as it is exceeded. However, on the other hand, allowing the player to continue the game without any notification does not realize the purpose of the system of suppressing a transitional game investment or the like.

  Therefore, information that can be satisfied by the player when the player finishes the game, and when the player reaches it, is changed to game information and history information of the gaming machine and trend information of the player's past game mode. There is a need for a gaming system, a game hall management device, and a game-related device that can be determined based on and output to an output means of a game-related device.

  In order to solve such a problem, the gaming system according to the first aspect of the present invention uses gaming information management means for managing gaming information of each gaming machine, and uses it as an indication of the gaming end determined by the player before the gaming starts. A game end guide value managing means for managing one or a plurality of game end guide values, and when reaching each game end guide value, causing the player to determine the game end based on the game information of the game information managing means And a determination information generating means for generating determination information for output, and an output means for outputting the determination information created by the determination information generating means to the player.

  The game-related device of the second aspect of the present invention is a game-related device installed in a game hall connected to a game hall management device that manages the status and information of each gaming machine in the game hall through a network. Before starting, a game end guide value managing means for managing one or a plurality of game end guide values for use as a game end guide determined by the player, and determining the game end to the player received from the game hall management device Output means for outputting determination information for causing the determination to occur.

  Furthermore, the game hall management device of the third aspect of the present invention is a game hall management device that manages the status and information of each gaming machine in the game hall and is connected to a plurality of game-related devices installed in the game hall through a network. Game information management means for managing game information of each gaming machine, and game information of the game information management means when reaching one or a plurality of game end guide values for use as a guide of game end determined by the player And a determination information generating means for generating determination information for causing the player to determine the end of the game.

  According to the gaming system, the game-related device, and the game hall management device of the present invention, information that the player can satisfy when the player determines a guideline for the end of the game and reaches it, the gaming information of the gaming machine and Judgment can be made based on the history information and the trend information of the player's past game mode, and can be output to the output means of the game-related device.

(A) 1st Embodiment Hereinafter, embodiment of the game system of this invention, a game related apparatus, and a game hall management apparatus is described.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a gaming machine inter-table lending machine (so-called sand) installed between pachislot machines will be described as an example of the game-related apparatus of the present invention.

  Here, in addition to the gaming machine inter-table lending machine, the game-related devices are, for example, in an amusement hall such as an island lamp provided at the top of each gaming machine, a money changer, a prepaid card purchasing machine, a gaming information dedicated display device, etc. A related apparatus that is provided and includes at least a communication unit, a display unit, and an operation unit is applicable. The game-related device is a concept including a gaming machine.

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment (A-1-1) Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is an image diagram showing a schematic overall configuration of the gaming system of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming system 100 includes a game hall management device 1 that can be connected to a network 4, n (n is a natural number) gaming machines 2 (2-1 to 2-n), and n And a gaming machine inter-table lending machine 3 (3-1 to 3-n). In the following description, the general configuration and operation of the gaming machine or the gaming medium inter-table lending machine will be described as the gaming machine 2 or the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3.

  The network 4 may be either a dedicated network or a public network, and may be either a wired network or a wireless network, and the network topology may be any of mesh, bus, ring, star, and combinations thereof. It may be. Furthermore, the communication system and modulation system executed via the network 4 are not limited.

  The game hall management device 1 corresponds to an information processing device such as a personal computer or a server. The game hall management device 1 collects game data and the like from each of the game machines 2-1 to 2-n, and also supplies supply data and player identification of the game media from each of the game media inter-lending machines 3-1 to 3-n. Information (in this embodiment, the membership ID of the membership card) is collected. The game hall management device 1 manages game information consisting of collected data itself, or game information consisting of data generated by processing the collected data. Furthermore, although the details will be described later, the game hall management device 1 indicates that it has reached a guideline value (especially, a game end guideline value) for determining the game end determined by the player from the inter-game medium lending machine 3. When receiving the information (especially referred to as game end information), it generates determination information to make the player determine whether or not to end the game based on the managed game information, and the generated determination information Is provided to the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3.

  Any gaming machine 2 can be applied as long as it is installed in a game hall such as a pachinko machine, slot machine, pachislot machine, etc., but in the following, the gaming machine 2 will be described as a pachislot machine. . For example, the gaming machine 2 is supplied with gaming media (medals) from the gaming media inter-table lending machine 3 adjacent on the right side to advance the game, and game data such as gaming results is sent to the gaming hall management device 1. It has a function to transmit.

  The inter-game medium lending machine 3 is arranged adjacent to the right side of the gaming machine 2, for example, and lends gaming media to the player, and supplies gaming media to be lent to the player to the gaming machine 2. It is. In addition, the gaming machine inter-table lending machine 3 of the present embodiment has a communication function for exchanging information with the game hall management device 1, a function for reading a game end guideline value recorded on a membership card, and a display operation unit 33. Are provided with a function for setting and / or changing a game end guideline value, a stored game end guideline value management function, a rented game medium counting and notification function, a reception information output function, and the like. Note that there are various methods for purchasing game media, such as a prepaid card method (prepaid method), a cash method, and a method of using a stored ball (for example, approved by a member). In this embodiment, a prepaid card method is used. The gaming machine inter-table lending machine 3 will be described as an example.

  Here, the game end guideline value is one or more pieces of information determined by the player himself / herself in order to use as a guideline for determining whether or not the player himself / herself will end the game.

  There are various possible values for the game end guideline value. For example, the individual investment amount invested in each gaming machine 2, the total investment amount invested in the game in the game hall, one game machine 2 Limit the individual game end time or individual game end time for ending the game, the game end time or game end time for finally ending the game in the game hall, and the number of games in one gaming machine 2 The number of individual games, the total number of games that limit the number of games played at the game hall, and the like can be considered.

  There are various ways to set the game end guide value. For example, when issuing a membership card, the information determined by the player is stored in the membership card, and the membership card is inserted before the game starts. There are a method of reading and setting in the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3, and a method of setting by operating the display operation unit 33 of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3, for example. Further, for example, when a game medium is lent to a player through the game medium lending machine 3, the loan amount may be used as a game end guide value. Note that the set game end guideline value can be changed from the display operation unit 33.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the installation relationship between the gaming machine 2 and the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3. As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a gaming machine inter-table lending machine 3 is provided adjacent to the right side of the gaming machine 2, and the gaming machine 2 and the gaming medium inter-table lending machine correspond one-to-one. This is an example.

  Below, the detailed structure of the game hall management apparatus 1 and the game media inter-table lending machine 3 is demonstrated. Note that the gaming machine 2 is the same as the existing one, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(A-1-2) Configuration of Game Hall Management Device 1 FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic internal configuration of the game hall management device 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the game hall management device 1 of this embodiment includes at least a communication unit 11, a control unit 12, and a game information storage unit 13.

  The control unit 12 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM (which is a concept including a nonvolatile rewritable memory such as an EEPROM), and the like (for example, a microcomputer). It is responsible for the control function. For example, the CPU executes the processing program stored in the ROM using fixed data stored in the ROM or temporary data stored in the RAM and using the RAM as a working memory, thereby managing the gaming machine. Various functions of the device 2 are realized.

  Functionally, the control unit 12 includes a data collection function 12a, an information generation function 12b, and a determination information generation function 12c.

  The data collection function 12 a is a function for collecting game data of each gaming machine 2 through the network 4. When the game data is given from each gaming machine 2, the data collection function 12a determines the identification information of the gaming machine 2 included in the gaming data, and the game information storage unit 13 stores each data according to the identification information. To save. The data collection function 12a receives player identification information (for example, a member ID) from each gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3.

  The information generation function 12b is a function for creating predetermined game information by aggregating data based on the game data collected by the data collection function 12a stored in the game information storage unit 13. The information generation function 12b, for example, aggregates each data for each gaming machine 2 to generate game information and history information of each gaming machine 2, or totals various data related to each gaming member to game related to each gaming member. Information and history information can be generated.

  The game information of each gaming machine 2 includes, for example, information on whether or not the game machine 2 is currently playing, the game start period, the latest game end time, the game member information of the player who is playing, and the medal insertion The number of medals, the number of medals paid out, the number of winnings, the number of bonus winnings, the number of chances of change, the number of times reduced, the number of games between bonus winnings, etc.

  In addition, as game information of each gaming member, past visit date and time, information on the machine number and model name played in the past, past game machine input amount, total of input amount, game time, past jackpot date and number of times , The number of games at the start of the game, the current input amount, and the like. The information generation function 12c generates game information and history information based on the member ID for game information of game members. Therefore, it is possible to manage not only the game information about a single gaming machine but also the total amount of money and game time even if the player changes the gaming machine base and plays with multiple machines. it can.

  The game information storage unit 13 is the game data of each gaming machine 2 collected by the data collection function 12a, the game information and history information of each gaming machine 2 generated by the information generation function 12b, and the game information and history information of each player. Is to save.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a history information management table of each gaming machine 2 stored by the game information storage unit 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the history information management table manages each gaming machine 2 with a machine number, and the model name of each gaming machine 2, “Today”, “Previous day”, “Previous day” for three days. The management items include the number of medals paid out, the number of medals inserted, the number of medals, the total number of starts, the number of jackpots, the number of probability changes, the number of time reductions, the probability of jackpots, the number of start of jackpots, etc. The history days are not limited.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the current game information management table of each gaming machine 2 stored by the game information storage unit 13. In FIG. 5, the game information management table manages each gaming machine 2 with a machine number, and manages the model name of each gaming machine 2, the player, during the game, the current number of games, the game start time, the game end time, and the like. Item. Here, the player is, for example, a player name (member name) registered as a gaming member of a game hall.

  FIG. 6 is a history information management table relating to each player's game stored by the game information storage unit 13. Each player's history information management table manages predetermined management items for each member ID. In FIG. 6, when a member name, the number of visits, past visit dates, and visits are made for each member ID. The model name played, the machine number of the gaming machine, the investment amount for each model, the game time, and the like can be considered. Of course, information other than these may be managed as history information.

  When the game end information indicating that the game end guideline value has been reached from each gaming medium inter-unit lending machine 3 arrives, the determination information generation function 12c displays the game information and history information of the gaming machine 2 as the game information storage unit 13. The determination information for determining the end including the game information of the gaming machine 2 is generated and notified via the communication unit 11.

  For example, when the investment set amount of the game end guideline value is reached, the determination information generation function 12c searches the history information of the gaming machine 2 for the previous jackpot start count and the current start count from the previous jackpot count. To do. Then, the determination information generation function 12c gives the determination information including the fact that the investment set amount has been reached, the previous jackpot start count, and the current start count to the inter-game-medium lending machine 3. The gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3 converts the image data into image data based on this determination information. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, “the investment amount has become a set amount. Times 350 starts so far ”can be displayed.

  Further, for example, when the determination information generation function 12c reaches the game end guideline value, the player's history information is retrieved from the game information storage unit 13 based on the player's member ID, and the player's history information is obtained. In consideration of the above, determination information for determining the end including the game information of the gaming machine 2 is created and notified via the communication unit 11.

  For example, based on the game information of a previous player, if the player has always finished a game with a set amount, judgment information that only displays the screen “Investment amount has reached the set amount”. (That is, the game information of the gaming machine 2 is not included). Also, if the player does not end even when the set amount is reached, and if the player has invested in an amount exceeding the set amount, the game information of the gaming machine 2 that can be displayed as shown in FIG. 7 is included. Notify the judgment information.

  The communication unit 11 transmits / receives information to / from the gaming machine 2 and / or the gaming medium platform lending machine 3 according to a predetermined communication method.

(A-1-3) Configuration of the gaming media inter-table lending machine 3 FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration example of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3. In FIG. 8, the appearance configuration of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3 according to the present embodiment includes a card insertion slot 311, a card balance display unit 312, a lending operation unit 313, a liquid crystal display unit 32, a display operation unit 33, and a game medium supply unit. 34. At least a membership card insertion slot 35 is provided.

  The membership card insertion slot 35 is for receiving a membership card inserted by the player. In order for the player to set and input the game end guideline value, the player inserts a member card, and a successful reading of the member ID stored in the member card is a condition.

  The card insertion slot 311 receives a prepaid card inserted by the player after inserting the member card, and gives the inserted prepaid card to a card reader / writer 43 described later.

  The card balance display unit 312 displays the balance frequency of the inserted prepaid card under the control of the card reader / writer 43 described later. The card balance display unit 312 corresponds to, for example, a liquid crystal display or a display unit with seven segments.

  The lending operation unit 313 is an operation unit for the player and the like to operate the medal lending frequency after the player inserts the prepaid card. The lending operation unit 313 includes, for example, a numeric keypad, a card removal button, a cancellation button, and the like.

  The liquid crystal display unit 32 displays the game information of the own table or the other table given from the game hall management device 1. In addition, the liquid crystal display unit 32 performs indirect and / or direct display for giving the player the end of the game given from the game hall management device 1. As a result, it is possible to notice the advance is stopped by the player. Note that the liquid crystal display unit 32 may display not only game information and history information as in the present embodiment, but also TV images and event information in a game arcade. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 32 displays, for example, game information and history information about the game table requested by the player or the like in a table format, or displays a slump graph (for example, a graph as shown in FIG. 9). Or may be displayed.

The display operation unit 33 is for selecting and operating the type of information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32. The display operation unit 33 is operated by the player when setting / changing the game end guideline value. Furthermore, when the display operation unit 33 displays a display for determining the end of the game on the liquid crystal display unit 32, the player can select and request game information to be included in the display. In addition to the information selection button to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32, the display operation unit 33 includes, for example, a help button for game contents of the gaming machine 2, game operation and / or game information display operation, Buttons may be provided In this embodiment, the game end guide value is set from the membership card in principle, but for players who do not own the membership card (for example, first-time customers) The display operation unit 33 may be set. The change of the game end guide value is, for example, changing the content of the game end guide value stored in the member card, or when, for example, a plurality of game end guide values are stored. It may be possible to select one or a plurality of reference values that are valid (or invalid) in the current game.

  In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display unit 32 and the display operation unit 33 are shown as separate components. For example, by attaching a touch panel such as a contact detection device to the front surface of the liquid crystal display unit, the display function and the input function are provided. May be an integrated input display device. The display operation unit 33 may be a pen input device that provides input information instructed with a pen, for example. Alternatively, a wireless remote control transmission device (including a short-range wireless communication device mounted on a mobile phone or the like) may be used. In this case, it is necessary for the inter-game media lending machine 3 to be equipped with a wireless reception device that receives wireless information from the remote control transmission device.

  The game medium supply unit 34 is a supply means for supplying medals lent to the player to the gaming machine 2 and is configured by, for example, a nozzle or the like.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic internal configuration of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3. As shown in FIG. 10, the internal configuration of the gaming media inter-table lending machine 3 includes a control unit 41, a communication unit 42, a card reader 43, a supply control unit 44, a medal payer 45, a display control unit 46, and an input control unit 47. , A membership card reader 48, a game end guide value storage 49, and the like.

  The control unit 41 is a control device (for example, a microcomputer or the like) composed of, for example, a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and controls the functions of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3.

  The control unit 41 is connected to the member card reader 48, receives the member ID and the game end guide value read from the member card by the member card reader 48, and stores the member ID and the game end guide value as a game end guide value storage unit. 49 is stored. At this time, the control unit 41 may give the received member ID to the game hall management device 1 to perform the member ID authentication process.

  The control unit 41 is connected to the card reader / writer 43, the supply control unit 44, and the medal dispenser 45. Based on the inserted prepaid card, the control unit 41 determines the number of medals requested by the player or the like. The operation of lending to and supplying to the gaming machine 2 is controlled. At this time, the medal lending amount is given from the card reader / writer 43 to the control unit 41.

  Furthermore, the control unit 41 monitors the game end guideline value, and when the game end guideline value is reached, causes the game hall management device 1 to transmit game end information via the communication unit 42. Thereby, it is possible to notify the game hall management device 1 that the game end criterion determined by the player has been reached.

  For example, the control unit 41 receives information on the amount inserted by the player from the card reader / writer 43 and the supply control unit 44, and compares the information with the input set amount set in the game end guideline value. Then, it is determined whether or not the game end guideline value has been reached. If the game end guideline value has not been reached, the same processing is repeated when the next amount is entered, and the process is repeated until the game end guideline value is reached. When the game end guideline value is reached, the game end management device 1 is notified of the game end information.

  Further, for example, the control unit 41 has a clock function (not shown) and manages the game start time. When the game time reaches the game end guideline value, or when the game end time set as the game end guideline value is reached, the game end management device 1 is notified of the game end information.

  Furthermore, when the control unit 41 receives the information for determining the end or the requested game information and / or history information from the game hall management device 1, the control unit 41 gives the received information to the display control unit 46, so that the liquid crystal display unit 32 Display control is performed.

  The input control unit 47 is connected to the display operation unit 33, receives a game end guide value by an operation of a player or the like from the display operation unit 33, and gives the received game end guide value to the control unit 41. is there.

  The display control unit 46 is connected to the liquid crystal display unit 32, and is converted into predetermined image data based on information and game information given from the control unit 41 under the control of the control unit 41. Then, the image data is given to the liquid crystal display unit 32 for display.

  The card reader / writer 43 is connected to the card insertion slot 311, the card balance display unit 312, and the lending operation unit 313, and data stored in the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 311 (for example, amount data) ) And the card balance frequency is displayed on the card balance display unit 312 based on the read data. Further, the card reader / writer 43 receives the lending frequency selected by the player from the lending operation unit 313, writes the data obtained by subtracting the lending frequency from the card data to the card, and the card balance frequency after the subtraction. This is displayed on the balance display unit 312. When the balance data becomes “0”, the card reader / writer 43 displays the balance frequency “0” on the card balance display unit 312 and ejects the card. Further, the card reader / writer 43 is connected to the supply control unit 44 and instructs the supply control unit 44 to pay out medals corresponding to the number of loans.

  In response to an instruction from the card reader / writer 43, the supply control unit 44 operates the medal dispenser 45 so as to pay out medals corresponding to the number of loans.

  The medal payer 45 pays out a predetermined number of medals under the control of the supply control unit 44 and supplies it to the gaming machine 2 through the game medium supply unit 34.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment Next, the operation of the gaming system 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 11, when a membership card is inserted into the membership card insertion slot 35 in the inter-game media lending machine 3, the membership ID and the game end reference value stored in the membership card inserted by the membership card reader 48 are read. Is given to the control unit 41 and stored in the game end guideline value storage unit 49 (S1, S2).

  Note that, as a general rule, the gaming machine inter-lending machine 3 cannot purchase a gaming medium and start a game unless the member ID is successfully read by inserting a membership card. Of course, even if the member is not a member, a card (for example, a visitor card) issued by the game hall manager may be used instead.

  At this time, the member ID may be transmitted to the game hall management device 1 to cause the game hall management device 1 to perform an authentication process.

  When the member ID and the game end indication value are read from the member card, the game is started (S3). At this time, the player rents game media.

  Thereafter, in the inter-game media lending machine 3, it is determined whether or not the game end guide value has been reached (S4). When a plurality of game end guide values are set, it may be determined whether each of the plurality of game end guide values has been reached.

  For example, when the game end guideline value sets the end of the game as the investment amount limit, the control unit 41 receives information on the amount inserted by the player from the card reader / writer 43 and the supply control unit 44, and the information and game It is determined whether or not the game end guide value has been reached by comparing the input set amount set in the end guide value.

  Also, for example, when the game end guideline value is the time or time at which the game ends, the control unit 41 manages the game start time based on the clock function, and whether the end time has been reached or whether the end time has elapsed. Determine.

  When the game end guideline value is reached, game end information is given to the game hall management device 1 from the inter-game medium lending machine 3 (S5).

  On the other hand, the game hall management device 1 receives the member ID of a player who plays a game on each gaming machine 2 before starting the game, and stores the member ID in the game information management table of each gaming machine 2 so that each gaming machine 2 Know who is playing in

  Further, in the game hall management device 1, the game information management table of each gaming machine in the gaming information storage unit 13 is updated as needed as the gaming machine 2 progresses.

  Then, when game end information is given to the game hall management device 1 from the gaming machine inter-lending machine 3, the game hall management device 1 uses the game information management table and the history information management table of the game machine 2 to identify the player. The game information and history information of the gaming machine 2 playing the game are searched (S6, S7).

  When the gaming information and history information of the gaming machine 2 are searched, predetermined gaming information and history information are extracted from the searched information, and gaming information of the gaming machine at that time is extracted.

  Here, the information to be extracted from the retrieved game information and history information of the game machine 2 can game arcade manager, it has determined taking out beforehand what information. If there is a request for information to be displayed by the player before the game starts, the requested information is taken out. Examples of information requested by the player include, for example, specific game information of a gaming machine stand that the player is playing, game information of another specific gaming machine stand, and game information of the model of the gaming machine 2 (for example, The jackpot list information for each model, etc.) can be considered.

  Further, when the game information of the player reaches the game end guideline value, the game hall management device 1 searches the player's history information from the player's history information management table based on the player's member ID. To do. Then, the player's game mode, such as whether the game has ended at the time of setting, is determined from the history information of the player (S8).

  In S7 and S8, based on the searched gaming information and history information of the gaming machine and the history information of the player, the determination information for determining the end of the game to be notified to the inter-game medium lending machine 3 is generated, The determination information is notified to the gaming media inter-table lending machine 3 (S9).

  When the determination information is given to the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3, it is converted into image data based on the determination information, and a display for causing the liquid crystal display unit 32 of the gaming medium inter-table lending machine 3 to determine the end of the game. Is displayed (S10). Thereby, it can be displayed directly or indirectly that it is determined to end the game, and the end of the game can be notified.

(A-3) Effects of the First Embodiment As described above, according to the present embodiment, the game information of the gaming machine stored by the game hall management device 1 when the game end reference value determined in advance by the player is reached. Further, based on the history information and the player's history information, a notification for determining the end of the game consisting of a predetermined display screen can be made.

  As a result, it is possible to suppress the insertion of a transitional game consumption amount or increase of the game time, and the game situation of the gaming machine can be displayed as an index for determining the end of the game, and the player's past game It can also be displayed according to the mode.

(B) Other Embodiments (B-1) In the above-described embodiment, a game-related device has been described as an example of a device that allows a player or the like to display game information. However, this is an example of a game-related device. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the inter-game medium lending machine, and can be widely applied to any related device in a game arcade in which at least a display unit and an operation unit are mounted.

(B-2) In the above-described embodiment, the display is described as being based on the image output of the liquid crystal display means 32 in order to determine the end of the game. However, for example, print output and audio output based on game information and history information, for example, And so on.

(B-3) In the game hall management device 1 of the embodiment, the game information to be managed has been described as game information and history information of each gaming machine, or game information or history information of each gaming member. It is not limited to this.

  As game information managed by the game hall management device 1, for example, game information and history information for each “so-called island” configured by arranging a plurality of gaming machines 2 may be managed. Each game information or history information may be managed.

(B-4) In the embodiment, the game-related device has been described as a device that is already arranged in the game arcade. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and game information and history information of a specific game table designated by the player or the like. A dedicated game information display device for displaying the game may be newly provided.

(B-5) Although FIG. 7 shows an image image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 32, the display is not limited to the display shown in FIG.

(B-6) In the above-described embodiment, the game hall management device 1 manages game information (game information and history information of the game machine 2), and the inter-game medium lending machine 3 sets the game end guideline value. Explained as managing. However, the game information and the game end guide value may be managed by a device different from each device, or may manage the same information in a distributed manner.

It is an image figure showing a rough whole composition of a game system of an embodiment. It is an image figure of the installation structure of the gaming machine and gaming machine inter-table lending machine of the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the game hall management apparatus of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of the log | history information management table of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of the game information management table of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the log | history information management table example of the player of embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display for determining the game end of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure of the lending machine between game media platforms of embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the slump graph which the liquid crystal display part of the lending machine between game media stands of embodiment displays. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the lending machine between game media stands of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the game system of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 10 ... Game hall management apparatus, 2 (2-1 to 2-n) ... Game machine 2 (3-1 to 3-n) ... Gaming-medium lending machine, 12 ... Control part, 12a ... Data collection function , 12b ... Information generation function, 12c ... Determination information generation function, 13 ... Game information storage unit, 32 ... Liquid crystal display unit, 33 ... Display operation unit, 35 ... Member card insertion slot, 41 ... Control unit, 46 ... Display control unit , 47 ... input control unit, 48 ... member card reader, 100 ... gaming system.

Claims (8)

Game information management means for managing game information of each gaming machine;
A game end guide value management means for managing one or a plurality of game end guide values for use as a game end guide determined by the player before the start of the game;
Determination information generating means for generating determination information for causing the player to determine the end of the game based on the game information of the game information management means when each of the game end indication values is reached;
An output system comprising: output means for outputting the determination information created by the determination information generation means to the player. The game information management means and the determination information generation means are mounted on the first device,
The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the game end guide value management means and the output means are mounted on a plurality of second devices connected to the first device via a network.   The game system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game end guide value management means reads and manages each game end guide value from a recording medium on which each game end guide value is recorded in advance.   An input means for taking in setting and / or change of each game end guide value is provided, and the game end guide value management means receives and manages each game end guide value from the input means. 4. The game system according to any one of 3.   The determination information generation means generates determination information including the game status of the gaming machine based on the current game information and history information of the gaming machine that the player plays when the player reaches the game end guideline value. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is a game system.   The determination information generation means determines a past game mode of the player based on the game history information of the player of the game information management means, and determines the determination information according to the game mode of the player. The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is generated. In a game-related device installed in a game hall that is connected through a network to a game hall management device that manages the status and information of each gaming machine in the game hall,
A game end guide value management means for managing one or a plurality of game end guide values for use as a game end guide determined by the player before the start of the game;
A game-related apparatus, comprising: output means for outputting determination information for causing a player to determine the end of the game received from the game hall management apparatus. In a game hall management device that manages the status and information of each gaming machine in a game hall and is connected to a plurality of game related devices installed in the game hall through a network,
Game information management means for managing game information of each gaming machine;
In order for the player to determine the end of the game based on the game information of the game information management means when reaching one or a plurality of game end guide values for determining the game end determined by the player A game hall management device comprising: determination information generation means for generating the determination information.

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