JP2008237805A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system which offers an incentive to players for the continuation of games using currency. <P>SOLUTION: The game system PS includes: a plurality of game machines 1A-1N which is provided each with a game processing means 92 which receives a game value with the deposit of media of many kinds such as tokens and coins and executes a prescribed game processing, a media putout means 100 for putting out the first media according to the result of the game processing and a signal transmitting means 81 which transmits a jackpot lottery request signal when the game value are received with the deposit of the second media; and a jackpot game execution means J which executes a jackpot lottery processing at a prescribed winning probability when the jackpot lottery request signal is received. When winning is earned as the result of the jackpot lottery, the media putout means 100 receiving the jackpot lottery request signal puts out the first media among the game machines 1A-1N. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention can accept the input of game consideration based on the input of a plurality of types of media including the first and second media, and executes predetermined game processing on condition that the game consideration is input, The present invention relates to a gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines for paying out a first medium based on the gaming result, and more specifically, giving a player an incentive to continue a game using a specific medium such as money. It relates to a possible gaming system.

  Conventionally, it has been installed in game stores such as game centers, pachinko stores, and pachislot stores, and it executes game processing that includes a lottery of winning prizes on the condition that predetermined game media (medals and pachinko balls) are thrown in. There are known gaming machines such as a revolving game machine (pachislot machine) and a ball game machine (pachinko machine) that pays out the game media based on the game machine.

  When this type of gaming machine is installed in a gaming store such as a pachinko store or a pachislot store, gaming media (medals or pachinko balls) that are loaned in exchange for money by a medal lending processing machine adjacent to the gaming machine It is possible to play games using.

  On the other hand, in a form installed in a game store such as a game center, a game can be performed using a game medium (medal or pachinko ball) lent in exchange for money by a medal lending machine installed in the store. In addition to this, it is also possible to play a game by inserting coins, which are money, into a coin slot provided in the gaming machine.

  By the way, in game stores such as pachinko stores and pachislot stores, game media such as medals and pachinko balls obtained with gaming machines can be exchanged for general prizes and special prizes. The business form that can be converted into cash at the cash house.

  On the other hand, game stores such as game centers adopt a business form in which game media such as medals earned with gaming machines cannot be converted into cash, so there are cases where games are played in pachinko stores and pachislot stores In comparison, there are many players who feel great resistance by continuing the game using cash, and when there is no game medium exchanged at the start of the game, the game is often stopped as a trigger.

For this reason, the usage amount per player who visits a game store tends to be less at game stores such as game centers than at pachinko and pachislot stores, and when there is no longer any game media on hand, There is a growing demand for development of gaming machines that can give players incentives to continue playing with money.
JP 2006-181030 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and achieves one or more of the following objects.

  That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming system capable of increasing the operating rate of gaming machines as compared with the prior art.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide the player with an incentive to continue the game using the first medium such as money when the second medium such as the game medium lent by the game store is lost. Is to provide a simple gaming machine.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming system capable of giving a privilege to a player who has played a game using a second medium such as money.

The present invention solves the above problems,
Medium processing means for accepting game compensation based on the input of a plurality of types of media, game processing means for executing predetermined game processing when the game compensation is accepted, and a game processing means according to a result of the game processing. A plurality of gaming machines comprising medium payout means for paying out one medium, and signal transmission means for transmitting a jackpot lottery request signal when the game consideration is accepted based on the insertion of the second medium;
A gaming system comprising jackpot game execution means for executing jackpot lottery processing with a predetermined winning probability when receiving the jackpot lottery request signal,
When the result of the jackpot lottery is a win, the medium payout means in the gaming machine that has transmitted the jackpot lottery request signal pays out the first medium (claim) Item 1).

  According to the present invention, when a game is played using the second medium, the jackpot lottery is executed, and when the result of the jackpot lottery is a win, the first medium is paid out. It is possible to give the player an incentive to continue the game using the second medium.

  Therefore, in the game store, a business form in which any of a plurality of types of media (for example, medals rented out at the game store and coins as money) can be used as game consideration has been adopted. In the case where it is desirable to use the one medium, an effect of increasing the amount of the one medium used can be expected.

  In addition, although both the first medium (for example, medals lent at a game store) and the second medium (for example, money) can be used as game consideration, the second medium is exchanged for the first medium in advance. However, in a game store where there are many players who play using the exchanged first medium, there is an incentive to continue the game using the second medium even if the first exchanged first medium disappears. Since it will work, it can be expected to increase the sales of the game store.

  The content of the game processing executed by the game processing means of the present invention is arbitrary, and a revolving game machine (pachislot machine) or a ball ball game machine (pachinko machine) installed in a game store such as a pachinko store or a pachislot store The game process of the present invention includes a lottery process in the game and a game process in a poker game or a mahjong game installed in a game store such as a game center.

  The lottery in the jackpot game execution means of the present invention can be done by any method such as using random numbers.

  The game value of the present invention is a price for game processing paid by a player as a price for execution of game processing in the game processing means. For example, in many revolving game machines, three medals (or three Game value including a lottery of a plurality of types of winning combinations is provided on the condition that three medals are inserted.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the first medium is money or electronic money (Claim 2), and thereby it is possible to increase the monetary profit in the game store where the game system of the present invention is introduced.

  The money in the present invention is a coin such as a 100-yen coin or a 500-yen coin, or a banknote such as a thousand-yen bill or a 10,000-yen bill. Electronic money is transmitted via a money card or a portable communication terminal (such as a mobile phone). It is a medium with the same functions as money that can be paid.

  In the present invention, the game process is a process of performing lottery of one or a plurality of types of winning combinations each having a specified number of payouts, and the medium payout means is when the lottery result of the winning combination is a win The payout of the first medium of the number of payouts specified for the winning winning combination is performed, and if the result of the jackpot lottery is winning, the winning combination specified for any of the winning combinations It is preferable to pay out the first medium more than the number of payouts (Claim 3).

  According to the present invention, if a game is performed using the first medium, a chance to acquire a larger number of second media than in the normal game processing can be obtained, and thus a great sense of expectation is given to the player. Can be given.

  In the present invention, the signal transmitting means further transmits a game consideration notification signal for notifying the game consideration received by the medium processing means, and the jackpot game executing means is a game notified from each gaming machine. The medium in the gaming machine that has transmitted the jackpot lottery request signal when the result of the jackpot lottery is a win, further comprising cumulative game consideration management means for managing a cumulative game consideration that is an integrated value of the consideration The payout means preferably pays out the first medium in a quantity determined based on the accumulated game consideration.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to further increase the player's willingness to play by increasing the accumulated game consideration as each player plays games.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the gaming machine further includes cumulative game consideration display means for displaying the cumulative game consideration or the quantity determined based on the cumulative game consideration.

  According to the present invention, the accumulated game value that increases as each player accumulates games or the number of payouts at the time of winning the jackpot determined based on this is displayed on the gaming machine. A feeling can be heightened.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the jackpot game executing means executes the jackpot lottery process when the accumulated game consideration exceeds a predetermined value (Claim 6).

  According to the present invention, the payout amount of the second medium when the winning in the jackpot lottery is always equal to or greater than the predetermined value, so that the jackpot lottery is achieved while balancing with the operating profit of the game store. It becomes possible to keep the value of the above a certain level.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a master gaming machine which is one of the plurality of gaming machines further includes the jackpot game execution means (Claim 7).

  That is, the jackpot game execution means of the present invention can be configured by a computer independent of a plurality of gaming machines, but according to the present invention, the computer can be omitted, and the system Can be simplified and the price can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the present embodiment, the first medium is a coin Y such as a 100-yen coin that is money, and the second medium is a medal M that is lent out at a game store, based on the input of either the coin Y or the medal M. A gaming system using a revolving type gaming machine (pachislot machine) that is capable of accepting game consideration even if it is a gaming machine that executes a game process including a lottery of multiple types of winning combinations Will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a schematic configuration of a gaming system PS according to the first embodiment. This gaming system PS is realized in one gaming store, and includes a plurality of gaming machines 1A to 1N. Is installed in a game hall in a game store, and the management computer TC is installed in an office room of the game store.

  As illustrated, the gaming system PS is configured by connecting a plurality of gaming machines 1A to 1N to a management computer TC via a communication line CL.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of hardware of the management computer TC shown in FIG. 1. The management computer TC includes, for example, a display device TC1 such as an LCD and an operation device TC2 such as a keyboard and a mouse as hardware. , A control unit (CPU) TC3, a working memory (RAM) TC4, a hard disk (HD) TC5, a display processing unit TC6, an operation processing unit TC7, a storage medium processing unit TC8, a communication processing unit TC9, etc. Is done. In the present embodiment, a jackpot processing program for executing a jackpot game described later is read from the CD-ROM by the storage medium processing unit TC8 and stored in the hard disk.

  The management computer TC of the present embodiment executes a jackpot game, which will be described later. Specifically, the management computer TC manages the accumulated game value that is the integrated value of the game value notified from each of the gaming machines 1A to 1N. When the lottery request signal is received from the gaming machines 1A to 1N, the jackpot lottery process is executed with a predetermined winning probability, and the lottery request signal is transmitted to the gaming machine that has transmitted the lottery result when the lottery result is a win. A process of transmitting a winning notification signal or the like is executed.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the gaming machine 1 (1A to 1N) shown in FIG.

  The gaming machine 1 includes an upper lighting device 2 and an upper luggage placing table 3, a housing display device 4, and an operation input device 5 that are disposed at an upper portion of the housing, and a rotary type that is disposed at a central portion of the housing. It is mainly composed of a gaming machine 6 and a coin processing device 7, and a lower luggage placing table 8 and a lower lighting device 9 which are arranged at the lower part of the casing.

  The upper illuminating device 2 is an illuminating device composed of a light emitting diode (LED), a fluorescent lamp, and the like. The title logo of the gaming machine 1 is lit up, an upper front portion of the housing, a housing display device described later 4 is used to light up the upper body of the player.

  The upper luggage placing table 3 is formed of, for example, a plate member having a horizontal placing surface, and is a table for placing a player's baggage such as a bag.

  The housing display device 4 is a display device that is configured by a large liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like and displays various information such as images and texts. In the present embodiment, various screens related to a jackpot game to be described later are displayed. To display.

  FIG. 4 shows exemplary modes of various screens 4A to 4C related to a jackpot game to be described later displayed on the housing display device 4 when the gaming machine 1 is powered on.

  The top screen 4A in FIG. 4A is a screen in a standby state in which the lottery process related to the jackpot game is not executed. In this example, if a game is performed by inserting coins, the lottery of the jackpot game is selected. This is a screen for notifying the player of the possibility of winning and the cumulative number of medals (for example, “1000” etc.) related to the jackpot game. The lottery screen 4B in FIG. FIG. 4C is a screen for notifying the player that a specific lottery process related to the jackpot game is being executed, and the off screen 4C in FIG. 4C is shifted to the specific lottery related to the jackpot game. 4D is a screen for notifying the player that a specific lottery related to the jackpot game has been won.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the operation input device 5 has various operation means such as a selection key 51, a determination button 52, a cancel button 53, and is displayed on the housing display device 4 based on the operation of these various operation means. This is an operation input device for executing various operations such as selection, determination, and cancellation of items.

  The spinning machine 6 is a main body of the gaming machine 1 and basically executes a gaming process similar to that of a spinning machine installed in a game store such as a pachinko store or a pachislot store. It is. In other words, the spinning-type gaming machine 6 is a game in which a player presses a stop button in a timely manner to execute a slot game in which desired symbols are aligned.

  Specifically, the spinning-reel game machine 6 of the present embodiment is provided with a see-through window 60 substantially in the center of the front of the housing, and three reel devices 61L and 61C installed inside the housing, The symbols arranged on the cylindrical reel provided for each 61R can be seen through.

  Returning to FIG. 1, below the fluoroscopic window 60, a medal insertion slot 62 for inserting medals and an instruction to start a game, that is, an instruction to start reel rotation of the reel devices 61L, 61C and 61R. There are a start lever 63, three stop buttons 64L, 64C and 64R for individually stopping the rotating reels of the reel devices 61L, 61C and 61R, and a bet button 65 for setting a bet for a credit medal. Is provided.

  An upper part of the front surface of the housing is composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and displays a display device 66 that displays an image related to the game, and an illumination device 67 that performs illumination for various effects in the rotary game machine 6. And a medal tray portion 68 in which a tray 68b for storing the medal M paid out from the medal payout port 68a when a winning combination is established is formed in the lower portion of the front of the housing, and various effects Speaker units 69a and 69b, which are sound output devices for outputting sound such as BGM and voice for use, are provided.

  When the medium inserted from the coin slot 71 is a valid coin, the coin processing device 7 stores the valid coin in a predetermined safe and transmits a predetermined coin insertion signal to the control device 10 described later. At the same time, when the medium is an unauthorized medium, the medium is returned from the return port 72.

  The lower luggage placing table 8 is formed of, for example, a plate member having a horizontal placing surface, and is a table for placing a player's baggage such as a beverage can or a cigarette.

  The lower illuminating device 9 is an illuminating device including a light emitting diode (LED), a fluorescent lamp, and the like, and is used to light up a lower front portion of the housing, a player's foot portion, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of hardware mounted inside the housing of the gaming machine 1, and particularly shows a configuration related to the control system.

  As illustrated, the gaming machine 1 includes, as hardware, an upper lighting device 2, a housing display device 4, a housing operating device 5, a revolving gaming machine 6, a coin processing device 7, a lower lighting device 9, and communication processing. A device 10, a control device 20, a power supply device 25, and the like are provided.

  The control device 20 executes processing for accepting selection of an operation mode mainly by the player of the gaming machine 1, and includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, an I / O device 24, and the like.

  Then, the control device 20 is configured such that the CPU 21 is based on a predetermined program such as a system program or a game processing program stored in the ROM 22, the upper illumination device 2, the housing display device 4, the housing operation device 5, and the revolving game. The game processing operation is controlled by exchanging various signals with the machine 6, the coin processing device 7, the lower lighting device 9, the communication processing device 10, and the like through the I / O device 14 and the connection cable.

  Further, the rotating game machine 6 includes a main control board 30 that controls the gaming state in the rotating game machine 6 and a sub control board 40 that performs effect control according to a signal from the main control board 30. I have.

  The main control board 30 controls the entire control system of the spinning machine 6 and includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, an I / O device 34, and the like.

  The main control board 30 includes a medal switch for detecting a medal inserted from the medal slot 62 and a start lever 63 based on a predetermined program such as a system program or a game processing program stored in the ROM 32 by the CPU 31. Various switches S such as a start switch for detecting the operation to the stop button, a stop switch for detecting the operation to the stop buttons 64L, 64C and 64R, a bet switch for detecting the operation to the bet button 65, the reel devices 61L, 61C, 61R, game processing by exchanging various signals via the hopper device 50, sub-control board 40, etc., which pays out medals when a winning combination is established, via the I / O device 34, connection cables, etc. Control the behavior.

  The sub-control board 40 controls display of effect images displayed on the display device 66, controls output of various effect sounds output from the speaker units 69a and 69b, and controls flashing or lighting emission in the lighting device 67. In this embodiment, a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, a frame buffer 44, an acoustic control unit 45, a light emission control unit 46, an I / O device 47, and the like are provided.

  Specifically, the sub control board 40 is based on the JPEG method stored in the ROM 42 based on a predetermined program for the CPU 41 to perform display control of the image stored in the ROM 42 under the control of the main control board 30. A background image is generated by selectively decoding a plurality of image data such as still images that have been compression-encoded, and an appearance character object formed by a plurality of polygons is generated in front of the background image, An image taken from a predetermined virtual viewpoint is displayed on the display device 66.

  In the sub-control board 40, the acoustic control unit 45 selectively decodes a plurality of compression-encoded sound source data for production stored in the ROM 42 based on a predetermined program stored in the ROM 42. The output of the effect sound in the speaker units 69a and 69b is controlled.

  Further, in the sub control board 40, the light emission control unit 46 controls the blinking operation or lighting operation in the illumination device 67 based on the light emission control program stored in the ROM 42.

  The various hardware described above is supplied with power necessary for operation from the power supply device 25.

  FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a gaming system realized by executing a program according to the present invention recorded in a management device TC and a recording device such as a ROM of the gaming machine 1, and is roughly divided into the management computer TC. The jackpot game execution unit J realized on the side, the medium determination unit 70, the jackpot game processing unit 80, and the game processing unit 90 realized on the gaming machine 1 side are mainly configured.

  Here, the jackpot game execution unit J executes a jackpot game, and includes, for example, a cumulative game consideration management unit J1, a flag recording unit J2, a jackpot lottery execution unit J3, a lottery table J4, and the like. .

  In addition, the medium determination unit 70 identifies the type of medium inserted by the player, and executes a process of outputting predetermined signals to the jackpot game processing unit 80 and the game processing unit 90 according to the identified type. At the same time, a process for transmitting game consideration information, which will be described later, is executed.

  The jackpot game processing unit 80 communicates various information with the jackpot game execution unit J to execute processing related to the jackpot game. For example, the lottery request unit 81, game screen configuration It consists of part 82 grade.

  In addition, the game processing unit 90 executes a spinning game process in the spinning-type game machine 6, and includes, for example, a medal processing unit 91, a lottery execution unit 92, a lottery table recording unit 93, a flag recording unit 94, and a reel. A control unit 95, an effect processing unit 96, a screen configuration unit 97, a game result determination unit 98, a special game process execution unit 99, a medal payout unit 100, and the like.

  Next, the flow of processing in the gaming system will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the flow of processing in the gaming machine 1 when a medal M or a coin Y is inserted by the player will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the game machine 1 is turned on, the player waits for a medal M or a coin Y to be inserted from the medal slot 62 or the coin slot 72 (step S1), and the medium determination unit 70 throws it. A determination is made as to whether the medium that has been selected is a medal M or a coin Y (step S2).

  When the inserted medium is the medal M, a medal detection signal is transmitted to the medal processing unit 91 and the accumulated game consideration management unit J1 (step S3). On the other hand, when the inserted medium is a coin Y, a coin detection signal is transmitted to the lottery required rest unit 81, the medal processing unit 91, and the cumulative game consideration management unit J1 (step S4), and further, the signal is transmitted. The received lottery request unit 81 transmits a lottery request signal to the jackpot lottery executing unit 13 (step S5).

  In the subsequent step S6, the medal processing unit 91 operates to execute a game consideration receiving process corresponding to the signal received in the above steps S2 and S3.

  That is, when the received signal is a medal detection signal, the medal processing unit 91 performs a process of incrementing the game consideration number by “1”. When the received signal is a coin detection signal, the medal processing unit 91 A process of incrementing the game consideration number by the value converted into (for example, “6” for a game store that lends 6 medals per coin).

  In step S7, it is determined in the game consideration acceptance process in step S6 whether or not the game consideration number is equal to or greater than a predetermined number (for example, “3”). If the flag is set to ON and less than the predetermined number, the process returns to step S1. When the game consideration number is increased beyond the predetermined number in step S6, the excess amount is accumulated as a credit medal. When the bet button 65 is operated in a state where 3 or more credit medals have been accumulated, the same processing as when three medals are inserted in step S1 is performed, and the accumulated credit medals are displayed. “3” is decremented.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of game processing executed by the game processing unit 90 in a state where the start flag is set to ON in step S8.

  As shown in the figure, when the start flag 90 is set to ON, the gaming machine 1 enters a rotation start standby state that is transmitted by the start switch when the start lever 63 is operated (step S11). In this state, when an operation is performed on the start lever 63, the lottery execution unit 92 operates, and a random number value generated by a predetermined random number generator (lottery means) for winning combination lottery is determined in the lottery table. Of the lottery tables 93a1 to 93a6 recorded in the recording unit 93, a comparison is made with a predetermined lottery table in which the winning probabilities corresponding to the preset values ("1" to "6") designated in advance at the gaming store are defined. As a result, multiple types of winning roles such as “Seven”, “BAR”, “Bell”, “Back”, “Cherry”, “Replay”, etc. will be drawn, and the winning combination will be selected. A lottery process such as rewriting ON / OFF of the winning flag when there is a win is executed (step S12).

  Specifically, when the lottery result determined by the lottery execution unit 92 is the winning of any winning combination in step S12, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination won in the flag recording unit 94 is turned ON. A predetermined signal is transmitted to the effect processing unit 96 in order to display on the display device 66 an effect image corresponding to the winning winning combination.

  Subsequently, in step S13, the reel control unit 95 transmits a reel rotation start signal that causes the reel devices 61L, 61C, and 61R to rotate the reels, thereby omitting the illustration of the reel devices 61L, 61C, and 61R. The stepping motor is driven to rotate the reel at a predetermined speed.

  After that, in step S14, the reel control unit 95 waits for a stop signal assigned to “stop rotation of left reel”, “stop rotation of middle reel” or “stop rotation of right reel” from the stop switch. In response to the input, stop processing for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel device (61L, 61C, 61R) is executed (step S15). Specifically, the reel control unit 95 transmits a stop signal to the corresponding reel device (61L, 61C, 61R), so that the reel device (61L, 61C, 61R) stops the driving of the stepping motor and the reel device. Stop rotating.

  In this stop process, when the stop signal is received, the rotation of the reel devices 61L, 61C, 61R is not necessarily stopped immediately, but within a predetermined number of smooth frames (for example, four symbols). Then, the reels L1, L2, and L3 can be further stopped after being rotated, and if all the winning flags in the flag recording section 87 are OFF, the winning combination can be made within the range of the number of smooth frames. Stop positions of the reels L1, L2, and L3 are determined (skip control) so that the symbols to be notified do not line up on the winning lines 60a to 60e, while one of the winning flags in the flag recording unit 87 is turned ON. If it is set, the combination symbols for notifying the winning combination as much as possible within the range of the number of smooth frames is the winning lines 60a-6. Each reel so as to line up on e L1, L2, L3 of the stop position is so determined (pull control).

  The processes in steps S14 to S16 are repeatedly executed until the stop operations of all the reel devices 61L, 61C, 61R are completed. When all the stop operations are completed (step S16: YES), the game result determination unit 98 is performed. Is a game result indicating whether or not any winning combination is established based on an array of nine stop symbols (that is, whether or not a combination of symbols indicating winning combinations is arranged on winning lines 60a to 60e). The determination is executed (step S17).

  As a result of this determination, if any of the small combinations has been established (step S17: small combination establishment), a predetermined signal for notifying the type of winning combination in which the game result determination unit 91 has been established pays out medals. By transmitting to the unit 100, a medal payout process of a predetermined amount (8, 10, etc.) corresponding to the winning combination by the medal payout unit 100 is executed (step S18), and the process of one game here ends. . The medal payout process includes a process of incrementing credit medals within a predetermined number range and a process of paying out medals exceeding the predetermined number to the tray 68b.

  On the other hand, if any of the special roles is established as a result of the determination in step S17 (step S17: special combination establishment), the game result determination unit 98 notifies the type of the special combination established. Is transmitted to the special game process execution unit 99, thereby executing a predetermined special game process by the special game process execution unit 92 (step S19).

  If it is determined in step S17 that a winning combination such as a small combination or special combination has been established, an effect image corresponding to the established winning combination (for example, that the winning combination has been established is notified). A predetermined signal is transmitted from the game result determination unit 98 to the effect processing unit 96.

  Further, as a result of the determination in step S17, if no winning combination is established (step S17: loss), the processing of one game here is terminated as it is.

  FIG. 9 shows the flow of the accumulated game consideration record update process executed by the accumulated game consideration management unit J1 in response to the medal detection signal or coin detection signal transmitted in step S3 or S4 or the initialization signal described later. It is a flowchart to show.

  The accumulated game consideration management unit J1 performs reception inspection of the medal detection signal and the coin detection signal in steps S21 and S23, respectively, and if these signals are received, the increment of the accumulated game consideration R in steps S22 and S24. Process. Note that the number of increments of the accumulated game consideration R per medal can be arbitrary, but in this embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the accumulated game consideration R every time a medal insertion signal for one medal is detected. Is incremented by "1". In addition, the increment number of the accumulated game consideration R per coin is determined according to the exchange rate of medals and coins, and is “6” in the present embodiment.

  In the subsequent step S25, a reception inspection of the initialization signal from the jackpot lottery execution unit J3 is performed. When the signal is received, a process of resetting the accumulated game consideration R is executed in step S26.

  After that, in step S27, after the accumulated game consideration management unit J1 executes a process of distributing the current value of the accumulated game consideration number R to all the gaming machines 1A to 1N via the communication processing unit TC9 (step S22). The process is returned to step S21.

  Next, the flow of jackpot lottery processing executed by the jackpot lottery execution unit J3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When receiving the lottery request signal transmitted in step S5 (step S40), the jackpot lottery executing unit J3 executes jackpot lottery processing with a predetermined winning probability (step S41).

  In this jackpot lottery process, for example, the number of random numbers generated by a predetermined random number generator (lottery means) is compared with the reference value of the lottery table J4 to determine the number of sheets determined based on the accumulated game consideration. A lottery process is performed such as whether or not to permit the payout of medals and rewriting ON / OFF of a winning flag when the result of the lottery is winning. In this embodiment, in order to increase the number of medals to be paid out by winning the jackpot, the probability of winning in the jackpot lottery process is very low.

  If the result of the lottery is lost (step S42: lost), a lost notification signal is transmitted to the gaming machine that has transmitted the lottery request signal (step S43), and then the process returns to step S40. It is.

  On the other hand, if the result of the lottery is winning (step S42: winning), a winning notification signal is transmitted to the gaming machine that has transmitted the lottery request signal (step S44), and then the accumulated game consideration is paid. An initialization signal for initializing is transmitted to the accumulated game consideration management unit J1 (step S45), and then the process returns to step S40. Note that, by the processing in step S45, in step S26, the accumulated game consideration management unit J1 performs the accumulated game consideration initialization process.

  9 and 10 are processed in parallel by the management computer TC. For example, the cumulative game consideration management unit J1 receives a detection signal or initialization signal for medals or coins. If the timing at which the jackpot lottery execution unit J3 receives the lottery request signal is the same, both are processed simultaneously.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of display processing of a notification screen regarding jackpot lottery on the housing display device 1 of the gaming machine 1.

  The jackpot game processing unit 80 monitors the signal for notifying the accumulated game consideration R transmitted in step S27 at regular intervals, and when the signal is received (step S50: YES), the game The screen composition unit 82 updates the display of the cumulative medal number on the top screen 4A of the housing display device 4 shown in FIG. 4A (step S51).

  In addition, when the insertion of coins is detected in the determination in step S2, the game screen composition unit 82 switches the display on the housing display device 4A to the lottery screen 4B in FIG. Inform the player that the pot drawing is in progress.

  Thereafter, the gaming machine 1 enters a standby state for the winning notification signal or the disapproval notification signal in step S43 or S44 (steps S54, S57). When the winning notification signal is received (step S54: YES), the game screen configuration unit 82 4D is displayed on the housing display device 4 (step S55), and then the medal payout unit 100 pays out medals corresponding to the accumulated game consideration R distributed in step S27. (Step S56).

  Here, the relationship between the accumulated game consideration R and the number of medals paid out in step S56 can be arbitrary. As an example, the accumulated game consideration R is a predetermined constant (for example, “0.005”). ) Can be used as the number of payouts.

  On the other hand, when the deviation notification signal is received in the standby state (step S57: YES), the game screen configuration unit 82 displays the deviation screen 4C of FIG. 4C on the casing display device 4 (step S58).

  The present invention has been described based on the exemplary embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. is there.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a rotating game machine has been described as an example. However, the rotating game machine 6 in the above-described embodiment is a ball game machine, a sparrow ball game machine, or a poker game. It is also possible to use other types of gaming machines such as a table game machine that executes the above.

  Moreover, although the game system of the form provided with management computer TC was demonstrated in the said embodiment, in addition to this, for example, any one of the some game machines installed in a game store is used as a master game machine. The jackpot game execution unit J realized by the management computer TC is realized by the master gaming machine, and the jackpot game is executed between the master gaming machine and other gaming machines (slave gaming machines) other than the master gaming machine. It is good also as a form which transmits / receives the various information which concerns on.

  In the above embodiment, each gaming machine 1 has been described as having an upper lighting device 2, an upper luggage placing table 3, a lower luggage placing table 8, a lower lighting device 9, and the like. The elements can be omitted, or when the display on the housing display device 4 is displayed on the display device 66, the housing display device 4 can be omitted.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the form which throws in the game value for performing the game process in a spinning-reel type game machine via media, such as a medal and a coin, besides this, for example, a banknote processing apparatus In addition, by providing a card reader, an infrared communication device, etc., it may be configured such that the game value can be input via a medium such as a bill, an electronic money card associated with a monetary value, or a portable communication terminal. .

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated as an example the case where the accumulation | accumulation process of the accumulated game consideration number R was performed for every detection (step S3, S4) of the medal M or the coin Y in each game machine, it is actually game consideration. The accumulated game consideration R may be integrated every time a rotation signal is received (step S11) in each gaming machine 1 at the time when it is considered that is consumed.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the jackpot game execution part J performs the lottery only for the success or failure of a jackpot, the jackpot game execution part J has one or several other things with less payout numbers than a jackpot. It is also possible to perform a lottery for the winning combination. In this case, when the other winning combination is won, it is conceivable that a value corresponding to the number of medals to be paid out for the winning combination is subtracted from the accumulated game consideration R.

Explanatory drawing explaining schematic structure of the game system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the hardware of the management computer of FIG. The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the gaming machine of FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the example aspect of the screen which concerns on a jackpot game. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the hardware mounted in the housing | casing of a game machine. The functional block diagram of the game system implement | achieved by running the program which concerns on this invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the gaming machine when a medal or a coin is inserted. The flowchart which shows the flow of the game process in a rotating type game machine. The flowchart which shows the flow of the record update process of the accumulation game consideration performed by the accumulation game consideration management part. The flowchart which shows the flow of the jackpot lottery process performed by the jackpot lottery execution part. The flowchart which shows the flow of the display process of the various screens which concern on the jackpot game performed by a game machine, and the medal payout process at the time of winning.

Explanation of symbols

PS ... Game system, TC ... Management computer, 1A to 1N ... Game machine, 2 ... Upper illumination device, 3 ... Upper luggage placement table, 4 ... Case display device, 5 ... Case control device, 6 ... Cylinder-type game machine, 7 ... Coin processing device, 8 ... Lower luggage mounting table, 9 ... Lower illumination device, 10 ... Communication processing device , 20 ... control device, 25 ... power supply device, 30 ... main control board, 40 ... sub-control board, 50 ... hopper device, 51 ... selection key, 52 ... decision Button 53 ... cancel button 60 ... see-through window 61L, 61C, 61R ... reel device 62 ... medal slot 63 ... start lever 64L, 64C, 64R ... Stop button, 65 ... bet button, 66 ... display device, 67 ... light Device, 68 ... Medal tray, 68a ... Medals outlet, 68b ... Pan, 69a, 69b ... Speaker unit, 11, 31, 41 ... CPU, 12, 32, 42 ... ROM, 13, 33, 43 ... RAM, 14, 34, 47 ... I / O device, 44 ... frame buffer, 45 ... acoustic control device, 46 ... light emission control device, S ... Switch, 70 ... Media determination unit, 80 ... Jackpot game processing unit, 81 ... Lottery request unit, 82 ... Game screen configuration unit, 90 ... Game processing unit, 91. .. Medal processing unit, 92... Lottery execution unit, 93 .. lottery table recording unit, 94... Flag recording unit, 95 .. reel control unit, 96. -Screen composition part, 98 ... Game result judgment part, 99 ... Special Technical processing execution unit, 100 ... medal payout unit, J ... jackpot game execution unit, J1 ... cumulative game consideration management unit, J2 ... flag recording unit, J3 ... jackpot lottery execution unit , J4 ... Lottery table

Claims (7)

Medium processing means for accepting game compensation based on the input of a plurality of types of media, game processing means for executing predetermined game processing when the game compensation is accepted, and a game processing means according to a result of the game processing. A plurality of gaming machines comprising medium payout means for paying out one medium, and signal transmission means for transmitting a jackpot lottery request signal when the game consideration is accepted based on the insertion of the second medium;
A gaming system comprising jackpot game execution means for executing jackpot lottery processing with a predetermined winning probability when receiving the jackpot lottery request signal,
When the result of the jackpot lottery is a win, the medium payout means in the gaming machine that has transmitted the jackpot lottery request signal pays out the first medium.   The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein the first medium is money or electronic money. The game process is a process of drawing lots of one or more types of winning combinations each with a specified number of payouts,
The medium payout means pays out the first medium of the number of payouts specified for the winning combination when the result of the winning combination lottery is winning, and the jackpot lottery 3. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein when the result is a winning, a larger number of the first medium is paid out than a payout number defined for any of the winning combinations. The signal transmission means further transmits a game consideration notification signal for notifying the game consideration received by the medium processing means,
The jackpot game execution means further includes cumulative game consideration management means for managing cumulative game consideration that is an integrated value of game consideration notified from each of the gaming machines,
When the result of the jackpot lottery is a win, the medium payout means in the gaming machine that has transmitted the jackpot lottery request signal has the quantity of the first medium determined based on the accumulated game consideration. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the payout is performed.   The said gaming machine is further equipped with the accumulated game consideration display means which displays the said quantity determined based on the said accumulated game consideration or the said accumulated game consideration, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Gaming system.   The gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the jackpot game executing means executes the jackpot lottery process when the accumulated game consideration exceeds a predetermined value.   The gaming system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a master gaming machine that is one of the plurality of gaming machines further includes the jackpot game execution means.

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