JP2009240346A - Game parlor system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operating rate of a game machine by giving further advantageous privileges to a player side for the play in the game machine in which the service charge for the replay is set advantageously to the player side. <P>SOLUTION: In a so-called ball storage system, balls acquired in the play in a Pachinko game machine 1 of an advantageous model in which the replay service charge is advantageous to the player can be stored as storage balls requiring the replay service charge or as special balls without requiring the replay service charge. In the system, the player is provided with further privileges by the rate of storing the acquired balls as the special balls, which is increased as the game period in the Pachinko game machine of the advantageous model becomes longer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system that employs a so-called storage system.

  Today, most playgrounds like pachinko halls use a replay system. In this replay system, the result of counting the game media acquired by the player is registered as a so-called stored ball in an account corresponding to the storage medium that can identify the player, and the number of stored balls (deposited in this account) When a predetermined replay operation is performed in a state where the storage medium is inserted into the game medium lending machine, a predetermined number of game media are lent out and the number of stored balls is used as the rental game medium. Replaying is possible by subtracting the number corresponding to the number, and at the time of such replaying, a fee (predetermined number of game media) is added when subtracting the number of reserved game media by the number of rented game media By doing so, it is common to collect a predetermined fee.

In recent years, in such a replay system, by setting the replay fee low for models with a low operation rate, or by setting it low during times when the operation rate is low, a model with a low operation rate In addition, it is considered to improve the ability to attract customers in a time zone where the operation rate is low (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a configuration in which the fee is set low for some models and time zones, a replay operation is performed on a gaming machine of a model that has an advantageous fee for the player (model with a low commission: hereinafter, advantageous model). Uses play game media to engage in illegal activities such as playing games on other game machines that have high fees (generally, models that are popular on the player's side and have a high occupancy rate: normal models). In such a case, there is a high possibility that the game hall will suffer unintended disadvantages. Therefore, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the game medium lending machine discharges the storage medium from the time when the storage medium corresponding to the inserted storage medium is lent out, and then a predetermined period elapses. During this period, when the gaming machine (advantageous model) associated with the gaming medium lending machine is in a non-operating state, the game hall is provided by providing fraud determination means for determining that fraud has been performed. The situation which suffers the above disadvantage is prevented.
JP 11-333116 A

  In principle, a player is considered to visit a store for the purpose of playing with a normal model, so even if the fee for the advantageous model is set low, there is no reason to try to play with the advantageous model. However, there is a background that the operating rate of advantageous models is sluggish due to this. In addition, there is a situation in which a player who has been determined to have cheated by the cheating means, that is, a player treated as a cheating person, is more likely to refrain from advantageous models and the game hall itself for this reason. is there. For this reason, the conventional system as shown in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the effect is halved in spite of setting a folding angle and an advantageous model.

  By the way, there are some players who replay with an advantageous model gaming machine and play a game using a replay game medium with a normal model gaming machine in the middle, but in this case Since there is a possibility that an advantageous type of gaming machine may be in an operating state for a predetermined period or more, there is a problem that fraud detection cannot be performed in the conventional system. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of amusement halls, it is natural that we want to prevent replay game media rented out with fees for advantageous models from being used on regular game machines. The purpose of preferential treatment of the service fee is to increase the operating rate, and therefore, for any reason, if the operating rate of the advantageous model is improved, the purpose can be achieved. For this reason, even if a player who tries to move to a normal model in the middle of replaying with an advantageous model as described above, if a game result such as a big hit occurs in the gaming machine of the advantageous model is obtained It is also possible to continue the game without moving to the normal model as it is, and in such a case, there is a situation that it is useful for achieving the above purpose.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a situation, and is advantageous to the player side with respect to a game with a gaming machine in which the fee for replaying is advantageously set for the player side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for a game hall that can improve the operating rate of the gaming machine by giving a privilege.

  According to the system for a game hall according to claim 1, the storage means associates the number of deposits, which is the number of game media deposited by the player with the game hall, with the player ID that can identify the player. Is remembered. The payout means provided corresponding to the gaming machine is associated with the player ID when a predetermined re-game operation is performed in a state where the ID receiving means corresponding to the gaming machine receives the player ID. A payout process of paying out game media within the range of the number of deposits as replay game media is performed. Further, the setting means pays out a predetermined number of re-playing media from the gaming machine group to which the gaming machine corresponding to the payout means belongs, and the payout means corresponding to at least one of the time zones in which the payout means performs the payout process. Consideration information that can specify the consideration unit price, which is the number of deposits that will be the compensation in the event of the payment, is set in advance, and based on such consideration information, the group to which the gaming machine corresponding to the payout means belongs, and the payout means pays out The consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of the processing time zones is specified, and the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means is specified by the consideration specifying means based on the specified consideration unit price. The updating means subtracts the number of deposits specified as the consideration in this way from the number of deposits stored in the storage means in a state associated with the player ID targeted for the payout process.

  On the other hand, the receiving means receives a game signal that can specify game information output from the gaming machine side, and the information specifying means receives the game signal received by the receiving means and the game received by the ID receiving means. Based on the player ID, the game information related to the player corresponding to the player ID is specified. Further, the advantageous medium number specifying means specifies the advantageous medium number corresponding to the consideration unit price that is more advantageous to the player than at least one consideration unit price of the consideration unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means. become.

  Then, when the payout means pays out the replay medium, the update means subtracts a number corresponding to the payout number from the advantageous medium number, and the consideration specifying means leaves the advantageous medium number remaining. When the advantageous unit price is more advantageous to the player than the consideration unit price specified based on the consideration information set by the setting unit, the payout process by the payout unit is performed in the state of the advantageous unit price. The number of deposits to be paid is specified, and the advantageous medium number specifying means specifies the advantageous medium number based on the game information specified by the information specifying means.

  As a result, a player who is playing a gaming machine in a gaming machine group (for example, a specific model: hereinafter referred to as an advantageous model) whose replay fee is advantageous to the player side, In the case of playing with a gaming machine of a high operating rate (hereinafter referred to as a normal model), when the player plays a game with a normal gaming machine based on the contents of the gaming information of the advantageous model It becomes possible to specify the replay consideration that will be advantageous. In this way, as a result of a further benefit that is advantageous to the player side being given to a game with an advantageous model of the gaming machine, it is advantageous when the player plays a game with a normal type of gaming machine. It is motivated to play with advantageous models, such as trying to continue to play with advantageous machine types in an attempt to gain a large amount of game consideration, and to improve the operating rate of the advantageous machine type. To get.

  According to the game field system according to claim 2, the predetermined deposit operation is performed in a state in which the counting means that has received the player ID counts the acquired game medium of the player specified by the player ID. At this time, a depositing process for specifying at least a part of the counted acquired game media as a deposit object is performed. Further, the condition setting means sets a predetermined condition for the game information specified by the information specifying means (game information relating to the player corresponding to the player ID), and the determination means determines that the game information is It is determined whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  In this case, the storage means provided for storing the deposit number in association with the player ID stores the deposit number into a first deposit number and a second deposit number. The setting means for setting consideration information associates a consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of a gaming machine group to which the gaming machine belongs (for example, the advantageous model) and a time zone with the second deposit number, and Consideration information is set so as to be associated with the first deposit amount as an advantageous unit price. Further, the consideration specifying means for specifying the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means is when the first deposit number remains in the state where the first deposit number is the number of advantageous media, The number of deposits to be paid for the payout process is specified as the advantageous unit price, and the advantageous medium number specifying means for specifying the number of advantageous media corresponding to the number of replay media set as the advantageous unit price is the determination. When the means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the counting means specifies the number of acquired game media to be deposited as the advantageous medium number, and the updating means is configured to determine the number of acquired game media. Is added to the first deposit number when it is specified as the advantageous medium number by the advantageous medium number specifying means, and is added to the second deposit number when it is not specified as the advantageous medium number. The dispensing means, if the payout the replay media as the preferred bid becomes the number of the first deposit as subtracted as the preferred medium number.

  As a result, if the minimum required game information for obtaining the number of acquired game media to be deposited by gaming on an advantageous model gaming machine is set as a predetermined condition by the setting means, an advantageous model gaming machine can be obtained. After the replay medium is paid out by the corresponding payout means, it is possible to prevent the replay medium from being used for a game by moving to a normal game machine without playing there.

  According to the game field system according to claim 3, the game information specified by the information specifying means is game information necessary for satisfying a predetermined condition set by the condition setting means by the necessary information specifying means. It is specified as necessary information, and the necessary information specified in this way is notified to the player by the notification means. As a result, it is possible to give a game target to a player who plays with a game machine of an advantageous model, how much a game is given with the game machine, and as a result, It will be possible to expect an improvement in operating rate.

  According to the game field system of claim 4, in the state in which the deposit processing for specifying at least a part of the acquired game medium counted by the counting means that has received the player ID as the deposit target is performed, The storage means provided for storing in association with the person ID stores the number of deposits into a first deposit number and a second deposit number, and sets the consideration information. The setting means associates a consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of a gaming machine group to which the gaming machine belongs (for example, the advantageous model) and a time zone with the second deposit number, and uses the first deposit as the advantageous unit price. Consideration information is set so as to be associated with the number. Further, the consideration specifying means for specifying the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means is when the first deposit number remains in the state where the first deposit number is the number of advantageous media, The advantage medium number specifying means for specifying the number of deposits corresponding to the payout process by the payout means as the advantageous unit price, and for specifying the number of advantageous media corresponding to the number of replay media set as the advantageous unit price, The number of advantageous media is specified in correspondence with the game information specified by the information specifying means, and the updating means is the advantage medium out of the number of acquired game media specified by the counting means. The number of advantageous media specified by the number specifying means is added to the first deposit number, while the remaining number of acquired game media is added to the second deposit number, and the payout means is further reset as the advantageous unit price. When payout tricks medium consists of said number of first deposit to be subtracted as the preferred medium number.

  As a result, after the replay medium is paid out by the payout means corresponding to the advantageous model gaming machine, the replaying medium is moved to the normal gaming machine without being used in the advantageous gaming machine. It becomes possible to prevent the medium from being used for games. In addition, it becomes possible to allow replay with a fee preferentially given to the player by the amount corresponding to the game of the advantageous model.

  According to the system for a game hall according to claim 5, the carryover storage means includes a carryover possession ball, which is a virtual deposit number corresponding to the number of replayed media for which the predetermined number of deposited game media is paid for each player. The number is stored. The consideration specifying means specifies the number of deposits as a consideration of the payout processing by the payout means when the number of carryover balls stored in the carryover storage means remains as a consideration. The updating means adds the number of advantageous media specified by the advantageous medium number specifying means to the carryover ball, and the payout means pays out the replay medium as the advantageous unit price. Subtracts the number of carryover balls as the number of advantageous media and subtracts the number of deposits stored in the storage means by the number corresponding to the number of carryover balls.

  As a result, even if it is not possible to acquire the number of acquired game media to be deposited due to a game with an advantageous game machine, replaying with a normal game machine according to the game situation of the game machine You will be able to preferentially pay, and you will be able to reinforce the motivation for playing games with advantageous models.

  According to the game field system according to claim 6, the carry-over storage means sets a plurality of stages of unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means to a plurality corresponding to the predetermined number of deposit game media. It becomes memorized as the number of carry-over balls. In addition, when the consideration specifying means specifies the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means, the consideration unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means, and the plurality of types of carryover balls Compared to the most favorable unit price for the player, if the unit price corresponding to the carryover ball is more advantageous to the player, the carryover ball is used as the number of advantageous media. The renewal means further specifies the number of advantageous media when the number of advantageous media is specified by the advantageous medium number specifying means. It is specified which of the consideration unit prices specified by the consideration information set by the setting means, and the number of advantageous mediums is stored in the carry-over storage means in a plurality of types The number of deposits to be added to the number of carryover balls corresponding to the specified consideration unit price among the numbers, and the consideration specifying means as a consideration for the payout process by the withdrawal means based on the consideration unit price corresponding to the number of carryover balls Is determined, the number of carry-over balls is subtracted as the number of advantageous media from the number of deposits stored in the storage means.

  Even with such a configuration, when the number of acquired game media to be deposited cannot be acquired due to a game with an advantageous game machine, the game machine can be re-used with the normal game machine according to the game situation of the game machine. It will be possible to preferentially play game consideration, and will be able to reinforce the motivation for playing games with advantageous models.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game room system. In FIG. 1, pachinko gaming machines 1 and lending machines 2 installed in a lot in the amusement hall are arranged adjacent to each other. Although not shown, a pachinko gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration above the pachinko gaming machine 1. A call lamp unit is provided.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 has a well-known configuration as a so-called digipachi, and a lottery function that is performed in response to winning in the starting port 1b provided on the board surface 1a during a game using a pachinko ball as a game medium. When a big win is won, the jackpot state with a higher winning rate than the normal gaming state is exhibited. In addition, when the jackpot is won, a probability variation state in which the jackpot winning probability is higher than the normal gaming state is exhibited with a predetermined probability corresponding to the contents of the jackpot. When the big win state is reached, the big winning opening 1c installed on the board surface 1a is operated only for a predetermined period, and the winning rate is greatly increased accordingly. Further, the board surface 1a is provided with a display unit 1d for displaying various effects including display of lottery results.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1, pachinko balls as prize balls are discharged to the upper plate 3, and when the upper plate 3 is full, the overflowed pachinko balls flow into the lower plate 4. The pachinko balls in the upper plate 3 can be dropped into the lower plate 4 by a sliding operation of the lever 3a. On the other hand, the lower plate 4 is also provided with a lever 4a. When the lever 4a is slid, a drop opening (not shown) formed at the bottom of the lower plate 4 is opened so that an internal pachinko ball is It is configured to flow into a guide tube 5 provided with a movable ball receiving tray 5a.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with an out ball collecting device and a safe ball replenishing device (both not shown), which are used for games in the pachinko gaming machine 1. An out signal indicating the number of out balls (the number of shot balls) corresponding to the number of used pachinko balls is output as a game signal, and the safe ball replenishing device indicates a safe number (the number of balls to be paid out). The signal is output as a game signal. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated based on the number of winnings at the starting port 1b or the winnings at the starting port 1b. The number of operations of the large winning port 1c is counted as one operation in a predetermined period in the big hit state. A game signal such as a start signal that can specify the number of starts, a jackpot signal that indicates that the player is in a jackpot state, and a probability change signal that indicates that the player is in a probability change state is also output. The jackpot signal and the probability variation signal are level signals that are continuously output during a period in which the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the jackpot state and a period in which the probability change state is present. In addition, a configuration in which an out signal and a safe signal are output from the pachinko gaming machine 1 or a configuration in which a state signal indicating a so-called short-time state is output as a special gaming state signal can be assumed.

  The relay device 6 connected so as to exchange signals with the pachinko gaming machine 1, the inter-car lending machine 2, and the call lamp unit (not shown) is connected to the management device 7 via the in-store LAN 8. Thereby, the management apparatus 7 can transmit and receive various signals and data among all the pachinko gaming machines 1, the inter-car lending machine 2, and the calling lamp unit in the game hall. The management device 7 includes a CPU (corresponding to setting means, updating means, condition setting means), a storage unit (corresponding to storage means) including an RAM, a ROM, a hard disk drive, and the like, and an input / output interface. The main body unit 7a is configured, and a monitor 7b, a keyboard 7c, a printer (not shown), and the like are connected to the main body unit 7a.

  Although not shown in the figure, the in-store LAN 8 has a well-configured game terminal device (a centralized information disclosure terminal (for example, data robot (registered trademark)) for displaying various data for players, and acquisition of players. A pachinko ball counting machine for counting pachinko balls, a POS terminal for use in prize exchange, and the like are also connected.

  The lending machine 2 has a basic function of releasing pachinko balls in response to the insertion of coins into the coin slot 9, and in particular, the number of loaned balls that is the number of pachinko balls released by the insertion of coins. Is configured to output a sales signal that can identify the game signal as a game signal. In addition, the structure which accepts moneys, such as a banknote, can be assumed if it is the structure which receives the valuable value used as consideration, and pays out a lending ball. Further, when a replay ball is paid out by a replay process to be described later, a replay signal that can specify the replay ball is output.

  This inter-table lending machine 2 includes a CPU (equivalent to setting means, consideration specifying means, updating means, information specifying means, advantageous medium number specifying means, condition setting means, determination means, necessary information specifying means), RAM, ROM, and hard disk A storage unit including a drive and the like, and a control device (not shown) configured to include an input / output interface (corresponding to receiving means) are built in, and the control device is related to the gist of the present invention. Various controls as described later are executed.

  In addition to the coin insertion slot 9, a touch switch panel (not shown) that accepts an operation input including a predetermined issuing operation is formed on the entire display area on the front side of the interbank lending machine 2. 10 (corresponding to notification means), a ball lending button 11, a pachinko ball discharge nozzle 12, a card insertion slot 13, a card issuing slot 14, and a counter unit 15 to which the base of the guide tube 5 is connected. . The counter unit 15 constitutes the counting means in the invention according to claim 2 together with the control device.

  Further, the nozzle 12 constitutes a payout means in the present invention together with a ball discharge mechanism (not shown) provided in the inter-table lending machine 2 and the control device, and the tip is above the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is provided so as to be able to reciprocate between a normal position facing the plate 3 from above (a position where the pachinko balls released from the ball discharge mechanism are guided into the upper plate 3) and a retracted position rotated forward. Normally, it is biased to a normal position by a spring means (not shown).

  The counter unit 15 includes a ball counter (not shown) that counts pachinko balls flowing in through the guide tube 5, and the counting result, that is, the player obtains by the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The number of holding balls that are pachinko balls is stored as the number of holding balls in the storage unit of the control device. Note that the guide tube 5 has a movable ball receiving tray 5a at a normal position in which a movable ball receiving tray 5a on the tip side faces a dropping port (not shown) formed in the lower tray 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from below (the movable ball receiving tray receives the pachinko balls falling from the lower tray 4). 5a) and a retreat position rotated forward, and is fixed at a normal position at all times.

  In this case, in the state where the number of possessed balls is stored in the storage unit, the control device in the inter-table lending machine 2 has a predetermined number (for example, 125 or more retained balls) each time the ball lending button 11 is operated. In some cases, 125 pachinko balls are released through the nozzle 12 from the ball discharge mechanism, and the number of held balls depends on the released pachinko balls. It is the structure which performs the ball payout control of subtracting only the number.

  Although not shown, a card unit for issuing a counting card is provided at a position corresponding to the card issuing slot 14 in the inter-table lending machine 2, and at a position corresponding to the card insertion slot 13. Is provided with a reader / writer (corresponding to an ID receiving means) that can access the counting card and the membership card inserted through the card insertion slot 13. The counting card is constituted by a data rewritable storage medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card, for example, and acquisition number information for recognizing the counting result (acquisition number) by the counter unit 15 is stored. It becomes the composition which is done. The membership card is issued to a person who has become a gaming member of the game hall, and is composed of a data rewritable storage medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card, like the counting card. A unique member ID (corresponding to a player ID) is stored in advance.

  The card unit (not shown) includes a card stocker (not shown) that can store a predetermined number of the counting cards. The control device always displays a main menu screen (not shown) on the information display unit 11 and an issue button (game end switch) using the touch switch panel (not shown) on the menu screen. When the issuing button is touch-operated in a state where the number of balls remaining in the storage unit is not received and the membership card is not received, the number of balls held (that is, the remaining number of acquisitions) is indicated by the above-mentioned acquisition number information. Is stored in the counting card, and the counting card is ejected (issued) from the card issuing slot 14 to initialize the number of balls in the storage unit.

  Then, when the counting card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13, the control device reads the acquired number information stored in the counting card with the reader / writer, and determines the number of balls according to the acquired number information. In addition to adding the number of balls stored in the storage unit, the counting card is initialized and then collected in the card stocker. Thus, in the state in which the number of possessed balls is stored in the storage unit, it is possible to execute the above-described payout control according to the operation of the ball lending button 11, so that it is possible to play a game using a counting card as a result. It will be. The counting card is valid only on the day, and the POS terminal can read the acquired number information stored in the counting card, and can exchange prizes based on the reading result. Yes.

  When the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13, the control device accepts the card by reading the member ID stored in the member card with the reader / writer, and manages the member ID. 7 to be used for data management for gaming member personal authentication, gaming data providing service relating to the gaming member, a savings service related to the gist of the present invention, etc. performed on the management device 7 side. ing.

  In this case, the storage unit provided on the main unit 7a side of the management device 7 stores the number of pachinko balls (the number of deposits), which is the number of pachinko balls deposited by the player at the game hall side, as the member ID of the player. A savings account that is stored in association with each other is constructed, and the savings service is performed using the savings account.

  In this connection, the control device in the inter-table lending machine 2 receives the member ID (in the state where an appropriate member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13), and the internal ball stored in the storage unit At least a part of the number is specified as a storage object (deposit object) according to a predetermined storage operation (for example, operation of the issue button using the touch panel switch on the information display unit 11: equivalent to a deposit operation) The number-of-balls information indicating the number of balls in accordance with the number of balls to be stored is transmitted to the management device 7 side together with the member ID, and the management device 7 that has received this information has the holding number indicated by the number-of-balls information. The number of balls will be stored in the savings account as the number of balls.

  The control device is in a state in which the member ID is received (a state in which an appropriate member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 13), and the storage account corresponding to the member card has a balance of the number of stored balls, Each time the ball lending button 11 is operated (equivalent to a replay operation or a predetermined replay operation), when a predetermined number (for example, the number of accumulated balls is “125 + collected number according to the replay fee”) or more. If the number of balls is less than 125 and the number of collected balls according to the replay fee is 125, the number of collected balls minus the number of collected balls) is the ball release mechanism (corresponding to the replay medium). From the nozzle 12 through the nozzle 12 (corresponding to a payout process), and a storage ball payout control for subtracting the stored ball balance in the storage ball account by the number corresponding to the sum of the released pachinko balls and the number of collected items. To have. The replay fee can be changed and set as appropriate depending on, for example, the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (corresponding to the gaming machine group to which the gaming machine belongs) or the business hours, as will be described later. There is a possibility of being zero. In addition, the above-described storage ball payout control can be performed by directly accessing the storage account on the management device 7 side, but the number of stored balls in the storage account is temporarily transferred to the storage unit as the number of balls in the storage device. The configuration may be such that it is performed based on the number of possessed balls and returned to the above-mentioned savings account at the time when the game hall is closed.

  On the other hand, the management device 7 plays games based on game signals (out signal, safe signal, start signal, jackpot signal, sales signal, etc.) output from the gaming machine side such as the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the lending machine 2 between the machines. Game data for all pachinko machines 1 in the hall (out balls, safe balls, difference balls, occupancy rate, yield rate, base, number of starts, etc.) and all renting machines 2 in the game hall It has a database function to collect and store lending data (sales amount, divisor, etc.) and a function for realizing a game system including the above-mentioned storage service function. The device 7 stores a model setting table and a fee setting table as shown in FIGS.

  Here, because the out (safe) signal is output for every 10 out (safe) balls, the number of signal reception times 10 is specified as the number of out (safe) balls, and the start signal is a lottery lottery. Since it is output every time or every win to the start winning opening 4a, the number of signal receptions is specified as the start number, and since the jackpot signal continues to be output during the jackpot period, the number of receptions is specified as the jackpot number. Since the signal is output every 100 yen, a numerical value obtained by multiplying the number of receptions by 100 (25) is specified as the sales amount (number of sales balls). In addition, what is necessary is just to change suitably the numerical value multiplied by the number of signals according to the signal output from the game machine side.

  The model setting table shown in FIG. 2 is a state in which the gaming machine ID (unit number) related to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of each model is recorded in a state in which it is associated with the model name of the pachinko gaming machine 1 installed in the gaming hall. It has become. In addition, this model setting table is memorize | stored by performing input operation with the keyboard 7c at the time of installation of the pachinko gaming machine 1, for example.

  The fee setting table shown in FIG. 3 sets a replay fee (corresponding to the unit price) to be collected for each game hall business hours for each model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 installed in the game hall. The replay fee for each of a plurality of business hours is recorded in a state associated with the model name of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Based on such a fee setting table, the control device is configured to specify the number of balls to be replayed at the time of payout processing by the ball release mechanism for each model and business hours of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Yes. Specifically, a replay fee is determined from the fee setting table according to the model and business hours of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the total of the replay fee and the prescribed number related to the savings payout control is determined as the above payout. It is the number of balls that will be replayed at the time of processing. For example, the replay fee in the time zone “12: 0 to 18:00” of model B is “42”, and when the specified number is 125, the number of stored balls as replay consideration is “167”. Thus, when a specified number of stored balls is paid out by the stored ball payout control, the stored ball balance in the stored ball account is subtracted by “167”.

  The setting state of the fee setting table is determined based on the result of analyzing the operating state for each model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 for each business hours on the game hall side. It is memorized by inputting from 7c. In addition, the information for specifying the replay fee set in the fee setting table is stored in the interbank lending machine 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the corresponding model every time the break of the game hall business hours changes. The data is transferred to the control device via the relay device 6 or the like.

  In addition, a membership information database as shown in FIG. 4 is constructed in the management device 7, and this database is used for the game data providing service and the savings service.

  In FIG. 4, the member information database is associated with the member ID, and the name of the gaming member, the e-mail address of the gaming member (for example, the e-mail address of the mobile phone), and the terminal ID (the table that accepts the membership card). It is composed of a record group that stores a number unique to each ball lending machine 2), the number of stored balls (corresponding to the second deposit number), and the number of balls (corresponding to the first deposit number).

Now, the contents directly related to the gist of the present invention among the contents controlled by the control device in the inter-table lending machine 2 will be described together with the configuration related thereto.
The storage unit of the control device is provided with a numerical information storage area having a format as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a storage example of the inter-lending machine 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of model A, and is configured to sequentially update and store numerical information about each item as follows. .

Member ID: Member ID read from the member card being accepted by the reader / writer in the interbank lending machine 2
Savings: Number of players savings corresponding to the above member ID (equivalent to the number of second deposit)
Acquired balls: The number of pachinko balls acquired by the player corresponding to the above member ID in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (the number obtained by subtracting the number of replay balls used in the replay). Yes, each time a pachinko ball counting operation is performed in the counter unit 15, the number is updated sequentially.
Mochitama: Number of possessions acquired by the player corresponding to the above member ID in another pachinko gaming machine 1 (the number of possessions read from the counting card and stored in the storage unit: equivalent to the number of advantageous media, the number of first deposits) )
Re-playing balls: The number of re-playing balls in consideration of the number of stored balls of the player corresponding to the member ID, and indicating the number of pachinko balls used in the game.
Out: Pachinko gaming machine 1 from the point of time when the customer change is detected in the game information indicating the game situation (for example, when the previous processing for issuing the counting card or the issuing processing for returning the holding ball to the membership card is performed) The number of pachinko balls used in (the number of uses) is updated sequentially as a game is played in the pachinko gaming machine 1.
Fee: Replay fee set in the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1, and updated each time the fee setting table stored in the management device 7 is transferred from the management device 7 side.

  The control device in the inter-table lending machine 2 is configured to execute a re-game processing routine and an in-game processing routine as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively. explain. In the following explanation, “storing ball”, “acquisition ball”, “mochitama”, “re-playing ball”, “out”, and “fee” correspond to the numerical information storage area of FIG. is there.

  In the re-game processing routine of FIG. 6, the process waits until a member card is received through the card insertion slot 13 (A1). When the member card is received, the member information corresponding to the member ID of the member card is inquired of the management device 7; In response to this, each time the member information (see the member information database in FIG. 4) including the number of stored balls and the number of possessed balls to be answered from the management device 7 side is received, “ The storage items of “stored ball” and “mochitama” are updated (A2).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not a replay operation (operation of the ball lending button 11) has been performed (A3), and whether or not the membership card acceptance state continues in a state where the replay operation has not been performed. (A4). When the membership card is in a non-acceptance state, the process returns to step A1, but when the acceptance state is continuing, the process returns to step A3. Therefore, in the reception state of the membership card, the presence / absence of the replay operation is always determined.

When a replay operation is performed, it is determined whether or not there are one or more “acquired balls” (A5). If “YES”, a predetermined number (“acquired balls”) is determined from the “acquired balls”. If the value is “125” or more, step A6 for subtracting 125 (the number of stored “acquired balls” if it is less than “125”), and step A7 for paying out the prescribed number of pachinko balls as replay balls in order After execution, the process returns to step A3.
When the “acquired ball” is “0” (A5: NO), it is determined whether or not there is one or more “mochitama” (A8). After step A9 for subtracting the specified number from "and step A7" are executed in sequence, the process returns to step A3.

  If “mochidama” is “0” (A8: NO), it is determined whether or not there are one or more “stored balls” (A10). If “NO”, the process directly returns to step A3. . On the other hand, in the case of “YES”, the step A9 of subtracting the sum of the specified number and the “fee” from the “stored ball”, the step A12 of adding the specified number to the “re-playing ball”, and the step A7 Are sequentially executed, and then the process returns to step A3.

  In the in-game processing routine of FIG. 7, first, it waits for any of reception of an out signal, detection of a counting ball by the counter unit 15, and operation of the issue button using the touch panel switch on the information display unit 11. Loops (B1, B2, B3) are formed. When an out signal is received from this standby state, the process proceeds to the standby loop (B3) after executing step B4 in which “10” is added to “out”. When the counting ball is detected from the standby state, the process proceeds to the standby loop (B3) after executing step B5 for adding the number of detections to the “acquired ball”.

When the issue button is operated in the standby state, it is determined whether or not a membership card is being accepted (B6), and when it is being accepted, it is determined whether or not there are one or more “acquired balls” (B7). ).
When the “acquired ball” is zero (B7: NO), the process proceeds to information transmission processing step B13 described later. However, when there are one or more “acquired balls”, “out” <“replay ball” (B8). If “NO”, that is, if “OUT” is equal to or greater than “RE GAME BALL”, it is assumed that the predetermined condition is satisfied and “ “Acquired ball” is added to “ball” (B10), and thereafter, the process proceeds to information transmission processing step B13.

  On the other hand, if “YES” is determined in step B8, it is determined whether or not the relationship of “out” <“acquired ball” is satisfied (B9). If “NO”, that is, “out”. Is equal to or more than “acquired ball”, it is assumed that a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the process proceeds to information transmission processing step B13 after executing step B10.

  If “YES” is determined in Step B9, “Out” is added to “Moving ball” in the same number as “Out”. In Step B11, “Out” is subtracted from “Acquired number” in “Stored ball”. After step B12 for executing the stored ball processing of adding the result (corresponding to the remaining amount of “acquired number” added to “motivated ball”) is sequentially executed, the process proceeds to information transmission processing step B13.

  In the information transmission processing step B13, information that can identify the “held ball” and the “stored ball” after being added according to the execution of the above steps B10, B11, and B12 is managed together with the member ID of the member card in the reception state. The information is transmitted to the device 7, and the management device 7 that receives the information performs a process of updating the corresponding information in the member information database (see FIG. 4).

  Thereafter, the membership card is discharged (B14), and thereafter, a necessary information notification screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the information display unit 10 in step B15, and the storage contents of the numerical information storage area are initialized. After step B16 is sequentially executed, the process returns to the waiting loop (B1). In addition, the above-mentioned necessary information notification screen includes information on the distribution status of pachinko balls (acquired balls) that are owned by the player to the possession balls and storage balls, and all the earned balls that are advantageous to the player side. The guide information of the game time required to play the game (however, it is assumed that 100 pachinko balls are used in the game per minute) is displayed as the necessary information referred to in the invention of claim 3.

  In the state where the membership card is not received (B6: NO), after executing the counting card issuing process routine B17, the steps B15 and B16 are sequentially executed, and then the process returns to the waiting loop (B1). In the counting card issuance processing routine, the same processing as in steps B7 to B11 is performed, and the counting card that stores “mochitama” after being added in accordance with the execution of steps B10 and B11 is stored as acquired number information. An issue process, a process for initializing the storage contents of the numerical information storage area, and the like are executed.

  According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. That is, in the morning time zone (9:00 to 12:00), the player replays the game with the pachinko gaming machine 1 of model A, which is a model with advantageous replay fee (hereinafter referred to as advantageous model). Assume a case where a ball is paid out and a replay game ball is used to play a game with a pachinko gaming machine 1 of model C, which is a model with a high fee (hereinafter referred to as a normal model). The replay fee in this time zone is “0” for model A and “42” for model C, and the replay fee “0” corresponds to an advantageous unit price (see FIG. 3).

  In this case, the player pays out a re-playing ball based on the stored ball in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the model A, which is an advantageous model (the replay fee is “0”), and does not play a game in the pachinko gaming machine 1, If the re-playing ball is counted by the counting unit 15, the counting ball becomes a holding ball without a replay fee, and if the holding ball is used for a game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the model C which is a normal model, Thus, it is possible to play a game on the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the normal model without collecting a replay fee.

  In order to prevent such an illegal act, in the conventional system described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-333116), a predetermined period elapses after the re-playing game balls are paid out for the stored balls. When the corresponding gaming machine is in a non-operating state, it is configured to detect that an illegal act has been performed. However, in this configuration, a game using a re-playing ball in the advantageous pachinko gaming machine 1 If the game is continued for a predetermined time or more and a game to the normal model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is started in the middle, it becomes impossible to detect an illegal act. In addition, when a fraudulent act is detected, the game hall employee will pay attention to the corresponding player. When such attention is given, a player treated as a fraudulent person will be responsible for this. After that, there will be a problem that there is a high possibility of avoiding advantageous models and the playground itself.

  According to the configuration of this embodiment, even if there is a fraudulent act as described above, the counting ball is not added to the possession ball without a fee, so the playground side does not suffer a disadvantage, therefore Detecting the fraud and the attendant behavior on the side of the game hall accompanying this are no longer necessary, eliminating the possibility of incurring the above-mentioned problems. Further, in this embodiment, only the number of acquired balls corresponding to the used balls in the advantageous model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are recognized as held balls, and the remaining acquired balls are stored as stored balls that require a replay fee. As a result, there is no disadvantage on the game hall side, and therefore fraud detection is not necessary in this case, and there is no possibility of causing the above-mentioned problems. Further, in this embodiment, by giving the player a further privilege that is advantageous to the player side for the game in the pachinko machine 1 in which the replay fee is advantageously set to the player side, the pachinko gaming machine The operating rate can be improved at 1.

  If the player plays a game that satisfies a predetermined condition (“out” ≧ “re-playing ball”, “out” ≧ “acquired ball”), all the acquired balls are regarded as holding balls that do not require a replay fee. Therefore, there is no possibility of obstructing a game form that has been permitted in the past, such as using a ball acquired by a game in the advantageous model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 for a game in the normal model of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Further, when the membership card is ejected, a necessary information notification screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and how much a game is given to the player with the advantage of the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the advantageous model. It becomes possible to give a game target, and as a result, the player will be motivated to continue playing with the advantageous model of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the advantageous model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 It will be possible to improve the operating rate. In this case, if the necessary information notification screen is configured to be displayed by a predetermined operation at any time during the game, the motivation as described above can be expected even during the game, and an advantageous model of a pachinko machine 1 is useful in improving the operating rate.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the description has been given of the game hall in which the counter unit 15 is installed for each pachinko gaming machine 1 as an example. However, the embodiment is applied to a game hall in which pachinko ball counting means is installed on an island edge or the like. You can also The contents of the second embodiment in which such an application is performed are as follows.
In the second embodiment, a carryover ball, which is a virtual ball, is set and stored for each replay fee. For example, as in the example of FIG. 2, when the replay fee is “0”, “21”, “42”, the carryover ball (carryover “0”, carryover “21”, Carry-over “42”: the number of advantageous media, equivalent to the number of carry-over balls) is stored. In this case, a value corresponding to game information (for example, out) from the pachinko gaming machine 1 side is added to the corresponding carry-over carry ball. For example, if the pachinko gaming machine 1 is model A in the morning business hours, the replay fee is “0”, so the player can play 10 out balls for that pachinko gaming machine 1. Every time a game is played, “10” is added to carry-over “0”.

  If the player performs a so-called table movement and the replay fee corresponding to the pachinko machine 1 after the table movement is unfavorable for the player than the replay fee corresponding to the carryover ball after the addition, The carryover ball is subtracted according to the game ball. In this case, as long as it is in a state where the carryover ball can be subtracted (a state where the stored carryover ball remains: a state where the carryover ball> 1), the payout is based on the replay fee corresponding to the carryover ball The number of stored balls to be paid for processing is specified and subtracted from the stored account (however, the priority of the subtraction is the order in which the corresponding replay fee is advantageous (carryover “0”>, carryover “21”> carryover “ 42 ")).

  For example, when a player with carryover “0” = 500 and carryover “21” = 1000 replays with a pachinko gaming machine 1 of a model corresponding to a replay fee = 42, the first 500 pieces are replayed balls. As a consideration for the payout process, the number of balls stored in the savings account is subtracted by the replay fee “0”, and after that, the number of balls stored above is calculated as the replaying ball. Subtract with replay fee “21”.

In addition, when replaying is performed based on the counting balls in the counting unit 15, neither replay fee is collected nor carryover balls are subtracted. Note that the carryover ball is initialized when a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as when a date is updated or when a predetermined operation is performed.
According to such a configuration, even if a pachinko ball (acquired ball) that is a target of savings cannot be acquired due to a game in an advantageous model of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the gaming situation in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not improved. Accordingly, it becomes possible to give preferential treatment to the re-game price in the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the normal model, and the motivation for playing the game in the advantageous model can be reinforced.

  A configuration in which the second embodiment as described above and the first embodiment corresponding to FIGS. 1 to 8 are combined may be a third embodiment having the same effect. That is, the third embodiment is characterized in that the holding balls in the first embodiment are divided in association with the replay fee, and the carryover ball that is a virtual holding ball for each replay fee. Is the same as in the second embodiment, and the configuration for adding a value corresponding to the game information (for example, out) from the pachinko gaming machine 1 side to the corresponding carryover ball is the same as the second embodiment. The points to be classified for each carryover ball, specifically, the carryballs “0”, “21”, “42” corresponding to the carryover “0”, “21”, “42” (the number of advantageous media, the first The difference is that it is divided into the number of deposits). The possession ball storage area corresponding to the replay fee “0” is set even when there is no corresponding carryover possession ball.

  When the player performs the ball saving process in the counting unit 15, it is determined whether or not the total number of carryover carry-out balls (the number of outs in the pachinko gaming machine 1) is equal to or larger than a predetermined value (re-playing ball). Adds all the counting balls in the counting unit 15 to the holding ball “0” (the holding ball corresponding to the replay fee “0”). If the total number of carryover balls is less than the predetermined value, the counting balls are allocated to the possession balls corresponding to the carryover balls and added (priority of addition is the order of the replay fee (mochitama “0”)). > Moving ball “21”> Moving ball “42”).

  For example, if the number of counting balls in the counting unit 15 by the player with the re-playing ball = 5000, the carryover “0” = 500, and the carryover “21” = 1000, add 500 to the holding ball “0”. At the same time, 1000 is added to the holding ball “21” and the remaining 2500 are added to the stored ball. At this time, the replay balls and carryover balls (carryover “0”, “21”, “42”) are initialized. In the case of re-playing balls = 1000, the total number of carryover balls is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and therefore all the counting balls (4000 balls) are added to the holding ball “0”.

  Then, when the player replays using the possession ball, a corresponding replay fee is collected and the replay ball is paid out. In this case, in the case of replaying with the holding ball “0”, the same number of holding balls “0” as the replaying ball is subtracted and replaying with the holding ball “21” or the holding ball “42”. Are subtracted the same number of holding balls “21” or “42” as the replay balls, respectively, and subtract the corresponding 21 or 42 replay fees from the stored balls.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be modified or expanded as described below, for example.
As an example of the gaming machine group to which the gaming machines belong, the model of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has been described. However, the pachinko gaming machines 1 belonging to the same gaming island may be handled as the gaming machine group.
Out is used as the game information indicating the game situation of the pachinko gaming machine 1, but other game information (safe, start) may be used, and the same number of game information as out, The ball is specified as a ball. However, as long as it corresponds to game information, a ball or a carryover ball may be specified with a predetermined multiplication rate (such as × 0.5).

  The upper limit of the game information for adding all of the player's earned balls (count balls) to the possession ball is the replay ball, but in addition, the sales ball is the upper limit, or the result of multiplying the replay occasionally by the predetermined value The upper limit may be set, or a predetermined value may be separately set as the upper limit set value. Of course, the game information to be compared may be game information other than out (for example, the total number of balls acquired once per jackpot is added to the holding ball, and if the jackpot does not occur, the number of starts is predetermined. A value multiplied by a value (for example, 10) is specified as a holding ball).

The timing for changing the replay fee may be at the time of accepting the membership card, or it may be configured so that the replay fee for all time zones is stored in advance on the inter-table lending machine 2 side and changed as time passes. good.
In the necessary information notification screen, the game time required to make all the acquired balls advantageous balls for the player side is displayed, but the number of required out balls may be displayed. Further, in consideration of the second embodiment, the corresponding game information may be appropriately notified.

The first, second and third embodiments can be widely applied to a per-counter counting system in which a counting means is provided for each gaming machine or an island edge counting system in which a counting means is provided at an island edge.
A membership card or counting card made up of a magnetic card or IC card is used, but other storage media (such as a mobile phone) may be used. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which manages on the management apparatus 7 side, and the structure memorize | stores in both a storage medium and the management apparatus 7 based on ID of the storage medium currently stored newly or newly. It is also good.
A terminal unit such as a call lamp unit (not shown) connected to the in-store LAN 8 or a relay device 6 incorporates a control circuit including a CPU and the like, and a part of the processing in the control device in the interbank lending machine 2 Or it is good also as a structure which performs all by these terminal devices or the management apparatus 7. FIG.

For paying out replay balls, security based on a password may be set separately.
All numerical values shown in the examples are illustrative. The multi-stage replay fee may be set only for the game hall business hours or only for each model, and the target conditions may be changed as appropriate. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which collects a commission also at the time of paying out a coin. Of course, in FIG. 3, a value obtained by adding the number of replay balls to the replay fee may be set.

Of course, the target gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine but can be applied to a slot machine that uses coins as a gaming medium.
Separately, a break button may be provided so that a counting card can be issued with a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) after the operation as a break time. In this case, the transition process to the holding ball may not be performed. good. In this case, the use of the counting card is limited to the issued lending machine 2 only, and after the break time has been completed, the card is transferred to the lending machine 2 other than the issuing source. It is possible to assume a configuration that allows the use of
The present invention may be applied to a holding ball corresponding to a counting card. In addition, with respect to the replay fee, it may be distinguished based on whether or not there is the fee.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game room system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing an example of setting in the model setting table The figure which shows the example of setting of the fee setting table Figure showing format example of member information database The figure which shows the example of a format of a numerical information storage area Flow chart showing the control contents by the control device in the lending machine 1 Flowchart 2 showing the contents of control by the same control device Figure showing a display example of the necessary information notification screen

Explanation of symbols

  1 is a pachinko gaming machine, 2 is a lending machine between machines (setting means, consideration specifying means, updating means, information specifying means, advantageous medium number specifying means, condition setting means, determination means, necessary information specifying means, receiving means, ID reception Means), 7 is a management device (setting means, updating means, condition setting means, storage means), 10 is an information display section (notification means), 12 is a nozzle (payout means), 13 is a card insertion slot, and 14 is a card issue A slot 15 indicates a counter unit (counting means).

Claims (6)

Storage means for storing the number of deposits, which is the number of game media deposited by the player at the game hall, in association with a player ID that can identify the player;
ID accepting means provided corresponding to the gaming machine and accepting the player ID;
A game within the range of the number of deposits associated with the player ID, provided in correspondence with the gaming machine, when the ID receiving means receives a predetermined re-game operation with the player ID received. A payout means for performing payout processing for paying out the medium as a replay medium;
A deposit as a consideration when a predetermined number of re-playing media are paid out by the payout means corresponding to at least one of the gaming machine group to which the gaming machine corresponding to the payout means belongs and the payout means performs the payout process. Setting means for presetting consideration information capable of specifying the consideration unit price as a number;
Based on the consideration information set by the setting means, the consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of the group to which the gaming machine corresponding to the payout means belongs and the time zone in which the payout means performs the payout process is specified. Compensation specifying means for specifying the number of deposits to be paid for the payout processing by the payout means based on the consideration unit price,
Updating means for subtracting the number of deposits specified as consideration by the consideration specifying means from the number of deposits stored in the storage means in a state associated with the player ID that is the subject of the payout processing by the payout means; ,
A game system system comprising:
Receiving means for receiving a game signal capable of specifying game information output from the gaming machine side;
Based on the game signal received by the receiving means and the player ID received by the ID receiving means, information specifying means for specifying game information related to the player corresponding to the player ID;
Advantageous medium number identifying means for identifying the number of advantageous media corresponding to the advantageous unit price that is a unit price advantageous to the player over at least one consideration unit price of the consideration unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means; ,
With
The update means subtracts the number corresponding to the payout number from the advantageous medium number when the payout means pays out the replay medium having the advantageous unit price.
The consideration specifying means, when the number of the advantageous media remains, and it is more advantageous for the player to set the advantageous unit price than the consideration unit price specified based on the consideration information set by the setting means, Specify the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means in the favorable unit price state,
The game medium system characterized in that the advantageous medium number specifying means specifies the advantageous medium number based on the game information specified by the information specifying means. A depositing process for accepting a player ID, counting a player's acquired game medium specified by the player ID, and identifying at least a part of the counted acquired game medium as a deposit object in accordance with a predetermined deposit operation. Counting means to perform;
Condition setting means for setting a predetermined condition for the game information specified by the information specifying means;
Determining means for determining whether or not the game information specified by the information specifying means satisfies a predetermined condition set by the condition setting means;
With
The storage means stores the number of deposits divided into a first deposit number and a second deposit number,
The setting means associates the consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of the gaming machine group to which the gaming machine belongs and the time zone with the second deposit number, and the consideration information so as to associate with the first deposit number as the advantageous unit price. Set
The consideration specifying means specifies, as the advantageous unit price, the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process when the first deposit number remains with the first deposit number as the advantageous medium number,
The advantageous medium number specifying means specifies, as the advantageous medium number, the number of acquired game media to be deposited by the counting means when the determining means determines that the predetermined condition is satisfied,
The updating means adds the acquired number of game media to the first deposit number when it is specified as the advantageous medium number by the advantageous medium number specifying means, while when it is not specified as the advantageous medium number, 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: adding to the second deposit number, and further subtracting the first deposit number as the advantageous medium number when the payout means pays out the replay medium as the advantageous unit price. The described game system. Necessary information specifying means for specifying necessary information that is game information necessary for the game information specified by the information specifying means to satisfy a predetermined condition set by the condition setting means;
Informing means for informing the player of necessary information identified by the necessary information identifying means;
The game system according to claim 2, further comprising: A depositing process for accepting a player ID, counting a player's acquired game medium specified by the player ID, and identifying at least a part of the counted acquired game medium as a deposit object in accordance with a predetermined deposit operation. A counting means for performing,
The storage means stores the number of deposits divided into a first deposit number and a second deposit number,
The setting means associates the consideration unit price corresponding to at least one of the gaming machine group to which the gaming machine belongs and the time zone with the second deposit number, and the consideration unit price is associated with the first deposit number as the advantageous unit price. Set the information,
The consideration specifying means specifies, as the advantageous unit price, the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process when the first deposit number remains in the state where the first deposit number is the number of advantageous media. ,
The advantageous medium number specifying means specifies the advantageous medium number in correspondence with the game information specified by the information specifying means,
The updating means adds the number of advantageous media specified by the advantageous medium number specifying means to the first deposit number among the number of acquired game media to be deposited specified by the counting means, while acquiring the remaining number The number of game media is added to the second deposit number, and the payout means subtracts the first deposit number as the advantageous medium number when paying out replay media as the advantageous unit price. The game system according to claim 1. A carry-over storage means for storing the number of carry-over balls, which is a virtual deposit number corresponding to the number of re-playing media for which the predetermined number of deposited game media is paid for each player;
The consideration specifying means specifies the number of deposits as a consideration of the payout process by the payout means as the advantageous unit price when the carryover ball number stored in the carryover storage means remains,
The updating means adds the number of advantageous media specified by the advantageous medium number specifying means to the carry-over carry ball, and when the payout means pays out the replay medium as the advantageous unit price, the carry-over carry ball 2. A game system according to claim 1, wherein a number is subtracted as the number of said advantageous media, and the number of deposits stored in said storage means is subtracted by a number corresponding to the number of carry-over balls. The carry-over storage means stores a plurality of stages of unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means as a plurality of types of carry-over carry balls corresponding to the predetermined number of deposit game media,
The consideration specifying means specifies the consideration unit price specified by the consideration information set by the setting means and the consideration of the plurality of types of carryover carry balls when specifying the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means Of the unit prices, the most favorable unit price for the player is compared, and if the unit price corresponding to the carryover ball is more advantageous to the player, the carryover ball is set as the number of advantageous media and the corresponding consideration unit Based on the unit price, specify as the number of deposits to be paid for the withdrawal process,
The updating means specifies, when the advantageous medium number is specified by the advantageous medium number specifying means, which of the consideration unit prices specified by the consideration information set by the setting means corresponds to the advantageous medium number In addition, the number of advantageous media is added to the number of carryover balls corresponding to the specified consideration unit price among a plurality of types of carryover possession balls stored in the carryover storage means, and the consideration specifying means When the number of deposits to be paid for the payout process by the payout means is specified based on the consideration unit price corresponding to the number of held balls, the number of carried carryover balls is determined as the number of advantageous media from the number of deposits stored in the storage means. 6. A game system according to claim 5, wherein subtraction is performed.

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