JP2012065708A - Slot machine and game parlor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine for clearly discriminating between a bonus lottery presence game section and an internal winning game section, and also to provide a game parlor device for calculating correct game data including bonus winning probability data approximate to a bonus winning probability in the internal lottery.SOLUTION: A bonus lottery presence game including a bonus role in the lottery object of the internal lottery to be performed in each game and a bonus lottery no presence game not including the bonus role in the lottery object are set in the slot machine. In the slot machine, a game becomes the bonus lottery no presence game in the internal winning game section from the bonus role winning till the start of a bonus game. The slot machine includes a signal output part for outputting a prescribed game signal to an external part. The signal output part outputs a bonus lottery signal which indicates that the bonus role is included in the lottery object in the bonus lottery presence game, and does not output the signal in the bonus lottery no presence game.

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine and a game hall device that counts predetermined game data based on various game signals output from the slot machine, and in particular, includes a bonus combination that becomes a bonus game as an internal lottery target. A slot machine for outputting a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus lottery game and a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a bonus combination in a lottery target are set, and that a bonus combination is included in the lottery target in the bonus lottery game; The present invention relates to a game arcade device that is targeted for counting.

  In general, a slot machine has a predetermined pattern, number, character, etc. on the outer peripheral surface when a player inserts a game medal (coin) or game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium and presses a start lever. A plurality of reels (usually three reels) with the symbol of 開始 start rotating, and after rotating at a constant speed, the reels are stopped by pressing the stop button at an arbitrary timing. This is a gaming machine in which a predetermined number of gaming media are paid out according to the combination of symbols.

  In such a slot machine, an internal lottery is performed based on a predetermined lottery probability at the timing of operating the start lever for each game. As a result of the internal lottery, the winning contents of the current game are selected from a plurality of lottery targets. As a result of the determination, each reel is controlled to stop based on the operation timing of the stop button so that the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning content is stopped and displayed.

The lottery objects in the internal lottery include a lottery object to which a game value is given to a player by a stop display of a combination of symbols on the corresponding reel, and a lottery that is a lottery object to which no game value is given. A lottery subject to which a game value is given is called a combination, and a “small role” to which a predetermined number of game media are given by a stop display of a combination of symbols on the corresponding reel (hereinafter referred to as winning), `` Re-gamer '' that is not granted but can be played without inserting game media in the next game, a special game state in which a large amount of game media can be acquired by winning a predetermined small role continuously with high probability There is a “bonus combination” which is a condition for shifting to a bonus game.
In the normal gaming state of the slot machine (for example, the state after the slot machine power is turned on at the time of opening the game hall), the lottery probability of lottery for these lotteries frequently loses, and the small role, replaying role, etc. Is set to occur occasionally, and bonus combinations occur rarely. Therefore, the majority of the gaming state of the slot machine is a game that includes a bonus combination with a low winning probability and a bonus combination with a lottery, small role, and re-playing combination with a high winning probability as a lottery target. (Hereinafter referred to as a “bonus lottery-equipped game”), and the player spends game funds in such a bonus lottery-provided game section (normal game state) while expecting to win a bonus role. The game is progressing.

In addition, in the slot machine, when a bonus combination is won, the winning content is carried over to the next game unless a combination of symbols corresponding to the bonus combination (for example, “7 / 7.7”, hereinafter, a bonus symbol) is displayed. It is like that.
Such a game segment in which the bonus combination is carried over is referred to as a so-called jackpot flag carry-over, internal hitting, etc. (hereinafter referred to as an internal winning game segment in this document), so that a bonus combination is not won. Is a bonus lottery-free game section that is excluded from the lottery target.

  By the way, in the game hall, there is a game hall device (for example, a call lamp, a hall computer, etc.) that counts predetermined game data based on various game signals output from a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. Such a game field device has, for example, a start signal output every game (in the slot machine, a substitute signal indicating the number of game media inserted) and a big hit signal output during a big hit state or during a bonus game Or, based on the bonus game signal, calculate the probability (hit probability or bonus winning probability) indicating the occurrence frequency of the jackpot or bonus game, and to make the player and the game hall manager understand the characteristics and performance of the gaming machine The calculated probabilities are displayed.

However, in the case of a slot machine, the bonus winning probability is calculated as a value far from the bonus winning probability for winning the bonus combination in the internal lottery.
Here, the bonus winning probability is the initial value (zero) of the previous bonus game end or a predetermined initial state (when the slot machine is turned on, when the game room is opened, when the game room is turned on, etc.) Is the calculation probability calculated using the number of games from the start of the next bonus game to the denominator, and the bonus winning probability is a set probability set for each lottery object in the internal lottery of the slot machine. The probability of winning a bonus role.
As described above, in the case of a slot machine, the bonus combination can be carried over until the bonus symbol is displayed, and the bonus game start timing and the winning timing of the bonus combination are different. It was a value that did not match the bonus winning probability that was the set probability.
That is, it is desirable that the calculated bonus winning probability is a value that approximates the bonus winning probability in the internal lottery that is the set probability, but due to the carry-over of the bonus role, the bonus winning probability is actually won. Regardless, because the bonus symbols are not aligned (this depends solely on the player's skill), the probability of including an internal winning game section, which is a blank game section where the bonus combination is not drawn, It was.
That is, in the conventional game hall device, the bonus winning probability calculated by adding the internal winning game section as the number of games between the bonus games is calculated. Therefore, the calculated bonus winning probability is the bonus winning probability of the internal lottery. (The calculation is lower than the bonus winning probability of the internal lottery) and the game data has low credibility and fluctuates depending on the skill of the player.

Focusing on the characteristics of such a slot machine, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention of a management device that outputs an internal winning signal related to bonus winning, from a slot machine, and detects and manages this signal. In addition, the store clerk can support bonus winning for players who have difficulty in arranging bonus symbols such as beginners.
Therefore, by using the internal winning signal according to the present invention and counting the number of games from the reception of the internal winning signal to the start of the bonus game, the internal winning game section is specified, and this number of games is determined as the denominator of the bonus winning probability. By subtracting from the bonus winning probability data approximate to the bonus winning probability of the internal lottery can be calculated.

JP 2004-208923 A

By the way, the game signal output from the slot machine includes a bonus game signal output during the bonus game, and is used as a state signal that can identify the internal state of the slot machine from the outside.
Since this bonus game signal is output as a state signal that is turned on during the bonus game, when the bonus game signal is turned off, the player proceeds with the slot machine game while expecting a bonus combination to be won. It can be regarded as the above-mentioned bonus lottery game section (for example, the normal gaming state).
In the game hall device, paying attention to the characteristics of such bonus game signals, the number of game media inserted into the slot machine for each gaming state, the number of payouts paid out from the slot machine, and the difference ball indicating the difference between them And game data such as a base indicating these ratios.

Specifically, the number of inputs is calculated based on the input signal output from the slot machine, the number of payouts is counted based on the payout signal output from the slot machine, and the input signal and payout output when the bonus game signal is on. From the signal, the number of inputs, the number of payouts in the bonus game, the number of payouts, the difference ball and the base are totaled, and from the input signal and the payout signal output when the bonus game signal is in the off state, for example, Number, difference ball and base are aggregated.
However, since the bonus game signal is in the off state, the internal winning game section described above is included, and thus the following problems occur.

As described above, the internal winning game section is a special game section that does not include the bonus combination as a lottery object. Therefore, in such an internal winning game section, a predetermined lottery is performed using such a special game section. Slot machines that change the target winning probability with a low probability or a high probability compared to the bonus lottery game section before this game section are widespread.
For example, in the bonus lottery game section (generally in the normal game state) from the time when the slot machine power is turned on until the bonus combination is won, or after the bonus game is over until the next bonus combination is won By setting the probability to a low probability (for example, about 1 / 7.3), the player spends game money and throws game media into a game section (normal game state) that is disadvantageous to the player. In the winning game section, the winning probability of the re-gamer is set to a high probability (for example, about 1/3), and the combination of symbols corresponding to the re-gamer is displayed in the internal winning game section (hereinafter referred to as a re-game prize). ) Frequently, the number of game media spent until the bonus symbols are arranged is suppressed, and the player can enjoy the effects (eg, sound and TV effects) until the transition to the bonus game. There is Ttomashin.
As a result, the game data such as the number of inputs, the number of payouts, the difference ball and the base, etc. that are counted in the internal winning game section are clearly different from the game data of the game section with bonus lottery that is the previous game section. In a conventional game field device that counts game data by regarding the bonus game signal OFF state as a bonus lottery-equipped game section (for example, a normal game state), the game data is extracted by extracting only the game signal in the bonus lottery-equipped game section. Cannot be tabulated, and the game data of the internal winning game section (bonus lottery-free game section) is mixed and incorrect game data.

  In addition, in a bonus lottery game section, a game state called a replay time (RT) in which a state where the winning probability of a re-gamer is high (for example, about 1 / 1.1) continues, or the replay time (RT). In addition, it is called Assist Replay Time (ART) that notifies (assist: AT) the combination of symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination (especially the small combination) and the pressing order depending on the display mode of the liquid crystal TV and the lighting mode of the lamp. There are also slot machines (RT or ART function-equipped slot machines) having a specific gaming state (including AT single-equipped type), and even in such a slot machine, the winning probability of the re-gamer in the internal winning game section, It is different from the bonus lottery game section including during RT or ART.

  For example, in such a slot machine, the winning probability of the re-gamer is set to a high probability (for example, about 1 / 1.1) during RT or ART (a bonus lottery-equipped game section) that is in a specific gaming state. In the internal winning game section, a medium probability (for example, about 1/3) is set for the game section that is advantageous for the player to suppress the game funds spent by the player. Is set to a low probability (for example, about 1 / 7.3).

As described above, in a slot machine in recent years, an internal winning game section, that is, a game section after a bonus combination is won (hereinafter referred to as bonus game start or bonus winning) is displayed (a bonus lottery-free game). Section) is a game section in which the game data is different from the game section with bonus lottery prior to this game section (the above-mentioned normal game state, specific game state such as RT or ART), and the game signal of the game section with bonus lottery It was desired to collect game data by extracting only the game data.
Based on such a request, the present invention clearly identifies the bonus lottery-with-game section and the bonus lottery-free game section, thereby specifying the bonus lottery-with-game section and the internal winning game section, respectively. Accurate game data in the bonus lottery-equipped game section before the section is totaled, and bonus winning probability data approximate to the bonus winning probability in the internal lottery can be calculated.

  That is, the present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances, and outputs a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus combination is included in the lottery target in a bonus lottery game including the bonus combination in the lottery target. A slot machine that does not output the bonus lottery signal in a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a hand, and accurate game data including bonus winning probability data in the bonus lottery-equipped game section before the internal winning game section, for which the slot machine is to be counted The purpose is to provide a game hall device that counts the total number of games.

  In order to achieve the above object, the slot machine of the present invention includes a bonus lottery game including a bonus combination that becomes a predetermined bonus game as an internal lottery target for each game, and a bonus lottery that does not include a bonus combination as a lottery target. A slot machine having a signal output unit for outputting a predetermined game signal to the outside, in which no game is set and a bonus lottery-free game is performed in the internal winning game section after the bonus combination is won and bonus game is started. The signal output unit is configured to output a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus combination is included in a lottery object in the bonus lottery-present game, and does not output the bonus lottery signal in the bonus lottery-free game.

  In addition, the game hall device according to the present invention includes a bonus lottery game that includes a bonus combination that is a predetermined bonus game as an internal lottery target for each game, and a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a bonus role in the lottery target. And a bonus lottery signal indicating that the bonus lottery is not included in the internal winning game section after the bonus combination is won and the bonus game is started, and the bonus combination is included in the bonus lottery-included game. A game field device that outputs and totals game data based on a predetermined game signal output from the slot machine, the slot machine not outputting the bonus lottery signal in the bonus lottery-free game; Insertion signal indicating the number of game media input from the slot machine for each game. Based on the bonus lottery signal, a winning game determining means for determining a winning game of a bonus role related to a bonus game, and a denominator of the number of games until the winning game determined from the end of the previous bonus game or a predetermined initial state. Bonus winning probability data calculating means for calculating bonus winning probability data to be performed, wherein the winning game determining means monitors the insertion signal and the bonus lottery signal for each game, and the bonus lottery signal in the previous game Is output, and the previous game when the bonus lottery signal is not output in spite of the fact that the insertion signal is output in the current game is determined as the winning game of the bonus combination related to the bonus game. is there.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to calculate accurate game data including bonus winning probability data approximate to the bonus winning probability in the internal lottery by clearly dividing the bonus lottery-equipped game section and the internal winning game section. .

It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the game hall system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the signal between each apparatus in the game hall system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view showing an appearance of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a chart which shows the lottery data referred in the internal lottery of the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a time chart which shows the output form of the bonus lottery signal output from the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the output form of the bonus lottery signal turned on / off within 1 game, (b ) Shows an output form of a bonus lottery signal that is turned on over a plurality of games. It is a flowchart which shows the bonus lottery signal output process performed with the slot machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the stand computer which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a time chart showing output timings of a bonus signal, a medal insertion signal, and a bonus lottery signal corresponding to the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the game data totaling process performed with the stand computer which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a chart which shows the structure of the game data which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the flow of the signal between each apparatus in the game hall system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. 12 is a time chart showing output timings of a bonus signal, a medal insertion signal, and a bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal corresponding to the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a game arcade apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a game hall system provided with the game hall apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in each drawing, the game hall system 1 includes a plurality of slot machines 10 using medals as game media, a call lamp 20 provided for each slot machine 10, and a stand computer 30 connected to the call lamp 20. And an island computer 40 provided in the gaming machine island unit in which the slot machine 10 is installed, and a hall computer 50 connected to the island computer 40, which are connected to a predetermined network (for example, a local area network). A predetermined game signal from the slot machine 10 and game data generated by each device are connected via a network).

  The call lamp 20 lights or blinks lamps such as light bulbs and LEDs to notify the player of bonus winnings and the like, as well as game data related to the game such as the number of bonuses, the number of games between bonuses, and bonus winning probability data. A display device for displaying. Further, the calling lamp 20 receives the game signal output from the slot machine 10 and transmits it to the computer 30, and receives the game data compiled by the computer 30 and displays the game data. It is configured.

The stand computer 30 and the island computer 40 are information relay processing devices, respectively, and exchange predetermined game data with the hall computer 50.
The hall computer 50 is an information processing device that counts predetermined game data. The hall computer 50 collects the game data of each slot machine 10 counted by the stand computer 30 and collects the slot machine 10 for each slot machine 10, each slot machine 10 model, Game data (for example, total number of inputs, total number of payouts, bonus winning probability data, sales, gross profit, divide etc.) is aggregated in units such as each gaming machine island and the entire game hall.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the slot machine 1 constitutes a rotary type gaming machine that can acquire medals as game media by rotating a plurality of reels 13 a, 13 b, and 13 c.
The slot machine 10 includes a housing 10b that opens on the front side for housing a predetermined control board and necessary machines and devices, and a front door 10a that covers the front side of the housing 10b so that it can be opened and closed.

The front door 10a is a door that is attached to the casing 10b of the slot machine 1 through a hinge or the like so as to be opened and closed. The front door 10a is provided with an operation unit related to a game operation, and the front portion of the slot machine 10 is It is composed.
The operation unit includes a medal slot 11a into which a medal is inserted, a start lever 12 for starting rotation of each of the reels 13a, 13b, and 13c, and three stops for stopping each of the rotating reels 13a, 13b, and 13c. Buttons 14a, 14b, 41c and the like are provided.

  The front door 10a is provided with a display window 10c that allows the symbols displayed on the reels 13a, 13b, and 13c to be visually recognized on the upper side of the operation unit. The front door 10a is provided with, for example, a lower panel on the lower side of the operation unit on which characters representing a model name and the like, a character design related to the model, and the like are displayed. Furthermore, the front door 10a is provided with a speaker, a liquid crystal TV, and the like that output sound effects and the like, for example, on the upper side of the display window 10c.

In the center of the housing 10b, there is provided a variable display unit 13 including reels 13a, 13b, and 13c, a motor (not shown) that rotates the reels 13a, 13b, and 13c, a sensor that detects a rotational position, and the like.
In addition, a medal payout unit 15 for storing and paying out medals is provided at the lower portion of the housing 10b. The medal payout unit 15 is provided with a hopper for storing medals, and medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 11a are detected by the medal detection unit 11 such as a medal selector and guided to the hopper. Yes. In addition, the upper part of the housing 10b is configured by a control unit 18 configured by a computer including a CPU for controlling each unit described above, and a ROM, RAM, and the like in which programs and data for executing slot machine games are stored. A control board having the storage unit 16 is provided (not shown).

  In the slot machine 10 configured as described above, when a player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 11 and operates the start lever 12, a start signal is input to the control unit 18, and the control unit 18 stores the storage unit. The variable display unit 13 is driven in accordance with the game program stored in 16, and the reels 13a, 13b, and 13c are controlled to rotate.

  And the control part 18 performs the internal lottery which determines the winning content of this game with the predetermined | prescribed lottery probability from predetermined lottery objects for every game, and the timing when each stop button 14a, 14b, 14c was pressed down operation Based on the above, stop control of the rotating reels 13a, 13b, and 13c is performed so as to stop at the combination of symbols according to the lottery result. Further, when the reels 13a, 13b, and 13c are stopped and a predetermined symbol combination is displayed, the control unit 18 controls the medal payout unit 15 to pay out medals from the medal payout port 15a. ing.

As described above, the lottery objects of the internal lottery performed by the control unit 18 include a bonus combination as a bonus game, a re-playing combination that can be played next time without inserting medals, and a predetermined number (for example, 10) of medals. A plurality of lottery targets are set by adding a small part to be paid out and lost.
In addition, in the internal lottery, a bonus lottery game that includes a bonus combination as a lottery object and a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a bonus combination as a lottery object are set, and after the bonus combination is won, the bonus game starts. It is set to be a bonus lottery-free game in the internal winning game section.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 16 stores a plurality of lottery data 1 to 3 to be compared with random numbers in the internal lottery according to the game section.
The slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment has three game sections having different winning probabilities for the bonus combination and the re-playing role, and the winning probability of the re-playing role in the internal winning game section is the game before the internal winning game section. It is set higher than the section (so-called A type slot machine).
In each of the lottery data 1 to 3, winning values that are scattered within a random number update range that is originally updated within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 16383) are stored for each lottery object. In the example illustrated in FIG. Instead of the winning value, the number of winning values for each lottery object is shown. A value obtained by dividing the number of winning values by a random number (16384) is the winning probability of each lottery object.
The lottery data 1 is a data table for normal games that is referred to in the internal lottery at the end of the bonus game or in a predetermined initial state (for example, when the slot machine is turned on). Since the number of values is not “zero (0)”, the lottery target includes a bonus combination.
The lottery data 2 is a data table for the internal winning game section referred to in the internal lottery in the internal winning game section, and the number of winning values for the bonus combination 1 and bonus combination 2 is “zero (0)”, and the lottery data 2 Does not include bonuses.
The lottery data 3 is a data table for bonus games that is referred to in the internal lottery during the bonus game. The number of winning values for the bonus combination 1 and bonus combination 2 is “zero (0)”, and the lottery target is a bonus. Does not include a role.
The control unit 18 performs an internal lottery by referring to the lottery data 1 at the end of the bonus game or in a predetermined initial state, and refers to the lottery data 2 until the bonus winning from the next game winning the bonus combination. The internal lottery is performed with reference to the lottery data 2 from the bonus winning to the bonus end.
As a result, from the end of the bonus game or from the predetermined initial state to the game winning the bonus role, it becomes a bonus lottery game, and from the next game won for the bonus role until the bonus winning, that is, the internal winning game section is the bonus lottery There is no game, and during the bonus game, there is no bonus lottery game.

  Further, the slot machine 10 includes a signal output unit 17 that outputs a predetermined game signal to the outside, and the signal output unit 17 outputs a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus combination is included in a lottery target in a bonus lottery game. The bonus lottery signal is not output in the bonus lottery-free game.

The signal output unit 17 includes a predetermined information terminal board and the like, as shown in FIG. 2, according to a medal insertion signal indicating the number of medals inserted into the game as a predetermined game signal, according to a game winning A medal payout signal indicating the payout number of the paid out medals, a bonus game signal (bonus 1 signal, bonus 2 signal) indicating a bonus game state, a bonus lottery signal, and the like are output.
Specifically, the medal insertion signal is output as a group of pulse waveforms indicating a number corresponding to the number of insertions every time a slot machine game progresses (see FIG. 6A).
In the slot machine 10, the interval between games is always set to be longer than a predetermined time, so that a group of pulse waveforms output within a predetermined time is cumulatively added for each game as one game. Thus, for example, the number of games between bonus games can be totaled.

The medal payout signal is output as a group of pulse waveforms indicating the number corresponding to the number of payouts for each game won in the small role or replaying role, and is not output when no winning is made (FIG. 6). (See (a)).
The bonus signal is a state signal that is turned on during the bonus game, which changes from off to on when the bonus game starts and changes from on to off when the bonus game ends (see FIG. 9).
In this embodiment, two types of bonus combinations are set according to the difference in the number of medals that can be acquired during the bonus game, and bonus signals (bonus 1 signal or bonus 2 signal) corresponding to the winning bonus combinations 1 and 2 are provided. Is output.

The bonus lottery signal is a game signal indicating that the bonus combination is included in the lottery object, and is output for each game in the bonus lottery-equipped game.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, the bonus lottery signal changes from off to on after a start operation 1 (start lever 12 operation) to t1 (a predetermined time including 0) in a bonus lottery game. Then, after being on for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second), it is output in a mode that changes from on to off. In a bonus lottery-free game, start operation 1 (start lever 12 operation) to t1 (default including 0) It is not output even after (time).
Such a bonus lottery signal is output in a bonus lottery signal output process executed by the control unit 18, as shown in FIG.

Specifically, the control unit 18 monitors the operation of the start lever 12 in a playable state in which medals are inserted. When the start lever 12 is operated (S10-Yes), a bonus combination is included in the lottery target. It is determined whether or not (S11). Specifically, the control unit 18 determines whether the lottery data to be referred to in the internal lottery of the current game is the lottery data 1 or the other. When the lottery data 1 is used as the reference lottery data, a bonus combination is given to the lottery object. It is regarded as being included (S11-Yes), and a bonus lottery signal is output (S12).
On the other hand, when the lottery data referred to in the current game is other than the lottery data 1, that is, when the lottery data 2 or 3 is used as the reference lottery data, the lottery object does not include a bonus combination (S11-No). No bonus lottery signal is output.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6A, by observing whether or not a bonus lottery signal is output from the outside of the slot machine 10, a game with a bonus lottery signal output (solid line game) is a bonus lottery game. A game that can be discriminated and has no bonus lottery signal output (broken line game) can be discriminated as a game without bonus lottery.

The bonus lottery signal shown in FIG. 6 (a) has an output form that is turned on / off within one game. However, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the bonus lottery signal has an output form that is turned on / off over a plurality of games. You can also.
This can be realized by changing from OFF to ON by a start operation (operation of the start lever 12) and continuing the ON state for t2. t2 is determined to be longer than the shortest one game time when the slot machine game is performed, and is set to a time (for example, 60 seconds) over the next game. Thus, when a slot machine game is continuously performed, a new bonus lottery signal is turned on by the next start operation until it is turned off after the lapse of t2, and the on state can be continued. Can be a status signal that spans multiple games, such as a bonus signal.

Thus, the slot machine 10 of the present invention can determine that the game is a bonus lottery game by outputting a bonus lottery signal, and if the bonus lottery signal is not output, the game is determined to be a bonus lottery-free game. Therefore, in a game in which a bonus lottery signal is output, a game signal (medal insertion signal, medal payout signal) output in this game is a bonus lottery game, for example, the slot machine 10 is in a normal gaming state. It can be treated as a game signal when.
On the other hand, in a game for which no bonus lottery signal is output, game signals (medal insertion signal, medal payout signal) output in this game are bonus lottery-free games, for example, the slot machine 10 is an internal winning game section or bonus. It can be treated as a game signal when a game is in progress. In this case, when the bonus signal is not output, it can be handled as a game signal in the internal winning game section.
Further, when a bonus lottery signal is output in the previous game and no bonus lottery signal is output in the current game, it can be determined that the previous game has won the bonus combination (described later).

The stand computer 30 operates as a game hall apparatus according to the present invention, totals game data based on a predetermined game signal output from the slot machine 10, and collects the totaled game data via the island computer 40. 50 and the call lamp 20 are transmitted.
The stand computer 30 is provided for one or more slot machines 10 and includes a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, and a control unit 33 as shown in FIG.

The communication unit 31 is connected to the calling lamp 20 and the island computer 40, and transmits / receives predetermined game data to / from the calling lamp 20 and the island computer 40.
For example, the communication unit 31 receives game signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal, a bonus signal, and a bonus lottery signal output from the slot machine 10. In addition, the communication unit 31 transmits game data generated based on the game signal to the calling lamp 20 and the hall computer 50. Note that the communication unit 31 can also directly receive the game signal output from the slot machine 10 from the slot machine 10 without using the call lamp 20.

The storage unit 32 stores programs and data for executing various functions of the computer 30, the data indicated by the game signal received by the communication unit 31, and the like.
For example, in the storage area of the storage unit 32, a bonus lottery signal flag 32a for storing the presence / absence of a bonus lottery signal in the previous game as a flag (1, 0), a bonus lottery signal from the end of the previous bonus game or a predetermined initial state. The bonus lottery signal input number 32b obtained by cumulatively adding the number of inputs, the cumulative bonus number 32c obtained by cumulatively adding the number of pulses of the medal insertion signal from the previous bonus game end or the predetermined initial state, the previous bonus game end or from the predetermined initial state There is a cumulative payout number 32d obtained by cumulatively adding the number of pulses of the medal payout signal.
The bonus lottery signal flag 32a, the bonus lottery signal input number 32b, the cumulative input number 32c, and the cumulative payout number 32d are updated according to the presence / absence of a game signal output from the slot machine 10 for each game, and bonuses in the previous game. A lottery signal is output, and it is initialized (cleared) when a bonus lottery signal is not output in spite of an input signal being output in the game this time (described later).

The control unit 33 is configured by a computer including a CPU, and operates as a winning game determination unit and a bonus winning probability data calculation unit by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 32.
For example, the control unit 33 specifies the number of inserted medals and the number of paid-outs from the received game signal, and cumulatively adds it to the total number of inserted 32c and the total number of paid-outs 32d of the storage unit 32 for each game, and receives a bonus lottery signal. Each time the bonus lottery signal input number 32b is incremented by 1, the number is updated.
Further, the control unit 33 operates as a bonus winning probability data calculating means, and is stored in the number of games from the end of the previous bonus game or the winning game determined from a predetermined initial state, that is, the bonus lottery signal input number 32b. Calculate bonus winning probability data with the value as the denominator.
The control unit 33 operates as a winning game determination unit, and determines a winning game of a bonus combination related to a bonus game based on a medal insertion signal and a bonus lottery signal. Hereinafter, the operation as the winning game determination unit of the control unit 33 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the output timing of the bonus signal, the medal insertion signal, and the bonus lottery signal corresponding to the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 10.
The transition of the game state in this case is the same as the transition of the game state of a general slot machine, and the bonus lottery game section 1 starts from a predetermined initial state (A) such as the end of the bonus game or when the power is turned on. During this time, if a bonus combination is won (B: for example, the 300th game), the next game becomes a bonus lottery-free game section.
This non-bonus lottery game section starts with an internal winning game section (for example, 301 games), and further transitions to a bonus game when a bonus is awarded (for example, 302 games) in the internal winning game section.
After that, the bonus lottery-equipped game section 2 starts again from the end of the bonus game (D).

  In the A type slot machine, the winning probability of the re-gamer is low in the bonus lottery game section from the time when the slot machine power is turned on until the bonus combination is won, or after the bonus game is completed until the next bonus combination is won ( For example, by setting the ratio to about 1 / 7.3), a game section that is disadvantageous for a player who spends game funds and throws in game media (normal game state) is used, but in an internal winning game section, The winning probability of the re-gamer is set to a high probability (for example, about 1/3), and re-game winnings are frequently played in the internal winning game section.

  In addition, in the RT or ART function-equipped type slot machine, a bonus lottery game section 1 or 2 is set to the RT or ART state in all or a part of the game section, and the winning probability of the re-gamer is high (for example, about 1 /1.1), it is a game segment (specific game state) that is advantageous to the player that suppresses the game funds spent by the player, but in the internal winning game segment, the medium probability (for example, about 1 / 3), and in other bonus lottery game sections, a low probability (normal gaming state, for example, about 1 / 7.3) is set.

  As described above, in any type of slot machine, a bonus lottery game section (a normal game, a specific game such as an RT or ART state) is shifted to an internal winning game section, and a bonus game is achieved by a bonus winning. Thereafter, the game state that becomes the bonus lottery-equipped game section (a normal game, a specific game such as an RT or ART state) is repeated again.

Then, in the slot machine 10 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10, in the bonus lottery with game sections 1 and 2, a bonus lottery signal is output for each game, and in the bonus lottery-free game section, the bonus lottery signal is It will not be output.
In addition, since the internal winning game section that is a bonus lottery-free game section always moves through the bonus lottery game section, the transition from a game in which a bonus lottery signal is output to a game in which no bonus lottery signal is output is It can be determined that the game has shifted to the winning game section. That is, in this case, the previous game to which the bonus lottery signal has been output becomes the winning game of the bonus combination.
Using such a feature of the slot machine 10 according to the present invention, the control unit 33 executes the game data totaling process shown in FIG. Game data including probability data is calculated.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 33 monitors the medal insertion signal and the bonus lottery signal for each game (S20, S21), and when the medal insertion signal is input (S20-Yes). Then, the presence / absence of a bonus lottery signal input within a predetermined time (t1) from the input of a medal insertion signal is monitored (S21). When the bonus lottery signal is input (S21-Yes), the bonus lottery signal input number 32b is incremented by +1. While updating (S22), the bonus lottery signal flag 32a is set (1). Further, the number of pulses of the medal insertion signal and the medal payout signal (which may not be input) input in the game are cumulatively added to the cumulative insertion number 32c and the cumulative payout number 32d, respectively.

On the other hand, when no bonus lottery signal is input within a predetermined time (t1) from the input of the medal insertion signal (S21-No), the presence / absence of the bonus lottery signal in the previous game is determined with reference to the bonus lottery signal flag 32a. (S24).
When the bonus lottery signal flag 32a is set (1), that is, when the bonus lottery signal is input in the previous game (S24-Yes), the previous game is determined to be the winning game of the bonus combination. That is, the bonus lottery signal is output in the previous game (300 game in the example of FIG. 10), and the bonus lottery signal is not output even though the insertion signal is output in the current game (FIG. 10). In this example, it is determined that the bonus winning combination is won in the 301 game) and the previous game (300 game), and as a result, the current game (301 game) transitions to the internal winning game section where no bonus lottery signal is output.

Here, the control unit 33 sets bonus lottery probability data with the number of bonus lottery signals input until the previous game, that is, the value of the bonus lottery signal input number 32b as the denominator and 1 as the numerator (in the example of FIG. 10, 1 / 300) is calculated (S25).
Since the bonus lottery probability data calculated in this way is bonus lottery probability data only for the bonus lottery-existing game section that excludes the internal winning game section and the bonus combination is a lottery object, It can be calculated as a value approximating the winning probability.
In addition, when counting the number of conventional games, the medal insertion signal is divided by the number of pulses and counted as one game. However, by adopting the bonus lottery signal, it is sufficient to count the number of bonus lottery signals input. There is no need to perform division, and the calculated bonus lottery probability data can be calculated by simply reversing the number of bonus lottery signals input without requiring a complicated algorithm. It is done.

Furthermore, the control unit 33 collectively calculates the game data of the bonus lottery game section (S26). The cumulative insertion number 32c and the cumulative payout number 32d at this time are game data obtained by accumulating the number of medals inserted and the number of payouts in the bonus lottery-equipped game section. From these, for example, the cumulative number of payouts in the total input number 32c Based on the ratio of 32d, a base (cumulative payout number 32d / cumulative input number 32c) and a difference ball (cumulative payout number 32d-cumulative input number 32c) in the bonus lottery game section can be calculated.
Then, after the game data such as bonus lottery probability data, cumulative input number 32c, cumulative payout number 32d and base are transmitted to the call lamp 20 and the hall computer 50 (S27), the bonus lottery signal input number 32b, the cumulative input number 32c, The accumulated payout number 32d is initialized (zero) (S28).

On the other hand, when the bonus lottery signal flag 32a is reset (0), that is, when the bonus lottery signal is not input in the previous game (S24-No), the winning game is already determined in the previous game including the previous game. It is assumed that it corresponds to a game (game from 302 game to bonus game end in the example of FIG. 10), and the process is ended as it is.
A bonus lottery signal flag 32a is set (1) from a game in which a bonus lottery signal is input again (in the example shown in FIG. 10, the next game after the bonus game is ended), and a bonus lottery signal input number 32b, The update of the cumulative input number 32c and the cumulative payout number 32d is started (S21-Yes).
As described above, the game data updated based on the bonus lottery signal can be accumulated while being distinguished from the beginning as game data of the bonus lottery-equipped game section, so that game data for each gaming state can be aggregated in real time.
Note that the medal insertion signal and the medal payout signal are input until the bonus signal is input after the cumulative input number 32c and the cumulative payout number 32d are initialized (zero) after determining that the transition has been made to the internal winning game section. By updating the cumulative insertion number 32c and the cumulative payout number 32d each time, the game data in the internal winning game section can be calculated in the same manner as the game data in the bonus lottery game section.

Here, the game data tabulated by the control unit 33 will be described with reference to FIG.
When determining that the bonus combination is won, the control unit 33 calculates game data regarding each item shown in FIG. 11 and stores them in the storage unit 32 as game data.
For example, “bonus lottery with game section NO” numbered for each bonus lottery-equipped game section, “cumulative insertion number” indicating the total number of insertions in each bonus lottery-with-game section, and number of payouts in each bonus lottery-with-game section "Cumulative number of payouts" indicating the cumulative number of games, "base" indicating the percentage of the total number of payouts in the total number of input in each bonus lottery game segment, and the number of games from the end of the bonus game to winning the bonus role (bonus lottery signal Number of games), bonus lottery probability data with the number of games as the denominator, “composite probability data” summing up each bonus lottery probability data, and the winning probability status of the re-gamer in each bonus lottery game section A “game state” or the like indicating is calculated. The “gaming state” indicates a gaming state in which the value of “base” exceeds a predetermined reference value (for example, 80%) as “RT or ART” (a specific gaming state having a high winning probability of a re-gamer, for example, 1 /1.1), and below that is “normal game” (a state where the winning probability of the re-gamer is low, for example, 1 / 7.3).
These are stored as game data in the storage unit 32 and transmitted to the calling lamp 20 and the hall computer 50.
The call lamp 20 and the hall computer 50 store these in their respective storage units. For example, the call lamp 20 displays bonus winning probability data, so that the bonus in the internal lottery can be increased compared to the conventional case. Provide accurate game data that is close to the winning probability of a role.
Further, since the game data is counted based on the presence or absence of a bonus combination in the lottery object, the game data is stable game data that is not affected by a game state such as a normal game state or a specific game state.

Next, another embodiment in which the bonus lottery signal output form is different will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the flow of signals between the devices in the game hall system 1 according to another embodiment, and FIG. 13 corresponds to the transition of the gaming state of the slot machine 10 according to another embodiment. 4 is a time chart showing output timings of a bonus signal, a medal insertion signal, and a bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal.
As shown in these drawings, the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment is configured to mix and output the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal as one serial signal, and otherwise, the slot machine 10 is the same as the above embodiment. It has the same configuration.

In the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment, the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal are mixed and output as one serial signal (bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal), but the respective output timings do not match and the on output time is It has become different.
Specifically, the bonus lottery signal is output as a signal that is turned on / off within one game. For example, in this embodiment, the bonus lottery signal is turned on almost simultaneously with the medal insertion signal, and turned off after a predetermined time on (for example, 1 second). It is a signal. One bonus 2 signal is output as a signal in which the ON state continues over a plurality of games. Thus, by outputting the bonus lottery signal in combination with the bonus 2 signal, it is not necessary to change the signal output unit 17 on the hardware side, so that the cost can be reduced.

Such a bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal is input to the stand computer 30 via the calling lamp 20 as in the above-described embodiment.
When the bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal is input, the computer 30 identifies the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal as follows according to the difference in the on-time.
The storage unit 32 of the stand computer 30 stores a threshold value for identifying the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal.
The threshold value is stored as a time value (for example, 2 seconds) that can identify the difference in on-time between the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal.
The control unit 33 operates as a game signal identifying means, and identifies it as a bonus lottery signal when the ON time of the input bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal is less than or equal to a threshold value. Two signals are identified.
Thus, even if the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal are input as one serial signal (bonus 2 / bonus lottery signal), each can be accurately identified.
Then, using the identified bonus lottery signal, in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, the bonus lottery-present game segment and the bonus lottery-free game segment including the internal winning game segment are divided into game data in each game segment. Can be tabulated.

As described above, according to the slot machine and the stand computer of the present embodiment, the bonus winning probability approximate to the bonus winning probability in the internal lottery by clearly dividing the bonus lottery-equipped game section and the internal winning game section. Accurate game data including data can be calculated.
When a player chooses a slot machine to play a game, the player often determines whether the set probability (six-stage set probability) is good or bad based on the bonus winning probability, but according to the bonus winning probability of the conventional method, Even if the setting probability of the slot machine is set to the setting probability of a high payout rate, the slot machine is overlooked by the player because it is presented with a lower probability than that. However, in the present invention, since bonus winning probability data close to the bonus winning probability in the internal lottery is presented, there is a merit for both the game hall and the player.

The preferred embodiment of the game hall apparatus of the present invention has been described above, but the game hall apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the stand computer 30 is operated as a game hall device, but the calling lamp 20, the island computer 40, and the hall computer 50 can be operated as a game hall device.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the stand computer 30 functions as various means such as a winning game determination means and a bonus winning probability data calculation means, but these functions are shared by the call lamp 20, the island computer 40, and the hall computer 50. By exchanging the determination result and the calculation result by mutual communication, the game room system can be operated as one game room apparatus.

  Also, after winning the bonus game, the player will enter a specific game state such as RT or ART state, and will win a bonus combination in a slot machine (so-called RT or ART complete run type) where the specific game state always continues for a predetermined number of games. Thus, the transition from the bonus lottery-present game to the bonus lottery-free game makes it possible to determine the winning game of the bonus combination based on the transition from the game with the bonus lottery signal to the no-game.

  Further, the threshold value for discriminating between the bonus lottery signal and the bonus 2 signal is assumed to be stored in advance in the storage unit 32 of the computer 30, but the threshold value is input by the hall computer 50. In addition to being set, this can be transmitted to the computer 30 and stored in the storage unit 32. Further, for example, a new remote controller is provided, and a threshold value is input at the input unit of the remote controller, and this is wirelessly transmitted to the main body of the call lamp 20, and transmitted from the call lamp 20 to the computer 30 You can also.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a slot machine installed in a game arcade and a game hall apparatus that collects and aggregates various game signals from the slot machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Amusement hall system 10 Slot machine 20 Calling lamp 30 computers (Amusement hall equipment)
40 Island computer 50 Hall computer

Claims (6)

A bonus lottery game including a bonus combination that is a predetermined bonus game is set as a lottery target for internal lottery performed for each game, and a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a bonus role as a lottery target, and after winning a bonus role A slot machine including a signal output unit that outputs a predetermined game signal to the outside, and becomes a bonus lottery-free game in the internal winning game section from when the bonus game is started.
The signal output unit is
Outputting a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus combination is included in the lottery object in the bonus lottery game,
A slot machine, wherein the bonus lottery signal is not output in the bonus lottery-free game. The signal output unit is
2. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the bonus lottery signal and the bonus game signal indicating that a bonus game is in progress are output as one serial signal having different output timing and output time. The bonus lottery game is
3. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine is in a normal gaming state that is disadvantageous for a player and / or a specific gaming state that is advantageously set for a player. A bonus lottery game including a bonus combination that is a predetermined bonus game is set as a lottery target for internal lottery performed for each game, and a bonus lottery-free game that does not include a bonus role as a lottery target, and after winning a bonus role In the internal winning game section from when the bonus game is started, a bonus lottery-free game is generated, a bonus lottery signal indicating that a bonus combination is included in the bonus lottery-included game is output, and a bonus lottery-free game is performed. A game machine that counts slot machines that do not output a bonus lottery signal and totals game data based on a predetermined game signal output from the slot machine,
A winning game determination means for determining a winning game of a bonus combination related to a bonus game based on an input signal indicating the number of input game media output for each game from the slot machine and the bonus lottery signal;
Bonus winning probability data calculating means for calculating bonus winning probability data using the number of games until the winning game determined from the end of the previous bonus game or a predetermined initial state as a denominator,
The winning game determination means includes
The insertion signal and the bonus lottery signal are monitored for each game, the bonus lottery signal is output in the previous game, and the bonus lottery signal is output even though the insertion signal is output in the current game. A game hall device, characterized in that the previous game when it is not output is determined as a winning game of a bonus combination related to the bonus game. When the slot machine that outputs the bonus lottery signal and the bonus game signal indicating that the bonus game is in progress as one serial signal with different output timing and output time is to be counted,
Game signal identifying means for identifying the bonus lottery signal and the bonus game signal based on the output time of the game signal;
The game signal identification means
The game hall device according to claim 4, wherein a game signal whose output time is less than a predetermined time value is identified as the bonus lottery signal, and the other is identified as the bonus game signal. The bonus lottery game is
6. The game field device according to claim 4, wherein the game room apparatus is a normal game state set disadvantageous for the player and / or a specific game state set advantageously for the player.

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