JP2012239802A - Management apparatus for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management apparatus for a game hall capable of adjusting nails so that a player's Pachinko balls could decrease at an adequate rate when a probability has changed.SOLUTION: The management apparatus as a management apparatus for a game hall calculates and sums game data such as a total number of out, safe, net gain/loss of Pachinko balls, and display changes (starting), total number of special prize (total occurrence number of jackpot), total number of probability change (total occurrence number of probability change) or the like for each game machine based on each kind of game signals output from instruments on the game machine, and sums the total number of balls left on an upper tray (left storage) upon a next jackpot when the probability changes after jackpot, and displays (outputs) it on a printer or the like.

Description

  The present invention relates to a management device for a game hall that manages a gaming machine that generates a special state with a predetermined probability to increase a winning rate to a start winning opening.

  Recent pachinko machines are generally of a type that can generate a so-called probability variation state as a special state, and in the certain variation state, a short state is also generated at the same time when the operation rate of the normal accessory (the winning rate at the start winning opening) is increased. It is normal to do. Accordingly, the probability of winning the jackpot increases at the same time as the probability of winning in the probability variation state, so that the payout rate increases. In such a pachinko gaming machine, it is important to perform nail adjustment in consideration of the amount of balls in the probability variation state in addition to the normal state and jackpot state. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, It is common to manage the appearance rate of the state. The yield rate in the probable state is usually adjusted to about 80 to 90%, and the number of possessed balls will gradually decrease, but the yield rate is much higher than in the normal state. There are a lot of players who don't care about the decrease.

Japanese Patent No. 3859247

However, if the ball payout rate is adjusted too low (adjustment of nails is not appropriate), the number of balls will increase even if it is probable, so the player will realize the decrease in balls and On the other hand, there was a problem of giving a bad impression.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game room management device capable of performing nail adjustment so that the number of possessed balls decreases at an appropriate rate in the probability variation state.

  The invention described in claim 1 is a game ball storage tray for storing game balls, a launching means for receiving a game ball from the game ball storage tray and launching it to a game board, and a start for winning the launched game ball Displayed on the display means, a lottery means for executing a lottery for determining whether or not a big hit is won when winning the winning prize opening, a display means for displaying a lottery result by the lottery means, When the lottery result is a jackpot, the jackpot generating means for generating a jackpot state that opens the jackpot, and after the jackpot state is finished, the winning probability of the jackpot is increased and at the same time, the winning rate to the start winning slot is increased. Special state generating means for generating a special state to be raised with a predetermined probability, and game ball payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the game ball storage tray in accordance with winning at the start winning opening and the big winning opening In a game hall management device that manages a plurality of types of pachinko gaming machines, the maximum number of game balls that can be stored in the game ball storage tray for each type of pachinko gaming machine, and the game balls A storage number setting means for setting an intermediate storage number indicating a minimum number of game balls stored to cover the entire bottom surface of the storage tray, and a decrease from the time when the special state occurs until the next big hit state occurs A reduced game ball number specifying means for specifying a reduced ball game ball number that is the number of game balls played, a remaining storage number specifying means for specifying a remaining storage number obtained by subtracting the reduced game ball number from the maximum storage number, and the intermediate Output means for outputting the number of storages and the number of remaining storages.

  The invention described in claim 2 includes comparison result output means for comparing the intermediate storage number with the remaining storage number and outputting the comparison result.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the next jackpot state occurs in the probability variation state (a special state that increases the winning probability of the jackpot and at the same time increases the winning rate to the start winning opening), the game ball storage dish It is possible to grasp whether or not the game ball remaining in the game ball is about to hide (cover) the entire bottom surface of the game ball storage dish. That is, if the bottom surface of the game ball storage dish is completely covered with the game balls, it is difficult to realize that the game balls have decreased in appearance, so that it can be determined that the decrease in the game balls in the probability variation state was an appropriate amount. However, it can be said that when the number of game balls is reduced as the bottom surface appears, the player can easily feel the fact, and the player's impression may be deteriorated. Therefore, by grasping the number of game balls remaining in the game ball storage tray (the number of remaining storage), the nail adjustment is performed so that the number of game balls decreases to the extent that the bottom surface of the game ball storage tray does not appear during the probability change state. It can be carried out.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the number of intermediate storage and the number of remaining storage are compared and the comparison result is output, the manager of the game hall determines whether or not the number of remaining storage is appropriate. It is possible to easily determine whether or not the nail adjustment is appropriate.

The figure which shows schematically the structure of the system for game centers to which the management apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention is applied. A diagram schematically showing the configuration of the gaming machine The figure which shows the upper plate storage number setting which a management apparatus sets The figure which shows the storage state of an upper plate typically by planar view and sectional view The figure which shows the game data which the management device totals

A game hall management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system 1 to which a game hall management apparatus is applied. A plurality of types and a plurality of gaming machines 2 are installed in the gaming hall in which the gaming hall system 1 is provided, and a rental unit 3 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 2. The gaming machine 2 and the rental unit 3 are connected to the gaming machine terminal 4 respectively. The lending unit 3 lends pachinko balls (game value) corresponding to game balls in accordance with the insertion of money by the player. The gaming machine terminal 4 transfers a gaming signal, which will be described later, output from the gaming machine 2 side device such as the gaming machine 2 and the rental unit 3 to the management device 6 (corresponding to a management device for the gaming hall) via the LAN 5. To do. The gaming machine terminal 4 also has a calling function for calling employees of the game hall and a data display function for displaying operation data of the gaming machine 2. Although the details will be described later, the management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a display device such as a monitor 7 or a printer (not shown) (corresponding to display means and comparison result output means). Yes. In such a game hall, for example, several hundred gaming machines 2 are installed and are managed by the management device 6. In the amusement hall, a counting device, a prize exchange device (POS), etc. (not shown) are also installed.

  A gaming machine 2 (corresponding to a jackpot generating means, a lottery means, a jackpot generating means, a special state generating means, and a game ball payout means) as a pachinko gaming machine launches a pachinko ball to the game board 2a as shown in FIG. A handle 10 (corresponding to launching means) provided in a launching mechanism (not shown), a display unit 11 (corresponding to display means) provided in the game board 2a, and a standard in which a launched pachinko ball can win a prize. The winning opening 12, the starting winning opening 13, the large winning opening 14, an upper plate 15 (corresponding to a game ball storage plate) in which pachinko balls paid out from the gaming machine 2 are stored, and an out port 16 in which pachinko balls are collected. The lower plate 2b in which pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate 15 are stored.

  In such a gaming machine 2, when the player operates the handle 10, the pachinko ball received by the launching mechanism from the upper plate 15 is launched onto the game board 2a. When the fired pachinko ball wins a start prize opening 13 (so-called ordinary character) which is a special figure winning opening, the gaming machine 2 executes an internal lottery, pays out a prescribed number of pachinko balls, In the case of a big hit, it is determined whether or not a probability variation state is generated. This internal lottery is executed based on a predetermined jackpot winning probability. In the present embodiment, the jackpot is configured to occur with a probability of about 1/300. The gaming machine 2 receives the lottery result of the internal lottery, determines the type of special figure to be stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 11a of the display unit 11, and starts symbol variation. Then, when the special figure ("777" in FIG. 2) that has been stopped is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot state is generated, and the jackpot 14 is repeatedly opened a predetermined number of times. When a pachinko ball is awarded to the big winning opening 14, generally a larger number of pachinko balls are paid out than when a winning is made to the start winning opening 13. For this reason, when a big hit state occurs, a large amount of pachinko balls are paid out (the player acquires a large amount of pachinko balls).

At this time, the pachinko balls paid out from the gaming machine 2 are first stored in the upper plate 15, and the pachinko balls overflowing from the upper plate 15 are stored in the lower plate 2b. Although the upper plate 15 varies depending on the type (model) of the gaming machine 2, about 300 to 400 pachinko balls can be stored. Note that the gaming machine 2 has different specifications such as the probability of winning a big hit and the number of winning balls (the number of pachinko balls to be paid out) depending on the model.
In addition, when the pachinko ball that has been launched wins the ordinary figure winning slot 12, the gaming machine 2 determines whether or not to win by performing the ordinary drawing lottery. The type of the usual figure ("5" in FIG. 2) to be stopped and displayed on the display unit 11b is determined and the symbol variation of the usual figure is started. If the result of the normal drawing lottery is a win, the electric chew 13a of the start winning opening 13 is opened. In the case of the present embodiment, in a normal state, the usual symbol variation time is about 30 seconds, and the opening time of the electric chew 13a is about 0.1 seconds.

  When the jackpot symbol determined by the internal lottery is a probability variation jackpot symbol (about ½), the gaming machine 2 generates a probability variation state after the end of the jackpot state. In this probable state, the probability of winning the jackpot is increased to about 1/30, the usual symbol variation time is shortened from about 30 seconds to about 3 seconds, and the opening time of the electric Chu 13a is about 0.1 seconds → Increase to about 3 seconds. As described above, when the gaming machine 2 of the present embodiment generates a probability variation state, a so-called time-short state in which the winning rate of the pachinko balls to the start winning opening 13 is significantly increased is also generated. That is, this probability variation state corresponds to a special state in which the winning probability of winning the jackpot is increased and at the same time the winning rate to the start winning opening 13 is increased.

  The gaming machine 2 and its peripheral devices configured as described above output various game signals as the game progresses by the player, such as driving a pachinko ball or starting winning a prize at the starting winning opening 13 described above. This game signal is output from an out BOX (not shown) for collecting used balls, for example, and is output from the gaming machine 2 that can specify the number of used media (out), and the number of payout media (safe) is specified. Possible safe signal, start winning signal that can specify the winning (start winning) to the start winning opening 13, and design fluctuation (actual action) that starts the fluctuation (operation) by starting winning to the starting winning opening 13 can be specified Such as a simple symbol fluctuation signal. The gaming machine 2 also outputs a jackpot signal indicating that it is a jackpot state and a probability variation signal indicating that it is in a probability variation state. The lending unit 3 also outputs a sales signal indicating the number of pachinko balls lent out according to the inserted money as a game signal.

  The management device 6 (corresponding to a game hall management device, a storage number setting means, a reduced game ball number specifying means, a remaining game ball number specifying means, an output means, and a comparison result output means) is a control unit comprising a CPU (not shown), The computer includes a storage unit including a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, and the like (not shown) and an input / output unit (not shown) that is an input unit that transmits and receives the game signal described above. The management device 6 operates according to the control program stored in the storage unit, and for each gaming machine 2 or for each model of the gaming machine 2 based on the gaming signal from the device on the gaming machine 2 side input to the input / output unit. Game data is calculated and aggregated. Specifically, the management device 6 is based on various game signals input from the device on the gaming machine 2 side, out, safe, difference ball, symbol variation count (start count), special prize count (occurrence of jackpot state) Number of times), the number of times of probability change (number of occurrences of the probability variation state), sales and other known game data are calculated and aggregated for each gaming machine 2. This totaled result is displayed (output) on the monitor 7 or a printer (not shown).

  Moreover, the management apparatus 6 totals the game data which can specify the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 15 as will be described later. Therefore, the management device 6 sets the upper dish storage setting shown in FIG. In the upper plate storage setting, the maximum storage (corresponding to the maximum storage number) indicating the maximum number of pachinko balls that can be stored in each upper plate 15 for each type of game machine 2 (model AAAA, model BBBB, etc.). In addition, intermediate storage (corresponding to the intermediate storage number) indicating the minimum number of pachinko balls necessary to cover the entire area of the bottom surface 15a (see FIG. 4 described later) of the upper plate 15 is set.

Next, the operation of the management apparatus 6 having the above configuration will be described.
FIG. 4 schematically shows the state of the pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 15 in a plan view and a cross-sectional view of the upper plate 15. Here, FIG. 4A shows a state in which the largest pachinko ball that can be stored in the upper plate 15 is stored, for example, immediately after the end of the big hit state. In this case, as shown in a sectional view, the upper plate 15 is in a state where the pachinko balls 17 are stored in two or three stages. The state shown in FIG. 4A corresponds to a maximum storage state (a state in which the maximum number (maximum storage number) of pachinko balls 17 that can be stored in the upper plate 15 is stored). The pachinko balls 17 stored in the upper plate 15 flow into the launching mechanism and are fired onto the game board 2a by operating the handle 10.

  Now, even if a probabilistic state occurs after the end of the jackpot, if the player continues the game, the pachinko ball 17 may gradually decrease depending on the setting of the payout rate (nail adjustment) of the gaming machine 2. is there. Specifically, as the game progresses, the pachinko balls 17 gradually decrease from the maximum storage state, and as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. It will be in a state where it is stored in layers. When the game is continued as it is, the pachinko balls 17 are further reduced, and as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 4C, the pachinko balls 17 remain on the upper plate 15 in one step, As shown, the entire area of the bottom surface 15 a of the upper plate 15 is covered with the pachinko balls 17. The state shown in FIG. 4C is an intermediate storage state (a state in which a minimum number of pachinko balls 17 stored to cover the entire bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 is stored). It corresponds to. In this intermediate storage state, depending on the type of gaming machine 2, approximately 150 to 200 pachinko balls 17 are stored. The state where the entire area of the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 is covered with the pachinko balls 17 means that there is no room for the pachinko balls 17 to be disposed on the bottom surface 15a (the states shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C). This does not mean that the bottom surface 15 a is completely invisible even from the gap between the pachinko balls 17.

  When the game is further continued from the state of FIG. 4C, a part of the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 is not covered with the pachinko ball 17 as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E. . As shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E, when the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 appears, the player feels that the pachinko balls 17 have decreased. Therefore, when the probability variation state has occurred, the player thinks that when the state as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E is set, the payout rate is set to an unfavorable (low) state. There is a risk of giving a bad impression to the player.

  Therefore, the management device 6 identifies the number of remaining storages that is the number of pachinko balls 17 stored in the upper plate 15 based on the game signal output from the device on the gaming machine 2 side, and monitors the number of remaining storages. 7 etc. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the management device 6 aggregates game data in the jackpot state, the probability variation state, and the normal state (states other than the jackpot state and the probability variation state) based on the out signal and the safe signal. ing. In the case of FIG. 5, the game data of the game machine of type AAAA is shown, and the meaning of each item is as follows. The management device 6 aggregates similar game data for each machine number and model of the gaming machine 2.

Out = Number of pachinko balls fired on the surface of the game board 2a.
Safe = Number of pachinko balls paid out in response to winning at each starting port.
Jackpot = number of jackpot occurrences.
Probability = number of occurrences of probability change.
Base 1 = Race rate in normal condition.
Out 2 = Out in a probabilistic state.
Safe 2 = Safe in a probable state.
Base 2 = Risk rate in the probability variation state. Calculated as Safe 2 / Out 2.
Difference 2 = the number of balls in the probability variation state. Calculated as safe 2-out 2.
Difference 2 average = Average number of balls per probability change. Calculated as Difference 2 ÷ Probability. Corresponds to the reduced number of balls.
Remaining storage = average number of storage at the end of one probability change. Calculated as maximum storage + difference 2 average. It corresponds to the number of remaining storage. When it is smaller than the intermediate storage set for each model of each gaming machine 2, the corresponding part is marked and displayed. In FIG. 5, the marked state is indicated by hatching.

  Based on the above out signal, safe signal, and probability fluctuation signal, the management device 6 aggregates the out 2 used in the probability variation state and the paid out safe 2 to reduce the number of pachinko balls (decrease in the probability variation state). The difference 2 average is specified. Then, by subtracting the difference 2 average from the maximum storage number, the remaining storage (remaining storage number) that is the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 15 at the time of occurrence of the next jackpot state, that is, the probability variation state 1 The number of pachinko spheres remaining on the upper plate 15 at the time when the rotation is completed is specified. Then, by comparing the remaining storage with the intermediate storage, it is output so as to be able to grasp how much the player feels the decrease of the game balls in the probability variation state.

  Thereby, the manager of the game hall can grasp the nail adjustment of the gaming machine. Specifically, for example, in the case of the game machine 2 of the model number AAAA, the remaining storage (161 balls) is smaller than the intermediate storage (180 balls). For this reason, in the gaming machine 2 of the machine number 1, the payout rate in the probability variation state (base 2: 82%) is set in a general range of about 80% to 90%, but FIG. It can be understood that the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 as shown in (E) is not covered with pachinko balls. In addition, in the case of the game machine 2 with the number 2, the remaining storage (162 balls) is smaller than the intermediate storage (180 balls), and the payout rate in the probability variation state (base 2: 78%) is higher than usual. It can be understood that the setting is slightly lower.

These gaming machines 2 such as the machine numbers 1 and 2 are in a state where the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 is not covered with pachinko balls as shown in FIG. 4 (D) or (E). As such, there is a possibility of giving a bad impression to the player. Therefore, the manager of the game hall can take measures such as appropriately changing the nail adjustment by grasping the game data of FIG.
On the other hand, the game machine 2 with the number 3 maintains the state where the remaining storage (207 balls) is equal to or higher than the intermediate storage even when the probability variation state ends, and the amount of balls (83%) in the probability variation state is also set normally. It has become. For this reason, in the case of the gaming machine 2 of the machine number 3, it can be understood that there is little possibility of giving a bad impression to the player. In other words, it can be said that an appropriate nail adjustment is performed for the gaming machine 2 of the machine number 3.
As described above, the management device 6 specifies the remaining storage and displays (outputs) the remaining storage and the comparison result between the remaining storage and the intermediate storage on the monitor 7 or the like.

The management device 6 described above has the following effects.
The management device 6 can grasp whether or not the pachinko balls remaining on the upper plate 15 are about to cover (cover) the entire bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 when the next big hit state occurs in the probability variation state. To display. At this time, if the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 is entirely covered with the pachinko balls (see FIGS. 4A to 4C), it is difficult for the player to realize that the pachinko balls have decreased in appearance. On the other hand, when the pachinko balls decrease as the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 appears (see FIGS. 4D and 4E), it becomes easier for the player to realize the fact that the pachinko balls have decreased. 4D and 4E in the probabilistic state, there is a possibility of giving a bad impression to the player, but the remaining storage is aggregated as game data as shown in FIG. By doing this, the number of pachinko balls remaining on the upper plate 15 can be grasped, and the nail adjustment can be performed so that the pachinko balls are reduced to such an extent that the bottom surface 15a of the upper plate 15 does not appear during the probability change state.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the remaining storage and the intermediate storage are compared, and if the remaining storage is less than the intermediate storage, the display area is marked and the comparison result is output. It is possible to easily determine whether or not the remaining storage number is appropriate, that is, whether or not nail adjustment is appropriate.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the one exemplified in the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Although the probability change state has been exemplified as the special state, a pachinko gaming machine that can generate a short time state in which the winning probability of winning the jackpot does not change and only the winning rate to the start winning opening 13 is improved may be managed.
Although the intermediate storage and the remaining storage are displayed so as to be comparable by marking the entire remaining storage cell, the comparison display mode is limited to that exemplified in the embodiment, for example, the display color for displaying the numerical value is changed. Not. Moreover, you may display comparatively both by displaying the ratio (for example, residual storage / intermediate storage) of intermediate storage and residual storage.

The numerical value shown in the embodiment is an example. For example, the upper plate setting value shown in FIG. 2 may be appropriately set according to the type of the gaming machine 2, and the average start (a big hit state is a big hit state) shown in FIG. Other items such as an average value of the number of start winnings until the occurrence) may be provided.
Although the game data of FIG. 5 is assumed for the current day, the game data may be aggregated over a plurality of days. That is, even if the same nail adjustment is performed on the gaming machine 2 of the same model (for example, model AAAA) (for example, the player number 1: appearance rate 82%, the item number 3: departure rate 83%), for example, 1 In short periods such as days, the remaining storage status does not always match (table number 1: 161 balls, table number 3: 207 balls), so game data is tabulated over multiple days, and nail based on the average Adjustments may be made.

  In the drawing, 2 is a gaming machine (pachinko gaming machine, lottery means, jackpot generating means, special state generating means, game ball paying means), 6 is a management device (game room management device, storage number setting means, reduced number of game balls) Identification means, residual game ball number identification means, output means, comparison result output means), 10 a handle (launching means), 11 a display unit (display means), 13 a start winning opening, 14 a big winning opening, 15 An upper plate (game ball storage plate) is shown.

Claims (2)

A game ball storage tray for storing game balls;
Launching means for accepting a game ball from the game ball storage dish and launching it to the game board;
A starting prize opening and a big prize opening where the launched game balls can win,
Lottery means for performing a lottery to determine whether or not the jackpot is won when winning at the starting winning opening;
Display means for displaying a lottery result by the lottery means;
When the lottery result displayed on the display means is a jackpot, the jackpot generating means for generating a jackpot state that opens the jackpot;
A special state generating means for generating a special state with a predetermined probability to increase the winning rate to the start winning opening at the same time as increasing the probability of winning the jackpot after the jackpot state is ended;
A plurality of types of pachinko gaming machines including a game ball payout means for paying out a predetermined number of game balls to the game ball storage tray in accordance with winning at the start winning opening and the big winning opening are set as management targets. In the management device for amusement halls,
Intermediate storage indicating the maximum number of game balls that can be stored in the game ball storage dish and the minimum number of game balls that are required to cover the entire bottom surface of the game ball storage dish for each type of pachinko gaming machine Storage number setting means for setting the number;
Reduced game ball number specifying means for specifying a reduced ball game ball number that is the number of game balls that have been reduced from the time when the special state occurs until the next jackpot state occurs;
A remaining storage number specifying means for specifying a remaining storage number obtained by subtracting the reduced number of game balls from the maximum storage number;
Output means for outputting the intermediate storage number and the remaining storage number;
A management device for a game hall, comprising:   2. The game hall management device according to claim 1, further comprising comparison result output means for comparing the intermediate storage number with the remaining storage number and outputting the comparison result.

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