JP2013022305A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system configured to prevent decline of amusements of a game.SOLUTION: The game system includes: a medium consumption determination means 81 for determining that game media have been consumed in a game; a game value distribution means 1111 for distributing a part or all of the values of the game media by a prescribed ratio when the game media have been consumed, and allocating them to a privilege for the next winning and privileges for the winning after the one after the next; an accumulation processing means 1112 for cumulatively storing the allocated values of the game media, calculating cumulative values to be imparted as the privilege for the next winning and the cumulative values to be imparted as the privileges for the winning after the one after the next, and storing them; and a privilege imparting means 85 for successively imparting the cumulative values for the next and succeeding winning stored in the cumulative processing means 1112 to one of game machines.

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming system including a plurality of gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

Conventionally, as a gaming system equipped with a plurality of gaming machines, a part or all of the value (game value) of the game medium consumed by the insertion or use of the number of credits or game medals is accumulated. A system (so-called jackpot system) that executes a game called a jackpot that pays a player a privilege according to the stored game value is triggered by a predetermined winning. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-237805 A

In the gaming system as described above, when a jackpot is won, it is possible to acquire a large amount of game media at one time. Until then, there was a problem that even if the jackpot was won, the expected amount of game media could not be paid, and the interest of the game would be impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming system having a configuration capable of preventing a decrease in the interest of the game.

In order to achieve such an object, the gaming system according to the present invention includes a plurality of gaming machines and a management device (for example, the management server 1000 in the embodiment) that manages the plurality of gaming machines,
When a game medium is consumed in a game, a part or all of the value of the game medium is accumulated in the management device in a lump, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied and a winning occurs, the management device cumulatively accumulates. A game system configured to give the accumulated accumulated value to any one of a plurality of gaming machines as a prize for winning, medium consumption determining means for determining that a game medium is consumed in the game; When it is determined by the medium consumption determining means that a game medium has been consumed, a part or all of the value of the game medium is distributed at a predetermined ratio, and the benefits for the next winning and the winnings after the next The game value distribution means to be allocated to the bonus and the value of the game medium allocated by the game value distribution means are accumulated cumulatively and accumulated as the bonus for the next winning Value and the accumulated value given as a bonus for the winnings after the next round, and the accumulating processing means for storing this, and every time a predetermined condition is established and winning occurs, the accumulating processing means stores And a privilege granting means for sequentially granting the accumulated value of the winnings from the next time to any of the gaming machines.

According to the gaming system of the present invention, since the player's expectation for jackpot benefits is not diminished, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game.

It is a lineblock diagram of the game system concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine used in the gaming system of the first embodiment. It is a rear view of the gaming machine of the first embodiment. It is a front view of the front area of the front frame in the gaming machine of the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the game system of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the game process of the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the winning process in the said game process of the gaming machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot game process of the game system of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine used in the gaming system of the second embodiment. It is a rear view of the gaming machine of the second embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the game system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot game process of the game system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine used in the gaming system of the third embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of the game system of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the game process of the game machine of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the jackpot game process of the game system of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A basic configuration of a gaming system PS (PS1, PS2, PS3) according to the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, and first, the overall configuration of the gaming system PS will be outlined with reference to this figure. In addition,
In FIG. 1, the case where an encapsulated pachinko machine is applied as the gaming machine PM is illustrated.
Ordinary pachinko machines where game balls are paid out to the ball tray, and other game machines such as revolving game machines (slot machines), sparrow ball game machines, and arrange ball machines may be applied. The game machine may be configured only with a plurality of different types of game machines.

The gaming system PS is realized in one gaming facility, and a management system in which a plurality of gaming machines PM installed in the gaming hall of the gaming facility are installed in the office room of the gaming facility via the communication line CL. It is configured to be connected to the server 1000. This gaming system PS uses any gaming machine PM based on the establishment of a predetermined condition with at least part or all of the value of the game medium (game value) cumulatively added according to the game by the player as a jackpot benefit. It is a system to grant to.

The management server 1000 includes a CPU 1001, a ROM 1002, a RAM 1003, a communication interface (I / F) 1004, and a hard disk drive (HD) 1005. The management server 1000 centrally controls each part of the management server 1000 by executing various control programs read into the RAM 1003 from a storage device such as the ROM 1002 and the hard disk drive 1005 in the CPU 1001. In the present embodiment, a jackpot processing program for executing a jackpot game described later is stored in the hard disk drive 1005.

The management server 1000 executes a jackpot game, which will be described later. Specifically, a part of the game value of game media (game media consumed in the game) notified from each gaming machine PM is cumulatively accumulated. When the lottery request signal is received from each gaming machine PM, the jackpot lottery process is executed with a predetermined winning probability, and when the lottery result is a win, the lottery request signal is A process of transmitting a winning notification signal to the transmitted gaming machine PM is executed.

The gaming machine PM is fixedly held substantially at the center of a gaming table D, which is a housing installed on a gaming island in the gaming hall. The game table D is provided with a housing display device (for example, a liquid crystal display) DH that displays various information related to the jackpot game.

Then, the case where an encapsulated pachinko machine is applied as the gaming machine PM1 in the gaming system PS1 according to the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the gaming machine (enclosed pachinko machine) PM1, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the gaming machine PM1, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the front area of the front frame in the gaming machine PM1 with the glass door open.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine (enclosed pachinko machine) PM1 has a rectangular frame size that matches the front of the opening of the outer frame 1 that forms a vertically fixed holding frame that is configured to have an outer rectangular frame size. A double frame provided on the front right edge is configured such that the front frame 2 that is configured and forms an open / close mounting frame is attached to the front right edge by means of an upper and lower hinge mechanism 3 disposed on the front left edge. It is always kept in a closed state engaged and connected to the outer frame 1 by using a locking device 4 called.

On the front side of the front frame 2, a rectangular glass door 5 adapted to the front area of the front frame 2 is assembled using the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 3 so that it can be opened and closed laterally and detachable. Is always kept closed so as to cover the front surface of the front frame 2. On the front side of the front frame 2 located behind the glass door 5, an accommodation frame for detachably containing the game board 20 is provided, and the game board 20 is detachably set and held in the upper area of the accommodation frame. The game area PA in front of the game board 20 is exposed through the glass door 5 that is always closed and held.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game board 20 uses a decorative board 21 which is a router processed by attaching cells to the surface of a laminated plywood having a predetermined plate thickness, and inner and outer guide rails 22 are fixed in an arc shape on the front side. A substantially circular gaming area PA is defined and formed. In the game area PA, there are a large number of game nails (not shown) and game components such as a windmill 23, various prize-winning devices 24, 25, 26, and a symbol display device 28 for displaying symbols according to the game development status. Is attached. Further, at the lower end portion of the game area PA, an out-port 27 is provided for discharging the game balls rolling down the game area PA to the back side of the decorative board 21 without winning each winning tool. In the mouth 27, an out sphere detector 27s composed of a passing type sensor for detecting an out sphere is interposed.

The general winning tool (also referred to as “general winning opening”) 24 is a fixed winning tool having a winning opening into which a game ball can be dropped, and the gaming ball dropped into the winning hole is discharged to the back side of the decorative board 21. Then, a winning is detected by passing through a general winning ball detector 24s composed of a passing type sensor provided on the back side.

The start winning tool (also referred to as “start winning prize port”) 25 is a winning tool that determines the conditions for starting the variation of the symbols. The game ball that has dropped into the winning opening is discharged to the back side of the decorative board 21, and the back side. A winning is detected by passing through a start winning ball detector 25s provided on the side.

The big prize tool (also referred to as “big prize opening”) 26 is a so-called attacker type movable prize tool, and an open / close door that covers the horizontal rectangular shaped big prize opening is attached to be openable and closable. The door is normally closed, and when a special gaming state is established under the predetermined winning conditions during the game,
The top of the open / close door is tilted forward approximately 90 degrees to open the grand prize opening. The game ball dropped into the big winning opening is discharged to the back side of the decorative board 21, and a winning is detected by passing through the big winning ball detector 26s provided on the back side.

On the back side of the decorative board 21, there is a main control board unit 41U that accommodates a main control board 41 that comprehensively controls the operation of the gaming machine PM1, and effects such as image display, effect lighting, and sound effects according to game development. An effect control board unit 42U that accommodates an effect control board 42 that performs control is attached, and a safe ball that falls into each winning tool 24, 25, 26 and is led to the back side of the decorative board 21, and an out mouth 27, out balls led to the back side of the decorative board 21 (collectively referred to as “played balls”) are provided along the back surface of the decorative board 21 at the lower part of the back side of the front frame 2. A ball gathering cover (not shown) that leads to the game ball circulation device 39 is attached.

An auxiliary mechanism section called a game auxiliary board 30 that can be aligned vertically with the game board 20 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the front frame 2, and each part of the game auxiliary board 30 plays a game toward the game area PA. A launch mechanism 31 that launches a ball, a launch rail portion 32 that guides a game ball launched from the launch mechanism 31 to the guide rail 22, and a game ball that returns to the guide rail 22 without reaching the game area PA (that is, a foul ball) For example, a foul ball return port 33 is provided. Here, a game ball launcher 38 is constituted by the launch handle 7, the launch mechanism 31, the launch rail portion 32, and the like. On the other hand, a foul ball detector 36s for detecting a foul ball that has fallen on the foul ball return port 33 and the launch mechanism 3 are located behind the game auxiliary board 30 and on the back side of the front frame 2.
1 is a ball storage unit (not shown) that has been played into the game area PA by 1 and discharged to the back side of the game board 20 and a foul ball that has fallen into the foul ball return port 33 without reaching the game area PA. A game ball circulation device 39 that collects and stores the game balls stored in the ball storage section one by one through the ball feed opening 35 to the launch mechanism 31 (the ball seating section of the launch rail section 32).
A launch ball detector 37 s for detecting a game ball sent from the game ball circulation device 39 to the ball seating portion of the launch rail portion 32 is attached.

As shown in FIG. 2, the glass door 5 has a glass assembly attached to the rear side of the window frame 6 attached to the front surface of the front frame 2 so as to be swingable and openable so as to close the window of the window frame 6. The glass door 5 is provided with a launching handle 7 for projecting a game ball at the lower part on the front side of the front side of the glass door 5 and is provided with an operation unit 10 on the left side of the front side. Yes. The operation unit 10 requires a card insertion slot 11 into which a card (for example, a magnetic card such as a prepaid card) in which information on the number of balls possessed by the player (game ball balance information) is recorded and a player is required. A numeric keypad 12 capable of inputting various set values such as the requested ball lending number, and various operation buttons such as a ball lending button 13, a start button 14 and a checkout button 15 that can be pressed by the player from the front side of the pachinko machine; A card balance presenting unit 16a for presenting the balance of the inserted card, a credit presenting unit 16b for presenting the number of balls held by the player (hereinafter also referred to as “credit number”), and a spare for presenting other credit-related information A credit presentation device 16 including a credit presentation unit 16c and a card reader having a function of reading / writing a inserted card. Such as Da writer 17 is attached. In addition, the front side of the glass door 5 is appropriately provided with an electric decoration device such as a light emitting diode (LED) or a lamp, a speaker for generating a sound effect according to the development situation of the game, and the like in FIG. The illustration is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 3, a back set board 40 formed in a rectangular frame shape somewhat smaller than the inner size of the outer frame 1 is detachably attached to the back side of the window frame 2. The back set board 40
In the upper region located behind the game board 20, a large window opening 40 a that opens in communication with the front and rear is provided. On the back side of the back set board 40, the power supply board 43 (power supply board unit 43U) for supplying power to each part of the gaming machine PM1, the game ball launching device 38 and the game ball circulation device 39 for launch / ball feeding control (circulation operation control) ) And a credit control board 44 (credit control board unit 44U) for controlling the credit information of the game ball and the like. In addition, on the back side of the game board 20 located in the window opening 40a of the back set board 40,
As described above, the main control board 41 (main control board unit 41U) and the effect control board 42 (
An effect control board unit 42U) and the like are attached, and the control board and electrical / electronic components of each part of the gaming machine PM1 are connected by a connector cable so that the gaming machine PM1 can be operated.

In the gaming machine PM1 configured as described above, the outer frame 1 is fixedly installed on the gaming table D of the gaming island,
The game is provided in a state in which the front frame 2 and the glass door 5 are closed and locked. When a card owned by the player is inserted into the card slot 11 of the operation unit 10, the recorded information is read by the internal card reader / writer 17 and the card balance presenting portion 16a of the credit display device 16 is read.
The card balance is displayed on the screen, and the ball lending number requested by the player is set according to the number of pressing operations of the ball lending button 13 with the balance (number of balls held) as a limit. When the ball lending button 13 is pressed, the requested ball lending number (number of credits) is displayed as a numerical value on the credit presentation unit 16b, and the number of game balls corresponding to this is lending to the player, and the center start When the button 14 is pressed, the game ball can be launched, that is, the game can be started. When the launch handle 7 is turned, the game balls stored in the game ball circulation device 39 are sent one by one to the ball seating portion of the launch rail portion 32, and are launched into the game area PA by the launch mechanism 31. Thereafter, a pachinko game is developed.

In this pachinko game, the game balls launched by the launch mechanism 31 are collected and stored in the game ball circulation device 39 after being detected as a winning ball, an out ball, or a foul ball,
It is supplied again to the hitting position in the launching mechanism 31 and fired, and thereafter it is used in a circulating manner. In the credit presentation unit 16b, the number of credits presented to the credit presentation unit 16b is variably displayed while being added and subtracted as appropriate according to the game development status (game ball launch, winning, etc.).
The player can visually check the current credit number at any time from the front side of 1. As described above, the number of credits is changed by adding or subtracting depending on the development status of the game. However, until the number of credits reaches “0” or the player has pressed down the settlement button 15 on the operation panel 10. Until then, the player can continue the game.

Next, the basic configuration of the control device in the gaming system PS1 of the first embodiment will be described with additional reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The control system of the gaming system PS1 includes a game control device 50 having a game processing means 60 and a jackpot game processing means 80 realized on the gaming machine PM1, and a jackpot game execution means 1110 realized on the management server 1000 side.
The server control device 1100 having the configuration is mainly configured. This gaming system PS1
, The communication interface 54 of the gaming machine PM1 and the communication interface 1004 of the management server 1000 are connected to each other via the communication line CL, whereby both the game control device 50 and the server control device 1100 are connected to each other. Communication is possible.

The game control device 50 includes a main control board 41, an effect control board 42, a power supply board 43, a credit control board 44, and the like. The game processing means 60 of the game control device 50 includes a circulating ball management means 61, a card information management means 62, a winning determination means 63, a lottery means 64, a game control means 65, a holding means 66, an operation control means 67, and an operation determination means 68. , An operation determining means 69, an effect control means 70, a display control means 71, a winning management means 72, a credit information management means 73, a credit presentation updating means 74, and a circulation control means 75.

The circulating ball management means 61 is based on the detection of the movement of the gaming machine detected by the firing ball detector 37s, the foul ball detector 36s, the winning ball detectors 24s, 25s, 26s, and the out ball detector 27s. And the like, and whether or not the game ball is circulating smoothly inside the gaming machine is monitored.

The card information management means 62 performs the presence / absence of insertion of a card, management and calculation processing and presentation of game data (credit information and the like) written on the card, card processing at the end of the game, and the like.

The winning determination means 63 is used when the game ball launched into the game area PA by the launch mechanism 31 wins any of the general winning device 24, the start winning port 25, the big winning port 26, etc. (that is, a winning ball detector). When winning information is received from any one of 24s, 25s, and 26s), it is determined that the winning has occurred and a winning signal is output.

When the winning signal is input from the winning determination means 63, the lottery means 64 receives the maximum number of reserved balls (for example, 4
In the event of winning a prize of less than one), it will be either a per probability change that will give a player a beneficial added value until the next jackpot is won, or a normal win that does not become the special state. In order to win, a random number (winning winning random number value) is acquired from a lottery memory (not shown), and a big winning lottery is executed.

The lottery means 64 is a lottery based on an effect random number stored in an effect memory (not shown) in the case of winning a winning combination in the big win lottery. As a result of variation, “111” or “333” A variation pattern indicating that symbols such as “777” are finally aligned on the jackpot active line of the symbol display device 28 is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. The “big hit effective line” means a position (line) where symbols should be arranged in a row in order to obtain a big hit.

In addition, the lottery means 64 is a lottery based on the random number of the production when the normal win is won in the big win lottery. As a result of fluctuation, the symbols such as “222”, “444”, “888”, etc. A variation pattern that is finally aligned on the effective line is determined, and a variation pattern signal to that effect is output. If the lottery means 64 further loses in the big hit lottery, the lottery based on the production random number value results in the final change of the symbols such as “252”, “464”, and “838” corresponding to the loss on the jackpot active line. A variation pattern indicating that they are aligned is determined, and a variation pattern signal indicating that fact is output.

The game control means 65 transmits to the effect control means 70 an instruction that triggers an illumination device such as an LED (not shown) or a speaker to emit light and emit sound. Further, the game control means 65 transmits a signal related to the effect contents related to the jackpot lottery to be displayed on the symbol display device 28 to the display control means 71 in accordance with the preset effect data and the lottery result of the lottery means. To do.

The holding means 66 receives the fluctuation pattern signal output from the lottery means 64 and sequentially stores the fluctuation pattern as a holding ball that is the result of the lottery performed each time the winning prize 25 is won. The storage status is lit and displayed as a maximum of four holding balls on a jackpot lottery holding display device (not shown). For example, the holding means 66 always determines whether or not the number H of held balls is 0 <H <5, and while the number H of four held balls is displayed, regardless of winning the start winning tool 25. There will be no jackpot lottery. Note that the number H of held balls that are lit and displayed as a reserved ball is not limited to the above “maximum 4”, and may be set as appropriate, for example, 3 or less, or 5 or more.

The holding means 66 sequentially outputs a signal related to the fluctuation pattern that is held (stored),
Until the effect display based on the variation pattern signal ends, a symbol variation prohibition flag is set (turned on) so as not to output the next variation pattern signal, and a time for releasing the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set. A symbol variation timer (not shown) for measurement is set, and the number H of retained balls is decremented by 1 according to the output of the variation pattern signal. Further, the holding means 66 holds the result of the jackpot lottery in response to the winning to the start winning tool 25 performed in the lottery means 64 when the number H of held balls becomes H <4 according to the consumption of the held balls. It is stored as a sphere and the number H of reserved balls is incremented by one.

The operation control means 67 sends a drive signal to the big winning tool 26 (a solenoid for opening and closing the attacker) to actuate the opening and closing door, and opens the big winning tool 26 when a big hit occurs due to the lottery by the lottery means 64. Control is performed so that the closing operation is repeated a predetermined number of times (predetermined rounds) every time the winning is completed (or a predetermined time elapses).

The operation determining means 68 determines whether or not a condition for operating the open / close door of the big prize tool 26 is satisfied. In other words, when “the condition is satisfied” for the opening of the big winning tool 26, it is a case where three same symbols are aligned on the jackpot effective line from the so-called reach (including super reach and normal reach), and a jackpot is generated. The time when the “satisfaction” of the closing of the big winning tool 26 is satisfied is when all winnings at the time of occurrence of the big hit are completed.

The operation determination unit 69 receives the determination signal from the operation determination unit 68 and determines the operation start of the open / close door of the big prize tool 26.

In response to the command from the game control means 65, the effect control means 70 drives the illumination device to emit light and drives the speaker to emit sound, thereby producing an effect appealing to the player's hearing and vision.

The display control means 71 drives the symbol display device 28 in accordance with a command from the game control means 65, and displays effects such as contents centering on the big win lottery results so as to appeal to the player's vision.

The winning management means 72 includes the winning ball detectors 24 s, 25 s, 26 s and the winning devices 24, 25,
In response to the winning information of the game balls to 26, etc., a process of granting a prize ball credit corresponding to each winning tool 24, 25, 26, etc. is performed.

When a game ball is detected by the launch ball detector 37s, the foul ball detector 36s, and the winning ball detectors 24s, 25s, and 26s, the credit information management means 73 counts the number of balls ((
(Number of credits) is calculated, and the calculation result is stored in the memory.

The credit presentation update unit 74 causes the credit presentation unit 16b to present the number of credits (the number of possessed balls) stored in the memory of the credit information management unit 73.

The circulation control means 75 operates the launch mechanism 31 in response to the operation of the launch handle 7 and also operates the game ball circulation device 39 to circulate a predetermined number of game balls enclosed in the game machine PM1.

The jackpot game processing means 80 of the game control device 50 communicates various information with the jackpot game execution means 1110 of the server control device 1100 to execute processing related to the jackpot game. A means 81, a game information management means 82, a lottery request means 83, an effect execution means 84, a privilege grant means 85, and the like.

The medium consumption determining unit 81 determines whether or not a game medium is consumed as a jackpot accumulation condition. In this embodiment, the number of balls held (number of credits) stored in the memory of the detection information of the ball detectors 36 s, 37 s, 24 s to 26 s and the credit information management means 73.
Based on the information, it is determined whether or not the number of credits as a game medium is consumed. Here, the consumption of the game medium means, for example, a case where the game medium is put in and used in the game and cannot be returned. In the present embodiment, when it is detected that the game ball has been launched by the launch mechanism 31 and has reached the game area PA (that is, within a predetermined time after the launch ball is detected by the launch ball detector 37s). If the foul ball is not detected by the foul ball detector 36s), it is considered that the credit number is substantially consumed.
At this time, when the game ball is fired, that is, when the game ball is detected by the fire ball detector 37s and the credit number is decremented by “1”, it is considered that the credit number is consumed. However, since the fired ball may become a foul ball and be reinstated as credits, it is assumed that the credit is consumed only when it is determined that the fired ball has reached the game area PA. Yes.

The game information management means 82 executes transmission processing of information related to winning in a pachinko game and information related to consumption of game media.

For example, the lottery request means 83 is triggered by a transmission process of information indicating that the game medium has been consumed.
A lottery request signal for requesting a jackpot lottery process is transmitted to the jackpot lottery executing means 1113 of the server control device 1100. Note that the lottery request is not limited to when the game media consumption is increased to the management server 1000 as described above, but when the game ball is dropped into the outlet 27 when winning the jackpot lottery in the pachinko game. It may be when the game ball wins the general winning device 24 or the like.

The effect execution means 84 causes the symbol display device 28 to execute a predetermined winning effect via the effect control means 70 and the display control means 71 when the server control device 1100 is notified of the occurrence of jackpot winning. It is. Further, the effect execution means 84 is the server control device 1.
Based on the output information from 100, the case display device DH of the gaming table D displays the cumulative number of jackpots to be paid (details will be described later) and the like due to the occurrence of jackpot winning.

The privilege granting means 85, when notified of the occurrence of jackpot wins and the number of accumulated jackpots from the server control device 1100, has the number of balls (number of credits) stored in the memory of the credit information management means 73. In addition, a process of adding a value corresponding to the notified cumulative jackpot number as a jackpot privilege is executed.

On the other hand, the server control device 1100 of the management server 1000 includes the CPU 1001 and the RO described above.
M1002, RAM1003, communication interface 1004, hard disk drive 1005, etc. are comprised. Jackpot execution means 1110 of server control device 1100
Is to execute a jackpot game, game value distribution means 1111, accumulation processing means 1112, jackpot lottery execution means 1113, jackpot information management means 11
14 is provided. The server control device 1100 is connected to a player-shared large-screen display 2000 installed in the game hall, and displays information related to the jackpot game on the large-screen display 2000 to notify all the players of the information. Let

The gaming value distribution means 1111 calculates a part of the value of the gaming media consumed in the gaming machine as the “jackpot number” based on the gaming operation of the player. The gaming value distribution unit 1111 uses the X% of the number of game media consumed (ie, the amount of credits consumed) notified from the jackpot game processing unit 80 of the game control device 50 as the jackpot for the next winning. Allocate as a number Jx and Y% is the number of jackpots Jy for winning one after another
Assign as. For example, if the credits for 10 game balls are consumed and the distribution ratios are X = 3 [%] and Y = 1 [%], Jx = 0. 3. Jy = 0.1 is added as the number Jy of jackpots for the next win.

The cumulative processing means 1112 calculates the “cumulative jackpot number” as the cumulative value (cumulative game value) of the game value obtained by cumulatively adding the game value (jackpot number) distributed by the game value distribution means 1111. Then, this is stored while being updated in a timely manner. Here, the cumulative processing means 1112 stores and holds the cumulative jackpot number for the next winning and the cumulative jackpot number for the subsequent winning. The cumulative processing means 1112 receives a value corresponding to the number of winning balls paid as a credit (game value) when the jackpot winning notification in the pachinko game is received from the gaming machine PM1 side as a cumulative jackpot. Subtract from a number.

When the jackpot lottery execution means 1113 receives the lottery request signal transmitted from the lottery request means 83 of the game control device 80, the random number generated by a predetermined random number generator (not shown) as jackpot lottery processing. Is compared with a reference value in a lottery table (not shown) to execute a lottery for jackpot winning (winning of the cumulative number of jackpots).

The jackpot information management unit 1114 transmits the cumulative number of jackpots stored in the cumulative processing unit 1112, the lottery result by the jackpot lottery execution unit 1113, and the like to the jackpot game processing unit 80 of the game control device 50. . Further, the jackpot information management means 1114 performs a winning occurrence notification process for displaying the cumulative number of jackpots and the winning occurrence on the large screen display 2000 of the game hall.

Specific actions in the gaming system PS1 having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a main flowchart showing the flow of game processing in the gaming machine PM1, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of winning processing in the above game processing, and FIG. 8 is between the management server 1000 and the gaming machine PM1 in the gaming system PS1. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of this jackpot game process.

First, the flow of game processing in the gaming machine PM1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in the card information management process (S10), when a card owned by the player is inserted into the card slot 11, the identification information recorded on the card is read by the card reader / writer 17, and the card is valid. A determination is made as to whether or not the credit information (card balance) stored in the card is read and presented to the card balance presentation unit 16a.

In the ball lending process (S20), when the player depresses the ball lending button 13, the number of ball lending is set according to the number of operations of the ball lending button 13, and the game control device 50 is activated by depressing the start button 14. The set number of held balls is added as a credit number to the not-shown held ball counter programmed in (for example, if the number of balls lent to the player in response to the setting operation is 25) This is converted into the number of credits and "25" is added) and stored in the memory of the credit information management means 73, and the information stored in the memory, that is, the total number of credits is presented to the credit presentation unit 16b. Is done. In addition,
When the player depresses the start button 14 as described above, the game ball is supplied to the hitting position in the launch mechanism 31 by the game ball circulation device 39, and the pachinko game can be started.

In the launch detection process (S30), the launch of the game ball by the launch mechanism 31 is performed by the launch ball detector 3
When one ball is detected by 7 s, “1” is subtracted from the value of the possessed ball number counter (number of credits) corresponding to the number of shot balls, and each “1” is subtracted. Is updated and stored in the memory of the credit information management means 73.

In the foul detection process (S40), when the game balls (foul balls) that have been launched by the launch mechanism 31 but have returned without being able to reach the game area PA are detected one by one by the foul ball detector 36s, For each detection, “1” is added to the value (number of credits) of the held ball counter corresponding to the number of foul balls, and the value of the held ball counter after adding “1” is credit information. It is updated and stored in the memory of the management means 73.

The winning process (S50) will be described with reference to FIG. When a game ball launched into the game area PA wins any of the winning devices 24, 25, 26, that is, a winning of the game ball is detected in any of the winning ball detectors 24s, 25s, 26s. Then, the winning determination unit 63 determines the winning and outputs a winning signal (step S51).
).

Then, the number of winning balls corresponding to the type of the winning devices 24, 25, and 26 determined to win is added to the value (number of credits) of the holding ball counter, and the number of held balls after this winning ball number is added. The counter value is updated and stored in the memory (step S52). The number of winning balls is, for example, “15” when winning the general winning device 24, “3” when winning the starting winning device 25, and “12” when winning the large winning device 26. Such a number of prize balls is added as the number of credits.

At this time, the holding means 66 always determines whether or not the holding ball number H is 0 <H <5,
When it is determined that 0 <H <5 is satisfied, a signal related to the pending variation pattern is sequentially transmitted to the display control unit 71 via the game control unit 65, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, and the symbol variation A timer is set, and the number of reserved balls H is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of the fluctuation pattern signal. Further, the holding means 66 determines that the holding ball number H is H <4 according to the consumption of the holding ball.
When it becomes, the result of the big hit lottery corresponding to the winning to the start winning tool 25 performed by the lottery means 64 is stored as a holding ball, and the holding ball number H is incremented by one.

Then, when winning in the jackpot lottery (step S53), when the winning flag is turned on in the lottery means 64, the lottery type based on the random number stored in the effect memory, that is, the jackpot type, that is, the probability change or the normal hit A variation pattern corresponding to is determined.

As a result, in step S54, the winning symbol to be displayed on the symbol display device 28 is set, the lottery means 64 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, and the effect display based on the variation pattern signal ends. Until the next variation pattern signal is not transmitted, the symbol variation prohibition flag is turned on, the symbol variation timer for measuring the time to release the turned on symbol variation prohibition flag is set, and the variation pattern signal The reserved ball count H is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission. On the other hand, when the winning is a lottery lottery, a variation pattern is determined in which lottery based on a random number value stored in the effect memory results in the final matching of symbols corresponding to the loss as a result of the variation. As a result, the off symbol displayed on the symbol display device 28 is set, and the lottery means 64 outputs a variation pattern signal to that effect, turns on the symbol variation prohibition flag, sets the symbol variation timer, and changes the variation pattern signal. Is decremented by 1 in response to the transmission of.

In this way, based on the fact that the game control means 65 transmits to the display control means 71 a signal relating to the contents of the effect to be displayed on the screen of the symbol display device 28, the display control means 71 causes the symbol display device 28 to be displayed in a timely manner. It is driven, and the contents related to the jackpot lottery result are displayed so as to appeal to the player's vision (step S55).

When the lottery result displayed on the screen of the symbol display device 28 is a big hit decision, the operation control means 67 is based on a signal indicating the operation start decision of the operation decision means 69 at a predetermined timing. A drive signal is transmitted to the solenoid (not shown), the solenoid is activated to open the special winning opening, and the operation of closing a predetermined number of times (or when a predetermined time elapses) is closed a predetermined number of times ( The process is repeated for a predetermined round (step S56). As a result, each time a game ball falls into the big prize device 26, a predetermined number of prize balls set in advance are paid as the number of credits.

Returning to FIG. 6, in the credit presentation update process (S60), the credit presentation update unit 74 stores the memory of the credit information management unit 73 every time a game ball is fired, a foul ball is collected, a game ball is won, etc. The number of possessed balls to be updated and stored (the number of credits) is presented to the credit presentation unit 16b.

In the checkout process (S70), when the player depresses the checkout button 15, the checkout condition is satisfied, and the card owned by the player (the card inserted into the card slot 11) is credited at that time. Information on the number of balls held (number of credits) stored in the memory of the means 73 is written by the card reader / writer 17.

Next, the flow of jackpot game processing in the gaming system PS1 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in FIG. 8, the processing flow on the gaming machine PM1 side is shown in the left flowchart, the processing flow on the management server 1000 side is shown in the right flowchart, and the gaming control device 50 and the server control device 1100 are mutually connected. The following processing S while synchronizing
101-S110 and S201-S215 are executed.

(Processing on the gaming machine side 1)
First, it is determined whether or not a pachinko game is being played under the monitoring of the circulating ball management means 61 (step S101). Then, the medium consumption determination unit 81 determines whether or not the number of credits as a game medium is consumed (step S102). When it is determined that the game ball has reached the game area PA and the number of credits as a game medium has been consumed,
This credit consumption information is transmitted to the jackpot game execution means 1110 of the server control device 1100 (step S103).
(Processing 1 on the management server side)
First, the game value distribution means 1111 of the jackpot game execution means 1110 determines whether or not information related to consumption of game media has been received from the game control device 50 (step S201). When the information on the credit consumption number is received, X% of the value (game value) of the consumed credit number is calculated as the next jackpot number Jx (step S202), and this jackpot number Jx Is added to the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time (step S203). Further, Y% of the value of credits consumed (game value) is calculated as the number of subsequent jackpots Jx (step S204), and this number of jackpots Jx is added to the cumulative number of jackpots for subsequent times (step S204). S205). The jackpot information management means 1114 displays the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time and the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time on the large screen display 2000 installed in the game arcade, and the effect execution means for each gaming machine PM1. 84 is displayed on the chassis display device DH of the game table D (step S206).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 2)
The lottery requesting unit 83 transmits a lottery request signal to the jackpot lottery executing unit 1113 of the server control device 1100 (step S104), triggered by the transmission process of information related to credit consumption (step S103 above).
(Processing 2 on the management server side)
The jackpot lottery execution means 1113 determines whether or not a lottery request signal has been received from the lottery request means 83 (step S207). When receiving the lottery request signal, the jackpot lottery executing means 1113 executes jackpot lottery processing with a predetermined winning probability (step S208). If the result of the lottery is winning, a winning notification signal is transmitted to the gaming machine PM1 that has transmitted the lottery request signal, and the number of cumulative jackpots for the next time given by the winning is given accordingly. (Step S209), and in order to notify the player of the game hall that the winning has occurred, a notification process of the occurrence of winning is performed to display a predetermined effect image on the large screen display 2000 installed in the game hall. (Step S2
10). Further, the value of the cumulative jackpot number for the next time recorded at this time is rewritten to the value of the cumulative jackpot number for the next time (step S211), and the value of the cumulative jackpot number for the next time is cleared to zero (step S211). Step S212). The jackpot information management means 1114 notifies each of the new accumulated jackpot numbers to the effect execution means 84 of the game control device 50 and displays it on the housing display device DH of the game table D, and also displays a large screen of the game hall. It is also displayed on the display 2000 (step S213).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 3)
The privilege granting means 85 is the jackpot game executing means 111 of the server control device 1100.
10 determines whether or not there is a winning notification (reception of a winning notification signal) from step 10 (step S105).
). Upon receiving the winning notification, the privilege granting means 85 adds the notified cumulative jackpot number to the number of held balls (the number of credits) stored in the memory of the credit information management means 73 as a credit addition process. The new value is updated and stored as the number of balls (number of credits) (step S106). Thereby, the player can receive payment of credit as a jackpot privilege. Further, the fact that the jackpot has been won and the cumulative number of jackpots to be paid are displayed on the symbol display device 28, and a predetermined winning effect is performed (step S107). On the other hand, in step S105, when a disconnection notification is received from the jackpot information management unit 1314 of the server control device 1100 (when the lottery result is out), it is determined whether or not the player wins the big hit lottery in the pachinko game. Determine (Step S
108). If a jackpot has occurred, the jackpot game execution means 1110 is notified of this (step S109). In addition, the number of winning balls corresponding to the winning of the big winning tool 26 is added as the number of credits, and the effect related to the big win is executed on the symbol display device 28 via the effect control means 84 and the display control means 85 ( Step S110).
(Processing 3 on the management server side)
The accumulation processing means 1112 determines whether or not there is a notification that a jackpot has occurred from the game information management means 82 of the game control device 50 (step S214). Cumulative processing means 1112
When a notification that a jackpot has been generated is received, the value corresponding to the number of credits (game value) that is added when the game ball wins the jackpot 26 based on the jackpot occurrence is calculated from the cumulative number of jackpots. Subtraction is performed (step S215). The value to be subtracted at this time may be subtracted equally between the number of cumulative jackpots for the next winning and the number of cumulative jackpots for the subsequent winning, or may be subtracted by changing the weight between the two. .

As described above, according to the gaming system PS1 according to the first embodiment, when a part of the value of gaming media consumed by a game is cumulatively added as the number of jackpots, only the number of jackpots for the next winning is obtained. In addition, by distributing and saving to the number of jackpots for subsequent winnings, the jackpot benefits granted to the player can be sufficiently secured even immediately after the winning of the jackpot. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game without reducing the player's expectation for the jackpot benefit.

In the above-described first embodiment, the jackpot lottery process is executed on the management server side, but the jackpot lottery process may be executed on the gaming machine side.
See the second embodiment for this configuration).

In the above embodiment, the number of jackpots Jx, Jy is always based on a certain distribution ratio.
However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
The distribution ratio may be changed by utilizing the game characteristic of a pachinko machine, and a specific example is briefly shown below.

(I set according to the number of changes per jackpot)
The distribution ratios X and Y are set as follows corresponding to the number of fluctuations from the big jackpot to the next big jackpot.
Number of fluctuations = 1 to 100: X = 1%, Y = 1%
Number of fluctuations = 101-200: X = 3%, Y = 1.5%
Number of fluctuations = 201-300: X = 4%, Y = 2%
Number of fluctuations = 301-400: X = 5%, Y = 2.5%
Number of fluctuations = 401-500: X = 6%, Y = 3%
Number of fluctuations = 501-750: X = 7%, Y = 3.5%
Number of fluctuations = 751-1000: X = 8%, Y = 4%
Number of fluctuations = 1001-1500: X = 9%, Y = 4.5%
Number of fluctuations = 1501 to 2000: X = 10%, Y = 5%
Number of fluctuations = 2001-2500: X = 11%, Y = 5.5%
Number of fluctuations = 2501 ~: X = 12%, Y = 6%

(Setting according to the number of prizes received in II big prizes)
When the number of game balls won in the big winning tool 26 during the jackpot is greater than or equal to the specified number, the distribution ratios X and Y corresponding to the number exceeding this specified number ("excess number") are as follows: Each time the excess number increases, the number of jackpots for the next win will be increased and the gameability will be improved.
Excess number = 0: X = 2%, Y = 0.5%
Excess number = 1: X = 4%, Y = 1.5%
Excess number = 2: X = 6%, Y = 2.5%
Excess number = 3 or more: X = 8%, Y = 3.5%

(III Setting according to the number of prizes received for ordinary electric accessories)
If the number of game balls won during the opening of an ordinary electric accessory (for example, an electric accessory in the start winning tool 25) is greater than or equal to the prescribed number, the number exceeding this prescribed number ("excess number") Distribution ratio X
, Y are set as follows, and as the excess number increases, the amount added to the cumulative number of jackpots is increased to improve game play.
Number of excess = 0: X = 2%, Y = 1%
Excess number = 1: X = 4%, Y = 2%
Number of excess = 2: X = 6%, Y = 3%
Excess = 3: X = 8%, Y = 4%
Excess number = 4: X = 10%, Y = 5%
Excess number = 5 or more: X = 12%, Y = 6%

(Setting according to the number of winning prizes for IV big prizes)
If the number of game balls won in the big prize tool 26 during the jackpot has not reached the specified number,
The distribution ratios X and Y are set as follows corresponding to the number that is less than the specified number ("Unreachable number"), and each time the unreachable number increases, the amount added to the cumulative number of jackpots Increasing and increasing the gameplay.
Number of unachieved = 0: X = 1%, Y = 1%
Number of unachieved = 1: X = 3%, Y = 1.5%
Number of unachieved = 2: X = 4%, Y = 2%
Number of unachieved = 3: X = 5%, Y = 2.5%
Number of unachieved = 4: X = 6%, Y = 3%
Number of unachieved = 5: X = 7%, Y = 3.5%
Number of unachieved = 6: X = 8%, Y = 4%
Number of unachieved = 7: X = 9%, Y = 4.5%
Number of unachieved = 8: X = 10%, Y = 5%
Number of unachieved = 9: X = 11%, Y = 5.5%
Number of unachieved = 10 or more: X = 12%, Y = 6%

(V output, setting according to the design)
The distribution ratios X and Y are set as follows according to the appearance and design, and the higher the probability of jackpot, the lower the distribution ratios X and Y to improve the performance of the ball and increase the game playability. ing.
Probable change pattern: X = 1%, Y = 0.5% (until the end of the probable change)
Non-probable variation: X = 1.5%, Y = 0.75% (until the end of the specified variation number)
Missing design: X = 4%, Y = 1.5%

(VI Settings according to the gaming state)
The distribution ratios X and Y are set as follows according to the game state, and during the time of probability change and time reduction, the amount added to the cumulative number of jackpots is reduced as compared to the low probability, and the performance of probability change and time reduction Improve
I try to improve the game.
During accuracy change: X = 1%, Y = 0.5% (until the end of accuracy change)
Short time: X = 1.5%, Y = 0.75% (until time short ends)
Low probability: X = 4%, Y = 1.5%

(VII Setting according to jackpot design)
In the case of a promising symbol or a random symbol among the jackpot symbols, it will not be added to the cumulative number of jackpots for the next winning prize, and in the case of other winning symbols (normal symbols, etc.), the cumulative jack for the next winning symbol will not be added. Do not add to the number of pots, and try to improve the game play.
Probability pattern: X = 8%, Y = 0%
Accurate design: X = 7%, Y = 0%
Other winning designs: X = 0%, Y = 9%

(VIII Setting by player operation)
Whether the player accumulates the value of the consumed game media (game value) in the cumulative number of jackpots for the next winning or the cumulative number of jackpots for the subsequent winnings, for example, in the operation unit 10 The buttons can be selected with the provided effect buttons and the like so as to enhance the game playability.

(Setting according to the number of times of IX certain variation chain)
The distribution ratios X and Y are set as follows according to the number of chances of continuous change (number of continuous changes per chance variable). As the number of continuous changes increases, the amount added to the cumulative number of jackpots increases.
I try to improve the game.
Number of consecutive channels = 0: X = 1%, Y = 1%
Number of consecutive chunks = 2: X = 3%, Y = 1.5%
Number of consecutive channels = 3: X = 4%, Y = 2%
Number of consecutive channels = 5: X = 5%, Y = 2.5%
Number of consecutive times = 7: X = 6%, Y = 3%
Number of consecutive channels = 10: X = 7%, Y = 3.5%
Number of consecutive channels = 15: X = 8%, Y = 4%
Number of consecutive channels = 20: X = 9%, Y = 4.5%
Number of consecutive channels = 25: X = 10%, Y = 5%
Number of consecutive channels = 30: X = 11%, Y = 5.5%
Number of consecutive channels = 35 or more: X = 12%, Y = 6%

Next, in the gaming system PS2 according to the second embodiment, a case where a normal pachinko machine is applied as the gaming machine PM2 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. Here, FIG. 9 is a front view of the gaming machine (pachinko machine) PM2, FIG. 10 is a rear view of the gaming machine PM2, and FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a control device in the gaming system PS2.

As shown in FIG. 9, the gaming machine (pachinko machine) PM2 is configured to have a rectangular frame size corresponding to the front surface of the outer frame 101 which is configured to have an outer rectangular frame size and forms a vertically fixed holding frame. The front frame 102 forming the open / close mounting frame is attached so as to be opened and closed by the upper and lower hinge mechanisms 103, and is always engaged with and connected to the outer frame 101 using the locking device 104 provided at the front right edge. It is kept closed.

A glass door 105 and a ball tray unit 106 are attached to the front side of the front frame 102 so as to be openable and closable, and are always kept closed using the locking device 104. Ball tray unit 1
A firing handle 107 is provided on the lower right side of 06. A game board 120 is detachably set and held on the front side of the front frame 102 located behind the glass door 105, and the game area PA in front of the game board 120 is exposed through the glass door 105 that is always held closed. It is like that.

The game board 120 has a decorative board 121 as a substrate, and inner and outer guide rails 122 are fixed in a circular arc shape on the front side thereof, so that a substantially circular game area PA is defined. In the game area PA, a prize-winning tool such as a general prize-winning tool 124, a starting prize-winning tool 125, a grand prize-winning tool 126, an out-out 127 for discharging a game ball that has tumbled down without winning each prize-winning tool, and a game development. A symbol display device 128 for displaying symbols according to the situation is provided. Each winning tool 124, 125, 126 is provided with a winning ball detector 124s, 125s, 126s for detecting the winning of a game ball.

An auxiliary mechanism portion called a game assisting board is provided at the lower front portion of the front frame 102. A launching mechanism 131 (see FIGS. 10 and 11) and a launching rail part (not shown) are provided in each part of the game assisting board. )
A foul ball detector 136s (see FIG. 11) is provided. Here, a game ball launcher 138 (see FIG. 11) is configured by the launch handle 107, the launch mechanism 131, the launch rail portion, and the like. In addition, on the back side of the ball tray unit 106 that always covers the game auxiliary board and is held in a closed state, one game ball stored in the ball tray of the ball tray unit 106 is associated with the position of the launch mechanism 131. A ball feeding device 139 (see FIG. 11) for feeding the balls one by one to the launching mechanism is provided. The ball feeder 139 is provided with a launch ball detector 137s (see FIG. 11) that detects a game ball sent to the launch mechanism 131.

On the back side of the front frame 102, a mechanism set board called a back set board 140 is attached. Here, a prize ball payout mechanism such as a ball storage tank 145 and a ball payout device 146 is provided, Control boards such as a main control board 141, an effect control board 142, a power supply board 143, and a payout control board 144 are attached to each part of the rear set board 140, and these are connected by a connector cable so that the gaming machine PM2 can be operated. Composed.

The gaming machine PM2 is used in a game in which the front frame 102, the glass door 105, and the ball tray unit 106 are all closed and locked. The game ball is stored in the ball tray of the ball tray unit 106 and the launch handle 107 is rotated. The game is started by the dynamic operation. When the firing handle 107 is rotated, the game balls stored in the ball tray are supplied to the firing mechanism 131 one by one from the ball feeding device 139 provided behind the ball tray unit 106. Game area P
After hitting A, the pachinko game is developed.

Next, the basic configuration of the control device in the gaming system PS2 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The control system of the gaming system PS2 is a gaming processing means 160 and a jackpot game processing means 1 realized on the gaming machine (pachinko machine) PM2 side.
The game control device 150 having 80 and the server control device 1200 having jackpot game execution means 1210 realized on the management server 1000 side are mainly configured. In addition,
In this gaming system PS2, the communication interface 154 of the gaming machine PM2 and the communication interface 1004 of the management server 1000 are connected to each other via a communication line CL, whereby the game control device 150 and the server control device 1200 are connected to each other. Bi-directional communication is possible.

The game control device 150 includes a main control board 141, an effect control board 142, a power supply board 143, a payout control board 144, and the like. The game processing means 160 of the game control device 150 is
Winning determination means 163, lottery means 164, game control means 165, hold means 166, operation control means 167, operation determination means 168, operation determination means 169, effect control means 170, display control means 171, launch control means 176, ball payout Control means 177 is provided. Here, the control means other than the launch control means 176 and the ball payout control means 177 in the game control device 150 are functionally similar to the control means of the game control device 50 in the first embodiment described above. Description is omitted.

The firing control means 176 controls the operations of the firing mechanism 131 and the ball feeding device 139 in response to the operation of the firing handle 107, and the ball dispensing control means 177 is the ball dispensing device 1.
This is for performing a control for paying out a prize ball from 46.

The jackpot game processing means 180 of the game control device 150 is connected to the server control device 12.
The jackpot game is executed by communicating various information with the 00 jackpot game executing means 1210. The medium consumption determining means 181, the game information managing means 182, the jackpot lottery executing means 183, and the effect executing means. 184, privilege granting means 185, and the like.

The medium consumption determining means 181 determines whether or not a game medium is consumed as a jackpot accumulation condition. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not a game ball that is a game medium is consumed based on detection information from the ball detectors 136s and 137s. Here, the consumption of the game medium means, for example, a case where the game medium is inserted and used in the game and cannot be returned. In this embodiment, the game ball is launched by the launch mechanism 31. When it is detected that the game area PA has been reached (that is, when the foul ball is not detected by the foul ball detector 136s within a predetermined time after the shot ball is detected by the shot ball detector 137s), It is assumed that game balls are actually consumed. At this time, when the game ball is fired, that is, when the launch of the game ball is detected by the fire ball detector 137s,
Although it can be considered that the game ball is consumed, since the shot ball may become a foul ball and be returned to the lower ball tray of the ball tray unit 106, the shot ball is here the game area PA.
It is considered that the game ball is consumed only when it reaches.

The game information management means 182 executes transmission processing of information related to winning in a pachinko game and information related to consumption of game media.

The jackpot lottery executing means 183, for example, lottery of a random number value generated by a predetermined random number generator (not shown) as a jackpot lottery process triggered by a transmission process of information that the game medium has been consumed. A lottery for winning a jackpot (winning the cumulative number of jackpots) is executed by comparing with a reference value in a table (not shown). Further, the jackpot lottery execution means 183 displays the jackpot lottery result on the server management device 120.
0 is transmitted to the jackpot execution means 1210. Note that the lottery is not limited to when the game media consumption is increased to the management server 1000 as described above, but when the big hit lottery in the pachinko game is won, or when the game ball wins the general prize device 124, etc. It may be.

The effect execution means 184 causes the symbol display device 128 to execute a predetermined winning effect via the effect control means 170 and the display control means 171 when the lottery result by the jackpot lottery execution means 183 is winning. . Further, the effect execution means 184 displays the number of jackpots to be paid (details will be described later) and the like on the case display device DH of the game table D on the basis of the output information from the server control device 1200. Let

When the lottery result by the jackpot lottery execution unit 183 is a win, the privilege granting unit 185 determines the number of game balls (prize balls) corresponding to the cumulative number of jackpots notified from the server control device 1200 as a jackpot privilege. The process of paying out is executed.

On the other hand, the server control device 1200 of the management server 1000 includes the CPU 1001, RO described above.
M1002, RAM1003, communication interface 1004, hard disk drive 1005, etc. are comprised. Jackpot execution means 1210 of server control device 1200
Are game value distribution means 1211, accumulation processing means 1212, jackpot information management means 1
1214 is provided. The server control device 1200 is connected to a large screen display 2000 installed in the game arcade, and displays information related to the jackpot game on the large screen display 2000 to notify all the players of the information.

The game value distribution means 1211 calculates a part of the value of the game medium consumed in the gaming machine (game value) as “the number of jackpots” based on the game operation of the player.
The game value distribution means 1211 is the jackpot game processing means 18 of the game control device 150.
Of the number of game media consumption notified from 0 (that is, the number of game balls consumed), X% is assigned as the number Jx of the next winning jackpot, and Y% is the number of winning jackpots Jy for the next winning. Assign as. For example, when 10 game balls are consumed and the distribution ratio is X = 3 [%] and Y = 1 [%], the next winning jackpot number Jx is J.
x = 0.3, and Jy = 0.1 is added as the number Jy of jackpots for the next winning combination.

The cumulative processing means 1212 calculates the “cumulative jackpot number” as the cumulative value of game values (cumulative game value) obtained by cumulatively adding the game values (jackpot number) distributed by the game value distribution means 1211. Then, this is stored while being updated in a timely manner. Here, the cumulative processing means 1212 stores and holds the cumulative jackpot number for the next winning and the cumulative jackpot number for the subsequent winning. The cumulative processing means 1212 receives the value (game value) corresponding to the number of winning balls paid out due to the occurrence of the jackpot when receiving a notification of the jackpot winning in the pachinko game from the gaming machine PM2 side. Subtract from

The jackpot information management means 1214 transmits information such as the cumulative number of jackpots stored in the cumulative processing means 1212 to the jackpot game processing means 180 of the game control device 150.

A specific operation of the gaming system PS2 having such a configuration will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of the jackpot game process between the management server 1000 and the gaming machine (pachinko machine) PM2 in the gaming system PS2. Note that the gaming machine (pachinko machine) PM2 of the present embodiment has the above-described first implementation in that the gaming ball itself is used as a gaming medium, and that the gaming ball is paid out to the ball tray as a prize ball at the time of winning a prize. Since it is only different from the gaming machine PM1 according to the embodiment, the description of the part of the normal gaming process (steps S10 to S70) in the pachinko machine is omitted. Here, in FIG. 12, the processing flow on the gaming machine PM2 side is shown in the left flowchart, and the processing flow on the management server 1000 side is shown in the right flowchart. The gaming control device 150 and the server control device 1200 are mutually connected. The following processes S301 to S3 while synchronizing
10, S401 to S413 are executed.

(Processing on the gaming machine side 1)
First, it is determined whether or not a pachinko game is in progress (step S301). Then, the medium consumption determining means 181 determines whether or not a game ball as a game medium is consumed (step S302). If game balls are being consumed based on the launch of game balls,
Information on the number of game balls consumed is the jackpot game execution means 1 of the server control device 1200.
It is transmitted to 210 (step S303).
(Processing 1 on the management server side)
First, the game value distribution unit 1211 of the jackpot game execution unit 1210 determines whether or not information related to consumption of game media has been received from the game control device 150 (step S401). If information related to the number of game balls consumed is received, X% of the value of the consumed game balls (game value) is calculated as the next jackpot number Jx (step S402). The number Jx is added to the cumulative jackpot number for the next time (step S403). Further, Y% of the value of the game ball consumed (game value) is calculated as the number of successive jackpots Jy (step S404), and this number of jackpots Jy is added as the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time (step S404). S405). The jackpot information management means 1214 displays the number of accumulated jackpots for the next time and the number of accumulated jackpots for the next time on the large-screen display 2000 installed in the game hall, and effects executing means for each gaming machine PM2. 184 is notified and displayed on the housing display device DH of the game table D (step S406).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 2)
The jackpot lottery execution means 183 executes jackpot lottery processing with a predetermined winning probability, triggered by transmission processing of information related to credit consumption (step S303 above) (step S304). If the result of the lottery is winning, the occurrence of winning is notified to the jackpot game executing means 1210 of the server control device 1200 (step S).
305). Further, the privilege granting means 185 pays out the number of prize balls corresponding to the cumulative number of jacks notified from the server control device 1200 to the ball tray of the ball tray unit 106 via the payout control means 177 as a jackpot privilege. At the same time (step S306), the symbol display device 128 indicates that the jackpot has been won and the cumulative number of jackpots to be paid out (number of prize balls).
To display a predetermined winning effect (step S307).
(Processing 2 on the management server side)
The jackpot game execution means 1210 of the server control device 1200 is the game control device 1
It is determined whether or not there is a winning notification from the 50 jackpot game processing means 180 (step S407). When the jackpot information management means 1213 receives the winning notification, the jackpot information managing means 1213 displays a predetermined effect image on the large screen display 2000 installed in the game hall in order to notify all the players that the winning has occurred. Notification processing is performed (step S408).
). Further, the value of the cumulative jackpot number for the next time recorded at this time is rewritten to the value of the cumulative jackpot number for the next time (step S409), and the cumulative number of jackpots for the subsequent time is cleared to zero (step S410). ). The jackpot information management means 1214 notifies each of the new accumulated jackpot numbers to the effect execution means 184 of the game control device 150 and displays it on the housing display device DH of the game table D, and also displays a large screen of the game hall. It is also displayed on the display 2000 (step S411).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 3)
On the other hand, if the result of the lottery by the jackpot lottery execution means 183 is not in step S304, it is determined whether or not the winner is a jackpot lottery in the pachinko game (step S308). If the jackpot has occurred, the jackpot game execution means 1210 is notified of this (step S309). In addition, the number of winning balls corresponding to the winning of the big winning tool 26 is paid out to the ball tray of the ball tray unit 106 from the ball payout device 146, and the symbol display device 128 via the effect control means 170 and the display control means 171. At step S310, an effect relating to the jackpot is executed.
(Processing 3 on the management server side)
The accumulation processing means 1212 determines whether or not there is a notification that a jackpot has occurred from the game information management means 182 of the game control device 150 (step S412). Accumulation processing means 12
12, when receiving a notification that a jackpot has been generated, the cumulative number of jackpots represents the value (game value) corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out when a game ball wins the big prize device 26 based on the jackpot occurrence. Is subtracted from (step S413). The value to be subtracted at this time may be subtracted equally between the number of cumulative jackpots for the next winning and the number of cumulative jackpots for the subsequent winning, or may be subtracted by changing the weight between the two. .

As described above, according to the gaming system PS2 according to the second embodiment, when a part of the value of gaming media consumed by a game is cumulatively added as the number of jackpots, only the number of jackpots for the next winning is obtained. In addition, by distributing and saving to the number of jackpots for subsequent winnings, the jackpot benefits granted to the player can be sufficiently secured even immediately after the winning of the jackpot. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game without reducing the player's expectation for the jackpot benefit.

In the second embodiment described above, the jackpot lottery process is executed on the gaming machine side. However, as in the first embodiment, the jackpot lottery process is executed on the management server side. May be.

Next, in the gaming system PS3 according to the third embodiment, a case where a slot machine (rotating-type gaming machine) is applied as the gaming machine PM3 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS.
13 is a front view of the gaming machine (slot machine) PM3, and FIG. 14 is a gaming system PS.
3 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a control device in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, the gaming machine (slot machine) PM3 includes a front door 202 attached to the front surface of the main body housing 201 so as to be openable and closable. A display window W that faces the surface of the reel in three reel devices 203a, 203b, and 203c arranged side by side in the body 201 is provided. The display window W is formed such that when all three reels are stopped, three symbols for each reel, a total of nine symbols, are displayed so as to be visible to the player. The display window W is provided with a total of five pay lines 229a, 229b, 229c, 229d, and 229e so as to cross the display window W. In each of the winning lines 229a to 229e, the number of valid lines varies depending on the number of game medals provided for the game, and all five lines become valid (below, become valid) by betting the maximum allowable throwing number. The winning line is also called the active line).

Below the display window W, a medal slot 221 into which game medals to be used for games are inserted, and a 1-BET switch 22 for inserting game medals to be used for games within the credited range.
2. MAX- for inserting the maximum allowable number of game medals to be used for games (for example, 3)
BET switch 223, checkout switch 22 for paying out credited game medals
4. Start lever 225 for starting rotation of all reels 203a, 203b, 203c all at once, three stop switches 226a, 226b, 226c for individually stopping the rotation of each reel 203a, 203b, 203c, and medal Operation means such as a reject switch 227 for returning a game medal inserted into the insertion slot 221 is provided.

On the upper part of the front door 202, the display screen 211a of the image display device 211 is arranged so as to face forward, and an effect lamp 213 and a speaker 215 are arranged on the periphery thereof. A game medal payout outlet 241 for paying out game medals is opened at the lower part of the front door 202, and a game medal storage tray 242 for storing game medals paid out from the game medal payout outlet 241 is provided. Is provided. Furthermore, a hopper unit 243 (see FIG. 14) for paying out game medals when a predetermined prize mode is configured is provided in the main body casing 201.

In order to play a game with the gaming machine (slot machine) PM3 configured as described above, first, a game medal is actually inserted into the medal slot 221 or the 1-BET switch 222 or the MAX.
-By operating any one of the BET switches 223, a set number of BETs for game medals to be used in the game within the credit range is set, and an effective line corresponding to the BET number is determined. In the present embodiment, five pay lines 229a, 229b,
229c, 229d, 229e are all valid, three game medals are inserted (
Although it will be described below that the game is performed only in a state where the number of bets is 3), the setting of the effective line can be appropriately changed according to the number of inserted medals.

When the player operates the start lever 225, each reel device 203a, 203 is operated.
The reels b and 203c start to rotate at the same time, and a plurality of types of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel are displayed in a variably displayed manner in the display window W up and down (usually from top to bottom). When the rotation of the reels reaches a predetermined speed, the stop switches 226a, 226b, 226c are activated, and when the player operates the stop switches 226a, 226b, 226c, the rotation of the corresponding reels stops. Here, the winning lines 229a, 229b, and 229c that are validated
, 229d, 229e, a combination of symbols stopped and displayed in advance, a winning mode (
In the case of a winning mode in which a game medal can be acquired), the number of game medals corresponding to each winning mode is paid out or added as a credit.

Next, the basic configuration of the control device in the gaming system PS3 of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. The control system of the gaming system PS3 includes a game control device 250 having a game processing means 260 and a jackpot game processing means 280 realized on the gaming machine PM3 side, and a jackpot game executing means 13 realized on the management server 1000 side.
The server control apparatus 1300 having 10 is mainly configured. This gaming system P
In S3, the communication interface 254 of the gaming machine PM3 and the communication interface 1004 of the management server 1000 are connected to each other via the communication line CL, whereby the game control device 250 and the server control device 1300 are connected. Bidirectional communication is possible.

The game control device 250 is provided in the main body housing 201 and executes a main control board (not shown) that executes main control related to the game, and a sub-control that is provided on the back side of the front door 202 and mainly executes control related to effects. It is composed of a control board (not shown) and the like. The game processing means 260 of the game control device 250 executes a spinning game process in the gaming machine PM3, and includes a lottery means 261, a lottery table recording means 262, a flag recording means 263, and a reel control means 264.
, Effect control means 265, game result determination means 266, special game processing execution means 267, and medal payout control means 268.

The jackpot game processing means 280 of the game control device 250 is connected to the server control device 130.
Various kinds of information are communicated with the 0 jackpot game execution means 1310 to execute processing related to the jackpot game. The medium consumption determination means 281 and the game information management means 2
82, lottery request means 283, effect execution means 284, privilege grant means 285, and the like.

The medium consumption determining means 281 determines whether or not a game medium has been consumed as a jackpot accumulation condition. In this embodiment, when the start lever 225 is operated, a game medal as a game medium is obtained. Judge that it is consumed. Here, the consumption of the game medium means, for example, a case where the game medium is inserted and used in the game and cannot be returned, and is consumed only by inserting the game medal into the medal slot 221. Although not said, it may be considered that the game medium is consumed when the BET switches 222 and 223 are operated.

The game information management means 282 executes processing for transmitting information related to winning in the spinning game and information related to consumption of game media.

The lottery request unit 283 transmits a lottery request signal for requesting a jackpot lottery process to the jackpot lottery executing unit 1313 of the server control device 1300, for example, triggered by a transmission process of information that the game medium has been consumed. It is. As an opportunity for lottery requests,
As described above, not only when the consumption of game media is increased to the management server 1000, but also when a specific winning combination is won.

The effect executing means 284 causes the image display device 211 to execute a predetermined winning effect via the effect control means 265 when the server control device 1300 is notified of the occurrence of a jackpot win. Further, the effect execution means 284 displays the number of jackpots to be paid (details will be described later) on the housing display device DH of the gaming table D on the basis of the output information from the server control device 1300. Let

The privilege granting means 285, when notified of the occurrence of jackpot winning and the number of accumulated jackpots from the server control device 1300, via the medal payout control means 268,
The number of game medals corresponding to the notified cumulative number of jackpots is paid out as a jackpot privilege or added as credits.

On the other hand, the server control device 1300 of the management server 1000 includes the CPU 1001 and RO described above.
M1002, RAM1003, communication interface 1004, hard disk drive 1005, etc. are comprised. Jackpot execution means 1310 of server control device 1300
Is to execute a jackpot game, game value distribution means 1311, accumulation processing means 1312, jackpot lottery execution means 1313, jackpot information management means 13
14 is provided. The server control device 1300 is connected to a player-shared large-screen display 2000 installed in the game hall, and displays information on the jackpot game on the large-screen display 2000 to notify all the players of the information. Let

The game value distribution means 1311 calculates a part of the value (game value) of the game medium consumed in the gaming machine as “the number of jackpots” based on the game operation of the player.
The game value distribution means 1311 is the jackpot game processing means 28 of the game control device 250.
Of the number of game media consumed notified from 0 (ie, the number of game medals consumed), X
% Is assigned as the number Jx of the next winning jackpot, and Y% is assigned as the number Jy of the winning jackpot one after another. For example, when the BET number is “3” (when three game medals are betted) and the distribution ratio is X = 5 [%] and Y = 1 [%], the jack for the next winning will be Jx = 0.15 is added as the number of pots Jx, and Jy = 0.03 is added as the number of jackpots for subsequent winnings.

The cumulative processing means 1312 calculates “cumulative jackpot number” as a cumulative value of game values (cumulative game value) obtained by cumulatively adding the game values (number of jackpots) distributed by the game value distribution means 1311. Then, this is stored while being updated in a timely manner. Here, the cumulative processing means 1312 stores and holds the cumulative jackpot number for the next winning and the cumulative jackpot number for the subsequent winning. The cumulative processing means 1312 corresponds to the number of game medals to be paid when the special combination is established when the winning notification of the special combination (for example, big bonus, regular bonus, single bonus, etc.) is received from the gaming machine PM3 side. The value to be played (game value) is subtracted from the cumulative number of jackpots.

When the jackpot lottery executing means 1313 receives the lottery request signal transmitted from the lottery request means 283 of the game control device 250, the jackpot lottery process generates a random number generated by a predetermined random number generator (not shown). Is compared with a reference value in a lottery table (not shown) to execute a lottery for jackpot winning (winning of the cumulative number of jackpots).

The jackpot information management means 1314 transmits the cumulative number of jackpots stored in the cumulative processing means 1312 and the lottery result by the jackpot lottery execution means 1313 to the jackpot game processing means 280 of the game control device 250. . Further, the jackpot information management means 1314 performs a winning occurrence notification process for displaying on the large screen display 2000 of the game hall that the cumulative number of jackpots and winning has occurred.

With respect to specific actions in the gaming system PS3 having such a configuration, FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 15 shows a gaming machine (slot machine) PM
3 is a flowchart showing the flow of game processing in FIG. 3, and FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of jackpot game processing between the management server 1000 and the gaming machine PM3 in the gaming system PS3.

First, the flow of game processing in the gaming machine (slot machine) PM3 will be described.
When the power is first turned on and initialized, a standby process for inserting game medals from the medal insertion slot 221 by the player is executed (step S501). Next, it is determined whether or not a game medal has been bet (step S502).
It is determined whether or not 25 has been operated (step S503). When the start lever 225 is operated, the lottery means 261 is operated, and a random number value generated by a preset random number generator for winning combination lottery is stored in the lottery table stored in the lottery table recording means 262. By comparing with a predetermined lottery table that defines the winning probabilities corresponding to preset values, “Seven”, “BAR”, “Bell”, “Back”, “Cherry”
A lottery process such as rewriting of the winning flag ON / OFF when a winning combination is won is performed in addition to performing a lottery of a plurality of types of winning combinations such as “replay combination” or not (step S504).

Specifically, when the lottery result determined by the lottery means 261 is the winning of any winning combination in step S504, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination won by the flag recording means 263 is turned ON. A predetermined signal is transmitted to the effect control means 265 in order to display an effect image or the like corresponding to the winning winning combination set on the image display device 211.

After the winning lottery process, the reel control means 264 transmits a reel rotation start signal that causes the reel devices 203a, 203b, and 203c to rotate the reels, thereby starting the rotation of the reels at a predetermined speed all at once ( Step S505). And reel control means 264
"Stop rotation of left reel" from each stop switch 226a, 226b, 226c,
A stop signal assigned to “stop rotation of middle reel” or “stop rotation of right reel” is executed (step S506), and in response to the input, the corresponding reel device 203a,
A stop process for stopping the rotation of 203b and 203c is executed (step S507). Specifically, the reel control means 264 transmits a stop signal to the corresponding reel device 203a, 203b, 203c, thereby stopping the rotation of the reel.

In this stop process, when the stop signal is received, the rotation of the reel is not necessarily stopped immediately, but the reel is further rotated within a predetermined number of smooth frames (for example, 4 frames). Can be stopped after the flag recording unit 26
When all of the winning flags in 3 are OFF, the combination symbols for notifying the winning combination in the range of the number of smooth frames are the winning lines 229a, 229b, 229c, 229d,
If the stop position of each reel is determined so as not to line up on 229e (skip control), and if any of the winning flags in the flag recording means 263 is set to ON, within the range of the number of smooth frames, The stop position of each reel is determined (pull-in control) so that the combination symbols for notifying the winning combination are arranged on the winning lines 229a, 229b, 229c, 229d, and 229e as much as possible.

The processing in steps S506 to S508 is performed for all reel devices 203a, 203b, 203.
It is repeatedly executed until the stop operation of c is completed, and when all stop operations are completed (step S508: YES), the game result determination means 266 has an array of nine stop symbols (that is, a combination for notifying a winning combination) Is the winning line 229a, 229b, 229c, 22
9d, 229e), the game result is determined as to whether any winning combination has been established (step S509).

As a result of this determination, if any of the small combinations is established (step S509: small combination establishment), a predetermined signal for notifying the type of winning combination for which the game result determination means 266 is established is a medal payout control. By transmitting to the means 268, a payout process of a predetermined amount of game medals corresponding to the winning combination by the hopper unit 243 is executed (step S510), and the process of one game here ends. The game medal payout process includes a process of incrementing credit medals within a predetermined number of ranges and a process of paying out game medals exceeding the predetermined number to the game medal storage tray 242.

On the other hand, if any of the special combinations is established as a result of the determination in step S509 (step S509: establishment of special combination), the predetermined type for notifying the type of special combination in which the game result determination unit 266 is established. Is transmitted to the special game process execution means 267, whereby the special game process is executed by the special game process execution means 267 (step S511).

If it is determined in step S509 that a winning combination such as a small role or a special role has been established, an effect design corresponding to the established winning combination (for example, that the winning combination has been established is notified). A predetermined signal is transmitted from the game result determination unit 266 to the effect control unit 265.

Further, as a result of the determination in step S509, if one of the winning combinations is not established (step S509: failure), the processing of one game here is finished as it is.

Next, FIG. 16 shows the flow of jackpot game processing in the gaming system PS3.
Will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in FIG. 16, the flow of processing on the gaming machine PM3 side is shown in the left flowchart, and the processing flow on the management server 1000 side is shown in the right flowchart. The game control device 250 and the server control device 1300 are mutually connected. The following processes S to S are executed in synchronization.

(Processing on the gaming machine side 1)
First, it is determined whether or not game media is consumed, that is, whether or not the start lever 225 has been operated (step SS601). When it is determined that game medals are consumed based on the operation of the start lever 225, information on the number of game medals consumed is transmitted to the jackpot game execution means 1310 of the server control device 1300 (step S602). .
(Processing 1 on the management server side)
First, the game value distribution unit 1311 of the jackpot game execution unit 1310 determines whether or not information related to consumption of game media has been received from the game control device 250 (step S701). When information related to the number of game medals consumed is received, X% of the value (game value) of the game medals for the number of game medals is calculated as the next jackpot number Jx (step S702). The number Jx is added to the cumulative jackpot number for the next time (step S703). In addition, Y of the value (game value) of the game medals of the consumed number
% Is calculated as the number of consecutive jackpots Jy (step S704), and this number of jackpots Jy is added as the number of consecutive jackpots (step S705).
The jackpot information management means 1314 displays the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time and the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time on the large screen display 2000 installed in the game arcade, and the effect execution means for each gaming machine PM3. 284 and display display D of the gaming table D
Each is displayed on H (step S706).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 2)
Triggered by the transmission process of information related to the consumption of game medals (step S602 above),
The lottery request unit 283 transmits a lottery request signal to the jackpot lottery execution unit 1313 of the server control device 1300 (step S603).
(Processing 2 on the management server side)
The jackpot lottery execution means 1313 determines whether or not a lottery request signal has been received from the lottery request means 283 (step S707). Jackpot lottery execution means 1313
When the lottery request signal is received, the jackpot lottery process is executed with a predetermined winning probability (step S708). If the result of the lottery is winning, a winning notification signal is transmitted to the gaming machine PM3 that has transmitted the lottery request signal, and the occurrence of the winning and the cumulative number of jackpots for the next time given thereby. (Step S709), and a large screen display 2000 installed in the game hall to notify that the winning has occurred.
A process for notifying the occurrence of winning is performed so that a predetermined effect image is displayed on the screen (step S710). Also,
The value of the number of accumulated jackpots for the next time recorded at this time is rewritten to the value of the number of accumulated jackpots for the next time (step S711), and the number of accumulated jackpots for the next time is cleared to zero (step S712). The jackpot information management means 1314 of the server control device 1300 determines each new cumulative jackpot number as the game control device 25.
0 is displayed and displayed on the housing display device DH, and is also displayed on the large screen display 2000 installed in the game hall (step S713).

(Processing on the gaming machine side 3)
The privilege granting means 285 is the jackpot game executing means 13 of the server control device 1300.
10 determines whether or not there is a winning notification (reception of a winning notification signal) from 10 (step S604).
). Upon receiving the winning notification, the privilege granting means 285 causes the hopper unit 243 to pay out the number of game medals corresponding to the notified cumulative jackpot number as the game medal payout process via the medal payout control means 268 (step 243). S605). As a result, the player can receive a game medal payment by winning the jackpot. Also,
The image display device 211 indicates that the jackpot has been won and the cumulative number of jackpots to be paid.
To display a predetermined winning effect (step S606). On the other hand, when a disconnection notification is received from the jackpot information management means 1314 of the server control device 1300 in step S604 (when the result of the lottery is out), a special combination is established by the winning combination lottery in the spinning game. It is determined whether or not (step S607). If the special combination is established, the fact is notified to the jackpot game execution means 1310 of the server control device 1300 (step S608). Also, a predetermined special game process is executed by the special game process execution means 267, and an image for notifying that a special role has been established is displayed on the image display device 211 via the effect control means 265. (Step S609).
(Processing 3 on the management server side)
The accumulation processing unit 1312 determines whether or not there is a notification from the game information management unit 282 that the special combination has been established (step S714). When the cumulative processing means 1312 receives a notification that a special combination has occurred, the cumulative processing means 1312 subtracts the value (game value) corresponding to the number of game medals to be paid out during this special game state from the cumulative jackpot number (step S715). ). The value to be subtracted at this time may be subtracted equally between the number of cumulative jackpots for the next winning and the number of cumulative jackpots for the subsequent winning, or may be subtracted by changing the weight between the two. .

As described above, according to the gaming system PS3 according to the third embodiment, when a part of the value of the game medium consumed by the game is cumulatively added as the number of jackpots, only the number of jackpots for the next winning is obtained. In addition, by distributing and saving to the number of jackpots for subsequent winnings, the jackpot benefits granted to the player can be sufficiently secured even immediately after the winning of the jackpot. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the interest of the game without reducing the player's expectation for the jackpot benefit.

In the above-described third embodiment, the jackpot lottery process is executed on the management server side, but the jackpot lottery process may be executed on the gaming machine side.
(See second embodiment above).

In the above-described embodiment, the number of jackpots is always calculated based on a certain distribution ratio. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, game characteristics specific to a gaming machine (specific to a slot machine) are possible. May be used to change the distribution ratio, and a specific example is shown below.

(I setting according to gaming state)
The distribution ratios X and Y are made different depending on the game state such as normal game, RT game (game in which the winning probability of replay is set higher than normal), bonus game and the like. For example, the distribution ratio X may be set to be high in the normal gaming state, and the distribution ratio Y may be set to be high in the RT gaming state.

(II Setting according to the number of games)
The distribution ratios X and Y are made different depending on the number of games. For example, the distribution ratios X and Y are varied before and after a specific number of games from the start to the end of the provision of the big bonus game, or the values of the distribution ratios X and Y according to the number of games since the power is turned on. Or make them different.

(III Set according to the lottery results)
The distribution ratios X and Y are made different according to the winning results of the small role, replay role (replay role), special role and the like. For example, when a replay combination is established, it is permitted to play another game without inserting a game medium, so that the distribution is eliminated or the distribution ratios X and Y are lowered. In addition, the distribution ratios X and Y may be made different when continuous winning or continuous non-winning. Furthermore, the distribution ratios X and Y may be varied according to the cumulative number of winnings.

(IV Setting according to the winning results)
Depending on the winning results, for example, the distribution ratios X and Y may be different based on whether or not they are missed, different when consecutive wins are generated, or different when consecutive wins are missed. Further, it may be varied according to the cumulative number of winnings.

(Setting according to the number of stock of V bonus)
Incorporating information on the sub control board (sub control board), the stop switches 226a, 22
6b, 226c operation timing or information relating to the push order information (AT) assist state (AT) gaming state or non-AT state, the distribution ratio X, Y value is different, distribution is low probability or high probability state The values of the ratios X and Y may be different. Further, it may be varied according to the number of remaining games in a state where a so-called navigation right is granted, and the number of stocked navigation rights.

(Setting according to VI reel stop condition)
The distribution ratios X and Y are made different depending on the design of the output (for example, in the case of a “bell” double eye, X is increased and Y is decreased), or depending on the number of sliding frames on the reel Distribution ratio X,
The value of Y is varied.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, If it is a range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can improve suitably.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of credits, game balls, and game medals are illustrated and described as game media. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other game media such as coins, banknotes, and coins may be used. Good.

In the above-described embodiment, the jackpot winning condition (accumulated number of jackpots) is given when the jackpot lottery is won as the jackpot winning condition. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The cumulative jackpot number may be provided when the cumulative jackpot number reaches a predetermined threshold.

In the above-described embodiment, the encapsulated pachinko machine PM1, the normal pachinko machine PM2, and the slot machine PM3 have been described as examples of the gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other gaming machines are sparrows. A ball game machine or an arrangement ball machine may be applied, and further, a medal game machine or a table game machine may be applied.

PS gaming system PM gaming machine 80 jackpot game processing means 81 medium consumption determining means 85 privilege granting means 1000 management server (management device)
1110 Jackpot game execution means 1111 Game value distribution means 1112 Accumulation processing means

Claims (1)

A plurality of gaming machines and a management device that manages the plurality of gaming machines, and when a gaming medium is consumed in a game, a part or all of the value of the gaming medium is collectively stored in the management device When a predetermined condition is satisfied and a winning occurs, the accumulated value accumulated in the management device is given to any one of the plurality of gaming machines as a winning privilege. A gaming system,
Medium consumption determining means for determining that the game medium is consumed in the game;
When it is determined by the medium consumption determining means that the game medium has been consumed, a part or all of the value of the game medium is distributed at a predetermined ratio, and the next winning prize and the winnings after the next are won. Game value distribution means to be allocated to the benefits of minutes,
The value of the game medium allocated in the game value distribution means is accumulated cumulatively, and the accumulated value given as the benefit for the next winning and the accumulated value given as the benefit for the winning after the next time are calculated. And cumulative processing means for storing this,
A privilege granting unit that sequentially grants to one of the gaming machines the cumulative value for the next and subsequent winnings stored in the cumulative processing unit each time a predetermined condition is satisfied and a winning occurs. Gaming system.

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