JP2013230313A - Game system and control method used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of lightening a burden imposed on game operation by shifting start periods of games provided in parallel.SOLUTION: A game system provides a first race set and a second race set composed of a plurality of games, repeats a plurality of races at a predetermined period in the respective race sets, and can consume and put out a game value for each plurality of games. Control is performed such that a start period of each game in the second race set does not overlap with a start period of each game in the first race set.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system capable of playing a plurality of games repeated at a predetermined cycle.

  A game machine that provides a plurality of games repeated at a predetermined cycle as one game set is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). For each game, the player consumes the credits owned and can obtain a payout according to the play result.

JP 2009-82508 A

  In the above-described game machine, credit consumption and acquisition are settled for each game. When another game is provided to the player in parallel with the game set, the other game is executed at a timing synchronized with the cycle of the game executed in one game set so that the credit is settled at the same timing. To do. Then, since the two games start and end at the same timing, operations are complicated and complicated for a player who wants to play both games.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system and the like that can reduce the burden of game operations by shifting the start time of the game provided in parallel.

  The game system of the present invention is provided with a first game set and a second game set that are constituted by a plurality of games. In each game set, a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle, and game value is consumed and paid out. Is a game system that is possible for each of a plurality of games, comprising game set control means (20) for controlling the game progress of the first game set and the second game set, wherein the game set control means comprises: The above problem is solved by controlling the start times of the respective games in the first game set so that the start times of the respective games in the second game set do not overlap.

  According to the game system of the present invention, the start times of the respective games of the first game set in which a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle and the second game set are shifted and do not overlap. For this reason, since the timing which should be operated with respect to each game shifts | deviates, the operation burden of the player who wants to play both games can be eased, and any game can be played without difficulty.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the game further has a payout mode in which a payout is paid out to a player based on a play result, and the game set control means has each payout mode of the first game set. You may control so that the period when each payout mode of the said 2nd game set is performed with respect to the period currently performed may not overlap. According to this, the game start time of each game set is shifted, and the payout mode of each game is also shifted. Since the payout mode in each game set does not have to be executed at the same timing, each game set can proceed without interfering with each other.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the game predicts a race mode in which a plurality of competitors participating in a race held for each game compete, and an order of arrival of the plurality of competitors in the race. The game set control means is executing each prediction mode of the second game set for a period during which each prediction mode of the first game set is being executed. You may control so that at least one part of a period may not overlap. According to this, it is possible to shift the operation timing for inputting the prediction of the arrival order of competitors in the games of each game set, so that the operation burden on the player can be reduced.

  In the form of providing a game having a race mode and a prediction mode, the game set control means is configured to execute the race mode in the second game set during a period in which the prediction mode is executed in the first game set. Control may be performed so that the prediction mode is executed in the second game set during the period in which the race mode is executed in the first game set. According to this, in each game set, the race mode and the prediction mode are executed alternately, so that the player can grasp which mode the game set that he / she is not operating is in. Further, the player can alternately operate the prediction mode of each game set, and can easily play both games.

  In the form of providing a game having a race mode and a prediction mode, the game further includes a breeding game control means (20) for controlling a breeding game for breeding the competitor, and the breeding game control means is grown in the breeding game. You may control a competition thing to participate in the race held in the race mode of the said 1st game set and the said 2nd game set based on the instruction | indication of a player. According to this, it is possible to cause the competitors trained by the player to participate in both games of the first and second game sets. The number of player choices increases and the game diversifies.

  In the form provided with the nurturing game control means, the game set control means includes a participation condition for permitting participation of a competitor nurtured in the nurturing game in a race held in the race mode of the first game set. The participation condition for permitting the participation of the competitors raised in the training game in the race held in the race mode of the second game set may be controlled to be different. According to this, since the range of selection of the player increases, participation of the race can be accepted from advanced players to beginners, and the interest of the game can be enhanced. In this embodiment, the participation condition may be a game value consumption.

  In the form provided with the breeding game control means, the breeding game control means sets the interval at which the breeding game is executed to a cycle of the game repeated in either the first game set or the second game set. You may control to match. According to this, the breeding game can be efficiently provided by matching the breeding game with the cycle in which the game of either one of the game sets is executed. In addition, a game set whose cycle is synchronized with the breeding game can be a main race.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the game system includes a plurality of display units (14a, 14b) for displaying a game screen, and each of the game screens of the plurality of display units includes the first and second game sets. You may display so that switching is possible. According to this, the game provided by each game set can be displayed and played on each display unit.

  According to the control method of the present invention, a first game set and a second game set configured by a plurality of games are provided, and in each game set, a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle, and game value is consumed and paid out. Is executed by a computer incorporated in a game system capable of each of a plurality of games, by executing a game set control step (S122 to S126) for controlling the game progress of the first game set and the second game set. In the set control step, the above problem is solved by controlling the start times of the games in the second game set so as not to overlap with the start times of the games in the first game set. By executing the control method of the present invention, the game system of the present invention can be realized.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, in the present invention, the start times of the respective games of the first game set and the second game set in which a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle are shifted and do not overlap. For this reason, since the timing which should be operated with respect to each game shifts | deviates, the operation burden of the player who wants to play both games can be eased, and any game can be played without difficulty.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. Overall view of the game machine. The functional block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the control system regarding a game system. The figure which shows an example of play data. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on a 1st monitor. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on a 2nd monitor. The flowchart which shows the game control process which the control unit of a game machine and the control unit of a center server perform. The figure explaining the race schedule held in each race set. The figure explaining the detailed time schedule of the betting ticket game of each race set, and a breeding game. The flowchart which shows the race progress process which the control unit of a game machine performs. The flowchart which shows the horse entry process which the control unit of a game machine performs.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 includes a game machine 2 and a center server 3 as a server device, and executes a horse racing game. The game machine 2 is installed in a facility such as the store 4 and is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of the play fee. . A plurality of game machines 2 may be installed in the store 4. The game machine 2 is a so-called medal game machine that uses medals as game values (game media). The center server 3 is configured as a single logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 3A, 3B. However, the center server 3 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 3 may be logically configured using cloud computing. An operator that operates the center server 3 to provide various services for the game machine 2 may be referred to as a service operator. The operator is a business operator who operates the game machine 2 in the store 4 and is conceptually classified as a service business operator.

  The game machine 2 and the center server 3 are connected via a network 5 so that they can communicate with each other. The network 5 accommodates a WAN (wide area network) 5A, a LAN (local area network) 5B that is constructed for each store 4 and accommodates these game machines 2, and server units 3A, 3B,. LAN 5C for connecting these server units 3A, 3B. As an example of the WAN 5A, the Internet that implements network communication using the TCP / IP protocol is used. The LANs 5B and 5C are also constructed by an intranet using the TCP / IP protocol. The LANs 5B and 5C are connected to the WAN 5A via the router 6. In addition, a local server may be installed between the game machine 2 and the router 6 of the store 4, and the game machine 2 may be connected to the center server 3 via the local server. The server units 3A, 3B... Of the center server 3 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  The game machine 2 and the center server 3 are assigned unique IP addresses for identifying them on the network 5. In communication between the game machines 2 or between the game machine 2 and the center server 3, a communication partner is specified using the IP address. When the WAN 5A is a public network such as the Internet, a unique fixed address on the WAN 5A is set in each router 6. In the game machine 2, a private address for uniquely identifying the game machine 2 on the network 5 is set as an IP address in combination with the fixed address. In this case, a virtual private network (VPN) is constructed between the game machine 2 and the center server 3, and the game machine 2 is uniquely specified on the VPN using a private address. Hereinafter, information for identifying the game machine 2 and the center server 3 on the network 5 is referred to as address information. In communication via the network 5, it is assumed that a communication partner is specified based on the address information unless otherwise specified. In the game system 1, apart from the address information described above, a unique store ID is set for each store 4 for each store 4, and a unique chassis ID is set for the game machine 2. The center server 3 can uniquely identify the store 4 and the game machine 2 to which the communication partner game machine 2 belongs by receiving the store ID and the chassis ID from the communication partner game machine 2.

  The center server 3 provides various services via the network 5 to the game machine 2, users (players), and operators. For example, the center server 3 provides various game machine services to the game machine 2 or its players. As a service for the game machine, for example, a service for receiving player identification information from the game machine 2 and authenticating the player, and receiving and storing the play data of the player from the game machine 2 or providing the game machine 2; There is a service for updating a program or data of the game machine 2 via the network 5.

  FIG. 2 shows an overall view of the game machine 2. The game machine 2 includes a field unit 11, a plurality of station units 12 arranged so as to surround the field unit 11, and a monitor unit 13 arranged adjacent to the field unit 11. A racehorse model is installed in the field unit 11 and moves on the running surface 11a according to a race held in a horse racing game. Each station unit 12 includes a first monitor 14a and a second monitor 14b, transparent first touch panel 15a and second touch panel 15b superimposed on the surface, a medal insertion slot 16 for receiving medal insertion, and a player. Is provided with a card reader 17 that reads the information of the card 7 possessed by the card and outputs a signal corresponding to the information. Each station unit 12 can be played by one or two people. Each touch panel 15a, 15b is a known input device that outputs a signal corresponding to the contact position when the player touches with a finger or the like. When a medal is inserted into the medal slot 16, the inserted medal is converted into a credit that can be used in a horse racing game, and is consumed or paid out depending on the game content. The card 9 read by the card reader 17 is provided with a non-volatile storage medium (not shown) such as an IC chip or a magnetic stripe, and the medium has a unique ID (hereinafter referred to as a card ID). Etc.) are recorded. The card ID may be recorded on the card 7 in the form of a barcode or the like. Alternatively, instead of the card 7, the card ID may be recorded on a storage medium such as an IC chip mounted on a mobile phone or the like. The monitor unit 13 includes a main monitor 13a that displays game information and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the control system related to the game system 1. The game machine 2 is provided with a control unit 20 and a storage device 21. The control unit 20 includes a microprocessor, a ROM in which a program such as an operating system to be executed by the microprocessor is recorded, and an internal storage device (not shown) such as a RAM that provides a work area for the microprocessor. A computer unit provided. The storage device 21 stores a game program to be executed by the control unit 20 and various data to be referred to by the program. The storage device 21 is a storage device capable of storing data such as a hard disk storage device.

  A game control unit 22 is provided inside the control unit 20. The game control unit 22 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware of the control unit 20 and predetermined software. The game control unit 22 executes various processes related to the horse racing game executed on the game machine 2. Connected to the control unit 20 are first and second touch panels 15a and 15b as input devices, a medal detection sensor 16a for detecting medals inserted into the medal slot 16, and a card reader 17, and a first output device as the output device. The first and second monitors 14a and 14b, the main monitor 13a, and the field unit 11 are connected. The medal detection sensor 16a is a known sensor such as a contact sensor or an optical sensor that detects a medal that is inserted into the medal insertion slot 16 and passes through a predetermined path. The card ID of the card 7 read by the card reader 17 is used for calling up the play data 35 stored on the center server 3. 2 shows the configuration of only one station unit 12 among the plurality of station units 12 provided in the game machine 2 as the configuration of the game machine 2, but the control unit 20 has other configurations. It is also in charge of processing for the horse racing game executed in the station unit 12.

  The center server 3 is provided with a control unit 30 and a storage device 31. Since the configuration of the control unit 30 and the storage device 31 may be the same as the configuration of the control unit 20 and the storage device 21, description thereof will be omitted. A game machine management unit 32 is provided inside the control unit 30. The game machine management unit 32 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware of the control unit 30 and predetermined software. The game machine management unit 32 receives the player identification information (card ID) from the game machine 2 and authenticates the player, and receives and stores the play data 35 of the player from the game machine 2 or provides it to the game machine 2. To do. Further, the game machine management unit 32 updates the program or data of the game machine 2 via the network 5.

  In the storage device 31, ID management data 33, game data 34, and play data 35 are recorded. The ID management data 33 is data describing the correspondence between various IDs used in the game system 1. The center server 3 identifies a user (player) using a unique user ID for each user. The play data 35 is recorded in a one-to-one correspondence with the user ID, and the card ID is associated one-to-one or many-to-one with the user ID. By referring to the ID management data 33, the center server 3 can determine the correspondence between the card ID and the user ID and specify the user ID of the player. The game data 34 is data that the control unit 30 appropriately refers to in relation to the horse racing game to be executed on the game machine 2. The play data 35 is created and managed for each user ID as described above. When a player plays a horse racing game on the game machine 2, the card ID that is recognized by the card reader 17 of the game machine 2 is provided to the center server 3 and corresponds to the user ID associated with the card ID. At least a part of the play data 35 to be played is provided from the center server 3 to the game machine 2 and stored in the storage device 21 of the game machine 2.

  An example of the play data 35 is shown in FIG. The play data 35 in FIG. 4 includes information associated with the play of the horse racing game such as the horse's horse data associated with the user ID and the performance data recorded in the horse racing game.

  5A and 5B show an example of the game screen GS displayed on the first and second monitors 14a and 14b. The game screen GS1 displayed on the first monitor 14a shown in FIG. 5A shows an example of a betting screen of a betting ticket game that predicts the arrival order of racehorses running in a race held at a predetermined interval. In the game screen GS2 displayed on the second monitor 14b shown in FIG. 5B, a training game for training and training a racehorse as a competitor owned by the player is shown. In the betting ticket game, the player selects the type of betting ticket for the predicted racehorse, and bets within the range of credits owned. When the player's prediction is correct, a payout corresponding to the odds is obtained. On the game screen GS1, the name of the currently held race is displayed, and information on racehorses running in the race and odds corresponding to the type of betting ticket are shown. The player bets by operating the first touch panel 15a based on such information.

  On the other hand, in the breeding game, the player can produce the horse H and train it to improve the ability of the horse H and start running in a race. The game screen GS2 shows the player's horse information. The player operates the second touch panel 15b, selects a training menu corresponding to the ability to be improved, and trains the horse H. The owned horse H can start a race as a racehorse, and when the owned horse H wins the race, the player can win a prize. In order to play the breeding game, player authentication based on the card ID by the card 7 is required, and various information on the horse H owned by the player is recorded in the play data 35 as horse data. The game screen GS shown on each of the first and second monitors 14a and 14b can show both betting ticket games and breeding games. The game screen GS is switched in response to an instruction from the player.

  In the horse racing game, the above-described betting ticket game and the breeding game can be played, and player authentication is required for playing the breeding game. For the betting ticket game and the breeding game, a known game control process may be used. In the station unit 12 of the game machine 2, one player can use the first and second monitors 14a and 14b, and plays the betting ticket game on one monitor 14a as in the game screens GS1 and GS2. The upbringing game can be played on the monitor 14b. When player authentication is not performed, a betting ticket game screen is displayed on each of the first and second monitors 14a and 14b.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the game control process which the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 and the control unit 30 of the center server 3 perform is demonstrated. 6 is specifically the game control unit 22 of the control unit 20 and the game machine management unit 32 of the control unit 30. The game control process shows a basic process flow of a horse racing game executed on the game machine 2.

  When the player instructs the game machine 2 to start a horse racing game, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 requests the player to scan the card 7 (step S101). When the player performs the reading operation of the card 7 with the card reader 17, the control unit 20 identifies the card ID of the card 7 possessed by the player, notifies the center server 3 of the card ID, and requests a login management process. (Step S102). In response to this, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 starts the login management process of FIG. 6 and first identifies the user ID corresponding to the card ID with reference to the ID management data 33 (step S201). The play data 35 associated with is extracted (step S202). Subsequently, the control unit 30 provides the extracted play data 35 to the game machine 2 (step S203), and thereafter ends the login management process.

  The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 acquires the play data 35 provided from the center server 3 (step S103), and reflects it in the game content based on the acquired play data 35. Furthermore, the control unit 20 permits the player to select play of the breeding game (step S104). When the player selects a breeding game (step S105), the control unit 20 starts the above-described breeding game (step S106). On the other hand, when the player selects a betting ticket game (step S105), the control unit 20 starts the betting ticket game described above (step S107). On the other hand, even when the player does not have the card 7 and the card 7 is not read, the control unit 20 starts the above-described betting ticket game (step S107). In this case, the breeding game cannot be selected, and the player plays only the betting ticket game.

  When the play of the breeding game or the betting ticket game ends, the control unit 20 displays the play result (step S108), and when the player wins a dividend or a prize, pays out a credit corresponding to the result. Thereafter, when the player desires to continue the horse racing game (step S109), the control unit 20 returns to step S105, and starts or continues the game according to the player's desire. In this case, the player who has not performed player authentication continues the betting ticket game. On the other hand, when the player finishes the horse racing game (step S109), the play result of the current horse racing game is notified to the center server 3 (step S110). Upon receiving notification of the play result from the game machine 2, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 starts the play data management process of FIG. The control unit 30 acquires the play data 35 from the play result notification (step S211), and updates the play data 35. Thereafter, the control unit 30 notifies the game machine 2 that the update has been completed (step S212). On the other hand, in response to the notification from the center server 3, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 displays to the player that the update of the play data 35 has been completed (step S111), and ends the current process.

  In the game machine 2, a first race set as a first game set constituted by a plurality of betting tickets games and a second race set as a second game set are provided. In each race set, the betting ticket game is repeated at a predetermined cycle. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a race schedule held in each race set. In each race set, the betting ticket game is repeated at a predetermined cycle, and the player switches between the game screens GS as appropriate, or displays each race set on each of the first monitor 14a and the second monitor 14b. Any betting ticket game held in the race set can be played simultaneously. The race is switched by touching the race switching button 42 displayed on the game screen GS1. The start timing of each betting ticket game in the second race set is shifted from the start timing of each betting ticket game in the first race set.

  Each race set has its own characteristics. In the first race set, a high-ranking race such as G1, G2, etc. and a common race held in common with game machines 2 installed in stores 4 nationwide are held. In the second race set, a race with a relatively low rating and a local race set in the store 4 are held. In the common race, each person's own horse entered by a player who plays with the game machines 2 nationwide can run.

  Further, in the second race set, in addition to the normal betting ticket game, a combined betting ticket game is executed in which one racehorse is predicted in each of a plurality of race groups (for example, five races) designated as a combination target. The In a combined betting ticket game, prediction is accepted during a race (for example, three races) held between race groups to be combined as a time for predicting and betting the first racehorse in each race. It is done. The payout of the combined betting game is processed at the same timing as the payout in the final race in which the race result of the race group is determined.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a detailed time schedule of the betting ticket game and the breeding game of each race set. In the betting ticket game, a race mode in which a plurality of racehorses participating in one race held in one betting ticket game compete, a prediction mode for predicting the order of racehorses in the race, and play results There is a payout mode in which a payout is paid out to the player based on the above, and the prediction mode, the race mode, and the payout mode are executed in this order. The start time of the prediction mode of each betting ticket game of the first race set coincides with the start time of the race mode of each betting game of the second race set, and the start of the race mode of each betting game of the first race set The time coincides with the start time of the prediction mode of each betting game of the second race set. That is, while the prediction mode is executed in the first race set, the race mode is executed in the second race set, and while the race mode is executed in the first race set, the prediction mode is executed in the second race set. Is running. Further, while the payout mode is being executed in one race set, the race title is displayed in the other race set, and the timings of the start times of the respective modes are matched.

  The breeding game is executed at the same timing as the cycle of the betting ticket game repeated in the first race set. That is, a training time for training a horse is assigned to a period in which the prediction mode and the race mode including the race title are combined, and a display of a training result is assigned to the period of the payout mode. The horses nurtured by the breeding game can run in the races held in the first and second race games.

  With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9, the race progress process which the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 performs is demonstrated. The game machine 2 causes the horses nurtured by the player to enter the common race and start running by matching the timing at which the common race is held with the plurality of game machines 2 installed in the stores 4 throughout the country. Can do. First, the control unit 20 matches the start time of the common game held in the first race set with the start time of the common game held in the game machine 2 of the other store 4 (step S121). The center server 3 manages a race interval held in each game machine 2. The control unit 20 requests the schedule information indicating the time when the common game is held from the center server 3, and sets the start time of the common game based on the schedule information received from the center server 3. Also, other race schedules are determined in accordance with the interval at which the common game is held. A known technique may be used for matching the start times of the common games.

  Next, the control unit 20 starts the betting ticket game of each race set and at the same time permits the play of the breeding game. Specifically, the control unit 20 executes the prediction mode for the first race set (step S122). Based on the schedule information from the center server 3, the prediction mode of the betting ticket game held in the first race set is executed at an appropriate timing. At the same time, the control unit 20 executes the breeding game, and permits the player who has authenticated the player to play the breeding game. Next, the control unit 20 executes the race mode of the first race set and simultaneously executes the prediction mode of the second race set (step S123). At a predetermined timing, the race mode of the first race set and the prediction mode of the second race set are executed. At this time, the movement of the racehorse model installed in the field unit 11 is controlled according to the progress of the game in each race mode of the first race set. When the race mode of the first race set (prediction mode of the second race set) is completed, the control unit 20 executes a payout mode for paying a dividend to the player based on the race result of the first race set (step S124). ). At this time, if the player is playing a training game, the control unit 20 displays the training result. In the second race set, the race title of the race held in the next race mode is displayed during the period of the payout mode of the first race set.

  Next, the control unit 20 executes the race mode of the second race set at the same time as executing the prediction mode of the first race set (step S125). In the first race set, the next betting ticket game is executed, and the next breeding game is executed. Then, the control unit 20 executes the second race set payout mode (step S126). On the other hand, in the first race set, the race title of the race held in the next race mode is displayed. Then, the control unit 20 returns to step S123 and repeats the betting ticket game at a predetermined cycle.

  According to the race progress processing, the game machine 2 can play the betting ticket game executed in the first and second race sets, but the start times of the betting ticket games are shifted and do not overlap. For this reason, since prediction modes do not overlap in each race set, a player who wants to play a betting ticket game of both race sets can play without overlapping bet operations. Further, these betting ticket games are displayed on the monitors 14a and 14b, respectively, so that the burden of the player's betting operation can be reduced.

  In the above-described process, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 functions as a game set control unit by executing the processes of steps S122 to S126, and grows by executing a part of the processes of steps S122, S124, and S125. It functions as a game control means.

  With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10, the horse entry process executed by the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 will be described. The owned horse entry process is a process for entering a owned horse trained by a player and starting a race for a betting ticket game executed in the first and second race sets. The control unit 20 receives a horse entry for a predetermined period for a betting ticket game in which a race entry is possible (step S131). The betting ticket game in which a race entry is possible is set in advance, and participation conditions are determined according to the race conditions. As a race condition, for example, a higher prize is given to a player in a higher-rated race. For races with low prize money, the difficulty of participation conditions is set low and it is easy to win prize money. Participation conditions include that the horse's ability exceeds a predetermined standard, and payment of participation credits is imposed according to the race conditions. The entry period during which race entry is possible is set at a predetermined timing before the start of the target race. In any race set, a race in which a horse can run can be run, and an entry period can be set as appropriate. Note that the start and end timings of the entry period in the race of the second race set may be matched with the cycle of the betting ticket game of the first race set.

  In response to the entry from each player, the control unit 20 determines a racehorse to run in the race (step S132). Thereafter, the control unit 20 executes the betting ticket game (step S133) and ends the current process. If the race to be held is a common race, the entry of the own horse is accepted by the center server 3. In the center server 3, racehorses running in the common race are determined according to entries from the players, and the game machine 2 receives the run information of each horse running in the race. A known technique may be used for the process of determining the racehorse to run in the race.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described form and can be implemented in various forms. For example, in this embodiment, the game executed on the game machine 2 has been described as a horse racing game, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a game machine that executes a game that predicts the order of arrival in various races such as boat races and bicycle races. Further, the present invention can also be applied to a game machine that executes a quiz game or a puzzle game that can be played in parallel. Although the first race set and the second race set have been described as having different characteristics, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each set may be held by shifting the order of races of the same combination.

1 game system 2 game machine 3 center server 4 store 20 control unit (game set control means, breeding game control means)

Claims (10)

A first game set and a second game set composed of a plurality of games are provided. In each game set, a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle, and game value can be consumed and paid out for each of the plurality of games A game system,
Game set control means for controlling the game progress of the first game set and the second game set;
The game set control means controls the start time of each game in the first game set so that the start time of each game in the second game set does not overlap. The game further has a payout mode for paying out a dividend to the player based on a play result;
The game set control means performs control so that a period during which each payout mode of the second game set is executed does not overlap with a period during which each payout mode of the first game set is executed. The game system according to claim 1. The game has a race mode in which a plurality of competitors participating in a race held for each game competes, and a prediction mode for predicting the order of arrival of the plurality of competitors in the race,
The game set control means does not overlap at least a part of a period during which each prediction mode of the second game set is executed with respect to a period during which each prediction mode of the first game set is executed. The game system according to claim 1 or 2, which is controlled as follows.   The game set control means controls the first game set so that the race mode is executed in the second game set during the period in which the prediction mode is executed in the first game set. The game system according to claim 3, wherein control is performed so that the prediction mode is executed in the second game set during a period in which the race mode is executed. Further comprising a breeding game control means for controlling a breeding game for nurturing the competition.
The breeding game control means controls the competitors grown in the breeding game to participate in a race held in the race mode of the first game set and the second game set based on a player instruction. The game system according to claim 3 or 4.   The game set control means includes a participation condition that permits participation of a competitor cultivated in the training game in a race held in the race mode of the first game set, and a race mode of the second game set. The game system according to claim 5, wherein control is performed such that a participation condition for permitting participation of a competition cultivated in the training game in a race held in is different.   The game system according to claim 6, wherein the participation condition is game value consumption.   The said raising game control means is controlled to match | combine the space | interval with which the said raising game is performed with the period of the game repeated either in the said 1st game set or the said 2 game set. The game system according to any one of the above. A plurality of display units for displaying a game screen are provided.
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first and second game sets are displayed on each game screen of the plurality of display units in a switchable manner. A first game set and a second game set composed of a plurality of games are provided. In each game set, a plurality of games are repeated at a predetermined cycle, and game value can be consumed and paid out for each of the plurality of games On a computer built into a game system
Executing a game set control step for controlling the progress of the game of the first game set and the second game set;
In the game set control step, a control method for controlling the start time of each game in the second game set so as not to overlap with the start time of each game in the first game set.

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