JP2014094080A - Game parlor management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excellent-property game parlor management device capable of accurately specifying operation data of a game machine.SOLUTION: A game parlor management device 1 manages operation data of a game machine 2 including: storage means 212 storing special symbol holding to a prescribed upper limit holding number; symbol variation means 217 executing symbol variation reporting winning/losing of the special symbol holding; and special performance execution means 218 executing a special performance executed in parallel with the execution of the symbol variation. The game parlor management device 1 includes: execution specification means 112 specifying that the game machine 2 executes the special performance; and management means 113 specifiably managing start information corresponding to a start frequency that is a frequency at which the symbol variation during a unit period has occurred except the operation data of a state of executing the special performance.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management device for managing a game hall in which a plurality of game machines such as a pachinko game machine and a slot machine are installed.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine installed in a game hall, when a ball wins a start opening, a lottery is performed to determine whether or not a winning jackpot that is advantageous to the player has been won, and the lottery result is displayed as a result of symbol variation on the display device. Inform the player. The winning of the ball at the starting opening is very important in adjusting the gaming machine because it is directly linked to the player's profit. For example, as in Patent Document 1, a ball is won at the starting opening in a pachinko gaming machine. However, a technique for managing the degree of symbol variation based on winning at the start opening has been proposed. By using this management result, the gaming machine can be adjusted more appropriately.

  Here, many gaming machines hold the winnings up to the maximum number of holdings (for example, 4) when the pachinko ball wins again at the starting port during symbol variation, The symbol variation is executed sequentially. Even if a ball wins at the starting gate when the upper limit is reached, no lottery will be performed, so some players stop hitting the ball when the upper limit has been reached or is likely to be reached. In order to stop launching, the game is played while paying attention to the number of holds.

JP 2012-152501 A

  However, depending on the gaming machine, the production is often performed in order to increase the degree of attention to the player's game, and the attention to the number of holds is distracted in order to visually recognize the production. The number of players who win the ball in the state exceeding it will increase. When the number of such players increases, it becomes difficult for the manager of the game arcade to specify how often the game machine in which the symbol variation actually occurs. In other words, if the player is concentrated on a predetermined special effect, this may affect the progress of the game, and the operating data of the gaming machine may not be accurately identified.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a gaming center management device having excellent characteristics that can accurately specify the operation data of a gaming machine.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, lottery means for executing a lottery process when a ball wins a start opening;
The lottery result by the lottery means is stored as a special figure hold up to a predetermined upper limit hold number, while if a ball wins the start opening in a state where the special figure hold is stored up to the upper limit hold number, Storage means for invalidating the lottery;
Reading means for reading the special figure hold stored in the storage means one by one and reducing the number of hold in the storage means in response to reading the special figure hold;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to hold the special figure read by the reading unit;
Symbol variation means for executing symbol variation based on the determination result by the success / failure determination unit;
A special effect execution means for executing a special effect that is an effect executed in parallel with the execution of the symbol variation, and an effect in which a new symbol variation is performed during the execution of the effect. A game hall management device for managing operating data,
Execution specifying means for specifying that the special performance is being executed;
Corresponds to the start count that is the number of times the symbol variation has occurred during the unit period, or the effective start ratio that is the proportion of balls that have won the starting opening during the unit period and have not reached the upper limit hold number. And a management unit that manages the start information so that it can be specified excluding the operation data in a state in which the special effect is being executed (claim 1).

  In the gaming machine configured as described above, a lottery is not executed even if a ball wins the starting opening in a state where the upper limit number of reserves has been reached, so in general, many players have reached the upper limit hold number In order to prevent the ball from winning a prize, the ball is stopped. However, some players pay attention to the special effect during the execution of the special effect, and therefore the frequency of winning the ball in a state where the upper limit number of reserves is reached is higher than when the special effect is not executed. In particular, since the symbol variation can be executed in parallel even during execution of the special effect, the number of holdings is reduced at any time during the execution of the special effect. Therefore, not only the player who completely stops the ball launching because the special performance is being executed, but there is a significant risk that the ball will win more frequently when the upper limit number of reserves is reached. For this reason, in the start information including the operation data in a state where the special performance is being executed, there is a possibility that the actual adjustment of the gaming machine and the data are deviated.

  On the other hand, in the game hall management device of the present invention, the number of start times that is the number of times the symbol variation has occurred during the unit period, or the upper limit number of reserves among the balls that won the start opening during the unit period has not been reached. The start information corresponding to the effective start ratio, which is the ratio of balls won in the state, is managed so as to be specified except for the operation data in the state where the special effect is being executed.

  In the present invention, since the start information is managed except for the operation data during execution of the special effect, it is possible to easily identify the adjustment of the actual gaming machine. In other words, in the game hall management device of the present invention, it is easy to specify the actual adjustment of the gaming machine by excluding the state where the player is highly likely to win the ball with the upper limit number of reserves and specifying the start information. ing.

  Thus, the game hall management device of the present invention has an excellent characteristic that the start information can be specified except for the operation data in a state where the special effect is being executed.

The gaming machine in the present invention may be a type that uses balls as gaming values, but may be a so-called encapsulated type that does not use balls as gaming values.
In the gaming machine in which the game hall management device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention manages the operation data, a normal state and a special state in which a ball is more likely to win a prize at the start port than the normal state are set,
In the normal state, there are a state where the special effect is being executed and a state where the special effect is not being executed,
The management means manages the start information in the normal state excluding operation data when the special effect is being executed so as to be specified (Claim 2).

  The start information under the normal state is particularly important for specifying (understanding) the actual adjustment of the gaming machine (the characteristics of the gaming machine). On the other hand, for gaming machines in which special effects are executed under normal conditions, it becomes difficult to specify start information with high accuracy under normal conditions. Therefore, the effects of the present invention are particularly effective for gaming machines that execute special effects under normal conditions.

In the present invention, the special effect occurs when a predetermined time elapses after the game machine is turned on,
It has a time input means for the game hall manager to input the time when the gaming machine is turned on,
The execution specifying means preferably determines whether or not the special effect is being executed on the gaming machine depending on whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the time when the gaming machine was turned on. ).

  In this case, it is possible to specify whether or not the special effect is being executed by inputting the time when the power is supplied to the gaming machine. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate sensor in the gaming machine in order to specify whether or not the special effect is being executed.

The management means provided in the game hall management device according to a preferred aspect of the present invention, in addition to the start information excluding the operation data in a state in which the special effect is being executed, in the state in which the special effect is being executed. The start information is managed so as to be specified (claim 4).
If the start information during execution of the special effect and the start information during non-execution can be specified, it is possible to specify how much the start information deviates depending on whether or not the special effect is executed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, lottery means for executing a lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied;
Symbol variation means for executing symbol variation based on the lottery result;
Operation data of a gaming machine provided with special effect execution means for executing a special effect that is an effect that is executed in parallel with the execution of the symbol variation and that can start a new symbol variation during the execution of the effect. A game hall management device to manage,
Execution specifying means for specifying that the special performance is being executed;
And a management unit that manages the operation data of the gaming machine excluding the operation data in a state in which the special effect is being executed in an identifiable manner (claim 5).

  Similar to the game center management device of the first aspect, this game hall management device has an excellent characteristic that it can specify operation data excluding operation data in a state where the special effect is being executed.

1 is a system diagram showing a game hall system including a game hall management device in Embodiment 1. FIG. The front view which shows the pachinko game machine in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the simultaneous production screen in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the time setting screen by the game hall management apparatus in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the management document of 1000 yen start in Example 1. FIG. The system diagram which shows the game hall system containing the management apparatus in Example 2. FIG.

The embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
This example is an example relating to a game hall management apparatus 1 that manages operation data of a pachinko gaming machine (game machine) 2. This content will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The game hall management device 1 (appropriately, the management device 1) in FIG. 1 is a device installed to manage the operation data of the pachinko gaming machine 2 installed in the game hall. The management device 1 is connected to a communication network 40 together with a repeater 4 to which a pachinko gaming machine 2 and a lending device 3 are connected. In this example, a CAN (Controller Area Network) is adopted as the communication network 40. As the communication network 40, various LAN standards such as MOST and Ethernet (registered trademark) can be adopted instead of the CAN in this example.

  On each gaming machine island partitioned by a passage in the amusement hall, an island facility 45 for performing power supply to each pachinko gaming machine 2 in the island is arranged. The time at which power supply to each pachinko gaming machine 2 in the island is started by the island facility 45 can be set on the management device 1 side. When the time set on the management device 1 side comes, power supply to the pachinko gaming machines 2 on the island is started all at once.

  As will be described in detail later, the pachinko gaming machine 2 of the present example is configured to execute a predetermined special effect every time a predetermined time elapses with reference to the time when power supply is started. In the plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 for which power supply is started simultaneously from the island facility 45 via the power line 450, a simultaneous effect in which a special effect is simultaneously executed is executed every time a certain time elapses.

The lending device 3 in FIG. 1 is a device that lends (dispenses) balls (game media) used for games as lending balls. The lending device 3 is installed in a space between other pachinko gaming machines 2 adjacent to each other so as to correspond to each pachinko gaming machine 2 individually.
The repeater 4 shown in the figure is connected to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and the lending device 3 and is a device that performs a relay process (information transmission / reception) between the management device 1 and the pachinko gaming machine 2 side including the lending device 3. The repeater 4 associates a game number (game machine ID) with the game signal output by each pachinko gaming machine 2 or the like and sends it to the communication network 40.

  The pachinko gaming machine 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a so-called seven machine, and is played with a ball (pachinko ball) as a gaming value. In the game of this pachinko machine 2, a lottery random number for jackpot determination is extracted according to the winning of a pachinko ball to the start port 22 and the jackpot lottery is executed. The winner will be notified. When a big win is generated, a big win state is started in which a round game in which a variable winning device called a so-called attacker opens is repeated a plurality of times. Furthermore, as described above, the pachinko gaming machine 2 of the present example has a production characteristic in that a simultaneous production (special production) in conjunction with a plurality of other pachinko gaming machines 2 is executed.

  The pachinko gaming machine 2 is arranged on an opening / closing door 23 attached to a base frame (not shown), a substantially circular gaming area 230 formed on the surface of the gaming board inside the opening / closing door 23, and on both sides of the lower part of the gaming area 230. And a pair of speakers 231 and an upper plate 235 and a lower plate 237 provided on the lower side of the game area 230. The open / close door 23 is provided with a substantially circular transparent window 239 corresponding to the game area 230, and decorative lamps 236 arranged on both upper sides of the transparent window 239.

The upper plate 235 is a tray for receiving a prize ball, a ball rental, etc. paid out in accordance with winning. The upper plate 235 is formed so as to project toward the player side. The balls of the upper plate 235 are supplied to a launching device (not shown) via a supply passage (not shown).
The lower plate 237 is a tray for paying out a prize ball when the balls of the upper plate 235 are full or collecting balls of the upper plate 235 in accordance with the player's operation.

  The game area 230 is an area where balls, which are game media, flow down. In the game area 230, the display gate 29 including the liquid crystal display unit (the accessory) 290 is centered, and the passing gate 241, the start port 22, the big prize winning device 26 and the like are arranged so as to surround the display device 29. In the lowermost part of the game area 230, a ball outlet 238 is opened for collecting balls that have flowed down without winning a prize. The balls collected at the ball discharge port 238 are counted by an out BOX (not shown). In addition, a common figure display unit 281 and a general figure hold display unit 282 are arranged on the left edge of the game area 230, and a special figure display unit 285 is arranged on the right edge.

  The passing gate 241 is a gate that detects a passing ball. No prize ball payout is set for the passing gate 241 that only allows balls to pass. When the passing gate 241 detects a passing ball, a lottery random number for normal symbol determination (hereinafter referred to as a common symbol determination) is extracted, and a common symbol determination is executed.

  The start port 22 is a winning port provided with a pair of movable blades 221 in the opening 220. The pair of movable blades 221 in a normal state is in a state of standing so as to face each other with a gap (a state indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 2). In this state, it is possible to win only through a gap corresponding to one ball that opens upward, and the winning rate is low. On the other hand, the pair of movable blades 221 (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) rotated so as to be opened apart from each other act like a tray that guides the inflow of the ball into the opening 220. In this state, winning at the start port 22 is facilitated and the winning rate is remarkably increased. The start port 22 is in an open state in which the movable blade 221 is opened in accordance with the winning of the normal determination. The opening time of the movable blade 221 in this open state is 0.2 seconds × 1 in the normal state, and 1.5 seconds × 3 in the probability variation state and the short time state. It becomes a state.

  The grand prize winning device 26 is a variable prize winning device called a so-called attacker that opens the grand prize winning opening 260. The large winning device 26 is disposed below the start port 22. The big winning device 26 has a big winning opening 260 having a horizontally long and rectangular shape, and a lid member 261 that rotates forward with the lower side of the big winning opening 260 as a fulcrum. In the big prize device 26, the big prize opening 260 is closed when the lid member 261 is positioned so as to be substantially flush with the surface of the game area 230. On the other hand, when the lid member 261 rotates forward, the special prize opening 260 is opened, and the lid member 261 serves as a tray for guiding the balls to the special prize opening 260. It should be noted that the payout for winning in the big winning device 26 is 15 per winning.

The common map display unit 281 is a display unit for determining whether or not the common map is determined. The general map display unit 281 of this example is configured by one LED. The general-purpose display unit 281 displays the changing operation by blinking the LED. The universal display unit 281 finally turns on the LED when winning in the common figure determination, and turns off the LED when lost. The normal time fluctuation time is 30 seconds under the normal state, and 1 second in the probability variation state that occurs with the short time state.
The general-purpose hold display unit 282 is a display unit for a random number for lottery reserved for general-purpose determination. The general-purpose hold display unit 282 is a display unit in which four LEDs are connected in the vertical direction. The general-purpose hold display unit 282 displays the hold number (upper limit hold number 4) according to the number of lighted LEDs.

  The special figure display unit 285 is a display unit for determining whether or not the jackpot determination is correct. The special figure display unit 285 of the present example displays whether or not the jackpot determination is successful by suspending and displaying any of the symbols after variably displaying the two-digit symbols. The symbols to be stopped and displayed on the special figure display unit 285 are set in advance for each of the types of loss, normal jackpot, and probability variation jackpot, and any variation pattern is determined according to the jackpot determination result. Since the stop-displayed symbol is not a simple Arabic numeral or the like and the stop time is as short as 1 second, it is difficult for a general player to grasp the success / failure result of the jackpot determination by the display of the special figure display unit 285. Yes. During the game, a game effect for notifying the success / failure result of the jackpot determination is executed due to the symbol variation by the display device 29. Therefore, there are few players who focus on the special figure display unit 285 and try to grasp the result of the jackpot determination.

  The display device 29 is a display device in which a liquid crystal display unit 290 is disposed substantially at the center (see FIG. 2). This liquid crystal display unit 290 functions as a symbol variation means for presenting and notifying the player of the success / failure result of the jackpot determination in an easy-to-understand manner and a special effect execution means for executing a simultaneous effect in synchronism with other pachinko gaming machines 2 It has.

  The liquid crystal display unit 290 serving as a symbol changing unit displays a symbol display unit 293 that displays a symbol in a variable manner and a special symbol hold display unit 295 that displays the number of reserved special symbols on the display screen 291. The symbol display unit 293 displays the success / failure result of the jackpot determination by a combination of the three symbols stopped and displayed after the symbol variation display. The special figure hold display unit 295 displays the number of special figure hold, which is a random number for lottery held for jackpot determination, by the number of circles.

  In the case of the big win, after the symbol change display over a predetermined symbol change time, a three-digit number of a double digit is displayed on the symbol display unit 293. Ordinarily, when the player wins a big jackpot, even-numbered double eyes are displayed, and when the probability variation jackpot (specific jackpot) accompanied by a probability change state (specific state) is won, odd odd-numbered eyes are stopped and displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display unit 290 as the special effect execution unit displays a live video 297 by a specific music group as a special effect. Even during the execution of the special effect, the symbol variation is executed at the same time. During the execution of the special effect, the live video 297 is displayed at the center of the display screen 291 while the symbol display unit 293 and the special symbol hold display unit. 295 is located on the lower side. In this way, during the execution of the special effect, the number of subjects on which the player pays attention increases. This special effect is started every hour after the power supply to the pachinko gaming machine 2 is started, regardless of whether it is in the normal state or in the short time state. This special performance continues for 5 minutes, and then starts again when 55 minutes have passed.

A control board (not shown) is accommodated in the pachinko gaming machine 2. The operation of the pachinko gaming machine 2 is controlled by this control board. This control board realizes functions as the following means (1) to (6).
(1) Lottery means 211
The lottery means 211 is a means for executing a lottery process in accordance with the winning of the start port 22. The lottery process corresponding to the winning of the starting port 22 is a big hit lottery, and a random number for lottery determination is extracted.
(2) Storage means 212
The storage unit 212 is a unit for appropriately holding a lottery random number for determining a big hit. If the number of holds in the special figure holding area is 1 to 3, the storage means 212 stores the lottery random number extracted in the special figure holding area which is a storage area (not shown) as the special figure holding. On the other hand, if the number of holds is four (upper limit number of holds), the random number for lottery is deleted and invalidated without being stored in the special figure holding area. The storage means 212 temporarily stores the extracted random numbers for lottery in the special figure reservation area even if the number of reservations is zero. Note that lottery random numbers for determining ordinary drawings are handled in the same manner.

(3) Reading means 213
The reading means 213 is a means for reading the lottery random numbers (special drawing hold) for jackpot determination one by one. The reading means 213 receives a random number for lottery determination (special figure hold) when the symbol change of the symbol display unit 293 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is stopped and the big hit state is not occurring. ) Is read out. The reading means 213 reads the special figure hold with the oldest stored timing from the special figure hold stored in the special figure hold area for jackpot determination. The read special figure hold is erased from the special figure hold area, and the number of holds displayed on the special figure hold display section 295 is decreased by one.

(4) Win / fail judgment means 214
The success / failure determination unit 214 is a unit that executes a jackpot determination for determining whether or not the jackpot is successful for the random number read by the reading unit 213. The success / failure determination means 214 performs the jackpot determination by collating the read random numbers against a lottery table (not shown) for jackpot determination in which a jackpot winning random number (a normal winning random number, a probable variation winning random number) is defined. If it can be matched with a probable winning random number, it will be a promising jackpot. If it can be compared with a normal winning random number other than the probabilistic winning random number, it is usually a big win. In addition, for the routine determination, the random numbers for lottery are read out in the same manner as the jackpot determination described above, and the success / failure determination is similarly executed.

(5) jackpot state generating means 215
The big hit state generating means 215 is means for generating a big hit state. The jackpot state generating means 215 generates a jackpot state when the success / failure determination means 214 determines that the jackpot is won. The big hit state is a very advantageous state in which the round in which the big winning opening 260 is opened is repeated 15 times. As the jackpot state, there are a probability variation jackpot state in which a certain variation state is followed by a probability variation state, and a normal jackpot state that immediately returns to the normal state upon completion.

(6) Specific state generating means 216
The specific state generation means 216 is a means for generating a probability variation state according to the winning of the probability variation jackpot (specific jackpot). The specific state generating means 216 generates a probability variation state after the jackpot state is ended with the probability variation jackpot as an opportunity, and then continues the probability variation state until a new jackpot winning. In the jackpot determination under the probability variation state, the winning probability of the jackpot is high, which is advantageous. In addition, the probability variation state of this example occurs with a short time state in which the symbol variation time by the symbol display unit 293 and the symbol variation time by the special symbol display unit 285 and the universal symbol display unit 281 are shortened.

The game signals output from the pachinko gaming machine 2 of this example to the game hall management device 1 via the relay 4 include at least the following signals.
(1) Out signal: A signal (operation signal) that is output from an out BOX that collects used balls and that can specify the number of used media (out, consumption value). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (consumed, used, driven) balls, “out” is specified as “the number of receptions of the out signal × 10 balls”. Instead of this example, the out signal may be an output signal of the pachinko gaming machine 2.

(2) Safe signal: a signal that is output from the pachinko gaming machine 2 and that can specify the number of payout media (safe, winning value). Since one pulse is output for 10 payout balls, the safe is specified as “safe signal reception number × 10 balls”. In addition, it is good also considering the replenishment signal output from the replenishment apparatus which is not shown in figure as a safe signal.

(3) Symbol variation signal (start signal): A signal that can identify the symbol variation according to the start prize. Since it is output when the symbol variation is determined, the symbol variation can be specified according to the signal input.
(4) Jackpot signal: A signal that can specify the jackpot period output from the pachinko gaming machine 2. Since the status signal is level-output while the jackpot is being generated, it is possible to specify that the jackpot signal is being received as being a jackpot and to specify that the jackpot is not being received as a normal state.

  In the gaming machine island where the pachinko gaming machine 2 configured as described above is installed, the island facility 45 starts supplying power to the pachinko gaming machines 2 all at once. As described above, the pachinko gaming machine 2 of this example is configured such that a special effect is executed every hour after power supply is started. Therefore, on a gaming machine island where a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 are installed, a simultaneous performance is performed in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 perform a special performance every hour. During the simultaneous production, as described above, the special production for displaying the live video 297 of the specific music group is executed (FIG. 3). During the simultaneous production, while the symbol variation is executed in parallel, the live video 297 is displayed at the center of the display screen 291 of the liquid crystal display unit 290, so that the player pays more attention. The player's attention to the number of holds in the figure hold display section 295 tends to decrease.

  Next, the management apparatus 1 in FIG. 1 includes an output unit 15 such as a liquid crystal display 150 and a printer (not shown), an apparatus body 10 that executes various arithmetic processes, an input unit 16 that includes a keyboard 160 and a mouse (not shown), It has. The apparatus main body 10 includes a CPU that executes arithmetic processing, an electronic board on which storage elements such as ROM and RAM are mounted, and storage means such as a hard disk drive. The management device 1 of this example is connected to the communication network 40 and can receive a game signal output from the pachinko gaming machine 2 side. The management device 1 receives game signals such as an out signal indicating that 10 balls have been used, a safe signal indicating that 10 balls have been paid out by a game, and a symbol variation signal for each pachinko gaming machine 2.

  The management device 1 has functions as a time input unit 111 for an administrator to input a power-on time, an execution specifying unit 112 for specifying execution of simultaneous effects, and a management unit 113 for managing operation data of each pachinko gaming machine 2. ing.

  In the management apparatus 1 of this example, the time setting screen 151 shown in FIG. 4 displayed on the liquid crystal display 150 can be used to input or change the power-on time of each gaming machine island. For example, when the power-on time of 8:35 is input for an island facility 45 on a gaming machine island as shown in the time setting screen 151 of FIG. The island facility 45 is controlled so that the power supply is started at 8:35. In this case, simultaneous production of 30 minutes to 5 minutes every hour (for example, 9:30 to 9:34:59, 10:30 to 10:34:59, etc.) is executed every hour. become. On the management device 1 side, it is possible to specify the execution of the simultaneous performance in a predetermined time zone based on the set power-on time.

  In the management device 1, the operation data of each pachinko gaming machine 2 is managed in a distinguished manner depending on whether or not simultaneous production is being executed. The operation data of each pachinko machine 2 is managed every business day. For example, in addition to the daily operation data as shown in FIG. 5, a form of operation data for each period can be output (printed or displayed). In particular, the management device 1 according to the present example can separately manage operation data during execution of simultaneous effects and operation data during non-execution of simultaneous effects.

FIG. 5 exemplifies a management form starting from 1,000 yen, and the contents of each operation data of this form are as follows.
(1) Out: The number of balls that have been driven into the pachinko machine 2. It is specified as a number that is ten times the number of receptions of out signals. One degree is one ball.
(2) Safe: Number of balls paid out by the pachinko machine 2. It is specified as a number 10 times the number of receptions of the safe signal. One degree is one ball.
(3) Base: The ratio of safe to out.
(4) Start: The number of times symbol variation has started. It is specified as the number of symbol fluctuation signal receptions.
(5) Thousand yen start (start information): Average start until the difference between out and safe reaches 250 balls (average start while consuming 250 balls for 1,000 yen). For example, in the case of simultaneous production execution of the first unit in FIG. 5, when the base is 20%, the out to digest 250 balls for 1000 yen is 250 ÷ (1-0.2) = 312.5 balls. On the other hand, since the start per out ball is (332 ÷ 6000) times, the thousand yen start is calculated as (332 ÷ 6000) × 312.5≈17.3.
(6) Deviation rate: The ratio of the start during the simultaneous production to the 1,000 yen start during the non-production.

  As shown in the figure, the management apparatus 1 separately counts operation data such as out, safe, and start separately during execution and non-execution of simultaneous effects. According to the figure, for example, in the 1st series, the 1000 yen start during simultaneous performance is 17.3, whereas the 1000 yen start during non-execution is 18.1. During execution, it is possible to grasp the tendency for the start of a thousand yen to decrease compared to when non-execution of simultaneous production. This trend is the same for the 2nd series (18.6 → 17.7) and the 3rd series (17.7 → 15.9), and the same trend is seen for the cumulative data of the lowest model A machines. (18.1 → 17.0) can be confirmed. Further, it can be assumed that the operation data during non-execution of simultaneous effects is actual nail adjustment, and that the operation data during execution of simultaneous effects is improved as the player gets used to the simultaneous effects. The figure is an example of the operation data for September 1, but the operation data for each day or period may be displayed.

  As described above, in the management device 1 of this example, start information corresponding to the effective start ratio (thousand-yen start) that is the ratio of the balls that have won the start opening 22 and have not reached the upper limit number of reserves. Etc.) are managed separately in the simultaneous execution and non-execution.

  In general, many players do not execute a lottery even if a ball wins the start opening 22 in a state where the upper limit number of reserves has been reached. And other measures are taken to stop the launch. However, when a special production such as a mass production is started, there are not a few players who pay attention to the mass production, and such players are limited in their attention to the number of holds during execution of the mass production. There is a tendency for the frequency of starting winnings to increase when the number of reserves is reached. Therefore, there is a possibility that the operation data such as the start of 1,000 yen including the execution of the simultaneous performance is different from the actual adjustment of the pachinko gaming machine 2.

  On the other hand, since the management device 1 of this example manages the operation data such as the start of 1,000 yen except for the operation data during execution of the simultaneous performance, it is easy to specify the actual adjustment of the pachinko gaming machine 2 It has become. In other words, in the management device 1 of this example, the actual adjustment of the pachinko gaming machine 2 is specified by specifying the 1,000 yen start by excluding the state where the player is likely to win a ball with the upper limit number of reserves. It is easy to do. Furthermore, referring to the divergence rate of non-executed operation data based on the operation data during the execution of the simultaneous performance, the player's attention to the number of holds due to the simultaneous performance, that is, the degree of decrease in 1,000 yen start, etc. The degree to which the power decreases can be grasped. This degree reflects the degree of attention of the player with respect to the simultaneous performance. That is, referring to the divergence rate, it is possible to grasp the popularity of the production.

  As described above, the management device 1 of this example is a management device that can specify start information such as a thousand yen start, except for operation data in a state where a simultaneous performance is being executed. According to the management device 1, it is possible to eliminate the influence of simultaneous production from the operation data, and to generate operation data reflecting the actual adjustment of the pachinko gaming machine 2.

Instead of the configuration of this example, the following configuration may be employed.
You may apply to the other game machine from which the specification differs from the pachinko machine 2 of this example. For example, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine whose upper limit holding number is different from four.
The contents of the special performance may be arbitrarily changed. For example, an effect in which a plurality of gaming machines are linked may be executed. As an effect in which a plurality of gaming machines are linked, a continuation of the effect performed on one gaming machine may be performed on an adjacent gaming machine. In this case, the positional relationship for each gaming machine may be set in advance in the gaming machine.

Also, it is not necessary for a plurality of gaming machines to execute the same effect, and it is not necessary for a plurality of gaming machines to execute a special effect in conjunction with each other. That is, the special effects include those in which each gaming machine individually executes the effects.
In addition, for example, when a symbol change is stopped or substantially stopped multiple times by one symbol change, a case where the symbol change is made a plurality of times and a state in which a pseudo-change that causes the player to think is high are distinguished and managed. You may make it do. In this case, if a state in which the frequency of occurrence of pseudo fluctuations is set is set and an effect corresponding to the continued state is being executed, it corresponds to the special effect of the present invention.

The method for specifying whether or not the special performance is being executed may be changed. For example, a sensor may be provided in the gaming machine. In this case, it may be specified whether or not the special effect is being executed by specifying the sound output during the special effect and the light emission pattern of the light generated during the special effect.
Further, it may be specified whether or not it is a special effect from the operation data, and the end or start of the special effect may be specified when the operation of a plurality of gaming machines is simultaneously reduced. In addition, when the 1000 yen start is significantly lower than the average value, it may be specified that the special effect is started at that timing. In this case, after specifying the start or end of the special effect, the data may be managed by distinguishing the data during the special effect.

  Not only during execution of special effects, but also for a predetermined period before execution of special effects (for example, one minute or a period corresponding to 100 shots of balls) and for a predetermined period after execution of special effects (for example, one minute or balls) The data may be collected so as to be able to specify the start of 1,000 yen, excluding at least one of the periods corresponding to 100 launches).

In addition to or instead of the thousand yen start, other operation data related to the start port 22 may be managed. For example, when a ball is won at the start port 22, it is determined whether or not the winning at the start port 22 has occurred in a state where the hold upper limit value has been reached. The number of valid start (start count) and the degree of valid start in which the winning to 22 has occurred may be managed in a state excluding the execution of special effects. Since the player is viewing the special performance while the special performance is being executed, the player will not be aware that the upper limit has been reached, and the effective start level will decrease. Effective data considering special effects can be obtained.
As a method for specifying the number of holds, a configuration is conceivable in which a signal indicating the number of holds or a signal capable of specifying the number of holds is received from a gaming machine. For example, a signal that can identify the winning at the start port 22 and the start or end of symbol variation is received as a signal that can specify the number of holds, and the number of holds can be calculated from the reception result.

In addition to the normal state, data may be managed by distinguishing whether or not the special effect is being executed in a state where the winning frequency at the start port 22 is high.
In this example, the whole thousand yen start, the thousand yen start during the simultaneous performance non-execution, and the 1,000 yen start during the simultaneous performance are specified, respectively, but at least the thousand yen start during the simultaneous performance non-execution If it can identify. Alternatively, instead of this example, only the 1000 yen start during the execution of the simultaneous performance may be specified.

  The configuration that allows the power-on time to be set is not an essential configuration. For example, the administrator may actually turn on the power of the gaming machine manually and input the time when the power is turned on. When the administrator actually turns on the power manually, each gaming machine may be turned on individually, or by turning on the island facility 45, a plurality of gaming machines may be turned on simultaneously. It is good also as a structure which can be turned on. When the administrator turns on the power, the time may be automatically recorded. In this case, the administrator power-on operation and the time input operation may be the same operation.

(Example 2)
In this example, the managed gaming machine is changed to the slot machine 5. The contents of this example will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the slot machine 5 is a gaming machine in which a symbol display window 50 is arranged so as to face the player. On the upper side of the symbol display window 50, a liquid crystal display unit 59 for executing a simultaneous effect (special effect) is disposed, and on the lower side, an operation surface on which a start lever 511 and a stop button 512 are disposed is provided.
Inside the symbol display window 50, reels 52L, C, and R constituting the symbol varying means 217 are arranged in parallel. The reels 52L, C, and R are rotary reels in which 21 symbols are arranged on a cylindrical outer peripheral surface at a substantially constant interval.

  The liquid crystal display unit 59 includes a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display unit 59 can display various effect screens for effecting a game, a display screen for displaying game data, and the like. In particular, the liquid crystal display unit 59 of the present example is the special effect execution means 218 that executes the same special effect as in the first example at regular intervals after power supply to the slot machine 5 is started, as in the first example. It has the function of.

  The slot machine 5 is electrically configured around a control board (not shown). The control board includes a lottery means 211 for drawing an internal winning combination, a reel control means (not shown) for controlling the reel 52, a winning determination means 219 for determining a winning, a profit giving means 210 for giving a profit according to the winning, A function as bonus generating means (big hit state generating means) 215 or the like for executing a bonus game in response to winning of a bonus combination is provided.

  In the slot machine 5, the game can be started when a predetermined number of medals necessary for the game are inserted, and the rotation of the reels 52 is started all at once according to the operation of the start lever 511. Each reel 52 can be stopped according to an operation of a stop button 512 provided individually. If the symbol that is stopped and displayed when all the reels 52 are stopped is a winning symbol of any combination, a winning occurs and a profit such as a medal payout is given.

  In the slot machine 5, a replay combination is set in addition to a plurality of types of small combinations such as a bonus combination (BB combination, RB combination), 15-sheet combination and 10-sheet combination. In the slot machine 5, an internal lottery is executed in accordance with the effective operation of the start lever 511. The internal winning combination won in this internal lottery is not necessarily won, and it is necessary to operate the stop button 512 in a timely manner so that the symbol corresponding to the winning combination can be stopped by pushing the winning combination. When the corresponding symbol can be stopped and displayed on each reel 52, the internal winning combination can be won, and otherwise, the winning is made through the internal lottery but the winning cannot be won. On the other hand, for lost roles other than the internal winning combination, the corresponding symbol cannot be stopped and displayed no matter what timing the stop button 512 is operated, and winning is impossible.

The game signals output from the slot machine 5 side include the following signals.
(1) Safe signal: A signal that is output every time a medal is paid out in accordance with a prize.
(2) Out signal: A signal output in response to the start of the game for the number of medals used in the game.
(3) RB signal: a signal output during the occurrence of the RB state.
(4) BB signal: a signal output during the occurrence of the BB state.

  In the gaming machine island where the slot machine 5 configured as described above is installed, the island facility 45 starts supplying power to the slot machines 5 all at once. Similar to the pachinko gaming machine 2 of the first embodiment, the slot machine 5 of this example is configured such that a special effect is executed every hour after the power supply is started. Therefore, on the gaming machine island in which a plurality of slot machines 5 are installed, as in the first embodiment, a simultaneous effect in which a plurality of slot machines 5 perform a special effect in conjunction with each other is executed every hour. During the simultaneous production, since the live video similar to that of the first embodiment is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 59, the number of subjects to which the player pays attention increases, and this tends to increase the number of missed roles.

  The management device 1 distinguishes and receives game signals such as an out signal, a safe signal, an RB signal, a BB signal, and a sales signal output from the slot machine 5 for each slot machine 5. Furthermore, the management device 1 collects the game signals of each slot machine 5 and totals the operation data under the normal state (the state where there is no output of the BB signal and the RB signal). The out, safe, sales, etc. of each slot machine 5 are tabulated separately for execution and non-execution.

  The management device 1 of this example manages the divide (safe / out) of each slot machine 5 under the normal state by distinguishing between simultaneous execution and non-execution. By comparing the division number during execution of the simultaneous performance and the division number during non-execution, it is possible to specify the proportion of the missing combinations that occur according to the simultaneous production. In addition, the non-execution quotient of the simultaneous performance is an index that reflects the adjustment (setting value) of the slot machine 5 with high accuracy. This divisor is a set value (generally a set value of 1 to 6; high set values 5 and 6 are advantageous) for adjusting a player's advantage degree such as a winning probability of bonus combination. This is an index for appropriately determining how to allocate to each slot machine 5 on the island.

In addition to the method of comparing the divides, if the management device 1 can identify the winning combination in the management device 1 without winning a prize, the winning rate of the winning combination is specified and managed. Anyway. When the winning combination can be identified without winning, it is possible to easily identify the gaming machine having a high difficulty level or the low gaming machine for winning the winning combination by identifying the missed rate during non-execution of the simultaneous performance.
Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Although specific examples of the present invention have been described in detail as in the first and second embodiments, these specific examples merely disclose an example of the technology included in the scope of claims. Needless to say, the scope of the claims should not be construed as limited by the configuration, numerical values, or the like of the specific examples. The scope of the claims includes techniques obtained by variously modifying or changing the specific examples using known techniques, knowledge of those skilled in the art, and the like.

1 Amusement park management device (management device)
111 Time input means 112 Execution specifying means 113 Management means 2 Pachinko gaming machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 211 Lottery means 212 Memory | storage means 213 Reading means 214 Win / fail judgment means 215 Big hit state generation means 216 Specific state generation means 217 Symbol change means 218 Special effect execution means 219 Winning determination means 210 Profit grant means 22 Start port 230 Game area 29 Display device 285 Special figure display part 290 Liquid crystal display part 293 Symbol display part 295 Special figure hold display part 297 Live video 3 Rental equipment 4 Repeater 45 Island equipment 5 Slot machine (game machine)

Claims (5)

Lottery means for executing a lottery process when a ball is won at the start opening;
The lottery result by the lottery means is stored as a special figure hold up to a predetermined upper limit hold number, while if a ball wins the start opening in a state where the special figure hold is stored up to the upper limit hold number, Storage means for invalidating the lottery;
Reading means for reading the special figure hold stored in the storage means one by one and reducing the number of hold in the storage means in response to reading the special figure hold;
A determination unit for determining whether or not to hold the special figure read by the reading unit;
Symbol variation means for executing symbol variation based on the determination result by the success / failure determination unit;
A special effect execution means for executing a special effect that is an effect executed in parallel with the execution of the symbol variation, and an effect in which a new symbol variation is performed during the execution of the effect. A game hall management device for managing operating data,
Execution specifying means for specifying that the special performance is being executed;
Corresponds to the start count that is the number of times the symbol variation has occurred during the unit period, or the effective start ratio that is the proportion of balls that have won the starting opening during the unit period and have not reached the upper limit hold number. And a management means for managing the start information so as to be specified excluding operation data in a state where the special effect is being executed. The gaming machine is set with a normal state and a special state in which a ball is more likely to win a prize at the start port than the normal state,
In the normal state, there are a state where the special effect is being executed and a state where the special effect is not being executed,
The game room management device according to claim 1, wherein the management means manages the start information in the normal state excluding operation data when the special effect is being executed so as to be specified. The special effect occurs when a predetermined time elapses after the game machine is turned on,
It has a time input means for the game hall manager to input the time when the gaming machine is turned on,
The execution specifying means determines whether or not the special effect is being executed in the gaming machine depending on whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the time when the gaming machine was powered on. The game hall management device according to 1 or 2.   The management means manages the start information in a state in which the special effect is being executed in an identifiable manner in addition to the start information excluding operation data in a state in which the special effect is being executed. The game hall management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Lottery means for executing a lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is satisfied;
Symbol variation means for executing symbol variation based on the lottery result;
Operation data of a gaming machine provided with special effect execution means for executing a special effect that is an effect that is executed in parallel with the execution of the symbol variation and that can start a new symbol variation during the execution of the effect. A game hall management device to manage,
Execution specifying means for specifying that the special performance is being executed;
And a management unit that manages the operation data of the gaming machine excluding the operation data in a state in which the special effect is being executed so as to be specified.

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