JP2014124327A - Performance device and game parlor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a performance device capable of improving a player-attracting ability and a vibrant atmosphere in a game parlor and executing a performance of information of game media that a player has acquired without causing significant increase in capital-investment spending nor reducing the number of installed game machines.SOLUTION: A performance device 1 is disposed in a game parlor in which each-machine counting system has been introduced, and executes a prescribed performance on the basis of information of game media counted and output by each machine counting machine 32. The performance device comprises: a performance storage body 11 capable of executing a performance of an acquisition amount of a player using game media; and an information display device 12 capable of executing a performance of the acquisition amount of the player using a light-emitting display part 26. The performance device 1 causes the performance storage body 11 and the information display device 12 to execute a performance operation on the basis of the amount of game media acquired by all players playing games in a preset prescribed area.

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device for a game hall in which a gaming machine capable of playing via a game medium is installed. The present invention also relates to a game arcade where the effect device is installed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, game rooms have a system in which a certain amount of game media paid out from game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines can be packed and managed in a storage box. And in this kind of amusement hall, in order to increase the ability to attract customers and to increase the vitality in the amusement hall, an effect using the storage box is made. For example, in such a game hall, storage boxes storing game media are arranged on the floor of the game hall to show the amount of game media acquired by the player (hereinafter simply referred to as player acquisition amount). The production method is adopted.

  If this production method is used, the production is performed by the storage box filled with the game media actually acquired by the player, so that it is possible to expect a highly realistic production effect. However, while this conventional production method can be expected to have a high realistic effect, the space required for arranging the storage boxes deprives the player and the player of the game hall the walking space, which There were cases where the provision of services was insufficient.

  Therefore, in recent years, the introduction of a counting system for each vehicle is progressing in order to secure a sufficient walking space in the amusement hall and to improve higher services. As disclosed in Patent Document 1, each vehicle counting system is a system in which a player who plays each gaming machine can measure the acquired game media with a separately provided counting device without leaving the seat. It is a system that does not substantially require a storage box. That is, in this type of game arcade, the introduction of the respective counter counting system substantially eliminates the work of packing the game media acquired by the player into the storage box.

  However, with the introduction of such a counter counting system, services for players can be improved, but the ability to attract customers and the liveliness of the venue are significantly reduced. In other words, as described above, a realistic presentation using a storage box cannot be practically performed in a game hall where each vehicle counting system is introduced, and a sufficient presentation that attracts players is not performed.

  For this reason, in recent amusement halls, a new production technique that replaces the conventional production technique has begun to be adopted in order to eliminate such problems caused by insufficient production. That is, it is an effect technique using an effect device as shown in Patent Document 2.

  The production device of Patent Document 2 mainly produces the amount acquired by a pachinko machine, and is installed on a gaming machine island in which a plurality of pachinko machines form a group, on the left side of each pachinko machine on the gaming machine island. It is a device to be arranged. That is, in the game hall where this production device is installed, when a player acquires a large amount of game balls (game media) by winning a jackpot or the like, the amount obtained by the production device at the adjacent position corresponding to the pachinko machine Production according to is performed.

JP 2008-104698 A JP 2010-142582 A

  However, since this type of production device is installed in a limited area of gaming machine islands, specifically, between pachinko machines and pachinko machines, it has a size that can be produced within that range. There was a need to design. For this reason, this type of production device tends to be smaller in scale than the conventional analog production method, and other than those who actually play pachinko machines adjacent to the production device, There was a drawback that it was difficult to confirm the production. Specifically, when trying to check the status of each pachinko machine from the edge of the gaming machine island, the player or pachinko machine became an obstacle and could not fully see the production status of the stage device .

  Therefore, this type of production device has made it possible to produce the amount of game balls that the player has acquired without using a storage box, but the effect of the production is small, and the ability to attract customers and the liveliness of the venue From the viewpoint of improvement, there was still room for improvement.

  Moreover, since the production device as in Patent Document 2 must be installed for each pachinko machine, there is a dissatisfaction that the capital investment cost greatly increases. Furthermore, since this type of production device is installed between pachinko machines arranged side by side on amusement machine islands, there is a risk that the number of installed pachinko machines will be reduced and operating profit will not be increased. .

  Therefore, in view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention can improve the ability to attract customers and the liveliness of the venue, and further increase the capital investment cost without reducing the number of installed gaming machines. It is an object of the present invention to provide an effect device capable of producing information on game media acquired by a player.

  The invention according to claim 1, which is provided to solve the above-mentioned problems, is an individual which counts at least a number of gaming machines and gaming media paid out from each gaming machine, which are arranged at positions corresponding to the gaming machines. An effect device that provides a predetermined effect based on information about a game medium that is distributed to a game arcade equipped with a counter and is counted and output by an individual counter. According to the total amount of game media counted by one or a plurality of individual counters installed in a predetermined area, the information of game media acquired by all players playing in the predetermined area is produced. It is an effect device.

  The presentation device of the present invention basically does not produce information on game media acquired by individual players, but information on game media acquired by all players who play within a predetermined area of the game hall (hereinafter, This is a device that produces a simply acquired amount). In other words, in the present invention, there is no need to individually prepare a production device corresponding to each gaming machine. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to deal with one predetermined area with one rendering device. Therefore, in the present invention, it is not necessary to provide 100 effect devices for 100 game machines as in the case of a conventional effect device, and even if 100 game machines are installed, there are five predetermined areas. However, if it is not set, five directing devices are sufficient. As described above, according to the present invention, since the number of installed rendering devices can be greatly reduced as compared with the prior art, it is possible to reduce the capital investment cost. Thereby, the drastic reduction of the number of installed gaming machines due to the introduction of the production device cannot occur.

  In addition, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the acquired amount of all the players in the predetermined area is produced instead of the acquired amount of one individual. For this reason, the production device of the present invention has a relatively large device size as compared with the case of producing an individual's acquired amount, so that it is difficult to confirm the production status as in the past. In other words, according to the present invention, the amount of effect to be produced is inevitably increased, and the scale of the effect is improved accordingly, so that a high effect can be achieved.

In addition, the invention according to claim 1 is that if some players who play in a predetermined area have acquired game media, even if other players have not acquired game media, A grand total of the amount acquired in the area is produced. Therefore, according to the production device of the present invention, there is a low possibility that no production will be performed, and the production effect can be expected on average.
In the above description, it has been described that “basically, it does not produce information on game media acquired by individual players”, but the present invention has only one player in a predetermined area, and as a result This does not intentionally exclude the case where the amount of game media acquired by the individual player is produced.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the effect means includes an effect storage part in which game media are stored and visible from the outside, and a game medium supply means for supplying the game medium to the effect storage part. The game device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined amount of game media is introduced according to a total amount of game media counted by an individual counter installed in the predetermined area.

  According to such a configuration, since the game medium is introduced into the effect storage unit that can be visually recognized from the outside, the effect is more realistic than when the display means such as a liquid crystal screen or Nanasegu is displayed in a pseudo manner. . According to the present invention, the amount of game media acquired by a player who plays in a predetermined area is converted into a predetermined amount according to the total amount of game media counted by the individual counter, and the predetermined amount of game media Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the effect of the remarkably deteriorated, particularly when the amount of players acquired in the predetermined area is extremely small.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the effect storage section is connected to a discharge flow path for discharging the supplied game media, and the game medium supply means has a supply storage section for storing game media, 3. The effect device according to claim 2, wherein the game medium discharged from the section flows toward the supply storage section through the discharge flow path.

  According to such a configuration, the game medium can be circulated by the effect storage unit, the game medium supply means, and the discharge channel, so that the game medium is purposely supplied to the supply storage unit from other devices in the game hall. There is no need to do. Therefore, according to the present invention, the inside of the game hall does not become complicated due to the installation of the effect device.

  The invention according to claim 4 is a game hall comprising a predetermined number of gaming machine groups in which a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed, the gaming machine groups being arranged in parallel, The production device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stage device is arranged in the group direction end portion side of the group, and at least at a predetermined position that can be visually recognized from the position where each gaming machine of the group of gaming machines is installed. It is a game hall characterized by being installed.

In the game hall of the present invention, a production device that produces the amount of game media acquired by all the players who play in a predetermined area is installed, so that the scale of production can be expanded as compared with the conventional game venue. As a result, it is possible to improve the production effect.
In addition, in the amusement hall, the production device is not installed for each gaming machine, so the number of production devices installed can be greatly reduced. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in capital investment costs at the game hall.
Further, in the present invention, the effect device is installed at a predetermined position on the side in the side-by-side direction of the gaming machines in the gaming machine group and at least visible from the position where each gaming machine of the gaming machine group is installed. The installation space of the gaming machine is not squeezed unlike the case where the conventional effect device is adopted. That is, in the present invention, there is no problem that the number of installed gaming machines is greatly reduced due to the introduction of the production device.

  In the game hall of the present invention, the predetermined position is preferably a wall surface extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged in the gaming machine group. (Claim 5)

  Since the production device of the present invention produces the amount of game media acquired by all the players who play in a predetermined area in the game hall, compared with the case where the amount of game media obtained by each player is produced, capital investment High production effects can be achieved without increasing costs. In addition, since the game hall of the present invention is installed at a predetermined position on the end side of the game machine in the gaming machine group, the reduction in the number of installed gaming machines due to the introduction of the production equipment. Can be prevented.

It is a top view which shows the game hall in which the production | presentation apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention was installed. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the effect device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the effect device of FIG. 2. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of ball | bowl passage restriction | limiting mechanism. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a control board. It is the perspective view which looked at the case main body from another angle. It is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of the production | presentation means, supply means, introduction control apparatus, and discharge control apparatus which were arrange | positioned in the case body. It is a schematic diagram showing a route through which the game ball flows in the effect device. It is a top view which shows the modification of a game hall.

The rendering device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
In the production apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, a game hall 2 in which a large number of gaming machines 30 such as pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, and further, individual counter counters (FIG. 5) 32 corresponding to the gaming machines 30 are installed. That is, it is a device that can be suitably provided in the game hall 2 in which each counter counting system is introduced. In other words, the rendering device 1 of the present embodiment is capable of executing a predetermined rendering operation based on information on the amount of game media counted by each counter 32.
Note that each of the counter counting systems is the same as that known in the art, and the number of game media obtained in the gaming machine 30 can be counted while each player is seated, and the games counted by the counter counter 32 can be counted. This is a system capable of electronically managing medium information via a lending machine (FIG. 5) 33 that lends game media.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the production device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a group of gaming machines (a so-called gaming machine island) having a one-two-row structure in which gaming machines 30 are arranged in parallel in the gaming hall 2. ) This is a position that is distant from 31 and can be fixed to the wall surface of the game arcade 2 that is substantially perpendicular to the juxtaposition direction of the gaming machines 30 on the gaming machine island 31. More specifically, the rendering device 1 is a passage provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 30 in the game hall 2 and intersects with an extension line of the passage provided along the parallel direction of the gaming machines 30. It can be fixed to.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the effect device 1 restricts the effect means 5, the supply means (game medium supply means) 6 that supplies game media to the effect means 5, and the game balls introduced to the effect means 5. An introduction restriction device 16, a discharge restriction device 17 that restricts the game balls discharged from the effect means 5, a control board 7 that controls the effect operation, and a case body 8.
In the following, the game medium used for the rendering device 1 will be described as a game ball used in a pachinko machine.

  The effect means 5 includes an effect storage body (effect storage section) 11 that produces effects using game balls, and an information display device 12 that assists the effect in the effect storage body 11.

  The effect storage body 11 is made of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or acrylic, and has a structure in which an internal state can be visually recognized from the outside. That is, the effect storage body 11 has a storage space 21 in which a game ball is stored, and has a structure in which the storage amount of the game ball introduced into the storage space 21 can be confirmed from the outside. The storage space 21 is open at the top and is a space into which a game ball guided to the open portion is introduced.

  In addition, the effect storage body 11 is provided with an inclined surface 22 inclined toward one direction at the bottom on the storage space 21 side, and an opening (hereinafter referred to as an effect side discharge) at a position continuous with the lowermost portion of the inclined surface 22. 23) is provided. That is, the effect storage body 11 is configured to be able to discharge the game ball introduced into the storage space 21 to the outside of the effect storage body 11 via the effect-side discharge port 23.

  Moreover, the attachment part 25 which attaches the information display apparatus 12 is provided in the outer side of the production | presentation storage body 11. FIG. The mounting portion 25 is the front side of the effect storage body 11 (the front side in FIGS. 2 and 3), and is arranged on the upper end side in the height direction, from the front to the back side (in the depth direction in FIGS. 2 and 3). Towards)

  The information display device 12 is a display device including a light emitting display unit 26 formed by densely arranging a plurality of single light emitters (for example, LEDs) in a matrix. The information display device 12 is configured to display three types of information. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the information display device 12 has a three-stage light emitting display unit 26.

Specifically, the light-emitting display unit 26 includes an area display unit 26a that displays an allocated area (for example, XX corner) in the game hall 2 from the upper stage, and all the players currently playing in the area. A state display unit 26b for displaying the acquisition state of the game balls (for example, during a large explosion!) And a ball for displaying the net amount of acquisition balls (for example, 56000 units) of all the players currently playing in the area. It is divided into a quantity display part 26c.
In the present invention, any other type of display device such as a liquid crystal display or a 7-segment display may be adopted as the information display device.

  The supply means 6 includes a supply storage body (supply storage section) 13 that stores game balls, and a supply flow path forming section 15 that supplies the game balls in the supply storage body 13 to the effect storage body 11.

  The supply storage body 13 is a housing that has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a storage space 27 having a volume comparable to or larger than the storage space 21 of the effect storage body 11. The supply reservoir 13 is provided with a supply-side introduction port 41 and a supply-side replenishment port 42 on the top wall 36 that closes the upper part of the storage space 27, and is further supplied to the bottom wall 37 that closes the lower part of the storage space 27. The side discharge port 43 is provided.

The supply side introduction port 41 is an opening that is arranged closer to the front (front side in FIG. 3) of the supply storage body 13 and communicates with the effect side discharge port 23. That is, the supply side introduction port 41 is an opening through which a game ball discharged from the production storage body 11 and introduced into the storage space 27 passes.
The supply side supply port 42 is an opening that is disposed near the back surface (the depth side in FIG. 3) of the supply storage body 13 and is used when a game ball is supplied from the outside.
The supply side discharge port 43 is an opening that is arranged near the back surface (the depth side in FIG. 3) of the supply storage body 13 and leads to a supply flow path forming unit 15 described later.
The supply storage body 13 is also provided with an inclined surface (not shown) at the bottom on the storage space 27 side, similarly to the production storage body 11. Then, the game balls in the supply reservoir 13 are guided to the supply-side outlet 43 by this inclined surface.

  The supply flow path forming unit 15 includes a lifting unit 28 that can send out game balls upward, and a transport channel 29 that can transport the game balls sent out by the lifting unit 28. .

  The lifting unit 28 is one of the components of the gaming machine island 31 and is a device having a mechanism similar to a known lifting device (not shown) that lifts the game ball upward. That is, the lifting unit 28 has a motor (not shown) as a driving source, a sprocket (not shown) that is rotated by the power of the motor, and a guide member (not shown) that guides the transport direction of the game ball, The game balls discharged from the supply reservoir 13 are received through the lifting and introducing port 47 and conveyed toward the downstream side by the rotation operation of the sprocket.

  The transport channel 29 is a polyethylene pipe having an inner diameter that is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the game ball, and is a channel that can transport the game ball sent out by the power of the lifting unit 28. is there.

  The introduction restriction device 16 restricts the circulation of the gaming machine introduced into the storage space 21 of the effect storage body 11, and is configured to include a ball passage restriction mechanism 46 in a predetermined housing 45. . As shown in FIG. 4, the ball passage restriction mechanism 46 includes a sprocket 58 partially exposed to the in-device passage 59 disposed in the housing 45, and a motor (not shown) that drives the sprocket 58. And stopper means (not shown) capable of preventing rotation of the sprocket 58 in the delivery direction. That is, when introducing the game ball into the effect storage body 11, the introduction restricting device 16 rotates the sprocket 58 with the stopper means in the release posture, and conversely, when the game ball is not introduced into the effect storage body 11. Then, the stopper means is set to the restricted posture so that the sprocket 58 cannot be rotated.

The introduction regulating device 16 is provided with a ball detection sensor 60 that detects a game ball passing through the in-device passage 59. In the present embodiment, a known proximity sensor or the like is employed as the sphere detection sensor 60.
In addition, since the discharge | emission control apparatus 17 is the structure provided with the ball | bowl passage restriction | limiting mechanism 46 etc. similar to the introduction control apparatus 16, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the control board 7 includes an input unit 61, a control unit 62, a storage unit 63, a calculation unit 64, and an output unit 65. The control board 7 controls the information display device 12, the introduction restricting device 16, and the discharge restricting device 17 on the basis of information from each counter 32, the lending device 33, etc. in order to perform a predetermined effect operation. It is configured to control.

Specifically, the input unit 61 includes ball count information in each counter 32, management information (acquired ball count, etc.) change information (acquired ball count by replay, etc.) information in the lending machine 33, and Data relating to ball detection information and the like in the ball detection sensor 60 of the introduction restriction device 16 and the discharge restriction device 17 are input.
The control unit 62 is a part that controls the storage unit 63 and the calculation unit 64.
The storage unit 63 is a part that stores information on the number of spheres input to the input unit 61 and setting information regarding the operating conditions of the rendering device 1.
The calculation unit 64 is a part that compares and calculates the input information from each counter 32 or the change information in the lending machine 33 and the information stored in the storage unit 63.
The output unit 65 is a part that transmits a command signal to the lending machine 33, the information display device 12, the introduction restriction device 16, and the discharge restriction device 17 based on input information and calculation results.

  The case body 8 includes a case main body 38 whose one side surface is substantially open, and a removable front lid 39 that closes a part of the open portion of the case main body 38.

  The case body 38 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped appearance and a structure in which one side wall is missing. That is, the case main body 38 has three continuous side walls 50 and a top wall 51 and a bottom wall 52 arranged above and below the side walls 50. The side wall 50 includes two side walls (hereinafter also referred to as adjacent side walls) 50a and 50c adjacent to the open portion of the case body 38, and one side wall (hereinafter also referred to as back side wall) facing the open portion. ) 50b.

The adjacent side walls 50a and 50c are provided with a notch 53 at the end on the opening side. The notch 53 has a rectangular shape that is long in the height direction, and the height is set to be substantially the same as the length in the height direction of the rendering means 5 described above. The notch 53 is arranged slightly upward in the height direction of the case main body 38. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the back side wall 50 b is provided with a game ball supply opening 55 having a predetermined size and a back cover 56 that can open and close the opening 55.
The top wall 51 is provided with a hanging wall 57 that slightly hangs down to the open side of the case body 38.

  The front lid 39 is a plate-like member having a size capable of completely closing the entire lower side with respect to the lower side of the open part of the case body 38, specifically, the lower end of the notch 53.

Next, the positional relationship of each member of the rendering device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rendering device 1 of the present embodiment is arranged such that the rendering device 5, the supply device 6, the introduction regulating device 16, the discharge regulating device 17, and the control board 7 are accommodated in the case body 8. Has been. Specifically, the production means 5 is disposed on the open part (front) side of the case main body 38, above the front lid 39 and at a position where the production means 5 is fitted into the notch 53, and the internal state of the production storage body 11 from the outside. Alternatively, the light emitting display unit 26 of the information display device 12 is arranged so as to be visually recognized.

And as shown in FIG. 7, the supply storage body 13 of the supply means 6 is distribute | arranged to the downward direction of the production | presentation means 5. FIG. More specifically, the discharge restricting device 17 is fixed below the rendering means 5, and the supply reservoir 13 is fixed below the discharge restricting device 17. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the effect storage body 11, the discharge restriction device 17, and the supply storage body 13 include the production side discharge port 23 of the effect storage body 11, the in-device passage 59 of the discharge restriction device 17, and the supply. The supply side introduction port 41 of the storage body 13 is in a communication relationship with each other, and the discharge flow path of the effect storage body 11 is formed.
In this embodiment, in order to fix the production storage body 11 to the upper part of the supply storage body 13 in a stable posture, the discharge regulating device 17 is provided between the production storage body 11 and the supply storage body 13 as shown in FIG. A fixing auxiliary member 70 having the same height as that of the fixing auxiliary member 70 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the supply flow path forming unit 15 of the supply means 6 is a flow for guiding the game ball from the supply reservoir 13 to the effect reservoir 11 on the back side of the effect reservoir 11 and the supply reservoir 13. Arranged to form a path. Specifically, the feed unit 28 of the supply flow path forming unit 15 is arranged below the supply storage unit 13, and the transport unit 29 of the supply flow channel forming unit 15 and the production storage unit 11. In this arrangement, the open space side of the storage space 21 is connected. More specifically, the introduction restriction device 16 is disposed on the open side of the storage space 21, and the conveyance flow path 29 connects the introduction restriction device 16 and the supply reservoir 13. And at this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the supply side discharge port 43 of the supply reservoir 13 and the pumping introduction port 47 of the pumping unit 28 communicate with each other, and a discharge side opening (not shown) of the pumping unit 28, The supply flow path to the effect storage body 11 is formed in such a relationship that the transfer flow path 29 communicates and the transfer flow path 29 communicates with the in-device passage 59 of the introduction restriction device 16.
In the present embodiment, in order to fix the rendering means 5 and the supply means 6 in a stable posture in the case body 8, as shown in FIG. A fixing auxiliary member 71 having a height is provided.

  A control board 7 is attached to the upper rear surface of the effect storage body 11.

Next, the operation of the rendering device 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
The rendering device 1 according to the present embodiment performs a pitching effect based on information input from a plurality of counters 32 installed in a predetermined area set in advance. That is, in the production device 1, a ball production production is performed for each predetermined area. In this embodiment, the predetermined area is divided based on the gaming machine island 31. For example, when paying attention to two adjacent gaming machine islands 31, columns in which the gaming machines 30 face each other are divided into the same group, and the other columns are divided into different groups. That is, in the game hall 2 shown in FIG. 1, from the left, the A group consisting of one gaming machine island 31, the B group consisting of two adjacent gaming machine islands 31, the C group consisting of two adjacent gaming machine islands 31, It is divided into a D group consisting of two adjacent gaming machine islands 31 and an E group consisting of one gaming machine island.
In the production device 1, the name of each group is displayed on the information display device 12 with a display such as “Deadly XXX Corner”.

  For example, if a plurality of players are playing in the B group of the game hall 2 and any one of the players wins a jackpot, the winner of the jackpot receives a large number of balls from the gaming machine 30. To be paid out. As described above, each game counting system is introduced in the game hall 2, so that the game balls paid out from the gaming machine 30 are operated by the corresponding player counting machine 32 by the operation of the player. Counted. Then, when the number of game balls (hereinafter also referred to as a player's earned amount) is counted by each of the counters 32, information on the player's earned amount is input to the lending machine 33, and from the lending machine 33 And transmitted to the control board 7 of the rendering device 1. The acquired amount information of the player counted by each of the counters 32 is transmitted to the lending machine 33 and at the same time to a hall computer (not shown) that collectively manages the game hall 2.

  And the production | presentation apparatus 1 transmits a signal to each apparatus etc. which comprise the production | presentation apparatus 1 based on the input information in the control board 7, controls an applicable apparatus, and performs presentation operation | movement. More specifically, the production device 1 displays information on the “main production operation” in which the player's current acquisition amount information is supplied to the production storage 11 and produced, and the player's current acquisition amount information is displayed. “Sub-effect operation” is performed by displaying on the light-emitting display unit 26 of the device 12 for effect.

  As described above, the “main effect operation” is an operation in which the amount information obtained by the player is supplied to the effect storage body 11 to produce an effect. More specifically, based on information input to the control board 7, it is converted into a predetermined quantity, and the converted quantity of game balls is introduced into the effect storage body 11. For example, if the number of game balls counted by one big win is 1,500, the number of game balls introduced into the effect storage body 11 is about 150. That is, in the present embodiment, 1/20 to 1/5, preferably 1/15 to 1/10 is employed as the conversion coefficient to be multiplied with the number of game balls input to the control board 7. Yes.

The number of game balls determined in this way is supplied to the effect storage body 11. Specifically, the stopper means (not shown) in the introduction restriction device 16 is first brought into the release posture, and the sprocket 58 of the introduction restriction device 16 starts to rotate. At the same time, the driving of the lifting unit 28 of the supply flow path forming unit 15 is started. Thereby, it advances so that the game ball in the introduction control apparatus 16 and the game ball in the supply flow path formation part 15 may be extruded downstream. And it introduce | transduces in the effect storage body 11 sequentially from the thing which passed the introduction control apparatus 16. FIG. In addition, since the introduction restriction device 16 includes the ball detection sensor 60, the game ball passing by the ball detection sensor 60 is detected. That is, based on this detection information, the control board 7 counts the number of game balls that have passed. Then, when the determined number of game balls is confirmed by the ball detection sensor 60, the supply operation is stopped. Accordingly, the stopper means (not shown) of the introduction restriction device 16 is set to the restriction posture, and the drive of the sprocket 58 of the introduction restriction device 16 is stopped. At the same time, the driving of the lifting unit 28 of the supply flow path forming unit 15 is also stopped. Thereby, the game ball in the introduction regulating device 16 and the game ball in the supply flow path forming unit 15 are not pushed downstream, and supply of the game ball to the effect storage body 11 is stopped.
If another player wins a jackpot during the supply operation, the supply operation based on the amount acquired by other players is executed after the supply operation currently being executed is completed.

  As described above, the “secondary production operation” is an operation in which the information obtained by the player is displayed on the light emitting display unit 26 of the information display device 12 and produced. Specifically, the status display unit 26b displays the status of the amount of all players acquired in the predetermined area, and the ball amount display unit 26c displays the net acquisition amount of all players in the predetermined region. For example, regarding the status display unit 26b, if the total amount of all players playing in the group B is less than 5000, “Exploding!” Or the like is displayed, and if it is less than 5000 to 20000, “Big explosion!” Is displayed, and if it is 20000 or more, “Great eruption!” Is displayed. In the ball amount display unit 26c, the net total acquisition amount of all the players who play in the group B, that is, the acquisition amount of the player x is 5000 pieces, the acquisition amount of the player y is 9000 pieces, the player z If the acquired amount is 12,000, the net total acquired amount is displayed as 26000.

  On the other hand, when playing a game using the electronically managed game balls once counted by each of the counters 32 (also referred to as replay), since the amount of acquisition of the player decreases, in this embodiment, A subtraction process in the production means 5 is performed accordingly. That is, as necessary, a predetermined amount of game balls are discharged from the effect storage body 11 and the display of the information display device 12 is changed. For example, if 1000 game balls are used by replaying, 1000 pieces of subtraction processing is performed from the display quantity of the ball amount display unit 26c of the information display device 12.

At the same time, the 1000 balls used are multiplied by the conversion count, and the calculated number of game balls are discharged from the effect storage body 11. In a specific discharging operation, first, stopper means (not shown) in the discharge restricting device 17 is set to the release posture, and the rotation of the sprocket 58 of the discharge restricting device 17 is started. Thereby, the game ball in the discharge regulating device 17 flows downward and flows into the discharge flow path. And it introduce | transduces in the supply storage body 13 sequentially from the thing which passed the said discharge flow path. Further, since the discharge restriction device 17 includes the ball detection sensor 60, a game ball passing through the ball detection sensor 60 is detected. That is, based on this detection information, the control board 7 counts the number of game balls that have passed. If the determined number of game balls is confirmed by the ball detection sensor 60, the discharging operation is stopped. Therefore, the stopper means (not shown) of the discharge restriction device 17 is set to the restriction posture, and the drive of the sprocket 58 of the discharge restriction device 17 is stopped. As a result, the game balls in the discharge restriction device 17 do not flow into the discharge flow path, and the flow of game balls into the supply reservoir 13 stops.
In addition, when another player replays during the discharging operation, or when the player wins a jackpot, the subsequent operation (discharge operation or supply operation) is performed after the currently executing discharging operation is completed. Executed.

  In addition, if there is a change in which the net total acquisition amount exceeds the 5000 and 20000 before and after the subtraction process, the display content of the status display unit 26b of the information display device 12 is changed.

  As described above, the rendering device 1 according to the present embodiment can perform a ball exit effect in a game hall without arranging storage boxes in which game balls are stored on a floor surface or the like in the game hall as in the past. In other words, even in a game hall where each vehicle counting system has been introduced, it is possible to produce an effect based on the amount of players acquired at the game hall. You can get to know the surroundings and increase the liveliness of the game hall.

In addition, the rendering device 1 of the present embodiment does not perform an effect based on the acquisition amount of one player, but performs an effect based on the total acquisition amount of a plurality of players who play in a predetermined area. The scale of the production can be expanded, and accordingly, a high production effect can be expected.
In addition, since it is not necessary to individually prepare a production device corresponding to each gaming machine, the number of production devices installed can be significantly reduced as compared with the prior art, and capital investment costs can be suppressed.

  Further, in the production device 1 of the present embodiment, if some players who play in a predetermined area have some amount of acquisition, other players have no acquisition amount at all. In addition, the effect of the amount acquired for the entire area is performed. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, there is a low possibility that no production will be performed, and the production effect can be expected on average. That is, the production device 1 of the present embodiment is more cost-effective than the conventional production device.

In the said embodiment, although the structure of the game hall 2 which installed the production | presentation apparatus 1 corresponding to a predetermined area | region one by one was shown, this invention is not limited to this. In other words, in addition to installing a production device (hereinafter referred to as a main production device) 1a corresponding to a predetermined area, the production amount of the production device having the largest total earned amount or newly introduced gaming machine is produced. It may be the configuration of the game hall 3 in which an effect device (hereinafter referred to as a sub-effect device) 1b that can produce the information of the main effect device 1a, such as performing, is further installed at another position. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the game hall having such a configuration includes a configuration in which the sub-effect device 1 b is arranged at the entrance / exit of the game hall 3.
In addition, when this configuration is adopted, a control device that can automatically reflect information satisfying a desired condition on the sub-effect device 1b by comparing the information of each main effect device 1a is provided. It is recommended that the operator manually add reflecting means or the like that can reflect the information of the predetermined main effect device 1a on the sub-effect device 1b.

  In the above embodiment, the effect means 5 includes the effect storage body 11 into which a game ball is introduced and the information display device 12 that simply displays information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effect means However, the structure may be formed only of the effect storage body.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information display device 12 is configured to display three types of different information. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the information display device includes one to two types of different information or four or more types ( In addition to the display information described above, the display may be configured to display different information (displaying a good stand or the like).

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the rendering means 5 performs the rendering based on the acquired amount in the current game is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration is the configuration that performs the rendering based on the acquired amount until now. It doesn't matter. That is, even when the amount of acquisition decreases from within the predetermined area due to replay, storage ball exchange, or the like, the subtraction process is not performed and only the integration process is performed. When this configuration is adopted, the discharging operation is not performed from the opening to the closing of the amusement hall, and the accumulated amount obtained so far is produced, so that the production effect can be improved more effectively.

In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the production device 1 is installed on the load-bearing wall of the game hall 2 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any other position that can be visually recognized by a player seated to play a game. You may install in the place. For example, a base (not shown) that can support the rendering device 1 may be prepared, and the rendering device 1 may be fixed to the base.
In addition, the rendering device 1 may be fixed to a non-bearing wall or the like that is used only for a partition, instead of the structural wall of the game hall.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration has been shown in which the game ball to be introduced into the effect storage body 11 is calculated using the conversion coefficient to be less than the amount actually acquired by the player, but the present invention is not limited to this, The conversion coefficient may be used to calculate more than the amount actually acquired by the player, and the calculated amount of game balls may be introduced into the effect storage body.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration using the game ball used in the pachinko machine as the game medium used to produce was shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration adopts a medal used in the slot machine. It doesn't matter.

  In the above embodiment, the introduction restriction device 16 and the discharge restriction device 17 are provided, and the configuration in which the number of game balls can be counted by the devices 16 and 17 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the introduction restriction is provided. The apparatus 16 and the discharge regulating apparatus 17 may be omitted, and the ball detecting sensor 60 may be provided in the lifting unit 28 so that the number of balls can be counted in the lifting unit 28.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Staging device 2 Game hall 5 Staging means 6 Supply means (game medium supply means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Effect | action storage body 13 Supply storage body 15 Supply flow path formation part 21 Storage space 27 Storage space 30 Game machine 31 Game machine island (game machine group)
32 Each counter (individual counter)
33 Lending machine

Claims (5)

A lot of gaming machines are arranged at a position corresponding to each gaming machine, and are arranged at a game hall having at least an individual counting machine that counts game media paid out from each gaming machine, and counted by an individual counting machine. An effect device that performs a predetermined effect based on the information of the output game medium,
There is an effect means, and the effect means is obtained by all players who play in the predetermined area according to the total amount of game media counted by one or more individual counters installed in the predetermined area. An effect device for producing information on game media. The effect means includes an effect storage section in which game media are stored and visible from the outside, and a game medium supply means for supplying game media to the effect storage section,
The predetermined amount of game media is introduced into the effect storage unit according to the total amount of game media counted by a plurality of individual counters installed in the predetermined area. Production device. The production storage unit is connected to a discharge flow path for discharging the supplied game media,
The game medium supply means has a supply storage section for storing game media,
The effect device according to claim 2, wherein the game medium discharged from the effect storage unit flows toward the supply storage unit via the discharge channel. A game hall comprising a predetermined number of gaming machine groups in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in parallel, each gaming machine group being arranged in parallel,
The effect according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is at a predetermined position that is visible at least from a position where each gaming machine of the gaming machine group is installed, on the side of the gaming machine group side direction side of the gaming machine group. A game hall characterized by equipment.   The game room according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined position is a wall surface extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged side by side in the gaming machine group.

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