JP2019154484A - Game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress use of a game value acquired from games at one game machine in games at another game machine in a situation in which a game termination condition is set.SOLUTION: When issuing a member card in one lending machine 2, if a game termination condition is not set, a counting result is recorded in an account for the day and the member card is issued. But, if the game termination condition is set, the counting result is recorded in an exchange-dedicated account and the member card is issued. After that, when the member card is accepted in another lending machine 2, games using the game value recorded in the account for the day corresponding to the accepted member card are made possible, but games using the game value recorded in the exchange-dedicated account corresponding to the accepted member card are restricted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming apparatus.

  Conventionally, various game forms have been adopted in game halls. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a so-called one-time exchange business in which the number of balls is counted and exchanged for each jackpot as a sales form (to end the game). Are listed. If the one-time exchange business is adopted, the frequency of lending with cash increases, so that sales increase, and if it is not equivalent exchange, it is possible to set a higher rate of gaming machines. For this reason, only a part of the gaming machines installed in the game hall can be exchanged once, so that the player can feel as if it is an advantageous gaming machine. For example, Patent Document 2 describes that a lending machine is provided with a counting function, and the counting result of balls and medals (game value) acquired by the player is recorded on a card (recording medium). By recording the counting result on the card, it is not necessary to carry a large number of balls and medals when playing with other gaming machines or exchanging prizes.

JP 2005-177393 A JP 2017-60625 A

  By the way, when a lending machine corresponding to a gaming machine adopting a one-time exchange business is provided with a counting function and the counting result is recorded on a card, the gaming value of the counting result cannot be used for a game on another gaming machine. It is necessary to do so. However, in the case of adopting a one-time replacement business, the actual situation is that the setting regarding whether or not the card can be used is not made. Note that this problem is not limited to the one-time replacement business, but can be applied if a business form in which a condition for ending a game (game ending condition) is employed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a game end condition in which a game value acquired by a game in one game machine is used for a game in another game machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming apparatus that can be appropriately suppressed from being used.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the issuance condition is satisfied in one gaming device, the counting result of the counting means is recorded in the first gaming value account unless the game end condition is set. If the game end condition is set while the recording medium is issued, the recording medium is issued after recording in the second game value account. After that, when the accepting unit accepts the recording medium issued from one gaming device in another gaming device, the game using the gaming value recorded in the first gaming value account corresponding to the accepted recording medium is played. On the other hand, the game using the game value recorded in the second game value account corresponding to the received recording medium is restricted. As a result, in a situation where a game end condition is provided, it is possible to limit the game using the game value recorded in the second game value account, and the game value acquired by the game with one game machine is the other game machine It can be appropriately restrained from being used in games.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the system for game centers of one Embodiment. Functional block diagram of lending machine and management device Figure showing the model-specific replay setting screen Figure showing the model-specific once replacement setting screen Figure showing the category of the day's storage balls The figure explaining operation of operation form 1 The figure explaining operation of operation form 2 The figure explaining operation of operation form 3 The figure explaining operation of operation form 4 The figure explaining operation of operation form 5 The figure explaining operation of operation form 6 The figure explaining operation of operation form 7 The figure explaining operation of operation form 8

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the overall configuration of a game hall system. A large number of pachinko gaming machines 1 (game value giving means, state transition means) are installed in the game hall, and lending machines 2 (game machines) and information display devices 3 are installed corresponding to the pachinko gaming machines 1. ing. The pachinko gaming machine 1, the lending machine 2, and the information display device 3 are connected to the management device 6 via the relay device 4 and the LAN 5. Further, a POS 7 and a balance adjusting machine (not shown) are also installed in the game hall, and these POS 7 and the balance adjusting machine are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred pachinko gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 6. A card reader / writer 8 is connected to the POS 7.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office room in the game hall, and is connected to a keyboard 9, a monitor 10, a printer (not shown) and the like operated by the game hall manager. The management device 6 receives game signals transmitted from the gaming machine side (pachinko gaming machine 1, rental machine 2, etc.) and receives the gaming data of the pachinko gaming machine 1, personal data of the member players who have registered as members, etc. to manage.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko gaming machine having an operation handle 12, an upper tray 13 and a lower tray 14 that constitute a launching device that launches balls on the board surface 11, and a liquid crystal display on the board surface 11 Part 15, a general winning prize opening 16, a first starting opening 17, a second starting opening 18 and a big winning opening 19. The upper tray 13 is provided with a lending button 20 and a return button 21 in parallel. The first starting port 17 is a winning port where the winning rate does not fluctuate (so-called navel winning port), and the second starting port 18 is a winning port where the winning rate fluctuates (so-called electric Chu).

The specifications of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are as follows.
The normal winning probability is 1/30 in the normal state and 1/1 in the short time state (probability variation state).
The electric chew release time is 0.2 seconds in the normal state and 1.5 seconds × 3 times in the short time state (probability variation state).
The normal fluctuation time is 30 seconds in the normal state and 1 second in the short time state.
There are 15 payouts at the special winning opening 19.
There are nine types of special drawings 1-9.
The special figure jackpot winning probability is 1/280 at setting 1, 1/290 at setting 2 and 1/300 at setting 3 in the normal state and the short time state. In the probability change state, the setting 1 is 1/56, the setting 2 is 1/58, and the setting 3 is 1/60.

The probability variation rate at the time of winning the special figure jackpot is 50% (the odd number of symbols 0 to 9 corresponds to the occurrence of the probability variation jackpot state).
The number of balls (difference balls) per jackpot state is about 1000 for 10R and about 1500 for 15R.

The winning to the first starting port 17 is 10R jackpot state: 15R jackpot state = 3: 1 (the probability variation ratio is 50%, and part of the 10R jackpot state and all of the 15R jackpot state are the probability variation jackpot state) .
The winning to the second starting port 18 is 10R jackpot state: 15R jackpot state = 1: 3 (the probability variation rate is 50%, and all of 10R jackpot state and part of 15R jackpot state are usually jackpot states) .
1R ends with 10 wins or 30 seconds.
Usually, the short time state after the big hit state is 50 revolutions.
The small hit probability is 1/1000 (common to setting 1 to setting 3).

  The specifications of the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be other than those described above. Further, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the one-time exchange operation described later is set to “present”, after the big hit state (special game state) occurs, the probability variation state and the short time state are digested to return to the normal state. Corresponds to the game end condition.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 and peripheral devices attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 transmit the following game signals as the game progresses by the player.
Out signal = a signal that can identify a consumption value (out) transmitted from an out BOX that collects consumed balls. Since one pulse is transmitted for 10 balls of consumption (use, driving, recovery), “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1 may be used.

  Safe signal = a signal that can specify the prize-giving value (safe) transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1. Since 1 pulse is transmitted for 10 payout balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe.

  Start signal = Start process (design variation, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 15 (combination) that changes (acts) in response to a start prize (specific prize) transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be specified Signal. Since it is transmitted when the symbol variation is confirmed, the start process is specified in response to the reception of the start signal, and “start signal × 1” is specified as the start number (start process number). In addition, it is good also as a signal which shows the win to the 1st starting port 17 or the 2nd starting port 18.

  Jackpot signal = a signal that can identify the jackpot period transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is transmitted during the jackpot, the receiving of the jackpot signal is specified as the jackpot.

  Special signal = a signal that can be transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to specify a short-time state or a high-probability state. Since the level signal is transmitted in a short time state or a high probability state when the winning rate of the second start port 18 is improved, the reception of the special signal is specified as the short time state or the high probability state. Further, a period in which neither the jackpot signal nor the special signal is received is specified as the normal state.

  The lending machine 2 is a lending machine having a function of counting each vehicle. The lending machine 2 receives a state display unit 22 indicating a gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a money insertion slot 23 into which money (money value, valuable value) is inserted, and accepts an operation input from the player and as the game progresses Touch panel type liquid crystal display 24 for displaying game data such as the number of symbol fluctuations (starts) and jackpot probability, a payout button 25 for paying out holding balls (including a stored ball if it is a member player), payout A payout nozzle 26 through which the ball is passed, a card insertion slot 27 into which an IC card (recording medium) is inserted, a camera 28 for photographing the face of a player playing the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1, and a lower part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 A detachable counting tray 29 is provided below the tray 14. The IC card that can be accepted by the lending machine 2 includes a membership card (member recording medium) possessed by a player registered as a member and a general card (general recording medium) possessed by a player who is not registered as a member. is there.

The lending machine 2 operates as follows.
(1) It has a function of detecting the number of ordinary cards stocked in the card stock section (remaining number), and when money is inserted into the money slot 23, the remaining number at that time is one or more. Under certain conditions, money is accepted, and the amount of money that has been inserted is stored in the RAM as the remaining amount, and the remaining amount is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the lending button 20 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated from this state (there is a remaining amount), the number of balls corresponding to several times within the range of the remaining amount according to the operation of the lending button 20 is pachinko game Each time a loan is made from the payout mechanism inside the machine 1, a sales signal capable of specifying the number of balls to be lent is transmitted. For example, if the lending unit price is 4 yen, 125 balls are paid out, and if the lending unit price is 1 yen, 500 balls are paid out. At this time, since the pachinko machine 1 sends a signal indicating that the ball has been paid out once to the lending machine 2, 1 is calculated from the remaining amount stored in the RAM and the remaining amount displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. Subtract minutes. Since the sales signal is a pulse signal in which one pulse is transmitted every time a ball for several minutes is paid out, one pulse is specified as a sales amount of 500 yen. If no card is stocked in the card stock section, that is, when the remaining number of general cards is 0, the acceptance of money is restricted.

  (2) When the ball dropped from the lower tray 14 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is received by the counting tray 29, the ball received by the counting tray 29 flows into the counting section, and the balls are counted. The number of balls that are counted is stored in the RAM as the number of balls, and the number of balls is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the payout button 25 is operated from this state (there is a number of balls), the number of balls (the number of balls) or the number of balls (in the case of a member player) within the range according to the operation of the payout button 25 Then, the number of balls corresponding to a few minutes is paid out from a payout unit 40 (described later) of the lending machine 2 via the payout nozzle 26. At this time, the number of balls that are stored in the RAM and the number of balls that are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24 are subtracted by one number, and the number of paid-out balls that indicates the number of game media that have been paid out can be specified. Send a signal. In addition, if the number of balls is less than the number of balls corresponding to one minute, all balls of the number less than the number of balls will be passed from the dispensing unit 40 of the lending machine 2 via the dispensing nozzle 26. Similarly, the amount less than 1 degree is subtracted from the number of balls held in the RAM and the number of balls held on the liquid crystal display unit 24.

  (3) When a general card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27 (accepted), the remaining amount and the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card are read out by the card reader / writer, and the read remaining amount and the number of retained balls are stored in the RAM. (Data is transferred from the general card to the RAM) and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, the remaining amount and the number of possessed balls recorded on the general card are reset to zero (initialized data of the remaining amount of the ordinary card and the number of retained balls is erased). When the general card is accepted, the lending process and the payout process are performed within the range of the remaining amount and the number of balls read from the general card.

  (4) When the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27 (received), the remaining amount recorded on the member card is read by the card reader / writer, and the read remaining amount is stored in the RAM (from the member card to the RAM And the data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. At this time, the remaining amount recorded on the membership card is reset to zero (initialization is performed, and the remaining amount data on the membership card is deleted). Further, by receiving the number of stored balls stored in the member account of the management device 6 on condition that the password is operated, the number of stored balls corresponding to the member card is also stored in the RAM and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24. When the member card is accepted, the lending process and the payout process are performed within the range of the remaining amount read from the member card and the number of balls corresponding to the member card.

  (5) When the return button 21 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated, the remaining amount and the number of balls are determined according to the acceptance state of the general card and the membership card at the time when the return button 21 is operated. Record and issue. When the return button 21 is operated, a general card has been inserted into the card insertion slot 27, and if there is at least one of the remaining amount and the number of possessions (if it is not “0”), it is stored in the RAM. The remaining amount and the number of possessions are recorded on the general card (data is transferred from the RAM to the general card), and the general card is issued. At this time, the remaining amount and the number of possessed balls stored in the RAM are reset to zero (reset data of the remaining amount of the RAM and the number of possessed balls are initialized). When a general card is issued, a card issuance signal that can specify the remaining amount and the number of possessions recorded on the general card together with a general ID that can identify the issued general card is transmitted to the management device 6, and the remaining amount recorded on the general card The management device 6 also stores and manages the number of possessed balls.

  (6) When the return button 21 is operated, the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27. If there is a balance, the balance stored in the RAM is recorded on the membership card (from the RAM to the membership card). And data) and issue a membership card. Also, when the return button is operated, the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27, and if there is a number of balls, the number of balls stored in the RAM is not recorded in the member card (from the RAM). Issue the membership card without transferring data to the membership card. When a member card is issued, a card issuance signal that can specify the remaining amount recorded on the member card and the number of balls that are not recorded is transmitted to the management device 6 together with a member ID that can identify the issued member card, The recorded balance and the number of balls that are not recorded are stored and managed by the management device 6. That is, by transmitting a card issuance signal capable of specifying the number of balls to the management device 6, the number of balls is stored as the number of balls in the member account of the management device 6 (data is transferred from the RAM to the member account). . Also at this time, the remaining amount and the number of possessed balls stored in the RAM are reset to zero (initialized data of the remaining amount of the RAM and the number of possessed balls are erased).

  (7) When the return button 21 is operated, neither the general card nor the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27, and if there is at least one of the remaining amount and the number of possessions, the general at that time On the condition that the remaining number of cards is two or more, one of the general cards is fed (set) to a card reader / writer by a card moving mechanism (not shown), and the remaining amount stored in the RAM The number of balls is recorded (data is transferred from the RAM to the general card), and the general card is issued. Also at this time, the remaining amount and the number of possessed balls stored in the RAM are reset to zero (initialized data of the remaining amount of the RAM and the number of possessed balls are erased). Also in this case, when a general card is issued, a card issuance signal that can specify the remaining amount or the number of balls recorded on the general card is transmitted to the management device 6 together with a general ID that can identify the issued general card. The remaining amount recorded on the card and the number of possessions are also stored and managed by the management device 6.

  (8) When a predetermined summing operation is performed in a state where the general card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27, the remaining amount or the number of balls recorded on the general card is changed to the remaining amount of the membership card or the membership account of the management device 6. Record the total number of accumulated balls. That is, when a predetermined summing operation is performed in a state where the general card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27, the remaining amount and the number of possessions recorded on the general card are temporarily saved in the RAM, and the remaining amount of the general card or The number of held balls is reset to zero, and the zero-reset general card is collected in the card stock section by the card moving mechanism. When the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 27, the remaining amount saved in the RAM is overwritten and recorded on the value added to the remaining amount recorded on the membership card, and the number of balls corresponding to the membership card is recorded. It adds to the number of possessed balls acquired from the management device 6 and saved in the RAM, transmits a signal that can specify the number of retained balls to which the accumulated number of balls is added to the management device 6, and issues a membership card. It should be noted that the addition from the general card to the membership card is allowed, but the addition from the membership card to the general card is limited.

  The information display device 3 includes a display unit 30 for displaying various game data, a call button 31 for calling an employee of the game hall, a button group 32 including a plurality of buttons, an illumination effect unit 33 for performing an illumination effect, and the like. .

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the lending machine 2 and the management device 6. The lending machine 2 includes a control unit 34 (condition setting means, receiving means, issuing means, game enabling means, general recording medium issuing means, storage means, which is constituted by a microcomputer having a CPU 34a, ROM 34b, RAM 34c and I / O 34d. Determination means, first game enabling means, second game enabling means, summing execution means, summing limiting means, issuing means), and a peripheral part connected to the control unit 34. The control unit 34 executes various processing programs (software) and controls the operation of the lending machine 2. The peripheral part includes an I / F part 35 for transmitting / receiving various signals and various information to / from the relay device 4, a status display part 22, a liquid crystal display part 24, a payout button 25, and a money input port 23. Reading / writing various information to / from the IC card with the money processing unit 36 for determining authenticity, the touch panel 37 provided on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the IC card being inserted into the card insertion slot 27 (in the accepting state). Card reader / writer (card RW) 38, a card stock unit 39 (storage means) capable of stocking up to 10 general cards in the card stock unit 39, a dispensing unit 40 for dispensing balls from the dispensing nozzle 26, and a counting tray 29 is a counting unit 41 (counting means) that counts balls flowing in from 29.

  The management device 6 includes a control unit 42 configured by a microcomputer having a CPU 42a, ROM 42b, RAM 42c, and I / O 42d, and an I / F unit 43 that transmits and receives various signals and various information to and from the relay device 4. . The control unit 42 executes various processing programs (software) and controls the operation of the management device 6.

  As described in [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] described above, in the case of adopting a one-time exchange business in which the number of balls is counted and exchanged once every jackpot as a business form, whether or not the card can be used It is the actual situation that the setting regarding can not be performed, and the correspondence is demanded. In consideration of this point, the game hall system performs the following operations. Hereafter, the characteristic part of this invention is demonstrated. In the following description, the coins correspond to the remaining game value.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the management device 6 displays a model-specific replay setting screen in which the presence / absence of a human body lock, the presence / absence of a call, and the presence / absence of replay (including that day) can be set for each model. The game hall manager can set the presence / absence of a human body lock, the presence / absence of a call, and the presence / absence of replay for each model on the model-specific replay setting screen. In this case, a model for which replay is set to “present” can be replayed, and a model for which replay is set to “none” is limited to replay.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the management device 6 has a model-specific once-exchange setting screen in which the presence / absence of a human body lock, the presence / absence of a call, the presence / absence of a one-time exchange operation, and the availability of use of other model possessions Is displayed. The game hall manager can set the presence / absence of a human body lock, the presence / absence of a call, the presence / absence of a one-time exchange operation, and the availability of use of other model possessions for each model on the model-specific once exchange setting screen. In this case, once replacement operation is set to “present”, once replacement is enabled, and once replacement operation is set to “none”, once replacement is disabled. Other models can be used with other models. Use of other models can be used with other models, and models with other models can be used with other models. Is done.

  Replay is set to “None” on the model-specific replay setting screen, one-time replacement operation is set to “Yes” on the model-specific one-time replacement setting screen, and use of other model possession is set to “impossible” The set model is a model in which a game end condition is set, and the form in which the player plays is limited to only cash games, and the cash lending frequency increases. In the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4, the model “AAAA” is a model for which a game end condition is set. It should be noted that the presence / absence of a human body lock and the presence / absence of a call that are common in the model-specific replay setting screen shown in FIG. 3 and the model-specific once exchange setting screen shown in FIG. .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the management device 6 manages the day-of-day storage balls stored in the above-described member account by classifying them into a day-of-day account (first game value account) and a dedicated exchange account (second game value account). . The account on the day is an account in which the counting result is recorded when the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model for which the game end condition is not set issues a membership card, and the exchange-only account is set with the game end condition This is an account in which the counting result is recorded when the lending machine 2 corresponding to the selected model issues a membership card. The stored balls recorded in the exchange-dedicated account cannot be used for replay because they are maintained without being transferred from the exchange-dedicated account even if the business day changes. Further, the storage balls recorded in the exchange dedicated account are used preferentially at the time of prize exchange.

Hereinafter, specific operation modes will be described.
(1) Operation mode 1
In FIG. 6, a game with a membership card was played on a model in which the replay is set to “none”, the one-time exchange operation is set to “present”, and the use of other model possession is set to “impossible”. Show the case. In this case, replay is impossible and only the remaining amount can be used. Also, issuance of membership cards is restricted during jackpots. When the membership card is issued after counting, a card issuing signal is transmitted to the management device 6, and the number of counting balls is added to the total saving balls and recorded in the exchange dedicated account. In the example of FIG. 6, if the number of balls to be counted is “1000”, “1000” is added to the total stored balls, and “1000” is recorded in the exchange dedicated account. This series of processing corresponds to recording in the second game value account and issuing a recording medium when the game end condition is set.

(2) Operation form 2
FIG. 7 shows a case where the membership card issued in the operation mode 1 is inserted into the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model in which the replay is set to “none” and the one-time replacement operation is set to “none”. Show. In this case, the remaining amount can be used and the exchange account is “1000”, but the current day account is “0”. Cannot be replayed by savings. This series of processing corresponds to limiting the game using the game value recorded in the second game value account. On the other hand, it is possible to replay with past stored balls, and the number of balls obtained by subtracting the number of balls in the dedicated account from the total number of stored balls is the number of replayable balls with past stored balls. By subtracting the number of balls in the dedicated exchange account from the total number of balls, the use of balls for other models will be restricted as a result. In the example of FIG. 7, “10000” obtained by subtracting “1000” of the exchange dedicated account from “11000” of the total stored balls is the number of replayable balls by the past stored balls.

(3) Operation mode 3
In FIG. 8, a game with a membership card is played on a model in which replay is set to “none”, one-time exchange operation is set to “present”, and other model possession use is set to “permitted”. Show the case. In this case, replay is not possible, and the remaining amount and other model holding balls can be used. Also, issuance of membership cards is restricted during jackpots. When the membership card is issued after the counting, a card issuing signal is transmitted to the management device 6, and the counted number is added to the total saving balls and recorded in the account on the day. In the example of FIG. 8, if the number of balls to be counted is “1000”, “1000” is added to the total stored balls, and “1000” is recorded in the account on the day. This series of processing corresponds to recording in the first game value account and issuing a recording medium when the game end condition is not set.

(4) Operation mode 4
FIG. 9 shows a case where the membership card issued in the operation mode 3 is inserted into the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model in which the replay is set to “present” and the one-time replacement operation is set to “none”. Show. In this case, since the remaining amount can be used and the account on the day is “1000”, there is a transition from the day's savings ball to the holding ball due to the existence of the day's savings ball, and replay by the savings day is possible. This series of processes corresponds to enabling a game using the game value recorded in the first game value account. In addition, replay by past storage balls is also possible, and the number of balls obtained by subtracting the number of balls of the current day account from the total number of balls is the number of replayable balls by past storage balls. In the example of FIG. 9, “10000” obtained by subtracting “1000” of the current day account from “11000” of the total stored balls is the number of replayable balls by the past stored balls.

(5) Operation form 5
FIG. 10 shows a case where a game with a general card is performed on a model in which the replay is set to “none” and the one-time exchange operation is set to “present”. Again, replay is not possible and only the remaining amount can be used. Also, payout is possible during the jackpot occurrence or probability change, and the value counted after the jackpot state is stored, and the stored value can be paid out during the jackpot occurrence or probability change. The same applies to the case where a game is played with a membership card, and it is possible to pay out while a jackpot is being generated or a probability change is occurring. This series of processing corresponds to enabling a game using the counting result in the special game state when the special game state is entered. In addition, issuance of general cards is limited during jackpots. This series of processing corresponds to restricting the issuance of the recording medium when the game state is shifted to the special game state. When a general card is issued after counting, the number of balls to be counted is recorded on the general card, and the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is recorded as the final game machine number (identification information for distinguishing it from other gaming devices). To do. This series of processing corresponds to recording and issuing a count result and identification information for distinguishing from other gaming devices on a general recording medium. In the example of FIG. 10, if the number of balls is “1000” and the machine number of the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 is “1”, “1000” is added to the general card, and the machine number “1” is finalized. Record as a game machine number. In this case, condition presence / absence information that can specify whether or not there is a game end condition for other lending machines 2 for each lending machine ID (identification information) of each lending machine 2 is stored. Whether the received general card is issued from the lending machine 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the game end condition is set by checking the final game machine number recorded on the received general card, It can be determined whether or not it has been issued from the lending machine 2 corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 1 for which no game end condition is set.

(6) Operation form 6
FIG. 11 shows a lending machine 2 corresponding to a model in which a general card is set to “No” for replay, “Yes” for one-time exchange operation, and “No” for use of other models. The case where it was inserted into is shown. In this case, if there is a remaining amount in the inserted general card, but there is no holding ball, only the remaining amount can be used.

  If the inserted general card has both a balance and a holding ball, for example, the message “There is a holding ball that cannot be used for the card. The player is made to select whether or not to take out the recorded ball (split). When the player performs an operation of selecting “Yes (Yes)”, only the remaining amount can be used, and the possessed ball recorded on the general card is transferred to another general card stored in the card stock unit 39. And issue separately. This series of processing is performed when the accepting unit accepts a remaining amount and a recording medium having a remaining game value issued from another gaming device in a situation where the condition setting unit has set a game end condition. By maintaining the remaining amount recorded on the recording medium, a game using the remaining amount is made possible, while the remaining game value recorded on the recording medium is transferred to another recording medium stored by the storage means. It is possible to limit the game using the remaining game value. Further, when the player performs an operation of selecting “No (No)”, the inserted general card is automatically returned (automatically issued).

If the inserted general card has no balance but has a ball, for example, the message “Cannot be used because there is a ball that cannot be used for the card” is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the inserted general card Is automatically returned (automatically issued). This series of processing is performed when the accepting means accepts a recording medium having only the remaining game value issued from another gaming device in a situation where the condition setting means has set the game end condition. Returning the medium restricts the game using the remaining game value. If the inserted general card has neither the remaining amount nor the holding ball, the general card is stocked in the card stock unit 39.

(7) Operation form 7
FIG. 12 shows that the general card issued from the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model for which the use of other model possession balls is set to “impossible” is set to “no” for replay and “no” for one-time exchange operation. The case where it is inserted in the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model set to "." In this case, if there is a remaining amount in the inserted general card, but there is no holding ball, only the remaining amount can be used.

  If the inserted general card has both a balance and a holding ball, for example, the message “There is a holding ball that cannot be used for the card. The player is made to select whether or not to take out the recorded ball (split). When the player performs an operation of selecting “Yes (Yes)”, only the remaining amount can be used, and the possessed ball recorded on the general card is transferred to another general card stored in the card stock unit 39. And issue separately. This series of processing is performed in the situation where the condition setting means does not set the game end condition, and the remaining amount and the remaining game issued in the situation where the condition setting means sets the game end condition from another gaming device. When the receiving means accepts a recording medium that is worthwhile, the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium is maintained, thereby enabling a game using the remaining amount, while the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium is enabled. This corresponds to limiting the game using the remaining game value by transferring the game value to another recording medium stored by the storage means and issuing it. Further, when the player performs an operation of selecting “No (No)”, the inserted general card is automatically returned (automatically issued).

If the inserted general card has no balance but has a ball, for example, the message “Cannot be used because there is a ball that cannot be used for the card” is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24, and the inserted general card Is automatically returned (automatically issued).
If the inserted general card has neither a remaining amount nor a holding ball, the general card is stocked in the card stock unit 39.

(8) Operation form 8
FIG. 13 shows that the general card issued from the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model for which the use of other model possession is set to “permitted” is set to “no” for replay and “no” for one-time replacement operation. The case where it is inserted in the lending machine 2 corresponding to the model set to "." In this case, if there is a remaining amount in the inserted general card, but there is no holding ball, only the remaining amount can be used. If the inserted general card has both the remaining amount and the remaining ball, both the remaining amount and the remaining ball can be used. If the inserted general card does not have a balance, if there is a possession ball, only the possession ball can be used. If the inserted general card has neither a remaining amount nor a holding ball, the general card is stocked in the card stock unit 39.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In one lending machine 2, when the membership card is issued, if the game end condition is not set, the counting result is recorded in the account on the day and the member card is issued, while the game end condition is set. If so, record it in a dedicated exchange account and issue a membership card. After that, when a member card is accepted in another lending machine 2, a game using the game value recorded in the account on the day corresponding to the accepted member card is made possible, while a replacement dedicated for the accepted member card is made. Limit the games that use the game value recorded in the account. As a result, in the situation where the game end condition is set, it is possible to restrict the game using the game value recorded in the exchange dedicated account, and the game value acquired by the game in one pachinko machine 1 is the other pachinko game. It can suppress appropriately using for the game with the machine 1. FIG.

  If you set the game end condition when you accepted the membership card, you will limit the games that use the game value recorded in the account on the day corresponding to the received membership card, so by setting the game end condition, It is possible to appropriately suppress the use of the game value acquired by the game in the other pachinko gaming machine 1.

  Although it is conceivable that the ball will be lost without winning even in the big win state, but since the game using the counting result in the big win state is possible, the ball will be lost without winning even in the big win state. Even in such a case, it is possible to suppress the possibility of a disadvantage occurring to the player.

  If the membership card can be issued during the jackpot, the game value recorded in the exchange-dedicated account cannot be used even if the membership card is received again, and there is a possibility that the ball will be lost during the jackpot and the card cannot be handled. However, since the issuance of the membership card during the jackpot state is restricted, such a possibility can be reduced.

  Exchange the membership card with the account on the day for the membership card to determine whether it is a card issued in the situation where the game termination conditions are not set from other lending machines 2 This is done using a dedicated account, and the final game machine number is recorded for the general card, and the determination method is different between the membership card and the general card, so that the fraud prevention effect can be enhanced.

  When a general card issued in a situation where no game end condition is set from another lending machine 2 is accepted, a game using the remaining amount and holding ball recorded by the general card is made possible. When a general card issued in a situation where a game end condition is set is accepted, a game using the remaining amount recorded by the general card is enabled, while a game using a holding ball is limited. As a result, it is possible to suppress a situation in which no game can be performed based on the recorded contents of the general card in a situation where the game end condition is provided, and it is possible to appropriately limit the use of the general card.

  In a situation where game termination conditions are set, if a general card issued from another lending machine 2 is accepted and only the possession ball is recorded on the general card, the accepted general card is automatically returned. It is possible to avoid a situation where the holding balls are used by mistake.

  When a game end condition is set, a general card issued from another lending machine 2 is accepted, and if the remaining amount and possession are recorded on the general card, the received general card records Since the remaining amount is maintained and the ball that has been recorded by the received general card is divided and issued, it is possible to avoid a situation where the remaining amount can be used and the holding ball is used by mistake.

  In the situation where the game end condition is not set, the general card issued in the situation where the game end condition is set is received from another lending machine 2, and the remaining amount and the possession ball are recorded on the general card. The remaining amount recorded by the received general card is maintained, and the possessed ball recorded by the received ordinary card is divided and issued, so that the remaining amount can be used and the retained ball is used by mistake. Can be avoided.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows. Moreover, you may combine suitably each modified example enumerated below.
It may be applied to a gaming machine different from the illustrated pachinko gaming machine 1, for example, a ball is enclosed, and a sealed pachinko gaming machine that uses a medal to shoot a ball by consuming a score owned by the player is used. It is also possible to correspond to a fully credit type slot machine in which a game progresses using only credits. In the case of these configurations, scores and credits correspond to game values. In the case of a slot machine, a configuration in which a winning is generated by stopping the same symbol and the bonus game or ART state corresponds to the special game state can be considered. In other words, winnings, game values, and special game states may be arbitrarily changed.

  Although the lending machine 2 that lends balls as an example of the gaming apparatus, a lending machine that lends medals, an inter-bed apparatus that gives points, and the like can also be adopted as the gaming apparatus. Further, the gaming device does not have to be provided between the gaming machines, and for example, an information display device can be adopted as the gaming device.

  Although an IC card is exemplified as the recording medium, a coin-type recording medium or a stick-type recording medium can also be adopted. In addition, although the remaining amount and the number of possessions are directly recorded on the IC card, only the card ID is recorded on the IC card, the remaining amount and the number of possessions are managed on the management device 6 side in association with the card ID, and lending In the machine 2, when an IC card is received, the remaining amount and the number of possessions may be specified by performing communication with the management device 6. That is, as a recording mode of information on the recording medium, it is possible to adopt a configuration for directly recording the remaining amount or the number of balls, or a configuration for recording information that can indirectly specify the remaining amount or the number of balls. is there. When directly recording the remaining amount and the number of balls, it is possible to associate an account for recording the number of balls in the card.

Although the operation of the management apparatus 6 has been exemplified as the setting operation of the employee, the setting operation may be changed. For example, a configuration in which the presence / absence of one-time replacement operation is set by operating the lending machine 2 is conceivable.
As an example of the game end condition, it is exemplified that after the jackpot state occurs, the probability variation state and the short time state are digested to return to the normal state, but the game end condition may be arbitrarily changed. For example, when the player generates a predetermined number of difference balls, such as 5000 balls or 10,000 balls, a so-called stop that ends the game can be used as the game end condition.

  It may be configured to be able to execute a summing process for collecting a plurality of IC cards into one sheet. For example, in a situation where a general card is accepted at the lending machine 2, when a player performs a predetermined summing operation at the lending machine 2, a member card or another general card can be accepted, and the general accepted first It may be configured such that the remaining amount of the card or the possession ball is added to the member card or another general card, and the general card received first is collected and stored in the card stock unit 39. In addition, when the total processing is enabled, the general card issued by the lending machine 2 for which the one-time exchange operation is set to “present” can be configured to limit the total processing or only the remaining amount can be added and The balls may be configured not to be combined. In the configuration that limits the summing process, when a general card issued from the lending machine 2 in which the one-time exchange operation is set to “present” is received, the received general card cannot be used for the summing process. The structure which notifies that and returns the general card can be considered. In addition, in the configuration in which only the remaining amount can be added up and the remaining balls cannot be added up, when a general card issued from the lending machine 2 in which the one-time exchange operation is set to “present” is received, It can be added to the card that has been received so far, the remaining amount of the received general card is set to “0”, and it is possible to return the card while maintaining the holding ball.

  When a player performs a predetermined splitting operation on the lending machine 2, a part of the holding balls recorded on the general card or the membership card (same-day storage ball) is split and recorded on another general card and issued. Issue may be made executable. In this configuration, in the membership card, the ball recorded in the exchange-dedicated account is limited to split issuance, and the split card issuance is performed for the general card issued from the lending machine 2 in which the one-time exchange operation is set to “Yes”. It may be configured to restrict.

  Although the issued card number is recorded on the general card, it is configured to determine whether or not it is a general card issued from the lending machine 2 in which the one-time exchange operation is set to “present”. Similarly to the membership card, the first game value account that can be used for games may be associated with the second game value account that is restricted to use for games.

Although the operation to the lending machine 2 is exemplified as the issue condition, for example, a card may be automatically issued when a game end condition is satisfied.
In the case where a general card is accepted in a state where the one-time exchange operation is set to “present”, the configuration for limiting the use of the holding ball is illustrated as the configuration for limiting the use of the game value. Up to the upper limit value, the use of holding balls is allowed, but the use beyond that may be restricted, the structure for slowing the payout speed of the balls, or the structure for returning the accepted general card immediately. In addition to restricting the use of holding balls, the use of the remaining amount may also be restricted. In this way, the configuration for limiting the game using the game value may be changed as appropriate. Similarly, with regard to the configuration related to these restrictions, the general card issued from the lending machine 2 in which the once exchange operation is set to “present” is changed to the lending machine 2 in which the once exchange operation is set to “present”. It may be applied when received.

  The configuration in which the lending machine 2 stocks the general card is illustrated, but the card stock unit 39 is not provided, the employee is called when the card is issued, the employee inserts the general card, and information is stored in the card. It may be configured to record and issue.

  In the case where a general card is accepted with the one-time exchange operation set to “Yes”, the configuration is shown in which all the possessed balls are issued separately. You may return and restrict | limit use.

  Although the lending machine 2 is exemplified as having a counting function, the lending machine 2 may not have the counting function. For example, a so-called island edge counter provided at the end of a gaming island in which a plurality of gaming machines are installed. The obtained balls may be counted and the counting result may be associated with the IC card.

  For membership cards, by setting up a dedicated exchange account, the use of balls acquired in a state where the one-time exchange operation is set to “Yes” is restricted, and for general cards, the final number is recorded. An example of a configuration that restricts the use of balls acquired when the once-exchange operation is set to “present”, but for general cards, acquired when the once-exchange operation is set to “present” It may be configured to determine whether or not the ball is a finished ball from the final machine number.

It should be noted that the following features can be extracted from the embodiment exemplified above.
Game value giving means for giving a player a game value when a winning occurs as a result of the game, and a state in which the gaming state is shifted to a special gaming state in which the winning is likely to occur when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied In a gaming device corresponding to a gaming machine provided with a transition means,
Condition setting means for setting presence / absence of a predetermined game end condition according to the setting operation of the employee of the game hall,
A receiving means for receiving a recording medium in which information that can identify a remaining amount of money inserted by a player and a remaining gaming value that is a gaming value before being used in the game after the player has acquired, and
When the receiving unit receives the recording medium issued in a situation where the condition setting unit has not set the game end condition from another game device, the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium and the remaining game A first game enabling means for enabling a game using value;
A game using the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium when the receiving means receives the recording medium issued in a situation where the condition setting means sets the game end condition from another gaming device The second game enabling means for limiting the game using the remaining game value may be provided.

Comprising storage means for storing the recording medium;
In the second game enabling means, the accepting means accepts a recording medium having only a remaining game value issued from another gaming device in a situation where the condition setting means sets the game end condition. In such a case, the game using the remaining game value may be limited by returning the recording medium.

Comprising storage means for storing the recording medium;
In the second game enabling means, in the situation where the condition setting means sets the game end condition, the accepting means receives a recording medium having a remaining amount and a remaining game value issued from another gaming device. When received, the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium is maintained, thereby enabling a game using the remaining amount, while the storage means stores the remaining game value recorded by the recording medium. A configuration may be adopted in which a game using the remaining game value is restricted by issuing a transfer to another recording medium.

The recording medium records information that can specify whether the game end condition is set or not issued by a gaming device.
In the situation where the condition setting means has not set the game end condition, the second game enabling means has a condition in which the condition setting means has set the game end condition from another gaming device. When the receiving means receives the issued remaining amount and the recording medium having the remaining game value, the remaining amount recorded by the recording medium is maintained, thereby enabling the game using the remaining amount, The remaining game value recorded on the recording medium may be transferred to another recording medium stored by the storage means and issued to limit the game using the remaining game value.

The recording medium records information that can specify whether the game end condition is set or not issued by a gaming device.
A summing execution means for performing summing processing for summing the remaining amount recorded by a plurality of recording media in accordance with a predetermined summing operation and the information of the remaining game value and recording the summed information on one recording medium;
For recording media issued in a situation where the condition setting means does not set the game end condition from another gaming device, the condition setting is permitted from another gaming device while allowing the execution of the summing process. The recording medium that is issued in a situation where the means sets the game end condition may be configured to include summation limiting means for restricting execution of the summation processing.

  In the drawings, 1 is a pachinko machine (game machine, game value giving means, state transition means), 2 is a lending machine (game device), 34 is a control unit (condition setting means, receiving means, issuing means, enabling a game) Means, general recording medium issuing means, storage means, determination means, first game enabling means, second game enabling means, summing execution means, summing limiting means, issuing means), 39 is a card stock section (storage means), Reference numeral 41 denotes a counting unit (counting means).

Claims (5)

Game value giving means for giving a player a game value when a winning occurs as a result of the game, and a state in which the gaming state is shifted to a special gaming state in which the winning is likely to occur when a predetermined transition condition is satisfied In a gaming device corresponding to a gaming machine provided with a transition means,
Condition setting means for setting presence / absence of a predetermined game end condition according to the setting operation of the employee of the game hall,
Counting means for counting the gaming value acquired by the player as a result of the game;
Receiving means for receiving a recording medium associated with a first game value account and a second game value account, which are accounts for recording the counting result of the counting means;
In response to the establishment of the issuance condition, the count result of the counting means is recorded in the first game value account when the condition setting means does not set the game end condition, and the recording medium is issued Issuing means for recording in the second game value account and issuing a recording medium when the game end condition is set;
When the accepting means accepts the recording medium, the accepting means accepts the game using the game value recorded in the first game value account corresponding to the recording medium accepted by the accepting means. And a game enabling means for limiting a game using the game value recorded in the second game value account corresponding to the recording medium.   The game enabling means, when the accepting means accepts the recording medium, if the condition setting means does not set the game end condition, the game enabling means corresponds to the recording medium accepted by the accepting means. While enabling the game using the game value recorded in the first game value account, when the condition setting means sets the game end condition, the reception means corresponds to the recording medium received by the reception means The game device according to claim 1, wherein a game using the game value recorded in the first game value account is restricted. The game value giving means gives a game medium as a game value,
The game enabling means enables the game using the counting result of the counting means in the special gaming state when the special gaming state is entered. The gaming device described.   The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the issuing means limits the issue of the recording medium when the special game state is entered. The recording medium is possessed by a player registered as a member, and a member recording medium associated with the first game value account and the second game value account, and a player who is not registered as a member. General recording media to be included,
Storage means for storing the general recording medium;
The counting result of the counting means and the identification information for distinguishing from other gaming devices when the issuing condition is satisfied after the player starts playing with the receiving means not accepting the recording medium General recording medium issuing means for recording and issuing the general recording medium stored in the storage means,
Storage means for storing condition presence / absence information capable of specifying the presence / absence of the game end condition for other gaming devices according to the identification information of each gaming device;
A general recording medium issued by a gaming device in which the game end condition is set based on the condition presence / absence information and the identification information recorded by the general recording medium when the accepting unit accepts the general recording medium; Determination means for determining whether or not there is,
If the game enabling means is a general recording medium issued from a gaming device for which the game end condition is not set based on the determination result of the determination means, the game recorded by the general recording medium In the case of a general recording medium issued from a gaming device in which the game end condition is set, a game using the gaming value recorded by the general recording medium is enabled. The gaming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming apparatus is limited.

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