JP2020058740A - Enclosed type rotary-drum game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent an adverse effect of bidirectional communication between a main control board and a frame control board.SOLUTION: A main control device 40 and a frame control device 50 are connected so as to enable bidirectional communication. The frame control device 50 transmits the number of lent coins received from a CR unit 56 to the main control device 40 as the number of owned coins, and the main control device 40 manages the number of owned coins. The frame control device 50 prohibits transmission of data other than information on a unique ID for monitoring a game machine (information on security) (S200), the number of lent coins (S210), and a signal indicating that a counting switch 76 has been operated (S220), to the main control device 40.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a spinning drum gaming machine having a plurality of spinning drums. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sealed rotating body gaming machine that does not use a game medal (coin).

  In recent years, there is known a so-called enclosed ball game machine in which a predetermined number of game balls are enclosed in a machine base and a game is performed by circulating the game balls (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . The configuration of such a game machine is to circulate a predetermined number of game balls by launching the enclosed game balls to the game region, collecting the game balls through the game region, and launching the collected game balls again. Therefore, the player does not directly touch the game ball as a rental ball or a prize ball. This enclosed ball game machine does not have an upper plate or a lower plate from which game balls are dispensed. Then, by inserting an IC card storing a game value (balance, number of balls, etc.) owned by the player into the card unit connected to the machine base, and exchanging the game value data with the IC card. , Is configured to be able to play games.

A game machine using such a card unit can be applied not only to a ball game machine, but also to a rotating drum game machine.
The current spinning drum game machine can insert a predetermined number (usually 50) of game medals (coins) and store them as credits to play a game.
On the other hand, in the enclosed type rotating body game machine, it is possible to play a game without using coins for playing the game, as long as the stored number of coins does not become zero. The enclosed spinner machine is, so to speak, full credit and does not use coins at all. The number of coins stored can be called credit.
This enclosed type rotating body game machine does not require a selector used when inserting coins, a hopper for paying out coins, etc., and it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify the mechanical structure. Become.
The number of coins held is a data representing the number of regular game medals that can be used for games.

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By the way, the ball game machine detects the entry of a game ball into a winning opening or a starting opening provided in a game area, and advances the game in accordance with the detection. A frame control device (or a payout control device) (frame control board) for controlling the payout operation of prize balls according to a signal from the control device is provided, and the main control device and the frame control device are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. ing.
Even in the conventional ball-ball game machine of the related art (Patent Document 1) described above, the main control device and the frame control device are similarly connected to each other so as to be capable of bidirectional communication.
However, in such a configuration, since the frame control device can transmit and receive data and signals to and from the card unit (hereinafter referred to as a CR unit) into which the IC card is inserted, the frame control device is externally connected to the main control device via the card unit and the frame control device. It may be accessed from.

This fear is more feared in the management game machine (including the above-mentioned enclosed game machine). In the management gaming machine, a CR unit is connected to a management computer (so-called hall computer or the like) in a game shop (hall), and the management computer is connected to a card company information management center by a wide area network. Therefore, in such a management gaming machine, there is a high possibility that the main control device is accessed from the outside through the wide area network.
If the main control unit is illegally accessed from the outside, there is a concern that the main control unit may be illegally operated to illegally profit.
This problem also applies to the enclosed rotating body game machine.
It should be noted that this problem also applies to the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine in which the CR unit and the main control device are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, without going through the frame control device equipped with the CPU.

  The present invention proposes an enclosed-type rotating body game machine that can solve the above problems.

The enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 1 made in view of the above problems,
A frame control board for transmitting the game value input from the card unit to the main control board as the number of coins to lend, and a main control board for controlling the progress of the game are provided, and both the frame control board and the main control board are provided. Enclosed type rotating body which is connected for direct communication, a start lever (switch), a rotation stop button (switch) and a bet switch are connected to the main control board, and a settlement switch (counting switch) is connected to the frame control board. A gaming machine,
The main control board,
When the bet switch is operated, the operation of the starting lever is validated, and a prize determination means for determining whether or not there is a prize based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button,
The number of coins to be rented is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins held, and if there is a prize by the prize determination means, the number of coins corresponding to the prize is the coins held. A means for adding / subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number,
The frame control board,
When the settlement switch is operated, a signal indicating that it has been operated is transmitted to the main control board, the number of coins held is received from the main control board, and the received number of held coins is sent to the card unit. And a settlement means for moving.

In the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to the first aspect, the coin holding and adding / subtracting means of the main control board subtracts the detected bet number from the coin number and adds the coin number corresponding to the winning to the coin number. As a result, the main control board can control the progress of the game and manage the number of coins held.
Therefore, the main control board hardly needs to receive from the frame control board during the game.
As a result, even if the main control board and the frame control board are connected for bidirectional communication, the signal (data) or timing (reception period) that the main control board receives from the frame control board can be significantly limited. Therefore, the effect of preventing fraudulent acts on the main control board is exhibited.
Further, the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to claim 1 has an excellent effect that the main control board can collectively manage the number of coins held.

Here, "to subtract the bet number from the coin number when the bet switch is operated" of the coin number adding / subtracting means is to subtract the coin number according to the detected bet number, and when the bet number is detected. May be subtracted, or may be subtracted when it is determined that the detected bet number is less than the stored coin number. Further, it may be configured to subtract when the starting lever (starting switch) for driving the rotating drum is operated.
The number of bets means a specified number. The current rules stipulate that the number of game medals (coins) should not exceed three.

Further, the “winning” of the number-of-coins-adding / subtracting means means that “a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed as a combination necessary for winning a game medal (coin)”. If there is a prize, a predetermined number of coins as data can be acquired according to the combination of symbols.
Currently, if the result of the lottery based on the timing at which the start lever is operated wins, it is determined to be internal winning, and if the predetermined symbol can be stopped by operating the spinning wheel stop button in the state of internal winning, the winning is achieved. . If the predetermined symbol cannot be stopped by operating the spinner stop button in the internally won state, the internally won state is maintained and the start lever is operated again to operate the spinner stop button. It becomes possible to do.
In general, in the state where the internal winning is not made, the predetermined symbols are not prepared by operating the spinning cylinder stop button.

The winning determination means may be any means that validates the operation of the start lever when the bet switch is operated and determines (lottery) whether or not there is a winning based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button.
"When the bet switch is operated" means that the bet number is subtracted from the coins held by the operation of the bet switch. If the bet number is not subtracted, the starting lever is not activated.
Under the present circumstances, when the start lever is operated, the plurality of rotating drums rotate, and the rotating rotating drum stops according to the operation of the rotating drum stop button. If the revolving cylinder stop button is not operated within the predetermined time, it automatically stops. Generally, when the automatic stop is performed, the winning is not established, but the winning configuration may be established.
Therefore, it is determined at least based on the operation of the body rotation stop button that the winning determination means determines whether or not there is a winning, and it is not necessary to determine whether or not there is a winning when automatically stopping. Not something to do.

The settlement means transmits a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been operated to the main control board, but transmits a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been turned on (a signal indicating the end of the game) when the settlement switch is operated. However, the configuration may be such that a signal indicating the operation amount of the settlement switch is transmitted.
In the configuration for transmitting the signal indicating the end of the game, the main control board moves all coins held to the frame control board, and performs the game end processing.
Moving the number of owned coins means transmitting the number of owned coins and reducing the stored number of owned coins according to the amount of transmission. Therefore, if all the stored coin numbers are transmitted, the stored coin number becomes zero.

  In addition, in the card unit, in order to transmit at least data indicating the number of lending coins to the player to the frame control board and write the number of coins to be input from the frame control board into the IC card, the frame control board A means for communicating with is installed. In the case of a management game machine connected to a wide area network, communication with a card company information management center is also possible.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 2 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 1,
The settlement means transmits the operation amount of the settlement switch to the main control board and receives the number of coins held according to the operation quantity from the main control board.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to a second aspect is limited to the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to the first aspect, in which the frame control board transmits a signal indicating the operation amount of the adjustment switch. .
Transmitting the operation amount of the adjustment switch may be a configuration in which an ON signal is transmitted only during the time the adjustment switch is operated and the main control board determines the operation amount, or a configuration in which the frame control board transmits the operation amount. good. In the case of the configuration in which the frame control board transmits the operation amount judged, there is an effect that the communication time with the main control board can be shortened.
In the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 2, the game ends when all the coins stored in the main control board are moved to the frame control board, and the main control board performs the game ending process at this time.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 3 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2.
The frame control board prohibits transmitting data other than predetermined data including a signal indicating that the number of coins to be lended and the settlement switch has been operated to the main control board. And

In the enclosed type rotating body game machine according to claim 3, data other than predetermined data including a signal indicating that the number of coins to be lended and the settlement switch has been operated is transmitted to the main control board. Since the frame control board is prohibited, the effect that the frame control board serves as a protection wall against illegal acts becomes more remarkable.
The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 3 may be configured such that "the main control board receives only predetermined data including a signal indicating that the number of coins for lending and the settlement switch has been operated". .

Here, "predetermined predetermined data including a signal indicating that the number of coins for lending and the settlement switch have been operated" means, in addition to a signal indicating that the number of coins for lending and the settlement switch have been operated, This means that it may include data related to security such as a unique ID, which is data for gaming machine monitoring, and data necessary for rate change for changing the unit price of coins.
Therefore, in the case of a sealed-type rotating gaming machine that does not change the rate and does not send security-related data to the main control board, the main control board only displays the number of coins to be rented and a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been operated. Will be sent.
In the case of an enclosed type rotating body gaming machine that does not transmit gaming machine monitoring data to the main control board during a game, the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to claim 3 states: "The frame control board is in the game, It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it is prohibited to transmit data other than a signal indicating that the number of coins and the settlement switch have been operated to the main control board.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 4 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The main control board does not receive a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been operated from the frame control board until a game result is obtained after the bet switch or the start lever is operated, It is characterized by

From the time the bet switch or the start lever is operated until the result of the game is obtained, the game is being played once. Therefore, if the operation of the settlement switch is enabled in the main control board during this period, one game may become invalid and the processing may be complicated.
Therefore, the enclosed rotating type gaming machine according to claim 4 does not receive a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been operated until the result of the game is obtained after the bet switch or the starting lever is operated. Of.
“Not receiving” includes not validating even if received.

Here, in the case of "between the bet switch is operated and the result of the game is obtained", the operation of the settlement switch is operated after the bet switch is operated until the result of the game is obtained. Not valid
On the other hand, if "between the start lever is operated and the game result is obtained", the operation of the adjustment switch is effective from the time the bet switch is operated until the start lever is operated. And the number of coins bet will be refunded.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 4 is, "In the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the frame control board, the bet switch or the starting lever is operated. The operation of the settlement switch is not effective until the result of the game is obtained later.
However, in the case of this configuration, it is necessary to inform the frame control board from the main control board that the game is in progress by operating the bet switch or the start lever.
In addition, the result of the game is obtained when a plurality of rotating cylinders that rotate by operating a rotating cylinder stop button or automatically stop after operating the starting lever.

In the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claims 1 to 4, the settlement switch is connected to the frame control board, but it may be connected to the main control board. The main control board is connected to the settlement switch in the enclosed rotating-type gaming machine according to the following claims 5 to 8.
In the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 5 to claim 8, when the settlement switch is operated and the number of coins to be stored becomes zero, the game ends, and a signal notifying the end of the game is transmitted to the frame control board. The number of coins held is also transmitted to the frame control board. The number of coins stored in the main control board is cleared to zero.

The enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 5,
A frame control board for transmitting the game value input from the card unit to the main control board as the number of coins to lend, and a main control board for controlling the progress of the game are provided, and both the frame control board and the main control board are provided. A sealed-type rotating body game machine which is connected to enable direct communication, and which is connected to the main control board with a starting lever (switch), a rotating body stop button (switch), a bet switch and a settlement switch (counting switch),
The main control board,
When the bet switch is operated, the operation of the starting lever is validated, and a prize determination means for determining whether or not there is a prize based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button,
The number of coins to be rented is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins held, and if there is a prize by the prize determination means, the number of coins corresponding to the prize is the coins held. A means for adding / subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number,
A coin holding coin moving means for moving the coin holding coin to the frame control board in accordance with the operation of the settlement switch;
The frame control board is a coin number transfer means for moving the received coin number to the card unit,
It is characterized by having.

In the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to the fifth aspect, the effect of the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to the first aspect can be more remarkable. Since the settlement switch is connected to the main control board, it is not necessary to exchange signals relating to the operation of the settlement switch between the frame control board and the main control board.
In principle, in the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 5, the main control board only needs to receive a signal relating to the number of coins to be rented from the frame control board, as long as the number of coins held is not zero or less than the prescribed number mentioned above. , It is also possible to prohibit reception from the frame control board during the game.
As a result, there is an effect that the frame control board can also be used as a protection wall against tampering with the main control board.
The "principle" in claim 5 is to enable transmission of game machine monitoring data such as the ID to the main control board.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 6 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein
The number-of-coins-transmitting means moves all the number of coins held to the frame control board when the settlement switch is turned on.

In the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to claim 5, the number of coins held can be moved to the frame control board according to the operation amount of the settlement switch, but the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to claim 6 When the settlement switch is turned on, the machine limits the number of all coins held to the frame control board.
As a result, as soon as the settlement switch is operated, the number of coins held can be moved to the frame control board to perform the game ending process.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 7 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6,
It is characterized in that the frame control board prohibits transmission of data other than predetermined data including the number of coins to be lended to the main control board.

In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 7, the frame control board prohibits transmission of data other than the number of coins to be rented to the main control board. The effect that becomes is more remarkable.
The enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 7 may have a configuration in which "the main control board receives only predetermined data including the number of coins to be lended".

Here, the description of “predetermined data” in claim 3 is applied mutatis mutandis to the “predetermined predetermined data including the number of coins to be lended”.
In the case of the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine which does not transmit the gaming machine monitoring data to the main control board during the game, the enclosed type rotating body game machine according to claim 7 is: "The frame control board is in the game, It is also possible to have a configuration in which it is prohibited to transmit data other than the number of coins to the main control board.
In the case of a rate-changeable enclosed game machine, data necessary for rate change may be transmitted to the main control board.

The enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 8 is the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to any one of claims 5 to 7.
The main control board is characterized in that the operation of the settlement switch is not valid until the game result is obtained after the bet switch or the starting lever is operated.

In the enclosed rotating body gaming machine according to claim 8, since the main control board does not enable the operation of the settlement switch until the result of the game is obtained after the bet switch or the starting lever is operated, The number of coins held does not change until the end of one game.
The phrase “between the operation of the bet switch or the starting lever and the time when the result of the game is obtained” is the same as in claim 4.

The following inventions are conceivable as related inventions of the enclosed rotating-body gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
[Related Invention 1]
A main control board for controlling the progress of the game while inputting the number of coins to be rented as a game value from the card unit and for controlling the progress of the game is provided with a starting lever (switch) and a spinning cylinder stop button (switch). ), A bet switch and a settlement switch (counting switch) are connected to the enclosed rotating machine,
The main control board,
When the bet switch is operated, the operation of the starting lever is validated, and a prize determination means for determining whether or not there is a prize based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button,
The number of coins to be rented is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins held, and if there is a prize by the prize determination means, the number of coins corresponding to the prize is the coins held. A means for adding / subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number,
A number-of-coins-moving means for moving the number of coins held to the card unit in accordance with the operation of the settlement switch;
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by having.

In Related Invention 1, the card unit and the main control board are directly connected to each other so as to enable bidirectional communication.
As a general rule, the main control board only needs to receive a signal regarding the number of coins to lend from the card unit, and unless the number of coins held is zero or less than the specified number, reception from the frame control board may be prohibited during the game. It will be possible.
The "principle" has the same meaning as in claim 5.
In the related invention 1, the card unit and the main control board are directly connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication, but a peripheral board or a relay board without a CPU or the like (also called a "relay terminal board". “External terminal board” is also included. ”). The peripheral board is a board other than the main control board and the frame control board, and is a board other than the relay board. The relay board is a board on which only electronic components for connecting wirings are mounted.

[Related invention 2]
In the enclosed type rotating body game machine according to Related Invention 1,
The number-of-coins-transmitting means moves all the number of coins held to the frame control board when the settlement switch is turned on.

The enclosed type rotating gaming machine described in Related Invention 1 can move the number of coins held to the card unit according to the operation amount of the settlement switch, but the enclosed type rotating gaming machine described in Related Invention 2 Is limited to moving all the coins held to the frame control board when the settlement switch is turned on.
As a result, as soon as the settlement switch is operated, the number of coins held can be moved to the frame control board to perform the game ending process.

[Related Invention 3]
In the enclosed type rotating body game machine according to Related Invention 1 or Related Invention 2,
The main control board receives only predetermined data including the number of coins to lend.

In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to Related Invention 3, since the main control board does not receive data other than predetermined data including the number of coins to be lended, the effect against fraud is more remarkable.
Here, the description of “predetermined data” in claim 3 is applied mutatis mutandis to the “predetermined predetermined data including the number of coins to be lended”. The same applies to rate changes.

2 is a front view of the enclosed rotating-body gaming machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an electric block diagram of the enclosed rotating-type gaming machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a development view of a rotating drum for showing a symbol array according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a process executed by the CR unit 46 and the frame control device 50 at the time of changing the rate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the unit display device 57 at the time of changing the rate according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart of the game progress processing executed by the main control device 40 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a "transmission prohibition process 1" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing "coin holding coin movement processing 1" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the first embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows "game end processing 1" which main control unit 40 concerning Example 1 performs. FIG. 6 is an electric block diagram of the enclosed rotating-body gaming machine according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart showing "transmission prohibition process 2" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the second embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows "game end processing 2" which main control unit 40 concerning Example 2 performs. 9 is a flowchart showing a "coin number moving process 2" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is an electric block diagram of an enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to a third embodiment. 9 is a flowchart showing a "reception prohibition process" executed by the main control device 40 according to the third embodiment.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is needless to say that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and various forms within the technical scope of the present invention can be adopted.

[First Embodiment]
[Overall structure]
As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 3 provided with a display window 2 (allowing display of an effective area of a 3 × 3 stop symbol) is provided on the front surface of the spinning-roller gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment. . This spinning drum game machine 1 is configured as an enclosed type that does not use actual coins (game medals) but plays with the number of coins held as data.

  Behind the display window 2 are three reels 4 which are spinning drums (when distinguishing each, in order from the left, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, other parts, etc. An unillustrated rotating body mechanism portion having reference numerals L, C, and R) is arranged, and three symbols among the symbols provided on each reel 4 can be visually recognized from the display window 2. A bet lamp 5, a plurality of digital display devices 6 and the like are arranged around the display window 2.

Below the display window 2, an operation unit 11 including a bet button 7, a starting lever 8, and three stop buttons 9 (stop buttons 9L, 9C, 9R in order from the left when distinguishing each) is provided. There is. The bet button 7 includes a one bet function and a two bet function in addition to the three bet function.
The betting function may be configured by one of the mechanisms.

  A speaker box 13 and a lower structure portion 14 having a coin-holding number display device 51 for displaying the number of coins that can be played are provided below the speaker box 13.

  Further, in the spinning-reel gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment, a card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing an IC card is adjacent. The CR unit 56 includes a card insertion slot 59 into which an IC card can be inserted and removed and a banknote insertion slot 58 into which a bill can be inserted. Further, the CR unit 56 can be projected rightward from a lower portion of the CR unit 56, A unit display device 57 is provided. The unit display device 57 includes a touch panel LCD screen, and the credit balance (or the number of coins that can be lent out within the credit balance) stored in the IC card inserted in the card insertion slot 59 is displayed on the screen. Is displayed. Then, this credit balance (or the number of coins that can be lent) is updated according to the lending and returning of coins. The details of the display mode of the unit display device 57 will be described later. In the present embodiment, the "game medals" according to the rules are called coins.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the spinning machine 1 is connected to a hall computer (management computer of a game shop) 70 via a CR unit 56, and further connected to an external information management center via a wide area network. (Not shown). As a result, each spinning cylinder game machine 1 manages shipping information from the manufacturer, information on the installed gaming store, movement information between gaming stores, disposal information, etc., based on the respective authentication information, resulting in unauthorized use. It has a high security capability to prevent unauthorized modification. Such a rotating gaming machine 1 is also called a management gaming machine.

  The CR unit 56 transmits at least data indicating the number of coins to be lent to the player to the frame control device 50, and writes the number of coins to be input from the frame control device 50 into the IC card in the CR unit 56. A means for communicating with the frame control device 50 is mounted. In the case of the management game machine connected to the wide area network, it is also possible to communicate with the card company information management center.

[Electrical configuration]
The electrical connection of the spinning-roller gaming machine 1 is configured as shown in FIG. 2, and the main control device 40 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM 40a, an input port, an output port and the like. In this embodiment, only the RAM 40a is shown.

  Further, the main controller 40 has an operation signal for the bet button 7, an operation signal for the start lever 8 (start signal), an operation signal for the stop buttons 9L to 9R (stop signal), and a signal for the position detection sensor 41 of each reel 4. Etc. are input.

  Further, on the output side of the main controller 40, a bet number display device 43, an added coin number display device 44, an RB game number display device 45, an RB execution number display device 46, a count number display device 47, and a reel 4 are rotated. The drive motors 28L, 28C, 28R, the projection lamps 31L, 31C, 31R for emitting light from the reel 4, and the relay board 48 are connected. The bet number display device 43 displays the number of coins consumed in each game (game) simply based on the bet operation regardless of the number of coins the player has. The bet number display device 43 may be connected to the frame control device 50 described later. The added coin number display device 44 simply displays the number of coins added as a result of winning regardless of the number of coins the player has. Further, the count number display device 47 counts and displays the number of games after the power is turned on regardless of the number of coins the player has. The bet number display device 43, the added coin number display device 44, or the count number display device 47 may be displayed, for example, on the digital display device 6, or may be displayed on an external display device different from the spinning machine 1. Good.

In addition, the main control device 40 includes a bet number display device 43, an added coin number display device 44, an RB game number display device 45, an RB execution number display device 46, and a count number display device 47 as the CPU operates according to a program. The display, the rotation and stop of the drive motor 28, and the turning on and off of the light emitting lamp are controlled.
Further, in the present embodiment, the coin holding coin number display device 51 is connected to the output side of the main control device 40. The number of owned coins displayed by the number of owned coins display device 51 increases or decreases as the game progresses. This will be described later.

  A sound / lamp control device 49 is connected to the relay board 48, and the main control device 40 sends command data to the sound / lamp control device 49 via the relay board 48, thereby outputting a sound such as a sound effect and lighting. Indirectly control lighting and extinguishing of classes.

  An effect image display device may be provided, and in that case, an effect image display device for controlling the effect image display device is connected to the sound / lamp control device 49. The effect image display device receives the command data sent by the main control device 40 to the relay board 48 or the data generated by the sound / lamp control device 49 based on this data, and controls the effect image display device in accordance with this.

In the case of this configuration, any or all of the added coin number display device 44, the RB game number display device 45, the RB execution number display device 46, and the count number display device 47 are eliminated, and the display is performed by the effect image display device. May be.
The main controller 40 may of course be composed of a main control board and a sub control board.

A frame controller 50 is connected to the output side of the main controller 40. In this embodiment, the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50 are connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication.
In the present embodiment, at least the main control device 40 receives information from the frame control device 50 that may affect the result of the game or information that affects the performance of the game (hereinafter, such information is referred to as "specific information"). ) Is not received. That is, the frame control device 50 can receive the information transmitted from the main control device 40, but the specific information cannot be transmitted from the frame control device 50 to the main control device 40. This can be realized by a configuration in which the frame control device 50 cannot transmit the specific information or a configuration in which the main control device 40 refuses to receive the specific information. For example, it can be embodied by determining whether or not the information is the specific information by a program and not transmitting or rejecting the reception of the specific information. Since at least the specific information is unreceivable, information other than the specific information may or may not be receivable.

  Here, the specific information is information that influences the performance of the game (for example, a payout rate that is related to the advantage of the player) or information that may affect the result of the game, such as the number of coins held or , Data indicating the result of the game such as the result of the lottery and the display mode of the symbols, or the signal regarding the bet number, the RB game number, the winning probability, the winning rate, and the like. Furthermore, the specific information may be a start signal or a stop signal.

On the other hand, the information other than the specific information may be, for example, information regarding a unique ID for gaming machine monitoring, information (response signal) notifying only that the frame control device 50 has received the information transmitted by the main control device 40, or the like. To be
If the main controller 40 cannot receive information other than the specific information, it is preferable to use a complete one-way communication circuit that disables signal output from the frame controller 50 to the main controller 40. is there.

The RAM 40a of the main controller 40 is volatile, but is stored and retained by the backup power supply even in the event of a power failure. The backup power source is supplied from other than the main controller 40.
The RAM 40a may be volatile.

Here, as described above, the frame control device 50 is connected to the hall computer 70 via the CR unit 56 and further connected to an external information management center via the wide area network (the above-mentioned management gaming machine). . Since the main control device 40 cannot access at least the specific information from the frame control device 50, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts on the main control device 40.
The return switch 69, the lending switch 68, and the unit display device 57 described above are connected to the CR unit 56.

When the return switch 69 is operated, the IC card is ejected.
The coin count display device 51 may be connected to the CR unit 56. In this case, a configuration is conceivable in which the number of coins held is displayed on the screen of the unit display device 57. In this embodiment, the return switch 69 and the lending switch 68 use the touch panel of the unit display device 57. It is also possible to connect the return switch 69 and the lending switch 68 to the frame control device 50.

  In this embodiment, when the lending switch 68 is operated, the number of lending coins (data) corresponding to the operation is transmitted to the frame control device 50, and the received number of lending coins is sent to the main control device 40 by the frame control device 50. Send. The main controller 40 performs a process of adding the received number of coins for lending to the number of coins.

In this embodiment, the CR unit 56 is connected to the rate setting switch 75. In this embodiment, the touch panel of the unit display device 57 is used as the rate setting switch 75. The rate switch 75 selects the unit price of coins, and details will be described later.
Further, in the present embodiment, a counting switch 76 for transferring (moving) the number-of-coins data (number of owned coins) stored in the frame control device 50 to the IC card is connected to the frame control device. The frame controller 50 outputs to the main controller 40 a signal according to the operation time or the operation amount of the counting switch 76 (hereinafter, also referred to as “operation amount signal”). The main control device 40 transmits the number of owned coins to the frame control device 50 according to the received operation amount signal, and performs a process of subtracting the transmitted number of owned coins from the stored number of owned coins.

The frame control device 50 performs a process of moving the received coin count to the CR unit 56. When all the number of coins stored in the main control device 40 is moved to the frame control device 50, the main control device 40 performs the game ending process.
The CR unit 56 performs a process of writing the received coin count into the IC card.
The number of coins held and moved to the frame control device 50 by the operation of the counting switch 76 and subtracted can be confirmed by the coin holding number display device 51. At this time, it is user-friendly if not only the current number of coins held as a result of subtraction but also the number of coins moved is displayed.

The frame control device 50 may send a game end signal to the main control device 40 if the counting switch is turned on. In the case of this configuration, when the main control device 40 receives the game end signal, the main control device 40 transmits the number of owned coins stored in the frame control device 50, and sets the number of owned coins to zero to perform the game end process.
With this configuration, the communication processing between the frame control device 50 and the main control device 40 can be extremely simplified.
When the counting switch 76 is operated, if the IC card is not inserted in the CR unit 56, the operation of the counting switch 76 is not effective. At this time, a warning sound indicating that the IC card is not inserted is output.

    Further, a performance display device 78 is connected to the frame control device 50. The performance etc. display device 78 displays the "feature ratio", "continuous accessory ratio" or "base" based on the data received from the main control device 40. The character ratio is a ratio of the number of coins to be acquired, which is due to the operation of the character. The continuous character ratio is the ratio of the character continuously operated to the number of coins to be acquired. The base is the ratio of the number of coins acquired in the game other than when the bonus is activated to the number of coins used in the game. The performance display device 78 may be connected to the main controller 40.

Further, in the present embodiment, a set value display device 80, a setting change switch 81, a clear switch 82 and a coin holding switch 77 are connected to the main control device 40.
The setting change switch 81 is configured as an insertion opening into which the setting key is inserted, and by rotating the setting key inserted in the setting change switch 81, the operation state is switched to the ON state or the OFF state. Then, signals indicating the operating states of the setting change switch 81 and the clear switch 82 are transmitted to the main control device 40. Further, the set value display device 80 includes, for example, an 8-segment LED and the like, and is configured to display the set value of the pachinko machine 1 in response to a signal from the main control device 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, each reel 4L (left symbol), 4C (middle symbol), 4R (right symbol) has 21 symbols printed (7 types of symbols because they overlap). There is.
Here, the main control device 40 includes a winning combination lottery section, and the winning combination lottery section carries out a winning combination lottery for determining whether or not a plurality of winning combinations determined in advance are won. More specifically, it is provided with a random number generation unit, a random number extraction unit, a lottery table, a winning combination lottery determination unit, and the like.

  Here, in the winning combination, the extracted random number and the winning probability of the drawing table are referred to to determine the winning of any one winning combination or the failure (loss) of all winning combinations. In the present embodiment, specifically, at least a first lottery table and a second lottery table are provided. The internal winning probability defined in the second lottery table (the winning probability of the internal lottery) is set to be higher than the internal winning probability defined in the first lottery table. The role lottery is executed based on the second lottery table, and the role lottery is executed based on the first lottery table in the low probability section.

  Then, in the spinning-reel gaming machine 1, a low probability section in which the role lottery is executed according to the first lottery table, and a high probability that the role lottery is executed in accordance with the second lottery table which is more advantageous to the player than the first lottery table. The section and the game selectively progress. In the present embodiment, the transition from the low-probability section to the high-probability section and the transition from the high-probability section to the low-probability section are performed once for each winning combination, but a plurality of winning combinations may be selected. The lottery for the section transition may be executed, or the lottery for the section transition may be executed only when a specific winning combination is won.

[Probability setting]
In this embodiment, if the clear switch 82 and the setting change switch 81 are in the on state when the power switch 85a of the power board 85 shown in FIG. 2 is turned on, it is extracted when the above-mentioned start lever 8 is operated. It is configured such that the probability of winning (winning) the winning (bonus) by the random number value can be changed. In this state, an initial setting image indicating that the setting can be changed is displayed on the setting value display device 80, and the setting value can be changed each time the clear switch 82 is pressed. When the initial setting image is displayed, the data stored in the RAM 40a of the main control board 40 is set to the initial state. At this time, a RAM clear signal is output to the frame control device 50. Upon receiving the RAM clear signal, the frame control device 50 initializes the data stored in the RAM 50a.
If the coin holding switch 77 is turned on when the power is turned on, only the coin holding data stored in the RAM 40a can be cleared to zero. In the case of the configuration without the coin holding coin switch 77, the data including the coin holding number stored in the RAM 40a is initialized if the clear switch 82 is in the ON state when the power is turned on.

After the initial setting screen is displayed, the clear switch 82 is released, and then the clear switch 82 is pressed the number of times according to the probability of success or failure to be set.
More specifically, the initial setting screen displays setting 1 (1/300) with the lowest winning probability, and thereafter, each time the clear switch 82 is pressed, setting 2 (1/290) and setting 3 (1 / 280), setting 4 (1/270), setting 5 (1/260), setting 6 (1/250) are displayed. Settings 1 to 6 indicate winning probabilities at low probabilities, but winning probabilities at high probabilities are also changed according to settings 1 to 6. However, the winning probability when the probability is high may be constant, for example, 1/50. The winning probability of each setting is an example, and the ART lottery probability may be changed according to the settings 1 to 6.
When the setting change switch 81 is switched to the off position, the fact that the data stored in the RAM 40a has been initialized is displayed, the hit probability displayed is changed to a new setting value, and the changed setting and / or The winning probability is also displayed.
In the present embodiment, the clear switch 82 is used not only for initial setting of the other storage areas of the RAM 40a and the RAM 50a but also for setting (selection) of the settings 1-6, but for the setting of the settings 1-6. It is also possible to provide a dedicated switch.

When the setting change of the winning probability is completed, the data indicating the newly set winning probability is transmitted to the frame control device 50. In the present embodiment, even if the same probability of success as the previous time is set by chance, it is transmitted. The frame control device stores the received winning probability in another storage area of the RAM 50a. However, it may be stored in the number-of-coins storage area. This is because the number of coins held is closely related to the winning probability. The frame control device 50 can also create a history of the probability of success or failure based on the received probability data.
When the power switch 85a is turned on, if the setting change switch 81 is in the off state and the clear switch 82 is in the on state, the data stored in the other storage areas of the RAM 40a of the main control device 40 and the RAM 50a of the frame control device 50 are stored. Initialized.
When the power switch 85a is turned on, if the setting change switch 81 is in the on state and the clear switch 82 is in the off state, it is possible to confirm the currently set setting and / or the winning probability.

[Rate setting]
Next, the rate setting will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
The "rate change process" shown in FIG. 4 is regularly executed by the CR unit 56, and the "rate permission process" is periodically executed by the frame control device 50 of the spinning machine 1.
In the present embodiment, the rate of coin lending in the CR unit 56 provided in the spinning-roller gaming machine 1 is set according to the operation of the player.
After powering on the pachinko machine 1 and the CR unit 56, the image shown in FIG. 5A is displayed on the display device 57.
An image 68a corresponding to the lending switch 68, an image 69a corresponding to the return switch 69, and an image 75a corresponding to the rate setting switch 75 are displayed on the screen. As described above, in this embodiment, the display device 57 is configured as a touch panel, and each switch is turned on when the display area of each image 68a, 69a, 75a is touched with a finger. As an example, the current rate is 20 yen on the screen, and the lending number display 57a shows the number of lending in one coin lending.

When the display area of the image 75a corresponding to the rate setting switch 75 is touched, the rate setting switch 75 is turned on (S90 in FIG. 4), and the CR unit 56 asks the frame controller 50 whether or not the rate can be changed. An inquiry signal is output (S91).
On the other hand, when the frame control device 50 receives the inquiry signal as to whether or not the rate can be changed, the frame control device 50 determines whether or not the rate can be changed (S92).
In the present embodiment, the number of coins held is zero, the winning game is not in progress, the internal winning is not in progress, the high probability game is not in progress, the ART game is not in progress, the replay game is not in progress, and all reels 4L, 4C and 4R are changed. It is determined that it is not in the middle (stopped) or not immediately after the start lever 8 is operated. This means determining that the game before the rate change has ended.
In principle, the number of coins held is zero if the player is not playing a game. If the player wants to change the rate during the game in which the number of coins held is not zero, the number of coins stored in the RAM 40a of the main controller 40 can be moved to the CR unit 56 by pressing the counting switch 76. When this processing is performed, the number of owned coins moved at the rate before the rate change is processed.

The number of coins held is zero, there is no winning game, no internal winning, no high probability game, no RT game, no replay game, all reels 4L, 4C and 4R are not changing (stopped It is not immediately after the start lever 8 is operated, or the like is determined from the data indicating the game state received by the frame control device 50 from the main control device 40.
This determination process is different from the unit price at the time of lending if the rate can be changed when the number of coins to be played is available. This is also because it does not change the value of the game result (outcome) such as winning or high probability state obtained by the game before the rate change. This is because, for example, if a game is played at a low rate and the rate is increased after winning, the monetary value obtained by winning changes to a high value.

If the rate cannot be changed (NO in S92), the state is set to the change standby state (S93), and the CR unit 56 is notified of this (S94). The notified state is displayed on the display device 57. If the number of coins held is not zero, the number of coins held may be set to zero by depressing the counting switch 76 or operating the starter lever 8 to play a game. During the winning game, high probability game, ART game, replay game, when all reels 4L, 4C and 4R are changing or immediately after the start lever 8 is operated, the game state is maintained. The number of coins should be zero.
If it is determined that the rate can be changed (YES in S92), the frame control device 50 outputs a rate permission signal to the CR unit 56 (S95).
Upon receiving the rate permission signal, the CR unit 56 displays the rate of the game ball on the screen of the display device 57 and performs the setting process at the rate selected by the player (S96).
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the unit price of one coin is 5 yen (image 75a-1), 10 yen (image 75a-2), 15 yen (image 75a-3), 20 yen. It is possible to select from circles (image 75a-4). If you touch the display area of the image 75a-1, the unit price of one coin is 5 yen, if you touch the display area of the image 75a-2, the unit price of one coin is 10 yen, and you touch the display area of the image 75a-3. For example, the unit price of one coin can be changed to 15 yen, and the unit price of one coin can be changed to 20 yen by touching the display area of the image 75a-4. This rate is an example, and a rate of 2 yen or 30 yen may be used.

If the image 68a corresponding to the lending switch 68 is touched after setting the rate of 5 yen, 250 yen is reduced from the IC card, and 50 coins are lent as lending coins. If the image 68a is touched after the rate of 10 yen is set, 500 yen is reduced from the IC card and 50 coins are lent as lending coins. If the image 68a is touched after the rate of 15 yen is set, 750 yen will be reduced from the IC card, and 50 coins will be lent as lending coins. If the image 68a is touched after the rate of 20 yen is set, 1,000 yen will be reduced from the IC card, and 50 coins will be lent as lending coins.
A configuration is also possible in which the number of coins to be rented when the image 68a is touched once is not fixed. For example, the number of coins corresponding to 1500 yen may be lent out by touching the image 68a once. In this case, if the rate is 5 yen, the number of coins held is 300 if the image 68a is touched once, if 150 yen, the number of coins held is 150, if 15 yen, 100 coins held, 20 If it is a yen, 75 coins will be lent.

When the rate is newly set, the CR unit 56 connects the rate information indicating the newly set rate to the sound / lamp control device 49 via the frame controller 50 and the main controller 40. It may be transmitted to the image control device. Then, the effect image control device may perform various effects in a mode according to the rate indicated by the rate information.
The unit display device 57 may perform various effects performed in a mode according to the rate.

[Explanation of games]
Next, the operation of the spinning-roller gaming machine 1 will be described according to the processing executed by the main control device 40.
The flowcharts in the embodiments show the flow of processing, and the processing executed by the CPU is not necessarily limited to each step. For example, if a flag is set during the process, the process may be executed in the middle of the process corresponding to the flag without being executed from the first process shown in the flowchart.

As shown in FIG. 6, the game progress processing is processing performed when one game is executed, and first, it is determined whether or not the result of the previous game is replay (S101). If it is a replay, the process proceeds to S103, and if it is not a replay, the process proceeds to S102.
Then, in S102, it is determined whether or not the number of coins necessary for the progress of the game has been bet (bet number detection). If detected, the process proceeds to S103, and if not detected, the process returns to "return".
At this time, the main control device 40 performs a process of subtracting the detected bet number from the stored coin number (step S103). If the number of stored coins is less than the detected bet number, main controller 40 issues a warning sound. Alternatively, a coin lending process is performed and a message prompting an increase in the number of coins held is output.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the start lever 8 is operated (S104). Here, if the start lever 8 is operated, the process proceeds to S105, and if the start lever 8 is not operated, the process returns to "return".

In S105, a winning combination lottery is executed. In addition, processing for starting rotation of all of the left reel 4L, the center reel 4C, and the right reel 4R is executed (S106). When all the rotating reels 4 have been steadily rotated, the process proceeds to S107.
In S107, it is determined whether or not the stop button 9 corresponding to the spinning reel 4 is operated, and the process waits until all reels 4 are stopped (S107). If the stop button 9 is not operated, it automatically stops after a predetermined time.

Then, when all the reels 4 are stopped, it is determined whether or not there is a winning combination and there is a payout (S109). If there is a payout, a process of adding the number of coins corresponding to the type of winning to the stored number of coins is performed (S110). On the other hand, if there is no winning, the process ends with “return”.
The number of owned coins that is subtracted by the process of S103, added by the process of S110, or received from the frame control device 50 and added is displayed on the owned coin count display device 51.

In the present embodiment, in the combination lottery process of S105, numerical data is extracted from the first lottery table or the second lottery table according to the timing at which the start lever 8 is operated (random number lottery). If the lottery result is a win, the state moves to the internal win state.
In the internal winning state, the symbols are stopped according to the timing at which the player operates the stop button 9. If the stopped symbols are a predetermined combination, the winning is achieved. On the other hand, if the combination is not a predetermined combination, the winning is not established, the internal winning state is maintained, and the game (game) is repeated in which the player repeatedly operates the bet button 7, the start lever 8 and the stop button 9. It should be noted that the game (game) in which the winning is achieved is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the internal winning state disappears. The predetermined number of times depends on the winning combination.
If the player does not operate the stop button 9 within a predetermined time, each reel 4 is automatically stopped, but even in the internal winning state, the winning combination is not achieved.
[Communication processing]

Here, the communication processing between the main controller 40 and the frame controller 50 will be described in detail.
In this embodiment, immediately after the power is turned on, the information about the unique ID for monitoring the gaming machine is transmitted from the wide area network to the main controller 40 via the CR unit 56 and the frame controller 50.
In addition, the number of coins to be lent is transmitted to the main control device 40 via the frame control device 50 by the operation of the CR unit 56 by the player.
Further, a signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated is transmitted from the frame control device 50 to the main control device 40.
Other than these data (including signals), the frame control device 50 does not transmit the data to the main control device 40. The response signal indicating that these data have been received, and the number of owned coins relating to the movement of the number of owned coins are transmitted from the main controller 40 to the frame controller 50.

[Transmission prohibition process 1]
In the “transmission prohibition process” shown in FIG. 7, the frame control device 50 sends data other than the information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring, the number of coins to be rented, and the signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated to the main controller 40. A process of prohibiting transmission is shown (S200 to S230).
If it is not a management game machine, the process of S200 is omitted.
Further, the rate changing process described above is outside the applicable range of this process.

Further, in the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine which does not transmit the information regarding the unique ID for monitoring the gaming machine during the game, the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine which executes the "transmission prohibition process 1" shown in FIG. 7 during the game. Also in this case, the process of S200 is omitted.
"During a game" means a state in which the number of owned coins stored in the main control device 40 is not zero.
The fact that the game is being played is determined by the frame control device 50 by the output from the main control device 40 to the frame control device 50.

It should be noted that the game may be started from the time when the bet button 7 or the start lever 8 is operated until the reel 4 which is rotated by the operation of the stop button 9 is stopped and the result of the game is obtained (hereinafter, "1 time"). During the game ").
If one game is played from the time when the bet button 7 is operated until the game result is obtained by operating the stop button 9 or the like, the operation of the counting switch 76 is not effective during this time.
On the other hand, if one game is started from the time when the start lever 8 is operated until the game result is obtained by the operation of the stop button 9, etc., the stop button 9 is operated after the bet button 7 is operated. Until the game is operated, the game is not played once, and during this time, the operation of the counting switch 76 is effective. If the counting switch 76 is operated during this period, the number of coins bet is refunded.
In this case, the "transmission prohibition process 1" shown in FIG. 7 is executed when the game is not being played once. Therefore, when the game is not being played once, it is possible to transmit information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring, the number of coins to be rented, and a signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated, to the main controller 40.

By executing the processing shown in FIG. 7, no data other than the information regarding the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring, the number of coins to be rented, and a signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated is transmitted to the main control board.
As a result, an effect of preventing fraudulent acts on the main control device 40 can be obtained.

[Process 1 for moving the number of owned coins 1]
In the "coin number transfer process 1" shown in FIG. 8, the frame control device 50 determines that the above-described one game is not in progress (S250).
When the affirmative judgment is made, it is judged whether or not the counting switch 76 has been operated (S260), and when the affirmative judgment is made, the operation amount of the counting switch is transmitted to the main control board 40 and the holding coin corresponding to the operation amount is held. The number is received (S270).
After that, the frame control device 50 moves the received coin count to the CR unit 56 (S280).

It should be noted that if the counting switch 76 is operated, the game is ended and a game end signal may be transmitted to the main control device 40, and all the number of coins stored may be received from the main control board 40.
In this case, the main control device 40, after transmitting all the coin numbers, clears to zero and executes the game ending process.
By the processing of S250 and S260, a signal related to the operation of the counting switch 76 cannot be transmitted during one game.
This makes it possible to prevent the number of coins held from changing during one game.

[Game end processing 1]
The main controller 40 that has received the operation amount (S300 to S310 in FIG. 9) transmits the number of owned coins corresponding to the received operation amount to the frame control device 50, and stores the transmitted number of owned coins. Is subtracted from (S320).
If the number of coins to be stored becomes zero by subtracting (S330), the game ending process is performed (S340).

By executing the "number of coins possessing movement process 1" shown in FIG. 8 and the "game ending process 1" shown in FIG. 9, the number of coins possessed from the time the bet button 7 is operated until the game result is obtained. Does not change, and it is possible to prevent the processing from becoming complicated.
In addition, it is possible to expect an effect that the player grasps the exact number of coins held.
[Second Embodiment]

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
The second embodiment uses the electric circuit shown in FIG. 10 as the electric circuit shown in FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, and executes the processing shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 instead of the processing shown in FIGS. The other configuration and processing are the same as those in the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the second embodiment, the counting switch 76 is connected to the main controller 40. Therefore, the operation of the counting switch 76 is detected by the main controller 40.

[Transmission prohibition process 2]
In the second embodiment, the determination process of S220 shown in FIG. 7 of the first embodiment is not executed (S350 to S370 of FIG. 11).
In the second embodiment, the frame control device 50 is prohibited from transmitting information other than the information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring and the number of coins to be rented to the main control device 40 (S350 to S370).
In the second embodiment, the effect of further reducing the data or the transmission period to be transmitted to the main control device 40 is exerted, and the effect of preventing fraudulent behavior on the main control board is further expected.

[Game end processing 2]
In the second embodiment, when the operation of the counting switch 76 connected to the main controller 40 is detected (S410) when not playing one game (S400 in FIG. 12), the number of coins corresponding to the operation amount is changed. It is moved to the frame control device 50 (S420). That is, the number of held coins corresponding to the operation amount is subtracted from the stored number of held coins, and the number of held coins corresponding to the operation amount is transmitted to the frame control device 50.
When the subtracted number of owned coins becomes zero, the game ending process is executed (S430 to S440).
In addition, "during one game" has the same meaning as in the first embodiment. The same applies to the third embodiment.

Also in the second embodiment, the number of coins held does not change during one game, and the same effect as that of the first embodiment is exhibited.
Note that, as in the first embodiment, the game may be ended when the operation of the counting switch 76 is detected, and all the stored coin counts may be transmitted to the frame control device 50.

[Handling number of coins holding process 2]
The frame control device 50, which has received the number of coins held from the main control device 40, performs a process of moving the number of coins held to the CR unit 56 (FIG. 13).

In the above-described first or second embodiment, the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50 are configured to be capable of bidirectional communication. Therefore, the communication between the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50 is accurate, and the main control device 40 can control the progress of the game and can appropriately manage the number of coins held.
While exhibiting this effect, the data transmitted to the main control device 40 or the communication period can be extremely reduced by the "transmission prohibition process 1" shown in FIG. 7 or the "transmission prohibition process 2" shown in FIG.
As a result, even if bidirectional communication is performed between the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50, there is an effect that it is difficult to perform an illegal act with respect to the main control device 40.
[Third Embodiment]

Next, a third embodiment will be described.
The third embodiment uses the electric circuit of FIG. 14 as the electric circuit of the second embodiment shown in FIG. In the third embodiment, the main controller 40 and the CR unit 56 are directly connected so as to be capable of bidirectional communication without using the frame controller 50.
Therefore, the processing performed by the frame control device 50 of the second embodiment is performed by the CR unit 56.
A relay board without a CPU may be interposed between the main controller 40 and the CR unit 56. Direct here means that no logical operation circuit having a CPU is interposed. The relay board may be configured to control lighting of the decorative lamps on the front surface of the spinning-roller gaming machine 1 according to an instruction from the main controller 40. The point is that the relay board only needs to transfer the number of coins to lend or the number of coins to own, and does not judge the type of data transmitted to the main controller 40.

In the third embodiment, the CR unit 56 is prohibited from transmitting data other than the information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring and the number of coins to be rented to the main control device 40 during the game except the rate changing process described above. Perform processing. If the game machine is not a management game machine, a process of prohibiting the CR unit 56 from transmitting data other than the number of coins to be rented to the main control device 40 is performed.
In the case where the rate change process is not performed, it is possible to perform a process of prohibiting the CR unit 56 from transmitting data other than the information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring and the number of coins to be rented to the main control device 40. Further, when the game machine is not a management game machine, it is possible to perform a process of prohibiting the CR unit 56 from transmitting data other than the number of coins to be rented to the main control device 40.

In the third embodiment, the processing shown in FIG. 11 of the second embodiment is executed by the CR unit 56.
The process shown in FIG. 12 of the second embodiment is also executed in the third embodiment. The processing of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is not executed in the third embodiment.
Instead of the processing of FIG. 11 executed by the CR unit 56, the main control device 40 may execute the processing shown in FIG.

In the process shown in FIG. 15, when the above rate changing process is performed, the main control board 40 does not perform the reception prohibiting process (NO in S500).
Data regarding security such as information regarding a unique ID for gaming machine monitoring is not subjected to reception prohibition processing (NO in S510).
The number of coins to be rented from the CR unit is not subjected to reception prohibition processing (NO in S520).
Data other than these data is subjected to reception prohibition processing (S530).
In the spinning-reel gaming machine 1 that does not change the rate, the determination process of S500 is not executed.
Similarly, in the spinning-reel gaming machine 1 that is not the management gaming machine, the determination process of S510 is not executed.

[Correspondence with claims]
The main control device 40 is the main control board, the CR unit 56 is the card unit, the frame control device 50 is the frame control board, the starting lever 8 is the starting lever (switch), and the stop buttons 9L to 9R are the spinning cylinder stop button (switch) and the bet. The button 7 corresponds to an example of a bet switch, and the counting switch 76 corresponds to an example of a settlement switch.

1 time barrel game machine 7 Bet button 8 Start levers 9L, 9C, 9R Stop button 40 Main controller 50 Frame controller 56 CR unit (card unit)
69 Return Switch (Return Switch for Number of Playing Media)
75 Rate setting switch 76 Counting switch (settlement switch)
77 Own coin clear switch 81 Setting change switch 82 Clear switch

Claims (8)

A frame control board for transmitting the game value input from the card unit to the main control board as the number of coins to lend, and a main control board for controlling the progress of the game are provided, and both the frame control board and the main control board are provided. Enclosed type rotating body which is connected for direct communication, a start lever (switch), a rotation stop button (switch) and a bet switch are connected to the main control board, and a settlement switch (counting switch) is connected to the frame control board. A gaming machine,
The main control board,
When the bet switch is operated, the operation of the starting lever is validated, and a prize determination means for determining whether or not there is a prize based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button,
The number of coins to be rented is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins held, and if there is a prize by the prize determination means, the number of coins corresponding to the prize is the coins held. A means for adding / subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number,
The frame control board,
When the settlement switch is operated, a signal indicating that it has been operated is transmitted to the main control board, the number of coins held is received from the main control board, and the received number of held coins is sent to the card unit. Payment means to move,
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by having. In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 1,
The settlement means transmits the operation amount of the settlement switch to the main control board, and receives the number of coins held according to the operation amount from the main control board.
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by that. In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The frame control board prohibits transmission of data other than predetermined predetermined data including a signal indicating that the number of coins to be lended and the settlement switch has been operated, to the main control board.
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by that. In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 1,
The main control board does not receive a signal indicating that the settlement switch has been operated from the frame control board until a game result is obtained after the bet switch or the start lever is operated, Characterized by that
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by that. A frame control board for transmitting the game value input from the card unit to the main control board as the number of coins to lend, and a main control board for controlling the progress of the game are provided, and both the frame control board and the main control board are provided. A sealed-type rotating body game machine which is connected to enable direct communication, and which is connected to the main control board with a starting lever (switch), a rotating body stop button (switch), a bet switch and a settlement switch (counting switch),
The main control board,
When the bet switch is operated, the operation of the starting lever is validated, and a prize determination means for determining whether or not there is a prize based on the operation of the spinning cylinder stop button,
The number of coins to be rented is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins held, and if there is a prize by the prize determination means, the number of coins corresponding to the prize is the coins held. A means for adding / subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number,
A coin holding coin moving means for moving the coin holding coin to the frame control board in accordance with the operation of the settlement switch;
The frame control board is a coin number transfer means for moving the received coin number to the card unit,
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by having. In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 5,
The coin holding coin transmitting means moves all coin holding coins to the frame control board when the settlement switch is turned on,
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by that. In the enclosed type rotating body gaming machine according to claim 5 or 6,
The frame control board prohibits transmission of data other than predetermined data including the number of loaned coins to the main control board.
Enclosed rotating body game machine characterized by that. In the enclosed rotating body game machine according to claim 5,
The main control board does not validate the operation of the settlement switch after the bet switch or the starting lever is operated until the result of the game is obtained. .

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