JP2886835B2 - Medal game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To give a psychological effect on an onlooker just looking at a game field of a game table so that he is urged to participate in a game by varying expected values of repayment at each table according to the game progress of the other tables. SOLUTION: In the medal game machine in which a medal fed by a game player through a medal chute moves a medal push-out member over the top surface of a movable table 13 relative to the table 13 to cause a medal to drop, a storage element is provided to store the numerical value of the medal obtained by dropping it. And when a first condition is fulfilled, medals in number corresponding to the numerical value are supplied onto the table 13. And when a second condition is fulfilled, a notice is given to the other tables to increase numerical values indicated on a display 11 so that onlookers looking at the game are given a psychological effect to urge them to participate in the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of storing medals inserted by a player on a table, and extruding the medals stored on the table by a medal pushing member.
The present invention relates to a medal game machine that returns a pushed-out medal to a player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been a conventional medal game machine of this type in which a plurality of game tables that can be occupied by one player are assembled. In such a medal game machine, a game field is constructed on each game stand. The game field mainly includes a fixed table serving as a bottom surface, a guide member for guiding medals inserted from a medal insertion slot provided on the outer surface of the game machine onto the fixed table, and a depth of the fixed table. And a movable table that reciprocates on the fixed table in the depth direction with a shorter stroke.

When a player occupying a certain game table inserts a medal through an insertion slot, the medal is guided onto a fixed table via a guide member. The medals guided on the fixed table in this way are pushed out by the front surface of the moving table toward the front side edge of the fixed table. Since a large number of medals are deposited on the fixed table in advance, as the newly dropped medals are pushed out by the moving table, other medals are pushed out together in a ball end state. At this time, if the accumulation of medals on the fixed table is coarse, the pushing of the medals is absorbed by filling the gaps between medals, but if the accumulation of medals on the fixed table is dense, Is transmitted to the medal positioned at the tip, so that the medal may spill from the front side edge of the fixed table. The spilled medals are paid back to the player through the chute.

By the way, in such a medal game machine, the player does not lose a large amount (the total number of medals refunded is less than the total number of inserted medals), and the player does not win a large amount. . That is, the playability is low, and the gambling of the player has not been intrigued. Therefore, recently, in order to enhance the gameplay of the medal game machine,
A prize section is provided at a specific position in the game field, and when a inserted medal or a pushed-out medal wins the prize section, a large number of separately prepared medals are inserted into the game field. A prize configuration that dramatically increases the number of medals paid out to a player has been widely adopted.

[0005]

However, in a conventional medal game machine having a plurality of game consoles, the progress of the game at each game console is independent of each other, so that the prize constitution is also independent of each game console. I was Therefore,
The expected value of the number of medals to be paid out in response to one inserted medal only increased when a medal was inserted into the game field of the game stand. Therefore, if a certain game console has not been occupied for a certain period of time, a visitor who is not participating in the game but merely looking at the game field of the game console will have the same conditions regardless of the time of participation in the game. So, I was not rushed to participate psychologically. Also, for a participant who occupies a certain game console and participates in the game, even if the expected value rises as a result of the progress of the game, the expected value does not decrease unless the player further advances the game. There was no problem, so it was safe to throw in medals. As described above, in the conventional medal game machine, since the game progress state at each game stand is completely independent, the game participation is hurried for a visitor merely looking at the game field of the game stand. Psychological effects cannot be given, or psychological effects can be given to players who occupy the game stand and participate in the game by successively inserting medals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention is to change the expected value of a refund at each game stand in a medal game machine having a plurality of game stands according to the progress of a game at another game stand. Therefore, a first object is to provide a medal game machine which can give a psychological effect that hasten the participation of a game to a visitor who only looks at the game field of the game table.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a medal game machine which can give a psychological effect to a player who occupies a game stand and participates in a game by successively inserting medals. Subject.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following configuration. That is, the invention according to claim 1 has been made to solve the first problem. In a medal game machine including a plurality of game tables, each of the game tables has a medal on an upper surface thereof. A table to be placed, a medal pushing member that pushes medals placed on the upper surface of the table by dropping from the upper surface of the table by moving relative to the table along the upper surface of the table, A guide device for guiding medals to the table upper surface in accordance with a user's operation, a storage unit for storing numerical values, and, when the first condition is satisfied, directing medals corresponding to the numerical values toward the table upper surface. Replenishing means for replenishing, second
Value increase notification means for notifying another game console of an increase in the numerical value when the condition (2) is satisfied, and notification for prompting the increase of the numerical value from the other game console when the second condition is satisfied and And a numerical value increasing means for increasing the numerical value when receiving the value.

According to the medal game machine configured as described above, medals are guided by the guide device and placed on the upper surface of the table in each game stand in accordance with the operation of the player. This medal is pushed out by a medal pushing member, and pushes out another medal already placed on the table. The medals that have fallen from the table due to the extrusion are paid back to the player, for example. Then, when the second condition is satisfied during the game, the numerical value increasing means increases the numerical value stored in the storage unit. At this time, the numerical value increase notifying unit issues a notification for urging the numerical value increase to another game table. Then, the numerical value increasing means of the other game consoles that have received the notification also increases the numerical value stored in their own storage unit. In this way, the numerical values stored in the storage units of all the other game consoles increase simultaneously according to the progress of the game in a certain game console (the second condition is satisfied). Will be. Therefore, even if there is a game table that is not occupied by the player, the expected value of the number of medal payouts at that game table gradually increases. Then, when the first condition is satisfied in any of the game tables, the number of medals corresponding to the numerical value stored in the storage section of the game table is supplied on the upper surface of the table by the supply means. Therefore, a psychological effect that hasten the participation in the game can be given to a visitor who only looks at the game field of the game table.

The table and the medal pushing member may both move, the table may be fixed and the medal pushing member may move, or the medal pushing member may be fixed and the table moves. It may be something. Further, the table may be doubled. In this case, the lower table is a fixed table and the upper table is a slide table. The tip end surface of the upper table is a medal push member corresponding to the lower table, and a medal push member corresponding to the upper table using a wall surface or the like.

Since the guide device guides medals on the table in accordance with the operation of the player, the guide device may be a guide for sliding the medals inserted by the player onto the table, or a switch operation of the player. May be a mechanism in which a medal stocked inside is dropped by an actuator.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 has been made to solve the second problem in addition to the first problem, and each of the game consoles according to claim 1 is provided with the replenisher. Numerical value initialization notifying means for notifying another game machine of numerical value initialization when the means completes the medal replenishment, and when the replenishing means completes the medal replenishment, And a numerical value initializing means for initializing the numerical value when receiving a notification prompting the user to initialize the numerical value.

With this configuration, when the first condition is satisfied in a certain game table, the numerical value initialization means of the game table initializes the numerical value stored in its own storage unit. Then, the numerical value initialization notifying means of the game console notifies other devices of a notification urging the numerical value initialization.
Then, the numerical value initialization means of the game console that has received the notification also initializes the numerical value stored in its own storage unit. That is, when the second condition is satisfied in a certain game console,
The numerical values stored in the storage units of other game consoles that do not yet satisfy the second condition are also initialized, and the expected value of the number of tokens to be paid out returns to the original value (the value suddenly decreases). .). Accordingly, a competition that more quickly satisfies the second condition is performed among all players occupying each game console. Therefore, for each player who occupies the game table and participates in the game,
It is possible to give a psychological effect that medals are inserted one after another.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, each of the game consoles according to the second aspect further includes a selection means for selecting one of a plurality of prizes when the third condition is satisfied. Is the one identified.

[0015] The third means for the selection means to select a prize.
The condition may be that the medal has passed a predetermined position in the guide device, that the time condition has been satisfied, or that the medal that has rolled out of the guide device rolls into a predetermined location. It may be.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the supply means of the third aspect treats that the first condition is satisfied when a specific prize is selected by the selection means, and provides a numerical value increase notification means and The numerical value increasing means specifies that the second condition is satisfied when any one of the awards other than the specific award is selected by the selecting means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the selecting means of the third aspect has a detecting device for detecting a medal at a specific place, and when the detecting device detects the medal, the third condition is satisfied. It is specified by treating it as the one that was done.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, when the numerical value increase notifying means of any one of the game consoles gives a notification urging the increase of the numerical value, the numerical value increase means of all the other game consoles. Is further provided with a distributing means for distributing the notification urging the numerical value increase.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, when the initialization notifying means of any one of the game consoles issues a notification urging the numerical value initialization, the numerical initialization of all the other game consoles is performed. This is specified by further providing a distribution unit that distributes the notification urging the numerical value initialization to the conversion unit.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. <Overall Configuration of Medal Game Machine> FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal game machine as a gaming machine embodying the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view seen from the direction of arrow II shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line III-III shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line IV-IV shown in FIG. As can be seen from these figures, this medal game machine
It has a substantially columnar shape. And, in order from the top,
Medal supply unit U, game execution unit M, and medal collection unit D
It is composed of

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the game executing section M and the medal collecting section D are partitioned by a partition plate 1 which is an annular disk. The medal collecting section D uses the partition plate 1
It is constructed in a cylindrical space between itself and the bottom plate 5 which is also an annular disk. The medal collecting section D is divided into ten fan-shaped parts around the central axis. Each of the ten divided fan-shaped portions is a station section S for individually executing a medal game, and has a built-in recovery chute 17 and a payout chute 18 described later. Each of the station units S is a set of two units, and between the adjacent station units S, S forming a set, a storage unit for storing medals flowing out from the collection chute 17 of the station units S, S is provided. Are disposed.

The outer surface of each station section S is covered with a cylindrical lid 6. By opening the lid 6, the administrator of the medal game machine can take out the medals collected in the medal collection box 19. At a position slightly above the center of this lid,
A refund port 16 is provided to refund the medal guided by the refund chute 18 to the player.

Columns 2 are planted at the boundaries between the stations S on the periphery of the upper surface of the partition plate 1. That is, ten pillars 2 are erected at equal intervals on the periphery of the medal collecting section D. Between each of these pillars 2, there is a lid 6
A transparent acrylic plate 3 having the same curvature as that of the cylindrical surface is fitted. Each of these transparent acrylic plates 3 partitions the outer periphery of the medal execution unit M. Further, inside the game execution unit M, a game field is formed which is raised substantially in a conical shape toward the center. The game field is a “place” where the game progresses while the state is observed by each player.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the game field. Also, a plan view of this game field (VI-V in FIG. 1)
FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view taken along line I). As is apparent from FIGS. 5 and 6, the game field has a rotationally symmetrical shape of 36 degrees around the central axis of the game execution section M, and has a substantially frustoconical portion 4 at the center and an annular portion at the periphery. And divided into

The above-described substantially truncated cone portion 4 is constructed on a center substrate 8 supported by a stand 7 placed in the central space of the medal collecting section D. An upper treasure box driving mechanism 9 for driving an upper treasure box 10 protruding from the upper end of the substantially truncated cone portion 4 is constructed at the center of the center substrate 8. On the center substrate 8, in addition to these, a host circuit described later is provided. The stand 7, the center substrate 8, the substantially truncated cone portion 4, the upper treasure box 10, the upper treasure box driving mechanism 9, and the host circuit are collectively referred to as "center C" hereinafter.

On the other hand, the annular portion of the game field further includes one station corresponding to each station S of the medal collecting unit D.
It is divided into zero fan-shaped individual game fields.
The center side end of each individual game field and the substantially truncated cone portion 11
A display 11 facing the outer periphery of the game execution unit M is attached to a step between the lower end of the game execution unit M and the display 11. On the back side of the display 11, a station circuit described later is provided. In addition, a lower treasure box 12 is arranged in front of the display 11. Below this treasure chest 12,
The moving table 13 is provided so as to advance and retreat on the partition plate 1 toward the outer periphery of the game execution section M. Each display 1 is located on the boundary of each individual game field.
The decoration members 14 are arranged so as to fill the space between the boxes 1, between the lower treasure boxes 12, and between the moving tables 13. The space between the decorative members 14 is parallel to the portion in contact with the display 11, the lower treasure box 12, and the moving table 13, but widens toward the periphery from the moving area of the moving table 13. Hereinafter, each station unit S and the corresponding individual game field are collectively referred to as a "station" as a game table.

As shown in FIG. 1, at both lower corners of the transparent acrylic plate 3 at each station, a medal shoot 1 for a player to insert medals into the game field.
5 are provided.

Inside the ten pillars 2 described above, every other hopper 20 for pumping medals from the medal collection box 19 described above is incorporated. That is, the hopper 20
A total of five units are provided.

The medal supply unit U includes the ten pillars 2 described above.
Supported by. Inside the medal supply unit U, five oblique gutters 21 for rolling the medals pumped by the respective hoppers 20 and collecting them at the center are incorporated.
At the center of the medal supply unit U, as shown in FIG. 6, a drop tube 22 for dropping medals collected by the respective oblique gutters 21 into the upper treasure box 10 is provided.

Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be described in detail. <Individual Game Field> First, each section in the individual field will be described. FIG. 8 shows the individual game field (and the substantially frustoconical portion 11) with the decorative member 14 removed.
FIG. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the moving table 13 projects most. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower treasure chest 12, the moving table 13, and the medal shoot 15 on the individual game field. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the appearance of the individual game field is symmetrical with respect to the vertical line in FIG. 8 (the line pointing in the radial direction of the game execution unit M). In the following description, this symmetric center line is simply referred to as “center line”. [Display] The display 11 arranged near the edge of the center side (the upper side in FIG. 8, hereinafter simply referred to as "center side") of this individual game field has two stays 23, 23 attached to both side surfaces thereof. Is fixed to the partition plate 1. In such a fixed state, the display 11 faces in a direction perpendicular to the partition plate 1 and is largely separated from the partition plate 1. The display 11 is a liquid crystal display device illuminated by a backlight disposed on the back side, and performs a screen display according to control of a station circuit.

FIG. 13 shows a screen displayed on the display 11. As shown in FIG. 13, in the center of the screen, three vertically long reel display areas 1 are arranged in the horizontal direction.
1a to 1c are displayed. Each reel display area 11a-
c, the numbers and characters “SUPER” (that is, a predetermined pattern) from 1 to 7 are displayed so as to sequentially move from top to bottom during “slot rotation”. , Any number or letter is stopped at its center. That is, a predetermined picture is displayed so as to be changeable according to a predetermined sequence. These reel display areas 1
Four holding lamp areas 11d to 11g indicating the number of times slot rotation is held are displayed above 1a to 1c, and a data area 11o is displayed below each reel display area 11a to 11c. In addition, the outer peripheries of the reel display areas 11a to 11c, the holding ramp areas 11d to 11g, and the data area 11o are as follows.
It is divided into seven Sugoroku clamp areas 11h to 11n. Then, as a result of the slot rotation in the reel display areas 11a to 11c, the same numbers are displayed in the respective reel display areas 11a to 11c.
When the vehicle stops at the center of the, one of the Sugoroku clamp areas 11h to 11n is turned on. The lighting order of these spar clamp areas 11h to 11n is clockwise in order from the upper right. Therefore, when the number of hits reaches seven times, the upper central area 11m is turned on. In addition,
The value of the variable j (“SUPER JACKPO
T ") is displayed. [Lower treasure chest] The two stays 23, which fix the display 11, are parallel to the center line and are located on the peripheral side of the individual game field (the lower side in FIG. , Simply referred to as “peripheral side”). The portions of these two stays 23, 23 closer to the peripheral edge than the display 11 support a box-shaped drive unit case 121 that incorporates a drive mechanism for the lower treasure box 12. In the state of being supported and fixed in this manner, the lower surface of the drive unit case 121 is slightly separated from the upper surface of the partition plate 1.

The drive section case 121 has an open upper end. On both side edges of this opening, in a state that it protrudes slightly to the peripheral side from the peripheral side surface of the drive unit case 121,
Each of prism-shaped booms 122 is attached. An angle stay 123 having an L-shaped cross section is stretched over the tips of these two booms 122, 122.
The peripheral side of the angle stay 123 is a hanging part 123a which is bent at a right angle toward the partition plate 1.

On the two booms 122, 122 and the angle stay 123, a square plate 125 forming the upper surface of the lower treasure box 12 is placed. As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface of the square plate 125 is slightly concave to accommodate a large number of medals. The edge on the center side of the square plate 125 is slightly warped upward to form a slight gap with the display 11. As shown in FIG. 9, the other three ends of the square plate 125 are ribs which hang down at right angles toward the partition plate 1. Of these, the peripheral edge rib 125a covers the outer surface of the hanging portion 123a of the angle stay 123. The rib 125a of the square plate 125 and the hanging portion 123a of the angle stay 123 are connected by a hinge 124 whose rotation axis is directed in a direction orthogonal to the center line. Therefore, the square plate 125 rotates around the lower edge of the rib 125a on the peripheral side, and can rotate in the plane of FIG. In addition, the square plate 125 is attached to each boom 1
The state in FIG. 10 in contact with the angle stays 122 and 122 and the angle stay 123 is hereinafter referred to as a housed state.

At the center of the lower surface of the square plate 125, a rectangular plate-like follower 125b oriented in a direction parallel to the center line is fixed in a hanging state. Therefore, this follower 1
25b enters the drive unit case 121 when the square plate 125 is in the housed state. Two rectangular brackets 121a and 121b are fixed to the inner wall on the peripheral side of the drive unit case 121 in parallel with the follower 125b so as to sandwich the follower 125b. A lower treasure box drive motor 126 is attached to a surface of one of these two brackets 121a, 121b on the follower 125b side in one 121a. A roller 126b that can freely rotate in a direction parallel to the rotation axis is attached to a rotation axis of the lower treasure box drive motor 126 via a crank arm 126a. This roller 126
b is located immediately below the follower 125b and separates from the lower edge of the follower 125b only when the lower treasure box drive motor 126 rotates to be at the lowest position. Therefore, from this state, the crank arm 1 is driven by the lower treasure box drive motor 126.
When the roller 26a rotates, the roller 126b rotates the follower 125.
By pushing up b, the square plate 125 is tilted counterclockwise in the plane of FIG. FIG. 11 shows a state where the roller 126b is at the uppermost position and the square plate 125 is most inclined (the maximum inclined state). In the maximum tilt state, the medals loaded on the upper surface of the square plate 125 slide down on the moving table 13 or the partition plate 1.

On the other hand, the stays 23, 23 and the drive unit case 1
As shown in FIG. 9, the side surfaces of the angle stay 123 (excluding the side surface on the center side) are covered with a decorative plate 127 flush with the ribs of the square plate 125. This decorative board 127
The lower edge substantially coincides with the height of the lower surface of the drive unit case 121. In addition, the center of the portion facing the peripheral edge side of the decorative plate 127 is cut out from the lower edge side into a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape. The upper edge of the notch 127a is lower than the lower edge of the hanging portion 123a of the angle stay 123. Therefore, the angle stay 1 is provided in the notch 127a.
The hanging part 123a of 23 does not face.

At the center of the inner surface of the angle stay 123, a slide rail 241 that is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the center line is attached. A slider 242 is slidably engaged with the slide rail 241 according to the slide rail 241 so as not to fall off. On the surface of the slider 242 (the surface on the right side in FIG. 10), a hanging bracket 243 having an inverted L-shaped cross section with its tip extending below the hanging portion 123a of the angle stay 123.
Is attached. A rectangular gate plate 24 as a wall member is suspended and fixed to the tip of the hanging bracket 243 so as to be in contact with the back surface of the decorative plate 127. Therefore, the gate plate 24 is slidable by the slide rail 241 and the slider 242 in a lateral direction (a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving table 13 along the upper surface of the moving table 13).

As shown in FIG. 10, the vertical width of the gate plate 24 is slightly larger than the depth of the notch 127a of the decorative plate 127, and its lower end overlaps the lower end of the decorative plate 127.
The width of the gate plate 24 is, as shown in FIG.
It is narrower than the inner width of the decorative plate 127 by the sliding amount of the gate plate 24, and wider than the lateral width of the notch 127a of the decorative plate 127 by the sliding amount. Therefore, the gate plate 24
, The notch 127a of the decorative plate 127 is always closed by the gate plate 24.

At two positions closer to the inside than the both side edges of the gate plate 24 by the amount of the slide, as shown in FIG.
a and 24a are formed. These slits 24a,
The width of 24a is about four times the thickness of the medal. Also,
The length of these slits 24a, 24a is substantially equal to the diameter of the medal. Therefore, these slits 24a, 24a
Corresponds to a slit that passes only medals that roll on the upper surface of the moving table 13.

As shown in FIG. 12 which is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 8, the surface of the hanging bracket 243 on the side opposite to the side where it is attached to the slider 242 has A U-shaped slide follower 244 is mounted with its axis facing up and down with its opening facing the drive case 121. A checker drive motor 128 is attached to the other bracket 121d in the above-mentioned drive case 121 with its drive axis directed in a direction parallel to the center line of the individual game field. The drive shaft of the checker drive motor 128 passes through the drive case 121, and a crank pin 128b is attached to a tip end thereof via a crank arm 128a. The tip of the crank pin 128b is connected to the slide follower 24.
4 is inside. And checker drive motor 1
The length from the drive shaft 28 to the crankpin 128b is
The length of the slide follower 244 is の of the moving distance of the gate plate 24, and is longer than the moving distance of the gate plate 24.
Accordingly, when the crank arm 128a is rotated by the checker drive motor 128, the crank pin 128b reciprocates up and down in the slide follower 244, and reciprocates the gate plate 24 in the lateral direction. That is, the slide rail 241, the slider 242, the hanging bracket 243, the slide follower 244, the checker drive motor 128, the crank arm 128a, and the crank pin 128b correspond to the second moving mechanism.

A wiper member 129 as a medal pushing member made of a long rubber plate is attached to the lower edge of the peripheral side surface of the drive unit case 121. The lower edge (that is, the side surface in the longitudinal direction) of the wiper member 129 protrudes from the lower surface of the drive unit case 121 by six medals.

Further, stays 245 and 245 which penetrate the wiper member 129 and face the center line direction of the individual game field are implanted at both left and right corners at the lower edge of the peripheral side surface of the drive unit case 121. . Both stays 24
In the vicinity of the front end of the opposing surfaces of the light-emitting devices 5 and 245, transmission-type optical sensor units (one is a light-emitting device and the other is a light-receiving sensor) 246, 2 are provided as detecting means for detecting medals at a specific location.
46 are attached. The height of the transmission type optical sensor units 246 and 246 from the lower edge of the wiper member 129 is substantially the same as the radius of the medal. Therefore,
The medals that roll on the moving table 13 and pass through any of the slits 24a of the gate plate 24 are always detected by these transmission-type optical sensor units 246 and 246. [Moving table] Both stays 2 on the upper surface of the partition plate 1
Between the portions 3 and 23, a concave portion 1a lower than other portions is formed. The concave portion 1a further extends toward the peripheral edge by the same length as the depth of the moving table 13. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the side wall of the concave portion 1a extends straight parallel to the center line of the individual game field. This recess 1
A four-wheel truck 131 whose axle is orthogonal to the center line of the individual game field is arranged in a. The width of the carriage 131 is only slightly smaller than the width of the concave portion 1a. Therefore, the bogie 131 can travel without play in the recess 1a toward the center line of the individual game field.

The moving table 13 is mounted on a cart 131. The height of the upper surface of the moving table 13 is
The height is such that the wiper member 129 of the lower treasure box 12 is lightly contacted. Therefore, the moving table 13 enters the lower treasure box 12 from the maximum advance position shown in FIG. 10 in a state where a gap six times the thickness of the coin is provided between the decoration plate 127 and the gate plate 24. 11 can be moved to the maximum immersion position shown in FIG.
(A) relatively approaches and separates toward the leading edge of the moving table 13 along the upper surface of (a). At this time, even if a medal is placed on the moving table 13 at the maximum advance position, in the process of moving to the maximum immersion position, the medal dives below the decorative plate 127 and the gate plate 24 and is partitioned by the wiper member 129. It is scraped off onto the plate 1 (the bottom of the concave portion 1a).

A wiper member 133 is attached to a peripheral edge of the movable table 13 by a stay 132. The wiper member 133 is made of a long rubber plate similarly to the wiper member 129, and is fixed with its longitudinal side edge lightly contacting the bottom of the partition plate 1 (of the concave portion 1a). Therefore, in the process of moving the moving table 13 from the maximum immersion position to the maximum advance position,
The medals (including medals scraped off from the upper surface of the moving table 13) that have entered the recess 1a can be scraped out of the recess 1a. The upper edge of the stay 132 on the peripheral side is the edge of the table.
The wall up to the lower edge of 29 is the wall surface following the edge.

At the center end of the moving table 13,
A slide follower 134 having a U-shaped cross section opened to the lower side.
However, it is fixed with its back surface flush with the top surface of the moving table 13 with its axis oriented in a direction perpendicular to the center line of the individual game field. On the other hand, the concave portion 1a of the partition plate 1
In the portion located below the driving unit case 121, a slit 1b is formed along the center line thereof. In this slit 1b, a reduction gear box 26 is fixed via a stay 25. The input shaft of the reduction gearbox 26 is connected to a table drive motor 27 mounted below the reduction gearbox 26. The output shaft of this reduction gearbox 26 is
It enters the recess 1 a and is attached to the base end of the crank arm 28. At the end of the crank arm 28, a roller 29 that has entered the slide follower 134 is rotatably attached. The distance between the output shaft of the reduction gear box 26 and the rotation shaft of the roller 29 is a movement amount of the moving table 13 (a value obtained by subtracting some overlap margin from the distance from the tip of the stay 132 to the tip of the slide follower 134). ) Of the reduction gear 2 so that the vicinity of the tip of the slide follower 134 contacts the wiper member 129 when the crank arm 28 is directed to the peripheral side.
6 is positioned. Therefore, when the crank arm 28 is rotated by the table drive motor 27, the roller 29 reciprocates left and right in the slide follower 134, and moves the moving table 13 between the maximum advance position in FIG. 10 and the maximum immersion position in FIG. Move back and forth. That is, the carriage 131, the slide follower 134, the roller 29,
The crank arm 28, the reduction gear box 26, and the table drive motor 27 correspond to a first moving mechanism.

Since the reciprocating movement of the gate plate 24 and the reciprocating movement of the moving table 13 are performed completely independently, their moving periods are asynchronous. [Medal Shoot] As shown in FIGS.
Bases 151 and 151 for attaching the medal chute 15 are attached to both sides of the base. A support member 152 that is rotatable in a horizontal direction within a certain angle range is attached to each base 151.
The mounting position of the support member 152 is slightly higher than the upper surface of the moving table 13. And a gutter-shaped medal shoot 15 slightly wider than the thickness of the medal
Is attached to the support member 152 so as to penetrate the support member 152. The base end of the medal chute 15 projects outside the base 151, and the tip of the medal chute 15 projects above the concave portion 1 a of the partition plate 1. And this medal shoot 15
Is inclined downward so that it does not hit the moving table 12.

Accordingly, the player can pinch the base end of the medal shoot 15 and swing the medal shoot 15 right and left. Then, if a medal is inserted from the base end of the medal shoot 15, this medal becomes the medal shoot 15
Roll inside and roll out from the tip. Therefore, if medals are inserted according to the movement of the moving table 13, the medals rolling out from the medal shoot 15 can be placed on the moving table 13 and rolled on the moving table 13. Moreover, by adjusting the angle of the medal chute 15 in the horizontal direction and rolling the medal in an appropriate direction, the medal can be passed through the slit 24a of the gate plate 24. That is, the medal chute 15, the base 151, and the support member 152 correspond to the guide device.

However, since the center of rotation of the medal chute 15 is located outside the extension of the side wall of the recess 1a, as long as the rolled-up medal is to be placed on the moving table 13, the center of the individual game field must be located. The medal chute 15 is oblique to the line in the plane in the horizontal direction. [Medal Retaining Portion] A portion between the concave portion 1a of the partition plate 1 and the peripheral edge 1c is formed as a medal retaining portion 1d flush with the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a. The medal retaining portion 1d has a planar shape that expands from the side wall of the concave portion 1a toward the peripheral edge 1a. And the side edge of this medal retention part 1d is
It is sunk under the decorative plate 14 with a gap left between the decorative plate 14 and the lower edge. Then, along the side walls of the medal retaining portion 1d, medal collecting holes 1e, 1e as slit-shaped edges are formed. In addition, a gap is formed between the peripheral side edge 1 c as an edge and the transparent acrylic plate 3. Therefore, when a new medal is pushed out of the concave portion 1a by the moving table 13 in a state where the medals are staying on the medal staying portion 1d without a gap, the medals staying in the medal staying portion 1d are in a collision state. Extruded with. As a result, the medal existing on the peripheral edge 1c falls into the gap between the peripheral edge 1c and the transparent acrylic plate 3, or the medal existing on the edge of the medal collecting holes 1e, 1e is removed from the medal collecting hole. It falls within 1e, 1e. That is, the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a and the stagnant portion 1d correspond to a fixed base.

Next, each mechanism of the medal collecting section D will be described. <Repayment chute> The medals that have fallen into the gap between the peripheral edge 1c of the partition plate 1 and the transparent acrylic plate 3 are guided to the refund port 16 through the refund chute 18 described above. The medals guided to the payout opening 16 in this way are taken out from the payout opening 16 by the player. <Recovery chute> The medals that have fallen into the recovery holes 1e, 1e are passed through the recovery chute 17 to the medal collection box 1 respectively.
Guided to 9. At the lower left of FIG. 4, the left collecting chute 17 in the station section S located on the right side of the hopper 20 when viewed from the outside is illustrated. Although omitted in FIG. 4 because of the cross-section, a right collecting chute 17 for guiding the medals dropped from the right collecting hole 1 a is also provided to guide the medals to the same medal collecting box 19. <Hopper> Although not shown, a pumping disk serving as a lower mechanism of the hopper 20 is rotatably mounted on the lower surface of the medal collection box 59, and a hopper driving motor 201 (FIG. 1).
5). At a plurality of positions along the circumferential direction of the pumping disc, medal receiving holes into which medals enter as the pumping disc rotates are formed. The medals that have entered the medal receiving holes are forcibly pushed into a pumping gutter serving as an intermediate mechanism of a hopper built in the column 2 as the rotation of the pumping disk proceeds. The pumping gutter is a square pipe having an internal passage having a width substantially equal to the diameter of the medal and a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the medal, and its tip reaches the inside of the medal supply unit U.
As the pushing of the medals into the pumping gutter by the pumping disk of the hopper 20 proceeds, the medal pushed first reaches the tip of the pumping gutter. At the tip of the pumping gutter, a hopper medal counter 202 (see FIG. 15) for outputting a pulse signal (count signal) at the same time as sending out a medal reaching the tip of the pumping gutter toward the skew gutter 21 is provided. ing. <Slanting gutter> The sloping gutters 21 extend downwardly from the tips of the pumping gutters of the five hoppers 20 toward the center of the medal supply unit U, respectively, and extend between the falling pipes 22. Have been. Accordingly, the medals sent from the medal hopper counter 202 roll in the oblique gutter 21 and jump into the falling pipe 22. <Drop tube> The drop tube 22 is provided vertically on the stop axis of the medal game machine (above the center of the plurality of centers), and kills the momentum of medals jumping from each of the oblique gutters 21 and moves downward. Drop freely toward.

The plurality of oblique gutters 21 and the drop tubes 22
Constitute a medal collecting mechanism for collecting a plurality of medals above the center of the plurality of centers. <Center> Next, a mechanism of a center that receives medals dropped from the drop tube 22 and supplies medals to the individual game field of any station will be described. In addition, the mechanism of this center includes a skew gutter 21 and a drop pipe 22.
A medal sliding mechanism is configured to slide the medals collected by the medal collecting mechanism including the medals toward the moving table 13 at an arbitrary center. In addition to the medal collecting mechanism, the center mechanism receives the medals pumped from the hopper 20 in a lump and switches the channel of the received medals to supply the medals to an arbitrary station. Configure mechanism. [Upper Treasure Chest and Upper Treasure Chest Driving Mechanism] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view in which only the upper treasure chest 10 and the upper treasure chest mechanism 9 are extracted from FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 4, two square vertical frames 901 and 901 are fixed in the center of the center substrate 8 with a slight gap therebetween, perpendicular to the center substrate 8. ing. On the two vertical frames 901 and 901, a disc-shaped upper substrate 9 is provided.
02 is fixed. In the center of the upper substrate 902, a bearing member 903 made of a low friction material is fitted. A shaft 904 having a disk-shaped head 904a at its upper end is inserted into a through hole formed at the center of the shaft of the bearing member 903 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the axial direction.

The center of the outer surface of one of the vertical frames 901 near the lower end thereof has a drive shaft 907a.
Are vertically penetrated through the vertical frame 901 and an upper treasure box tilting motor 907 is attached. The distal end of the drive shaft 907a is connected to the first through a crank arm 908.
It is connected to the rotation shaft 909a of the joint member 909. A link arm 906 is connected to the first joint member 909 so that the length can be adjusted. Further, the distal end of the link arm 906 is connected to the above-described shaft 904 via a second joint member 905 so as to be freely bendable. Therefore, when the upper treasure box tilting motor 907 rotates its drive shaft 907a, the rotational movement of the drive shaft 907a is performed via the crank arm 908, the first joint member 909, the link arm 906, and the second joint member 905. This is converted into a linear motion of the shaft 904.

The position of the head 904a of the shaft 904 is determined by the first joint member 909 and the link arm 90.
It can be adjusted by changing the amount of the connection margin with 8. Also, the drive shaft 907a of the upper treasure box tilting motor 907
, A light-shielding member 910 extending in the radial direction is attached, and the shutter member 91 is provided on the inner surface of the vertical frame 901 when the shaft 904 is at the highest position.
This shutter member 910 is provided when the photo interrupter 911a for detecting the
Is mounted.

On the other hand, the tip of the bearing member 903 described above
It has a smaller diameter section than other parts. This bearing member 903
A driven pulley 912 is rotatably fitted in the small diameter portion at the tip. Also, on the bearing member 903,
The shaft hole at the center of the disk-shaped rotary table 913 is fitted into the shaft 904. This rotary table 91
3 is slightly smaller in diameter than the upper substrate 902. Further, the periphery of the turntable 913 is supported by an annular slide rail 914 that is provided on the upper surface of the upper substrate 902. Therefore, the turntable 913 has high strength with respect to weight.

Since the above-described passive pulley 912 and rotary table 913 are adhered to each other with an adhesive,
They rotate together. Then, the driven pulley 912
Between a drive pulley 916 that is rotated by an upper treasure chest rotation motor 915 embedded in the upper substrate 902,
A drive belt 917 is stretched. Therefore, when the drive pulley 916 is rotated by the upper treasure box rotation motor 915, the turntable 913 is rotated via the drive belt 917 and the driven pulley 912.

A light-shielding piece 918 that is bent at a right angle so as to face the upper substrate 902 is attached to one portion of the periphery of the turntable 913. Also, the upper substrate 902
Above, 10 at equal angular intervals around the shaft 904
A photo interrupter 919 for detecting the light shielding piece 918 is attached to the location. Therefore, the host circuit that controls the upper treasure box rotation motor 915 can accurately direct the upper treasure box constructed on the rotary table 913 toward any station.

Reference numeral 920 in FIG. 7 is a decorative plate that covers the turntable 920. Further, around the shaft 904 on the upper surface of the rotary table 913, a decorative cylinder 921 that covers the shaft 904 (head 904a) is provided.

Columns 101a, 101a, and 101b are planted at three positions on the upper surface of the rotary table 913 at equal distances and at equal angular intervals around the shaft 904, respectively. Of these three pillars 101a, 101a, 101b, two 101a, 101a are shorter than the other one 101b, and are attached to the lower surface of the upper treasure box 10 via hinges 102, 102 which are coaxial with each other. . The other one 101b is in contact with the lower surface of the upper treasure box 10 and supports the upper treasure box 10 so that the upper surface is horizontal.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper treasure box 10
It has a concave circular shape like a round plate. Therefore, the medals that have fallen from the drop cylinder 22 can be reliably received. However, a pillar 101 is sandwiched between the centers of the upper treasure box 10.
The edge on the opposite side to b protrudes largely in the radial direction. The side edge of the protruding portion 10a is greatly warped so that the cross section becomes V-shaped.

On the other hand, a caster 103 having an axle parallel to the axis of each hinge 102 is mounted at the center of the lower surface of the upper treasure box 10. When the head 904a of the shaft 904 is at the lowermost position, the caster 103 enters into the decoration cylinder 921 to form a gap between the caster 103 and the head 904a. When the head 904a rises due to the rotation of the upper treasure box tilting motor 907, the head 904a is pushed up while shifting the contact position of the head 904a. When pushed up in this manner, the upper treasure box 10 inclines with the protruding portion 10a facing downward. As a result, the medals placed on the upper treasure box 10 and the medals falling from the drop cylinder 22 in this state slide down through the protruding portions 10a and are guided to the individual game field of a predetermined station. . That is, these medals are in the lower treasure chest 12
It is supplied to the moving table 13 via the control unit. At this time, since the side edge of the protruding portion 10a is greatly warped, the medal does not spill to the side of the protruding portion 10a.

The above configuration is summarized as follows.
Corresponds to a container having an open upper end for receiving a medal dropped from the dropping cylinder 22,
a, 101a, 101b, hinges 101, 102, casters 103, upper treasure chest tilting motor 907, crank arm 908, first joint member 909, link arm 906, second joint member 905, and shaft 90.
4 corresponds to a tilting mechanism for tilting the container, and a hinge 10
1, 102, columns 101a, 101a, 101b, a rotary table 913, a driven pulley 912, an upper treasure box rotation motor 915, a drive pulley 916, a drive belt 917, a driven pulley 912, and a bearing member 903 rotate the container in a horizontal plane. This corresponds to a rotation mechanism. [Substantially frustoconical portion] To be precise, the approximately frustoconical portion 4 is configured by combining ten symmetrical trapezoidal plates 401. Each trapezoidal plate 401 is supported on the center substrate 8 by a support plate 402. Each trapezoid plate 4
A chute 402 is attached to the center of the surface of the surface 01 in a direction perpendicular to the upper edge and the lower edge. Therefore, the medals sliding down from the upper treasure box 10 are received by the shoot 402 and guided to the lower treasure box 12 along the shoot 402. It should be noted that side walls 403 for preventing scatter of medals are attached to both side edges of the chute 402.
A rectifying plate 404 is provided at the lower end of the chute 402 to kill the momentum of the medals sliding down the chute 402 and drop the medals onto the lower treasure box 12 without fail. <Control Circuit> Next, a control circuit for controlling each of the above-described mechanisms will be described with reference to the block diagrams of FIGS.

FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram for explaining the interrelationship between the stations S and the circuits incorporated in the center C constituting the medal game machine. This figure 1
As shown in FIG. 4, the host circuit H built in the center C communicates (transfers data or commands) with the station circuit T built in each station S via the communication line w. Do. Here, the stations S are numbered from 1 to 10 in a clockwise order as viewed from above. Similarly, each hopper 20 is numbered from 1 to 5 in a clockwise order as viewed from above. The station circuits T of the first and second stations S form a set, and control the first hopper 20 (driving the hopper drive motor 201 and counting the count signal from the hopper medal counter 202), respectively. Similarly, the station circuits T of the third and fourth stations S control the second hopper 20, respectively, and the station circuits T of the fifth and sixth stations S control the third hopper 20, respectively. ,
Station circuit T of the seventh and eighth stations S
Perform the control of the fourth hopper 20, respectively,
The station circuit T of the fifth station S controls the fifth hopper 20, respectively.

Hereinafter, the configurations of the station circuit T and the host circuit T will be described in detail. [Station Circuit] FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG. 15, a hopper drive motor 201, a hopper medal counter 202, a table drive motor 27, a checker drive motor 128, a lower treasure box drive motor 126, and a transmission type optical sensor unit (light receiving sensor) 246 are connected to the CPU 30 respectively. I have. The CPU 30 is also connected with a communication interface 31, a display drive circuit 32, and a memory 33.

The CPU 30 is a control device for controlling the entire station and a central processing unit as a game mode changing device. The display drive circuit 32 includes the CPU 30
Is a drive circuit for displaying an image on the display 11 according to the control from

The memory 33 is a working memory used when the CPU 30 executes control, and also has functions as a first storage unit and a second storage unit for storing various variables (numerical values) i to l. Have.

Transmission type optical sensor unit (light receiving sensor) 2
Reference numeral 46 denotes a light-receiving sensor side of a set of transmission-type optical sensor units 246 provided inside the lower treasure box 12, and an output signal indicating whether or not the amount of received light exceeds a predetermined determination threshold. Is input to the CPU 30. [Host Circuit] FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the structure of the host circuit H. In FIG. 16, an upper treasure chest rotation motor 915 and an upper treasure chest tilting motor 907 are respectively provided with a CPU.
36. A communication interface is connected to the CPU 30 via a buffer 35.

The CPU 36 controls the center C as a whole, and also performs communication control such as transferring the notification from each station circuit T to all other station circuits T at once, or transferring only a specific station circuit T selected by itself. Do.

The communication interface 34 receives commands and data from each station circuit T and writes the received commands and data to the buffer 35 in the order of reception. Further, the communication interface 34 includes a CPU 36
Directly receives data and commands addressed to each station circuit T, and transmits them to the destination station circuit T.

The data and command written in the buffer 35 are read by the CPU 36. <Control Processing> Next, the CPU 30 of each station circuit T
Will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 17 to 26, and the process performed by the CPU 36 of the host circuit H will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28. [Process in Station Circuit] First, the process executed in the CPU 30 of each station circuit T will be described.
Describing the relationship between the flowcharts, FIG. 17 shows a main routine started by turning on the main power to the medal game machine, and FIGS. 18 to 22 show its subroutines. FIGS. 23 to 26 show interrupt processing that is executed with higher priority by interrupting the processing being executed when each trigger condition occurs. Hereinafter, these processes will be described in order.

When the processing of FIG. 17 is started by turning on the main power supply, the CPU 30 determines in the first S0001 that
Various variables i to l used for executing the processing are initialized. That is, the variables i, k, and l are set to “0”, and the variable j is set to “100”.

In the next S0002, the CPU 30 starts the rotation of the table drive motor 27. As a result, the moving table 13 repeats moving forward and backward with its own cycle and stroke.

In the next S0003, the CPU 30 starts the rotation of the checker drive motor 128. As a result, the gate plate 24 and the slits 24a, 24a reciprocate at a unique cycle and stroke.

In the next step S0004, the CPU 30 checks whether or not the variable k as the first numerical value indicating the number of times the slot rotation is suspended is 1 or more. This variable k is increased by executing the interrupt processing of FIG. If the variable k is 0, this check is repeated.

On the other hand, if the variable k is 1 or more (that is, if the predetermined trigger condition and the third condition are satisfied), the CPU 30 determines in step S0005 that the variable k
Is decremented by one (corresponding to a decrement means). At this point, the same number of the holding ramp areas 11d to 11d as the value of the variable k checked in S0004.
11g is lit (brightly displayed) (S0 in FIG. 23).
603).

In the next S0006, the CPU 30 executes a slot rotation process. This slot rotation processing
This is a process of executing a slot game on the screen of the display 11 (corresponding to a prize selecting operation, a selecting means, and a game mode changing device). FIG. 18 shows a subroutine of the slot rotation processing executed in S0006.

The first step S010 after entering this subroutine
1, the CPU 30 instructs the display drive circuit 32 to display numbers (1 to 7) and characters ("SU") in the reel display areas 11a to 11c displayed on the display 11.
PER "). The order (sequence) of numbers and characters for moving the reel display areas 11a to 11c downward from above is different for each reel display area 11a to 11c.

In the next step S0102, the CPU 30 causes the display drive circuit 32 to stop moving numbers and characters in the left reel display area (left reel) 11a as the first display area.

In the next step S0103, the CPU 30 causes the display drive circuit 32 to stop moving numbers and characters in the right reel display area (right reel) 11c as the second display area.

At the next step S0104, the CPU 30 checks whether the number or character displayed at the center of the left reel 11a matches the number or character displayed at the center of the right reel 11c after the stop. I do. If they match, the CPU 30 proceeds to S010
5, the display driving circuit 32
Center reel display area (middle reel) as display area
The reach operation in 11b is executed. The reach operation is an operation of temporarily lowering the moving speed, moving the moving object for a while, and then stopping the numerical values and characters. When the reach operation is completed and the movement of numbers and characters on the middle reel 11b is stopped, the CPU 30 proceeds to S011.
Proceed to 3.

On the other hand, if the number or character displayed at the center of the left reel 11a does not match the number or character displayed at the center of the right reel 11c, S01.
04, the CPU 30 determines in S0106
, The display drive circuit 32 stops the movement of numbers and characters on the middle reel 11b.

At the next step S0107, the CPU 30 checks whether the number or character displayed at the center of the left reel 11a matches the number or character displayed at the center of the middle reel 11b after the stop. I do. If they match, the CPU 30 proceeds to S010
At 8, the display drive circuit 32 restarts the movement of numbers and characters on the right reel 11c.

In the next step S0109, the CPU 30 causes the display drive circuit 32 to execute a reach operation on the right reel 11c. When the reach operation is completed and the movement of numbers and characters on the right reel 11c is stopped, the CPU 30 advances the processing to S0113.

On the other hand, if the number or character displayed at the center of the left reel 11a does not match the number or character displayed at the center of the middle reel 11b, S01
If the determination is made in 07, the CPU 30 proceeds to S0110
, It is checked whether the number or character displayed at the center of the right reel 11c matches the number or character displayed at the center of the middle reel 11b after the stop. If they match, the CPU 3
0 is the display drive circuit 32 in S0111.
Then, the movement of the numbers and characters on the left reel 11a is restarted.

In the next S0112, the CPU 30 causes the display drive circuit 32 to execute a reach operation on the left reel 11a. When the reach operation is completed and the movement of numbers and characters on the left reel 11a is stopped, the CPU 30 advances the processing to S0113.

On the other hand, if the number or character displayed at the center of the right reel 11c does not match the number or character displayed at the center of the middle reel 11b, S01
If the determination is made in step 10, the CPU 30 advances the processing to S0113 as it is.

In S0113, the CPU 30 sends the hold lamp display area 11d to the display drive circuit 32.
１１11 g are turned off (darken the display color). When S0113 is completed, the CPU 30 ends this subroutine and returns the processing to the main routine of FIG.

In the main routine of FIG.
Is completed, in the next S0007, the CPU 30 places the same number (1) in the center of all the reel display areas 11a to 11c.
It is checked whether .about.7) are displayed together. If the same numbers are not available,
The process proceeds to S0008.

In S0008, the CPU 30 checks whether the same character ("SUPER") is displayed in the center of all the reel display areas 11a to 11c. Then, when the same characters (“SUPER”) are not aligned (that is, when any prize other than the specific prize is selected and the second condition is satisfied), the CPU 30 determines in S0010 that the virtual A variable j as a second numerical value indicating the number of medals stored in the super jackpot is incremented by one (corresponding to numerical value increasing means).

In the next step S0011, the CPU 30 notifies the host circuit H through the communication interface 31 of a j addition notification (a notification for prompting a numerical value increase) (corresponding to a numerical value increase notifying means). The j addition notification is data for notifying that the variable j should be incremented by one. When this S0011 is completed, the processing for one k, that is, the processing for one slot rotation suspension has been completed, and the processing is returned to S0004.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S0008 that the same character (“SUPER”) is present (ie, when a specific prize is selected and the first condition is satisfied),
In S0009, the CPU 30 executes a super jackpot process (corresponding to a supply determining unit that determines to supply medals to its own table and a game mode changing unit that changes the game mode). The super jackpot process is to drop medals (minimum 100 medals) stored in the form of a variable j from the medal drop cylinder 22 and to transmit the individual game fields (the lower treasure chest 12 ) Is a process as a replenishing means to be supplied to. FIG. 19 shows the contents of the super jackpot processing subroutine executed in S0009.

The first S020 after entering this subroutine
In step 1, the CPU 30 requests the host circuit H to rotate and intermittently tilt the upper treasure box 10 through the communication interface 31 (to supply the medals to the medal supply mechanism toward its own table, the flow of the flow is controlled. ). The request for rotation of the upper treasure box 10 is a request for turning the protrusion 10a of the upper treasure box 10 toward its own station. The request for the intermittent tilting operation of the upper treasure box 10 is a request for alternately repeating a state in which the upper treasure box 10 is horizontally oriented to store medals and a state in which the upper treasure box 10 is tilted to drop medals.

In the next S0202, the CPU 30 waits for the host circuit H to notify the pumping permission via the communication interface 31. This pumping permission means that the hopper 20
May be controlled.

When the host circuit H notifies the pumping permission, the CPU 30 substitutes the value of the variable j at the present time into the variable i indicating the expected number of medals to be pumped in the next S0203.

In the next S0204, the CPU 30 executes a medal pumping process based on the variable i (corresponding to hopper control means). FIG. 20 shows a medal pumping process subroutine executed in S0204.

First step S030 after entering this subroutine
In step 1, the CPU 30 drives the hopper drive motor 201 to execute the pumping of medals by the hopper 20 under self-management.

In the next step S0302, the CPU 30 starts (restarts) a timer for failure detection (corresponding to a detecting means for detecting whether or not the hopper for pumping medals from its own storage section is functioning normally).

In the next step S0303, the CPU 30 checks whether or not a count signal (pulse) has been input from the hopper medal counter 202 (detects whether or not the hopper that pumps medals from its own accommodation section is functioning normally). It corresponds to the detection means). When the count signal is input, the CPU 30 decrements the value of the variable i by one in S0304.

At the next step S0305, the CPU 30 checks whether or not the value of the variable i has become "0". If the value of the variable i is still 1 or more, the CPU 3
If "0", the process returns to S302, and the timer is restarted to wait for the next medal. On the other hand, when the value of the variable i has become “0”, the CPU 30 sends an end notification to the host circuit H via the communication interface 31.
The end notification is a notification indicating that the same number of medals as the value of the variable i set when the medal pumping subroutine is called have been inserted into the individual game field of the own station. When this S0306 is completed, the CPU 10 ends this subroutine and returns the processing to the original routine.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S0303 that the count signal has not been input, the CPU 30 proceeds to S03.
In 07, it is checked whether a predetermined set time has elapsed since the timer was started in S0303. If the set time has not yet elapsed, the process returns to S0303 to recheck the count signal. On the other hand, if the set time has elapsed, the CPU 30 determines that some failure has occurred in the self-managed hopper 20, and advances the processing to S0308 (the medal is removed from its own storage unit). The pumping hopper is equivalent to a detecting means for detecting whether the pumping hopper is functioning normally).

In S0308, the CPU 30 indicates that i medals are insufficient based on the value of the variable i at the present time (that is, a request for pumping medals to another game table).
Is reported to the host circuit H through the communication interface 31 (corresponding to a medal pumping request unit).

In the next S0309, the CPU 30 resets the variable i to “0”. Upon completion of S0309, CPU 10 terminates this subroutine and returns to the original routine.

In the routine of FIG. 19, when S0204 is completed, the CPU 30 resets the variable j to “100” in the next S0205 (corresponding to a numerical value initialization means). In the next step S0206, the CPU 30 sends a j reset report (a notification urging other game consoles to perform numerical value initialization) to the host circuit H via the communication interface 31 (corresponding to a numerical value initialization notifying means). The j reset report is a report that the variable j has been reset. This S02
When the step 06 is completed, the CPU 10 ends this subroutine and returns to the main routine of FIG.

In the main routine of FIG.
Is completed, it means that the processing for one k, that is, the processing for one slot rotation suspension has been completed.
Returned to

On the other hand, if the same numerals (1 to 7) are displayed at the center of all the reel display areas 11a to 11c, S00
07, the CPU 30 proceeds to S0012
, The variable l indicating the number of hits is incremented by one.

In the next S0013, the CPU 30 sends the current variable l to the display drive circuit 32.
Is turned on (displayed in bright colors) in accordance with the value of (1). That is, the upper right area 11 of the screen
Displaying the same number of sugoroku clamp areas 11h to 11m in the clockwise direction starting from h is the same as the value of the variable l.

In the next S0014, the CPU 30 checks whether or not the value of the variable 1 at this time has reached “7”. If it has not yet reached "7", a hitting process is executed in S015 (corresponding to a supply determining means for determining to supply medals to its own table). The hitting process is a process in which ten medals are dropped from the medal drop cylinder 22 and thrown into the individual game field (lower treasure box 12) of the own station via the upper treasure box 10. FIG.
The contents of the hit processing subroutine executed at 015 are shown.

First step S401 after entering this subroutine
Then, the CPU 30 requests the host circuit H to rotate the upper treasure box 10 through the communication interface 31 (flow path switching for switching the flow path so that the medal supply mechanism supplies medals to its own table). Request means).

In the next step S0402, the CPU 30 waits for the host circuit H to notify the pumping permission via the communication interface 31. When the host circuit H notifies the pumping permission, the CPU 30 proceeds to the next step S0403.
“10” is substituted for the variable i.

In the next S0404, the CPU 30 executes a medal pumping process based on the variable i. That is, CPU
30 executes the medal pumping process subroutine of FIG. 20 (corresponding to hopper control means). As a result of the medal pumping process, ten medals fall onto the lower treasure box 12. If the medals on the lower treasure box 12 are heaped at this point, the medals may slide down on the moving table 13 or on the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a as the medals fall. The medals that slide down in this way are
In any case, with the advance and retreat of No. 3, it is pushed out to the medal staying portion 1d.

When S0404 is completed, the CPU 30
Terminates the hit processing subroutine and returns the processing to the main routine in FIG. In the main routine of FIG. 17, when S0015 is completed, the processing for one k, that is, the processing for one slot rotation suspension has been completed.
The process returns to S0004.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S0014 that the value of the variable l has reached “7” at this time, the CPU 3
0 executes a jackpot process in S0016. This jackpot processing means that medals (at least 200) deposited on the square plate 125 of the lower treasure box 12 are
This is a process in which the square plate 125 is dropped on the moving table 13 or the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a by tilting. FIG.
The contents of the jackpot processing subroutine executed at 016 are shown.

First step S050 after entering this subroutine
In 1, the CPU 30 sets the lower treasure box drive motor 126 to 9
By rotating the roller 126b by 0 degrees, the roller 126b is moved to the highest position. As a result, the square plate 125 is in the maximum inclined state shown in FIG. 11, and all the medals accumulated on the square plate 125 fall on the bottom surface of the moving table 13 or the concave portion 1a.
Then, as the moving table 13 advances and retreats, all the medals are pushed out to the medal retention section 1d.

In the next S0502, the CPU 30 reversely rotates the lower treasure box drive motor 126 by 90 degrees,
26b is moved to the lowest position. As a result, the square plate 12
5 is in the housed state shown in FIG. 10, and medals can be deposited on the square plate 125.

In the next S0503, the CPU 30 requests the host circuit H to rotate the upper treasure box 10 through the communication interface 31 (supply determination means for determining supply of medals to its own table, medal supply mechanism). Channel switching request means for switching the channel to supply medals to the own table).

In the next step S0504, the CPU 30 waits for the host circuit H to notify the pumping permission via the communication interface 31. When the host circuit H notifies the pumping permission, the CPU 30 proceeds to the next step S0505.
“200” is substituted for the variable i.

In the next step S0506, the CPU 30 executes a medal pumping process based on the variable i (corresponding to hopper control means). That is, the CPU 30 executes the medal pumping process subroutine of FIG. As a result of the medal pumping process, 200 medals fall on the lower treasure box 12. When this S0506 is completed, the CPU 10 terminates this jackpot processing subroutine and returns to FIG.
The process returns to the main routine.

In the main routine of FIG.
Is completed, the CPU 30 proceeds to the next step S017.
Reset the variable l to “0”. In the next S0018,
The CPU 30 causes the display drive circuit 32 to extinguish all of the gorgeous clamp areas 11h to 11m (darken the display color). When this step S0018 is completed, the processing for one k, that is, one slot rotation suspension has been completed, and the processing is returned to S0004.

The sensor detection interrupt processing of FIG. 23 is based on the fact that a medal detection signal (a signal indicating that the amount of received light is lower than a predetermined threshold) is input from the transmission type optical sensor unit (light receiving sensor) 246. Trigger (predetermined trigger condition,
As a third condition), an interrupt is started by the CPU 30. In the first step S0601 after the interruption of this process is started, the CPU 30 checks whether the value of the variable k as the first numerical value has reached the upper limit value “4”. If it has not yet reached “4”, in S0602, the variable k is incremented by one (corresponding to an increment means).

In the next S0603, the CPU 30 instructs the display drive circuit 32 to display the hold lamp display area 1
One of 1d to g is turned on (display color is made brighter).
When this step S0603 is completed, the CPU 30 terminates this interrupt and resumes the process that was originally being executed.

On the other hand, if the current value of the variable k has reached "4", the CPU 10 adds 10 to the value of the variable j as the second numerical value in S0604 (the numerical value increases). Means). When this step S0604 is completed, the CPU 30 terminates this interrupt processing and resumes the originally executed processing. As a result, as long as the value of the variable k is “4”, the value of the variable j is increased by 10 each time a medal is detected by the transmission type optical sensor unit 246.

The medal pumping request reception interrupt processing of FIG.
A medal pumping request from the host circuit H through the communication interface 31 (see S1102 in FIG. 28, executed in the station circuit T of another station in FIG. 20)
In response to receiving the medal shortage report by 0308), the CPU 30 starts an interrupt. The first S after the interrupt starts
At 0701, the CPU 30 substitutes the number of medals requested to be pumped from the host circuit H into a variable i.

In next S0702, the CPU 30 executes a medal pumping process based on the variable i (corresponding to a hopper control means). That is, the CPU 30 executes the medal pumping process subroutine of FIG. As a result of this medal pumping process, medals of the same number as the variable i are thrown into the individual game field of the station that has reported the medal shortage. When this S0702 is completed, the CPU 30
This interrupt processing is terminated, and the processing that was originally executed is restarted.

The j reset notification reception interrupt processing of FIG.
The j reset notification from the host circuit H through the communication interface 31 (refer to S1106 in FIG. 28, Sj in FIG. 19 executed in the station circuit T of another station).
The interrupt is started by the CPU 30 by receiving the j reset report by 0206, that is, the notification urging the initialization of the numerical value). In the first step S0801 after the interrupt start of this process, the CPU 30
The variable j is reset to “100” (corresponding to numerical value initialization means). As a result, even if the super jackpot process is not executed in the station of the provisional command, if the super jackpot process is executed in another station, the variable j is reset. This S
When 0801 is completed, the CPU 30 ends this interrupt processing and resumes the processing that was originally being executed.

The j addition notification reception interrupt processing of FIG. 26 is executed by the host circuit H through the communication interface 31 to j addition notification (see S1104 of FIG. 28, executed by the station circuit T of another station in S0011 of FIG. 17).
Report by j, that is, notification that prompts increase of numerical value)
Is started by the CPU 30 as a trigger. In the first step S0901 after the interruption of this process is started, the CPU 30 increments the variable j by one (corresponding to a numerical value increasing means). As a result, even if the game is not executed in the station of the temporary command, if the roulette comes off in another station, the variable j increases each time. This S0901
Is completed, the CPU 30 terminates the interrupt processing and resumes the processing that was originally being executed. [Processing in Host Circuit] Next, the CPU 3 of the host circuit H
6 will be described. Describing the relationship between the flowcharts, FIG. 27 shows a main routine started by turning on the main power to the medal game machine.
FIG. 28 shows an interrupt process that is periodically started. Hereinafter, these processes will be described in order.

When the processing in FIG. 27 is started by turning on the main power supply, the CPU 36 determines in the first step S1001 that
A request to rotate the upper treasure box 10 in the buffer 35 (S in FIG. 19)
0201, S0401 in FIG. 21, S0503 in FIG. 22)
Check if there is.

Then, when there is a rotation request for the upper treasure box 10, the CPU 36 extracts one of the oldest rotation requests from the buffer 35 in S1002. In the next step S1003, the CPU 36 moves the upper treasure box rotation motor 9 to turn the protrusion 10a of the upper treasure box 10 to the requesting station of the rotation request taken out in S1002.
The rotation of the upper treasure chest 10 by 15 is started.

In the next step S1004, the CPU 36 determines that the rotation of the upper treasure box 10 has been completed and the protrusion 10a of the upper treasure box 10 has been reached.
Waits for the requesting station. When the projecting portion 10a of the upper treasure box 10 faces the requesting station, the CPU 3
In S1005, pumping permission is made to the requesting station via the communication interface 34 (S0 in FIG. 19).
202, S0402 in FIG. 21, and S0504 in FIG. 22).

In the next step S1006, the CPU 36 executes the processing in step S1.
The intermittent tilt request (FIG. 19)
(S0201) is checked. If the intermittent tilt request is not given, that is, if the rotation request is a hit process or a jackpot process, the CPU 36 determines in S1007 that
By rotating the upper treasure chest tilting motor 907 by 90 degrees, the head 904a of the shaft 904 is protruded to the maximum,
The upper treasure box 10 is tilted.

In the next step S1008, the CPU 36 sends an end notification from one of the stations (the requesting station or the requested station if a medal pumping request is made to another station) (S030 in FIG. 20).
Wait for 6) to be sent. When this end notification is received, the CPU 36 causes the head 904a of the shaft 904 to be maximally immersed by rotating the upper treasure box tilting motor 907 90 degrees in S1009, and returns the upper treasure box 10 to the horizontal state. When this S1009 is completed, the CP for processing the next rotation request is executed.
U36 returns the process to S1001.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1006 that the intermittent tilt request is attached to the rotation request,
U36 checks in S1010 whether an end notification has been transmitted from any station. If the end notification has not been sent yet, S
At 1011, the timer is started (restarted).

At the next step S1012, the CPU 36 sets
It waits for a predetermined set time to elapse from the timer start (restart) at 011. Then, if the set time has elapsed, the CPU 36 proceeds to the next step S1013.
By rotating the upper treasure chest tilting motor 907 by 90 degrees, the head 904a of the shaft 904 is protruded to the maximum,
The upper treasure box 10 is tilted.

In the next step S1014, the CPU 36 causes the head 904a of the shaft 904 to be maximally immersed by reversing the upper treasure box tilting motor 907 by 90 degrees, thereby returning the upper treasure box 10 to a horizontal state. Upon completion of S1014, the CPU 36 returns the processing to S1010.

By repeating the above loop processing of S1010 to S1014, an operation is performed such that medals are accumulated in the upper treasure box 10 at once, and then accumulated and released at once. Then, as a result of repeating the loop processing,
When an end notification is transmitted from any of the stations, the CPU 36 exits this loop processing from S1010 and returns the processing to S1001 in order to perform processing for the next rotation request.

The periodic monitoring interrupt processing shown in FIG.
Executed every 60 seconds. And the first S1 after the start
In 101, the CPU 36 checks whether or not a medal shortage report (S0308 in FIG. 20) is written in the buffer 35. If there is no medal shortage report, the process proceeds directly to S1103.

On the other hand, if there is a medal shortage report in the buffer 35, the CPU 36 determines in S1102
A request is made to a station of a number two after the station that has transmitted the medal shortage report to pump up the i medals described in the medal shortage report (corresponding to a medal pumping allocation means). As described above, the CPU 30 of the station that has received this request executes the medal pumping request reception interrupt processing of FIG. Upon completion of S1102, the CPU 36 advances the processing to S1103.

In S1103, the CPU 36 checks whether or not the j addition report (S0011 in FIG. 17) has been written in the buffer 35. If there is a j addition report, in S1104, the communication interface 34 is sent to all the stations other than the reporting source station.
The notification of j addition is transmitted through (corresponding to distribution means). The CPU 30 of each station that has received the j addition notification,
As described above, the j addition notification reception interrupt processing of FIG. 26 is executed. Note that the j addition notification may be transmitted from a plurality of stations at the same time. Therefore, this S
When 1104 is completed, the CPU 36 once proceeds to S1
Return to 103.

If it is determined in S1103 that no more j addition notices remain in the buffer 35, the CPU 36 advances the process to S1105. 1
At 105, the CPU 36 checks whether or not the j reset report (S0206 in FIG. 19) has been written in the buffer 35. If there is no j reset notification, the CPU 36 terminates this interrupt processing as it is,
Restart the process that was originally running.

On the other hand, if there is a j reset report,
In S1106, the CPU 36 transmits a j reset notification to all the stations other than the reporting source station via the communication interface 34 (corresponding to a distribution unit). C of each station receiving this j reset notification
As described above, the PU 30 executes the j reset notification reception interrupt processing of FIG. The CPU 36 determines in S1106
Is completed, this interrupt processing is terminated, and the processing that was originally executed is restarted. <Operation According to Embodiment> Next, the operation of the medal game machine configured as described above will be described. As a premise of the description, it is assumed that initial settings have been made in advance for each station of the medal game machine. That is, the medal retention section 1d
There are many medals spread all over the area. On the square plate 125 of the lower treasure box 12, about 200 medals are piled up. Further, a large number of medals are stored in the medal collection box 19 of each station.

When the administrator turns on the main power supply, the moving table 13 moves forward and backward, and the gate member 24 starts reciprocating (S0002, S0003). In this state, it is assumed that the player occupies a seat at a certain station and operates the medal shoot 15 to insert a medal. Then, if the timing is bad, the medals roll on the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a after the moving table 13 has sunk under the lower treasure box 12. This medal is pushed out to the peripheral side by the wiper member 133 with the next advance of the moving table 13. When this medal is pushed out, the medal staying part 1
Other medals staying on d are pushed out together.
Then, if the accumulation of medals on the medal retaining portion 1d is coarse, the pushing of the medals is absorbed by filling the gap between the medals, so that the medals do not fall from the medal retaining portion 1d. However, medal staying part 1
If the medals on d are dense, the pushing of the medals is transmitted to the medal located at the tip, so that one or a plurality of medals are located between the peripheral side edge 1c and the transparent acrylic plate 3. It falls from the gap or the recovery hole 1e. Then, the medals dropped from between the peripheral side edge 1c and the gap between the transparent acrylic plate 3 are guided to the refund port 16 through the refund chute 18 so that the player can take them out. In contrast, any of the recovery holes 1
The medals that have fallen from e are stored in the medal collection box 19 via the collection chute 17.

On the other hand, if the medals are inserted at the correct timing, the medals rolling out from the medal shoot 15 roll on the upper surface of the moving table 13. The medals that have fallen before reaching the gate board 24 or the decorative board 127 and the medals that have fallen on the gate board 24 or the decorative board 127 are both sunk to the maximum immersion position of the moving table 13. It passes under the board 24 and the decorative board 12 and is scraped off from the movable table 13 by the wiper member 129. At this time, since the bulk of the medal is lower than the position of the transmission type optical sensor unit 246, it is not detected by the transmission type optical sensor unit 246. This medal is then pushed out by the wiper member 133 as described above.

On the other hand, if the timing of inserting medals and the angle of the medal shoot 15 match, the medals rolling out of the medal shoot 15 pass through any one of the slits 24a, 24a of the gate member 24. The medals passing through the slits 24a, 24a are detected by the transmission type optical sensor unit 246. After that,
The medal falls on the surface of the wiper member 129, and is scraped off from the movable table 13 by the wiper member 129 with the immersion of the movable table 13 up to the maximum immersion position, as described above.

As described above, since the medal shoot 15 is oblique in the plane in the horizontal direction with respect to the center line of the individual game field, even if the medal is thrown in aiming, the moving table 13 moves. With
The absolute movement locus of this medal will draw a curve. Further, the gate plate 24 in which the slits 24a, 24a are formed moves in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving table 13, and its moving cycle is asynchronous with that of the moving table 13. Therefore, aiming to pass the medal through the slits 24a, 24a,
Extremely difficult (However, the medal
a, 24a may have a certain probability. ). Therefore, in order to learn a technique of passing a medal through the slits 24a, 24a with an aim,
It is expected that medals will be inserted one after another.

When a medal is detected by the transmissive optical sensor unit 246, the CPU 30 of the station circuit T of the station increments the variable k by one each time (S0602).

As described above, when the variable k becomes 1 or more,
The CPU 30 decrements the variable k by one (S0005), and controls the display drive circuit 32 to execute the slot game on the display 11 (S0005).
0006). In the slot game, first, the left reel display area 11a stops (S0102), and then the right reel display area 11c stops (S010).
3). At this time, if the numbers or characters "SUPER" displayed at the center of both reel display areas 11a and 11c are aligned, then the reach operation of the center reel display area 11b is executed (S0105). Therefore, the player waits until the moving display of the center reel display area 11b stops.
The same numeral or character "SU" is placed at the center of all the moving areas 1a to 1c.
PER "can be expected. When the left and right reel display areas 11a and 11c stop, the numbers or characters" SUPER "displayed in the center of both reel display areas 11a and 11c are aligned. Even if there is no, the number or character "SUPE" displayed at the center of the center reel display area 11b when the center reel display area 11b stops thereafter.
If "R" matches the number or character "SUPER" displayed in the center of the left or right reel display area 11a, 11c, the moving display of the remaining reel display area is executed again (S0108, S0111). ), The number or character "SUPER" displayed in the center of the three reel display areas 11a to 11c at the time of stopping after this re-execution may match. Until the moving display of the display area 11b stops, all the moving areas 1
It can be expected that the same numeral or character "SUPER" is aligned in the center of ac.

As a result of this slot game, if neither the number nor the character “SUPER” is obtained, the variable j (initial value =
100) is incremented by one. At this time, a j addition report is transmitted from the station to the host circuit H. The host circuit H that has received this j addition report notifies all stations other than the station concerned of the j addition (S1104). Each station that has received the j addition notification increments its own variable j (S1901). That is, if the numbers or characters are not aligned as a result of executing the slot game at a certain station, the variable j of all other stations increases. Therefore, even if there is a game table whose seat is not occupied by the provisional player, the variable j of the game table
Increases gradually as the game progresses at other stations. As a result, it is possible to urge a player who merely looks at the individual game field of the game table to occupy a seat on the game table and participate in the game.

While the variable j is being added in this way, the character "SUPE" is displayed at the center of the three reel display areas 11a to 11c by the slot game at a certain station.
R ", the CPU 30 of the station
The host circuit H is requested to turn the protrusion 10a of the upper treasure box 10 toward the station and intermittently tilt the upper treasure box 10 (S0009, S020).
1). Upon receiving this request, the CPU 36 of the host circuit H
If the medal is not supplied to another station, the medal supply to the requesting station is immediately transmitted to the requesting station after the medal supply to the other station is completed (S1005). And the upper treasure chest 1
0, the projecting portion 10a is directed to the requesting station (S1003, S1004), and the tilting and returning of the upper treasure box 10 are repeated (S1010 to S1).
014). On the other hand, the CPU 30 of the requesting station that has received the pumping permission pumps up the same number of medals as the variable j from the medal collection box 19 by the self-managed hopper 20 (S0204, S0301). The medals thus pumped are guided to the upper treasure box 10 through the light-shielding gutter 21 and the drop cylinder 22. Then, as the upper treasure box 10 tilts, the upper treasure box 10 intermittently slides down from the chute 402 facing the request source station. The medals that have been slid down in this way temporarily fall onto the lower treasure chest 12,
Since medals are piled up on the lower treasure box 12 in advance, the medals spill from the lower treasure box 12 onto the moving table 13 or the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a. Is pushed out to. As a result, a large amount of medals are refunded to the player.

At this time, at the same time as the CPU 30 of the station resets the variable j (S205), a j reset report is sent to the host circuit H (S0206). The CPU 36 of the host circuit H that has received this report issues a j reset notification to all stations other than the station concerned (S1106). Each station receiving the j reset notification sets its own variable j to “10”.
0 is reset to "0" (S0801), that is, the character "SUPE" as a result of executing the slot game at a certain station.
If "R" is completed, the variable j of all other stations is reset. That is, the medal accumulated in the virtual super jackpot as a result of the game progress at all stations is first replaced by the character "SUPER" Will be supplied only to stations that have
Each of the players participating in the game will quickly enter the characters "SUPE
They are motivated to throw in medals one after another to make the R ”.

Note that while the requesting station is pumping medals, some reason (for example, failure of the hopper,
The end of the medal in the medal collection box 19) may cause the medal hopper counter 202 to interrupt the count pulse output. In this case, the CP of this station
U30 reports to the host circuit H that i medals are insufficient (S0308). The CPU 36 of the host circuit H, which has received the report of the shortage of the medals, sends i to the station numbered two after the reporting source station.
A request is made to pump out medals (S1102). The station receiving this pumping request pumps up the requested i medals (S0702). At this time, the upper treasure chest 1
Since 0 does not rotate, the pumped medals are guided to the station reporting the lack of medals. Therefore, even if a certain hopper breaks down or a medal in a certain medal collection box ends, another hopper can supplement it. The game can continue.

On the other hand, if any number is obtained as a result of the slot game, the variable 1 is incremented (S0012), and the same number of gorgeous clamp areas 11h to 11n as the variable 1 are lit (S0013). ). Before the variable l reaches "7", ten medals are guided from the upper treasure box 10 to the lower treasure box 12 of the station in the same manner as described above (S
0015).

When the variable l reaches "7", the square plate 125 of the lower treasure box 12 tilts (S0501).
The medals accumulated on the lower treasure box 12 are discharged at once at the top of the moving table 13 or on the bottom surface of the concave portion 1a.
extruded to d. As a result, a large amount of medals are refunded to the player. When the release of medals from the lower treasure box 12 is completed, 200 medals are transferred from the upper treasure box 10 to the lower treasure box of the station in the same manner as described above in order to return the number of medals on the lower treasure box 12 to the initial state. 12 (S0503 to S0506).

As described above, it takes some time to complete a series of operations after one medal is detected by the transmission type optical sensor unit 246. Therefore, another medal may pass through the slit 24a and be detected by the transmissive optical sensor unit 246 during that time. In this case, the variable k indicating the number of rights to execute the slot game (the number of reservations) is incremented each time (S0602), and the same number of the reservation lamp areas 11 as the variable k are set.
d to 11g are turned on (S603). However, this variable k
Is 4, the value of the variable j is incremented by 10 each time a medal is detected by the transmissive optical sensor unit 246. In this case, the addition of the variable j is performed only by the station concerned, and is not notified to other stations. Therefore, it is possible to urge the player to insert medals one after another to increase the value of the variable j.

[0151]

According to the medal game machine of the present invention configured as described above, in a medal game machine provided with a plurality of game consoles, the expected value of the refund at each game console is set at another game console. Since it can be changed according to the game progress state, a psychological effect that hasten the participation in the game can be given to a visitor who only looks at the game field of the game table.

When the replenishment means completes the supply of medals, the numerical value initialization notifying means of the game console notifies other game consoles of urging the initialization of the numerical values, and the notification of the game console receiving the notification is performed. If the numerical value initializing means is configured to initialize the numerical value, it is possible to give a psychological effect that a player who occupies the game table and participates in the game can successively insert medals.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal game machine viewed from an arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the medal game taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the medal game taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a game field.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the game field.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the center.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view showing an individual game field and a part of a substantially truncated cone portion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a lower treasure chest, a moving table, and a medal chute.

FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 8;

11 is a partial cross-sectional view in which the square plate is set to the maximum inclined state from the state of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a partial sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on a display.

FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram showing a connection state of each circuit constituting the medal game device.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a configuration of each station circuit of FIG. 14;

16 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the host circuit shown in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the contents of control processing executed by the CPU in FIG. 15 when power is turned on.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a slot rotation subroutine executed in S0006 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a super jackpot processing subroutine executed in S0009 of FIG. 17;

20 is S0204 in FIG. 19 and S040 in FIG.
4, a flowchart showing a medal pumping process subroutine executed in S0506 in FIG. 22 and S0702 in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a hit processing subroutine executed in S0015 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a jackpot processing subroutine executed in S0016 of FIG. 17;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the contents of a sensor detection interrupt process executed in the CPU of FIG. 15;

24 is a flowchart showing the contents of a medal pumping request reception interruption process executed by the CPU in FIG. 15;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the contents of a j-reset notification reception interruption process executed in the CPU of FIG. 15;

26 is a flowchart showing the contents of a j addition notification reception interrupt process executed by the CPU of FIG.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the contents of control processing executed by the CPU in FIG. 16 when power is turned on.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the content of a periodic monitoring interrupt process periodically executed by the CPU of FIG. 16;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Partition plate 9 Upper treasure box drive mechanism 10 Upper treasure box 11 Display 12 Lower treasure box 13 Moving table 15 Medal chute 20 Hopper 21 Sloping gutter 22 Falling tube 24 Gate plate 24a Slit 27 Table drive motor 30 CPU 32 Display drive circuit 33 Memory 36 CPU 127 Decorative plate 129 Wiper member 128 Checker drive motor 133 Wiper member 201 Hopper drive motor 202 Hopper medal counter 241 Slide rail 242 Slider 244 Slide follower 246 Transmission type optical sensor unit 402 Chute 907 Upper treasure chest tilting motor 915 Upper treasure chest rotation motor

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A medal game machine comprising a plurality of game consoles, wherein each of the game consoles has a table on which medals are mounted on an upper surface thereof, and moves relative to the table along the upper surface of the table. A medal pushing member for pushing a medal placed on the upper surface of the table from the upper surface of the table in a direction to drop the medal from the upper surface of the table; a guide device for guiding the medal to the upper surface of the table in accordance with a player's operation; And a replenishing means for replenishing a number of medals corresponding to the numerical value toward the upper surface of the table when the first condition is satisfied; and for another game when the second condition is satisfied. A value increase notifying means for notifying the game device of a numerical value increase, and receiving a notification for urging the numerical value increase from the other game tables when the second condition is satisfied. When the medal game machine is characterized in that a numerical value increasing means for increasing the numerical. 2. Each of the game consoles, when the replenishment means completes the replenishment of the medals, numerical initialization notification means for notifying another game console of a numerical value initialization; Numerical value initializing means for initializing the numerical values when the means completes the supply of the medals and when a notification prompting the numerical value initialization is received from another game console. The medal game machine according to claim 1. 3. The game machine according to claim 2, wherein each of the game consoles further comprises a selecting means for selecting any one of a plurality of prizes when the third condition is satisfied. Medal game machine. 4. The replenishing means treats that the first condition is satisfied when a specific prize is selected by the selecting means, and the numerical value increase notifying means and the numerical value increasing means select the specific prize. 4. The medal game machine according to claim 3, wherein when any one of the prizes other than the specific prize is selected by the means, it is regarded that the second condition is satisfied. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting means has a detecting device for detecting a medal at a specific place, and treats the third condition as being satisfied when the medal is detected by the detecting device. The medal game machine according to claim 3. 6. When the numerical value increase notifying means of any one of the game consoles notifies the numerical value increase, the notification for urging the numerical value increase is distributed to all of the other game consoles. 2. The medal game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a distributing means for performing the operation. 7. When the initialization notifying means of any of the game consoles notifies the value initialization, the numerical initialization of all other game consoles is prompted to perform the numerical initialization. 3. The medal game machine according to claim 2, further comprising a distribution means for distributing the notification.