JP3170510B2 - Medal game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a medal game machine, in particular, film simulating a game that compete for horse racing and other finishing order or order
A display device for displaying an image, wherein a plurality of players bet on the arrival order or ranking of the game, and a payout is paid out to a winner of the bet according to the number of medals bet and a predetermined bet rate. Related to a medal game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, the above-mentioned medal gaming machines are widely used. This type of medal game machine has a main display device of, for example, a model or video type showing a racetrack, a racing track, etc., and a plurality of control panels operated by a player are provided on the front or around the display device. Have been.

The main display device is, for example,
This is a video display device that shows scenes such as an internationally renowned racetrack and a circuit for an F1 race, and displays a live state of a desired race according to a predetermined program. A control panel individually operated by a plurality of players is provided around or in front of the main display device.

[0004] The display device for the player provides the player with information on the race and makes the player place a bet by a switch or the like provided on a control panel. When the race is a horse race, for example, at the beginning of the race, the display device displays the status of the running ground, the current status of the running horse, the past performance, betting rate, popularity, etc., and each player wins based on the information. Predict the horse and bet the desired number of medals.

[0005] When a certain betting time has elapsed and the betting of the players participating in the play is over, the race is started, and the situation is displayed on a main display device, for example, a video monitor. When the race is over, a predetermined number of medals are paid out as a payout to the person who hit the winning horse.

[0006] In the same manner, different races are successively performed in the same manner. In a conventionally known medal game machine of this type, a player can bet on a race only when race information is actually displayed. Was limited to one race. As a result, players who happen to be interested in this machine will not be able to enter the game immediately after the betting time has ended and the betting has been closed, and will have to wait until the race is over. did not become.

[0007] Some players are not interested in the race that is currently being performed, and may hold their bets and wait for the next game. During that time, the gaming machine is occupied by innocent players. Will be. In addition, in a conventionally known gaming machine, the time during which race information can be provided is limited to a relatively short bet time.
There is also a problem that the amount of information that can be displayed is small, and that the inexperienced player cannot fully understand the race information.

[0008] For these reasons, this game machine tends to have poor customer service and low operating efficiency. Players can participate in the game at any time without being limited to a specific betting time, and unskilled players have enough time to review game information, and it is about to be done now not only race you are, if to be able to bet in the race that takes place in the future, interest in the game is greatly enhanced, as a result,
Operating efficiency also improves.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points.
Players can participate in the game at any time, so that unskilled players have time to consider enough game information, and not only the race that is currently being done, but also Another object of the present invention is to provide a new medal game machine that can bet on a race to be held.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems Thus, the above object is
In the known medal gaming machine as described above, at the request of the player, on the display device for the player, information on at least one race that is performed subsequent to the currently performed race is displayed,
This is accomplished by providing a device that allows the betting order of the future race to be completed.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of a control panel operated by a player, and FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing display items of a liquid crystal display device for a player provided on a control panel, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic circuit of the game machine, and FIG. 8 is a configuration of a control panel control circuit in the electronic circuit. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a game flow, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart thereof.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a game machine, 2 denotes a cabinet thereof, and 3 denotes an image displayed on a main monitor comprising two CRTs provided behind and below (not shown). Half mirrors to be combined, 4 and 5 are screens on which the image combined by the half mirror 3 appears, 6, 7 and 8 are sub-monitors, 9, 10, 11, 12
And 13 are control panels operated by the player.

Although not shown, a main monitor is provided behind and below the half mirror, and their images are superimposed by the half mirror 3 and are displayed on the screens 4 and 5.
Is displayed on the screen. These images show the live state of the race.

The sub-monitors 6 to 8 are display devices for presenting betting rates, race results, running horses and the like of the race currently being performed. The control panels 9 to 13 are all operated by different players.
Since the configurations of these control panels 9 to 13 are all the same, in order to simplify the description,
Only the case of the ninth will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the upper surface of the control panel 9, in which reference numeral 901 denotes a liquid crystal display device for displaying race information, etc .; 902, an illumination lamp which is turned on when a player wins, etc .; Call button used to call the clerk at the venue, 90
4 is a payout button that is pressed when the player receives the payout of the medal obtained by the player, 905 is a credit button that is pressed when the player does not receive the payout of the medal obtained without paying out the medal, and 906 to 909 are indicators that indicate race numbers that can be played. , 910 are key switches, 911 to 914 are race select buttons used to select a race to bet, 915 is a bet button to be pressed to select a combination, a win or the like, or to make an actual bet, and 916 is a liquid crystal display device An information switching button used to switch the display of 901;
17 is a medal slot, 918 is a medal payout device, 919
Is a display indicating the current number of credits, and 920 is a win medal display indicating the number of medals obtained by the player.

The actual state of the race currently being performed is displayed on the screens 4 and 5 as an image on the main monitor synthesized by the half mirror. This image is sometimes a panoramic view of the racetrack and sometimes a close-up of a part of the racetrack or a particular horse. In addition, the sub-monitors 6 to 8 display an introduction of a running horse, a betting rate, a race result, and the like according to the progress of the game currently being played.

The player inserts a predetermined medal into the slot 917
To the credit indicator 91
9 and the game can be played using the control panel 9.

The numbers of the races currently being performed are shown on the leftmost race number display 906, and the numbers of the races to be performed thereafter are respectively shown on the race number display 90.
7, 908, and 909, the player selects a desired race from among the gameable races displayed thereon, and presses a bet button corresponding to the race number to select a desired race. .

When any one of the race select buttons 912 to 914 other than the race select button 911 for selecting the race to be actually performed or to be performed is pressed, the display of the liquid crystal display device 901 changes to information on the selected race. Can be switched. An example of the display is shown in FIG. In the present invention, the liquid crystal
Information about the race displayed on the display device 901
Are classified into “fact information” and “judgment information”. "Things
`` Actual information '' is an objective unit that does not include human judgment or expectations.
Information about the facts, such as betting rates and choices
Names, venues and course distances of horses in the race
Separation, past performance of each runner, etc. correspond to this. other
On the other hand, "judgment information" is not an objective fact,
Information that contains subjective factors such as judgments and expectations.
For example, a short comment on the physical condition of each running horse or a story about a stable
Corresponds to this.

AA in the left half of FIG. 3 is a display portion of the operation performed by the player for the game, and B-A in the right half.
-B is a display section for game information. Operation unit A-
The upper part C of A is a display part of the selected race, and the selected race is highlighted. The middle section D is a display section of a combined betting situation, in which the betting rate and the number of medals bet by the player are displayed for each frame. The lower section E is a display section of a betting situation of a win type, and for each horse,
The betting rate and the number of medals bet by the player are displayed.
These betting rates and the number of medals bet by the player
Corresponds to actual information.

In the uppermost section F of the game information display section BB, the selected race number, venue, course distance and state are displayed. These are fact information. The display of the second row G, the third row H, and the bottom row I are sequentially switched as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 by pressing the information button 916. FIG. 3 shows the first screen showing the results of the last three races of each horse, with the same data as shown in FIG. This recent
The results of the three races are factual information.

When the player presses the information button 916, the display of the first screen is switched to the second screen as shown in FIG. The second screen is
The title of the short commentary shows the physical condition of each horse. This is the judgment information.

When the player further presses the information button 916, the screen is displayed as shown in FIG.
The screen changes to the third screen. On the third screen, the story of the stable is briefly introduced to one word. This is also judgment information. When the player further presses the information button 916, the screen returns to the first screen again, and the same cycle is repeated thereafter. Therefore, since the player is provided with a larger amount of information than the conventional gaming machine, the reality of the game is improved, and information on the game to be performed later is obtained one to three games before. Means that each person can examine each piece of information with sufficient margin.

FIG. 7 shows an electronic circuit of the game machine. In the figure, reference numerals 41, 42, 50 and 51 denote the aforementioned main monitor, 900 denotes various control switches provided on the control panel 9, 1000 denotes a central control unit for controlling the entire operation of the game machine, and 2000 denotes the main monitor. Video signal generation circuit for sub-monitor, 3000 is a video signal generation circuit for sub-monitor, 4000 is an electronic circuit for managing a game machine, 9000 is an electronic circuit for controlling a control panel, and 9170 is a medal detector provided at a medal slot 917. Reference numeral 9180 denotes a motor and a sensor such as a medal provided in the medal payout device 918.

Control electronic circuits are provided for each of the plurality of control panels. Therefore, in this embodiment, five control electronic circuits are provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, each control panel control electronic circuit includes an operation signal of an information button 916, a lighting state of an illumination lamp 902, and a motor of a medal dispensing device 918 provided from a corresponding control panel. The electronic circuit for controlling the control panel includes the operation status, the output of a sensor for detecting medals accumulated in the tray, the operation signals of switches of the control panel 9, the detection signal of inserted medals, the operation signal of the bet button 915, and the like. Sent to 9000.

A control signal is sent from the electronic circuit 9000 to the credit indicator 919 and the win medal indicator 920. The central control unit 1000 comprehensively controls the electronic circuit 9000 for controlling the control panel, the video signal generating circuit 2000 for the main monitor, the video signal generating circuit 3000 for the sub monitor, and the electronic circuit 4000 for managing the game machine. The game proceeds as described above , and up to five players play the game.

FIG. 9 shows the progress of the game by the electronic circuit shown in FIG. 7, and the operations that can be performed by the player at each stage. The first race, the second race, the third race, the fourth race, and the like are sequentially performed, and the flow of each race is divided into a betting time in which a player can bet, a racing time, and a refund time. .

At the betting time of each race, the player can select a desired race from the following four races including that race, and can display the bet and race information. When the betting time is over and the race is started, it is no longer possible to bet on the current race, but the race information can be displayed for the following four races including that race, and Betting is possible for the three races.

[0030] In the following, the refund time of concerning to the game, because the refund is the winner is carried out, but bets and becomes impossible, in the subsequent four races, including the race ended just before the losers Then, the race information can still be displayed, and betting can be performed for the latter three races.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of this game, but it is not necessary to explain this figure anymore, so the explanation is omitted.

[0032]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
According to the present invention, since the player can obtain the race information and bet not only in the race in which the bet is actually made but also in the race to be performed later, the player can participate in the game at any time, and Runode a sufficient period of time is obtained to study the game information to the player, it is possible to provide an interesting game to anyone.

The configuration of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above. For example, the content of the game is not only horse racing, but also four-miller car racing, motorcycle racing, dog racing, boat racing, and yachting. Races, marathons and other long and short distance races, swimming, athletics, sumo wrestling, tennis and other tournaments, and in other words all competitions that compete for ranking or finishing order,
The game machine may be of a card type or the like, and its design and configuration, the number of games that can bet, the structure of the control panel, and the like can be freely changed in design. It is all inclusive.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a control panel operated by a player.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing display items on a liquid crystal display device of a control panel.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing display items on a liquid crystal display device of a control panel.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing display items of a liquid crystal display device of a control panel.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing display items of a liquid crystal display device of a control panel.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an entire configuration of an electronic circuit of the game machine.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control panel control circuit in the electronic circuit.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a game flow.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Game machine 2: Cabinet 3: Half mirror 4, 5: Screen on which an image synthesized by half mirror 3 appears 6, 7, 8: Sub monitor 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Control panel 41, 42, 50 , 51: Main monitor

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-233887 (JP, A) JP-A-1-316869 (JP, A) JP-A-63-92685 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int) .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 9/00-13/12

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game for competing for a horse race or other finishing order or ranking.
Display devices (4 to 8) for displaying images imitating
Control panel operated individually by different players
(9 to 13), and each player wears the game.
The bets are placed in the order or ranking, and the
To pay out dividends according to the number of
Medal game machinePresent At least following the game being played
Also about one future gameFact information and judgment information
ToWithout being limited to a specific betting time,Each play
According to the request of the buyerAs neededA disc for that player
Display on the play device (901) and its future
Device to bet on the arrival order or ranking of the game (912-912)
916). The above-mentioned medal game machine comprising: