JP3351423B2 - Progressive game device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a poker game in which a medal is inserted and an operation button or the like is operated to play a poker game. The present invention relates to a medal game device in which bets are forfeited.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A progressive game machine, which is a kind of medal game machine, usually has a plurality of medal game machines linked to each other, collectively saves a certain percentage of the number of medals inserted into each machine, and wins a certain role. Is a game device that pays out the saved amount as a bonus.

Conventionally, this type of medal game apparatus is disclosed in US Pat. No. 4,837,728.

[0004] The progressive game device of the same example is 6 to 16
A medal game machine forms a group, and the number of progressive bonuses is displayed for each specific role.
Each time a medal (coin here) is inserted, a certain percentage of the inserted number is distributed to each progressive bonus and added to the bonus value.

[0005] When any of a plurality of players wins a certain combination having a progressive bonus, payout of coins according to the progressive bonus value of the combination is made to the winning player. Since the bonus value is sequentially added, sometimes the bonus value becomes considerably large, and when a challenge is won, it is possible to receive a large payout.

[0006]

However, the conventional medal game device does not dare to challenge the bonus game with the recognition that the probability that the player will win is extremely small, despite the intriguing bonus game. Or they tend to play only normal games with little attention.

Sometimes, the player does not even notice the existence of this bonus game. As described above, since the presence of the bonus game is sparse, the fun of the game is not well known, and the medal game device is not effectively used even though it has the angle bonus game.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object thereof is to provide a medal game device which can easily inform the existence of a bonus game and arouse interest.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a method for winning a specific role among a plurality of roles.
Pay a progressive bonus
In a progressive game machine,
A plurality of game machines linked to each other,
Machine counts medals bet before game starts
And outputs the counted number of medals to the main control means,
Detect when a player forms one of multiple roles
And pay out the number of medals determined for each role,
The main control means outputs signals from the plurality of gaming machines.
The specified percentage of the number of medals bet
Saving means for saving vertically, and the number of savings by the saving means
When a certain target number is reached,
Lottery means for performing a lottery with a predetermined winning probability, respectively,
Dividend selected by means of lottery
Adding means for adding to the bonus, and each of the gaming machines
The number of medals determined according to the specific
Pay out medals for the number of medals in the progressive bonus
Progressive game with payout control means
The device .

[0010] The payout selected by the lottery is progressively
Will be added to the active bonus.
Layer pays progressive bonus, greatly increased
Payment of the number of medals determined according to the usual specific role
Because you can receive with the delivery,
Layers can be intriguing.

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[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described below. FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a progressive game device 1 of the present embodiment.

A group of six poker game machines 2 constitutes a group. Each poker game machine 2 is arranged in a line at the upper center, and a lower four row of 4 OF A KIND (4 cards) progressive 4-card bonus display section. 3. A progressive double down bonus display section 4 of DOUBLE DOWN (double down) is provided in the upper row, and decorative display sections 5 and 5 are provided on the left and right of the 4 card bonus display section 3.

Each of the poker gaming machines 2 has a vertically long box shape, and a display panel 6 on which a type of a role, a payout for each role and the like are displayed is provided at an upper front portion, and a monitor television 7 is provided below the display panel 6. The console 8 protrudes forward from the lower end of the monitor television 7. Various operation buttons 9 on the operation console 8
Are arranged, and a coin slot 10 is provided on the right side.

A decoration panel 11 is stretched below the console 8, and a coin payout opening 12 extends downward from the inside of the decoration panel 11. Each of the poker gaming machines 2 is mounted on a gantry 14.

The six poker gaming machines 2 form one group and are centrally managed, and a schematic block diagram thereof will be described with reference to FIG. Each of the poker game machines 2 controls the monitor TV 7, various displays and other coin payout hoppers by the main board 20, and inputs and outputs signals to and from the other poker game machines 2 via the input / output interface 21. At the same time, a signal is input from a super controller 25 that centrally controls the six poker game machines 2, and each poker game machine 2
Is output to the super controller 25 via the control board 28.

The super controller 25 controls the distribution of the number of bets and the number of wagers bet on each poker gaming machine 2, and controls the four card bonus display part 3 and the double down bonus display part 4 via the LED boards 26 and 27. Displays the progressive bonus value.

The control board 28 blinks a strobe lamp 30 built in the decorative display unit 5 via the lamp drive board 29, drives the other LED units 32 via the LED drive board 31, and outputs sound. The right and left speakers 34 and 35 are driven and controlled via the board 33.

In the control system, the flow of progressive distribution processed by the super controller 25 will be described with reference to FIG. There are mainly two flows in the distribution flow, and a flow in which a progressive bonus value of four cards is set in a poker game (FIG. 3 (a)
) And a flow of setting a progressive bonus value in a double down game (FIG. 3B).

The progressive bonus value of the four cards is
This is a bonus that is paid out in addition to the normal payout when the player wins the role of 4 cards in the poker game, and is displayed on the 4-card bonus display section 3.

On the other hand, the progressive bonus value of the double down is a bonus amount to be paid out in addition to the normal payout amount when a challenge to the double down game is won under a certain condition.

Here, the double down game is a game that can be executed when the player wins the poker game and presses the double down button to take a challenge.
In this game, three cards are displayed upside down, so you can select one of them, and if the number of selected cards is the largest among the three cards, you win and you can get double the number of wagers bet. . If the selected card is the smallest number, the loss is lost and the weir is confiscated and there is no payout. If the number is medium, the draw is a draw and the number of weirs remains.

First, the flow of the four-card progressive distribution shown in FIG. 3A will be described. In the poker game, 2% of the bet amount betted each time is saved, and 4% is always added to the progressive bonus value of the four cards. ing.

The progressive bonus value of the four cards is initially set to 200 in the initial number and is displayed as an integer on the four-card bonus display part 3. Therefore, if 4% of the bet number has a value below the decimal point, the decimal point is not changed. It is added in a form that is stored internally. Therefore, the progressive bonus value of the four cards gradually increases every time a poker game is played.

2% of the number of bets transferred to savings is added each time, and when the number reaches a randomly selected number (lottery start number) from 20 to 60, a lottery is performed. In other words, the number of savings for performing the lottery is selected so as to be 40 on average.

The target number of savings per day is set at 2,000, and the number of lotteries per day is assumed to be 50 (= 2000/40).
As shown in [Table 1], each lottery is performed with a predetermined probability.

For example, when 500 payouts are drawn with a probability of 1/50, the 500 payouts are immediately added to the progressive bonus value of 4 cards. However, there is a case where the payout is 0 with a probability of 30/50.

That is, when the number of saves reaches the randomly selected lottery start number between 20 and 60, a lottery is performed, and the winning at a certain probability is added to the progressive bonus value of the four cards. It is displayed on the card bonus display section 3.

When the lottery starts, the sound board
The speakers 34 and 35 generate sound through 33, and the strobe lamp 30 blinks through the lamp drive board 29 to call attention. When a high payout is hit, the sound and light further change.

Therefore, since the lottery is performed when the player is not expected, and the 4-card progressive bonus value is increased at a stretch, there is a chance that the player will win a great victory, and there will be a variety of changes and intriguing.

Here, if the player aims at four cards and wins four cards at the maximum bet, the player can receive the payout of the four-card progressive bonus in addition to the normal four-card payout, thereby doubling the interest.

When a 4-card progressive payout is made, the progressive bonus value of the 4-card is set to the initial number of 200 cards. The flow of the 4-card progressive distribution in the poker game has been described above.

Next, the flow of double down progressive distribution in the double down game shown in FIG. 3B will be described.

First, every time the player wins the poker game and challenges the double down game, 3% of the number of wagers is saved, and 1% is added to the progressive bonus value of the double down. In double down progressive, the initial number of progressive bonus values is zero.

3% of the number of wegers sent for savings is added each time, and the same lottery as in the 4-card progressive is performed when a randomly set lottery start number is reached.

Then, the payout won in the lottery is added to the progressive bonus value of the double down and displayed on the double down bonus display section 4. If a big payout is won in this lottery, a chance of a big win comes.

If the payout of the poker hand is 99 or less,
If you win 100 or more hits by challenging the double down, the progressive bonus value of the double down displayed in the double down display section 4 is added to the wager,
In addition to being displayed on the monitor television 7 of the poker gaming machine 2, 0 is displayed in the double down bonus display section 4 to announce that someone has challenged the double down game in order to obtain the double down progressive bonus. .

Usually, the progressive bonus value is displayed as a large value on the double down bonus display section 4, but a special 0 is displayed on the double down bonus display section 4 provided above the player. By that
Notify other players and others around the poker gaming machine 2 linked that someone has challenged a special double down game to get a progressive bonus,
It is possible to impress the existence of a bonus game for acquiring a progressive bonus in addition to a normal role-making game, and to stimulate interest.

If the player who re-challenge wins, he can receive a payout of twice the number of wagers to which the double down progressive bonus value has been added, but if he loses, the number of wagers will be confiscated and no payout will be made.

When the payout of the poker hand is 100 or more, the double down progressive bonus value is added to the number of wagers when a double down is challenged. There is no payout.

In the above-described double-down game, the progressive bonus value of the double-down may suddenly increase greatly, and there are some which are intriguing.

It is to be noted that the ratio of the bet number and the number of wagers to be saved, the ratio to be added to the progressive bonus value each time, the average of the number of lottery starts, and the payout and winning probability shown in [Table 1] can be changed by a dip switch or the like. It has become.

In the present embodiment, the progressive in the poker game is set only for four cards, but a plurality of progressives may be set for other combinations in addition to the four cards. Also, the number of game machines in one group can be increased or decreased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a progressive game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of progressive distribution.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Progressive game device, 2 ... Poker gaming machine, 3 ... 4 card bonus display part, 4 ... Double down bonus display part, 5 ... Decoration display part, 6 ... Display panel,
7: Monitor TV, 8: Operation console, 9: Operation buttons, 10
... coil slot, 11 ... decorative panel, 12 ... coin payout,
13 ... Coin tray, 14 ... Stand, 20 ... Main board, 21 ...
I / O interface, 25 ... Super controller, 2
6, 27… LED board, 28… Control board, 29…
Lamp drive board, 30 ... Strobe lamp, 31 ... LE
D drive board, 32 LED unit, 33 sound board, 34, 35 speaker.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A play in which one of a plurality of roles is won.
To pay progressive bonus to players
In a passive game device, a main control means and a plurality of game machines linked to each other are provided.
The gaming machine counts and counts medals bet before starting the game.
Outputs the number of medals to the main control means and detects when the player has formed one of a plurality of roles.
Then, payout of the number of medals determined for each combination is performed, and the main control means is instructed by signals from the plurality of gaming machines.
Savings hand that saves and saves a predetermined percentage of the number of medals bet
A predetermined target number of sheets with a step and the number of sheets to be saved by the saving means
Draws at a predetermined winning probability for each payout when
And a payout selected by the lottery of the lottery means.
Addition means for adding to the less bonus, and controlling each of the gaming machines to determine a specific combination
Number of medals earned and medals for the progressive bonus
Payout control means for paying out a number of medals
A progressive game device characterized by the above-mentioned .