JP4372903B2 - Gaming stand display system for game consoles - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming table gambling index display system for informing a player of the degree of gambling of a gaming table.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the pachinko hall, a display device for displaying the operation information such as the number of special prizes and the start number of the game stand to the player is provided, and the player can play each game based on the operation information displayed on the display device. By grasping the operating status of the stand, the game stand to be played is selected.
[0003]
By the way, when a player chooses a game machine, the degree of gambling of the game machine becomes an important selection criterion in addition to the operation information. In other words, the player chooses a game machine in consideration of the amount of profit that can be obtained when a special prize is generated with respect to the amount of investment required until the special prize is generated. .
[0004]
In order to make such a determination, information such as the probability of a special prize and the number of balls at the time of a special prize is necessary. Low-game players who do not have detailed information about the individual characteristics of the table cannot easily determine the gambling ability of the table.
[0005]
On the other hand, as a game store manager, there is a desire to know how the degree of gambling influences the operating rate of the game machine in managing the operation status of each game machine. However, the conventional management system could not grasp it easily.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming table gambling index display system that allows a player or a game shop manager to easily determine the degree of gambling of each gaming table. There is to do.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gaming table's gambling index display system of the present invention is a detecting means for detecting the maximum value and the minimum value of the number of difference balls obtained by subtracting the number of out balls thrown into the game table from the number of safe balls released from the game table. The representative difference obtained by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value detected by the detection means is divided by the number of balls out between the maximum value and the minimum value . Calculation means for calculating a euphoria index indicating a change rate is provided, and display means for displaying the joyful index calculated by the calculation means is provided.
[0008]
When a pachinko ball is driven into the game stand by the player playing on the game stand, the number of out balls increases. In addition, when a prize is generated on the game machine or a special prize is generated, the safe balls are released from the game machine, so the number of safe balls increases. In this case, the difference ball number obtained by subtracting the number of out balls from the safe ball number in the predetermined period indicates the number of balls acquired by the player in the predetermined period, so the change ratio of the difference ball number indicates the degree of change in the profit of the player The greater the change rate of the difference ball number, the higher the euphoria.
[0009]
According to the above configuration, the detection means detects the maximum value and the minimum value of the difference ball number, and the calculation means calculates the representative difference obtained by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value of the difference ball number detected by the detection means. Divide by the number of out balls between representative differences between the maximum value and the minimum value to calculate the euphoria index indicating the change rate of the representative difference . Since the display means displays the gambling index obtained by the computing means, it is possible to determine the degree of gambling of the game table based on the displayed gambling index.
[0011]
Further, the display means may display a euphoria index at the end of the previous business from the start of business to a predetermined time (claim 2 ).
According to such a configuration, since the reliability of the euphoria index is low immediately after the start of business, it is possible to provide highly reliable information to the player by displaying the euphoria index at the end of the previous business.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 schematically shows the overall configuration. In FIG. 2, a plurality of game tables 1 are installed in the pachinko hall. Each game stand 1 is provided with a base terminal 2, the base terminal 2 is connected to an island management device 3, and the island management device 3 is connected to a central management device 4.
[0013]
Here, the gaming table 1 outputs an operation signal such as an out signal indicating the occurrence of an out ball and a safe signal indicating the generation of a safe ball to the table terminal 2 in accordance with the operation status.
[0014]
The stand terminal 2 displays various operation information based on the operation signal from the game machine 1 and transmits the operation information accumulated according to the polling from the island management device 3.
The island management device 3 collects and displays operation information by periodically polling all the base terminals 2 in the managed island, and the operation accumulated according to the polling from the central management device 4 Information is transmitted to the centralized management device 4.
[0015]
The central management device 4 periodically polls each island management device 3 to collect operation information of all the units and perform various calculations for data management.
On the other hand, the information disclosure terminal 5 equipped with a CRT receives various types of operation information from the central management device 5 and displays them on the CRT in accordance with the player's operation.
[0016]
Accordingly, the player can determine the table selection by determining the characteristics of the game table 1 based on various types of operation information displayed on the table terminal 2 or the information disclosure terminal 5 provided corresponding to the game table 1. Can be.
[0017]
Further, the employee in charge determines the operating status of each gaming machine 1 based on various data calculated in the centralized management device 4, and performs nail adjustment or replaces the machine based on the determination result.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When a player plays a game on the gaming table 1, an out ball is generated as the pachinko ball is fired on the board surface, and a safe ball is released from the gaming table 1 as a prize or a special prize is generated. These out balls and safe balls are accumulated in the platform terminal 2 and are output to the island management device 3 in response to polling by the island management device 3.
[0019]
In the centralized management device 4, various operation information for data management for each gaming machine 1 is obtained based on the operation information collected by periodically polling the island management device 3.
[0020]
Here, as the operation information required by the centralized management device 4, in addition to normal operation information such as the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of difference balls, the payout rate, sales, the number of special prizes, the number of start times, the special prize probability, Characteristic operation information of the present invention such as a representative difference, an out-of-representative difference, and a euphoria index is set. In this case, the number of out balls and the number of safe balls are cumulative balls from the start of business. The difference ball number is obtained by subtracting the safe ball number from the out ball number. The yield rate is the number of safe balls divided by the number of out balls. The sales are sales of an unillustrated platform ball lending machine provided corresponding to the gaming machine 1. The number of special prizes and the number of start times are the cumulative number since the start of business. The start probability is the number of special prizes divided by the number of starts. The representative difference is obtained by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum number of difference balls from the start of business. Out between representative differences is the difference in the number of out balls while the number of difference balls becomes the maximum value and the minimum value. The gambling index is the difference between the representative differences divided by the representative differences.
[0021]
By the way, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of balls of difference, the yield rate, sales, the number of special prizes, the number of start times, and the special prize probability are operation information obtained in the conventional centralized management apparatus.
[0022]
However, since these pieces of operating information alone are insufficient as information when the player selects the gaming machine 1, the centralized management device 4 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the gambling index is obtained. Therefore, the representative difference and the out-of-representative difference are obtained as necessary calculation elements. In other words, the representative difference is the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the number of balls from the start of business and the out between representative differences is the difference in the number of balls between the maximum number of balls and the minimum value, The euphoria index obtained by dividing the representative difference by the representative difference out indicates the rate of change when the number of difference balls changes between the maximum value and the minimum value. Therefore, since the rate of change of the number of balls is increased as the shooting index is larger, it can be said that the game table is more interesting for the player.
[0023]
FIG. 1 shows a flowchart for obtaining the euphoria index in the operation of the centralized management device 4. In FIG. 1, when the centralized management device 4 obtains operating information of each gaming machine 1 by periodically polling the island management device 3 (S101), the difference is based on the number of out balls and the number of safe balls. The number of balls is calculated (S102).
[0024]
Subsequently, the centralized management device 4 determines whether the difference ball number is the minimum value or the maximum value (S103, S104), and if it is the minimum value or the maximum value, updates them and stores them (S110, S111).
[0025]
Subsequently, the representative difference is calculated by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value (S105), and the representative difference between the minimum value and the maximum value corresponding to the representative difference is calculated (S106). Is calculated by dividing by the difference between the representative differences (S107).
Then, the euphoria index is transmitted to the island management apparatus and the platform terminal (S108), and the euphoria index is displayed (S109).
[0026]
Therefore, as the game progresses by the player, an out ball is generated as the pachinko ball is fired on the board, and a safe ball is generated as a prize or a special prize is generated. While the maximum value and the minimum value of the difference ball number change, the euphoria index changes according to the change of the maximum value and the minimum value of the difference ball number.
[0027]
FIG. 3 shows a display example of the operation information by the centralized management device 4 and shows the operation information at the end of business. As shown in FIG. 3, the centralized management device 4 shows the operation information of the selected model (Daikoku 2) as a whole and the operation information of each game machine 1 (1st to 10th) of Daikoku 2. In this case, the average of the total number of out balls, the total number of safe balls, the total number of safe balls, the total sales, and the euphoria index is displayed as the operation information of the entire selected model. In addition, as the operation information of each game machine 1 of the selected model, the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of difference balls, the yield rate, sales, the number of special prizes, the number of starts, the probability of special prizes, the representative difference, the representative difference out, The gambling index is displayed.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the central management device 4 displays the total number of out balls, the total number of safe balls, the payout rate, the total sales, and the gambling index as the operation information for each model.
[0029]
FIG. 5 shows a display example of the island management device 4. In FIG. 5, when the operation information is transmitted from the central management device 4, the island management device 4 displays the number of special prizes and the gambling index for each gaming machine 1 belonging to the island.
[0030]
FIG. 6 shows a display example of the terminal 2. In FIG. 6, the stand terminal 2 displays the stand number, the number of special prizes, and the number of start times, and when the game information is transmitted from the centralized management device 4, displays the special prize probability and the gambling index.
[0031]
Accordingly, the player predicts the probability of occurrence of the special prize of the gaming table 1 based on the number of special prizes, the number of start times and the special prize probability displayed on the base terminal 2, and determines the characteristics of the gaming machine 1 based on the gambling index. It is possible to select the game table 1 appropriately.
[0032]
Further, the employee in charge can determine the operating status of the gaming machine 1 based on the number of special prizes and the gambling index displayed on the island management device 4.
3 to 6 show operation information at the end of business, and during operation, the operation information from the start of business is displayed.
[0033]
Now, a method for determining the characteristics of each gaming machine 1 from the display shown in FIG. 3 will be described.
FIG. 7 shows the change in the number of difference balls in the first range shown in FIG. 3, and the horizontal axis shows the cumulative number of out balls. In FIG. 3, the number of difference balls is zero at the start of operation. As the game progresses, a prize is generated and a safe ball is released, but if the prize is generated, the number of out balls exceeds the number of safe balls, so the number of balls is reduced. In other words, the difference ball number becomes smaller than zero, which is a disadvantage for the player.
[0034]
Now, when a special prize is generated, the number of safe balls released from the game table 1 increases at a stretch, so that the number of difference balls rapidly increases. Then, when the special prize is finished, the number of balls out increases, so the number of balls out decreases.
[0035]
And when a special special prize occurs, even if the special prize ends, the special prize will continue to be generated immediately, so the number of safe balls increases at a stretch, and the number of difference balls increases in a short time accordingly To come.
[0036]
In addition, after the special special award is over, even if a normal special award occurs and the number of balls is temporarily increased, the number of balls will increase in the long term, so the number of balls will decrease. ing. In this case, the timing at which the difference ball number reaches the minimum value and the maximum value corresponds to before and after the occurrence of the special special prize, and the difference ball number changes from the minimum value to the maximum value in a short time.
[0037]
In the case of the 1st series, the number of balls is ultimately small and the player's profit is small, but during the game, the number of balls is short due to the consecutive occurrence of special prizes in response to the occurrence of special special prizes. Since it changes from the minimum value to the maximum value over time, it can be said that it is a gaming stand that is highly enjoyable and interesting for the player.
[0038]
Moreover, in FIG. 8 which shows the change of the number of difference balls in the 10th game machine 1, it can be seen that the number of difference balls is gradually increasing and that special prizes are regularly generated. Although a special prize is generated on this game stand, a special special prize with consecutive consecutive special prizes is not generated. Therefore, although the number of difference balls does not increase at a stretch, the final difference number is large.
[0039]
In this case, the timing when the difference ball number reaches the minimum value and the maximum value corresponds to the time of business start and the time of business end, and the time required to change from the minimum value to the maximum value is long.
[0040]
In the 10th series, although the number of balls is large and the player's profit is large, there is no special special prize in which the special prize continues during the game, and the game is less fun and less interesting for the player. It can be said that it is a stand.
[0041]
Moreover, in FIG. 9 which shows the change of the number of difference balls in the 8th game machine 1, it turns out that the number of difference balls repeats increase and decrease, and the generation | occurrence | production interval of a special prize is large.
In such a game stand, the difference between the minimum and maximum difference numbers is small and the time for the difference numbers to change from the minimum value to the maximum value is long. It is a small game table that is not interesting for players.
[0042]
Therefore, a gaming machine in which the number of balls is greatly changed in a short time, that is, a gaming machine having a large rate of change in the number of balls is a gaming machine that is highly enjoyable and interesting for players. By numerically expressing the degree of gambling and showing it to the player, it can be used as an index when the player selects a game machine.
[0043]
Therefore, in the centralized management device 4 of the present embodiment, as a method of quantifying the degree of euphoria, the representative difference that is the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the difference ball number is used, and the difference ball number is the maximum value and the minimum value. It was calculated by dividing by the difference between the representative differences, which is the number of balls that are out of value.
[0044]
In other words, in the case of the first gaming machine, the representative difference is 8951 and the out between representative differences is 8211. Therefore, the gambling index can be obtained as 109 by (8951/8211) × 100. That is, since the number of difference balls changes from the minimum value to the maximum value in a short time and the player is in a large profit state from a disadvantageous state, the gambling index is high.
[0045]
Also, in the case of the 10th game machine, the difference in the number of balls at the end of business becomes the representative difference, the representative difference is 8819, and the difference between the representative differences is 18862. Can be obtained as In other words, the representative difference is substantially the same as that of the first game machine, but since the difference between the representative differences is large, the gambling index decreases accordingly.
[0046]
In the case of the 8th game machine, the representative difference is 3661, and the out between representative differences is 13676. Therefore, the gambling index can be calculated as 27 by (3661/13676) × 100. That is, since the representative difference is small and the out between representative differences is large, the euphoria index is small.
[0047]
The above-mentioned euphoria index displays the euphoria index at the end of the previous business (usually the previous day) from the start of business until a predetermined time. This is because, at the beginning of the business, the reliability of the euphoria index calculated based on the number of out balls and the number of safe balls from the start of business is low.
[0048]
According to such an embodiment, a gambling index indicating the change rate of the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the number of difference balls from the start of business is obtained, and the gambling index is used as one of operation information for the player. Unlike the configuration that only displays general operation information, the player can determine the characteristics of the gaming machine based on the displayed gambling index and select the gaming machine. Can be used as an indicator.
[0049]
In addition, for the manager of the game store, in managing the operating status of each gaming machine 1, it is possible to grasp how the degree of gambling influences the operating rate of the gaming machine 1.
[0050]
Moreover, since such a gambling index can be obtained based on the number of out balls and safe balls that have been acquired from the game machine, there is no need to obtain special operation information from the game machine. It can be easily implemented only by improvement. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the euphoria index may be obtained by dividing the representative difference by the operating time.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the geisha index display system of the present invention, the geisha index indicating the change rate of the representative difference obtained by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value of the difference ball number is displayed. There is an excellent effect that a customer or a game shop manager can easily determine the degree of gambling of each game machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of a centralized management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration. FIG. 3 shows a display screen of operation information for each gaming machine in the centralized management apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen of operation information for each model in the central management device. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen in an island management device. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen in a base terminal. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a change in the number of difference balls in a table. FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 7 showing a different game table. FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG.
1 is a game machine, 2 is a machine terminal, 3 is an island management device, 4 is a centralized management device (detection means, calculation means, display means), and 5 is an information disclosure terminal.

Claims (2)

Detection means for detecting the maximum value and the minimum value of the number of balls that are obtained by subtracting the number of balls that have been driven into the game table from the number of safe balls that are released from the game table;
By dividing the representative difference obtained by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value detected by the detecting means by the number of balls out of the representative difference between the maximum value and the minimum value, the change ratio of the representative difference is obtained. A computing means for computing a gambling index to be shown;
A display system for displaying a gambling index calculated by the calculating means. 2. The game console index display system according to claim 1 , wherein the display means displays a chart index at the end of the previous business from the start of business to a predetermined time .

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