JP4532582B2 - Game system and jackpot lottery device constituting the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system including a jackpot lottery device for executing a jackpot lottery for a lottery target game device satisfying a predetermined lottery start condition among a plurality of game devices, and a jack constituting the same. The present invention relates to a pot lottery device.

  Conventionally, as this type of jackpot lottery device, for example, a device used for a game system including a plurality of medal game machines (game devices) installed in a game center or the like is known (for example, Patent Documents). 1). Generally, the medal game machine controls the progress of the game on condition that a medal (betting object) is received from the player, and pays out a predetermined number of medals (paying object) to the player according to the game result. An example of a medal game machine using a jackpot lottery apparatus will be described. The number corresponding to a part of the number of medals (betting targets) received from a player is accumulated and added, and this is used as a payout amount data for jackpot lottery. It is held in the payout amount storage means of the apparatus. Each time one of the game devices satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition, the jackpot lottery device draws a lot, and the game device or a player who plays on the game device wins the jackpot prize or does not win (losing) ) When the jackpot prize is won in this lottery, the number of medals corresponding to at least a part of the above-mentioned payout amount data is paid out to the player of the game device that satisfies the predetermined lottery start condition, and the payout amount data is Return to the initial value.

Here, the jackpot lottery device is generally often used in a game system composed of a plurality of game devices each having a game progress control means for independently progressing a game. This is due to the following reason. That is, the number of medals that each game device can pay out to the player at one time is limited to some extent by each game device. Therefore, when the jackpot lottery device is used for a single game device, the upper limit of the medal payout number when winning the jackpot prize is largely limited by the maximum payout amount set for the game device. In contrast, when a jackpot lottery device is used in a game system composed of a plurality of game devices, the upper limit of the number of medals to be paid out when winning the jackpot prize is determined by the sum of the maximum payout amounts of the plurality of game devices. be able to. In this case, it is possible to increase the number of medals paid out when the jackpot prize is won, compared to the case where the jackpot lottery device is used for a single game device. As a result, by winning the jackpot award, it is possible to give the player the expectation that a large number of medals will be paid out at once, and to attract the player's interest. Because of such advantages, the jackpot lottery device is often used in a game system including a plurality of game devices instead of a single game device.
In particular, in recent years, a game system including game devices installed in a plurality of stores (game facilities) is also known, and a jackpot lottery device can be used for such game systems. .

JP 2007-215653 A

  In a conventional jackpot lottery, a player who plays on a game device satisfying a predetermined lottery start condition is given a lottery effect indicating whether or not the player wins the jackpot award, and he may win the jackpot award. A lottery is made with a sense of expectation. Since the conventional lottery effect is an effect whether or not a player who plays on a game device that satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition wins, even if the lottery effect is also performed for other players. Basically, it is performed only for a player who plays on a game device that satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition. However, the winning probability of jackpot lottery is often set very low. Therefore, the player's expectation for winning the jackpot prize is very small. Therefore, the conventional lottery effect in the jackpot lottery may cause the player to feel that it is an annoying existence that disturbs the play on the game device being played. For this reason, conventionally, there are even those that do not perform such a lottery effect.

However, raising the jackpot lottery by the lottery effect is important for improving the game performance of the jackpot lottery. Therefore, it is desirable to perform a lottery effect of jackpot lottery in a manner that does not cause the player to feel bothered.
The game system using the jackpot lottery device is used not only at a game center or the like but also at a casino, a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine installed at a pachinko shop or the like. There is something. Even in such a game system, it is important to excite the jackpot lottery by the lottery effect, and it is desirable to perform the jackpot lottery effect in a manner that does not cause the player to feel bothered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and the object of the present invention is to provide a game system capable of performing a lottery effect of a jackpot lottery in a manner that does not cause annoyance to the player, and this It is providing the jackpot lottery apparatus which comprises.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a game apparatus including a plurality of game devices including game progress control means for controlling the progress of a game, and one satisfying a predetermined lottery start condition among the plurality of game devices. A jackpot lottery device that executes a jackpot lottery for a game device, and the jackpot lottery device is provided each time one of the game devices satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition. A lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery process for determining whether or not the one game device wins a jackpot award, and a game device won when the lottery means decides a jackpot award A payout amount storage means for storing payout amount data indicating an amount including a payout amount to be paid out to a player to play, and the lottery means When the selection is decided, the player reads the payout amount data from the payout amount storage means, and plays the game device that has won the jackpot award for at least a part of the payout amount indicated by the read payout amount data Jackpot payout processing means for paying out the jackpot, and when a predetermined payout amount increase condition is satisfied, the amount indicated by the payout amount data stored in the payout amount storage means is cumulatively increased A game system having a payout amount increasing means, and when the lottery means determines winning of the jackpot prize, any of the two or more game devices is included in the two or more game devices including the selected game device. Winning notice effect means for performing a winning notice effect indicating that Kaga has won the jackpot prize, and after the winning notice effect is performed, A winning result informing means for informing a winning result awards, and judgment information detecting means for detecting the determination information for determining whether the player is present for each of the plurality of gaming devices, the winning announcement attraction is performed Player number specifying means for specifying the number of players playing on the above-mentioned two or more game devices that are the targets of the relevant selection announcement effect based on the detection result of the determination information detecting means at a predetermined timing before; Yes it is, the jackpot payout processing means, when the lottery means has determined the winning of the jackpot prize, when the number of players who were identified by the above-mentioned player specific number means is less than the predetermined number, the jack When the pot payout process is not performed and the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than the prescribed number, winning by the winning notice effecting means is performed. The notice effect is not performed, and the notification by the winning result notification means is not performed .
In this game system, when one game device that satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition wins a jackpot prize, a winning notice effect is also given to a game device that has not won, so Not only the player who lost it, but also the player who loses is expected that he may have won the jackpot prize. Here, the winning notice effect is a kind of lottery effect, but it is performed when the jackpot prize is determined. In comparison, the frequency at which the performance is performed is low, and the player who receives the winning announcement effect feels less troublesome. In addition, in the present game system, when a winning announcement effect, which is a lottery effect, is performed, a winner is sure to come out from any player who plays with two or more game devices as targets. Therefore, the number of game devices targeted for the winning announcement effect is set to be relatively small, and the apparent winning probability (1 / number of game devices targeted for the winning announcement effect) is higher than the winning probability of the jackpot prize. In this way, the expectation of winning the jackpot award given to the player playing on the game device that is the subject of the winning notice effect is very large. Therefore, according to the winning notice effect (lottery effect) in this game system, it is possible to give the player a great expectation that he may have won the jackpot prize, without causing the player to feel bothered, The jackpot lottery can be enlivened.
Here, if the number of players who can give a great expectation to the winning of the jackpot prize by performing the winning notice effect is small, the effect of exciting the jackpot lottery cannot be effectively obtained. According to this game system, if the number of players playing on the game device that is the subject of the winning notice effect is less than the specified number, the effect of boosting the jackpot lottery is small, so the winning notice effect is not carried out. The winning results will not be notified, and jackpot payout processing will not be performed. Therefore, according to the present game system, the jackpot lottery can be effectively increased.
In particular, in this game system, it is not necessary to consider the number of players in the determination of the lottery start condition for jackpot lottery, so that the processing can be simplified in this respect.

Further, the invention of claim 2, the game system of claim 1, at a predetermined timing before the upper Symbol winning announcement attraction is performed, based on the detection result of said judgment information detecting means, of the relevant election announcement attraction object to become equipped with a player presence judgment means to judge whether or not a player in the two or more game devices exist, the winning announcement attraction means is, if the lottery means has determined the winning of the jackpot prize, When the number of players specified by the player number specifying means satisfies a prescribed number, the winning notice effect is performed for two or more game devices that are determined by the player presence determining means to have a player. It is a feature.
The effect of giving the player a great expectation for winning the jackpot award by performing the winning announcement effect cannot be obtained even if the winning announcement effect is given to a game device in which no player exists. According to the present game system, it is possible to prevent or at least reduce the possibility that the winning announcement effect is performed for a game device in which no player is present, so that the effect of the winning announcement effect can be effectively obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game system according to the first or second aspect, at least one of the plurality of game devices includes a credit data storage means for storing credit data, and a bet for receiving a bet object. The object accepting means and credit data corresponding to the amount of the betting object accepted by the betting object accepting means are reduced from the credit data stored in the credit data storage means, and the game progress controlling means controls the progress. Credit information processing means for performing credit processing for increasing credit data corresponding to the amount corresponding to the amount of the betting object received by the betting object reception means based on the result of the game to be performed, and the determination information detection means For the at least one game device, Credit presence information indicating that credit data is stored in the storage means is detected as the judgment information, and the player number identification means detects the judgment information detection means for the at least one game device. It is characterized by determining whether or not the player is playing with the at least one game device based on the credit presence information.
In this game system, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not there is a player in a game device that performs credit processing for increasing or decreasing credit data.

The invention of claim 4 is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, at least one game device of said plurality of gaming devices, identification information storage that stores player identification information Identification information reading means for reading the player identification information from the medium, and individual information storage means for temporarily storing the individual information corresponding to the player identification information until the player finishes the game, When the identification information reading means reads the player identification information, the game progress control means of the two game devices stores the individual information corresponding to the read player identification information in the individual information storage means, and the read individual information In response, the game progress control is performed, and the determination information detecting means includes the at least one game. In the game device, the individual information presence information indicating that the individual information is stored in the individual information storage means is detected as the judgment information, and the player number specifying means is for the at least one game device. Is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the player is playing with the at least one game device based on the individual information presence information detected by the determination information detecting means.
In this game system, with respect to a game device that controls the progress of a game in accordance with individual information corresponding to the player identification information read by the identification information reading means, it is accurately determined whether or not a player exists in the game device. It becomes possible.

The invention of claim 5 is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the determination information detecting means, for at least one game device of said plurality of gaming devices, the Presence detecting means for detecting whether or not a player is present at a predetermined play position at which a player of the game device is normally located, and the player number specifying means for the at least one game device, The detection result of the presence detection means is used as the determination information, and it is determined based on the determination information whether or not the player is playing with the at least one game device.
In this game system, since the presence of the player is directly detected, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not the player exists in the game device.

The invention of claim 6 is the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, at least one game device of said plurality of game devices receives an input of game operation by the player operation and means, said determination information detecting means detects said at least for one game device, the time of the operation means from accepting input of game operation until receiving the input of the next game operation as the determination information to is intended, the number of players specifying means, for said at least one gaming device, the player when the time according to the judgment information is not more than a predetermined time, characterized in that the determining that the playing Is.
In this game system, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not there is a player in the game device by using operation means provided in most game devices.

Further, the invention of claim 7 executes a jackpot lottery for a lottery game device that satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition among a plurality of game devices provided with a game progress control means for controlling the progress of the game. A jackpot lottery device that determines whether or not the one game device wins a jackpot prize each time one of the game devices satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition. A lottery means for performing a jackpot lottery process, and a payout amount indicating an amount including a payout amount to be paid out to a player to be played on the winning game device when the lottery means wins the jackpot prize When the payout amount storage means for storing data and the lottery means determine that the jackpot prize is won, the payout amount data is read from the payout amount storage means and read. A jackpot payout processing means for performing a jackpot payout process for paying out a payout target of at least a part of the amount indicated by the payout amount data issued to a player playing on the game device selected for the jackpot prize; When the payout amount increase condition is satisfied, the payout amount increasing means for cumulatively increasing the amount indicated by the payout amount data stored in the payout amount storage means, and the lottery means determines the winning of the jackpot prize. In such a case, the two or more game devices receive an effect instruction for causing the two or more game devices to perform a winning announcement effect that any one of the two or more game devices including the winning game device has won the jackpot prize. and directing instruction output means for outputting, to the winning result informing means for informing the winning result of the jackpot prize, said after the relevant election announcement attraction jack A notification processing unit that performs a notification process of notifying the game apparatus winning the pot prize, at a predetermined timing before the winning announcement attraction is performed to determine whether the player is present for each of the plurality of game devices And a number-of-players identifying means for identifying the number of players playing on the two or more game devices that are the target of the corresponding selection announcement effect based on the detection result of the judgment information for the jackpot The payout processing means does not perform the jackpot payout process if the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than a prescribed number when the lottery means determines the winning of the jackpot prize, When the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than the prescribed number, the production command output means does not output the production command, The notification processing by the notification processing means is also not performed .
In this jackpot lottery device, it is possible to give the player a great expectation that he may have won the jackpot prize, and it is possible to excite the jackpot lottery without making the player feel annoyed Become.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform a lottery effect of jackpot lottery in a manner that does not cause the player to feel bothersome, and an excellent effect is achieved that it is possible to excite the jackpot lottery.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, three types of medal game machines, which are arcade game machines (business game machines) having different game contents, a store server as a jackpot lottery device connected to be communicable with these, A game system composed of a management server will be described.

[System overview]
First, the overall configuration of the game system according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the entire game system according to the present embodiment.
Three types of medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 constituting this game system are different types of game machines having different hardware. These medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 are installed in a game facility such as the same game center in this embodiment, and are connected to the store server 5000 of the store via a LAN (Local Area Network) as a high-speed communication network. It is connected. The management server 4000 is connected to the store server of each store via a WAN (Wide Area Network) as a low-speed communication network. The management server 4000 performs data communication with each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 and performs data communication with a store server that performs system management of the entire store, and manages the entire game system. In addition, although this embodiment demonstrates the game system over multiple stores, it is the same also in the game system in a single store.

  Next, the configuration and operation of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 will be described.

[Horse racing game machine 1000]
The medal game machine 1000 is a horse racing game machine.
In this horse racing game machine 1000, one or two or more players predict the order of arrival of a horse racing race to be performed on this horse racing game machine, and when the prediction is hit, pay out medals according to odds of the order of arrival. Can receive.
FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of the horse racing game machine 1000.
The horse racing game machine 1000 includes a field unit 1002 provided at a central portion, and a plurality of stations 1010 as game devices provided so as to surround the field unit 1002. The field portion 1002 is provided with a field surface 1004 that is a moving surface simulating a racetrack on which a horse race gate 1003 that is a model is placed, and a plurality of model horses (not shown) move within the field surface 1004. The race is developed. Around the field portion 1002, a plurality of speakers 1005 for delivering the actual race and cheering are arranged. Above the field portion 1002, a display portion 1006 for displaying the total accumulated medal number indicating the number of payouts in the entire jackpot lottery to be described later, an illumination device 1007 for illuminating the field portion 1002, and a field portion 1002 are provided. A camera 1009 is arranged as an imaging means for imaging. The display unit 1006, the illumination device 1007, and the camera 1009 are supported by a support column 1008. The speaker 1005 and the lighting device 1007 function as rendering means of the horse racing game machine 1000.

  The station 1010 is provided with a display 1011 that displays a game screen according to the progress of the game, and a touch panel 1012 that is superimposed on the display surface of the display 1011. When the player touches a predetermined position on the game screen displayed on the display 1011 in accordance with an instruction on the game screen, the position is detected by the touch panel 1012, and the operation content of the player is recognized by the horse racing game machine 1000. Further, in the station 1010, a medal insertion unit 1013 into which medals are inserted by the player, a medal payout exit 1014 through which medals are paid out to the player, and a magnetic card for recording data necessary for resuming the game are inserted. The magnetic card insertion slot 1015 is provided.

  In the horse racing game machine 1000, races having the same name as the actual central horse race are sequentially held according to a predetermined cycle. About 60 races are prepared as one year's race, and for each race, the time for betting medals, that is, the time for purchasing a betting ticket, the time for which a model horse is raced, and the race result are displayed. Time is secured. Players can predict the order of arrival for each race and freely purchase betting tickets. The betting ticket is purchased by betting medals, and if the purchased betting ticket matches the result of the race, the number of medals according to the number of bets and odds are paid out as a dividend.

  In the horse racing game machine 1000 according to the present embodiment, the field unit 1002 forms a field surface 1004, and the field surface 1004 is provided with a model such as an artificial turf imitating an actual dressing place, a horse race gate 1003, and the like. A model horse as a moving body moves on the field surface 1004.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing a main control unit for controlling the overall operation of the horse racing game machine 1000 in an integrated manner.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a station control unit provided for each station 1010.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 1100 arranged on the field unit side controls the main control device 1101, a movement control device 1102 for controlling the movement of the model horse in the field unit 1002, and the illumination device 1007. Necessary for the game, the lighting control device 1103 for controlling the sound, the sound control device 1104 for controlling the cheering and the actual situation, etc., the SRAM 1105 and the flash memory 1106 for temporarily recording the data processed by the main control device 1101 ROM 1107 storing various programs and various databases, and an external communication device 1108 for performing data communication with an external device such as the store server 5000 via the LAN. The main control device 1101 is connected to a movement control device 1102, an illumination control device 1103, an acoustic control device 1104, an SRAM 1105, a flash memory 1106, a ROM 1107, an external communication device 1108, and a camera 1009, respectively. The ROM 1107 stores a movement control program, which is movement control information for each model horse, a database of various data relating to each horse used in the race, a race schedule, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a station control unit 1200 provided in each station 1010 temporarily records a station control device 1201, a medal management device 1202 that manages the payout of medals, and various data of players. RAM 1203, magnetic information reader 1204 as identification information reading means for reading magnetic information such as an ID code which is player identification information of the magnetic card inserted into the magnetic card slot 1015, and for writing various information to the magnetic card Magnetic information writing device 1205. The station control device 1201 is connected to the medal management device 1202, the RAM 1203, the magnetic information reading device 1204, and the magnetic information writing device 1205, respectively. Various types of information read from the magnetic information reader 1204 are stored in the RAM 1203 that functions as individual information storage means. Credit data corresponding to the number of medals inserted into the medal insertion unit 1013 is also stored in the RAM 1203. The exchange of medals with the player is performed by increasing or decreasing the credit data. Further, the station control device 1201 includes a medal insertion sensor (not shown) that detects a medal inserted through the display 1011 and the touch panel 1012 and the medal insertion unit 1013 shown in FIG. It is also connected to each part such as a magnetic card driving device (not shown) for driving the magnetic card inserted into the port 1015.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the station control device 1201 of each station 1010 is connected to the main control device 1101 on the game machine body side, and necessary data communication can be performed between them. Yes.

  The main controller 1101 of the main controller 1100 controls the movement of each model horse for each race according to various data such as parameters of each horse in order to realistically reproduce the actual horse racing race when the race is held. The contents are changed. The content of the movement control is determined before the start of the race, and the model horse is controlled to move according to the content of the movement control. Specifically, the main control unit 1101 of the main control unit 1100 reads various parameters of horses running in the race, data such as the state of the horse from the ROM 1107 before the start of the race, and determines the arrival order of the race. . Since only the first and second finishes are related to the payout of medals to the player, it is not necessary to determine all the finish order of the horses to run, if at least only the first and second finish horses are determined. Good. In this case, the other horses are controlled to move to the first and second places according to various parameters. Arrival order data determined by the main control device 1101, parameters of each horse, and the like are sent to the movement control device 1102.

  The movement control device 1102 that has received data from the main control device 1101 executes a movement control program recorded in a ROM (not shown), and performs movement control for each horse. The movement control device 1102 that executes the movement control program calculates the movement pattern of each horse from the parameters of each horse and transmits a control command to each control chip 1022 so that each model horse 1060 moves according to the movement pattern. To do. Specifically, a control command is transmitted to each control chip of each magnetic field generation substrate in order to generate a magnetic field that causes each model horse 1060 to move according to the movement pattern of each horse. Upon receiving the control command, each control chip 1022 controls the current flowing through each coil so as to sequentially generate a magnetic force that pulls the south pole of the permanent magnet of each model horse 1060 along the planned movement path of each model horse 1060. Thereby, each model horse 1060 can be moved along a movement planned route. As a result, each model horse 1060 whose movement is controlled by the movement control device 1102 develops a race on the play field.

[Pusher game machine 2000]
Next, the medal game machine 2000 will be described.
The medal game machine 2000 is a pusher game machine.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration of the station unit ST in the pusher game machine 2000.
The pusher game machine 2000 is provided with four satellite portions SA so as to surround a center lottery device (not shown). Each satellite unit SA includes four station units ST as game devices, and each player plays a game at each station unit ST. In addition, each satellite unit SA includes one satellite lottery device 2001, and each station unit ST is arranged around the satellite lottery device 2001.

  The station unit ST mainly includes a medal insertion mechanism (insertion unit) 2100, a play field 2500, a station control unit (not shown), and a display unit 2700. In the station unit ST, a medal insertion mechanism 2100 is disposed on the upper front side, a display unit 2700 as a display unit is disposed on the upper back side, and a play field 2500 is disposed on the upper center. Here, “front side” means the side located when the player plays the game, “back side” means the side opposite to the side where the player plays the game, and “center” means the above-mentioned side. It means the area between the “front side” and the “back side”.

  The medal insertion mechanism 2100 is a mechanism for inserting the medal M into the pusher game machine 2000 when the player plays a game. The medal M inserted into the medal insertion mechanism 2100 is transported to the lift-up hopper via a medal transport path (not shown) inside the casing of the station unit ST, and is temporarily stored in the lift-up hopper. The lift-up hopper includes a medal storage unit for accumulating medals M, a lift-up unit for lifting the medals M to a predetermined height, and a medal for discharging the lifted medals M at a predetermined timing. A discharge part (discharge part). In addition, a medal discharge path 2400 for guiding the discharged medal M to the play field 2500 is provided at the discharge port of the medal discharge unit so as to be swingable left and right. The upper end of the lift-up unit is disposed above the play field 2500. Along with this, the medal discharge unit provided at the upper end of the lift-up unit is also disposed above the play field 2500. Accordingly, the medal M temporarily accumulated in the medal storage unit provided below the play field 2500 is lifted above the play field 2500 by the lift-up unit, and then played from the medal discharge unit via the medal discharge path 2400. Injection into field 2500.

  In the play field 2500, there are mainly provided a main table 2501 as a medal placement table for storing medals M, and a pusher portion 2510 as a medal pushing member placed on the main table 2501. The pusher unit 2510 has an upper surface for storing medals M (referred to as a sub table), an inclined table on which the medals M dropped from the sub table slide, and a push for pushing the medals M stored in the main table 2501. And a wall. The pusher unit 2510 is slidably provided on the main table 2501 in the play field 2500, and slides back and forth at a constant cycle or an arbitrary cycle. A part (the back side) of the pusher unit 2510 is stored in a storage unit (described later) provided below the display unit 2700. The pusher portion 2510 reciprocates back and forth by sliding so as to enter and exit from the storage portion.

  The frame member of the display unit 2700 is slidably contacted with the sub table. Therefore, when the pusher portion 2510 moves in the direction in which the pusher portion 2510 is stored in the storage portion, the medal M on the sub table is pushed forward by the frame member. As a result of this pushing, some medals M on the sub-table drop onto the tilting table. A part of the medals M dropped from the sub table enters an opening (this is called “chucker”) as a medal passage provided in the tilt table. Further, the remaining medals M fall as they are to the main table 2501 and are stored in the main table 2501.

  The medal M on the main table 2501 is pushed forward by the sliding movement of the pusher portion 2510 in the same manner as the medal M on the sub table. That is, since the pusher portion 2510 is placed on the main table 2501 without a gap, when the pusher portion 2510 moves in the direction of unloading from the storage portion, the pusher wall on the front surface of the pusher portion 2510 causes the pusher portion 2510 to move on the main table 2501. The medal M is pushed forward. Due to this pushing, some medals M on the main table 2501 fall. Of the dropped medals M, the medals M that have dropped from the player side end (this is referred to as “front end”) to the medal drop groove are paid out to the player, and other medals M, for example, both sides of the main table 2501 (this) The medal M dropped from the “side end”) is stocked in a predetermined storage section in the station section ST.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the station unit ST includes a ball throwing mechanism 2800 on at least one side. The ball throwing mechanism 2800 has a configuration for throwing balls B1 and B2, which are spherical objects as irregular shapes described later, into the play field 2500, and includes a ball throwing slope 2801 and a ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810. The balls B1 and B2 are lottery objects for executing a bingo game described later.

  The ball throwing slope 2801 is configured to guide balls B1 and B2 thrown from a ball carrier 2520, which will be described later, to the ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810 by gravity. Therefore, it is a downward slope. The ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810 is a structure for drawing lots on the play field 2500 where the balls B1 and B2 are thrown. In this way, the balls B1 and B2 thrown into the station unit ST from the ball carrier 2520 described later are thrown into the play field 2500 via the ball throwing slope 2801 and the ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the station unit ST has a ball transport mechanism 2900 on at least one side. The ball transport mechanism 2900 is configured to transport the balls B1 and B2 to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 when the balls B1 and B2 fall from the main table 2501 in the play field 2500 to the medal drop groove provided on the front side thereof. And has a ball conveyance path (not shown), a ball conveyance unit 2910, and a ball conveyance unit traveling slope 2901. The ball transport path is provided below the front end of the main table 2501 and guides the balls B1 and B2 dropped from the front end to the ball transport unit 2910. The ball transport unit 2910 is configured to transport the balls B1 and B2 received via the ball transport path to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001, and travels on the ball transport unit travel slope 2901 according to the control of the control unit of the station unit ST. . The balls B1 and B2 conveyed to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 are delivered to the ball carrier 2520.

  In addition, the station unit ST includes a medal payout mechanism 2030. By driving this medal payout mechanism, the same number of medals M as the medals M dropped from the front end of the main table 2501 into the medal drop groove are medal insertion mechanisms 2100. The storage part 2101 is discharged.

Next, a control system of the pusher game machine 2000 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the game control system of the pusher game machine 2000. In the block diagram, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of a drive control system and the like for driving each unit according to the progress of the game is omitted.
The configuration of the game control system in the pusher game machine 2000 mainly includes a control unit 2600 of the station unit ST, a control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001, and a control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002. The control unit 2600 of the station unit ST is mainly responsible for overall progress control of a later-described slot game and bingo game. The control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly controls the physical lottery of the bingo game and the ball B1, The control unit 2620 of the center lottery apparatus 2002 is mainly responsible for control of a single jackpot lottery, which will be described later, and overall control of the pusher game machine 2000.

  The control unit 2600 of the station unit ST mainly includes a control device 2601, a ROM 2602, a RAM 2603, and a communication device 2604. The control device 2601 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2602 and performs various controls. The ROM 2602 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2600 of the station unit ST. The RAM 2603 temporarily stores various data or information. The communication device 2604 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001. Although not shown, the station unit ST is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2601 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. Do.

  The control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly includes a control device 2611, a ROM 2612, a RAM 2613, a station side communication device 2614, and a center side communication device 2615. The control device 2611 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2612 and performs various controls. The ROM 2612 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. The RAM 2613 temporarily stores various data or information. The station side communication device 2614 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2600 of each station unit ST belonging to the satellite unit SA. The center side communication device 2615 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002. Although not shown, the satellite unit SA is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2611 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. Do.

  The control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002 mainly includes a control device 2621, a ROM 2622, a RAM 2623, a communication device 2624, and an external communication device 2625. The control device 2621 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2622 and performs various controls. The ROM 2622 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2620 of the center lottery apparatus 2002. The RAM 2623 temporarily stores various data or information. The communication device 2624 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2610 of each satellite unit SA. The external communication device 2625 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the store server 5000 via the LAN. Although not shown, the center lottery apparatus 2002 is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2621 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. I do.

  In the above configuration, in the pusher game machine 2000, in addition to the pusher game, the slot game screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 2700 to execute the slot game, and for the bingo as shown in FIG. A game screen is displayed on the display unit 2700 to execute a bingo game. The pusher game machine 2000 also performs a single jackpot lottery using the center lottery device 2002. The display unit 2700 also displays a single cumulative medal number indicating the number of payouts in a single lottery to be described later and an overall cumulative medal number indicating the payout number in an overall jackpot lottery to be described later.

  The slot game is a digital lottery game in which the control unit 2600 in the station unit ST mainly draws digitally. The starting condition of this slot game is that the medal M enters any one of the chuckers provided on the tilting table of the pusher unit 2510. A slot game screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 2700 during a period in which a later-described bingo game is not progressing, and the medal M enters one of the chuckers and the slot lottery start condition is satisfied. Then, the control unit 2600 performs display control for rotating the three dice slots DS. In the digital lottery in the slot game, the control unit executes a predetermined lottery program, and determines whether the winning combination is lost or lost in light of the generated random number against a predetermined winning table. Thereafter, the control unit 2600 performs display control to stop the rotation of the three dice-shaped slots DS so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the display unit 2700 when the winning combination is determined.

  In this embodiment, as a combination of digital lottery, a small hitting combination A for supplying three medals to the play field 2500, a small winning combination B for supplying eight medals to the play field 2500, and a ball B1 to the play field 2500. The supplied ball supply combination, the normal bonus combination for supplying 30 medals to the play field 2500, the 30 supply medals to the play field 2500, and the winning table in which the winning probability is set higher in the subsequent digital lottery. Probability bonus combinations, a direct satellite combination that directly supplies the ball B1 to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001, a direct center combination that directly supplies the ball B1 to the center lottery apparatus 2002, and the like are prepared. The winning probability of each combination is set to be lower in this order. In addition, what kind of combination is prepared and what winning probability is set for each combination is arbitrary. For example, various benefits such as paying out the medal M directly to the player may be provided to the player. Then, when these winning combinations are won, the control device 2601 of the station unit ST controls a speaker, a lighting device, etc., and performs individual effects for exciting the winning.

  The bingo game is a physical lottery game that progresses by physical lottery using two types of balls B1 and B2 and the satellite lottery device 2001, and is advanced by the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001 and the control unit 2600 of the station unit ST. To do. In the bingo game, the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly controls the lottery for determining the winning bingo numbers of the bingo game, and the control unit of each station unit ST belonging to the satellite unit SA including the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. 2600 is mainly in charge of control such as a bingo game production and a bingo establishment determination. In this embodiment, a physical lottery is performed in which one winning bingo number (winning object) is selected from a plurality of different bingo numbers (lottery objects) by moving the balls B1 and B2 with the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. . In the physical lottery of this embodiment, one winning bingo number is selected from among the bingo numbers “1” to “9”. Then, the bingo card arrangement information in which bingo numbers of “1” to “9” are arranged in a matrix is individually obtained for each station unit ST by the control unit 2600 as an arrangement information generating unit of the station unit ST, for example. To generate. Thereafter, a bingo card image BC in which images of bingo numbers “1” to “9” (lottery target images) are arranged according to the arrangement information is displayed on the display unit 2700 of each station unit ST as shown in FIG. . When bingo is established, the control device 2601 of the station unit ST and the control device 2611 of the satellite unit SA control the respective speakers, illumination devices, and the like, and perform individual effects for exciting the bingo establishment.

  In the single jackpot lottery, the balls B1 and B2 enter the winning spot to which the right to start the single jackpot lottery in the center lottery device 2002 is assigned in the physical lottery in the satellite lottery device 2001 in the bingo game described above. When the start condition of the single jackpot lottery for either winning the center role directly in the slot game is satisfied, the control device 2621 of the control unit 2620 in the center lottery device 2002 stores the single jackpot execution program stored in the ROM 2622. To start a single jackpot lottery. Then, in the center lottery apparatus 2002, a physical lottery is performed in which a ball B1 is moved to determine whether a single jackpot award or a loss (including a case where a prize other than a single jackpot award is won). When the single jackpot award is won, the control device 2621 of the center lottery apparatus 2002 controls the speaker, the lighting device, and the like, and performs individual effects for exciting the single jackpot award.

  When the single jackpot prize is won, the control device 2621 reads out the single JP storage number data as the payout amount data from the RAM 2623, and starts the jackpot lottery for the number of medals M indicated by the count value of the data. Processing for supplying to the play field 2500 of the station unit ST that satisfies the conditions is performed. At this time, a medal supply command is output from the control device 2621 to the control device 2601 of the control unit 2600 in the station unit ST, and the medal M is played in the play field 2500 under the control of the control device 2601 in the same manner as the normal medal supply process. You may make it supply to. However, the number of medals supplied when winning the single jackpot award is a part of the number of medals inserted into all station sections ST after the single JP stored number data is reset to the initial value (for example, 500). Since the number of sheets corresponding to (for example, 0.03 sheets) is cumulatively added, the number is large. Therefore, a process using an original medal supply mechanism may be performed separately from the normal medal supply process. In this case, it is also suitable as an effect when winning a single jackpot award. When the single jackpot prize is won, the control device 2621 resets the single JP stored number data stored in the RAM 2623 to the initial value.

[Slot Machine 3000]
Next, the medal game machine 3000 will be described.
The medal game machine 3000 is a slot machine as a game device.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the slot machine 3000 according to the present embodiment.
The slot machine 3000 includes a box-shaped casing 3002, a front panel 3003 attached to the front side of the casing 3002 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the like. The front panel 3003 has a display window 3004 for displaying a part of a variable display unit, which will be described later, a medal slot 3005, a start button 3006 as a start operation device, a dice display window 3007, a credit clearing button 3008, a speaker 3009, A medal tray 3010 having a medal payout box 3010a, an effect panel 3011, a count display unit 3014, a BET operation unit 3015, and the like are provided. The speaker 3009 and the effect panel 3011 function as effect means of the slot machine 3000. The effect panel 3011 displays various information such as the total accumulated medal number indicating the number of payouts in the entire jackpot lottery described later.

  Inside the housing 3002, three reels are incorporated as variable display portions in which a plurality of types of symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surface. The three reels (hereinafter referred to as “left reel”, “middle reel”, and “right reel” in turn) are each driven to rotate by a reel drive motor (not shown) constituted by a stepping motor. Also, a plurality of types of symbols such as “white 7”, “blue 7”, “green 7”, “red 7”, “cherry”, “blank”, etc. are printed in a predetermined order. In the present embodiment, the “blank” symbol is a symbol that does not constitute any role. In addition, a main control circuit board on which an electronic circuit is formed by a CPU, a ROM, and other various electronic components, a medal payout device having a medal hopper capable of accommodating a large number of medals, an internal speaker, and the like are also incorporated.

FIG. 10 is a detailed front view showing a part of the front panel 3003.
The symbols for about three frames at a predetermined rotational position of each reel are visually recognized by the player through the display window 3004. In this display window 3004, five winning lines IL are drawn so as to extend over all reels. When a combination of symbols relating to a combination corresponding to a predetermined prize group is arranged on these winning lines IL (hereinafter simply referred to as “combining a combination”), a medal is paid out to the medal tray 3010 or a special combination. The player is given game value such as shifting to a special game period in which a game can be played. In the slot machine 3000 according to the present embodiment, five winning lines IL are provided, but the number of winning lines may be reduced or increased. The winning line may be any line that is not visible to the player but can be recognized by a CPU 17a (to be described later) that controls the stop of the slot machine.
The count display unit 3014 includes a credit display unit 3014a, a bonus count display unit 3014b, a medal payout number display unit 3014c, and the like.
The BET operation unit 3015 includes two buttons, a 1 BET button 3015a and a Max BET button 3015b.

FIG. 11 is a control block diagram relating to the main configuration of the slot machine 3000.
The main control unit 3100 of the slot machine 3000 includes a control device 3101, a reel control device 3102 that controls the driving of three reels, a storage device 3103 that stores various programs and various databases necessary for the game, and a count A display control device 3104 that performs display control of the display unit 3014, an illumination control device 3105 that controls illumination of the effect panel 3011, an acoustic control device 3106 that controls sound output from the speaker 3009, and a store server via the LAN And an external communication device 3107 for data communication with an external device such as 5000. In addition to these devices, the main control device 1101 is connected to a medal insertion sensor 3022, a BET operation unit 3015, a medal payout device 3018, and the like.

Next, the game flow of the slot machine 3000 will be described.
Before playing the game, first, the player needs to insert a medal into the medal slot 3005 as preparation. When the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 3005, the medal passes through a passage (not shown) and falls to the medal hopper. In this passage, a drop opening for dropping a medal smaller than the standard and returning it to the medal payout rod 3010a, a medal block solenoid for preventing the medal from passing and returning to the medal payout rod 3010a, or passing through A medal insertion sensor 3022 configured with a photo sensor or the like for detecting medals one by one is provided. A medal detection signal output from the medal insertion sensor 3022 that has detected a medal is sent to the control device 3101 of the main control unit 3100. In response to this, the control device 3101 controls the credit display 3014a to increase the display count value by one by the display control device 3104 and increases the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by one. Let Usually, a plurality of medals are inserted at a time, and the number of credits is increased to some extent. When the player performs a bet operation by operating the BET operation unit 3015, the control device 3101 reduces the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by the bet number and also displays the display count value of the credit indicator 3014a. Control is performed to reduce by the number of bets. In addition, the control device 3101 recognizes the winning line IL that has become effective according to the number of bets. Note that if the winning combination is not aligned on the effective winning line IL, no winning is achieved even if the winning combination is aligned on the ineffective winning line IL.

  When the start button 3006 is operated by the player, the control device 3101 executes a start command receiving program stored in the storage device 3103, thereby functioning as a start command receiving means, and a variable display from the start button 3006. Accept start command. The control device 3101 that has received this change display start command first causes the reel control device 3102 to start rotational driving of all reels. In addition, the control device 3101 that has received the change display start command executes a prize group lottery program stored in the storage device 3103 to select one of the prize groups from among a plurality of prize groups. It functions as a means for performing an internal lottery to determine a loss in which no prize group is selected, and performs an internal lottery. This internal lottery is performed by comparing the random number data sent from the random number generation circuit with the prize group lottery table stored in the storage device 3103. This award group lottery table associates each random number with one of the award groups or a loss. By associating in this way, any prize group is won with a predetermined probability, or a loss occurs with a predetermined probability.

  The rotation position of the reel that has started to rotate is detected by a reel position sensor (not shown). Then, the reel control device 3102 calculates the reel rotation speed based on the output signal from each reel position sensor. When the reel rotation speed is stabilized, the reel control device 3102 can recognize the position of each symbol on each reel based on the output signal from each reel position sensor. Then, the control device 3101 executes a stop control program stored in the storage device 3103, and controls the reel so that a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line based on the lottery result of the internal lottery. The device 3102 performs reel stop control. Specifically, when any prize group is won by the internal lottery, the stop control is performed so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination corresponding to the winning prize group is stopped and displayed on the winning line IL. On the other hand, in the event that the player loses without selecting any prize group due to the internal lottery, stop control is performed so that combinations of symbols that do not correspond to any prize group are stopped and displayed on the winning line IL.

  In the normal game, an internal lottery is performed using a prize group lottery table corresponding to the normal game. The prize group that can be won in the internal lottery of the regular game includes a cherry award corresponding to a cherry role consisting of “cherry-ANY (regardless of design) -ANY (regardless of design)”, “ANY7 (“ 7 ”). ANY7 award corresponding to the ANY7 role consisting of “7” of multiple colors, “ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”) — ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”), White 7 award corresponding to white 7 role consisting of “white 7-white 7-white 7”, Blue 7 award corresponding to blue 7 role consisting of “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7”, “green 7- There are medal payout awards such as a green 7 award corresponding to a green 7 role consisting of “green 7-green 7” and a red 7 award corresponding to a red 7 role consisting of “red 7-red 7-red 7”. When any one of the medal payout prizes is won by the internal lottery and the corresponding role is arranged on the payline IL, the control device 3101 corresponds to the winning prize on the medal payout number display 3014c of the count display unit 3014. Display the number of medals to be paid. Then, the control device 3101 performs a medal payout process for the number of coins corresponding to the winning prize. Specifically, the control device 3101 increases the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by this medal payout number and increases the medal credit of the credit indicator 3014a by this medal payout number. I do. When the upper limit value of the medal credit is exceeded, the medal payout device 3018 pays out the medal from the medal payout tray 3010a to the medal tray 3010 for the excess amount. Note that the number of medals to be paid out is large according to the order in which the prize group is described.

[Jackpot system]
Next, the entire jackpot lottery performed in the entire system will be described.
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the management server 4000 that controls the progress of the entire jackpot lottery together with each store server 5000.
The management server 4000 mainly includes a control device 4001, a storage device 4002, and an external communication device 4003. The storage device 4002 stores various control programs, and stores total accumulated medal number data that is payout amount data of the entire system. The external communication device 4003 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the store server 5000 of each store via the WAN.

FIG. 13 is a control block diagram of the store server 5000 for managing the system in each store and performing data communication between the management server 4000 and each medal game machine in the store.
The store server 5000 mainly includes a control device 5001, a storage device 5002, an external communication device 5003, and an in-store communication device 5004. The storage device 5002 stores various control programs. In addition, the storage device 5002 stores in-store accumulated medal number data that is a part of medals consumed by the in-store medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 that constitute the game system. The total accumulated medal number data sent from 4000 is also stored. The external communication device 5003 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the management server 4000 via the WAN. The external communication device 5003 is for data communication with each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, etc. via the LAN.

FIG. 14 is a sequence flow diagram showing the flow of the entire jackpot lottery in the present embodiment. In FIG. 14, for explanation, one medal game machine and one store server are displayed.
In this game system, when a player consumes medals in each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, the data indicating the consumed amount is the game device (the station 1010 of the horse racing game machine 1000, the pusher game machine 2000) that the player plays. Are sent to the store server 5000 of the store together with the game machine ID as game device identification information for identifying the station unit ST and the slot machine 3000). If each game device has a function for managing player identification information such as the horse racing game machine 1000, the player identification information may be used instead of the game machine ID.

  Based on the data sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 consumes the player at the in-store medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 connected to the store server 5000. A part of the selected medals (for example, 0.01) is cumulatively stored in the storage device 5002 as in-store accumulated medal number data. Then, the control device 5001 transmits the in-store accumulated medal number data in the storage device 5002 to the management server 4000 at a predetermined timing (for example, every 10 minutes). Note that the in-store accumulated medal number data transmitted here is the amount stored cumulatively from the previous transmission time to the current transmission time.

Each time the management server 4000 receives the in-store accumulated medal number data sent from each store server 5000, the management server 4000 cumulatively adds the number of medals indicated by the data to the total accumulated medal number data in the storage device 4002. I will do it. Thereby, a part (for example, 0.01) of the number of medals consumed by all the medal game machines constituting the game system is totaled as the total accumulated medal number data. In this embodiment, the initial value of the total accumulated medal number data is, for example, 1000, and a part of the number of medals consumed by the player is cumulatively added to this initial value.
In this embodiment, the above-described pusher game machine 2000 also performs a single jackpot lottery, but the cumulative medal number data of this single jackpot lottery is calculated only from the number of medals consumed in the pusher game machine 2000. It is. On the other hand, the cumulative medal number data of the entire jackpot lottery managed and managed by the management server 4000 is calculated from the medal number consumed by all medal game machines constituting the game system. Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of medals to be paid out to the winner when winning in the jackpot lottery.

  A specific processing flow will be described. The control device 4001 of the management server 4000 first receives the accumulated medal number data in the store transmitted from each store server 5000 at a predetermined timing (for example, every 10 minutes). Then, a cumulative addition process to the total accumulated medal number data in the storage device 4002 is performed. Thereafter, the total accumulated medal number data stored in the storage device 4002 at this time is transmitted to the store server 5000 that is the transmission source of the in-store accumulated medal number data received earlier. Upon receiving this, the store server 5000 transmits the total accumulated medal number data to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Then, each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 receiving this update updates the display of the total accumulated medal number based on the received total accumulated medal number data. In this embodiment, the total cumulative medal number is displayed individually on each medal game machine. However, a display device for displaying the total cumulative medal number is provided in the store so that each medal game machine does not display it individually. May be.

  In the overall jackpot lottery in the present embodiment, each time one of the game devices 1010, ST, 3000 satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition, is the game device that satisfies the lottery start condition win the overall jackpot prize? The process of determining whether or not is performed. Here, in this embodiment, the start condition for the entire jackpot lottery is that a predetermined number (for example, 100) of medals bet, but this is not the only case, and other known lottery start conditions are widely adopted. it can. Specifically, for example, a bet operation is performed, a medal inserted by a medal insertion sensor is detected, a signal for starting a change in symbol display of the slot machine is turned ON, and the number of medals paid out is Exceeding a predetermined number (10) may be mentioned. Further, the start conditions of the overall jackpot lottery and the winning probability of the overall jackpot award may be different among the game devices constituting the game system. Even when the start conditions for the entire jackpot lottery are different among game devices, it is desirable to set the same lottery start conditions for the same type of game devices. When the winning probability of the overall jackpot award is varied between game devices, the winning probability of each game device may be different according to the lottery start condition set in the game device.

  A specific processing flow will be described. When the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 receives the medal consumption data and the game machine ID from each game device 1010, ST, 3000, the medal consumption data is associated with the game machine ID. The indicated number of medals is cumulatively added to the individual count data in the storage device 5002. When the number of medals indicated by the individual count data exceeds 100, the control device 5001 performs a process of subtracting the number of medals for 100 from the individual count data and executes the entire jackpot lottery program. The entire jackpot lottery is performed. In this overall jackpot lottery, it is determined whether or not the overall jackpot prize is won by comparing the generated random numbers against a predetermined winning table.

  When winning of any game device 1010, ST, 3000 is determined in the overall jackpot lottery of the present embodiment, first, a store lottery for determining a store where the overall jackpot prize is won from a plurality of stores. A store lottery effect is performed that produces an effect as if performing In the present embodiment, since the winner of the overall jackpot award has already been determined, the store lottery effect does not perform the lottery process, but merely performs the effect as if a lottery is being performed. In other words, it can be said that this store lottery effect is an effect for notifying which store the winner of the overall jackpot award has been given.

  In the store lottery effect of the present embodiment, when winning of any of the game devices 1010, ST, 3000 is determined, first, the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 receives winning data indicating the winning of the winning game. The information is transmitted to the management server 4000 together with the game machine IDs of the devices 1010, ST, 3000. The control device 4001 of the management server 4000 that has received the winning data executes store selection processing for selecting a store that performs store lottery effects. In addition, when performing a store lottery effect in all the stores provided with the store server 5000 which comprises this game system, it is not necessary to perform this store selection process. However, when store lottery effects are performed at all stores, as a result of an increase in the number of apparent lotteries (the number of stores), there is an event that none of the game devices in the store are won even though the store lottery effect has occurred. The frequency of occurrence will increase, and players at each store will realize that the probability that their store will win (apparent winning probability) will be low, the expectation for winning will be reduced, and the lottery effect by store lottery will increase There is a risk of chipping. Therefore, in this embodiment, the store selection process is executed to perform the store lottery effect only in some stores instead of all stores, and it is realized that the apparent winning probability that the own store wins is high, The expectation for winning is increased, and the store lottery production is made exciting. The store selection conditions and the number of stores to be selected in the store selection process can be set as appropriate. However, it is necessary to make sure that the store where the winner of the overall jackpot prize is selected.

  When the control device 4001 of the management server 4000 selects a store for which the store lottery effect is performed by the store selection process, the control device 4001 outputs a store effect command to the store server 5000 of the selected store. And the store server 5000 which received this store production instruction | indication performs a store lottery production process. In the store lottery effect process, a store lottery slot screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on a large display (not shown) connected to the store server 5000. At the bottom of the store lottery slot screen, the number of medals to be paid out by winning the current overall jackpot award (total cumulative medal number) is displayed. In addition, on the store lottery slot screen, an image is displayed in which a frame displaying the name and area of the store selected in the store selection process moves in a predetermined order from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen. The Finally, as shown in FIG. 16, the frame of the store (store A) where the winner of the overall jackpot award is stopped and displayed. Thereby, the player who saw the large display of the store where the store lottery effect was performed can know that the winner of the entire jackpot award will come out from the players playing in the store A. As a result, the player who is playing in the store A will further increase his expectation if he may have won.

  Here, the process of displaying the store lottery slot screen on the large display connected to the store server 5000 has been described as the store lottery effect process, but other processing methods may be employed. For example, the processing method of displaying the store lottery slot screen as described above using the display means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, the processing method of performing the store lottery effect by voice announcement, or the like may be used. .

  When the store lottery effect is completed in this way, the store server 5000 of the store (store A) where the winner of the overall jackpot award is located next, the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in the store connected thereto. The entire jackpot effect processing is performed to produce an effect as if the winner determination lottery for determining the winner of the entire jackpot award from among the players to be played. In this embodiment, since the winner of the overall jackpot award has already been determined, the overall jackpot effect process does not perform the lottery process, but simply performs the effect as if the lottery is being performed. is there. In other words, it can be said that the effect by the overall jackpot effect process is a winning notice effect for notifying which player has won the overall jackpot prize. This overall jackpot production process informs that the winner of the entire jackpot lottery has been issued from the store, raises the expectation that he may be the winner, and raises the interest of who won You can get the attention of players and galleries throughout the store.

  This overall jackpot production needs to be performed simultaneously on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in the store, but the timing of performing the effect is related to the progress of the game on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, and 3000. It is necessary to adjust (total jackpot production time). This is because each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 progresses its own game, and depending on the progress of the game, it is not preferable to prevent the progress of the game with the entire jackpot effect, which greatly reduces the enjoyment of the player. Because there are cases.

  For example, in the horse racing game machine 1000, if the entire jackpot effect suddenly starts during the race reproduction using the field unit 1002, the excitement of the original game of the horse racing game machine is remarkably reduced, which is not preferable. Further, for example, in the pusher game machine 2000, when the entire jackpot production starts suddenly during a lottery in which a large amount of medals can be expected, such as a physical lottery of a bingo game or a single jackpot lottery, The excitement of the game inherent to the game machine is significantly reduced, which is not preferable. Also, for example, in the slot machine 3000, if the overall jackpot production suddenly starts during the winning production when a large amount of medals are awarded, such as the green 7 prize and the red 7 prize, the player's joy is significantly reduced. This is not preferable.

On the other hand, there are times when each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 has less adverse effects such as reducing the original enjoyment of the medal game machine even if the progress of each game is hindered by the overall jackpot production. . For example, in the horse racing game machine 1000, if it is a time for betting medals by a player, that is, a time for purchasing a betting ticket, there is little adverse effect and it is suitable for starting an overall jackpot effect. Further, for example, in the pusher game machine 2000, there is little adverse effect during the lottery in which a large amount of medals can be expected or during the winning production, and it is suitable for starting the entire jackpot production. ing. Also, for example, in the slot machine 3000, from the end of one slot game to the start of the next slot game, specifically, after the losing in the previous slot game is determined or the winning effect is ended. After that, it is suitable for starting the entire jackpot effect since there is little adverse effect during the period before the start button 3006 of the next slot game is operated.
In each medal game machine 1000, 2000, and 3000 of this embodiment, the game progress situation illustrated here is preset as a situation where the entire jackpot effect can be performed.

FIG. 17 is a sequence flow diagram for explaining the overall jackpot effect time determination process.
The store server 5000 that has received the store effect command first inquires of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 when the game progress status becomes a status in which the entire jackpot effect can be performed. In response to this inquiry, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 function as time prediction processing means alone or in cooperation with other control devices 1201, 2601, 2611. Then, a time prediction program is executed to perform processing for predicting the time when the game progress status is determined in advance as described above. Then, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 return the overall rendering possible time information indicating the predicted time from the external communication devices 1108, 2625, 3107 to the store server 5000. The control device 5001 of the store server 5000 functions as an overall production time determination unit, and performs an overall production time for performing an overall jackpot production based on the overall production possible time information sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. decide. Specifically, the earliest time at which the overall performance possible times of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 overlap each other is specified based on the information on the available overall performance time, and this is determined as the overall performance time. And the information of the determined whole production time is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000,2000,3000. In each medal game machine that has received this, the game progress is controlled such that the game progress status of the medal game machine becomes the above-described predetermined setting status in which the overall jackpot performance can be performed at the determined overall performance time. Note that a specific control method is to store the above-described setting situation in each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 and read out the stored setting situation information to perform game progress control. Alternatively, the setting status described above is incorporated in advance in a game progress control program, and the game progress control is performed according to the contents of the program.

It should be noted that it is necessary to make fine adjustments to the game progress on each of the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in order to achieve the above-described setting situation at the entire production time determined by the control device 5001 of the store server 5000. Sometimes.
As the fine adjustment method, in the horse racing game machine 1000, for example, in the reproduction process of the race reproduction movie executed after the end of each race, there is a method of shortening or lengthening the reproduction time of the race reproduction movie. More specifically, the playback time can be shortened or lengthened depending on whether the start of the reproduction of the race reproduction movie is the middle or end of the race.
Further, in the pusher game machine 2000, for example, in the slot game performed in each station unit ST, by the display control that lengthens or shortens the time from the start to the stop of the rotation of the three dice-shaped slots DS. There is a method of performing fine adjustment. Specifically, for example, the playback speed of the video from the start to the stop of rotation of the three dice slots DS may be increased or decreased. In this case, since the video itself does not need to be edited, the display process is easy.
In the slot machine 3000, for example, there is a method of performing fine adjustment by drive control that lengthens or shortens the time from the start of rotation of three reels to the stop thereof.

Note that the fine adjustment method is not limited to the above-described method, and is appropriately determined according to the game contents of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000.
In particular, in the case of a game machine that performs a digital lottery, a method of extending or shortening the time for displaying the lottery effect video as in the pusher game machine 2000 is effective.

The method for determining the overall performance time is not limited to this.
For example, the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 is made to function as an effect timing determination means, and the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 are not inquired about the overall effectable time, but according to a predetermined overall effect time determination condition. Determine the overall performance time. Then, the determined overall performance time is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, and in each medal game machine, the game progress status is determined in advance so that the overall jackpot effect can be performed at the determined overall performance time. The progress of the game may be controlled so that the above-described setting situation is obtained. This method is particularly effective when the medal game machine constituting the game system has a high degree of freedom in controlling the game progress status.

  When the overall production time determined by the store server 5000 arrives, as shown in FIG. 14, the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 recognizes the player who is playing on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Perform presence confirmation processing. Specifically, it inquires of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 about the presence confirmation of the player through the LAN. In response to this inquiry, the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 perform player presence confirmation processing corresponding to the contents of each game.

Since the player can play at each of the plurality of stations, the horse racing game machine 1000 performs a process of confirming whether or not there is a player playing the game for each station. As this confirmation method, for example, there is a method of confirming whether or not a player exists in each station based on the time when the ID code which is the player identification information is read from the magnetic card inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 1015. It is done.
Specifically, the station control device 1201 specifies the timing when the magnetic information reader 1204 reads the ID code from the magnetic card at a timing when the player inserts the magnetic card into the magnetic card slot 1015 or at a predetermined timing thereafter. The identification information read time information as determination information for this is stored in the RAM 1203. The identification information reading time information may be data (time data) itself indicating the time when the ID code is read, or may be flag information. When flag information is used, for example, flag information that disappears when a condition such as elapse of a predetermined time is satisfied can be used. After that, when receiving an inquiry about the presence confirmation of the player, the station control device 1201 functions as a determination information detection unit, and from the latest time when the ID code is read based on the identification information read time information stored in the RAM 1203. It is determined whether the elapsed time up to the present time has not passed a predetermined time (specified period). When the identification information read time information is data (time data) itself indicating the time when the ID code is read, it depends on whether or not the difference between the time indicated by the data and the current time is smaller than a predetermined time. Just judge. In addition, when the identification information reading time information is flag information, for example, the lifetime of the flag information is set to the predetermined time (specified period) described above, and the flag information is set ( It can be judged by confirming that it is alive. It should be noted that the elapsed time from the most recent time when the ID code is read to the present time and the survival time of the flag information may be updated to those from the time when the game operation is input. As described above, the confirmation method based on the identification information reading time information is used in a game device that controls the progress of the game according to the individual information corresponding to the player identification information read from the identification information storage medium storing the player identification information. be able to.

  Also, the pusher game machine 2000 can perform a process of confirming whether or not there is a player playing a game for each station unit because the player can play each of the plurality of station units. As this confirmation method, for example, there is a method of determining that a player is present in a station unit where a medal is present on the storage unit 2101 of the medal insertion mechanism 2100. Specifically, a sensor is provided as a determination information detection unit that detects the presence of a medal on the storage unit 2101. If the sensor determines that there is a medal on the storage unit 2101, there is a player playing the game. Judge that. This confirmation method can be used in a game apparatus including a storage unit that stores medals used by a player for game play.

  Further, since the slot machine 3000 is played by one player, a process of confirming whether or not there is a player playing a game on the slot machine 3000 is performed. As this confirmation method, for example, when one or more pieces of credit number data are stored in the storage device 3103, there is a method of determining that a player exists. This confirmation method can be used in a game device that stores medals used by a player as credit data.

Note that the player presence confirmation method is not limited to the above example, and any other method can be employed.
For example, as in the above-described medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000, an amount corresponding to the amount of the betting object received based on the betting object receiving means for receiving the betting object and the result of the game controlled by the game progressing means. If the station control unit 1200, the control unit 2600 of the station unit ST, and the main control unit 3100 function as a payout processing unit for performing a payout process for paying out a payout target to the player, the following method is used. Can be adopted. That is, the reception time information for specifying the time when the betting object reception means received the betting object (medal etc.) is detected and stored, and the betting object is received based on this reception time information. It is determined whether the elapsed time up to the time when the player presence confirmation inquiry is received has not passed a predetermined time (specified period). In this determination, if it is determined that the player has not elapsed, it is highly likely that the player has played. Therefore, the determination result that the player has not elapsed is a powerful determination material for determining that the player is playing. It becomes. Note that the reception time information may be data indicating time (time data) itself or flag information as in the case of the identification information reading time information described above. Also in this case, it is possible to use flag information that disappears when conditions such as a certain time elapses are satisfied.

  Further, for example, as in the horse racing game machine 1000 and the slot machine 3000 described above, a RAM 1203 and a storage device 3103 as credit data storage means for storing credit data, a bet object reception means for receiving a bet object, and an accepted bet The credit data corresponding to the amount of the object is reduced from the credit data stored in the credit data storage means, and corresponds to the amount according to the amount of the betting object accepted by the betting object accepting means based on the game result As long as the station control unit 1200 and the main control unit 3100 function as a credit processing unit that performs credit processing for increasing the credit data corresponding to the credit data, the following method can be adopted. That is, the credit change time information for identifying the time when the credit data fluctuates is detected and stored, and based on the credit change time information, the player presence confirmation is performed from the most recent time when the credit data fluctuates. It is determined whether the elapsed time up to the time of receiving the inquiry has not passed a predetermined time (specified period). In this determination, if it is determined that the player has not elapsed, it is highly likely that the player has played. Therefore, the determination result that the player has not elapsed is a powerful determination material for determining that the player is playing. It becomes. Note that the credit change time information may be data indicating time (time data) itself or flag information as in the case of the identification information read time information described above. Also in this case, it is possible to use flag information that disappears when conditions such as a certain time elapses are satisfied.

Further, for example, as in the horse racing game machine 1000 and the slot machine 3000 described above, a touch panel 1012, a start button 3006, a BET operation unit 3015, and the like functioning as a game operation receiving unit that receives a game operation of a player are provided. If the game progress control is performed accordingly, the following method can be adopted. That is, the game operation reception means detects and stores game operation time information for specifying the time when the game operation is received, and based on the game operation time information, from the most recent time when the game operation is received, It is determined whether the elapsed time up to the time when the player presence confirmation inquiry is received has not passed a predetermined time (specified period). In this determination, if it is determined that the player has not elapsed, it is highly likely that the player has played. Therefore, the determination result that the player has not elapsed is a powerful determination material for determining that the player is playing. It becomes. Note that the game operation time information may be data indicating time (time data) itself or flag information, as in the case of the identification information read time information described above. Also in this case, it is possible to use flag information that disappears when conditions such as a certain time elapses are satisfied.
As another example, the right to operate a slot or other mini lottery device in a pusher game machine or the like can be obtained by entering a predetermined winning slot, and it is accumulated until the right is consumed. There are game machines of stock (stock) type. In these game machines, it may be determined that the player is playing when the stock remains.

  Further, for example, in the above-described medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000, the place where the player is positioned when the player plays the game is substantially fixed. With such a game device, the following method can be employed. That is, presence detection means such as an infrared sensor or a touch sensor for detecting whether or not a player is present at the location is provided, and when the presence confirmation means is received, the presence detection means is present when the player is present. It is determined whether or not it is detected. In this determination, if it is determined that it is detected, the player is likely to be playing, so the determination result that it is within the period is a powerful determination material for determining that the player is playing It becomes.

  Note that the above-mentioned player presence confirmation methods are combined with each other, and it is effective in improving the accuracy of the judgment to finally determine whether or not the player is playing by combining the judgment results of each method. is there. The final determination may be performed on each game device side, and the final determination result may be transmitted to the store server 5000. However, the final determination is performed by the store server 5000 or the management server 4000. It may be. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a final determination is made on each game device side and the final determination result is transmitted to the store server 5000.

  When each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 performs the presence confirmation process of the player, the presence confirmation information as a result of the determination is returned from the external communication device 1108, 2625, 3107 to the store server 5000. The control device 5001 of the store server 5000 specifies a station or a station unit or a slot machine (hereinafter referred to as “the player”) that is specified based on the presence confirmation information sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Station etc.)). The control device 5001 functions as a player number specifying unit, and specifies the number of players who are playing on the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 that are the targets of the winning notice effect.

  At this time, if the number of players is less than a prescribed number (for example, 10 players), the control device 5001 performs processing for discarding the right to win the jackpot prize of the current winner. As a result, the overall jackpot effect described later is not performed, the jackpot prize winning notification is not performed, and the jackpot payout process is not performed. That is, it is handled as if the jackpot prize was not won.

  On the other hand, when the number of players has reached a specified number (for example, 10 people), the control device 5001 of the store server 5000 notifies each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 of the winning result of the jackpot award and the overall effect. A control command is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Thereby, the entire jackpot effect using the effect means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 connected to the store server 5000 is performed. However, in this embodiment, the result of the presence confirmation process of the player is used, and the entire jackpot effect is performed only for the station where the player is playing. Of course, the entire jackpot effect may be performed at all stations, regardless of whether or not the player is playing.

  In this embodiment, after winning the jackpot prize, the winners of the fixed number of big wins (Big Bonus Award), the fixed number of middle prizes (Middle Bonus Award), and the fixed number of small prizes (Small Bonus Award) are selected. You may make it perform the process for determining. In this case, the game is played on the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 of the store where the winner of the jackpot prize is located at a predetermined timing after the jackpot lottery is determined and before the overall jackpot effect is performed. A lottery process is performed to determine the winner of each prize from the players (excluding winners of the jackpot prize).

Next, the overall jackpot production will be described.
In each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 that has received the overall effect control command from the store server 5000, the display 1011, the display unit 2700, and the effect panel 3011 that are display means such as stations related to the lottery object are shown in FIG. A jackpot start screen indicating that the entire jackpot lottery is started is displayed at the same time. In the present embodiment, this jackpot start screen is not displayed for stations that are not subject to the entire jackpot lottery, i.e., stations that are determined not to be played by the player. If the jackpot start screen is displayed at the station, etc., the player who sees it will be able to expect the effect that he will immediately enter the game machine or insert a medal to participate in the jackpot lottery. it can.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the player can play the game of the medal game machine for the stations that are not the target of the overall jackpot lottery even during the overall jackpot production. Therefore, during the overall jackpot production, there is a possibility that an individual production according to the progress of the game at a station or the like that is not the target of the overall jackpot lottery may be performed. If an individual effect unrelated to the effect is performed during the overall jackpot effect, the individual jackpot effect may be hindered by the individual effect, and the quality of the overall jackpot effect may be reduced. Therefore, in this embodiment, for the stations that are not the target of the overall jackpot lottery, during the overall jackpot production, the individual production according to the progress of the game is not performed, or the volume, light amount, etc. are conserved so as not to stand out. Control to produce.

  In addition, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 constitute a winning announcement effect means by themselves or in cooperation with other control devices 1201, 2601, 2611, and the overall effect. The entire jackpot effect process is performed by executing the program. Specifically, all medal game machines connected to the store server 5000 by causing the production means such as speakers and lighting devices of the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 to perform a part of the overall jackpot production. 1000, 2000, 3000 perform a single overall performance in cooperation with each other. Specifically, for example, in all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000, blue and red illuminations are alternately emitted at the same timing by the synchronization signal or the start signal emitted from the store server 5000, or at the same timing. And the same music and sound effects that indicate that the player who plays on any medal game machine has won the overall jackpot award.

In the present embodiment, the rendering means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 are configured by different hardware, and thus cannot perform the same rendering. Therefore, the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 may be made to produce different effects so as to produce a unified feeling as a whole. For example, with respect to music and sound effects, the horse racing game machine 1000 may be in charge of the bass part, the pusher game machine 2000 may be in charge of the medium sound part, and the slot machine 3000 may be in charge of the high sound part.
In addition, as long as the effects performed by the production means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 are synchronized with each other to produce a unified feeling as a whole, there are various specific methods for producing the entire jackpot. A production method can be considered.

  When the overall jackpot production is started in this manner, the player or gallery in the store wins the overall jackpot award by a player who plays on the medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 in the store. Know what you did. Thereby, the player holds a great expectation that he may have won the jackpot award, and waits for notification of the lottery result.

  After the entire jackpot effect is started, a slot screen as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on each display means 1011, 2700, 3011 following the jackpot start screen shown in FIG. Then, after the three reel images on the slot screen start to be displayed in a variable manner, the display means 1011, 2700 and 3011 stop and display a symbol corresponding to the winning or losing win for each corresponding station. Stop display control of three reel images is performed. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as described above, a combination of symbols corresponding to the entire jackpot prize is displayed on the slot screen on the display means 1011, 2700, 3011 such as a station that has won the jackpot prize. The stop display control is performed so that the stop display is performed.

  Note that the jackpot start screen and the slot screen do not have to be exactly the same on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000. For example, these screens are appropriately modified according to the hardware on which these screens are displayed. Or may be arranged according to the game content of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000.

  In this embodiment, the reel image variation display on the slot screen is started simultaneously on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 connected to the store server 5000, but the stop display of the three reel images is completed. The timings are different from each other. Specifically, it is preferable to make the completion timing of the stop display of the game machine winning the overall jackpot award the latest.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the entire jackpot effect (winning notice effect) is continued from the start of the change display of the reel image on the slot screen until the stop display is completed. For example, after the reel image variation display on the slot screen is started, the illumination of the corresponding station or the like that is the target of the overall jackpot effect of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 is turned on only for different periods. As a result, the station or the like whose lighting is turned on is switched so as to be sequentially switched. Then, at the timing when the stop display of the reel image at each station or the like is completed, a lottery effect is performed so that the illumination of the station or the like is turned on.

  When the overall jackpot production is completed as described above, a medal payout process corresponding to the jackpot award is performed for a player who plays at a station or the like that has won the jackpot award. For the medal payout, the medal payout means of the medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 may be used, or an attendant payout made by a store employee may be used.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when one station that satisfies the start condition of the entire jackpot lottery wins the jackpot award, the entire jackpot is also provided to a lost station that is not actually won. Since the performance (winning announcement effect) is performed, not only the winning player but also the player who loses has a great expectation that he may have won the jackpot prize. Since this overall jackpot production is performed when the jackpot prize is decided, the frequency is low, and the player who receives the overall jackpot production is less likely to feel bothered. In addition, in this embodiment, the apparent winning probability (1 / number of stations in the store or 1 / number of players playing in the store) felt by the player is much higher than the winning probability of the jackpot prize. Therefore, the expectation of winning the jackpot award given to the player who receives the entire jackpot production becomes very large. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, a great expectation that the player may have won the jackpot award can be given without making the player feel annoyed, and the jackpot lottery can be greatly excited.

  In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the number of players is less than a prescribed number (for example, 10 people) when the player presence confirmation process is performed, the right to win the jackpot award of the current winner is determined. Is treated as if the jackpot prize was not won, but the following method may be adopted. That is, when the jackpot lottery start condition is met at any station, etc., it is determined whether the number of players grasped by the player presence confirmation process is less than the prescribed number, and the number of players is the prescribed number. In this case, the jackpot lottery process is not performed when the number is not satisfied. Even with this method, as a result, if the number of players is less than the prescribed number (for example, 10 players), the entire jackpot production will not be performed and the jackpot prize will not be won. The same effect as the embodiment can be obtained.

Note that the medal game machine applicable to the game system of the present embodiment is not limited to the type described above, and can be widely applied.
The store server 5000 of this embodiment is a device dedicated to the game system to which only the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 participating in the jackpot system are connected. It may be a general store server to which other game machines that are not connected are also connected.

It is a schematic structure figure of the whole game system concerning an embodiment. It is an external view which shows an example of the horse racing game machine which comprises the game system. It is a control block diagram which shows the main control part for controlling the whole operation | movement of the horse racing game machine integratedly. It is a control block diagram which shows the station control part provided for every station of the horse racing game machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the station part in the pusher game machine which comprises the same game system. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the game control system of the pusher game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the game screen for slots displayed on the display part of the same pusher game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the game screen for bingo displayed on the display part of the same pusher game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine which comprises the game system. It is a detailed front view which shows a part of front panel of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is a control block diagram related to the main configuration of the slot machine. It is a control block diagram of a management server. It is a control block diagram of a store server. It is a sequence flowchart which shows the flow of whole jackpot lottery. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the slot screen for a store lottery displayed on the large sized display connected to the store server in the game system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the slot screen for the said store lotteries in the state stopped and displayed. It is a sequence flowchart for demonstrating the determination process of the whole jackpot production time. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the jackpot start screen displayed on display means, such as each station used as a lottery object. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the slot screen displayed on display means, such as each station used as a lottery object.

Explanation of symbols

1000 Horse Racing Game Machine 1010 Station 1011 Display 1101 Main Control Device 1108, 2625, 3107, 4003, 5003 External Communication Device 1201 Station Control Device 2000 Pusher Game Machine 2001 Satellite Lottery Device 2002 Center Lottery Device 2500 Play Field 2601, 2161, 2621 Control Device 2700 Display unit 3000 Slot machine 3011 Production panel 3101 Control device 4000 Management server 4001 Control device 5000 Store server 5001 Control device

Claims (7)

A plurality of game devices including game progress control means for controlling the progress of the game;
A jackpot lottery device for executing a jackpot lottery for a lottery target game device that satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition among a plurality of game devices;
The jackpot lottery device
A lottery for performing jackpot lottery processing for determining whether or not the one game device wins a jackpot prize each time one of the plurality of game devices satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition Means,
A payout amount storage means for storing payout amount data indicating an amount including a payout amount to be paid out to a player who plays on the game device selected when the lottery means wins the jackpot prize;
When the lottery means decides to win the jackpot award, the payout amount data is read from the payout amount storage means, and at least a part of the payout target indicated by the read out payout amount data is assigned to the jackpot award. Jackpot payout processing means for performing jackpot payout processing for paying out to a player playing on the selected game device;
A game system having payout amount increasing means for cumulatively increasing the amount indicated by the payout amount data stored in the payout amount storage means when a predetermined payout amount increase condition is satisfied,
When the lottery means determines that the jackpot prize is won, a winning announcement effect that any one of the two or more game machines wins the jackpot prize is given to two or more game machines including the won game machine. A winning notice effect means to perform,
A winning result notifying means for notifying a winning result of the jackpot prize after the winning notice effect is performed;
Determination information detecting means for detecting determination information for determining whether or not a player exists for each of the plurality of game devices;
Based on the detection result of the determination information detection means at a predetermined timing before the winning notice effect is performed, the number of players playing on the two or more game devices that are the target of the relevant notice effect is specified. Player number specifying means to perform,
The jackpot payout processing means performs the jackpot payout process when the lottery means determines that the jackpot prize is won, and the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than a prescribed number. Without
When the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than a prescribed number, the winning notice effect by the winning notice effect means is not performed, and the notification by the winning result notifying means is not performed. Game system. The game system according to claim 1,
Based on the detection result of the determination information detection means at a predetermined timing before the winning announcement effect is made, it is determined whether or not there is a player in the two or more game devices that are the subject of the corresponding announcement effect. Player presence determination means,
When the lottery means determines that the jackpot prize has been won, and the player number determining means satisfies the prescribed number, the player presence determining means A game system, wherein the winning notice effect is performed for two or more game devices that are determined to exist. The game system according to claim 1 or 2,
At least one game device of the plurality of game devices is
Credit data storage means for storing credit data;
A betting object receiving means for receiving a betting object;
The credit data corresponding to the amount of the betting object received by the betting object receiving means is reduced from the credit data stored in the credit data storage means, and the result of the game controlled by the game progress control means is determined. Credit processing means for performing credit processing for increasing credit data corresponding to an amount corresponding to the amount of the betting object received by the betting object receiving means,
The determination information detection means detects, as the determination information, credit presence information indicating that credit data is stored in the credit data storage means for the at least one game device.
For the at least one game device, the number-of-players determining means determines whether or not the player is playing with the at least one game device based on the credit presence information detected by the determination information detecting means. Feature game system. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
At least one game device of the plurality of game devices includes identification information reading means for reading the player identification information from an identification information storage medium storing the player identification information;
Individual information storage means for temporarily storing the individual information corresponding to the player identification information until the player finishes the game,
When the identification information reading unit reads the player identification information, the game progress control unit of the at least one game device stores the individual information corresponding to the read player identification information in the individual information storage unit and reads the individual information. The game progress is controlled according to the individual information.
The determination information detection means detects, as the determination information, individual information presence information indicating that individual information is stored in the individual information storage means for the at least one game device.
The number-of-players specifying means determines, for the at least one game device, whether or not the player is playing on the at least one game device based on the individual information presence information detected by the determination information detection means. A game system characterized by The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The determination information detection means determines, for at least one game device of the plurality of game devices, whether or not the player exists at a predetermined play position where the player of the game device is normally located. Presence detection means to detect,
For the at least one game device, the number-of-players specifying means uses the detection result of the presence detection means as the determination information, and whether or not the player is playing on the at least one game device based on the determination information A game system characterized by determining whether or not. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
At least one game device of the plurality of game devices has an operation means for receiving an input of a game operation by a player,
The determination information detection means detects, as the determination information, the time from when the operation means accepts an input of a game operation until it accepts an input of the next game operation for the at least one game device,
The game system characterized in that the player number specifying means determines that the player is playing when the time according to the determination information is a predetermined time or less for the at least one game device. A jackpot lottery device for executing a jackpot lottery for a lottery target game device satisfying a predetermined lottery start condition among a plurality of game devices provided with a game progress control means for performing game progress control,
A lottery for performing jackpot lottery processing for determining whether or not the one game device wins a jackpot prize each time one of the plurality of game devices satisfies a predetermined lottery start condition Means,
A payout amount storage means for storing payout amount data indicating an amount including a payout amount to be paid out to a player who plays on the game device selected when the lottery means wins the jackpot prize;
When the lottery means decides to win the jackpot award, the payout amount data is read from the payout amount storage means, and at least a part of the payout target indicated by the read out payout amount data is assigned to the jackpot award. Jackpot payout processing means for performing jackpot payout processing for paying out to a player playing on the selected game device;
A payout amount increasing means for cumulatively increasing the amount indicated by the payout amount data stored in the payout amount storage means when a predetermined payout amount increase condition is satisfied;
When the lottery means decides to win the jackpot prize, the two or more game apparatuses are caused to perform a winning announcement effect that any one of the two or more game apparatuses including the won game apparatus has won the jackpot prize. Production command output means for outputting a production command to the two or more game devices;
A notification processing means for performing a notification process for notifying the game device that has won the jackpot award after performing the corresponding selection notice effect to the winning result notification means for notifying the winning result of the jackpot prize;
Based on the detection result of the determination information for determining whether or not there is a player for each of the plurality of game devices at a predetermined timing before the winning notice effect is performed, the subject is selected for the relevant notice effect. Player number specifying means for specifying the number of players playing on the two or more game devices,
The jackpot payout processing means performs the jackpot payout process when the lottery means determines that the jackpot prize is won, and the number of players specified by the player number specifying means is less than a prescribed number. Without
When the number of players specified by the number-of-players specifying means is less than a specified number, no output of the effect command by the effect command output means is performed, and no notification process by the notification processing means is performed. Jackpot lottery equipment.