JP4991231B2 - Amusement park management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a management device for a game hall that manages game data in a game hall.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are amusement halls in which a plurality of gaming machines that use gaming media are installed. In the game hall, for example, a game medium lending machine or the like can be used to receive a game medium in exchange for cash and play a game. As a system for managing such a game hall, for example, there is a game hall management device that totals game signals output from the game machine side including game medium lending machines and manages them as game data.

  For game media, generally, a game rate is set which is a combination of a rental rate for renting game media in exchange for cash and an exchange rate for exchanging game media for prizes or the like. As a game hall, for example, there is a game hall to which a predetermined uniform game rate is applied. On the other hand, a game medium lending machine that can change the game rate according to the player's preference has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, the above conventional game hall management device has the following problems. That is, if the game rate is changed for each gaming machine, the management of the profit of the game hall becomes complicated, and it may be difficult to grasp the fluctuation trend of the profit accompanying the change of the game rate in the conventional game hall management device. There is a problem that there is.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-239665

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and intends to provide a management apparatus for a game hall that can grasp the fluctuation trend of profits on the game hall side due to individual setting changes of the game rate. It is.

The present invention comprises a gaming machine that uses a gaming medium and a gaming medium lending machine that lends the gaming medium, and a game that defines a lending rate for lending the gaming medium and a replacement rate for exchanging it for a prize. A management device for a game hall for managing game data related to a game hall system capable of setting a rate according to a player 's preference from a selection range set by a manager of the game hall,
Game signal capturing means for capturing a game signal from each of the gaming machines including the gaming medium lending machine installed individually for each gaming machine;
Game data generating means for generating game data based on the game signal;
Game rate fetching means for fetching game rate information representing the game rate set for a game in each gaming machine;
Game period dividing means for dividing the game period of each gaming machine according to the game rate;
Game data management means for managing the game data for each rate-specific game period obtained by dividing the game period for each gaming machine;
Game data output means for outputting the game data managed by the game data management means;
An actual profit calculating means for calculating an actual profit that is an actual profit on the amusement hall system side;
This is a virtual profit on the side of the game hall system that is hypothesized when it is assumed that the game is played at a predetermined game rate, and when the actual loan amount is lent at the loan rate at the predetermined game rate. A virtual profit calculating means for calculating a virtual profit that is an amount obtained by subtracting a virtual return amount when a prize is exchanged for an actual number of balls at the exchange rate at the predetermined game rate from the virtual sales amount; It is in the management apparatus for game halls characterized by having (claim 1).

  The game hall management device of the present invention is applied to the game hall system capable of changing and setting the game rate. The game hall management device includes the game rate fetching means for fetching the game rate set for each gaming machine, and the gaming period of each gaming machine according to the gaming rate as the gaming period by rate. The game period dividing means for dividing is provided. Furthermore, the game hall management device includes the game data management means for managing the game data for each rate-specific game period divided by the game period dividing means.

  The game data managed by the game data management means for each rate-specific game period corresponds to the game rate set for each gaming machine. Therefore, according to the game data output means of the game hall management device, it is possible to output the game data for each game rate set for each game machine.

  Then, based on the game data for each of the game rates output by the game data output means, it becomes possible for the manager of the game hall to grasp the profit for each of the game rates relatively easily. Based on the profit for each game rate, the game hall manager or the like can grasp the fluctuation trend of the profit accompanying the change in the game rate setting. Furthermore, if the trend of profit fluctuations associated with the change in the game rate settings can be grasped, it becomes possible to identify the game rate that can contribute to the improvement of the operating rate of each gaming machine and the improvement of the sales and profits of each gaming machine. Become.

  As described above, the game hall management device of the present invention has an excellent characteristic that it can grasp the fluctuation trend of profits accompanying the change of the game rate.

The gaming machine of the present invention includes a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium, a pachislot machine (slot machine) using a coin or medal as a game medium, and a parrot (R) using a pachinko ball as a game medium. May be.
Further, based on the game data for each game rate output by the game data output means of the gaming machine management device for the slot machine, setting of the game rate preferred by the player, sales of the game room system, There is a possibility that a game rate that can contribute to profits can be estimated.
In addition, as a method of causing the player to set the game rate, the game rate is set by a combination of the loan rate arbitrarily set by the player and the exchange rate automatically determined according to the loan rate. In addition to the method, it is also possible to selectively select a favorite one from several game rates prepared in advance.

In addition, the gaming signal fetched by the gaming signal fetching means includes at least an out signal indicating that a predetermined amount of the gaming media have been used in the gaming machine, and a predetermined quantity of the gaming media paid from the gaming machine. There is a safe signal indicating that it has been issued, and a sales signal indicating that a predetermined amount of the above game media has been lent,
The game data generated by the game data generation means preferably includes at least the number of used game media based on the out signal, the number of payout game media based on the safe signal, and the sales amount based on the sales signal ( Claim 2).

In this case, the game data management means can manage the number of game media used, the number of payout game media, and the sales amount for each rate-specific game period divided according to the game rate. . For example, according to the combination of the sales amount and the rental rate, the number of lent game media can be calculated. According to the combination of the number of used game media and the number of paid-out game media, the number of game media acquired by the player can be calculated. If the number of lent game media and the number of game media acquired by the player are added together, the number of game media at hand of the player can be calculated. Then, according to the combination of the number of game media at hand of the player and the exchange rate, the return amount from the game hall system side to the player side can be calculated. Based on the sales amount and the reduction amount, it is possible to accurately determine the profit on the game system side.
Here, the predetermined quantity corresponding to the out signal, the predetermined quantity corresponding to the safe signal, and the predetermined quantity corresponding to the lending signal are quantities that can be set independently of each other, and are different. It may be a numerical value. Furthermore, as the predetermined quantity corresponding to the lending signal, a quantity of the game medium corresponding to a predetermined amount, such as 100 yen, can be set.

Also, an actual profit calculating means for calculating an actual profit, which is an actual profit on the game hall system side, and a virtual profit on the game hall system side that is hypothesized when the game is assumed to be played at a predetermined game rate. Virtual profit calculating means .
In this case, based on the comparison between the actual profit and the virtual profit, the actual profit is derived from the adjustment or setting of the gaming machine or the set gaming rate. It becomes possible to grasp whether it was derived accidentally. Therefore, based on a comparison between the actual profit and the virtual profit, there is a possibility that an index for accurately adjusting and setting the gaming machine may be obtained.
In addition, the gaming machine performs a jackpot lottery in accordance with a winning at a specific winning opening, executes a symbol variation according to the result of the jackpot lottery, and generates a jackpot when winning the jackpot lottery And
The game data generating means is capable of generating the jackpot has occurred and the number of executions of the symbol variation as the game data.
It is also preferable that the game medium lending machine invalidates the change in the game rate when a big hit occurs when the number of executions of the symbol variation after the game rate setting change by the player is within a predetermined number. (Claim 3).

  In addition, it has an actual profit calculating means for calculating an actual profit, which is an actual profit on the side of the game hall system, for each game period according to the rate, and the game period dividing means determines the game period of each gaming machine as the rate. Concurrently with the division into different game periods, the game periods of the respective gaming machines are divided into individual game periods according to the change time of the game rate and the establishment of predetermined game conditions. The game data management means is configured to manage a game record that is the game data for each individual game period for each gaming machine, and the game data output means is calculated by the actual profit calculation means. It is preferable that the game record is output in association with the actual profit.

  In this case, the relationship between the actual profit and the game record can be clearly grasped. If it is a manager of a game hall, a game history that causes a profit on the game hall system side can be specified based on the game record. If the game record in which the actual profit is associated with the player is presented to the player, an index for selecting the game rate can be obtained, and gambling can be earned.

  The predetermined game conditions include the occurrence of a special game state such as a big hit state in a pachinko machine or a bonus game in a slot machine, a player change time, a game medium counting time, and a predetermined time elapsed time. Any one of the game conditions can be selected or selectively combined.

Example 1
This example is an example relating to a game hall management device 1 that manages game data of the gaming machine 2. The contents will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game hall management device 1 of this example is a game machine 2 that uses a game medium and a game medium lending machine 21 that lends the game medium (in this example, a ball lending machine). Hereinafter, it is an apparatus for managing game data related to the game hall system 3 including the ball lending machine 21. Here, the game hall system 3 of the present example is a system that can set a rental rate for renting a game medium and a game rate that defines an exchange rate for exchanging for a prize according to a player's preference.
The gaming hall management device 1 includes game signal fetching means 11 for fetching a game signal from each gaming machine 2 side including the ball lending machine 21 installed individually for each gaming machine 2, and game data based on the game signal. The game data generation means 14 to be generated, the game rate acquisition means 12 that takes in game rate information representing the game rate set for the game in each gaming machine 2, and the game period of each gaming machine 2 according to the game rate Game period dividing means 13 for performing game data management means 15 for managing for each gaming machine 2 game data for each game period by dividing the game period, and game data managed by the game data management means 15 Game data output means 18 for outputting.
This content will be described in detail below.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the gaming hall management device 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as the management device 1) of this example includes a plurality of gaming machines 2, a stand lamp 22 installed for each gaming machine 2, and a gaming machine 2. The game hall system 3 is configured together with the ball lending machine 21 and the common counter 31 installed every time. In the game hall system 3, the gaming machine 2, the stand lamp 22, the ball lending machine 21, the counter 31, and the like are connected to the management apparatus 1 in a state where communication is possible via the communication network 30.

  In this game hall system 3, the gaming machine 2, the stand lamp 22, and the ball lending machine 21 are connected to a communication network 30 via a repeater 23. The management device 1 and the counter 31 are connected to the communication network 30 via a built-in communication port (not shown). In FIG. 1, the ball lending machine 21, the stand lamp 22, and the repeater 23 are omitted.

  In the game hall system 3 of this example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a CAN (Controller Area Network) is adopted as the communication network 30. The communication network 30 may employ various specifications such as LAN standards such as MOST and Ethernet (R) instead of the CAN in this example.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine 2 of this example is a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball called a so-called seven machine as a gaming medium. This gaming machine 2 has a safety signal for every 10 balls to be paid out, an action of an accessory (as shown in this example, a jackpot lottery is performed in accordance with a winning at a specific winning slot, and a symbol variation is performed based on the jackpot lottery. If the machine is to be managed, a symbol variation signal indicating the start of a jackpot lottery or symbol variation associated with winning a specific winning slot, a jackpot state (in the case of the Seven machine in this example, a jackpot symbol is displayed) In addition, a special winning opening is opened, and a jackpot signal or the like representing a game state in which the payout rate is high) is output as a game signal. The out signal, which is one of the game signals, is a signal output by a ball collecting device (not shown) installed corresponding to the gaming machine 2. The ball collection device is configured to output an out signal once for every 10 balls collected and collected for use in a game.

  The gaming machine 2 is not limited to the pachinko machine of this example, and may be a gaming machine such as a slot machine using medals or coins as a gaming medium. Further, instead of the gaming machine 2 of this example, a gaming machine that directly outputs an out signal indicating the number of gaming media used (launched or driven in) in the game can be employed. In this case, the ball collecting device can be omitted. Instead of the configuration of the present example in which the gaming machine 2 outputs a safe signal, the replenishment signal generated every time the replenishing device that replenishes the gaming media to the gaming machine 2 replenishes a predetermined number of gaming media, It is also possible to adopt a configuration used as

As shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal lamp 22 is a display device that is disposed vertically above each gaming machine 2. The pedestal lamp 22 of this example is provided with a data display section 220 for displaying various information in the center.
The repeater 23 is a device that converts game signals such as an out signal fetched from the gaming machine 2 side, a safe signal, and a sales signal (described later) of the ball lending machine 21 into communication data on the communication network 30. The repeater 23 is configured to transmit the game signal or the like to the communication network 30 in a state in which the game machine IDs that specify the game machines 2 are associated with each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball lending machine 21 is installed in a space between the machines corresponding to each gaming machine 2 and adjacent gaming machines 2. The ball lending machine 21 has a money insertion slot 211 for inserting money, a ball lending nozzle 210 for supplying a pachinko ball as a game medium to the game machine 2, a liquid crystal panel 212 used for setting a game rate, and a membership card. A card insertion slot 213 for insertion and a card ejection button 214 for requesting ejection of the membership card are provided. In particular, the ball lending machine 21 of this example has a game rate setting function in addition to the normal ball lending function. The ball lending machine 21 lends pachinko balls with the number of balls corresponding to the game rate set by the player. The ball lending machine 21 generates a sales signal once every time 100 yen is inserted as a consideration for the game medium, and outputs the sales signal to the communication network 30 via the repeater 23.

  In the ball lending machine 21 of this example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the player can set the game rate via the game rate selection screen 51 displayed on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 212. The game rate selection screen 51 explains a screen title display 511 for prompting selection of a game rate, a rate selection button 512 to which each predetermined game rate is assigned, and the gameability of the game rate assigned to each rate selection button 512. The rate comment column 513 is combined.

  The first selection button 512A is a button for setting a game rate 1 with a rental rate of 2 yen and an exchange rate of 1.5 yen. The second selection button 512B is a button for setting a game rate 2 having a rental rate of 3 yen and an exchange rate of 2.4 yen. The third selection button 512C is a button for setting a game rate 3 of a rental rate of 4 yen and an exchange rate of 3 yen. The ball lending machine 21 lends pachinko balls, which are game media, at a lending rate according to the game rate selected by the player.

  Further, the ball lending machine 21 manages the game rate information including the player ID read from the member card, the gaming machine ID (the machine number in this example) for identifying the gaming machine 2, and the selected gaming rate. Output toward 1. Further, the ball lending machine 21 outputs game end information in response to the withdrawal of the member card. The game end information output by the ball lending machine 21 is information indicating that the player specified by the player ID has ended the game of the gaming machine 2 specified by the gaming machine ID.

  Here, the characteristics of the three types of game rates that can be set by the ball lending machine 21 of this example will be described with reference to FIG. The game rate 1 is a game rate with a rental rate of 2 yen / ball and an exchange rate of 1.5 yen / ball. At this game rate 1, 50 balls are loaned per 100 yen to be input, and 333 balls are required for a prize exchange equivalent to 500 yen. Furthermore, at the game rate 1, the return rate, which is the ratio of the ball rental fee (2 yen) to the exchange fee (1.5 yen) per pachinko ball, is 75%.

  The game rate 2 is a game rate with a rental rate of 3 yen / ball and an exchange rate of 2.4 yen / ball. At this game rate 2, there are 33 balls available for an input amount of 100 yen, and 208 exchange balls are required for a prize exchange equivalent to 500 yen. Furthermore, at the game rate 2, the return rate, which is the ratio of the ball rental fee (3 yen) to the exchange fee (2.4 yen) per pachinko ball, is 80%. Here, the lending rate 3 yen in the above game rate 2 in which 33 lending balls are set for an input amount of 100 yen is only 99 yen even when multiplied by 33 lending balls. Absent. The rental rate of 3 yen is a numerical value that is a rough standard for expressing the characteristics of the game rate 2 in a straightforward manner.

  The game rate 3 is a lending rate of 4 yen / ball and an exchange rate of 3 yen / ball. At this game rate 3, the number of loaned balls per 100 yen input is 25 balls, and 166 replacement balls are required for exchanging prizes equivalent to 500 yen. Furthermore, at the game rate 3, the return rate, which is the ratio of the ball rental fee (4 yen) to the exchange fee (3 yen) per pachinko ball, is 75%.

  Among the three types of game rates set by the ball lending machine 21 of this example, the game rate 3 is the setting with the highest joyfulness, the game rate 1 is the setting with the lowest joyfulness, and is a setting for enjoying the game for a long time. Yes. The game rate 2 is an intermediate setting between the game rates 1 and 3. This game rate 2 has the highest return rate and is advantageous for the player.

  The counter 31 is a device for counting the number of pachinko balls to be exchanged as shown in FIGS. The counter 31 of this example includes a tray 310 for inserting a pachinko ball as a game medium, a card slot 312 for inserting a membership card, a communication port (not shown) for connection to the communication network 30, and a counting ticket. A ticket issuing button 315 for requesting the ticketing. As shown in the figure, the counter 31 issues a count ticket on which a count ball, which is a count value of a pachinko ball, is printed, and also transmits the player ID read from the member card and the count information including the count ball to the communication network 30. Output to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the management apparatus 1 includes a display unit 102 formed of a liquid crystal display, an apparatus main body 101 that executes various arithmetic processes, and an input unit 103 including a keyboard and a mouse. The apparatus main body 101 includes a hard disk drive as the game data storage means 12 in addition to a CPU that executes arithmetic processing.

  As described above, the management device 1 includes a game signal capturing unit 11 that captures various game signals from the gaming machine 2 side, a game data generating unit 14 that generates game data based on the game signal, and the gaming machine 2. Game rate fetching means 12 for fetching a game rate set for a game, game period sorting means 13 for sorting the game period of each gaming machine 2 into game periods by rate, and managing game data for each game period by rate Game data management means 15 and game data output means 18 for outputting game data are provided.

  The management apparatus 1 of this example further includes a count information fetching unit 19 that fetches count information output from the counter 31, a real profit calculating unit 16 that calculates the actual profit on the game hall system side, and a preset predetermined value. Virtual profit calculating means 17 for calculating a virtual profit predicted when a game is played at the game rate. Hereinafter, the functional configuration of each of the means 11 to 19 will be described.

First, the game signal fetching means 11 is means for receiving various game signals transmitted from the gaming machine 2 side via a communication port (not shown) of the management apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. As described above, the game signal received by the game signal capturing means 11 includes an out signal, a safe signal, a jackpot signal, a symbol variation signal, a sales signal, and the like.
In the management apparatus 1 of this example, a jackpot flag indicating whether or not a jackpot signal is being received is set. The jackpot flag is set to 1 in response to the start of receiving the jackpot signal, and set to zero in response to the end of receiving the jackpot signal.

  The counting information fetching means 19 is a means for fetching the counting information output from the counter 31 via the communication port of the management device 1. As described above, the counting information includes the counting ball counted by the counter 31 and the player ID read from the member card.

  The game data generating means 14 is means for generating game data based on the game signal fetched via the game signal fetching means 11 as shown in FIGS. The game data generating means 14 accumulates the number of times of out signals output from the gaming machine 2 side, and the number of game media used (hereinafter referred to as the number of outs), which is the number of game media input to each gaming machine 2. Is calculated. In addition, the number of times the safe signal is taken in is integrated to calculate the number of payout game media (hereinafter referred to as the safe number), which is the number of game media paid out by each gaming machine 2. Further, the number of times of sales signal output from the ball lending machine 21 is integrated to calculate the sales amount for each gaming machine 2. Further, the number of symbol fluctuations is calculated by integrating the number of symbol fluctuation signals output from each gaming machine 2.

  The game rate taking means 12 is means for taking in the game rate set by the player for each gaming machine 2. The game rate taking means 12 takes in the game rate information output from the ball lending machine 21. As described above, the game rate information is a combination of the gaming machine ID of the corresponding gaming machine 2, the player ID of the player who has set the gaming rate, and the set gaming rate.

  The game period dividing means 13 is a means for dividing the game period of each gaming machine 2 according to at least the game rate and dividing it into game periods classified by rate. In this example, the game period of each gaming machine 2 is divided according to the game rate change time and the game media counting time, and is divided into game rates by rate. Further, the game period dividing means 13 of this example divides the game period of each gaming machine 2 according to the end time of the jackpot state, the change time of the game rate, the change time of the player and the counting time of the game medium, Divided into individual game periods.

  Each rate-based game period is a period in which a game rate change time or a game media count time is set as the end time. On the other hand, in addition to the game rate change time and the game media counting time, the above-mentioned individual game period is additionally set with the end time of the jackpot game or the replacement time of the player as the end, so that The period is further subdivided. While the end of the rate-specific game period always matches the end of the individual game period, the end of the individual game period does not necessarily match the end of the rate-specific game period. In other words, the rate-specific game period includes at least one or two or more individual game periods, and the start and end of the game period always coincide with the start or end of the individual game period.

  The actual profit calculating means 16 is means for calculating the actual profit on the game hall system side for each rate-specific game period. The actual profit is calculated by multiplying the sales amount by the return amount obtained by multiplying the counting ball, which is the quantity thrown into the counting machine 31, among the possession balls that are game media owned by the player (at the player's hand) by the exchange rate. Calculated as the deducted amount. Here, the holding ball and the counting ball are generally values that substantially match except for fractions.

  Similar to the actual profit calculating means 16, the virtual profit calculating means 17 is a means for calculating a virtual profit for each rate-specific gaming period. As the calculated virtual profit, there are a virtual profit 1 when the target game period is played at the game rate 1 and a virtual profit 2 when the game rate 2 is played. The virtual profit calculating means 17 calculates a virtual sales amount by multiplying the lending rate corresponding to each game rate and the lending ball, and multiplies the exchange rate corresponding to each game rate and the counting ball. Calculate the reduction amount. Each virtual profit calculated by the virtual profit calculating means 17 is an amount obtained by subtracting the virtual return amount from the virtual sales amount of each game rate.

  The game data management means 15 includes game data such as the number of outs, the number of safes, the sales amount, etc., the game rate information of the ball lending machine 21, the game end information, and the counter 31. Based on the counting information and the like, as shown in FIG. 7, it is means for sequentially storing and managing the game records for each individual game period. As shown in FIG. 7, the game data management means 15 generates a new game record (in each row in FIG. 7) every time one of the following events occurs: jackpot game end, game media count, or game rate change. The data records shown) are sequentially stored.

In this example, the end time of the jackpot game is detected according to the switching of the jackpot flag from 1 to 0, the counting time is detected according to the reception of the count information of the counter 31, and the ball lending machine 21 The game rate change point was detected in response to the reception of the game rate information.
In addition, the game data management means 15 of this example realizes management of game data for each rate-specific game period by managing game records for one or more individual game periods belonging to each rate-specific game period. ing.

  Here, the contents of the game record will be described as shown in FIG. The figure shows a list of game records generated in time series for a specific gaming machine 2. Each game record of this example includes, as shown in the figure, each game data such as the sales amount of the ball lending machine 21, the counting ball by the counter 31, and the number of symbol variations (start count) of the gaming machine 2, and the number of outs. And game data such as BO, B, and T1Y based on the safe number and the like. The game data storage means 12 manages each game record by “Record No” as shown in FIG.

  Here, the contents of each game data in the game record of FIG. 7 will be described in detail. “Big jackpot” indicates the cumulative number of jackpots. The “occurrence time” is the occurrence time of a jackpot game, the occurrence time of a count for exchanging prizes, or the occurrence time of a change in game rate. The “sales amount” indicates the amount of money put into the ball lending machine 21 as a consideration for the game medium. “Lending balls” represents the number of pachinko balls lent in exchange for “sales amount”. “BO” indicates the number of outs (out in base) in the normal gaming state (base) in which the jackpot signal is not output. “B S” is a value obtained by subtracting the base medium safe (the number of safes in the normal gaming state) from the base medium out. “S” indicates the number of symbol fluctuations, that is, the start number. “T1Y” indicates the number of balls played per jackpot game. “Mochitama” indicates the number of game media owned by the player who is playing (at the player's hand). The “counting ball” is the number of game media input to the counter 31 and is a count value by the counter 31. “Actual profit” indicates the amount of profit calculated by the actual profit calculating means 16. “Virtual profit” indicates the amount of profit calculated by the virtual profit calculation means 17. “Player ID” indicates the player ID read from the member card.

  Here, the “mochitama” will be further explained. This “mochitama” is a value that is reset every time it is counted. Specifically, it is calculated based on the loaned ball and the difference ball (difference between the number of outs and the safe number). For example, as shown in this example, the holding ball = the loaned ball−the B + the T1Y + the previous game record It is calculated by the following arithmetic expression.

  Finally, the game data output means 18 is means for displaying game records including game data managed by the game data management means 15 via the display means 102 of the management device 1 as shown in FIGS. It is.

  Next, the operations of the game hall management device 1 and the counter 31 of this example will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIGS. 8 to 11 show the flow of processing in the management apparatus 1, and FIGS. 12 and 13 show the flow of processing in the counter 31 or the ball lending machine 21. FIG.

  First, a rough flow of processing in the game hall management device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The management device 1 of this example takes in a game signal fetching process P1 for fetching a game signal of the gaming machine 2, a ball rental signal fetching process P2 for fetching a ball rental signal of the ball rental machine 21, and a count signal of the counter 31. Count signal acquisition processing P3 is performed along this order. Hereinafter, the contents of the processes P1 to P3 will be described in detail.

  The flow of the game signal capturing process P1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S101, reception of an out signal is determined. If the jackpot flag indicating that it is a jackpot gaming state is zero (No) (step S102), the base out (BO) is added as in step S103. When the jackpot flag is 1 (positive) (step S103), the jackpot medium-out is added as in step S123.

  In a succeeding step S104, reception of the safe signal is determined. When the jackpot flag is zero (step S105), the base medium safe (BS) is added as in step S106. When the jackpot flag is 1 (step S105), the jackpot / medium safe is added as in step S126. In step S107, it is determined whether or not a symbol variation signal is received. If it is received, the symbol variation number S is added as in step S108.

  When the jackpot flag is zero as in step S109, it is determined whether or not reception of the jackpot signal is started (step S110). When reception of the jackpot signal is started, the time at the reception start time is recorded as the jackpot occurrence time as in step S111. Further, the jackpot number accumulated for each jackpot is recorded in the jackpot column of the game record (see FIG. 7) as in step S112, and 1 is set in the jackpot flag as in step S113.

  On the other hand, when the jackpot flag is 1 (step S109), it is determined whether or not the jackpot signal has been received as in step S130. When the reception of the jackpot signal is completed, the jackpot flag is set to zero as in step S131, and each game data of the game record is updated as in step S132. Further, for the game record newly established in step S133, the set game rate and player ID are recorded (step S134).

  The flow of the lending signal capturing process P2 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the lending signal fetching process P2, first, as in step S201, it is determined whether or not the game rate information is received. When the game rate information is received, it is determined whether or not the player ID has been changed as in step S202. If the player ID has been changed, it is determined that the player has started the game as in step S223, and a new game record is created as in step S207.

  On the other hand, when there is no change in the player ID (step S202), the reception time of the game rate information is recorded as the occurrence time as in step S203, and “change” is recorded in the jackpot column of the game record as in step S204. To do. Then, the actual profit and the like are calculated as in step S205, and the game record data is updated including the actual profit and the like as in step S206. Thereafter, a new game record is created as in step S207.

  In the newly created game record, the player ID is recorded as in step S208, and the newly selected game rate is recorded as in step S209. After that, when the sales signal is received as in step S210, the sales amount is updated (step S211), the loaned ball is calculated based on the game rate, and the loaned ball data in the game record is updated (step S211). S212).

  Thereafter, when the game end information is received as in step S213, it is determined that the game of the corresponding player is ended as in step S214. Then, the game record data is updated as in step S215, and a new game record is created as in step S216.

  The flow of the counting signal capturing process P3 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, reception of counting information is determined as in step S301. When the count information is received, the game record of the gaming machine 2 in which the player has played is searched based on the player ID in the count information as in step S302. Then, the reception time of the count information is stored as the generation time as in step S303, and “count” is recorded in the jackpot column of the game record as in step S304.

  Thereafter, the counting balls included in the counting information are recorded as in step S305. Then, using this counting ball, the actual profit and the like are calculated as in step S306. Thereafter, as in step S307, the game record data is updated including the actual profit and the like.

  Next, the flow of the ticket issuing process of the counter 31 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as in step S401, it is determined whether or not a member card is inserted. If the membership card is inserted, it is determined whether or not the ticket issuing button 315 is pressed as in step S402. When the ticket issuing button 315 is pressed, a counting ticket on which a counting ball or the like as a counting value is printed is issued as in step S403, and the membership card is discharged (step S404). And like step S405, the count information containing a count ball and player ID is output toward the management apparatus 1. FIG.

  Next, the processing flow of the ball lending machine 21 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, first, as shown in step S501, it is determined whether or not a member card is being inserted. If the membership card is being inserted, it is determined whether or not a call operation on the game rate selection screen 51 has been performed as shown in step S502. When the calling operation of the game rate selection screen 51 is performed, or when a new membership card is inserted as in step S522, the game rate selection screen 51 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 212 as in step S503.

  When a game rate selection operation is performed using the game rate selection screen 51 (step S504), the newly selected game rate is set as in step S505, and the player ID and game are set as in step S506. The game rate information including the machine ID is transmitted. On the other hand, when the selection operation is not performed (step S504) and money is inserted (step S525), the standard game rate 2 is set as in step S526, and the player ID and the game are determined as in step S527. The game rate information including the machine ID is transmitted.

  In subsequent step S508, in accordance with the insertion of money in step S507 or step S525, a quantity of game media is paid out based on the set game rate. In subsequent step S509, a sales signal corresponding to the amount of money inserted is output. Thereafter, in step S510, it is determined whether or not an operation of the card ejection button 214 for requesting the membership card ejection has been performed. When this discharge operation is performed, the membership card is discharged as in step S511, and game end information including the player ID and the gaming machine ID is output as in step S512.

  As described above, according to the gaming hall management device 7 of the present example, the game hall manager or the like relatively increases the profit for each gaming rate based on the gaming data for each gaming rate output by the gaming data output means 18. It becomes easy to grasp. Then, based on the profit for each game rate, the manager of the game hall can grasp the fluctuation trend of the profit accompanying the change in the game rate setting.

As described above, the game hall management device 7 of the present example has an excellent characteristic that it can grasp the fluctuation trend of profit accompanying the change of the game rate.
In the game hall system 3 of this example in which the player can set the game rate, for example, even if the play rate of each gaming machine 2 is adjusted to be substantially constant, the game rate is set according to the game rate set by the player. There is a high possibility that the sales amount and profit will vary. On the other hand, based on the game data the game arcade for managing device 7 manages, can be grasped and the game rate each player has set, and a game result of each player under the player rate. Based on such a grasp, there is a possibility that the cause of the variation in the sales amount and profit as described above can be analyzed.

  Further, based on the above-described grasp, a game hall manager or the like can appropriately set the selection range of the game rate. And if the selection range of the said game rate can be set appropriately about the said game hall system 3, the increase in the management burden which may arise due to having expanded the selection range of the said game rate unnecessarily etc. is prevented beforehand. be able to.

  If the game rate is changed from a low rate (game rate 1) to a high rate (game rate 3) and then a big hit occurs due to symbol fluctuations within a predetermined number of times (for example, once), change It is also possible to invalidate the change in the game rate by additionally paying out the balls corresponding to the difference between the previous low rate and the changed high rate. For example, if the game rate is changed from 2 to 3 and a 500 yen coin is inserted, 125 balls will be paid out when the money is inserted, and 41 balls will be paid out when the jackpot is generated immediately. Disable rate changes. In this case, fraud that abuses the change of the game rate can be suppressed in advance. Furthermore, it is also possible to prohibit the change of the game rate when there are more than a predetermined number of balls.

In this example, the player is specified through the player ID recorded on the membership card, but instead, by other methods such as specifying the player by fingerprint authentication, vein authentication or iris authentication. A player may be specified.
In this example, the ball lending process by the ball lending machine 21 or the counting ticket issuing process by the counter 31 is performed on the assumption that the member card has been inserted. Ball processing or ticketing processing may be performed. In this case, it is preferable to set in advance a game rate to be applied when the membership card is not inserted. If the game rate that is most unfavorable for the player is set, the player can be motivated to insert the membership card.

  In this example, the gaming machine 2 that is a pachinko machine is the management target, but instead, the gaming machine that is a slot machine may be the management target. Further, the game hall system 3 of this example may be a system including a known replay system for playing a game using game media stored on the game hall side.

  It is also possible to set a selectable game rate for each model of the gaming machine 2, for each gaming island, and for each player. Furthermore, as a method for selecting the game rate, in addition to the method of selecting one of the three stages of game rates as in this example, the player can also input the rate value of the lending rate. For example, an upper limit value (for example, 4 yen), a lower limit value (for example, 2 yen), and a step width (for example, 0.1 yen) of the lending rate are defined, and a game is within that range. Can be freely set. In this case, the exchange rate can be automatically set according to the loan rate input by the player, and the game rate can be set by combining the loan rate and the exchange rate. Further, in the above case, game data may be aggregated for each game rate, but game rates may be grouped into a plurality of groups according to the rate range to which the lending rate belongs, and the game data for each group may be aggregated.

  Furthermore, in this example, the game data is managed and the actual profit and the virtual profit are calculated for each of the rate-specific game periods divided according to the game media counting time and the game rate change time. Instead of this, it is also possible to set a rate-specific game period according to only the game rate change time, manage the game data for each rate-specific game period, and calculate the real profit and the virtual profit. In this case, it is possible to carry out the same processing as in this example, assuming that the number of possessed balls in each rate-specific game period coincides with the counted balls when counted.

  In this example, a ball lending machine 21 that outputs a sales signal for every sales amount of 100 yen is adopted. Instead, a ball lending machine that outputs a sales signal for each predetermined number of lending balls is used. It can also be adopted. In this case, for example, the management device 1 can calculate the sales amount by multiplying the number of times of sales signal acquisition and the lending rate.

  In this example, the game data output means 18 of the management apparatus 1 is configured to output various game data using the display means 102. As a method for the game data output means 18 to output the game data, it may be replaced with a print output by a printer (not shown) or the print output may be additionally set.

  Furthermore, the individual game period of this example is obtained by dividing the game period according to the end time of the jackpot game and the change time of the player in addition to the change time of the game rate. Instead of the jackpot game end time, etc., a predetermined time is set as a predetermined game condition when a predetermined time elapses, when a game medium is lent, or when the symbol variation number S reaches a predetermined number, etc. It is also possible to divide the game time by combining the time when a predetermined game condition is established and the time when the game rate is changed.

(Example 2)
This example is an example in which a game data management function for each model is added based on the game hall management device of the first embodiment. This example will be described with reference to FIGS.
This figure shows game data managed by the game hall management device as game data for each model.

  The game data for each model includes game data for all game rates as shown in FIG. 14, and game data for each game rate as shown in FIG. As game data of all game rates, as shown in FIG. 14, data of out, lending balls, payout rate, actual profit, number of players, virtual profit 1 and virtual profit 2 are displayed. Here, the virtual profit 1 (2) is the virtual profit when the game is played at the game rate 1 (2), as in the first embodiment. As game data for each game rate, as shown in FIG. 15, data of out, loaned balls, actual profit, and the number of players are displayed.

  Based on FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the following gaming situation can be known. That is, although the actual profits of the models A, B, and C are greatly different, it can be known that the out, the lending balls, the payout rate (ratio between the number of outs and the safe number), and the virtual profits are substantially the same. Based on this fact, it can be understood that the difference in the actual profit is not due to the adjustment of the payout rate, but due to the selection rate of the lending rate by the player.

In addition, the model A has a large proportion of games with the game rate 2 that is advantageous to the player as understood from the data of out and the number of players in FIG. Compared to less. For model A, measures to lower the degree of advantage of game rate 2 are assumed.
As for the model B, since the rate at which the game rate 3 is selected is high, it is possible to grasp the tendency that the player desires a highly gambling game. In the model B, since the selection rate of the game rate 2 advantageous to the player is not high, it is also possible to reduce the advantage of the game rate 2 or to prohibit the selection.

In the model C, although the variation in the selection rate of the game rate is small, the selection rate of the game rates 2 and 3 seems to be slightly high. From this, it is considered that a game rate that is intermediate between the game rate 2 and the game rate 3 may be set.
For model D, the selection rate of game rate 3 is the highest among the game rates. Out of the model D at the game rate 3 is higher than the model B, and has a large actual profit. For the model D, the game rate option may be the game rate 3 only. However, since the game rate 3 has a tendency that the profit greatly changes depending on the result of the game, it is necessary to carefully consider the adjustment of the payout rate of the gaming machine more than other models.

  Furthermore, for the model E, since the game ratio of the game rate 1 is high, it is understood that the player has a strong tendency to enjoy the game for a long time. In the model E, it is preferable to prohibit the selection of the loan rates 2 and 3 and set a loan rate lower than the loan rate 1. Furthermore, in order to increase the game ratio of the entire amusement hall while responding to the player's desire to enjoy the game for a long time, it is considered that it is better to carry out an adjustment to increase the play rate. In this case, the loss profit on the game hall side can be suppressed as compared with other models according to the low exchange rate while enhancing the appearance of the game hall as a whole.

  In this way, models with a high selection rate for high game rates have a large degree of fluctuation in profit or profit according to the adjustment of the game play rate, while models with a high selection rate for low game rates have a degree of fluctuation in profits. Less is. Therefore, when adjusting the payout rate, it is important to refer to the game ratio for each game rate.

Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.
The game data for each game rate is not limited to that shown in FIG. 15, but other well-known game data items such as the number of symbol variations, the number of jackpots, and the divisor may be added or replaced. good.

Furthermore, as a display method of game data for each game rate, there is also a method of displaying the ratio of all game rates to game data in addition or replacement. For example, the out number 36,000 (see FIG. 15) of the game rate 2 of the model A can be displayed as 90%. If displayed in this way, the selectivity can be grasped more easily. Furthermore, in this case, in order to compare with other models, it is also possible to set a range for each numerical value and display it in different colors. For example, if colors are displayed in blue up to 20,000, yellow up to 40,000, red over 40,000, etc., comparison between models or game rates becomes very easy.
In addition, it is also possible to collect the game data as described above for the entire game hall, game type (pachinko, pachislot, etc.) or for each gaming machine and use it as a reference index for analyzing the game information as described above.

(Example 3)
This example is an example in which a function for displaying game data managed by the game data display device to a player is added based on the game hall system of the first embodiment. This will be described with reference to FIG.
The ball lending machine of this example is configured to function as an individual information terminal. The ball lending machine as an individual information terminal is configured to display a game record list display screen 218 as shown in FIG. 16 via a liquid crystal panel (reference numeral 212 in FIG. 3). The game record for the player in the figure selectively displays the game data in the game record (see FIG. 7) managed by the game data display device.

Other configurations and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.
Furthermore, the game record for the player shown in FIG. 16 may be displayed by a centralized information display device or the like installed in the game hall such as an island edge.

The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the management apparatus for game halls in Example 1. FIG. The system diagram which shows the structure of the game hall system in Example 1. FIG. The perspective view which shows the game media rental machine (ball lending machine) in Example 1. FIG. The front view which shows the game rate selection screen in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the game rate in Example 1 in contrast. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a counter in the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the list of the game record in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the outline of the operation processing of the management apparatus for game halls in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the game signal taking-in process P1 in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of the rental signal taking-in process P2 in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a count signal fetch process P3 in the first embodiment. The flowchart which shows the flow of the ticketing process of the counter in Example 1. FIG. The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the ball lending machine in Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the whole game data of each model in Example 2. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the game data for every game rate of each model in Example 2. FIG. The front view which shows the game data list display screen in Example 3. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game room management apparatus 11 Game signal taking-in means 12 Game rate taking-in means 13 Game period division means 14 Game data generation means 15 Game data management means 16 Actual profit calculation means 17 Virtual profit calculation means 18 Game data output means 19 Count Information fetching means 2 Game machine 21 Ball lending machine 22 Lamps 23 Relay machine 3 Game hall system 30 Communication network 31 Counter

Claims (4)

A game machine that uses a game medium and a game medium lending machine that lends the game medium, and a game rate that defines a loan rate for renting the game medium and an exchange rate for exchanging the game medium , A game hall management device for managing game data related to a game hall system that can be set according to a player's preference from within a selection range set by a manager of the hall ,
Game signal capturing means for capturing a game signal from each of the gaming machines including the gaming medium lending machine installed individually for each gaming machine;
Game data generating means for generating game data based on the game signal;
Game rate fetching means for fetching game rate information representing the game rate set for a game in each gaming machine;
Game period dividing means for dividing the game period of each gaming machine according to the game rate;
Game data management means for managing the game data for each rate-specific game period obtained by dividing the game period for each gaming machine;
Game data output means for outputting the game data managed by the game data management means;
An actual profit calculating means for calculating an actual profit that is an actual profit on the amusement hall system side;
This is a virtual profit on the side of the game hall system that is hypothesized when it is assumed that the game is played at a predetermined game rate, and when the actual loan amount is lent at the loan rate at the predetermined game rate. A virtual profit calculating means for calculating a virtual profit that is an amount obtained by subtracting a virtual return amount when a prize is exchanged for an actual number of balls at the exchange rate at the predetermined game rate from the virtual sales amount; A management device for a game hall characterized by comprising. 2. The game signal fetched by the game signal fetching means according to claim 1, wherein at least an out signal indicating that a predetermined number of the game media are used in the gaming machine, and a predetermined quantity of the game media are the games. There is a safe signal indicating that the machine has been paid out, and a sales signal indicating that a predetermined amount of the game media has been rented,
The game data generated by the game data generating means includes at least the number of used game media based on the out signal, the number of payout game media based on the safe signal, and the sales amount based on the sales signal. A management device for a playground. In claim 1 or 2, the gaming machine performs a jackpot lottery in accordance with the winning of a specific winning slot, executes a symbol variation according to the result of the jackpot lottery, and wins a big hit when winning the jackpot lottery Is a gaming machine that generates
The game data generating means is capable of generating the jackpot has occurred and the number of executions of the symbol variation as the game data.
The game medium lending machine is configured to invalidate the change in the game rate when a big hit occurs when the number of executions of the symbol change after the game rate setting change by the player is within a predetermined number. A management apparatus for a game hall characterized by being provided .   In any one of Claims 1-3, It has the real profit calculation means which calculates the real profit which is the actual profit by the side of the said game hall system for every said game period according to the rate, The said game period division means is In parallel with dividing the gaming period of each gaming machine into the gaming period by rate, the gaming period of each gaming machine is divided according to the time when the gaming rate is changed and a predetermined gaming condition is established. The game data management means is configured to manage the game record, which is the game data for each individual game period, for each gaming machine, and to output the game data The means is configured to output the game record in association with the actual profit calculated by the actual profit calculating means.

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