JP5270414B2 - Game information management device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information management apparatus that manages game information of slot machines having different priorities as to which winning combination will be a winning combination when a plurality of winning combinations become internal winning combinations.

  The slot machine installed in the amusement hall can win a winning combination as an internal winning combination when there is a winning combination in the internal lottery according to the game start operation, but depending on the timing of the stop operation, the internal winning combination may be You may not become a winning role without winning a prize. That is, since the winning rate of the internal winning combination is changed by the stop operation corresponding to the technical level of the player, if the occurrence (winning) status of the small combination is managed as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, the player It becomes possible to grasp the technical level of

JP 2002-291963 A

  By the way, generally, in a slot machine, when a bonus combination becomes an internal winning combination, a winning possible state is carried over until the bonus combination is won. And even if the bonus combination is carried over, the small combination can be an internal winning combination, so that a state where a plurality of combinations of bonus combination and small combination overlap and become an internal winning combination may occur. In such a state, when a stop operation is performed at a timing at which any of the duplicated internal winning combinations can be won, the winning combination is determined according to the priority order determined for each model of the slot machine. That is, when the priority of the small role is higher than the bonus role, the winning rate of the bonus role (after becoming an internal winning role) changes according to the internal winning status of the small role, but when the winning rate is low The winning probability of the small role changes according to the internal winning situation of the bonus role.

  In other words, in a situation where a plurality of roles can overlap and become an internal winning combination, and the winning rate changes according to different priorities for each model, simply managing the winning status of the combination, for example, the same player Even when playing slot machines with the same internal winning rate, different win rates can indicate different winning rates, so it was difficult to accurately grasp the technical level of the player .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a situation in which the priority order for winning a winning combination varies depending on the model when a plurality of winning combinations overlap and become an internal winning combination. However, an object of the present invention is to provide a game information management device capable of appropriately grasping a player's technical level and the like.

  The invention described in claim 1 executes an internal lottery process for determining an internal winning combination from a plurality of types of combinations in response to a game start operation, and starts a variable display of a plurality of types of symbols. When a stop operation is received at a time when the corresponding symbol of the winning combination can be stopped and displayed, stop control for stopping and displaying the corresponding symbol of the internal winning combination is executed, and when the corresponding symbol is stopped and displayed, Priority given to the type of the role corresponding to the symbols to be stopped and displayed for the stop control when a plurality of types of roles are given as internal winning roles by giving a bonus corresponding to the player as the winning role is won. Is a game information management device for managing a predetermined slot machine, and a rank setting means for setting a rank setting value which is setting information indicating the priority, and the winning a prize in the slot machine A totaling unit that identifies the type of the winning combination and totals the winning information indicating the winning status for each type of the combination, a storage unit that stores the winning information for each type of the combination that is totaled by the totaling unit, and the storage unit And output means for outputting the stored winning information for each type of the game in association with the rank setting value set by the rank setting means.

  In the invention described in claim 2, the slot machine carries over the bonus combination as an internal winning combination until winning a prize when the bonus combination is an internal winning combination among the plurality of types of combinations. Even in the carry-over state, in accordance with the start operation of the next game, the internal lottery process related to at least one other type of combination other than the bonus combination is executed and executed internally. By executing at least one of determining the winning combination and making both the bonus combination and the other combination an internal winning combination in one internal lottery, the bonus combination and the other combination overlap. The state of becoming an internal winning combination can be generated, and the counting means totals the winning information by dividing a bonus winning period, which is a period in which the bonus combination is internally winning, from other periods. And features.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the priority setting value is the priority ranking of the bonus combination with respect to a small combination which is a type of combination in which the corresponding privilege is paid out of the game medium among the other combinations. Is the setting information that can specify at least whether it is high or low, and the counting means has a priority ranking of the bonus combination specified by the ranking setting value that is set in association with that of the small combination. When it is high, the bonus winning period is excluded from the period for counting the winning information, while when it is lower than the small part, the bonus winning period is included in the period for counting the winning information and tabulated. And

In the invention described in claim 4, the rank setting means sets the rank setting value in association with at least one of the slot machine and the slot machine as a unit,
Whether the priority setting value of the bonus combination is higher than the small combination that is a type of combination that uses the corresponding privilege as a game medium out of the types of combinations other than the bonus combination. Or setting information that can specify at least whether it is low, and the counting means sets the winning information of the type of the model to be counted, and the priority order for the bonus combination specified by the associated ranking setting value However, the winning information is totaled for the plurality of models higher than the small combination, and the winning information is totaled for the plurality of models lower than the small combination.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, since the game information indicating the winning status of the winning combination is aggregated and managed for each winning combination in correspondence with the priority order, for example, when the bonus winning priority is higher than the small winning combination It is possible to grasp the winning status of the winning combination based on the priority order, such as the possibility of missing the small role, and to accurately grasp the technical level of the player.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to grasp game information specialized in a period (a period other than the bonus state) in which a plurality of roles can be an internal winning combination, and accurately grasp the technical level and the like. be able to.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since it is determined whether or not to include the bonus period in the aggregation target based on the priority order, appropriate game information indicating the pure technical level of the player regardless of the priority order. Can be specified.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the divisions to be tabulated are specified based on the priority order, it is possible to grasp how much influence is caused by the different priority orders.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an outline of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention Front view showing the outline of the slot machine Diagram showing electrical configuration of slot machine Diagram showing the specifications of the slot machine The figure which shows the priority order setting which a management apparatus memorize | stores The figure which shows the model setting which the management device remembers The figure which shows the small part information storage area (by game machine) every game machine which the management device totals The figure which shows the game information storage area (machine type) for every gaming machine which a management apparatus totals The figure which shows the game information storage area for every model which a management apparatus totals Flow chart showing the small role identification process

Hereinafter, a game information management device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a game hall system installed in a game hall. In the game hall system 1, a lending machine 3 is installed corresponding to a plurality of slot machines 2 installed in the game hall, and a relay device 4 is arranged corresponding to the two slot machines 2 and the lending machine 3. is set up. The relay device 4 is connected to the slot machine 2 and the lending machine 3 and is communicably connected to a management device 6 (game information management device in the present invention) via the LAN 5. The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in a game hall, and manages game information by receiving game signals transmitted from the slot machine 2 and the lending machine 3 via the relay device 4. The management device 6 is connected to a monitor 7 (output means in the present invention), operation means such as a keyboard 8 and a mouse. In the game hall, several tens to several hundreds of slot machines 2 corresponding to the number of management targets of the management device 6 are installed.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows a front appearance of the slot machine 2. A display window 10 is provided in front of the slot machine 2, and the player can visually recognize the design of the reel 11 provided inside through the display window 10. In this case, the symbols are drawn on the circumferential surfaces of the left reel 11a, the middle reel 11b, and the right reel 11c. These symbols are displayed corresponding to the upper, middle and lower stages of the display window 10 when the reels 11a to 11c are stopped. On the left side of the display window 10, there is provided an effective line display unit 12 indicating an activated winning line, and a corresponding winning occurs when winning symbols are aligned on any winning line.

  Above the display window 10, a liquid crystal display unit 13 and a speaker 14 for displaying various types of information are provided. Below the display window 10, there are provided a MAXBET button 15 for inserting a credit medal, an adjustment button 16 for adjusting a credit medal, and a medal insertion port 17 for inserting a medal (a game medium in the present invention). Below these, a start lever 18 (start operation means) and three stop buttons 19a to 19c (stop operation means) are provided. On the right side of the display window 10, a payout number display unit 20 for displaying the number of medals paid out and a credit number display unit 21 for displaying the number of credits of medals are provided. A tray 22 is provided at the lowermost front part of the slot machine 2, and a decorative lamp part 23 is provided at the uppermost front part.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the slot machine 2. A control unit 24 is provided on the main board of the slot machine 2. The control unit 24 includes a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like. The control unit 24 includes a control program stored in the ROM, a MAXBET button 15, a settlement button 16, a start lever 18, a stop button 19, and the like. The operation is based on the inserted medal detection signal from the inserted medal detection unit 25 that determines the various operation signals, the authenticity and quantity of medals. In addition, the liquid crystal display unit 13, the decorative lamp unit 23, the reel drive unit 26 that drives the reel 11, the reference position detection unit 27 that detects the reference position of the reel 11, the audio output unit 28 that drives the speaker 14, and the medal payout unit 29. Control etc.

  The slot machine 2 includes a setting mode switching unit 30. The setting value can be switched by inserting the setting key 31 and operating the setting button 32 in a state where the mode of the slot machine 2 is switched from “gaming” to “setting”. Since the setting button 32 is provided inside the slot machine 2, it is necessary to open the door when switching the setting value. However, since the change of the set value is an operation of changing the winning probability of the combination as will be described later, the door opening / closing detection unit 33 is provided on the door of the slot machine 2 from the viewpoint of preventing fraud. When the door is opened, the door opening / closing detector 33 outputs a signal indicating that the door is being opened to the management device 6, for example. Note that a power switch (power SW) 34 is provided inside the slot machine 2, and the power can be turned on / off by operating the power SW 34.

  Each of the slot machines 2 having the above-described configuration is installed in a game hall with a unique machine number. The game is started when the player places a medal credited by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot 17 or pressing the MAXBET button 15 and operates the start lever 18 (start operation). In the present embodiment, the number of medals used per game is fixed at 3 (the game can be started when 3 are inserted). In accordance with the start of the game, an internal lottery is executed based on a “spec” to be described later, and the reels 11a to 11c are started, and flags corresponding to the internal winning combination won by the internal lottery (bonus combination flag, small combination) Flag, replay combination flag, etc.) are established. Subsequently, in response to the operation (stop operation) of the stop buttons 19a to 19c by the player, the corresponding reels 11a to 11c are controlled so-called pull-in control (with the reel 11 within a specified time from when the stop button 19 is operated). Control that draws the symbol corresponding to the flag of the internal winning combination on the winning line by sliding, and stops and displays it.The range of symbols that can be pulled in (the range from the symbol at the time of operation to the symbol that can be slid) ) Is hereinafter referred to as the pull-in range.

  When the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the display window 10 is a predetermined winning symbol, that is, when an internal winning combination is won, a privilege corresponding to the type of the winning combination is given to the player. Specifically, when a small role wins, the corresponding number of medals is paid out, and when the replay role wins, a transition to a replay state that allows the next game without consuming medals, a bonus role When the player wins, a transition to the bonus state is given as a privilege. Note that the bonus state is a state in which the winning rate of the small combination increases, and ends when a predetermined payout number of medals corresponding to each bonus combination is paid out.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing specs (specifications such as winning types and winning probabilities of internal winning combinations for each set value) preset in the slot machine 2, and FIG. (B) in the figure shows the internal winning rate of small roles, etc., and (C) shows the priority order of each role in the pull-in control. Generally, the set value can be set in 6 stages from 1 to 6, and as shown in FIG. 6A, the larger the value, the larger the bonus combination (BB combination) and the regular bonus combination (RB combination). The winning rate and the theoretical payout rate are improved. On the other hand, the internal winning rate of the small combination (small combination 1, small combination 2, small combination 3, replay combination) is common to all set values. In the present embodiment, the setting values are set in four stages for the sake of simplicity. Moreover, the kind of each combination is not limited to this.

  The slot machine 2 is configured such that when a bonus combination (BB combination, RB combination) among these plural types of combinations is won internally, the winning state can be carried over until the bonus combination is won. In addition, the internal winning of the small role can be performed even when the winning state of the bonus combination is carried over, and the bonus winning combination and the small winning combination can be simultaneously won by one internal lottery. That is, in the slot machine 2, it is possible to generate a state in which a plurality of roles are overlapped to be an internal winning combination.

  The slot machine 2 has a predetermined priority (for example, in the case of FIG. 4 (C), the bonus combination is used when a small combination or the like is internally won while the bonus combination is being carried over, that is, when a plurality of combinations are overlapped. The above-described pull-in control is executed in accordance with the higher priority of the small role and the higher priority of the replay role than the small role (hereinafter referred to as “replay role> small role> bonus role”). That is, when there are symbols related to multiple internal winning combinations (for example, RB role and small role 1) within the pull-in range corresponding to the stop operation, the symbols of the internal winning roles with high priority are stopped and displayed by the pull-in control. To do. If there is only one symbol related to the internal winning combination in the pull-in range, the symbol is stopped and displayed by the pull-in control regardless of the priority order.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lending machine 3 is provided with a money slot 3a at the top and a medal payout opening 3b at the bottom. When the player inserts money into the money slot 3a, the medal payout opening 3b To pay out. At this time, a game signal (sales signal) corresponding to the number of medals paid out is transmitted to the management device 6 via the relay device 4 and the LAN 5. In addition, an operation lamp 3c indicating an operation state is provided at the uppermost part of the lending machine 3, which is turned on when a malfunction occurs in the operation of the lending machine 3, and notifies the employee of the occurrence of the malfunction.

From these gaming machine sides (slot machine 2 and lending machine 3), the following gaming signals are output according to the progress of the game.
Out signal = output from slot machine 2 Since the bet state medals are used in response to the start operation, the number of bet medals (3) is output as a pulse, so the out signal × 1 becomes “out” (number of used media). Note that the corresponding amount is also output during replay (when the game is executed in the replay state).
Safe signal = output from slot machine 2. Since one pulse is output every time a medal is paid out, the safe signal × 1 becomes “safe” (the number of payout media). Note that the medal used in the game is output even when the replay is won.

B. B signal, R.P. B signal = output from slot machine 2 The level is output in accordance with the corresponding bonus state (bonus signal that makes it possible to specify whether the state is the BB state or the RB state).
Internal winning signal = output from slot machine 2. The internal winning combination is output in an identifiable manner at the time of internal winning.
Sales signal = output from lending machine 3. Since one pulse is output for every five medals (corresponding to 100 yen), the sales signal × 100 is the sales amount.

These signals are output to the outside from a signal output terminal (not shown) and transmitted to the management device 6 and the like via the relay device 4 and the LAN 5.
The management device 6 is output from a control unit (order setting means, totaling means in the present invention) composed of a CPU (not shown), a storage section (storage means in the present invention) composed of ROM, RAM, and HDD, and the gaming machine side. It comprises a transmission / reception unit (reception means) comprising an interface for transmitting / receiving gaming signals, and operates according to a control program stored in the storage unit. More specifically, various game signals are received from the gaming machine side via the relay device 4 by the transmission / reception unit, and the game information of each slot machine 2 installed in the game hall is tabulated.

  Further, the management device 6 is configured to be able to set the following setting information by operating means such as a keyboard 8 or an employee remote controller (not shown). Various setting information and game information shown below are stored in the storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the priority order setting stored in the management device 6. The following items are set in the priority order setting, and the management device 6 supports a plurality of patterns in which a priority order is set when a plurality of roles are overlapped and become an internal winning combination in accordance with the order setting values. I remember it.
Order setting value (setting information referred to in the present invention) = a setting value indicating a priority order pattern that can be set in the slot machine 2 and set as “priority order” in the model setting of FIG. In the example of FIG. 6, the pattern of the order setting value “1” is set as the “priority order” of the model A.

    Nth place = a combination corresponding to a priority in the case where a plurality of roles corresponding to the rank setting value are duplicated to become an internal winning combination. For example, N = for a slot machine 2 having a “rank setting value” of 1. 1 to 3 are associated with a replay role, a small role, and a bonus role in this order. That is, “order setting value” 1 corresponds to the priority order of replay combination> small combination> bonus combination. In this embodiment, since the small roles are targeted to slot machines in which the same priority is set for any type of small roles, the small roles are grouped together. If slot machines having different priorities of 2 are to be managed, the priorities may be determined by classifying the small roles without putting them together.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing model settings stored in the management apparatus 6. In the model setting, the priority setting value shown in FIG. 5 is set in accordance with which priority pattern is determined for each model. In addition, the number of medals to be awarded to the player when a small combination wins in each slot machine 2 is stored in association with each other.
Priority = the value of “rank setting value” in the priority setting shown in FIG.
Number of small combinations N payout = corresponding safe (number of payout media) for specifying as a small combination N, which is set to specify the type of small combination. For example, in the case of model A, N = 1 from FIG. Corresponding to .about.3, the small role 1 payout number = 22, the small role 2 payout number = 15, and the small role 3 payout number = 10 are set. In addition, it is desirable to set a stop operation level (establishment rate, which will be described later) with the same N between the models in the game information aggregation of FIG.

As described above, the management device 6 executes the association process for associating each setting information with the specifications of the gaming machine, and stores them in the storage unit as shown in FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a diagram (example of gaming machine ID = 1) showing a small role information storage area for each slot machine 2 (game machine), and FIG. 8 is a game information storage area for each slot machine 2 (game machine). FIG. 9 is a diagram (example of model A), and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a game information storage area for each model. The following items are stored in each of these storage areas, and are updated in the small role specifying process described later. The management device 6 forms each of these storage areas in a storage unit, and collects and manages winning information, which is game information related to winning, for each kind of combination for the small combination of each slot machine 2. Note that these items are game information in the period to be counted.

Number of games = number of games in a target period (a normal period other than the bonus state) (a totaling target period in the present invention). It is specified by “game out” in the small role specifying process described later.
Number of internal winnings = Number of internal winnings for the corresponding small role. Identified by internal winning signal.
Number of wins = number of wins for the corresponding small role. In the small role specifying process described later, the small role payout number is specified by comparison with the small role N payout number in the model setting of FIG.
Internal winning rate = the percentage of internal winning of the corresponding small role with respect to the number of games, which is calculated by the number of internal winnings ÷ the number of games.

Winning rate = the ratio of winning the corresponding small role with respect to the number of games, which is calculated by the number of winnings / the number of games.
Established rate = the winning ratio of the corresponding winning combination with respect to the number of internal winnings, which is determined by the number of winnings / the number of internal winnings
Priority = the set value of the priority when the internal winning combination set in the priority setting of FIG. 5 is duplicated.

Next, the operation of the management apparatus 6 having the above configuration will be described.
The management device 6 executes a main process of counting game information such as “out” and “safe” according to the progress of the game, and executes a small role specifying process in connection with the present invention, and relays it. Each storage area shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 is updated by receiving the above-described various game signals via the device 4 or the like. The game out (counter for counting the number of used medals for each game; initialized to 0 for each game), and the number of small payouts (the number of medals paid out. Is initialized to 0 at the end of () is stored in a storage area (not shown) provided in the storage unit.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the small combination specifying process by the management apparatus 6. Whether the management device 6 has received an out signal (A1), has received a safe signal (A7), has received an internal winning signal (A9), has started receiving bonus signals (A11), It is determined whether the number of payouts is 1 or more (A12). In other words, the management device 6 stands by until any game signal output from the gaming machine side is received.

  When the player inserts a medal (or operates the MAXBET button 15) and operates the start lever 18 (starts the game) to start the game, an out signal is generated from the slot machine 2 as the medal is consumed. Since the output is output, the management device 6 starts receiving the out signal by the receiving means (A1: YES), adds the game out (A2), and determines whether the game out is 3 (A3). In this embodiment, the number of medals required to start the game is three. Therefore, when the out signal is received three times, that is, when the game out becomes three by repeating steps A1 to A2 three times. (A3: YES), assuming that the game has started, the number of games is added to the small role information storage area shown in FIG. 7 (A4), and the game out is set to 0 (A5).

When the game is started, the management device 6 determines whether the small role payout number is 1 or more (A6). However, immediately after the game is started, the small role payout number is 0 (A6: NO). The process proceeds to step A7. If the game out is not 3 (A3: NO), the number of games is not added.
When the game is started, the slot machine 2 executes an internal lottery process, outputs an internal winning signal corresponding to the internal winning combination, and starts the reel 11. When the management device 6 receives the internal winning signal (A9: YES), the internal winning number in the small combination information storage area shown in FIG. 7 is added with the role specified by the internal winning signal as the internal winning combination (A10). ).

When the reel 11 is started, the player operates the stop buttons 19a to 19c to stop the reels 11a to 11c (performs a game stop operation). When the slot machine 2 has an internal winning combination in the internal lottery process and the symbol corresponding to the internal winning combination is within the drawing range (when the corresponding symbol can be stopped and displayed), each stop button 19a to 19c is operated. Then, the corresponding symbol is stopped and displayed in the display area by the pull-in control. At this time, when the symbol that is stopped and displayed is a winning symbol of a small role (when the small role wins), the number of medals corresponding to the small role is paid out (giving a player a privilege), A safe signal is output according to the number of medals paid out.
When the management device 6 receives the safe signal (A7: YES), the management device 6 adds the number of small payouts (A8). Note that a timer (not shown) is started in order to measure the time that has elapsed since the addition of the small part payout number in step A8.

  The management device 6 adds a small part payout number in step A8, so that the number of small part payout is 1 or more (A12: YES), and therefore a predetermined time from when the timer time, that is, the small part payout number is added. It is determined whether (2 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed (A13). If the predetermined time has not elapsed (A13: NO), there is a possibility that all the safe signals have not been received yet, so the reception of the game signal is awaited. On the other hand, when the predetermined time has elapsed (A13: YES), the slot machine 2 can be regarded as having output all the safe signals corresponding to the medals that have been paid out. Further, when an out signal is received after adding the number of small part payouts, it can be considered that all payouts have been completed because the next game has started. Therefore, the management device 6 outputs an out signal after a predetermined time has elapsed from the addition of the small role payout number (A13: YES) or after the small role payout number is added (a state where the small role payout number is 1 or more). If received (A1: YES, A6: YES), the number of small part payouts is compared with the model setting shown in FIG. 6 (A14), and the specified small part is added (small part information shown in FIG. 7). The storage area is updated) (A15), and the small part payout number is set to 0 (A16).

In this way, when the small combination wins in a period not in the bonus state, the management device 6 totals the type of the small combination and the number of medals paid out.
On the other hand, when the internal winning combination is a bonus combination and the player wins the bonus combination (when the player moves to the bonus state), the slot machine 2 outputs a bonus signal. In this case, since the management device 6 starts receiving the bonus signal (A11: YES), it waits until the reception of the bonus signal is completed (A17). When the player continues the game and the bonus state ends, the bonus is completed. Since the output of the signal is stopped, the management device 6 initializes the game out and the small part payout number to 0 (A18) when the reception of the bonus signal is completed (A17: YES), and receives the next game signal. stand by.

  As described above, the management device 6 updates the small combination information storage area shown in FIG. 7 except for the period in which the bonus state is set. Further, based on the game information stored in the small role information storage area, the game information of each slot machine 2 grouped by model shown in FIG. 8, that is, the small role information for each gaming machine with the model as one unit. Update the tabulation list and tabulate game information such as the average value for each model. Further, the game information for each model shown in FIG. 9, that is, the average value list for each model shown in FIG. 8, is updated, and the game information such as the average value of each type classified by the rank setting value indicating the priority order is totaled. .

  The management device 6 totals the game information for each slot machine 2 installed in the game hall, and outputs the totaled game information to a monitor 7 or a printer (not shown). By looking at the output game information, for example, from FIG. 8, the game hall manager shows that the establishment rate of the gaming machine ID = 1 for the small role 1 and the small role 2 for which the push technique is required. Since it is higher than the establishment rate of ID = 2, it can be grasped that the technical level of the player who played the gaming machine ID = 1 is higher than the player who played the gaming machine ID = 2. Further, from FIG. 9, since the establishment rates of the model B and the model C indicate the same numerical values, it is considered that the technical level of the player is equivalent at first glance. Since model B is lower than model C, model B has a circumstance that it is difficult to establish a small role than model C, and it can be seen that the technical level of the player of model B is considered to be higher.

  In this way, the game information indicating the winning status of the winning combination for each model is information indicating the operation difficulty level of the model itself if the period during which many players can play such as a period of more than one day is counted. Therefore, by comparing the information with information for each player, it can be used as data for more accurately grasping the technical level of the player. In addition, by displaying information (priority setting value) indicating the priority even when the period during which many players can play is counted, it is possible to grasp the difficulty of operating the gaming machine considering the priority. It becomes possible to use it as data.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the game information indicating the winning status of the combination is managed in association with the priority order, for example, when the priority order of the bonus combination is higher than that of the small combination, the priority order is likely to be lost. It is possible to grasp the winning situation of the role based on the assumption. In addition, it is possible to specify appropriate game information indicating the pure technical level of the player, and to easily grasp the skill of the player.
Since game information is classified and aggregated according to priority, such as “average” in the game information storage area shown in FIG. 9, if the priority is different, the game information such as the winning rate is roughly It is possible to grasp whether the influence of

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.

  Regardless of whether the bonus combination is won internally or not, the period that is in the normal state other than during the bonus is set as the total period, but the winning status changes depending on the priority order because the bonus combination is won internally. The bonus winning period, which is the period from when the internal winning signal indicating the bonus winning is received until the corresponding bonus signal is received, is counted as the period to be counted. Or, the bonus winning period may be divided from other periods in the normal state to specify the totaling period. In this case, since it is possible to grasp game information specialized for a period in which a plurality of winning combinations can be an internal winning combination, for example, the number of payouts corresponding to the bonus winning period is one game use by managing the winning status for each winning combination. When a small combination (two small combinations 1) less than the number of medals is won internally, the stop operation is performed so that the bonus combination drawing range does not become the drawing range of the internal winning combination. When the number of payouts is large (15 pieces of the small combination 2 or the like), it can be determined whether or not the player has a high technical level and is playing a game in which the small combination is won. In other words, if the bonus role has a higher priority than the small role (bonus role> small role), it is easy to specify the technical level. If it is low (bonus role <small role), the small role wins regardless of the technical level. Therefore, it is possible to deal with situations where it is difficult to specify the technical level.

  The collected game information may be displayed on a stand terminal such as a so-called call lamp provided for the player corresponding to the slot machine 2 or on a display unit of the slot machine 2 itself. That is, the output means is not limited to the monitor 7 or the printer. In this case, the player can effectively utilize the setting value when playing a slot machine having a small winning ratio different depending on the setting value on the spec, for example.

  Whether or not to divide the bonus winning period and other periods in the normal state may be specified according to the ranking set value. In other words, if the priority order of the small role is higher than the bonus role, the counting target period is set regardless of the bonus winning period, while if the priority level of the bonus role is higher, the counting period is set separately. May be. In this case, if the bonus winning period for each role is compared with the winning situation during other periods, whether the player is intentionally stopping (the winning rate is usually high and the bonus winning period is low) , It is possible to specify whether it is the same (both periods are the same and the technical level itself is low) Also in this case, the above-mentioned tendency appears if the bonus combination is smaller than the small combination, but if the bonus combination is smaller than the small combination, the above-mentioned tendency is difficult to appear. In addition, it is possible to specify appropriate game information indicating the pure technical level of the player. In other words, if the bonus combination> small role, the bonus winning period is not included in the counting target period, so that it is possible to remove the error factor due to the priority order. It can increase.

8 and 9, only a part (number of winnings & winning rate) of FIG. 7 is targeted, but other items (such as the number of internal winnings) may be targeted. Of course, all may be targeted.
Although the embodiment has been described in which only a small role is an aggregation target role, a bonus role may be an aggregation target role. In this case, if the number of games in the bonus winning period is managed in association with the ranking setting value, a state in which the player cannot arrange the bonus combination occurs according to the occurrence state of the small combination (player's skill level). Regardless of whether or not they are not aligned).

The bonus is excluded from the counting target period, but may be included.
It can be assumed that a state in which a plurality of winning combinations overlap and become an internal winning combination can also occur by so-called simultaneous winning in which a plurality of winning combinations are internal winning combinations in one internal lottery.
As the internal winning signal, it is only necessary to identify the internal winning combination by providing a signal type for each combination, or by making the number of pulse outputs, the signal output period, etc. in consecutive periods different.

  Some slot machines do not output an internal winning signal, so the bonus winning period (period in which the bonus status is carried over) is counted as the number of games set before the bonus is generated, or the game information related to the number of internal winnings is counted. Not necessary. Further, the winning number of the small role may be specified based on the number of games and the internal winning rate on the spec (multiplying both), and the winning rate may be specified.

Further, the replay combination may be specified, and the small combination may be specified by the winning signal if a winning combination signal that can specify the winning combination such as a bonus combination can be received.
A part or all of the processing of the management device may be performed by a relay device or the like. That is, the game information management device is a concept including not only the management device but also the relay device and the like. Of course, when displaying information for a player, the terminal is the concept of a game information management device.

  The specifications of the slot machine are not limited to the example shown in FIG. In addition, the management apparatus may include, for example, a slot machine whose specifications can be changed from an operation unit of the management apparatus, etc. In this case, it is possible to correspond to a slot machine in which the priority can be changed in accordance with the player's operation or the game hall manager's change operation. That is, it is only necessary to receive a signal capable of specifying the rank setting value by the change operation or according to the change operation, specify the rank set value, and associate it with the game information.

  In the drawings, 2 is a slot machine, 6 is a management device (game information management device, rank setting means, counting means, storage means), and 7 is a monitor (output means).

Claims (4)

In response to the game start operation, internal lottery processing is performed to determine the internal winning combination from multiple types of winning combinations, and the variation display of multiple types of symbols is started, and the corresponding symbols of the internal winning combination can be stopped and displayed. When a stop operation is received at a certain time, stop control is performed to stop and display the corresponding symbol of the internal winning combination, and when the corresponding symbol is stopped and displayed, the player is assumed to have won the internal winning combination. A slot machine in which the priority order of the types of the roles corresponding to the symbols to be stopped is determined in advance for the stop control in the case where a corresponding privilege is given and a plurality of types of roles are duplicated to become an internal winning combination. A game information management device for managing,
Rank setting means for setting a rank setting value which is setting information indicating the priority;
A counting means for identifying the type of the winning combination in the slot machine and totaling winning information indicating the winning status for each type of the winning combination;
Storage means for storing winning information for each of the types of the roles counted by the counting means;
Output means for outputting winning information for each type of the combination stored in the storage means in association with the rank setting value set by the rank setting means;
A game information management device comprising: In the slot machine, when the bonus combination is an internal winning combination among the plurality of types of combinations, while the bonus combination is carried over as an internal winning combination until winning, In accordance with a start operation of the next game, an internal lottery process related to another combination which is at least one of the types of combinations other than the bonus combination is executed to determine an internal winning combination, and the bonus By executing at least one of the combination and the other combination as an internal winning combination in one internal lottery, the bonus combination and the other combination are overlapped to become the internal winning combination Can occur,
2. The game information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the totaling unit totals the winning information by dividing a bonus winning period in which the bonus combination is internally won from other periods. The rank setting value is at least whether the priority of the bonus combination is high or low with respect to a small combination that is a type of combination in which the corresponding privilege is paid out of the game medium among the other combinations. Identifiable setting information,
The counting means has a priority ranking of the bonus combination specified by the ranking setting value set in association with each other.
If it is higher than the small role, while excluding the bonus winning period from the target period of the winning information,
3. The game information management device according to claim 2, wherein, when the bonus combination is lower than the small combination, the bonus winning period is included in a totaling period of the winning information and totaled. The rank setting means sets the rank setting value in association with at least one of the slot machine and the slot machine as a unit,
Whether the priority setting value of the bonus combination is higher than the small combination that is a type of combination that uses the corresponding privilege as a game medium out of the types of combinations other than the bonus combination. Or setting information that can specify at least whether it is low,
The counting means is configured to count the winning information of the type of the model, and the plurality of models having a higher priority order than the small role for the bonus combination specified by the associated ranking setting value. The game information management according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the winning information is totaled as a group, and the winning information is totaled for the plurality of models lower than the small role. apparatus.

Images