JP5406055B2 - GAME SYSTEM AND GAME DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a game apparatus.

  Conventionally, a progressive jackpot game system is widely known. In this game system, a part of the consumption amount of game media (for example, medals) in each of a plurality of game terminals is cumulatively accumulated, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, a predetermined prize is won by lottery). ), A pooled game medium (referred to as “jackpot” for convenience of description) is given to the game terminal that satisfies the condition.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wide-area progressive jackpot game system in which one jackpot is shared by a plurality of stores each having a plurality of game terminals. In the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1, one store to which a jackpot is given is determined by a jackpot lottery performed by a management server connected to each of a plurality of stores via a network. And one game terminal to which a jackpot is given is determined among a plurality of game terminals in the one store by a lottery performed in the one store.

JP 2009-89864 A

However, in the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is only one store to which a jackpot is granted, and no privilege is given to other stores to which no jackpot is granted. There was a problem that it was not possible to raise the expectations of the players. In addition, the winning probability of jackpots varies according to the amount of game media consumed at each store, and the stores with more game media consumption generally have a higher probability of winning. As a result, the player's expectation for the jackpot lottery will be even less diluted at stores with bad customers.
Further, even if an event for encouraging the winning effect of the jackpot is held in each store, only one store is given the jackpot, so the player's expectation for the jackpot lottery is increased. There was also a problem that the event itself was not exciting.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above-mentioned situation, and makes it a solution subject to provide the game system which can raise a user's expectation with respect to a jackpot lottery.

  Means employed by the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the drawings will be appended in parentheses for convenience in the following, but the present invention is not intended to be limited to the illustrated forms.

A first embodiment of the game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of blocks (stores) each having a plurality of game devices (20) and a management device (30) capable of communicating with each game device (20), A game system (100) including a central management device (10) capable of communicating with a block management device (30), wherein each block management device (30) is a game device (20) belonging to the block. An acquisition unit (33) for acquiring a payout amount that is a part of the total amount of game media (medals etc.) consumed, and a payout amount notification for notifying the central management device (10) of the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit Part (31, 38), a first lottery part (35) for drawing whether or not to win the first specific prize (jackpot prize) based on a predetermined lottery probability, and the block as a first specific prize When winning, it belongs to the block One of the plurality of game devices (20) is specified as the first winning game device, while the block is selected as one of a plurality of types of second specified awards (minijackpot awards). When the second winning information to be shown is notified from the central management device (10), the specifying unit (36) for specifying any of the plurality of game devices (20) belonging to the block as the second winning game device; First identification information indicating that the game device is identified as the first winning game device, or the game device is identified as the second winning game device for the game device identified by the identifying unit (36). When the block wins the first specific prize, the specific information notification unit (31, 38) that notifies the second specific information indicating that it has been made, and notifies the central management device (10) of the first winning information And a central prize management unit (31, 38), and the central management device (10) calculates a total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device of each block. (14), a total payout amount notification unit (11, 18) for notifying a total payout amount to the management device (30) of each block or a plurality of game devices (20) belonging to each block, and a certain block When the first winning information is notified from the management device (30), a second lottery section (in which lots other than the certain block are targeted for which one of a plurality of types of second specific prizes will be won) 16) and a second winning information notifying unit (11, 18) for notifying other blocks of the second winning information, and each game device (20) belonging to each block belongs to the game device. Block management device (3 When the first specific information is notified from 0), the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the second specific information is notified from the management device (30) of the block, It is characterized by comprising a grant unit (24) for granting an amount of game media corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.
For example, in the first embodiment described above, the first lottery unit executes a lottery each time receiving predetermined information (for example, information indicating the amount of medals consumed in the game device) from each game device belonging to the own block. Can do. In this aspect, the timing of reception of the predetermined information sent from each game device serves as a lottery trigger (trigger) by the first lottery unit.
Further, in a mode in which the central management device notifies the total payout amount to the management device of each block, the management device of each block includes a storage unit for storing the total payout amount notified from the central management device. May be. In this aspect, the management device of each block receives the total payout amount and the first specific information stored in the storage unit for the game device to which the first specific prize is awarded when the block wins the first specific prize. And notify. Then, the game device gives the player the total payout amount notified from the management device.
The total payout amount calculation unit can directly calculate the total payout amount notified from the management device of each block as a total payout amount, or can add a predetermined number to the total of the payout amount notified from the management device of each block. A value obtained by adding the initial values can be calculated as the total payout amount, or a value obtained by multiplying the total payout amount by a predetermined ratio can be calculated as the total payout amount. For example, the total of the payout amounts notified from the management device of each block may be used as it is for the payout amount of the first specific prize (jackpot prize), or the payout amount notified from the management device of each block The total may be applied not only to the payout amount of the first specific prize (jackpot prize) but also to the payout amount of the second specific prize (minijackpot prize).

According to the present invention, when a certain block wins the first specific prize as a result of the lottery of the first specific prize executed in each block, a plurality of types of second specific prizes are also given to other blocks other than the certain block. As a result, the player's expectation for the lottery of the first specific prize is higher than that in which no privilege is given to other blocks other than the block won in the first specific prize. There is an advantage that it can be increased.
In the first embodiment, since the management device in each block performs the first specific prize lottery in the first specific prize, the central management device performs the first specific prize lottery and the second specific prize lottery. There is an advantage that the processing load of the central management device can be reduced as compared with the case where both of the lotteries are executed.

A second form of the game system according to the present invention includes a plurality of blocks (stores) each having a plurality of game devices (20) and a management device (30) capable of communicating with each game device (20), and each block. The game system (100) includes a central management device (10) that can communicate with the management device (30), and the management device (30) of each block is consumed by each game device (20) belonging to the block. An acquisition unit (33) that acquires a payout amount that is a part of the total amount of game media (medals etc.) to be played, and a payout amount notification unit that notifies the central management device (10) of the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit (31, 38) and the first winning information indicating that the block has won the first specific prize is notified from the central management device (10), any of the plurality of game devices (20) belonging to the block Koka first winning When the second management information indicating that the block has won one of a plurality of types of second specific prizes is notified from the central management device (10), it belongs to the block. A specifying unit (36) for specifying any one of the plurality of game devices (20) as a second winning game device, and the game device specified as the first winning game device for the game device specified by the specifying unit A specific information notifying unit (31, 38) for notifying first specifying information indicating that the game device has been specified or second specifying information indicating that the game device has been specified as the second winning game device, The central management device (10) includes a total payout amount calculation unit (14) for calculating a total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device (30) of each block, and a management device (30 for each block). ) Alternatively, the total payout amount notifying unit (11, 18) for notifying the plurality of game devices (20) belonging to each block of the total payout amount and the first lottery unit (see FIG. 17 and the first lottery performed in the first lottery unit, and when the first specific prize is won, the winning is determined as a block to which the first specific prize is awarded. Other than the block determined by the block determining unit (17), the first winning information notifying unit (11, 18) for notifying the first winning information to the block determined by the winning block determining unit, and the winning block determining unit A second lottery section (16) for lottery of a plurality of types of second specific prizes for other blocks, and a second winner for notifying other blocks of second winning information An information notification unit (11, 18) When each game device (20) belonging to each block is notified of the first specific information from the management device (30) of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device. On the other hand, when the second specific information is notified from the management device (30) of the block, the granting unit (24) for granting an amount of game media corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device It is characterized by providing.
According to the present invention, when a certain block wins the first specific prize as a result of the first specific prize lottery executed by the central management device, a plurality of types of second specific prizes are also displayed in other blocks other than the certain block. Since any one of the awards is always given, the player's sense of expectation for the lottery of the first specific prize is compared to a mode in which no privilege is given to other blocks other than the block won for the first specific prize. There is an advantage that can be increased.
In the second mode, the central management device determines any one of a plurality of blocks as a winning block every time the first specific prize is won in the lottery executed by the central management device. The problem of contention processing hardly occurs when a plurality of blocks win the first specific prize at the same time.

  As an aspect of the first form and the second form described above, each game device (20) belonging to each block receives a command from the block management device (30) to which the game device belongs and performs a winning effect. A production section (23, 25) is provided. The management device (30) for each block includes a management unit (38) for managing a plurality of game devices belonging to the block by dividing them into a plurality of types according to the game progress time, and When winning the 1st specified prize or the 2nd specified prize, in order from the game device belonging to the type having the longest game progress time, the preparation instruction unit (38, 31, RS) for instructing the preparation for the winning effect, A start instructing unit (38, 31, ST) for instructing all game devices to start a winning effect, and each game device (20) of each block belongs to the game device. When receiving the preparation instruction for the winning effect from the block management device (30), the control unit (25) for shifting the game device to the standby state, and when the game device enters the standby state, A preparation completion notification unit (25, 21) for notifying the management device (30) of the block of preparation completion information (RF) indicating that the preparation has been completed, and the preparation instruction unit (38, 31, RS) When one or more game devices belonging to a certain type are instructed to prepare for winning presentation, and one or more game devices belonging to the certain type are notified of preparation completion information (RF), the next of the certain type 1 or more game devices belonging to a type with a long game progression time are instructed to prepare for winning presentation, and the start instruction unit (38, 31, ST) is ready from all the game devices belonging to the block After the information (RF) is notified, the winning presentation unit is instructed to start the winning presentation.

  Here, a plurality of game devices belonging to each block have different game progress times depending on their types. For example, the game progress time of a slot machine is several seconds, the game progress time of a racing game such as horse racing is several minutes, and the game progress time of a pusher game is 10 minutes or more. In the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the management device instructs each game device in its own block to execute a winning effect, the management device sends the game device belonging to its own block to each game device. Notify instructions for preparation for winning production all at once. When the management device detects that the game devices have shifted to the standby state, the management device notifies the game devices in the own block of a winning effect start instruction all at once. In this aspect, the standby time of the game device (the time from when the preparation instruction is received from the management device to the standby state until the start instruction is received from the management device and the winning effect is started) is prolonged. There's a problem. In other words, until the pusher game device with the longest game progress time is in a standby state (up to 10 minutes), the horse racing game device and the slot machine continue in a standby state in which the game cannot be played. The standby time of the device will be prolonged. Therefore, there arises a problem that the operating rate of the game device in the game facility (store) is lowered.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, the management device for each block instructs the preparation for the winning effect in order from the game devices belonging to the type having the long game progress time. More specifically, the management device of each block instructs the game device belonging to a certain type to prepare for the winning effect, and then receives the preparation completion information (RF) from the game device belonging to the certain type. Since the game device belonging to the type having the longest game progress time after a certain type is instructed to prepare for the winning effect, the waiting time of the game device can be shortened as compared with the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above. There is an advantage.

  Moreover, as an aspect of the above-mentioned 1st form and 2nd form, the provision part of the game device specified as the 1st winning game apparatus by the specific part is total after the winning effect by the winning effect part is performed. The game medium corresponding to the payout amount is given to the player of the game device. In addition, the management device of each block starts the winning effect by the winning effect unit from when the block wins the first specified prize or the second specified prize until the winning effect is executed by the winning effect unit. A notification unit (60) for outputting notification information that informs the user that the operation is to be performed. The store clerk of each block can know in advance that the winning effect will be performed based on the notification information output from the notification unit, so that an event or the like can be held before the winning effect starts and the inside of the store can be excited.

  Furthermore, as an aspect of the first form and the second form described above, each game device belonging to each block can communicate with a server device that manages the number of credits of game media held by the player of the game device, When the first specifying information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the giving information in the game device instructs to add the credit amount corresponding to the total payout amount to the current credit amount Is transmitted to the server device. According to this aspect, for example, even if the game medium is a medal and the total payout amount exceeds the amount payable via the hopper of the game device, the game device Thus, by instructing the credit amount corresponding to the total payout amount to be added to the current credit amount, the medal granting process for the total payout amount can be completed.

  The present invention is also specified as a game device. A first form of a game device according to the present invention is a block in a game system (100) including a central management device (10) capable of communicating with a management device (30) provided in each of a plurality of blocks (stores). A game device that constitutes a plurality of game devices (20) that can communicate with the management device (30), and the management device (30) of each block is consumed by each game device (20) belonging to the block. An acquisition unit (33) that acquires a payout amount that is a part of the total amount of game media, and a payout amount notification unit (31, 38) that notifies the central management device (10) of the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit; A first lottery unit (35) for lottering whether or not to win the first specific prize based on a predetermined lottery probability; and when the block wins the first specific prize, a plurality of game devices belonging to the block ( 20) While specifying one as the first winning game device, the central management device (10) is notified of the second winning information indicating that the block has won any one of a plurality of types of second specified prizes. The game device is identified with respect to the identification unit (36) that identifies one of the plurality of game devices (20) belonging to the block as the second winning game device, and the game device identified by the identification unit. A specific information notification unit (31, 38) for notifying the first specific information indicating that the game device is specified as the first winning game device or the second specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the second winning game device. ) And a first winning information notification unit (31, 38) for notifying the central management device (10) of the first winning information when the block wins the first specific prize, the central management device (10 ) A total payout amount calculation unit (14) that calculates a total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device of each block, and a management device of each block or a plurality of game devices belonging to each block, When the first winning information is notified from the total payout amount notification unit (11, 18) for notifying the total payout amount and the management device (30) of a certain block, a plurality of types are targeted for other blocks than the certain block. A second lottery section (16) for lottering which of the second specified prizes to win, and a second winning information notifying section (11, 18) for notifying other blocks of the second winning information. When the first specific information is notified from the management device (30) of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device. When the second specific information is notified from the game management device (30), the game device includes a granting unit (24) for granting an amount of game media corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device. And

  Moreover, the 2nd form of the game device which concerns on this invention is in a game system (100) provided with the central management apparatus (10) which can communicate with the management apparatus (30) provided in each of several blocks (store). A game device constituting a plurality of game devices (20) that can communicate with the management device (30) of each block, wherein the management device (30) of each block is a game consumed by each game device belonging to the block An acquisition unit (33) for acquiring a payout amount which is a part of the total amount of the medium, a payout amount notification unit (31, 38) for notifying the central management device (10) of the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit, When the first winning information indicating that the block has won the first specific prize is notified from the central management device (10), one of the plurality of game devices (20) belonging to the block is selected as the first winning game device. age On the other hand, when the central management device (10) is notified of the second winning information indicating that the block has won one of a plurality of types of second specific prizes, a plurality of game devices belonging to the block (20) The identification unit (36) that identifies one of the two winning game devices, and the game device identified by the identifying unit is identified as the first winning game device. Specific information notifying unit (31, 38) for notifying the first specifying information to be displayed or the second specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the second winning game device, and the central management device (10 ) Includes a total payout amount calculation unit (14) that calculates the total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device (30) of each block, and the management device (30) of each block or each block. And a first lottery unit (JP lottery shown in FIG. 17) for performing a lottery of the first specific prize. 15) and a winning block determination unit (17) that determines one of a plurality of blocks as a block to which the first specific prize is awarded when the first specific prize is won in the lottery performed in the first lottery section. ), The first winning information notifying unit (11, 18) for notifying the first winning information to the block determined by the winning block determining unit, and the blocks other than the block determined by the winning block determining unit. A second lottery unit (16) for lottery of which of a plurality of types of second specific prizes to win, and a second winning information notification unit (11) for notifying other blocks of second winning information. , 18) When the first specific information is notified from the management device (30) of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the management device (30) of the block manages the first specific information. When the 2 specific information is notified, it is characterized by including a granting unit (24) that grants an amount of game media corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.

The terms used in the present specification have the following meanings.
The “game medium” is a medium necessary for the player to participate in the game, and the type thereof is arbitrary. Typically, a game medal can correspond, but information indicating the number of medals electrically or magnetically recorded on a recording medium such as an IC card or a prepaid card can also correspond to a game medium.
“Credit” refers to information on a game medium recorded electrically or magnetically in the storage unit of the game device, and the number is referred to as “credit number”.
“Consumption” of a game medium is an event that occurs when a game medium input to a game device becomes unrecoverable for a player and participation in a game developed on the game device is confirmed. In a game device having a credit function, a game medium input to the game device is stored as the number of credits. In this aspect, putting the game medium into the game device does not correspond to “consumption”. In this case, using the number of credits for the game corresponds to “consumption”.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the game device in this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a management apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a central management apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the total payout amount update process which a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the JP process which a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the mini JP lottery process which a central management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the mini JP process which a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the JP payout amount provision process which a game device performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the mini JP payout amount provision process which a game device performs. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the whole game system. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the instruction | indication process which a management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the winning effect process which a game device performs. It is a figure for demonstrating JP winning effect concretely. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the central management apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the lottery process which a central management apparatus performs. It is a flowchart which shows the specific content of the 2nd JP process which a management apparatus performs. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the whole game system. It is a block diagram which shows the modification of the management apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the modification of the management apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This game system 100 is a progressive jackpot game system. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 100 includes a plurality of blocks (game facilities) BL and a central management device 10 that can communicate with each block BL. Each of the plurality of blocks BL includes a plurality of game devices 20, a management device 30, and a router 40 to form a LAN (Local Area Network). Each device on the LAN is connected to a WAN (Wide Area Network) via the router 40. A WAN that enables network communication using the TCP / IP protocol is used. Typically, the Internet is used. On the other hand, the central management apparatus 10 is connected to the WAN via a gateway 50 having a router function. The router 40 and the gateway 50 are given IP addresses (global addresses) for identifying them on the WAN. Each of the central management device 10, the plurality of game devices 20, and the management device 30 is assigned an IP address (private address) for identification on the LAN by the router 40. Furthermore, in this embodiment, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) is constructed between the gateway 50 and the router 40. As a result, the devices on the network (WAN, LAN) can communicate with each other via the router 40 and the gateway 50.

The game device 20 is a device for causing the player to play a game while receiving a direct operation by the player. The type of “game” is arbitrary, and includes, for example, a slot game, a puzzle game, a pusher game, a horse racing game, a mahjong game, and the like. That is, the game apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment may be a slot machine for causing a player to play a slot game, and the type thereof is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, in order for a player to participate in a game developed on the game device 20, it is required to insert a medal (not shown) into a predetermined slot (not shown) of the game device 20. For example, in the case of a pusher game, the insertion of a medal means acquisition of a qualification for participation as a player, and at the same time leads to the game itself. It is also possible to adopt a mode in which a player who has achieved a certain score in the game result is paid more medals than the number of medals inserted by the player.
As shown in FIG. 2, a multiplayer-compatible composite game device 200 such as a horse racing game device includes a plurality of individual game devices 210 that can be played by a plurality of players called stations or satellites, and each individual game. And a game control device 220 for controlling the device 210. Here, a set P of one individual game device 210 and a game control device 220 corresponds to one game device 20. That is, the game apparatus 20 in the present invention is provided for each player.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the game apparatus 20. In FIG. 3, only one game apparatus 20 is representatively illustrated, but the configuration of each game apparatus 20 belonging to each block BL is the same as that in FIG. 3 regardless of the type of game. As shown in FIG. 3, the game device 20 includes a first communication unit 21 for communicating with the management device 30 via the router 40 in the block BL to which the game device 20 belongs, a medal detection unit 22, and a winning effect. A unit 23, a grant unit 24, and a control unit 25 that controls the overall operation of the game apparatus 20 and executes various control processes.

When the medal detection unit 22 detects that medals have been consumed in the game apparatus 20, the medal detection unit 22 notifies the control unit 25 of the number of consumed medals (medal consumption number). The control unit 25 controls the first communication unit 21 so as to transmit the medal consumption number to the management device 30. That is, every time a medal is consumed by the game apparatus 20, the number of consumed medals is transmitted to the management apparatus 30. As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the management device 30 grasps the cumulative value of medals consumed by the game device 20 by counting the number of medals consumed from the game device 20.
The winning effect unit 23 performs a winning effect of a jackpot award (hereinafter referred to as “JP award”). As will be described later, when receiving a predetermined instruction from the management device 30, the control unit 25 controls the winning effect unit 23 to execute the winning effect.
The granting unit 24 grants (pays) the amount of medals instructed by the management device 30 to the player of the game device 20. The specific operation will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the management device 30 of each block BL. In FIG. 4, the management device 30 in a certain block BL is representatively illustrated, but the configuration of the management device 30 in other blocks is the same as that in FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the management device 30 communicates with the central management device 10 via the router 40, or communicates with each game device 20 in the block (own block) BL to which the management device 30 belongs. The second communication unit 31, the acquisition unit 33, the memory 34, the JP lottery unit 35, the specifying unit 36, the initialization unit 37, and the overall operation of the management device 30 are managed and various control processes are executed. And a control unit 38.

  The acquisition unit 33 acquires a payout amount that is a part of the total amount of medals consumed by each game device 20 in the own block BL. In the present embodiment, the control unit 38 calculates the accumulated value of the medal consumption amount by counting the number of medal consumptions sent from the game device 20 for each of the plurality of game devices 20 in the own block BL. The acquisition unit 33 is controlled. Then, the control unit 38 sums up the accumulated value of the medal consumption amount in each game device 20 at a predetermined interval (for example, every minute), and calculates the payout amount by multiplying the total value by a predetermined ratio. The acquisition unit 33 is controlled. In the present embodiment, a value obtained by multiplying the total value of the amount of medals consumed in each game device 20 by 1% is determined as the payout amount. For example, if the total amount of medals consumed is 100,000, the payout amount is 1000 (= 100000 × 0.01). This is an example, and the predetermined ratio can be set to an arbitrary value. The predetermined interval can also be set to an arbitrary value. The payout amount calculated by the acquisition unit 33 is determined according to the total value of the consumption medals amount in each game device 20, and the value of the payout amount increases as the total value increases. The control unit 38 controls the second communication unit 31 so as to notify the central management device 10 of the payout amount calculated by the acquisition unit 33.

  The memory 34 stores various data. In the present embodiment, the memory 34 stores the total payout amount notified from the central management apparatus 10. This total payout amount will be described later. In the present embodiment, the plurality of game devices in the block BL are classified into a plurality of types according to each game progress time, and data indicating which game device 20 belongs to which type (“type-specific data”). Is stored in the memory 34. “Game progress time” means the time from the start to the end of the game in which the player is eligible to participate. In the present embodiment, the type A to which the game apparatus 20 having a game progress time of 10 minutes or more belongs, the type B to which the game apparatus 20 having a game progress time of about several minutes, and the game apparatus 20 having a game progress time of less than 1 minute belong. Three types of type C are provided. For example, the pusher game device is assigned to type A, the horse racing game device is assigned to type B, and the slot machine is assigned to type C, and the type-specific data indicating this is stored in the memory 34. Note that the above-described type-specific data may be automatically created by the control unit 38 or may be manually created by a game system administrator or the like. Further, as will be described later, the control unit 38 uses the type-specific data stored in the memory 34 to instruct each game device 20 to prepare for a JP prize winning effect.

  The JP lottery unit 35 executes a jackpot lottery (hereinafter referred to as “JP lottery”) for drawing whether or not to win the JP prize. In this embodiment, the timing at which the number of medals consumed from each game device 20 is received is a trigger for JP lottery. Specifically, the control unit 38 controls the JP lottery unit 35 to execute the JP lottery every time a medal consumption number is received from each game device 20. In the JP lottery, it is determined whether or not to win with a winning probability corresponding to the number of medals consumed. Specifically, the winning probability is represented by “predetermined lottery probability × medal consumption number”. That is, as the number of medals consumed increases, the probability of winning the JP lottery increases. This is merely an example, and the method for determining the winning probability of the JP prize is arbitrary. In the present embodiment, when the JP prize is won by the JP lottery executed in the own block BL, the won JP prize is awarded to the own block BL. In other words, the JP lottery performed by the JP lottery unit 35 draws whether or not the own block BL wins the JP prize. As a result of the JP lottery by the JP lottery unit 35, the control unit 38, when the own block BL wins the JP award, information indicating that the own block has won the JP award (hereinafter referred to as "JP winning information") is displayed in the center. The second communication unit 31 is controlled to notify the management device 10.

  The specifying unit 36 specifies any one of the plurality of game devices 20 in the own block BL as a JP winning game device (first winning game device) to which a JP prize is awarded. As a result of the JP lottery by the JP lottery unit 35, the control unit 38 controls the specifying unit 36 to specify the JP winning game device when it detects that the own block BL has won the JP prize. The method of specifying the JP winning game device by the specifying unit 36 is arbitrary. For example, the specifying unit 36 specifies the JP winning game device by performing a lottery on whether or not to win the JP winning game device with each game device 20 as a lottery target. In this case, for example, it is preferable to execute a lottery by assigning a weight according to the medal consumption amount of each game device 20 in the past 10 minutes. Further, the game device 20 that has notified the medal consumption number that triggered the JP lottery when the JP prize is won may be specified as the JP winning game device. The control unit 38 stores, in the memory 34, JP specifying information indicating that the game device 20 has been specified as a JP winning game device with respect to the game device 20 specified as the JP winning game device by the specifying unit 36. The second communication unit 31 is controlled to notify the total payout amount. As will be described later, this total payout amount corresponds to the amount of medals awarded to the JP winning game device (referred to as “JP payout amount”).

  Further, the specifying unit 36 also specifies any of the plurality of game devices 20 in the own block BL as a mini JP winning game device (second winning game device) to which a mini JP prize described later is awarded. That is, the specifying unit 36 of the block BL won in the JP lottery specifies one of the plurality of game devices 20 in the own block BL as the JP winning game device, while the block BL not won in the JP lottery The specifying unit 36 specifies any of the plurality of game devices 20 in the own block BL as a mini JP winning game device. When the control unit 38 detects from the notification from the central management device 10 that the own block BL has won one of a plurality of types of mini JP awards, the control unit 38 selects a mini JP winning game device to which a mini JP award is awarded. The specifying unit 36 is controlled to specify. Similar to the method for specifying the JP winning game device, the method for specifying the mini JP winning game device by the specifying unit 36 is arbitrary. The control unit 38 wins, with respect to the game device 20 specified as the mini JP winning game device by the specifying unit 36, the mini JP specifying information indicating that the game device 20 is specified as the mini JP winning game device. The second communication unit 31 is controlled so as to notify the payout amount corresponding to the content of the mini JP prize. In addition, the aspect in which the information which shows the content of the elected mini JP prize may be contained in mini JP specific information may be sufficient.

  When a predetermined condition is satisfied, the initialization unit 37 returns the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 to an initial value (initialization). When the own block BL wins the JP prize or the mini JP prize described later, the control section 38 controls the initialization section 37 so that the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 at that time is returned to the initial value. Note that the initial value is arbitrary, and in this embodiment, the initial medal number is set to 1000. The initial value may be zero.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the central management apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the central management device 10 includes a third communication unit 11 for communicating with the management device 30 of each block BL, a memory 12, a total payout amount calculation unit 14, and a mini JP lottery unit 16. And a control unit 18 that controls the overall operation of the central management apparatus 10 and executes various control processes. The memory 12 stores various data. In the present embodiment, the memory 12 stores a payout amount for each block BL. The control unit 18 writes the notified payout amount in the memory 12 every time receiving a payout amount notification from the management device 30 of each block BL. Thereby, the payout amount stored in the memory 12 is updated to the latest value.

  The total payout amount calculation unit 14 calculates the total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device 30 of each block BL. The control unit 18 uses the notification of the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL as a trigger to control the total payout amount calculation unit 14 so as to calculate the total payout amount at that time. For example, when a notification of the payout amount is received from the management device 30 of a certain block BL, the control unit 18 first sets the payout amount of the block BL stored in the memory 12 to the latest value (the notified payout amount). Update. Next, the control unit 18 sums the updated payout amount and the payout amounts of blocks other than the block stored in the memory 12 to calculate the total payout amount calculation unit. 14 is controlled. In the present embodiment, the total payout amount notified from the management device 30 of each block BL is directly calculated as the total payout amount, but this is an example. For example, a value obtained by adding a predetermined number of initial values to the sum of the payout amounts notified from the management device 30 of each block BL can be calculated as the total payout amount, and a predetermined ratio is added to these total payout amounts. The multiplied value can also be calculated as the total payout amount. Then, the control unit 18 controls the third communication unit 11 to notify the management device 30 of the certain block BL of the total payout amount calculated by the total payout amount calculation unit 14.

  The mini JP lottery unit 16 executes a mini JP lottery in which a block BL other than the block BL won in the JP award is selected as a lottery object and which one of a plurality of types of mini JP awards is won. When the JP winning information is notified from the management device 30 of a certain block BL, the control unit 18 causes the mini JP lottery unit 16 to execute the mini JP lottery for other blocks BL other than the certain block BL. Control. The multiple types of mini JP awards have different medal amounts (referred to as “mini JP payout amounts”) given on the condition of winning, and all of them are awarded according to the JP payout amount (JP prize wins). The amount of medals will not be exceeded. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of mini JP prizes are a mini JP (A) prize in which the mini JP payout amount is 1/10 of the JP payout amount, and a mini JP payout amount is 1/100 of the JP payout amount. It consists of a mini JP (B) award. Also, the mini JP lottery is set so that there is no losing, and each of the other blocks subject to the lottery wins the mini JP (A) prize or the mini JP (B) prize. For example, when the number of all blocks BL is 100, the number of blocks BL that are subject to the mini JP lottery is 99, and as a result of the mini JP lottery by the mini JP lottery unit 16, the block BL that wins the mini JP (A) prize is selected. The number of is assumed to be 10. The number of blocks BL to win the Mini JP (B) prize is 89. After the lottery by the mini JP lottery unit 16, the control unit 18 wins the mini JP (A) prize or the mini JP (B) prize for the management device 30 of the other block BL. The third communication unit 11 is controlled so as to be notified.

<A-2: Total dividend amount update processing>
Next, the total payout amount update process executed by the management device 30 of each block BL will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the total payout amount update process. As described above, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 controls the second communication unit 31 so as to notify the central management device 10 of the payout amount calculated by the acquisition unit 33 at predetermined intervals (FIG. 6). S1). After step S1 in FIG. 6, the control unit 38 receives the total payout amount from the central management apparatus 10 (S2 in FIG. 6). As described above, the central management device 10 uses the notification of the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL as a trigger to calculate the total payout amount at that time. Then, the central management device 10 notifies the calculated total payout amount to the management device 30 of the block BL that has notified the payout amount. The control unit 38 receives the notification of the total payout amount from the central management apparatus 10, and updates the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 to the received total payout amount (S3 in FIG. 6). In this way, the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 of the management device 30 is updated at a predetermined interval. The total payout amount increases as the medal consumption amount in each game device 20 in each block BL increases, and the profit received by the player of the JP winning game device increases accordingly.

<A-3: JP processing>
Next, JP processing executed by the management device 30 of each block BL will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing specific contents of JP processing. First, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 determines whether or not a medal consumption number has been received from the game device 20 in the own block BL (S1 in FIG. 7). When determining that the medal consumption number has been received from the game device 20 in the own block BL, the control unit 38 controls the JP lottery unit 35 to execute the JP lottery (S2 in FIG. 7). Then, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the own block BL has won the JP prize as a result of the JP lottery in step S2 of FIG. 7 (S3 of FIG. 7). When determining that the block has won the JP prize, the control unit 38 controls the second communication unit 31 to notify the central management device 10 of the JP winning information (S4 in FIG. 7).

  After step S4 in FIG. 7, the control unit 38 executes an instruction process for instructing the winning effect (S5 in FIG. 7). The contents of this instruction process will be described later. After step S5 in FIG. 7, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the JP prize winning effect in the block BL has ended (S6 in FIG. 7). When determining that the winning effect in the block BL has ended, the control unit 38 determines whether or not there is a player (whether or not a player exists) for each game device 20 (S7 in FIG. 7). A method for determining whether or not a player exists in the game apparatus 20 is arbitrary. In the case of the game device 20 that provides a game corresponding to a player by inserting a member card that stores a player identification number that identifies the player, it is determined whether or not a member card is inserted. It can be adopted as a condition. Further, in the case of the game apparatus 20 having a credit function, the presence or absence of the credit number can be adopted as a condition for determining the presence or absence of the player. Further, whether or not the game is progressing due to the consumption of the game can be adopted as a condition for determining the presence or absence of the player. These conditions may be combined with each other. Then, the control unit 38 specifies the JP winning game device for the game device 20 determined to have a player in step S7 of FIG. 7 among the plurality of game devices 20 belonging to the own block BL. The specifying unit 36 is controlled (S8 in FIG. 7).

  After step S8 in FIG. 7, the control unit 38 notifies the game apparatus 20 specified by the specifying unit 36 of the JP specifying information and the total payout amount (JP payout amount) stored in the memory 34. Thus, the second communication unit 31 is controlled (S9 in FIG. 7). After step S9 in FIG. 7, the control unit 38 controls the initialization unit 37 to return the value of the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 to the initial value (S10 in FIG. 7). In this embodiment, the initial value is set to 1000 sheets. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the initial value can be set to an arbitrary value. For example, the initial value may be set to zero. In addition, the control unit 38 controls the acquisition unit 33 so that the accumulated value of medal consumption for each game apparatus 10 (count value of the number of tokens consumed) is reset to zero and initialized.

<A-4: Mini JP lottery process>
Next, the mini JP lottery process executed by the central management apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the mini JP lottery process. First, the control unit 18 of the central management device 10 determines whether or not JP winning information has been notified from the management device 30 of the block BL that has won the JP prize (S1 in FIG. 8). When the control unit 18 determines that the JP winning information has been notified from the block BL that has won the JP prize, the mini JP lottery unit 16 executes the mini JP lottery for other blocks BL other than the JP winning block. Is controlled (S2 in FIG. 8). Specifically, the control unit 18 controls the mini JP lottery unit 16 so as to execute the mini JP lottery by giving a weight according to the amount of the medal payout amount of the block BL other than the JP winning block, Decide 10 blocks BL to win Mini JP (A) prize. In addition, the remaining blocks BL will win the Mini JP (B) award. The number of blocks to win the Mini JP (A) award is preferably about 10% of the total number of blocks. After step S2 in FIG. 8, the control unit 18 controls the third communication unit 11 to notify the mini-JP winning information to the management device 30 in the other block BL (S3 in FIG. 8).

<A-5: Mini JP processing>
Next, the mini JP process executed by the management device 30 of each block BL will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the mini JP process. First, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 determines whether or not notification of mini JP winning information has been received from the central management device 10 (S1 in FIG. 9). When the control unit 38 determines that the notification of the mini JP winning information has been received from the central management apparatus 10, the control unit 38 checks the content of the mini JP winning information (S2 in FIG. 9). Specifically, the control unit 38 confirms which of the mini JP (A) prize and the mini JP (B) prize represents the mini JP winning information notified from the central management device 10. To do.

  After step S2 in FIG. 9, the control unit 38 executes an instruction process for instructing the winning effect as in step S5 in FIG. 7 (S3 in FIG. 9). After step S3 in FIG. 9, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the JP prize winning effect in the block BL has ended (S4 in FIG. 9). When determining that the winning effect in the own block BL has ended, the control unit 38 determines whether or not there is a player (whether or not a player is present) for each game device 20 in the own block BL (S5 in FIG. 9). ). Then, the control unit 38 specifies the mini JP winning game device for the lottery target game device 20 determined in step S5 in FIG. 9 among the plurality of game devices 20 belonging to the own block. Then, the specifying unit 36 is controlled (S6 in FIG. 9).

  After step S6 of FIG. 9, the control unit 38 notifies the game device 20 specified by the specifying unit 36 of the mini JP specifying information and the mini JP payout amount corresponding to the selected mini JP prize. The second communication unit 31 is controlled (S7 in FIG. 9). In the present embodiment, the mini JP payout amount is calculated by the control unit 38. More specifically, the control unit 38 calculates the mini JP payout amount based on the mini JP winning information and the total payout amount stored in the memory 34. For example, when the mini JP winning information indicates the mini JP (A) prize, the mini JP payout amount calculated by the control unit 38 is 10 minutes of the total payout amount stored in the memory 34. It becomes 1 of. For example, when the mini JP winning information indicates that the mini JP (B) prize is won, the mini JP payout amount calculated by the control unit 38 is the total payout amount stored in the memory 34. It becomes 1/100. After step S7 in FIG. 9, the control unit 38 controls the initialization unit 37 so as to return the value of the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 to the initial value (S8 in FIG. 9). Further, the control unit 38 controls the acquisition unit 33 to initialize the accumulated value of the medal consumption amount for each game device 20 (count value of the number of medal consumptions) as in the above-described JP processing.

<A-6: JP payout amount grant processing>
Next, JP payout amount giving processing executed by each game device 20 belonging to each block BL will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the JP payout amount granting process. First, the control unit 25 of the game apparatus 20 determines whether or not a notice of JP specifying information and a JP payout amount has been received from the management apparatus 30 in the own block BL (S1 in FIG. 10). When the control unit 25 receives the JP identification information and the JP payout amount notification from the management device 30 in the own block BL, the control unit 25 controls the granting unit 24 to pay out the medals for the notified JP payout amount to the player ( S2 in FIG. As a result, the player of the JP winning game device acquires medals for the JP payout amount. The control of the granting unit 24 includes control for paying out a medal equivalent to the JP payout amount via a hopper, and control for calling a store clerk to receive directly from the store clerk of the amusement facility (attendant pay).

<A-7: Mini JP dividend amount granting process>
Next, the mini JP payout amount giving process executed by each game device 20 belonging to each block BL will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the mini JP payout amount granting process. First, the control unit 25 of the game device 20 determines whether or not notification of the mini JP identification information and the mini JP payout amount has been received from the management device 30 in the own block BL (S1 in FIG. 11). When the control unit 25 receives the notification of the mini JP specific information and the mini JP payout amount from the management device 30 of the own block BL, the control unit 25 receives medals for the notified mini JP payout amount as in the above-described JP payout amount granting process. The giving unit 24 is controlled so as to pay out to the player (S2 in FIG. 11). Thereby, the player of the mini JP winning game apparatus obtains medals for the mini JP payout amount.

<A-8: Operation of entire game system>
Next, the operation of the entire game system 100 when a certain block BL wins the JP prize will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, first, the management device 30 of a certain block BL executes JP lottery with the timing of receiving the number of medals consumed from the game device 20 in its own block BL as a trigger. As a result of the JP lottery, when the block BL wins the JP prize, the management device 30 of the block BL notifies the central management device 10 of JP winning information (a1 in FIG. 12). Upon receiving the notification, the central management device 10 executes the mini JP lottery with the other block BL other than the block BL as a lottery target. Then, the central management device 10 notifies the mini-JP winning information to the other blocks BL (a2 in FIG. 12).

  Subsequently, a winning effect is performed in each block BL, and this detailed content will be described later. The contents of the winning effects performed in the block BL won in the JP prize (that is, the JP winning block) and the block BL not won in the JP prize (that is, the mini JP winning block) are the same. When a winning effect is performed at each block (game facility) BL, it is possible to give the player a sense of expectation that a JP prize will be won. When the winning effect ends, the management device 30 of the certain block BL specifies the JP winning game device, and notifies the JP winning game device of the JP specifying information and the JP payout amount. Then, a medal corresponding to the JP payout amount is awarded to the player of the JP winning game apparatus. When the winning effect ends, the management device 30 of the other block BL specifies the mini JP winning game device, and notifies the mini JP winning game device of the mini JP specifying information and the mini JP payout amount. Then, medals corresponding to the mini JP payout amount are awarded to the player of the mini JP winning game device.

<A-9: Action and effect>
As described above, in this embodiment, when a block BL wins the JP prize as a result of the JP lottery executed in each block, the central management apparatus 10 draws a block BL other than the block. A mini JP lottery is executed as an object. As a result of the mini JP lottery, the other block BL always wins one of a plurality of types of mini JP prizes (mini JP (A) prize, mini JP (B) prize). That is, according to the present embodiment, the mini JP (A) prize or the mini JP (B) prize is always awarded to the other block BL that has been deprived of the JP prize by a certain block BL. There is an advantage that a player's expectation for the JP lottery can be enhanced compared to a mode in which no privilege is given to other blocks BL other than the block BL.
Moreover, in this embodiment, since the management apparatus 30 of each block BL performs JP lottery, compared with the aspect in which the central management apparatus 10 performs both JP lottery and mini JP lottery, the processing load of the central management apparatus 10 There is also an advantage that can be reduced.

<A-10: Winning production>
Next, the winning effect of the JP prize will be described. First, the winning effect instruction process executed by the management device 30 in step S5 of FIG. 7 and step S3 of FIG. 9 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the instruction processing. First, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 notifies the game device 20 belonging to the type with the longest game progress time of the preparation instruction information RS for instructing the preparation for the winning effect (S1 in FIG. 13). In the present embodiment, the control unit 38 first notifies the preparation instruction information RS to the game apparatus 20 belonging to the type A among the plurality of types (the above-described types A, B, and C). As will be described later, when the game device 20 receives the notification of the preparation instruction information RS from the management device 30, the game device 20 waits for the game being executed at that time to end and shifts to a standby state. The “standby state” means a state in which a new game cannot be started by the player's operation before the winning effect is started on the game device 20. For example, when a slot machine or a horse racing game apparatus is in a standby state, these game apparatuses are in a state where they do not accept insertion of medals from the player (medal consumption). Note that, in a game device that can always insert medals (such as a pusher game device) (the medal cannot be prohibited), when the game device is in a standby state, a secondary game such as a slot game is not allowed to proceed. . Here, in the pusher game apparatus, the medal inserted by the player is first guided to the game table. Thereafter, the medals inserted by the player are pushed out of the game table by the sliding motion of the pusher portion installed on the game table and enter the medal passage opening (chucker). This is the primary game. Then, a slot game as a secondary game is started when the medal enters the chucker. As will be described later, when the transition to the standby state is completed, the game device 20 notifies the management device 30 of preparation completion information RF indicating that the preparation for the winning effect has been completed.

  Subsequently, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the notification of the preparation completion information RF has been received from all of the game devices 20 that have instructed preparation for the winning effect in Step S1 of FIG. 13 (S2 of FIG. 13). If the result of step S2 in FIG. 13 is YES, the control unit 38 determines whether or not all the game devices 20 in the own block BL are in a ready state (standby state) (S3 in FIG. 13). When the result of step S3 in FIG. 13 is YES, the control unit 38 notifies start instruction information ST instructing the start of the winning effect to all the game devices 20 in the own block BL (S4 in FIG. 13). . On the other hand, if the result of step S3 in FIG. 13 is NO, the process returns to step S1 in FIG. 13, and the control unit 38, among the types to which the game apparatus 20 that has not yet notified the preparation instruction information RS belongs, The preparation instruction information RS is notified to the game apparatus 20 belonging to the longest type. In this way, the control unit 38 instructs preparation for the winning effect in the order of type A → type B → type C.

  Next, the winning effect process executed by each game device 20 belonging to each block BL will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the winning effect process. As shown in FIG. 14, first, the control unit 25 of the game apparatus 20 determines whether or not the notification of the preparation instruction information RS has been received from the management apparatus 30 in the own block BL (S1 in FIG. 14). When the control unit 25 determines that the notification of the preparation instruction information RS has been received from the management device 30, the game device 20 is shifted to the standby state at the same time as the game being executed at the time when the notification is received ends (FIG. 14). S2). And the control part 25 will control the 1st communication part 21 so that the completion information RF may be notified to the management apparatus 30, if the said game device 20 transfers to a standby state (S3 of FIG. 14). After step S3 in FIG. 14, the control unit 25 determines whether or not the notification of the start instruction information ST has been received from the management device 30 (S4 in FIG. 14). When determining that the notification of the start instruction information ST has been received from the management device 30, the control unit 25 controls the winning effect unit 23 to execute the winning effect (S5 in FIG. 14). Then, when the winning effect in the game device 20 ends, the control unit 25 controls the first communication unit 21 to notify the management device 30 of end information indicating that the winning effect has ended (FIG. 14). S6). In Step S6 of FIG. 7 and Step S4 of FIG. 9, when the control unit 38 of the management device 30 receives notification of the end information from all the game devices 20 in the own block BL, the JP prize winning in the own block BL is won. It is determined that the production has ended.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining a series of JP winning effects. For convenience of explanation, in this embodiment, a pusher game device in which the game progress time including the secondary game is 10 minutes, a horse racing game device in which the game progress time is 4 minutes, and a slot in which the game progress time is 4 seconds Assume that one machine is installed in each block BL. The pusher game device belongs to type A, the horse racing game device belongs to type B, and the slot machine belongs to type C. This is merely an example, and the type and number of game devices 20 belonging to each block BL are arbitrary. The number and type of types are also arbitrary. In FIG. 15, when the management device 30 detects that the own block BL has won the JP prize or the mini JP prize, the management device 30 first prepares the pusher game device belonging to type A having the longest game progress time. Notify RS1. When receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS1 from the management device 30, the pusher game device enters a standby state at the same time as the game being executed after the notification is received. Ta in FIG. 15 indicates the game progress time of the pusher game device (Ta = 10 minutes). As shown in FIG. 15, the pusher game device notifies the management device 30 of the preparation completion information RF1 when the game being executed after receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS1 from the management device 30 ends.

  When the management device 30 receives the notification of the preparation completion information RF1 from the pusher game device, the management device 30 notifies the preparation instruction information RS2 to the horse racing game device belonging to the type B having the longest game progress time after the type A. Upon receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS2 from the management device 30, the horse racing game device enters a standby state at the same time as the game being executed after the notification is received. Tb in FIG. 15 indicates the game progress time of the horse racing game apparatus (Tb = 4 minutes). As shown in FIG. 15, the horse racing game apparatus notifies the management apparatus 30 of the preparation completion information RF2 when the game being executed after receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS2 from the management apparatus 30 is completed.

  When the management device 30 receives the notification of the preparation completion information RF2 from the horse racing game device, the management device 30 determines that the slot machine belonging to the type C has the longest game progress time after the type B (the shortest game progress time among all types). The preparation instruction information RS3 is notified. When receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS3 from the management device 30, the slot machine enters a standby state at the same time as the game being executed after the notification is received. Tc in FIG. 15 indicates the game progress time of the slot machine (Tc = 4 seconds). As shown in FIG. 15, the slot machine notifies the management apparatus 30 of the preparation completion information RF3 when the game being executed after receiving the instruction of the preparation instruction information RS3 from the management apparatus 30 is completed.

  When the management device 30 receives the notification of the preparation completion information RF3 from the slot machine and detects that all the game devices 20 in the own block BL are in a ready state (a state where preparation for the winning effect is completed), The start instruction information ST is notified all at once to all the game devices 20 in the block BL. As a result, the winning effect processing is executed simultaneously in each of the pusher game device, the horse racing game device, and the slot machine.

  Here, in the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the management device 30 instructs each game device 20 in its own block BL to execute a winning effect, the management device 30 20 is simultaneously notified of the preparation instruction information RS. And if the management apparatus 30 detects that each game device 20 changed to the standby state, it will notify start instruction information ST to all the game devices 20 in the own block BL all at once. In this mode (referred to as “proportional”), the waiting time of the game apparatus 20 (after receiving the notification of the preparation instruction information RS and shifting to the standby state, the notification of the start instruction information ST is received and the winning effect is started. The problem is that the time until the time is long. For example, in a proportional manner, the above pusher game device (game progress time 10 minutes), horse racing game device (game progress time 4 minutes), and slot machine (game progress time 4 seconds) are set in each block BL one by one. Under such a configuration, the management device 30 of a certain block BL receives the game devices at the timing when a plurality of game devices (pusher game device, horse racing game device and slot machine) belonging to the block start the game at the same time. It is assumed that the preparation instruction information RS is notified all at once. In this case, the slot machine is in a standby state 4 seconds after the preparation instruction information RS is notified to each game device. In addition, when 4 minutes have passed since the preparation instruction information RS is notified to each game device, the horse racing game device enters a standby state. Therefore, until the pusher game device having the longest game progress time is in a standby state (up to 10 minutes), the horse racing game device and the slot machine continue in a standby state in which the game cannot be played. The standby time of the device will be prolonged. Therefore, there arises a problem that the operating rate of the game device in the game facility is reduced.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, when the management device 30 instructs each game device 20 in the own block BL to execute the winning effect, the management device 30 belongs to a type with a long game progress time. Since the preparation instruction information RS is notified in order from the game apparatus 20, there is an advantage that the standby time of the game apparatus 20 can be shortened as compared with the game system disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above. That is, after the preparation instruction information RS is notified to the pusher game device having the longest game progress time belonging to type A, the horse racing game device and the slot machine are in a period from when the pusher game device shifts to the standby state. Since the preparation instruction information RS is not notified, the game can be continued on these game devices. Further, since the preparation instruction information RS is notified to the horse racing game apparatus belonging to the type B, the preparation instruction information RS is not notified to the slot machine until the horse racing game apparatus shifts to the standby state. In the slot machine, the game can be continued. Therefore, the slot machine belonging to Type C having the shortest game progress time can continue the game until Type A and Type B enter the standby state.

<B: Second Embodiment>

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the central management device 10 executes both JP lottery and mini JP lottery. In the second embodiment, elements having the same functions and functions as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and detailed descriptions thereof are appropriately omitted.

  The overall configuration of the game system according to the second embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the management device 30 of each block BL. As shown in FIG. 16, the management device 30 is different from the first embodiment in that it does not have the JP lottery unit 35. FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the central management apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 17, the central management device 10 is different from the first embodiment in that it includes a JP lottery unit 15 and a winning block determination unit 17.

  The JP lottery unit 15 executes a lottery to determine whether or not to win the JP prize based on a predetermined lottery probability. In the present embodiment, the timing at which a payout amount is received from the management device 30 of each block BL is a JP lottery trigger. Specifically, the control unit 18 controls the JP lottery unit 15 so as to execute the JP lottery every time a payout amount notification is received from each block BL. In the JP lottery, whether or not to win the JP prize is determined with a winning probability corresponding to the medal consumption amount in the block BL that has notified the dividend amount that has triggered the JP lottery. Specifically, the winning probability is the difference in the payout amount of the block BL that notified the payout amount that triggered the JP lottery to the predetermined draw probability (the payout amount notified this time−the payout amount notified last time). It is multiplied. That is, as the medal consumption amount in the block BL that has notified the payout amount that has triggered the JP lottery increases, the probability of winning the JP prize increases. This is merely an example, and the method for determining the winning probability of the JP prize is arbitrary.

  The winning block determination unit 17 determines a block BL (referred to as a “JP winning block”) to which a JP award is awarded among the plurality of blocks BL. When the control unit 18 detects that the JP prize is won as a result of the JP lottery by the JP lottery unit 15, the control unit 18 controls the winning block determination unit 17 to determine the JP winning block. In the present embodiment, the winning block determination unit 17 determines the block BL that has notified the payout amount that has triggered the JP lottery when the JP prize is won as the JP winning block. For example, when a JP prize is won as a result of a JP lottery executed with a dividend amount notified from a certain block BL as a trigger, the winning block determination unit 17 determines the certain block BL as a JP winning block. . However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the JP winning block determination method by the winning block determination unit 17 is arbitrary. For example, the winning block determination unit 17 can determine the JP winning block by performing a lottery to determine whether or not to win the JP winning block for all the blocks BL. And it can also be set as the aspect in which the probability which wins a JP winning block becomes high, so that block BL with much consumption of all medals.

  Next, the lottery process executed by the central management apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the lottery process. This lottery process is a process in which the JP process in the management apparatus 30 and the mini JP lottery process in the central management apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment are combined.

  First, the control unit 18 of the central management apparatus 10 determines whether or not a payout amount notification has been received from the management apparatus 30 (S1 in FIG. 18). When determining that the notification of the payout amount has been received, the control unit 18 controls the JP lottery unit 15 to execute the JP lottery (S2 in FIG. 18). And the control part 18 determines whether the JP prize was won as a result of JP lottery (S3 of FIG. 18). When determining that the JP prize is won, the control unit 18 controls the winning block determining unit 17 to determine the JP winning block (S4 in FIG. 18). When the JP winning block is determined by the winning block determining unit 17, the control unit 18 controls the third communication unit 11 to notify the JP winning block of the JP winning information (S5 in FIG. 18).

  After step S5 in FIG. 18, the control unit 18 controls the mini JP lottery unit 16 to execute the mini JP lottery with the block BL other than the JP winning block as a lottery target (S6 in FIG. 18). After step S6 in FIG. 18, the control unit 18 controls the third communication unit 11 to notify the mini-JP winning information to the management device 30 in the other block BL (S7 in FIG. 18).

  Next, the second JP process executed by the management device 30 of each block BL will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing specific contents of the second JP process. First, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 determines whether or not a JP winning information notification has been received from the central management device 10 (S1 in FIG. 19). If it is determined that the JP winning information has been received from the central management apparatus 10, the control unit 38 executes an instruction process for instructing the winning effect as in step S5 in FIG. 7 and step S3 in FIG. 9 (FIG. 19). S2). After step S2 in FIG. 19, the control unit 38 determines whether or not the JP prize winning effect in the block BL has ended (S3 in FIG. 19). When determining that the winning effect in the own block BL has ended, the control unit 38 determines the presence or absence of a player (whether or not a player exists) for each game device 20 in the own block BL (S4 in FIG. 19). ). Then, the control unit 38 specifies the JP winning game device for the game device 20 determined as having a player in step S4 of FIG. 19 among the plurality of game devices 20 belonging to the own block BL. The specifying unit 36 is controlled (S5 in FIG. 19). After step S5 of FIG. 19, the control unit 38 notifies the JP winning game device specified by the specifying unit 36 of the JP specifying information and the total payout amount stored in the memory 34. 2 The communication unit 31 is controlled (S6 in FIG. 19). After step S6 in FIG. 19, the control unit 38 controls the initialization unit 37 to return the value of the total payout amount stored in the memory 34 to the initial value (S7 in FIG. 19). Further, the control unit 38 controls the acquisition unit 33 so as to initialize the accumulated value of the medal consumption amount for each game device 20 (the count value of the medal consumption number) as in the above-described JP lottery process.

  Other total payout amount update processing (FIG. 6), mini JP processing (FIG. 9), JP payout amount grant processing (FIG. 10), mini JP payout amount grant processing (FIG. 11), winning effect (FIG. 13, FIG. The content of 14) is the same as in the first embodiment.

  Next, the operation of the entire game system 100 when a certain block BL wins the JP prize will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, the central management apparatus 10 executes the JP lottery with the timing of receiving a payout amount from a certain block BL as a trigger (b1 in FIG. 20). As a result of the JP lottery, when the JP prize is won, the central management device 10 identifies the block BL that has notified the payout amount that triggered the JP lottery at that time as the JP winning block. Then, the central management device 10 notifies JP winning information to the block (b2 in FIG. 20). In addition, the central management device 10 executes the mini JP lottery with a block other than the block as a lottery target. Then, the central management device 10 notifies the mini-JP winning information to the other blocks BL (b3 in FIG. 20).

  Subsequently, a winning effect is performed in each block BL, but this detailed content is the same as the content described in the above-mentioned winning effect. When the winning effect ends, the management device 30 of the certain block BL specifies the JP winning game device, and notifies the JP winning game device of the JP specifying information and the JP payout amount. Then, a medal corresponding to the JP payout amount is awarded to the player of the JP winning game apparatus. When the winning effect ends, the management device 30 of the other block BL specifies the mini JP winning game device, and notifies the mini JP winning game device of the mini JP specifying information and the mini JP payout amount. Then, medals corresponding to the mini JP payout amount are awarded to the player of the mini JP winning game device.

As described above, in the second embodiment, when a block BL wins the JP prize as a result of the JP lottery executed in the central management apparatus 10, the central management apparatus 10 receives other than the block BL. A mini JP lottery is executed for the block BL as a lottery target. As a result of the mini JP lottery, the other block BL always wins one of a plurality of types of mini JP prizes (mini JP (A) prize, mini JP (B) prize). In other words, as in the first embodiment, a mini JP (A) prize or a mini JP (B) prize is always awarded to another block BL that has been deprived of a JP prize by a certain block BL. There is an advantage that the player's expectation with respect to the JP lottery can be enhanced compared to a mode in which no privilege is given to other blocks BL other than the block BL.
Further, in the aspect in which the JP lottery is executed in each block BL as in the first embodiment described above, for example, processing when a plurality of blocks BL are simultaneously won the JP prize becomes complicated. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, each time the central management device 10 wins a JP prize in the JP lottery executed by the central management device 10, any one of the plurality of blocks BL is transferred to JP. Since it is determined as a winning block, the above-described problems are unlikely to occur.

<C: Modification>
Various modifications are added to the above embodiments. Specific modifications are exemplified below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples may be merged.

(1) Modification 1
In the first embodiment described above, the management device 30 of each block BL may be configured to further include a notification unit 60 (see FIG. 21). The notification unit 60 outputs notification information for notifying the game facility (block BL) store clerk that the winning effect is started in each game device 20. 21, the control unit 38 detects that the own block BL has won the JP prize as a result of the JP lottery in the own block BL, or notifies the mini JP winning information from the central management device 10. The notification unit 60 is controlled so as to output the notification information until the game device 20 is notified of the start instruction information ST all at once. The above notification information includes an image signal and an audio signal. The notification unit 60 may include an image output terminal that outputs an image, an audio terminal that outputs sound, and the like. When the store clerk of each block BL connects a display or a speaker to the notification unit 60 of the management device 30, a notification image is displayed on the display, and a notification signal is output from the speaker. The notification unit 60 may have any notification mode such as a mode in which the notification information is output only once before notification of the start instruction information ST or a mode in which the notification information is repeatedly output. For example, a sound output that counts down the time until notification of the start instruction information ST every minute is suitable. Thereby, the store clerk of each block BL (game facility) can detect in advance that the winning effect will be started on each game device 20 in the block BL. And the salesclerk of each block BL can hold an event etc. and excite the store before the winning effect is started in each game device 20 in the block BL.

  Moreover, also in the above-mentioned 2nd Embodiment, the management apparatus 30 of each block BL can be set as the aspect provided with the above-mentioned notification part 60 (refer FIG. 22). In the mode of FIG. 22, the control unit 38 receives a notification of the JP winning information or the mini JP winning information from the central management device 10 and then notifies the game device 20 of the start instruction information ST all at once. The notification unit 60 is controlled so as to output notification information notifying that the winning effect is started in each game device 20. In short, the management device 30 of each block BL has the respective game devices between the time when the block BL wins the JP prize or the mini JP prize and the time when the game device 20 is instructed to start the winning effect. 20 can further include a notification unit 60 that outputs notification information notifying that the winning effect will be started.

(2) Modification 2
Each game device 20 of each block BL may be able to communicate with a server device that manages the number of credits held by the player of the game device 20. In this aspect, when the JP specifying information and the JP payout amount are notified from the management device 30 in the own block BL, the control unit 25 of the game device 20 adds the credit amount corresponding to the JP payout amount to the current credit amount. Instruction information for instructing to transmit is transmitted to the server device. According to this aspect, for example, even if the medal amount corresponding to the JP payout amount exceeds the amount that can be paid out via the hopper of the game device 20, the game device 20 makes a JP to the server device. By instructing the credit amount corresponding to the payout amount to be added to the current credit amount, the JP payout amount granting process can be completed. That is, the control of the granting unit 24 includes control for transmitting a credit corresponding to the JP payout amount to the server device.

(3) Modification 3
In each of the above-described embodiments, the management device 30 of each block BL receives notification of the total payout amount from the central management device 10, but not limited to this, each game device 20 receives the total from the central management device 10. It is also possible to adopt a mode for receiving notification of the amount of dividend. The central management device 10 uses the notification of the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL as a trigger to calculate the total payout amount at that time (up to this point, the same as in the above embodiments). Then, the central management device 10 notifies the calculated total payout amount to each game device 20 in the block BL that has notified the trigger payout amount.

  In this aspect, when the management device 30 of each block BL detects that the block BL has won the JP award (including a mode in which a JP winning information is received from the central management device 10), After completion of the winning effect, JP specific information is notified to the JP winning game device. Further, when the management device 30 of each block BL detects that the block BL has won the mini JP prize, it notifies the mini JP winning game device of the mini JP specific information after the winning effect ends. On the other hand, when receiving the notification of JP specific information from the management device 30 in the own block BL, the control unit 25 of each game device 20 uses the latest total payout amount (JP payout amount) notified from the central management device 10 as the player. The assigning unit 24 is controlled so as to be given. For example, each game device 20 may include a memory for storing the total payout amount notified from the central management device 10. Further, when the control unit 25 of each game device 20 receives the notification of the mini JP specific information from the management device 30 in the own block BL, the control unit 25 gives the player a mini JP payout amount corresponding to the selected mini JP prize. The grant unit 24 is controlled. For example, the management device 30 or the central management device 10 can calculate the mini JP payout amount and notify the calculated mini JP payout amount to the mini JP winning game device, or the mini JP winning game device can receive the mini JP specific information. The mini JP payout amount can also be calculated based on the latest total payout amount notified from the central management apparatus 10.

(4) Modification 4
In each of the embodiments described above, each game device 20 of each block BL generates information on the number of medals consumed and sends it to the management device 30 of its own block BL every time a medal is consumed by the game device 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, each game device 20 counts the amount of medals consumed per unit time (for example, per minute) in the game device 20 and the number of medals consumed indicating the counted value is stored in the own block BL. It can also be transmitted to the management device 30. In this aspect, the management device 30 of each block BL performs a JP lottery based on a winning probability of a predetermined lottery probability × medal consumption number with the timing of receiving the number of medals consumed from the game device 20 of its own block BL as a trigger. Run.

(5) Modification 5
In each of the above-described embodiments, the JP lottery is executed at the timing when the number of medals consumed is received from each game device 20, but a period in which the JP lottery is executed and a period in which the JP lottery is not executed may be provided. Good. For example, JP lottery is executed when the number of players playing in all blocks BL exceeds a certain number or when the number of players increases (for example, from 11:00 to 20:00) You may make it do.

(6) Modification 6
In the first embodiment described above, if the JP prize is won as a result of the JP lottery executed in the own block BL, the winning JP prize is given to the own block, but not limited to this, the winning JP A mode in which a prize is given to another block BL may be used. In this aspect, the management device 30 of each block BL notifies the central management device 10 of the JP winning information when the JP prize is won as a result of the JP lottery in the block BL. And the central management apparatus 10 determines one JP winning block. The method for determining the JP winning block by the central management device 10 is arbitrary. For example, the central management device 10 performs a lottery to determine whether or not to win the JP winning block with all the blocks BL as the lottery object, and the JP winning block is determined. It can also be determined. And it can also be set as the aspect in which the probability which wins a JP winning block becomes high, so that block BL with much consumption of all medals.

(7) Modification 7
In each of the above-described embodiments, the total payout amount obtained by accumulating the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL for the initial value of 1000 is the JP payout amount when the JP prize is won. Although illustrated, it is not limited to this, and the total payout amount may not be allocated to the JP payout amount. For example, the total payout amount may be used for both the JP payout amount and the mini JP payout amount. In other words, when the total number of blocks is 100, the JP payout amount to be awarded to one block BL, the mini JP payout amount corresponding to the mini JP (A) award to be given to 10 blocks BL, and the remaining 89 blocks BL The mini JP payout amount corresponding to the mini JP (B) prize to be awarded may be distributed from the total payout amount.

(8) Modification 8
In each of the above-described embodiments, the plurality of types of mini JP prizes include the mini JP (A) prize in which the mini JP payout amount is 1/10 of the JP payout amount, and the mini JP payout amount is 100 minutes of the JP payout amount. Although the aspect which consists of 1 mini JP (B) prize was illustrated, it is not restricted to this, The kind and number of mini JP prizes are arbitrary. For example, in addition to the above-mentioned mini JP (A) prize and mini JP (B) prize, a mini JP prize where the mini JP payout amount is only one medal (substantially equal to lose) is provided. You can also. In order to improve gambling, a mini JP award in which the mini JP payout amount is 0 medal can be provided in addition to the above-described mini JP (A) prize and mini JP (B) prize.

(9) Modification 9
The winning effect in each of the above-described embodiments can be applied even under a configuration in which the mini JP lottery is not executed. Even in this modification, there is an advantage that the standby time of the game apparatus 20 can be shortened. In this aspect, the management device 30 of each block BL may execute the JP lottery, or the central management device 10 may execute the JP lottery.

  That is, a plurality of blocks each having a plurality of game devices, a management device capable of communicating with each game device, and a central management device capable of communicating with the management device of each block, The management device acquires an award amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed by each game device belonging to the block, and the central amount management device acquires the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit. A payout amount notifying unit for notifying to, a lottery unit for lottering whether or not to win a specific prize based on a predetermined lottery probability, and the plurality of game devices belonging to the block when the block wins the specific prize The game unit identified as the winning game device is identified with respect to the identifying unit that identifies one of the game devices as the winning game device and the game device identified by the identifying unit. A specific information notifying unit for notifying specific information indicating that, and when the block wins the specific prize, a winning information notifying unit for notifying the central management device of the winning information, A total payout amount calculating unit that calculates a total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device of each block; and the plurality of games belonging to the management device or each block of each block A total payout amount notification unit that notifies the device of the total payout amount, and each game device belonging to each block is notified of the specific information from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs. Then, the winning effect is performed in a game system including a granting unit that grants the game media corresponding to the total payout amount to a player of the game device. Unishi may be.

  And a plurality of blocks each having a plurality of game devices, a management device capable of communicating with each of the game devices, and a central management device capable of communicating with the management device of each of the blocks. The management device acquires an award amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed by each game device belonging to the block, and the central amount management device acquires the payout amount acquired by the acquisition unit. When the central management device is notified of a payout amount notification unit for notifying to the block and winning information indicating that the block has won a specific prize, any one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is determined as a winning game device. A specifying unit for specifying and specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the winning game device is notified to the game device specified by the specifying unit. A specific information notification unit, wherein the central management device calculates a total payout amount based on the total payout amount notified from the management device of each block, and each block A total payout amount notifying unit for notifying the total payout amount to the management device or the plurality of game devices belonging to each block, a lottery unit for executing the lottery of the specific prize, and the lottery unit. When the specific prize is won in the lottery, the winning block determining unit that determines any of the plurality of blocks as a block to which the specific prize is awarded, and the block determined by the winning block determining unit A winning information notifying unit for notifying the winning information, and each game device belonging to each block is forwarded from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs. When a specific information is notified, the game media of the total payout amount in a game system comprising a deposition unit that applies to the player of the game device may perform the winning effect.

(10) Modification 10
In each of the above-described embodiments, each game device 20 transmits the amount of medals consumed by the game device 20 to the management device 30 in its own block BL, and the control unit 38 of the management device 30 controls the inside of its own block BL. The aspect which controlled the acquisition part 33 so that the cumulative value of the medal consumption amount transmitted from each of these game devices 20 was totaled and the total amount was multiplied by a predetermined ratio to calculate the payout amount was illustrated. For example, each game device 20 calculates in advance a unit payout amount obtained by multiplying a medal consumption amount consumed by each game device 20 in the own block BL by a predetermined ratio. It may be an aspect in which the amount is transmitted to the management device 30 of the own block BL. In this aspect, the control unit 38 of the management device 30 controls the acquisition unit 33 so as to calculate the payout amount by summing up the accumulated values of the unit payout amounts transmitted from the game devices 20 in the own block BL. In short, the acquisition unit 33 only needs to acquire a payout amount that is a part of the total of the medal consumption amount of each game device 20 belonging to the own block BL.

(11) Modification 11
In each of the embodiments described above, the acquisition unit 33 of the management device 30 receives the medal consumption amount transmitted from each game device 20 in the own block BL after the accumulated value is initialized (cleared to zero) in the previous JP lottery. As an example, the value obtained by multiplying the accumulated value obtained by multiplying the accumulated value by a predetermined ratio is acquired as the payout amount. Not limited to this, for example, the acquisition unit 33 sets a predetermined ratio with respect to the accumulated value obtained by accumulating only the medal consumption amount transmitted from each game device 20 in the own block BL during the predetermined period. The aspect which acquires the multiplied value as a payout amount may be sufficient.

Also in this aspect, the memory 12 stores the cumulative value of the payout amount for each block BL. In this aspect, every time the control unit 18 receives a notification of the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL, the control unit 18 calculates the notified payout amount and the accumulated value of the payout amount stored in the memory 12 until then. The added value is written in the memory 12. As a result, the cumulative value of the payout amount stored in the memory 12 is updated to the latest value. Further, the control unit 18 controls the total payout amount calculation unit 14 so as to calculate the total payout amount at that time, using the notification of the payout amount from the management device 30 of each block BL as a trigger. For example, when a notification of the payout amount is received from the management device 30 of a certain block BL, the control unit 18 first updates the cumulative value of the payout amount of the block BL stored in the memory 12 to the latest value. Next, the control unit 38 adds the cumulative value of the updated payout amount and the cumulative value of the payout amount of blocks other than the block stored in the memory 12 to calculate the total payout amount. The total payout amount calculation unit 14 is controlled.
Further, when this aspect is applied to the second embodiment, in the JP lottery executed by the central management device 10, whether or not to win the JP prize with the winning probability according to the payout amount that triggered the JP lottery is determined. can do. Specifically, the winning probability is obtained by multiplying a predetermined lottery probability by a payout amount that triggers the JP lottery. In other words, the greater the value of the payout amount that triggered the JP lottery, the higher the probability of winning the JP prize. This is merely an example, and the method for determining the winning probability of the JP prize is arbitrary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Central management apparatus, 11 ... 3rd communication part, 12 ... Memory, 14 ... Total payout amount calculation part, 16 ... Mini JP lottery part, 18 ... Control part, 20 ... Game device, 21 …… First communication unit, 22 …… Medal detection unit, 23 …… Winning effect production unit, 24 …… Granting unit, 25 …… Control unit, 30 …… Management device, 31 …… Second communication unit, 33 …… Acquiring unit, 34 ... Memory, 35 ... JP lottery unit, 36 ... Identification unit, 37 ... Initialization unit, 38 ... Control unit, 40 ... Router, 50 ... Gateway, 60 ... Notification unit, 100: Game system.

Claims (9)

A game system comprising: a plurality of blocks each having a plurality of game devices; a management device capable of communicating with each of the game devices; and a central management device capable of communicating with the management device of each block;
The management device of each block is
An acquisition unit that acquires a payout amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed in each game device belonging to the block;
A payout amount notifying unit for notifying the central management device of the payout amount acquired by the acquiring unit;
A first lottery section for drawing whether or not to win the first specific prize based on a predetermined lottery probability;
When the block wins the first specified prize, one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is specified as the first winning game apparatus, while the block is selected from a plurality of types of second specified prizes. When the second winning information indicating that any one has been won is notified from the central management device, a specifying unit that identifies any of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block as a second winning game device;
First specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the first winning game device with respect to the game device specified by the specifying unit, or the game device is used as the second winning game device. A specific information notification unit for notifying the second specific information indicating that it has been specified;
A first winning information notification unit for notifying the central management device of the first winning information when the block wins the first specific prize;
The central management device is:
A total payout amount calculating unit that calculates the total payout amount based on the total of the payout amounts notified from the management device of each block;
A total payout amount notification unit for notifying the total payout amount to the management device of each block or the plurality of game devices belonging to each block;
When the first winning information is notified from the management device of a certain block, the second winning lot is selected from among the plural types of second specific prizes for other blocks other than the certain block. A lottery club,
A second winning information notification unit for notifying the second winning information to the other block,
Each game device belonging to each block is
When the first specific information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the management device of the block When the second specific information is notified, a granting unit is provided that grants the game medium in an amount corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.
A game system characterized by that. A game system comprising: a plurality of blocks each having a plurality of game devices; a management device capable of communicating with each of the game devices; and a central management device capable of communicating with the management device of each block;
The management device of each block is
An acquisition unit that acquires a payout amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed in each game device belonging to the block;
A payout amount notifying unit for notifying the central management device of the payout amount acquired by the acquiring unit;
When the first winning information indicating that the block has won the first specific prize is notified from the central management device, one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is specified as the first winning game device. When the central management device is notified of the second winning information indicating that the block has won one of a plurality of types of second specific prizes, any one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is selected. A specifying unit for specifying the second winning game device;
First specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the first winning game device with respect to the game device specified by the specifying unit, or the game device is used as the second winning game device. A specific information notification unit for notifying the second specific information indicating that it has been specified,
The central management device is:
A total payout amount calculating unit that calculates the total payout amount based on the total of the payout amounts notified from the management device of each block;
A total payout amount notification unit for notifying the total payout amount to the management device of each block or the plurality of game devices belonging to each block;
A first lottery unit for executing the lottery of the first specific prize;
When winning the first specific prize in the lottery performed in the first lottery section, a winning block determining section that determines any of the plurality of blocks as a block to which the first specific prize is awarded;
A first winning information notifying unit for notifying the first winning information to the block determined by the winning block determining unit;
A second lottery unit for lottery of which of the plurality of types of second specific prizes to win for blocks other than the block determined by the winning block determination unit;
A second winning information notification unit for notifying the second winning information to the other block,
Each game device belonging to each block is
When the first specific information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the management device of the block When the second specific information is notified, a granting unit is provided that grants the game medium in an amount corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.
A game system characterized by that. Each game device belonging to each block is
A winning effect section that receives an instruction from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs and executes a winning effect;
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is a game system. The management device of each block is
A management unit that divides and manages the plurality of game devices belonging to the block into a plurality of types according to each game progress time;
When the block wins the first specific prize or the second specific prize, a preparation instructing unit for instructing preparation for the winning effect in order from the game device belonging to the type having the longest game progress time;
A start instructing unit for instructing all the game devices belonging to the block to start the winning effect,
Each game device of each block is
When receiving a preparation instruction for the winning effect from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs,
A preparation completion notification unit for notifying the management device of the block of preparation completion information indicating that the preparation for the winning effect has been completed when the game device enters the standby state;
The preparation instruction unit
After instructing preparation of the winning effect to one or more game devices belonging to a certain type, when the preparation completion information is notified from one or more game devices belonging to the certain type, the next of the certain type Instructing one or a plurality of the game devices belonging to the type having a long game progress time to prepare for the winning effect,
The start instruction unit includes:
Instructing the winning effect unit to start the winning effect after the preparation completion information is notified from all the game devices belonging to the block,
The game system according to claim 3 . The grant unit of the game device specified as the first winning game device by the specifying unit receives the game media for the total payout amount after the winning effect is performed by the winning effect unit. Grant to the player of the device,
The game system according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by the above. The management device of each block is
The winning effect by the winning effect unit is started after the block wins the first specified prize or the second specified prize and before the winning effect is executed by the winning effect unit. Provide a notification section that outputs notification information to inform
The game system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein Each game device belonging to each block is
It is possible to communicate with a server device that manages the number of credits of the game medium held by the player of the game device,
When the first specific information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the granting unit in the game device adds the credit amount corresponding to the total payout amount to the current credit amount. Sending instruction information to the server device,
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein A game device constituting a plurality of game devices communicable with the management device of each block in a game system comprising a central management device capable of communicating with a management device provided in each of the plurality of blocks,
The management device of each block is
An acquisition unit that acquires a payout amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed in each game device belonging to the block;
A payout amount notifying unit for notifying the central management device of the payout amount acquired by the acquiring unit;
A first lottery section for drawing whether or not to win the first specific prize based on a predetermined lottery probability;
When the block wins the first specified prize, one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is specified as the first winning game apparatus, while the block is selected from a plurality of types of second specified prizes. When the second winning information indicating that any one has been won is notified from the central management device, a specifying unit that identifies any of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block as a second winning game device;
First specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the first winning game device with respect to the game device specified by the specifying unit, or the game device is used as the second winning game device. A specific information notification unit for notifying the second specific information indicating that it has been specified;
A first winning information notification unit for notifying the central management device of the first winning information when the block wins the first specific prize;
The central management device is:
A total payout amount calculating unit that calculates the total payout amount based on the total of the payout amounts notified from the management device of each block;
A total payout amount notification unit for notifying the total payout amount to the management device of each block or the plurality of game devices belonging to each block;
When the first winning information is notified from the management device of a certain block, the second winning lot is selected from among the plural types of second specific prizes for other blocks other than the certain block. A lottery club,
A second winning information notifying unit for notifying the second winning information to the other block,
When the first specific information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the management device of the block When the second specific information is notified, a granting unit is provided that grants the game medium in an amount corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.
A game device characterized by that. A game device constituting a plurality of game devices communicable with the management device of each block in a game system comprising a central management device capable of communicating with a management device provided in each of the plurality of blocks,
The management device of each block is
An acquisition unit that acquires a payout amount that is a part of a total amount of game media consumed in each game device belonging to the block;
A payout amount notifying unit for notifying the central management device of the payout amount acquired by the acquiring unit;
When the first winning information indicating that the block has won the first specific prize is notified from the central management device, one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is specified as the first winning game device. When the central management device is notified of the second winning information indicating that the block has won one of a plurality of types of second specific prizes, any one of the plurality of game devices belonging to the block is selected. A specifying unit for specifying the second winning game device;
First specifying information indicating that the game device is specified as the first winning game device with respect to the game device specified by the specifying unit, or the game device is used as the second winning game device. A specific information notification unit for notifying the second specific information indicating that it has been specified,
The central management device is:
A total payout amount calculating unit that calculates the total payout amount based on the total of the payout amounts notified from the management device of each block;
A total payout amount notification unit for notifying the total payout amount to the management device of each block or the plurality of game devices belonging to each block;
A first lottery unit for executing the lottery of the first specific prize;
When winning the first specific prize in the lottery performed in the first lottery section, a winning block determining section that determines any of the plurality of blocks as a block to which the first specific prize is awarded;
A first winning information notifying unit for notifying the first winning information to the block determined by the winning block determining unit;
A second lottery unit for lottery of which of the plurality of types of second specific prizes to win for blocks other than the block determined by the winning block determination unit;
A second winning information notifying unit for notifying the second winning information to the other block,
When the first specific information is notified from the management device of the block to which the game device belongs, the game medium corresponding to the total payout amount is given to the player of the game device, while the management device of the block When the second specific information is notified, a granting unit is provided that grants the game medium in an amount corresponding to the selected second specific prize to the player of the game device.
A game device characterized by that.

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