JP5421163B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system suitable for a game hall where it is desired to suppress the buying and selling of game media while allowing a player to share the game media acquired.

  At the amusement hall, a counting machine is provided for each gaming machine for reasons such as it is cumbersome to carry the outgoing balls earned by gaming at the gaming machine to the counter at the island edge, and the balls that are counted by that counting machine are specified. A system for issuing possible recording media has been introduced. In this case, for example, a counter as shown in FIG. 11 of Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as “each counter”) is employed.

JP 2005-253664 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-15205

  Now, when adopting each counter as in Patent Document 1, for example, as in Patent Document 2, issue a recording medium that can specify a part of the player's specified ball If the divided issue is performed, the convenience of the player is improved as follows. That is, for example, by sharing a recording medium that is divided and issued by a player to a family member or a friend, it is possible to easily perform a shared game in which the ball is shared with the family. Although this shared game is disadvantageous on the side of the game hall due to the difference between the rental rate and the exchange rate, it can be expected that the player will come to the store with his family and so on, so there are not a few game halls that allow this shared game.

  However, if the split issue function is introduced for this shared game, there is a risk that the possession buying and selling that takes the function in reverse, that is, the act of split issue by the player and the buying and selling of recording media between unknown players. There is. Although this game has the above disadvantages, the game hall side wants to refrain because it cannot expect the effect like a shared game, but it does not distinguish between shared game and buy and sell the split issue function. If the restriction is applied, the shared game may be restricted, so that the divided issue function is not restricted. Therefore, there is a possibility that the buying and selling is rampant and there is a disadvantage on the game hall side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to meet the demands of the game hall side who wants to suppress the buying and selling of game media while allowing the player to share the game media acquired. The object is to provide a game system.

  The game hall system according to the present invention receives an acquired recording medium which is provided corresponding to a gaming machine and can specify the number of acquired media, which is the number of game media acquired by the player, and sets the reception state. An accepting means for performing processing, a storage means provided corresponding to the gaming machine and storing acquired information capable of specifying the number of acquired media of the player who plays the gaming machine, and provided corresponding to the gaming machine A payout means for performing a payout process for paying out the game media to the player in response to a payout operation by the player, and corresponding to the gaming machine and the receiving means, and issuance operation by the player In response to the issuing operation, the recording medium in which the number of acquired media is associated is issued as the acquired recording medium, and a part of the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information is set as an issue target according to the issuing operation. The issuer Issuing means for executing the division issuing process and the normal issuing process that is the normal issuing process for all the acquisition medium numbers, and the acquisition information stored in the storage means, An update unit that performs an update process that updates in accordance with a refund process and an issue process, a divided issue that is at least one of the number of executions of the split issue process, and the number of acquired media that are issued in the split issue process Setting information that can specify an issuance allowable range that is an allowable range for information and an issuance permission condition that is a condition for the split issuance processing and is a condition for identifying the split issuance processing permitted by the game hall side And a first verification process for verifying whether or not the divided issue information is out of the allowable issue range when there is an issue operation corresponding to the divided issue process A first collating unit that executes, a suppression unit that suppresses the divided issue process based on a collation result of the first collation process, and the divided issue process executed when the divided issue process is executed. A second verification unit that executes a second verification process for verifying whether or not the condition is satisfied, and a divided issue information corresponding to the divided issue process that is the target of the verification according to the verification result of the second verification process, And exclusion means for excluding the first verification process from the verification target (Claim 1).

The game system according to claim 1,
Group management means for managing player IDs as player identification information and grouping the player IDs so that it can be specified whether or not a plurality of player IDs belong to the same group,
The accepting means can accept the player ID, and when accepting the player ID, the accepting condition is set to accept the player ID, and the issuance permission condition corresponds to the issuing means that has performed the divided issue processing. At least one receiving means belongs to the same group among an issuing source receiving means that is a receiving means and an issue destination receiving means that is a receiving means that receives a divided recording medium that is a recording medium issued by divided issue processing Accepting a plurality of player IDs, and the second verification means corresponds to the divided issue processing, and at least one of the issuer accepting means and the issue destination accepting means, The second matching process may be executed by determining whether or not the player ID is in the accepting state (claim 2).

The game system according to claim 2,
The issuing means executes the divided issuing process by associating a player ID that is in a receiving state with a corresponding receiving means with the divided recording medium when executing the divided issuing process. When the acquired recording medium and the player ID are in the accepting state, the player ID associated with the acquired recording medium in the accepting state and the player ID in the accepting state are specified, and the second verification The means executes the second collation process by determining whether or not the player ID specified by the accepting means belongs to the same group (Claim 3).

In the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A history creation means for creating an issuance history capable of specifying a medium ID that is identification information of a divided recording medium that is an acquired recording medium issued in the divided issuance process and the number of acquired mediums to be issued; The storage means stores the medium ID of the accepted divided recording medium when the divided recording medium is accepted by the acceptance processing, and the issuing means can specify the medium ID stored by the storage means Executing the issuance process by issuing the acquired recording medium, and when the receiving unit receives the acquired recording medium in the receiving process, the medium ID specified by the acquired recording medium is specified; The issuance permission condition is that the acquisition medium that is the issue target of the divided issue process is returned, and the second collating unit uses the acquisition recording medium received in the reception process. When the determined medium ID can be specified in the issue history, it is determined that the acquired medium specified by the acquired recording medium is returned and the issue permission condition is satisfied, and the excluding means includes the divided issue information If it is the number of executions of the divided issue process, if the returned acquisition medium is greater than or equal to the acquisition medium specified by the issue history, the divided issue process related to the issue history is the verification target of the first verification process If the divided issue information is the number of acquired media that were issued in the divided issue process, the returned number of acquired media is verified in the first verification process. You may make it exclude from the count object of the number of acquisition media used as object (claim 4).

The game system according to claim 4,
The setting means sets, as the setting information, setting information capable of specifying a receiving medium allowable range with respect to the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information, and the suppressing means accepts the acquired recording medium by the receiving means. If the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information deviates from the acceptable medium allowable range, the reception suppression processing for suppressing the reception processing is executed, and the received recording medium is associated with the received acquired recording medium. When the obtained medium ID can be specified by the issuance history, the reception process is not executed even when the number of acquired media specified by the acquisition information is out of the acceptable medium allowable range. (Claim 5).

In the game room system according to claim 4 or 5,
The exclusion means is configured such that, when the divided issue information is excluded based on the collation result of the second collation process, the division issue information corresponding to the issue means corresponding to the acceptance means that has performed the acceptance process and the symmetry of the acceptance process. Both the split issue information corresponding to the issuing means that issued the acquired recording medium may be excluded from the verification target of the first verification process.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the divisional issue of the acquired recording medium in which the divided game medium is recorded is permitted as long as it does not deviate from the verification target at the time of approval, and if the issue permission condition is satisfied, the issue is issued. Since it is excluded from the issuance allowable range, it is possible to stop buying and selling game media without restricting the shared game.
According to the invention of claim 2, when buying and selling the acquired recording medium, since the player feels regretful, the player plays the game without accepting the player ID. The divided issue process can be effectively limited for the player who plays. Of course, when buying and selling the acquired recording medium after specifying the player ID, group registration is required, so it is also possible to specify the player who buys and sells the acquired recording medium based on the group registration history and the like. .

According to the invention of claim 3, the issuer accepting means accepts one player ID and the issuer accepting means accepts the other player ID. A troublesome procedure such as receiving both player IDs or receiving both player IDs when receiving the acquired recording medium can be omitted, and the convenience of the player can be improved.
When buying and selling the acquired recording medium, the acquired medium is not returned because it is settled by paying money by transferring the acquired recording medium or the like. However, in the case of a shared game between friends, etc., since they are acquainted with each other, there is a certain degree of trust, and if the acquisition medium is obtained by the game without paying when acquiring the acquisition medium, the borrowed acquisition medium is There are often seen behaviors such as paying back by returning. That is, according to the invention of claim 4, since it corresponds to such an act, it becomes possible to stop the buying and selling of balls without restricting the above-mentioned shared game.

When the player leaves the gaming machine in response to a break during the game, issue processing is performed so that the acquired medium is not stolen, and the gaming machine is left with the acquired recording medium. Then, when returning to the gaming machine after a break, the acquired recording medium will be accepted. In this case, the player who has left the gaming machine temporarily leaving the acquired medium with the wrong destination gaming machine is returned. It can be assumed that the accepting process is performed by accepting means corresponding to the gaming machine on which the game is played. In this case, both of the acquired media are confused, resulting in troubles between players. Therefore, if the acquired media is out of the allowable range for receiving balls, it is necessary to suppress the reception processing, for example. . That is, according to the invention of claim 5, the effect shown in the invention of claim 4 can be expected while preventing such troubles.
According to the invention of claim 6, even if the transfer destination becomes a new transfer source, the number of balls that can be divided corresponding to the split issue to the new transfer destination by the possession returned to the transfer source. There is no problem.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the system in 1st Embodiment of this invention. Front view of each counter Diagram showing terminal storage area Figure showing split issue history Flow chart showing processing of each counter FIG. 3 equivalent diagram showing the second embodiment of the present invention 4 equivalent diagram Figure equivalent to FIG.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a game hall system. A lending machine 2 and each counter counter (terminal unit) 3 are installed corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in the game hall, and a management device 4 is installed in the management room. The relay device 5 is connected to two game machines 1, two lending machines 2, two counter counters 3, and a management device 4. The management device 4 manages the game data of the gaming machine 1 by receiving the game signal transmitted from the gaming machine side (the gaming machine 1, the lending machine 2, each counter 3), etc., via the relay device 5. . Although omitted in FIG. 1, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 4.

  In the gaming machine 1 to be managed, a ball (corresponding to a game medium) launched on a board surface 7 (corresponding to a game area) by operating an operation handle 6 constituting a launching device wins a start port 8 and a start port 9 (start) The jackpot lottery is performed in accordance with the winning, and the lottery result is notified by the symbol variation performed on the display unit 10, and the jackpot state is set according to the variation result. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 11 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The balls paid out by winning are received by the upper tray 12, and the balls that overflow when the upper tray 12 is full are received by the lower tray 13. In addition, the upper limit winning number of 1R is 10, the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R is ended when either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied.

The following signals are output from the gaming machine side.
Out signal = a signal that can specify the number of used balls (out) output from an out BOX that collects used balls (corresponding to used media). Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. Note that it may be a signal output from the gaming machine 1 (corresponding to an acquired medium signal or a game time signal).
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the number of payout balls (safe, the number of payout media) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output for 10 payouts corresponding to a game (winning) in the gaming machine 1, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe signal (corresponding to an acquired medium signal).
Start signal = a signal that can specify the number of symbol fluctuations (number of actuated items, start) output from the gaming machine 1. Since one pulse is output per symbol change (actual operation, start processing) in the display unit 10 (combination) that fluctuates (actuates) due to winning at the start port 8 or the start port 9, the “number of start signals × 1 ”is specified as the start. A start winning signal that is output in response to a winning at the start port 8 or the start port 9 may be used as the start signal.
Jackpot signal = a signal that can identify the jackpot output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a status signal that is output at a level during the jackpot, it is determined that the jackpot signal is being received as being a jackpot.
Special state signal = a signal that can specify a specific state output from the gaming machine 1. Since it is a state signal (probability change signal) that is output in a special state, which is a state where it is easier to generate a big hit such as during a probability change where the jackpot probability is improved than in the normal state, the special state signal being received is identified as being in the special state. The level is output not only during the probability change but also when the winning rate to the start port 8 or the start port 9 is improved. Further, the period in which the jackpot signal and the special state signal are not received is specified as the normal state.
Sales signal = Signal that can specify sales information (number of sales balls, sales amount) output from the lending machine 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 sales balls with the valuable value for the player as a consideration, “sales signal number × 25” is specified as the number of sales balls, and the number of sales balls × the rental unit price is specified as the sales amount. .

The lending machine 2 is configured as a so-called CR unit including a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), a RAM and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, and a display unit. Have the following functions.
(1) When a so-called member card or visitor card in which a unique ID is recorded can be received at the card insertion slot 14 and money is inserted into the money insertion slot 15 in the received state, it is associated with the ID. The value (value) is memorized.
(2) If a predetermined number (about 5) of visitor cards can be stocked and money (value) is received without the visitor card being received, the value of money is recorded on the stocked visitor card. To place the visitor card in the acceptance state.
(3) When the lending button 16 is pressed in a state where the valuable value can be specified, the ball is paid out from the payout opening of the gaming machine 1 based on the valuable value and a sales signal is transmitted.
(4) When the user presses the return button 17 while accepting the visitor card, the visitor card being accepted is discharged.
(5) The information display unit 18 can display lending information, and can display game information and the like related to various corresponding gaming machines 1.
(6) As a corresponding management device, not only the management device 4 corresponding to each counter 3 but also a management device of a card company (not shown), the management device 4 manages the stored balls for each member ID, while valuable The balance corresponding to the value is managed by a card company management device.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of each counter 3. Each counter 3 includes a status display LED 20, a numeric keypad 21, a storage ball button 22, a liquid crystal display unit 23, an issue button 24 that is lit when issuable, a call button 25 for turning on a call lamp, and a ball payout. It comprises a nozzle 26, a payout button 27, a remote control light receiving unit 28, a holding ball insertion slot 30 having a peripheral lighting unit 29 indicating the stock state of the holding ball, and a tray 31. The balls (corresponding to the acquired balls) of the trays 12 and 13 of the gaming machine 1 are dropped along with the opening of the lower tray 13 and received by the tray portion 31 to be counted by the counting unit disposed at the lower portion of the apparatus main body 19. . The ball thus counted is specified as a holding ball (corresponding to the acquisition medium) as will be described later, and the ball dispensing nozzle 26 pushes the ball into the upper tray 12 of the gaming machine 1 by the player's dispensing operation (pressing the withdrawal button 27). While the payout is possible, it is possible to issue a coin-to-ball ticket (corresponding to an acquired recording medium) made of an IC card in which the number of balls is recorded. The “C” button 21 a provided on the numeric keypad 21 is a button for clearing a numerical value input by an operation on the numeric keypad 21, and the “certain” button 21 b is a button for confirming the input numerical value.

Each counter 3 includes a control unit (corresponding to an accepting unit, a withdrawal unit, an issuing unit, a setting unit, a first collating unit, a suppressing unit, a second collating unit, and an excluding unit), CF, RAM, and ROM. And a transmission / reception unit (corresponding to reception means) made up of an I / F, and is connected to the management device 4 and the lending machine 2 via the relay device 5 so that various information can be transmitted and received. Moreover, it has the following functions.
(1) The ball and the counting ball are stored, and when the lower tray 13 is opened in the gaming machine 1, when the ball received at the tray portion 31 is detected, the counting ball is added and the counting timer for 3 seconds is activated. When there is a ball count during the operation of the counting timer, counting ball addition is performed and a counting process for restarting the counting timer is performed.
(2) If the payout button 27 is pressed in the state where the holding ball> 0, the payout processing for paying out the holding ball for 1 unit (125 balls) within the range is performed, and the payout is made to the relay device 5 Send a withdrawal signal that can identify the ball.
(3) A plurality of possession tickets are stocked in the order of acceptance at the back of the possession ticket insertion slot 30, and when the issue button 24 is pressed in a state where the possession ball> 0, stocked possession balls Issuance processing is performed to issue a Jongyoma ticket with the latest order of receipt.
(4) Upon receipt of a coin-to-ball ticket, the possession ball that is stored by itself is updated (added) with the coin-to-ball identified by the coin-to-ball ticket information, and an acceptance signal that can identify the ball to be identified by the coin-card information Send.

The relay device 5 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including a CF, a RAM, and a ROM, and a transmission / reception unit including an I / F, and includes a gaming machine 1, a counter counter 3, a lending machine 2, and a management device 4. It is possible to send and receive various information.
Each counter 3 can be divided and issued by designating a part of the ball. Further, the management device 4 includes a member DB (database), and manages the players so that the players are grouped and the member IDs of the same group are associated with each other. In addition, even if borrowing a ball, such as a family, it corresponds to the shared game of acquaintances on the premise that it does not return the ball, as a condition (issue issuance condition) to determine that the issue is allowed by the game hall side , Split issuance between the same group, that is, the member ID of the transfer source (lending source, split source, issuer) recorded on the coin card issued by the split issue, and the transfer destination ( It is set in advance that the member ID being accepted at the lending destination, the division destination, and the issuer belongs to the same group (corresponding to setting information).
Each counter 3 is provided with a terminal storage area, and in the case of divided issue, a divided ball is specified, a record is created in the divided issue history, and if each member counter 3 accepts a member ID, it is issued The member ID is recorded on the coin card to be issued and issued.

FIG. 3 shows a terminal storage area (corresponding to “storage means for storing acquired information”), FIG. 4 shows a divided issue history, and the meaning of each item is as follows.
Member ID (equivalent to player ID) = ID of the member card currently accepted
Mochitama voucher ID = Mochitama voucher ID currently accepted or issued
Receiving balls = Retained balls of coins accepted in the acceptance process (reception ball renewal) Counted balls = Number of balls counted in the counting process Ball (corresponds to “Number of acquired media subject to issue in the split issue process”) = Number of balls split issued in the split issue process. It is determined by the number of reception balls + counting balls-refund balls-divided balls.
G reception ball ("number of acquired media subject to issue in split issue processing", equivalent to split issue information) = split ball accepted by each counter 3 on which the group member plays a game Divided balls excluding reception balls. When this value exceeds the issuance allowable value, divisional issuance is prohibited, and it is obtained from the divisional ball-G reception ball.
G member ID = member ID of the group member who accepted the split ball
Each counter 3 manages the non-G acceptance balls obtained by subtracting the G acceptance balls from the divided balls in the terminal storage area of FIG. It can be set via

In the case of divided issue, the division upper limit is compared with the issue allowable value, and the division issue is allowed on condition that the division upper limit after division issue does not exceed the issue allowable value.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing of each counter 3. Each counter 3 counts the ball (A1), whether the payout button 27 is pressed (A2), whether the issue button 24 is pressed (A3), whether it has received a handball ticket (A12), G reception It is determined whether a notification has been received (A17).
When the player counts the acquired balls by pouring them into each counter 3, the ball is determined to be counted (A1: YES), and the counting balls are updated (A9). When the player depresses the payout button 27 in order to pay out the current ball (A2: YES), the payout ball is updated (A10). As described above, the holding balls are also updated as the counting balls and the payout balls in the terminal storage area of FIG. 3 are updated.

The player presses the issue button 24 when confirming the holding ball, moving the table, or issuing all or a part of the holding ball in order to end the game. When the issue button 24 is pressed (A3: YES), each of the counters 3 determines whether the holding ball is specified (A4), and when the holding ball is not specified (A4: NO) The normal issue process is executed (A11). In this normal issuance process, a possession ticket in which all of the possession balls are recorded is issued. If there is a specified ball (A4: YES), it is determined whether the total value of the specified ball and the un-G-received ball is equal to or less than the issue allowable value (for example, 5000 balls, equivalent to the issue allowable range) (first verification) Equivalent to processing) (A5). As described later, the non-G acceptance ball is a possession ball that is not accepted by group members among the separately issued possession tickets, and since it is 0 at the start of the game, it exceeds the issuance limit value of 5000 balls. You cannot specify a designated holding ball. Therefore, when the designated holding ball is 5000 balls or less (A5: YES), the divided issue process is executed (A6), the divided ball and the non-G reception ball are updated (A7), and the record is recorded in the divided issue history of FIG. Create (A8).
In the example shown in FIG. 4 (a), after issuing a coin card (NO.1 record) in which 2000 split balls are recorded, a coin card (NO.2 record) in which 3000 split balls are recorded. The issued state is shown.

  Now, when the transferred player inserts the coin card issued in this way into each of the counter counters 3 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 on which he / she plays, each counter counter 3 accepts the coin card (A12: YES), the reception ball is updated (A13), and it is determined whether a member ID is being received (A14). If the player has inserted a membership card (A14: YES), a coin card from a group member is determined (A15). In other words, when a coin card issued separately by each car counter 3 that accepts a member ID is accepted, the member ID associated with the coin card and each car counter 3 are accepted. An inquiry is made to the management apparatus 4 as to whether the member ID of the user belongs to the same group. In this case, if the transferred player is a player who is not registered in the group, even if the member ID is being accepted (A14: YES), it is not a coin card from the group member (A15: NO). Return as it is.

However, if the number of split coins (non-G acceptance balls) of these coin tickets increases, the number of coins that can be split in each issuing counter 3 is limited (A5), and the total of these coins is If it exceeds the issuance allowable value (A5: NO), the pressing operation on the issuance button 24 is invalidated and the divided issuance process is prohibited. That is, split issue is allowed until the total of unG received balls among the split holding balls reaches the issue allowable value, and split issue is prohibited when the total is exceeded.
In the example shown in FIG. 4 (a), 2000 and 3000 coins are issued, and as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the non-G acceptance balls become 5000 balls. Issuance is prohibited.
As described above, it is possible to restrict the transfer of illegal holding coin tickets.

  On the other hand, when the player of the group member to whom the coin card is transferred inserts the coin card in a state where the member card is received in each card counter 3, each card counter 3 becomes a coin card. The management device 4 is inquired as to whether the associated member ID and the member ID received by each counter 3 belong to the same group. As described above, in the management device 4, since it is set to be divided issuance between the same group as a condition for determining the divided issuance permitted by the game hall side, both members by the inquiry based on the setting information It is verified whether the IDs belong to the same group (corresponding to the second verification process), and the verification result is returned to each counter 3. In this case, as described above, since it is a divided issue between the same group (A15: YES), each ticket counter 3 serving as the divided issuer accepts the coin card ID and each ticket counter 3. A G reception notification capable of specifying the member ID is transmitted (A16).

Each counter 3 of the division issuer determines whether or not the G reception notification has been received (A17), and in response to the reception of the G reception notification (A17: YES), the G reception in the terminal storage area of FIG. The ball and the member ID in the divided issue history of FIG. 4 are updated (A18).
In the example shown in FIG. Since a coin card corresponding to one record has been inserted into each counter 3 in the game of the group member, as shown in FIG. 3B, the number of divided balls recorded on the coin card is 2000. The number of non-G reception balls decreases to 3000 balls, and the number of balls that can be divided increases accordingly. Therefore, at this time, it is possible to issue up to 2000 balls, and when other cards are accepted by each counter 3 which is played by a group member, the number of balls that can be divided further increases.
In addition, when the player of the split issuer moves the table, the information of each counter counter 3 of the split issuer is transferred to each counter counter 3 of the transfer destination by the management device 4 according to the insertion of the membership card. By this, it becomes possible to correspond to the coin card ID.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Issuing allowance condition for split issue ball issuance allowance condition, and issuance allowance condition that can identify the share of possession between group members allowed by the game hall on the premise that the split issue is suppressed if the issue allowance value is exceeded Since split issue is suppressed based on the result of comparing issue issue value and issue issue value excluding issue issue ball corresponding to issue issue satisfying, it is possible to buy and sell coins without restricting shared games It is possible to apply a pawl.
It is determined that the issuance permission condition is satisfied when the membership ID is associated with the membership card and issued separately and the membership ID corresponding to the accepted membership card and the member ID received in advance belong to the same group. As a result, it is possible to effectively limit the divided issue processing for a player who wants to buy and sell money.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the second embodiment, a return ball is employed instead of the G reception ball described in the first embodiment. . In other words, it corresponds to the shared game of acquaintances that assume that if you borrow a possession ball of a friend etc., return the divided ball issued separately, in other words, The condition of accepting at the transfer source (corresponding to the issuance permission condition) is set in advance in each counter 3 via the management device 4 in place of the condition of divided issuance between the same groups in the first embodiment. ing. The member DB is not assumed.

FIG. 6 shows a terminal storage area (corresponding to “storage means for storing acquired information”), and FIG. 7 shows a personalized betting ticket acceptance divided issue history. The meaning of each item is as follows.
Returned balls (corresponding to split issue information) = the number of coins that have been issued and that have been accepted. That is, the total number of possessed balls in the case of accepting the possession tickets corresponding to the possession coupons issued and divided among the acceptance balls in the possession ticket acceptance divided issue history of FIG.
Non-returned ball = divided ball excluding returned ball, and is determined by divided ball-G reception ball.
Issue ID = Mochitama ticket ID issued by itself
Acceptance ID = Mochitama coupon issued separately and received

Returning in the terminal storage area of FIG. 6 the total number of received balls (that is, the returned balls) of the record in which both the divided balls and the received balls are stored in the record of the split issue receipt history of FIG. A ball. In addition, when the acceptance ball exceeds the division ball in the holding ball ticket reception division issuance history, the division ball is set as the upper limit and the return ball is calculated. Of course, when a plurality of reception IDs are recorded in FIG. 7 as a plurality of reception IDs in the holding ball ticket, the reception balls may be distributed with the divided balls as the upper limit.
There are restrictions on the acceptance of Mochitama tickets. That is, in the state where the possession ball exceeds the acceptance possession allowance value (for example, 0 ball) set for the possession ball, the possession ticket is not accepted. This is to prevent confusion described later, but even in this case, if the issued ID shown in FIG. 7 is stored as an acceptance ID in the accepted coined ticket, it is accepted because the possibility of confusion is low.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of each counter 3. The description of the same operation as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and a different operation will be described. When the issue button 24 is pushed down (B3: YES), each counter 3 has a total value of the designated holding ball and the non-returned ball when the holding ball is specified (B4: YES). It is determined whether it is below the issue limit value (corresponding to the first collation process) (B5). If it is below the issue limit value (B5: YES), the divided issue process is executed (B6), and the terminal storage area of FIG. After updating the divided balls and the non-returned balls (B7), a record is created in the holding ticket receipt divided issue history (B8).

In the example shown in FIG. 7 (a), since a juggling ticket (NO.1 record) in which 2000 balls are recorded at the start of the game is received and the number of held balls is increased by the game, according to the divided issue operation by the player. A coin ticket (NO.2 record) in which 2000 balls were recorded was issued separately. In addition, since the number of possessed balls increased, in accordance with the divided issuance operation by the player, the possessed ball ticket (NO.3 record) on which 3000 balls were recorded was divided and issued.
In this state, as shown in FIG. 6A, the terminal storage area stores 5000 split balls, 0 return balls, and 5000 non-return balls. In this case, if the upper limit of unreturned balls is 5000 balls, further divided issue is prohibited, so that divided issue can be restricted.

  Now, when a player acquires a ball in each of the counters 3 that accepts the separately issued coin cards, the borrowed coins are divided and issued in order to return them to the renting player. When each of the counters 3 divides and issues the child's own possession ticket based on the accepted parent's possession ticket, it is not shown in the flowchart of FIG. All the receipt IDs are recorded and issued on the coin-to-ball ticket, and a new record is created. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 7, the NO. Similar to the reception ID 1, a coin voucher ID of the parent's coin voucher is stored. Therefore, it is possible to record the possession ticket ID of the parent possession ticket on the child possession ticket.

  When the borrowed player hands over the separately issued child's possession ticket to the renter's player and the renter's player inserts it into each of the counter counters 3, each of the counter counters 3 (B12: YES), as described above, it is set to return the coins that have been divided and issued as a condition for determining that the issuance is permitted by the game hall side. Refer to the owning ticket receipt split issuance history and check whether the owning card ID of the parent's own possession ticket recorded in the owning ticket is stored in the issuance ID in the owning ticket acceptance split issue history (second (B13), if it is not stored (B13: NO), it is determined whether the possessed ball exceeds the allowable acceptable ball allowance (B14), and if it exceeds (B14: YES) ), To return a coin-to-ball ticket to prevent confusion described later (B18) . If the possessed ball is less than or equal to the accepted permitted ball allowance (B14: NO), a record is created in the retained ball ticket acceptance split issue history (B15), and the accepted retained ball is updated (B16). In this case, the accepted possession ticket becomes the new parent's possession ticket. On the other hand, if the coined ball ticket ID of the parent's coined ball ticket is stored in the issued ID in the coined ball ticket acceptance split issue history (B13: YES), the terminal is assumed to have been returned from the borrower player The returned balls and the non-returned balls in the storage area, and the possession ticket acceptance divided issue history are updated (B17), and the accepted possession balls are updated (B16).

In the example shown in FIG. Since the issuance ID of the record 2 corresponds to the reception ID recorded in the Jongyoma ticket, the Jingyu ticket ID and the reception ball of the child's Jongyoma ticket were stored. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the split issue issue balls are returned and the return balls are 2000 balls and the non-returned balls are 3000 balls, so the number of balls that can be divided is 5000-3000 = 2000 balls. Become. Therefore, at this time, it is possible to issue up to 2000 balls, and children's coin cards corresponding to other parent's coin cards (NO.3 issue ID) are accepted. In addition, the number of balls that can be divided further increases in the case of accepting a coin-to-ball ticket issued by each counter 3. In addition, the parent and child may receive the same coin-card.
When a player who has been divided moves a table, the information of each lending counter 3 is transferred to each moving counter 3 through the management device 4 in accordance with the insertion of a membership card. Can be used with the child's own gift card.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
When a separately issued coin is returned, it is excluded, so in the case of a shared game between friends, etc. It is possible to stop the buying and selling of coins without restricting the shared game, by responding to the act of paying back by returning the borrowed earned medium if the earned medium is obtained without playing at the time of transfer It becomes.

  The acceptance process is prohibited when the possessed ball recorded on the Juki-dama voucher exceeds the acceptable admission ball allowance, but the acceptance process is not prohibited if the issued ID is recorded on the Jama-dama voucher. Therefore, it is possible to stop the buying and selling of coins without restricting the shared game while preventing the following troubles. That is, when the player leaves the gaming machine 1 in response to a break during the game, the issued ball is issued so that the acquired ball does not become stolen, and the gaming machine 1 is left with a ball ticket. Then, when returning to the gaming machine 1 after the break, the winning ball will be accepted. In this case, the gaming machine 1 to be returned to is mistaken, and the gaming machine 1 is temporarily left leaving the acquired ball. It can be assumed that the reception processing is performed by each counter 3 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 in which the player plays. In this case, both the acquired media will be confused, causing troubles between players, so if the acquired ball is out of the allowable range of the ball to be accepted, it will be shared while inhibiting the reception process etc. The game can be allowed.

(Other embodiments)
An example of a configuration that specifies whether or not players belong to the same group when accepting a coin-to-ball ticket is given, but when a split issue is made, a plurality of member IDs are accepted and the member IDs belong to the same group. It may be specified that the issue is a divisional issue of players of the same group. In this case, a plurality of member IDs belonging to the same group are in the accepting state in accordance with the divided issue process.
Similarly to this case, it is determined whether or not players belong to the same group by setting a plurality of member IDs belonging to the same group to the acceptance state at each counter 3 which has received the separately issued coin card. You may specify. In addition, when a membership card is accepted in the state of accepting a member ID, processing such as transmission of a G reception notification is performed, but when a member ID is accepted, it is referred to a divided issue history etc. What is necessary is just to determine suitably the process time etc., such as determining whether it is a transfer possession ball and performing the said process.

In the second embodiment, the member DB is not premised, but it is of course possible to presuppose the configuration of the first embodiment. Further, although the number of possessed balls is set as an unconverted ball, the number of divided issuances (corresponding to “the number of times of divided issue processing”) may be set as an object to be collated. In this case, it is set as a condition (corresponding to the issuance allowance condition) that the returned possessed ball is equal to or more than the separately issued possessed ball, and the divided issuance number in which the divided issue satisfying the condition is excluded from the counting target, What is necessary is just to perform a suppression process according to the collation result with the issue allowable value set for the division | segmentation issue frequency.
Split issue is prohibited by the result of collating the number of holding balls specified in the case of split issue with the total value of non-G received balls or non-returned balls. Divided issuance may be prohibited based on the result of collating. In this case, you may restrict | limit the number of balls to be issued with respect to one division | segmentation issue as needed.

Although the prohibition process is exemplified as the suppression process, a suppression process such as limiting the number of balls to be targeted or notifying a game hall employee or the like may be employed. Further, the suppression process may be executed for a reception process or a counting process at the transfer destination or transfer source. Note that the numerical values and items illustrated may be any numerical values and items as necessary.
In order to buy and sell money, it can be assumed that unknown players register as a group and become the same group on the member DB. Considering this, the history of group registration is managed for each member ID, and if it can be referred to, it is specified that it is buying and selling with a member ID that repeats group registration by referring to the history I can do it. Of course, separately, a registration allowable range for the group registration count is set, and when there is a member ID whose group registration count has deviated from the registration allowable count range, the member ID is notified so as to be specified, or the group registration is performed. In that case, you may notify that.

In the second embodiment, only the number of severable balls of the transfer source is excluded for the return ball, but there may be a case where the transferee player becomes a new transfer source after winning the ball, so the return ball is returned at the transfer source. If it can be specified, the returned balls may be excluded from the number of balls that can be transferred. In this way, even if the transfer destination becomes a new transfer source, the number of balls that can be divided corresponding to the split issue to the new transfer destination will be hindered by the possessed balls returned to the transfer source. Absent.
Instead of the pre-recorded coin betting ticket ID, an ID that is issued and recorded in association with the coin betting ticket according to the issuing process or the like may be employed.
Each stand counter 3 has been exemplified, but if it is possible to perform the acceptance processing, withdrawal processing, and issuance processing of the betting coins recorded with the so-called island edge counting machine, so-called each stand replaying machine, etc. It is also possible to adopt it in a system that does not have a counting function on each unit.

As a recording medium, IC coins may be employed in addition to the card. In addition to the membership card ID, biometric authentication information such as a mobile phone number or a player's fingerprint may be employed as the player ID.
Although the structure which records the number of possessions, reception ID, etc. on the possession ticket was illustrated, the number of possessions etc. is managed in association with the possession ticket ID by the management device or the like, and the management device is managed based on the possession ticket ID It is good also as a structure which inquires.
Even if game information such as the number of balls to be memorized and the number of balls that can be divided can be directly specified, it is indirectly specified through the calculation formulas such as acceptance holding balls + counting balls-withdrawal balls-divided balls. It is possible or either. Of course, only the upper limit is set for the range of each set value in the embodiment, but a lower limit may be set.

When a plurality of member IDs belonging to the same group are accepted, the divided issue process may be executed as it is. In this case, reception of a mobile phone etc. can be assumed as member ID. In addition, what is necessary is just to set the division issue setting value (1000 balls) set beforehand as the issue target. Of course, the number of balls may be specified before receiving the member ID.
A part of the information processing performed by each counter 3 may be performed by the relay device 5, the management device 4, or the like. Similarly, part of the information processing performed by the management device 4 may be performed by the relay device 5 or each counter.
The target gaming machine can be a pachinko gaming machine or the like in addition to the pachinko gaming machine. In this case, the gaming medium is a medal.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a lending machine, 3 is a counter for each machine (accepting means, withdrawal means, issuing means, setting means, first collating means, suppressing means, second collating means, excluding means), 4 Is a management device.

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Accepting means for accepting an acquired recording medium, which is a recording medium provided corresponding to the gaming machine and capable of specifying the number of acquired media, which is the number of game media acquired by the player, and for making an accepting state;
Storage means that is provided corresponding to a gaming machine and stores acquisition information that can specify the number of acquired media of a player who plays the gaming machine;
A payout means that is provided corresponding to the gaming machine and performs a payout process for paying out the game medium to the player in exchange for the acquired medium in accordance with a payout operation by the player;
An issuance process is performed corresponding to the issuance operation performed by the game machine and the accepting unit, and is associated with the issuance operation by the player, and is associated with the number of the obtained mediums. The split issue process, which is the issue process for a part of the number of acquired media specified by the acquisition information, and the normal issue process, which is the normal issue process for all the acquired medium numbers Issuing means for executing
Update means for performing an update process for updating the acquisition information stored in the storage means in accordance with the reception process, the refund process, and the issue process;
Among the number of executions of the divided issue process and the number of acquired media targeted for issue in the divided issue process are an issue allowable range that is an allowable range for the divided issue information, and a condition for the divided issue process. A setting means for setting setting information capable of specifying an issuance permission condition, which is a condition for identifying the split issuance process permitted by the game hall side;
A first collation unit that performs a first collation process for collating whether or not the divided issuance information deviates from an issuance allowable range when an issue operation corresponding to the division issue process is performed;
Suppression means for suppressing the split issue processing according to the verification result of the first verification processing;
Second collating means for performing second collation processing for collating whether or not the executed divided issuance process satisfies the issuance permission condition when the divided issuance process is performed;
Exclusion means for excluding, from the verification result of the second verification process, the divided issue information corresponding to the split issue process that is the target of verification from the verification target of the first verification process;
A game system characterized by comprising: Group management means for managing player IDs as player identification information and grouping the player IDs so that it can be specified whether or not a plurality of player IDs belong to the same group,
The accepting means is capable of accepting the player ID, and when accepting the player ID, sets the player ID to the accepting state,
The issuance permission condition is an issuer receiving unit that is a receiving unit corresponding to the issuing unit that has performed the divided issue process, and an issue unit that receives a divided recording medium that is a recording medium issued by the divided issue process Receiving a plurality of player IDs belonging to the same group in at least one of the first receiving means;
Whether the plurality of player IDs belonging to the same group are in an accepting state in at least one of the issuer accepting means and the issuer accepting means in correspondence with the divided issue processing. The game room system according to claim 1, wherein the second matching process is executed by determining the game. The issuing means, when executing the divided issue processing, executes the divided issue processing by associating a player ID in a reception state with a corresponding receiving means with the divided recording medium,
The accepting means specifies the player ID associated with the acquired recording medium in the accepting state and the player ID in the accepting state when the acquired recording medium and the player ID are in the accepting state. ,
3. The game according to claim 2, wherein the second verification unit executes the second verification process by determining whether or not the player ID specified by the reception unit belongs to the same group. Field system. A history creation means for creating an issuance history capable of specifying a medium ID that is identification information of a divided recording medium that is an acquired recording medium issued in the divided issuance process and the number of acquired mediums to be issued;
The storage means stores the medium ID of the received divided recording medium when the divided recording medium is received by the receiving process,
The issuing means executes the issuing process by issuing the acquired recording medium capable of specifying the medium ID stored in the storage means;
The accepting means, when accepting an acquired recording medium in the accepting process, specifies a medium ID specified by the acquired recording medium,
The issuance permission condition is that the acquisition medium that is the issue target of the split issue process is returned,
When the medium ID specified by the acquired recording medium accepted in the acceptance process can be specified by the issue history, the second verification unit returns the acquired medium specified by the acquired recording medium and returns the issue Determine that acceptable conditions have been met,
In the case where the divided issue information is the number of times of execution of the divided issue process, the excluding means determines that the divided issue is related to the issue history if the returned acquisition medium is greater than or equal to the acquisition medium specified by the issue history. While the issue process is excluded from the target of counting the number of divided issuances to be collated in the first collation process, if the divided issue information is the number of acquired media targeted for issue in the divided issue process, the returned 4. The game room system according to claim 1, wherein the number of acquired media is excluded from the number of acquired media to be verified in the first verification process. 5. The setting means sets, as the setting information, setting information capable of specifying a receiving medium allowable range for the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information,
The suppression unit suppresses the reception process when the reception unit receives the acquired recording medium, and suppresses the reception process if the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information is out of the reception medium allowable range. While the process is executed, if the medium ID associated with the received acquired recording medium can be specified by the issue history, the number of acquired media specified by the acquired information deviates from the acceptable medium allowable range. 5. The game hall system according to claim 4, wherein the reception process is not executed even when the game is being played.   The exclusion means is configured such that, when the divided issue information is excluded based on the collation result of the second collation process, the division issue information corresponding to the issue means corresponding to the acceptance means that has performed the acceptance process and the symmetry of the acceptance process. 6. The system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein both of the issue issue information corresponding to the issue means that issued the acquired recording medium are excluded from the verification target of the first verification process. .

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