JP5580176B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system suitable for a game hall that permits so-called table movement.

  There are many game halls in the game hall that allow the player to use the acquired game medium (out) after the so-called table movement in which the game machine to be played is changed. And in patent document 1, the amount paid out for using in the game in the movement destination of a table | surface movement is totaled, and the sales amount produced when the paid out ball is lent is used. It is proposed to manage the amount equivalent to the number of balls.

JP 2009-127504 A

Now, there are a variety of game machines with various specifications. Among them, the occurrence rate of so-called renja jackpots, where the jackpots are continuously generated after the jackpots are generated, and the number of balls played per time are kept low. A game machine with a high jackpot probability (1st game machine) that cannot be expected, but a high chance of hitting the Renso jackpot, etc. There is a machine (second gaming machine).
The second gaming machine is ideal for appealing the appearance of a lot of balls if you can expect a lot of balls if you win a big hit, but because the jackpot probability is set low and the investment amount increases, there is a threshold for players. There is also a tendency to avoid games.

  However, although the game hall wants to maintain the operation of the second gaming machine due to the above circumstances, it is not possible to secure the profit of the game hall if the play rate of the second gaming machine itself is adjusted to be higher in order to increase the operation. Therefore, in the game hall, the first game machine is adjusted to a higher rate and the second game machine is recommended to use the second game machine by moving the platform, so that the second game machine can be operated. We are operating to increase

  In this case, there is a problem even if the game play rate adjustment of the first gaming machine is increased to such an extent that the movement of the table to the second game machine is not taken into consideration, but it is not possible to obtain the game play that can be used by the second game machine. Such adjustment is meaningless. In addition, the game play rate adjustment of the first gaming machine is performed on the premise of moving the table, but with the conventional management device, the loss of the game hall due to increasing the play rate of the first game machine and the subsequent move of the game machine It is not possible to manage the game information of the first gaming machine, which is offset from the profit of the game hall due to the second gaming machine being played, and considering the above circumstances, how much adjustment of the play rate is the first I couldn't figure out what was the best for one gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to adjust the payout rate of the gaming machine in consideration of the fact that the payout obtained by the game is used in the gaming machine after moving the table. An object of the present invention is to provide a game system that can provide an index for performing the above.

The present invention provides a counting means for performing a counting process for counting the acquired balls acquired by the player, a payout means for performing a refund process for paying back the acquired balls counted by the counting means to the player, and the player Lending means for lending a ball to a player using the paid valuable value as a consideration, and the remaining balls excluding the earned balls repaid by the reimbursement means out of the earned balls counted by the counting means Issuing means for issuing a recording medium that can specify the number of possessed balls that can be exchanged for an arbitrary prize, and an accepting process for accepting the recording medium, and by the accepted recording medium A receiving unit for adding a specified number of possessed balls to a payout object by the payout unit, and a system for a game hall provided corresponding to one gaming machine,
An input means for inputting a game signal that can specify game information of the gaming machine output from the gaming machine side, a processing result of both the count processing result and the payout processing result, and a game input by the input means A game information specifying means for specifying game information in units of gaming machines by at least one of the signals; a group means for grouping a plurality of gaming machines; and when the recording medium is issued by the issuing means, When the corresponding gaming machine is an issuer gaming machine, issuer specifying means for performing an issuer specifying process for specifying the corresponding gaming machine in association with the recording medium, and when the recording medium is received by the receiving means, the receiving means A determination means for determining whether or not a group to which the corresponding gaming machine and the issuer gaming machine specified by the issuer specifying means belong are the same; When the determination result indicates that the determination result is not the same group, the game information specified by the game information specifying means after the reception process is used as the post-movement game information, and the recording medium that is the determination target A post-movement information specifying means for specifying in association with the game information, an arithmetic means for calculating arithmetic game information in at least one of a gaming machine unit and a group unit based on the gaming information specified by the gaming information specifying means, When the calculation by the calculation means is performed, the gaming machine is associated with the gaming information of the gaming machine that is the gaming information specified by the gaming information specifying means for the target gaming machine as the issuing gaming machine. The game information to be calculated by the calculation means is the tracking game information added with the post-movement game information specified by the post-movement information specifying means in association with the recording medium. And operation auxiliary means for to calculation, those having a (claim 1).

The game system according to claim 1,
The input means inputs a ball signal that can specify the number of balls as the game signal, and the game information specifying means specifies ball information that can specify the number of balls as the game information. The lending information indicating the number of balls lent out to the player based on the result of the lending process is specified, and the post-movement information specifying means as the post-movement information after the receiving process The holding information specified by the information specifying means is specified, and the calculating means serves as a business discount indicating the ratio of the number of held balls to the number of balls to be loaned as the calculation game information, and a consideration for the lending process. Calculating at least one of the gross profits obtained by subtracting the exchange amount indicating the consideration for the prize to be exchanged for the holding balls indicated by the number of holding balls from the sales amount indicating the valuable value amount, the calculation auxiliary means, To target game machine The post-movement information is associated with the number of possessions of the gaming machine that is the number of possessed balls specified by the possessed ball information specified by the game information specifying means, in association with the recording medium having the gaming machine as the issuing game machine. The calculation game information is calculated in the calculation means as the number of balls to be tracked, which is obtained by adding the increase / decrease number of balls indicating the increase / decrease value of the number of balls specified by the identification means after the movement specified by the specifying means. By doing so, you may make it calculate the said tracking game information as game information used as the calculation object by a calculating means (Claim 2).

The game system according to claim 2,
The input means includes, as the gaming signal, an out signal that can specify an out indicating the number of balls used in the gaming machine, a safe signal that can specify a safe indicating the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine due to the game, and the gaming machine At least one game signal is input from among the jackpot signal that can specify the number of jackpots in the game, and the start signal that can specify the start that indicates the number of executions of the unit game performed to generate the jackpot in the gaming machine, The game information specifying means may specify at least one of out, safe, jackpot count, and start as the game information (claim 3).

In the game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Setting means, and the group means divides the group into a first group to be calculated for the tracking game information and a second group not to be calculated, and the setting means includes the issuer specifying means The game machine corresponding to the issuing means is a condition belonging to the first group as a condition for performing the issuer specifying process, and the issuer gaming machine is included in the first group as a condition for the determination means to determine. A game machine belonging to the first group is a game machine belonging to the first group, the issuing game machine corresponding to the recording medium as the determination target as a condition for the post-movement information specifying means to specify post-movement game information And the issuing game machine corresponding to the tracking game information belongs to the first group as a condition for the post-moving game information to be added to the tracking game information by the calculation assisting means. It is set at least one of being a technique machine Good (claim 4).

In the gaming machine system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Setting means, and the group means divides the group into a first group to be calculated for the tracking game information and a second group not to be calculated, and the setting means specifies the post-movement information specification. The game machine corresponding to the receiving means is a gaming machine belonging to the second group as a condition for the means to specify the post-movement game information, and the calculation assisting means adds the post-movement game information to the tracking game information As the condition, at least one of the gaming machines that are the target of the post-movement gaming information may be set as gaming machines belonging to the second group (claim 5).

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the player has received the possession ball acquired at the issuing game machine and moves it to another game machine for use in the refund process, the acceptance process is performed. The game information of the gaming machine after the subsequent movement of the table can be considered and managed as the gaming information of the issuing game machine, and the possession acquired by the issuing game machine (first gaming machine) assumed by the game hall Game information can be grasped according to the game of the player who plays with another gaming machine (second gaming machine) using the ball, and the gaming machine adjustment and gaming machine after considering the gaming information after moving the table Can be evaluated. In this case, since it is a condition to specify post-movement game information that it is not the same group, it is possible to exclude the post-movement game information from being included in the post-movement game information within the same group. It is possible to specify game information in accordance with.
According to the invention of claim 2, since the so-called business percent and gross profit that can grasp the profit according to the game can be grasped in consideration of the table movement, whether or not the game machine adjustment of the issuing game machine is appropriate However, the evaluation of the gaming machine can be specified in consideration of the game information after the table is moved.

According to the invention of claim 3, game information such as out indicating the operating status after moving the table can be specified as the table moving game information, and how much support the gaming machine receives from the player. It is possible to grasp whether the game information after moving the table is taken into consideration.
According to the invention of claim 4, the gaming machine that wants to include and manage the gaming information after moving the table is a gaming machine that has a low threshold of gaming and that is easy to acquire a so-called sweet digital ball with a small jackpot probability. Therefore, the gaming machine can be set in the first group, and gaming information can be grasped or processed by narrowing down the target gaming machines.
According to the invention of claim 5, the gaming machine that wants to manage the gaming information after moving the platform that it wants to include is a gaming machine that has a high threshold of gaming and is hard to acquire a so-called full spec etc. with a big probability of jackpot The gaming machine can be set in the second group, and the game information including the game information after the table movement can be managed after eliminating the table movement between the so-called sweet digital.

Schematic which shows the whole structure of the system for game centers in one Embodiment of this invention. Front view of each counter Diagram showing storage area of each counter The figure which shows the storage area of the management device The figure which shows the management data of the model A by the management device Diagram showing management data for each model by the management device Flow chart showing processing of each counter Flow chart showing processing of management device

Hereinafter, an 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. Lending machine 2 corresponding to gaming machine 1 (corresponding to lending means) and each counter 3 (counting means, withdrawal means, issuing means, receiving means, input means, game information specifying means, determining means, post-movement information specifying The relay device 4 is connected to the two gaming machines 1, the lending machine 2, and the counters 3. A management device 5 (corresponding to input means, game information specifying means, group means, issuer specifying means, calculation means, calculation auxiliary means, and setting means) is installed in the management room. The management device 5 includes a monitor 6 and a keyboard 7, and is connected to each device on the gaming machine side via the LAN 8 so that information and signals can be transmitted to and received from each other. In practice, hundreds of gaming machines 1, rental machines 2 and counters 3 are installed in the game hall.

  In the gaming machine 1, a ball (corresponding to a game medium) fired on the board surface 10 by operating the operation handle 9 constituting the launching device wins a start opening 11 or an electric tulip start opening 12 (start winning prize). In response, the jackpot lottery is performed, and the lottery result is notified by the symbol variation performed in the liquid crystal display unit (object) 13, and the jackpot is generated according to the variation result. When a big hit occurs, the big winning opening 14 is opened, for example, for 15 rounds (15R). The balls paid out by winning are received by the upper tray 15, and the balls that overflow when the upper tray 15 is full are received by the lower tray 16. The upper limit winning number of 1R is 10 and the upper limit opening time is 30 seconds. When either the upper limit winning number or the upper limit opening time is satisfied, 1R is ended.

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, and a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals. It has the following functions.
1) A balance ticket composed of an IC card in which a unique ID is recorded can be received at the balance ticket insertion slot 17, and the ID is entered when money is inserted into the money slot 18 with the balance ticket received. Record the value (value) in association with.
2) When a predetermined number of IC cards (about 5) can be stocked and money is received without receiving a balance ticket, the valuable value of money is recorded on the stocked IC card, and the IC card is stored. Set to accept as a balance ticket.
3) When a lending button (not shown) provided in the gaming machine 1 is pressed in a state where the valuable value can be specified, a lending process for paying out a ball from a paying outlet (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is executed based on the valuable value. And a sales signal is transmitted.
4) When the press of the return button 19 is accepted in a state where the balance ticket is received, the accepted balance ticket is discharged.

The following gaming signals are output from the gaming machine side devices such as the gaming machine 1 and the lending machine 2.
Out signal = a signal (corresponding to a holding ball signal) that can specify the number of used media (out) output from an out BOX for collecting used balls. Since one pulse is output for 10 recovered (used and driven) balls, “the number of out signals × 10” is specified as out. A signal output from the gaming machine 1 may be used.
Safe signal = a signal that can specify the number of payout media (safe) output from the gaming machine 1 (corresponding to a ball signal). Since 1 pulse is output for 10 payout balls, “safe signal number × 10” is specified as safe. The supply signal output from the supply device may be a safe 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 liquid crystal display unit 13 that changes (actuates) due to winning at the start port 11 or the start port 12, "the number of start signals x 1" Identify as a start. In addition, it is good also considering the start winning signal output according to the winning to the starting port 11 or the starting port 12 as a 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 a jackpot.
Special state signal = a signal that can specify a special 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. It is also possible to use a status signal (time-short signal) that is level-output during the time when the winning rate to the start port 12 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 balls sold, amount of sales) output from the lending machine 2 (corresponding to a coin signal). One pulse is output for every 25 balls that are valued at the player's valuable value, so “Number of sales signals × 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 management device 5 manages the game information of each gaming machine 1 based on the gaming signal transmitted from the gaming machine side.

FIG. 2 is a front view of each counter 3. Each counter 3 is provided with a status display LED 20, a touch panel type information display unit 21, a payout nozzle 22, a payout button 23, an issue button 24, a card insertion slot 25, and a tray unit 26. The ball that has fallen from the lower tray 16 is received by the tray portion 26 and is passed through an internal counting section to count.
Each counter 3 includes 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 interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and the like. It is connected to the management device 5 and the lending machine 2 via the network, and can transmit and receive various types of information. In the back of the card insertion slot 25, it is possible to stock up to a predetermined number (about 10) of IC cards, which will be coin cards (corresponding to recording media), and when the counting process is performed while the IC card is not accepted Issues a management ID and associates the stocked IC card with the holding ball as an internally accepted state.

  The information display unit 21 can display lending or storage-ball related information. If predetermined conditions such as accepting a membership card are satisfied, game information and the like regarding various corresponding gaming machines 1 can be displayed. In addition, if a membership card is received, payout by replay (replay processing) using the stored balls as consideration is also possible. Note that the management device corresponding to the lending machine 2 or each counter 3 corresponds not only to the management device 5 in FIG. 1 but also to a management device of a card company that is a manufacturer of a balance ticket (not shown) for each member ID. Are managed by the management device 5 while the balance corresponding to the valuable value is managed by the management device of the card company.

Each counter 3 and the management device 5 are provided with storage areas related to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows the storage area of each counter 3, and FIG. 4 shows the storage area of the management device 5, in which the following items are set.
Mochitama voucher ID = ID of an accepted juggle voucher (corresponding to a recording medium). Recorded indefinitely on Mochitama tickets.
Management ID = ID for the coin card issued when the management ID issuance condition is satisfied. The upper 3 digits indicate the issue number, and the lower 3 digits indicate the serial number issued since the start of business.
Use stand number = The turn number currently being used (used).
Current number of balls = Number of players currently holding balls. It is added by the counting process in the holding ball of the received game ticket and each counter, and subtracted by the refund process.
Issuing machine number = the machine number of the gaming machine 1 that first issued a valid coin card (the gaming machine ID, corresponding to the issuing gaming machine). Since it is the same as the first 3 digits of the management ID, it can be omitted if it can be specified by the management ID.
Original possession ball = increase / decrease value of the possession ball in the gaming machine (issuing machine) to which the gaming machine 1 of the issuing machine number belongs (counting ball-payout ball). In addition, when a player does not move a table, or when a player moves a table only within the same model, it matches the current possession ball.
Increase / decrease retained balls = Increase / decrease value of retained balls in gaming machines (non-issued models) that do not belong to the issued model (corresponding to the number of increased / decreased retained balls). In addition, although it is good also as a total value of the increase / decrease value (counting ball-payout ball) of the holding ball in a non-issue model, it is set as "the current holding ball-original holding ball" on embodiment.
Tracking out = Out in non-issued model (number of balls used).

  The management device 5 stores the model (corresponding to a group) to which the machine number belongs, and when the issuing machine number is inquired from each machine counter 3 as described later, each machine to which the issuing machine number belongs is stored. The counter counter 3 is notified.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When a player inserts money into the money insertion slot 18 of the lending machine 2 in order to play a game, the lending machine 2 accepts money at the money receiving unit and adds the received amount to the balance. A lending button and a return button (not shown) are provided on the upper tray 15 of the gaming machine 1, and a lending request signal is transmitted from the gaming machine 1 to the lending machine 2 when the player presses the lending button. The lending machine 2 that has received the lending request signal refers to the balance, and transmits a lending command signal to the gaming machine 1 so as to pay out lending balls up to lending unit (125 balls) within the range of the balance. The gaming machine 1 that has received the lending command signal pays out the commanded number of lending balls and transmits a lending completion signal to the lending machine 2. The lending machine 2 that has received the lending completion signal subtracts the balance for the consideration (lending ball × lending unit price (4 yen)) and transmits the sales signal to the management device 5. In addition, when lending for one unit of lending, the lending command signal and the lending completion signal may be transmitted and received a plurality of times.

When the return button 19 of the gaming machine 1 is pressed in a state where there is a balance, the lending machine 2 returns a balance ticket that can specify the balance from the balance ticket receiving port 17 to the player. This balance ticket, including other lending machines 2, can be accepted again by inserting it into the balance ticket insertion slot 17, and when the lending machine 2 accepts a balance ticket, the corresponding balance can be used. To do. It is also possible to settle the balance recorded on the balance ticket with a settlement machine provided on the island edge.
As described above, the player can execute the game with the balls rented with the valuable value as consideration.

  On the other hand, when the number of balls acquired from the gaming machine 1 is counted with each counter 3, the payout within the range of the ball can be made, and the ball card with the ball recorded is issued, or the member It becomes possible to store balls with cards. By using the coin-carrying ticket or the membership card, it is possible to move the table and resume the game or exchange prizes. In the following, the movement of the table using the holding coin will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process related to the present invention among the processes of each counter. Each counter 3 determines whether it is a ball count (A1), whether it is accepting a possession ticket (A5), whether it has accepted a possession ticket (A13), or whether the tracking flag is 1 (A17). When a ball falls from the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 1 by the player's operation, the ball is received by the tray portion 26, and a counting process is performed to count the balls that have flowed into the interior from the tray portion 26 (A2). At this time, if the holding ball ticket is not being received (A3: NO), that is, if the player has started the game without inserting the holding ball ticket, stock reception processing is executed (A4). That is, in the card insertion slot 25, it is possible to stock up to a predetermined number (about 10) of IC cards to be used in advance, and if the counting process is performed while the card is not accepted, The stocked IC card is set to the acceptance state. In addition, this stock reception process is not performed during acceptance of a coin-to-ball ticket (A3: YES).

While accepting a coin-to-ball ticket (A5: YES), it is determined whether the payout button 23 is pressed (A6) or the issue button 24 is pressed (A10). If the payout button 23 is pressed (A6: YES), a payout process for paying back the counting balls (holding balls) from the payout nozzle 22 in a payout unit (125 balls) is executed (A7). As a result of the refund process, when the current possession ball becomes 0 (A8: YES), a collection process for stocking the possession card is executed (A9). If the issuance button 24 is pressed (A10: YES), an issuance process for recording and issuing the current holding ball on the holding ball ticket is executed (A11). As a result, the possession voucher in which the possession voucher ID, management ID, and current possession are recorded in the storage area of FIG. 3 is issued.
On the other hand, if the coin card issued as described above is inserted again, or if it is inserted into each counter 3 at the table movement destination (A13: YES), the coin card acceptance process is executed. (A14). In this juggling ticket acceptance process, the juggling ticket ID, management ID, and current possession ball recorded in the accepted juggling ticket are stored in the storage area of FIG.

  Next, it is determined whether the issue machine number is another model (A15), and the tracking flag is managed. That is, since the first issue processing after stock acceptance processing is for each Juki-tama ticket, it is issued from each of the counters 3 serving as an issuer. 4 is updated, and the storage area of FIG. Thereby, each counter counter 3 after a table movement can manage a tracking flag based on this issue machine number. Specifically, by issuing a coin-to-ball ticket acceptance process according to acceptance of the coin-to-ball ticket, the management machine 5 is inquired about the issuing coin number of the coin-operated coin-to-ball ticket, and the issuing card number is the same as the own table that has accepted the coin-bearing ticket. In the case of a model (A15: NO), the tracking flag is maintained at 0, and when the issue machine number is another model (A15: YES), the tracking flag is set to 1 (A16). In other words, the tracking flag is a flag that becomes 1 when the model to which the issued machine number belongs is different from the model to which the own machine belongs, and is set to 0 after the issuing and collecting process of the coin-operated ticket (A12). When the tracking flag is 1 (A17: YES), every time an out is specified (A18: YES), a tracking-out update process for obtaining post-movement game information by adding out is executed (A19).

  Each counter 3 is not shown in the flowchart in the case of performing the counting process, the issuing process, the coin receiving ticket receiving process, the stock receiving process, the withdrawal process, the collection process, and the tracking out update process as described above. While updating the storage area of FIG. 3, it associates with the possession ticket ID (or management ID), and transmits the possession ticket information that can specify the updated content to the management device 5. The management device 5 manages the storage area of FIG. 4 in units of possession tickets, and updates the storage area of FIG. 4 to the current information based on the possession ticket information received from each counter 3. Note that the information that can be specified by the possession ticket information includes the process and tracking flag that caused the transmission, and the management device 5 determines the process that caused the transmission and the counting of each unit based on the possession ticket information. The tracking flag managed by the machine 3 can be specified.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process related to the present invention among the processes of the management apparatus 5. The management device 5 determines whether or not the possession ticket information has been received (B1), and when the possession ticket information is received from each counter 3 (B1: YES), the possession ticket information is stocked. Processing or Judgment ticket acceptance processing (B2), and in the case of stock processing or Mochitama ticket acceptance processing (B2: YES), update the use number where the Mochitama ticket is used (B3), otherwise (B2: NO), the process shifts to the next step without updating the use table number. That is, when receiving the coin-to-ball ticket information corresponding to the stock process or the coin-to-ball ticket receiving process, the use machine number may be updated, so the use machine number is updated.

If the tracking flag is 0 according to the possession ticket information (B4: YES), the original possession ball is updated (B5). That is, when the tracking flag is 0, it means that the table is moved to the same model, so the game information of the table movement destination is not classified for each table of the same model, and the game information of the destination is moved. It is managed as game information of the issue stand (issue model). On the other hand, if the tracking flag is 1 (B4: NO), the tracking-out and the increase / decrease retained ball are updated (B6). In other words, since the tracking flag of 1 means that the table is moved to another model, game information is divided for each model of different models, and the game information of the table movement destination and the issue of a coin card The game information of the table is separated. Then, regardless of the tracking flag, the current ball is updated according to the update of the current ball (B7). That is, when each of the counters 3 performs a withdrawal process or a counting process, the holding balls, that is, the current holding balls are updated.
It should be noted that the issued coin ticket information is transmitted by the issuing process (B8: YES), that is, the issuing ticket number is not specified at the issuing process of the own coin ticket (B9: YES), that is, issued only at the first issuing process. The machine number is updated (B10).

As described above, the storage areas in FIGS. 3 and 4 are updated. In the example shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, after the player has issued 12,000 coins in the 001 series, the player moves to the 125 series of non-issued models (game machines that do not belong to the model that issued the coin ticket). 5,000 balls are paid back, the holding ball becomes 7000 balls, and a state where 6200 balls are used is shown.
Note that when a refund process or counting process is performed on a non-issued model such as the 125th series, the current possession balls and the increase / decrease possession balls are subject to update, while the original possession balls are not subject to update. That is, in the non-issue model, the game information is managed separately from the game information of the issue model. On the other hand, when the player moves a table back to the issuing model such as the first model and the issuing model performs a refund process or a counting process, the current possessed ball and the former possessed ball are to be updated. That is, in the issuance model, the game information is centrally managed as the game information of the issuance model.

The management device 5 manages game information (corresponding to calculation game information and tracking game information) for each model for each gaming machine.
FIG. 5 shows the management data of the model A by the management apparatus 5, and the following items are set.
Out = the number of balls used in the gaming machine 1 based on the out signal (corresponding to holding ball information). Although not shown, normal total out, sweet medium total out, and jackpot total out are managed separately according to the gaming state (normal state, sweet middle (special state), jackpot state).
Safe = the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine 1 in accordance with the game based on the safe signal (corresponding to the possession ball information). In addition, as in the case of out, it is usually managed by dividing the total safe, kannaka total safe, and jackpot total safe.
Base = “Normal (normal state)” (Rusual total safe ÷ Normal total out)
Start = average per unit out (100) of the number of actors operating in the gaming machine 1 based on the start signal at “normal”, normal total start ÷ normal total out × unit out. In addition, the total start is also managed by dividing the normal total start and the Kannaka total start according to the game state.
Sales amount = consideration amount of the number of balls lent out from the lending machine 2 based on the sales signal (equivalent to holding information and lending information)
Increase / decrease retained balls = total increase / decrease retained balls corresponding to the management ID for which the issue number is identified in FIG. 4 Tracking out = total tracking out corresponding to the management ID for which the issue number is identified in FIG. Number = percentage of sales balls (sales amount) of holding balls (replacement price based on unit price), actual number of sales is the number of sales only for gaming machine 1 that is the target of the past, Ball + safe-out) ÷ Calculated by sales volume.
Tracking number = Number of business numbers including the game information after moving the game from the target gaming machine 1, that is, the number of balls that are tracked by adding or decreasing the number of balls to the number of balls in the corresponding gaming machine. The number of sales discounts obtained as balls, calculated as (sales balls + safe-out + increase / decrease balls) ÷ sales balls.
Gross profit = profit amount of the game hall according to the game of the gaming machine 1 (a value obtained by subtracting the consideration value of the prize to be exchanged from the sales amount), the actual gross profit is the gaming machine 1 that is the target of the past Only the gross profit, which is calculated by the sales amount-money ball × exchange unit price, that is, the sales amount− (sales item + safe-out) × exchange unit price.
Tracking gross profit = Gross profit including the game information after moving the table from the target gaming machine 1, that is, the number of balls to be tracked by adding the number of balls to the game machine to the number of balls The gross profit calculated as follows: Calculated by sales amount− (sales balls + safe-out + increase / decrease balls) × exchange unit price.

However, sales balls are calculated as sales amount divided by unit price, with unit price = 4 yen and unit price = 3 yen. Moreover, since all are game information of 1 business day unit, the total from the time of business start is shown.
In addition, when calculating the business percent and gross profit, an example of an expression that indirectly specifies the number of balls of the target gaming machine 1 by sales balls + safe-out is illustrated, but the calculation is performed directly. Therefore, subtract the payout balls that were refunded in the payout process from the counting balls counted by each counter 3 or adopt the total value of the updated values of the current balls updated in the gaming machine 1 in the calculation formula Also good.

Similarly, with regard to the increase / decrease retained ball, tracking out, similarly tracking safe may be aggregated and specified by subtraction (tracking safe-tracking out).
The management device 5 identifies the total value of increase / decrease retained balls and tracking out (corresponding to the number of tracked balls) based on the issue number in the storage area of FIG. Manage. In addition, with regard to the operating percent and gross profit, manage the actual information (actual percent, actual gross margin) that does not include the increase / decrease in holdings, and include the tracking information (tracking percent, tracking gross margin) Aggregate and manage by model.

As is well known, a model setting that can identify which model number belongs to which model can be set separately, and the model number and the model are associated with each other by the setting information.
FIG. 6 shows management data for each model by the management apparatus 5. The management device 5 manages FIG. 5 for a plurality of days (for example, one year) in units of business days, and extracts management data by designating a period for the managed game information (for example, the latest one week). To calculate. In this case, the management data is a list of model units of the average value per gaming machine in the designated period (the total number of units divided by the number of days since it is a unit of business days). Of course, if the total number is calculated as it is without taking into consideration the number of days and the number of units, the business percent, etc. naturally becomes an average value. These game information can be displayed or output such as printing (corresponding to output means).

  The models A to C shown in FIG. 6 are assumed to be models that are operated so as to obtain an acquired ball for moving to another model. When the models A and B are compared, the actual quotient and the actual gross profit are almost the same, but the tracking quotient and the tracking gross profit are different. In other words, the model A is not able to secure the gross profit etc. only by the model A, but the gross profit can be secured if the operation that the player uses with other models by moving the platform is considered, Because there are many tracking-outs, the game hall is intended for operation, and it is not necessary to change the adjustment of the gaming machine 1, and the contribution to the game hall with the gross profit of model A alone is low. However, if the game information after moving the table is taken into consideration, it can be evaluated that the game information has been sufficiently contributed.

On the other hand, model B can not only secure gross profit etc. with model B alone, but it can also secure gross profit etc. when the player uses the game with other models by moving the platform. Because there is little tracking out, it can not be said that the game hall is suitable for the intended operation, and the contribution is low even if the game information after moving the table is taken into consideration, so only model B can secure the gross profit Therefore, it is necessary to change the adjustment of the gaming machine 1 to be unfavorable for the player, and as a result of the unfavorable adjustment, if the gross profit cannot be secured due to falling out, it is necessary to replace it I can do it.
Furthermore, in model C, in addition to ensuring the actual gross profit, etc., it is possible to secure the gross profit, etc., when the player uses the ball in other models by moving the platform. Although it is possible to grasp, since the tracking gross profit is higher than that of other models, there is a tendency for the player to be dissatisfied, so it is possible to grasp that it is necessary to change the adjustment to be advantageous to the player.

The difference between the actual gross profit and the tracking gross profit between model A and model B is due to the increase / decrease in the ball, but if the absolute value of this increase / decrease is large as in model A, the game after moving the table is frequent And adjustment of the gaming machine 1 after moving the table can be assumed to deviate from the adjustment of the payout rate = 100%. Of course, by tracking out, it is possible to grasp how much the game is being performed by moving the base from the gaming machine 1 as a starting point.
In other words, for models with a large difference between the actual gross profit and the tracking gross profit, the model is played to secure a ball for use by other models, or a ball that has been moved as a model after moving the table. It can be assumed that there is a tendency to select gaming machines 1 that deviate from the adjustment of rate = 100%.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Whether you are playing in the gaming machine group (model) from which you first got the ball, or whether you are moving to another group Since the game information including the increase / decrease of the game information after the movement of the table is specified, the possessed ball acquired by the player at the issuing game machine is moved to the other game machine 1 by moving the table. When accepting processing for use in the withdrawal process, the game information of the gaming machine 1 after the table movement after the accepting process can be regarded as the gaming information of the issuing gaming machine, and can be managed. The game information corresponding to the game of the player who plays on the other game machine (second game machine) can be grasped by using the possession ball acquired by the assumed issuing game machine (first game machine). Become. In this case, since it is a condition that the post-movement game information is specified as not being in the same group, it is possible to exclude the game information after moving the table within the same group from being included in the post-movement game information.

The tracking percentage including the increase / decrease in holding balls after moving the table or the tracking gross profit are managed, so the so-called sales number and gross profit that can be used to grasp the profits according to the game are taken into account. It is possible to specify whether or not the game machine adjustment of the issuing game machine is appropriate, and the degree of contribution of the game machine in the game field, that is, evaluation in consideration of the game information after moving the table.
Since the out is managed as the game information to be calculated after the movement of the table, the game information such as the out indicating the operation status after the movement of the table can be specified, and how much support the gaming machine 1 has. Can be grasped in consideration of game information after moving the table.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
The update conditions such as increase / decrease balls and tracking-out were played when playing with a model other than the model to which the issue machine number belongs. For example, the game machine (model) is used as the base movement source (corresponding to the first group). ) And the platform movement destination (corresponding to the second group) (corresponding to the setting means), and the gaming machine of the group movement source group becomes the issue machine number and moves to another model (= issue machine) If the number is a game machine in the group movement destination group, it will not be updated even if a game is played on another model), or it will be moved to the game machine in the group movement destination group (= game on the machine in the group movement source group) May not be updated even for other models), or they may be combined. By adopting such a configuration, by setting in the first group gaming machines that have a low game threshold and have a low chance of winning a jackpot such as a so-called sweet digital, the target gaming machine is The game information can be grasped or processed by narrowing down. In addition, by setting a second group of gaming machines that have high thresholds for games and are difficult to obtain a full ball such as a so-called full spec with a high probability of winning, It is possible to manage game information including game information after movement.

When the other embodiment is implemented, the former is a recording medium in which the issue machine number is specified depending on whether or not the issue machine number belongs to the machine movement source group, or the issue machine number belongs to the machine movement source group. On the condition that the tracking flag is set to 1 at the time of the coin-carrying ticket acceptance processing after moving the table, or by specifying or adding game information such as increase / decrease possession balls, the latter is tracked during the coin-carrying ticket acceptance processing Which game machine is the game information when the game machine corresponding to the processing with the flag set to 1 is performed under the condition that it belongs to the table movement destination group, or when game information such as an increase / decrease holding ball is associated with the recording medium Can be specified, and only the game information corresponding to the gaming machines belonging to the table movement destination group may be set as a calculation target such as a tracking divisor.
The grouping of gaming machines is not limited to the model, including the table movement destination (former) group of the above-described other embodiments, and may be grouped under other conditions such as the manufacturer maker and specifications being approximate. .

Although the increase / decrease possession ball and the tracking-out are illustrated as the game information after the table is moved, other game information such as a safe, start, or payout rate may be targeted. Furthermore, game information such as total tracking out in which outs and tracking outs are totaled may be managed in the same manner as the business rate including the increase / decrease holding balls. In this case, the ratio of the total tracking safe to the total tracking out can be adopted as the payout rate.
Since there may be cases where it is not possible to record the holding ball etc. in the holding ball ticket according to the rules, etc., the holding ball or balance may be specified by the holding ball ticket ID in the storage area of FIG. 4 managed by the management device 5. . That is, it is not always necessary to record the holding ball directly on the holding ball ticket if the holding ball or the like can be specified.

The holding card may be not only a card-like recording medium but also a coin-type recording medium, for example.
Although the current possession ball and the original possession ball were directly updated, it may be indirectly updated and specified by an arithmetic expression like an increase / decrease retained ball, or the increase / decrease retained ball may be directly updated. . Of course, the same applies to other game information. Moreover, all the numerical values, the number of digits, items, etc. which were illustrated are illustrations, and what kind of numerical value may be employ | adopted.
The lending medium may include not only sales balls with cash as consideration, but also replay balls lent with consideration of valuable value such as savings.
As target gaming machines, pachinko gaming machines or slot machines other than those exemplified may be employed. That is, the ball is a concept including a game medium such as a medal.
A part of the processing performed by each counter may be performed by a relay device, a lending machine, a management device, or the like. Similarly, a part of information processing performed by the management apparatus may be performed by a relay apparatus or the like.

  In the drawings, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a lending machine (lending means), 3 is a counter for each machine (counting means, withdrawal means, issuing means, receiving means, input means, game information specifying means, determination means, post-movement information (Identification means) 5 is a management device (input means, game information identification means, group means, issuer identification means, calculation means, calculation assistance means, setting means).

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A counting means for performing a counting process for counting the number of balls acquired by the player;
Refund means for performing a refund process for paying back the acquired balls counted by the counting means to the player;
A lending means for lending a ball to the player in consideration of the valuable value paid by the player;
Of the acquired balls counted by the counting means, the remaining acquired balls excluding the acquired balls that have been paid back by the paying means, and a recording medium that can specify the number of balls that can be exchanged for an arbitrary prize Issuing means for performing issuing processing;
A system for a game hall, which is provided corresponding to one gaming machine, and a receiving means for performing a receiving process for receiving the recording medium and adding the number of balls specified by the received recording medium to a payout object by the payout means Because
An input means for inputting a game signal capable of specifying game information of the gaming machine output from the gaming machine side;
Game information specifying means for specifying game information in units of gaming machines based on at least one of the processing results of both the counting processing result and the payout processing result and the game signal input by the input means;
A group means for grouping a plurality of gaming machines;
When the recording medium is issued by the issuing means, an issuer specifying means for performing an issuer specifying process for specifying the game machine corresponding to the issuing means as the issuing game machine in association with the recording medium;
When the recording medium is accepted by the accepting means, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine corresponding to the accepting means and the issuer gaming machine specified by the issuer specifying means belong to the same group Determination means to perform,
If the determination result by the determination means is a determination result indicating that they are not in the same group, the game information specified by the game information specifying means after the acceptance process is used as the post-movement game information and becomes the determination target. Post-movement information specifying means for specifying in association with the recording medium,
Arithmetic means for computing arithmetic game information in units of at least one of gaming machine units and group units based on the gaming information identified by the gaming information identifying means;
When the calculation by the calculation means is performed, the gaming machine is associated with the gaming information of the gaming machine that is the gaming information specified by the gaming information specifying means for the target gaming machine as the issuing gaming machine. Calculation assisting means for calculating tracking game information added with post-movement game information specified by the post-movement information specifying means in association with the recording medium, as game information to be calculated by the calculation means;
A game system characterized by comprising: The input means inputs a ball signal that can specify the number of balls as the game signal,
The game information specifying means can specify the number of balls that can be specified as the game information, while specifying the number of balls that are lent to the player based on the result of the loan processing. Identify loan information,
The post-movement information specifying means specifies the ball information specified by the game information specifying means after the acceptance process as the post-movement information,
The computing means indicates the number of possessed balls based on the business game number indicating the ratio of the number of possessed balls to the number of borrowed balls as the computing game information, and the sales amount indicating the valuable value that is the consideration for the lending processing. Calculate at least one of the gross profits after deducting the exchange amount indicating the consideration for the prizes to be exchanged for Mochitama,
The calculation assisting means sets the gaming machine to the issuing gaming machine to the number of possessed balls of the gaming machine that is the number of possessing balls specified by the possessing ball information specified by the gaming information specifying means for the target gaming machine. The number of balls to be tracked is added to the number of balls to be tracked by adding the number of balls to be increased or decreased indicating the increase or decrease value of the number of balls to be specified specified by the post-movement information specifying unit specified by the post-movement information specifying unit in association with the recording medium. The game field system according to claim 1, wherein the game means is calculated as game information to be calculated by the calculation means by causing the calculation means to calculate the calculation game information. The input means includes, as the gaming signal, an out signal that can specify an out indicating the number of balls used in the gaming machine, a safe signal that can specify a safe indicating the number of balls paid out from the gaming machine due to the game, and the gaming machine At least one game signal is input from among the jackpot signal that can specify the number of jackpots in the game, and the start signal that can specify the start that indicates the number of executions of the unit game performed to generate the jackpot in the gaming machine,
The game system according to claim 2, wherein the game information specifying means specifies at least one of out, safe, jackpot count, and start as the game information. Comprising setting means,
The group means divides the group into a first group which is a calculation target of the tracking game information and a second group which is not a calculation target.
The setting means includes
As a condition for the issuer specifying means to perform the issuer specifying process, a gaming machine corresponding to the issuing means is a gaming machine belonging to the first group, and as a condition for the determining means to determine, the issuing game machine Is the gaming machine belonging to the first group, and the issuing gaming machine corresponding to the recording medium that is the determination target is a condition for the post-movement information specifying means to specify post-movement gaming information. And the issuing game machine corresponding to the tracking game information is a gaming machine belonging to the first group as a condition for the post-moving game information to be added to the tracking game information by the calculation assisting means. The game system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the following is set. Comprising setting means,
The group means divides the group into a first group which is a calculation target of the tracking game information and a second group which is not a calculation target.
The setting means is configured such that the gaming machine corresponding to the accepting means is a gaming machine belonging to the second group as a condition for the post-movement information specifying means to specify post-movement game information, and the calculation assisting means tracks As a condition for adding post-movement game information to the game information, at least one of the gaming machines that are the target for specifying the post-movement game information is a gaming machine belonging to the second group is set. The gaming machine system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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