JP5781027B2 - Game system and betting control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system in which a plurality of players bet on a game result and a payout corresponding to the bet value is awarded to a player who has won the game.

  A game in which a player who participates in a mahjong game bets medals on the game result in the stage before the start of the game, and gives a payout according to the number of medals to a player who fulfills a predetermined condition. A system is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As a kind of game system for poker and the like, there is also known a game system in which a player can bet a chip at a predetermined point in the middle of a game so that a winning player can acquire a chip (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ).

JP 2005-080999 A JP 2009-022582 A

  When the player selects a betting action before knowing the configuration of the hand as in the game system of Patent Document 1, the expectation of the payout is lost when the player's own hand is found to be bad, and the game There is a risk that inconveniences such as a loss of willingness to occur will occur. On the other hand, in the system of Patent Document 2, it is possible to select a betting action in consideration of the quality of its own hand. However, in the system of Patent Document 2, the behavior selection status of each player is always disclosed equally to all players at the stage where each player bets. For this reason, the element of bargaining between players becomes too strong with respect to betting behavior, and there is a possibility that the entertainment of the game is impaired and the interest of the game is reduced.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can improve the interest of a game by improving a betting mechanism for a game result.

  The game system of the present invention is a game in which a plurality of players can play a game on the game device (3) that competes for making a role while changing the components of the hand distributed at the start of the game according to a predetermined number. In the system (1), each player is limited to a reception period that ends after the distribution of the component to each player at the start of the game and before the game result is finalized. Bet accepting means (36, S121 to S128) for accepting bets from the player, and the betting situation of each player is disclosed to all players after the acceptance period, and the betting situation is disclosed before the acceptance period. Disclosure control means (37, S131, S132, S133A, S133B, S134A, S134B, S1) for controlling the disclosure of the betting situation so that a predetermined restriction occurs in 5), the player who won by the game, the payout control means (38 a payout based on the value wagered for the game, those having a S141～S147), the.

  Further, according to the betting control method of the present invention, a game in which a plurality of players compete for making a role while changing constituent elements of hands distributed at the start of the game according to a predetermined number of games can be played on the game device (3). A wagering control method applied to a possible game system (1), which ends after the time when the component is distributed to each player at the start of the game and earlier than when the game result is determined The procedure for accepting bets from each player only during the acceptance period (S121 to S128), and the status of each player betting is disclosed to all players after the acceptance period, and before the acceptance period, Procedure for controlling the disclosure of the betting situation so that a predetermined restriction is imposed on the disclosure of the betting situation (S131, S132, S133A, S133B, S134A, S134B, S1) 5), the player who won by the game, the procedure for awarding a payout based on the value wagered for the game (S141～S147), those having a.

  According to the present invention, the end of the betting acceptance period is set later than when the hand component is distributed to each player and earlier than when the game result is confirmed. It is possible to determine whether or not to bet on the game by checking the quality of his / her hand. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of inconveniences such as the fact that the hand is poor at the start of the game, the expectation of the payout is lost, and the motivation for the game is lost. In addition, the situation in which each player bet is disclosed after the elapse of the acceptance period, and restriction is imposed on the disclosure before the elapse of time. Due to the limitation, it is possible to create a state where it is impossible or difficult to grasp the behavior of other players against betting before the acceptance period elapses. This creates an entertaining element in terms of whether you should bet or not, and how much you should bet, even if your hand is relatively good. Can be increased. Furthermore, since the situation where each player bets is disclosed to all players after the acceptance period has elapsed, each player is able to combine the situation where he bet and the situation where other players bet, It is possible to predict the value of a dividend that can be obtained when a game is won, or to estimate the quality of other players' hands. This allows each player to advance the game while being aware of the state of the opponent.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the end of the acceptance period may be set after the player has made at least one round of the turn after the component is distributed at the start of the game. Thereby, each player can select his / her own action for betting until at least one turn is completed. For this reason, each player can select an action for betting taking into consideration not only the quality of the hand handed out initially but also the change in the subsequent number.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the disclosure control means may disclose the value betted by each player for each player after the acceptance period has elapsed. Thereby, it is possible to make each player clearly recognize who has bet what value.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the payout control means may give the payout to a player who has a predetermined combination in the game. Thereby, the player's expectation for the acquisition of the payout can be linked to the improvement of motivation for creating a role in the game, and the interest of the game can be further enhanced.

  In the above aspect, the payout control unit may control the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout becomes higher as the value of the combination arranged by the winning player is higher. In this case, the higher the value of the winning combination, the higher the payout can be obtained. Therefore, the player's motivation for making the winning combination can be further improved.

  Further, the payout control means may control the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout becomes higher as the value betted by the winning player is higher. As a result, it is necessary to bet more value in order to obtain a high payout, and the amusement for the betting action is further enhanced.

  The payout control means may control the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout increases as the total amount of values betted by each player increases. In this case, since the payout varies according to the total amount of the bet value, the value of the payout can be appropriately adjusted according to the difficulty level for winning the game. For example, even if a player with a good hand bets a relatively high value, the other players are not handed, and if those players have little or no bet, they are bet The total value is also reduced. In this case, even if a player who is blessed with good hands wins, the payout obtained is relatively small, but since it can be estimated that the win was relatively easy, the difficulty level of victory and the size of the payout are consistent. It is. On the other hand, when each player is blessed with relatively good hands, the total amount of value bet is increased and a higher payout is awarded. In this case, the difficulty level of winning the game is relatively high, and a high payout corresponding to the difficulty is awarded.

  Furthermore, in the above aspect, the disclosure control unit may disclose the total amount of value betted by all players after the acceptance period has elapsed. As a result, if the total amount of value disclosed is large, the expectation of high payouts will increase, or other players will be blessed with good hands. Can enhance the interest of the game.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the end of the betting acceptance period is set later than when the hand component is distributed to each player and earlier than when the game result is confirmed. Therefore, each player can confirm whether his / her hand is good or not and decide whether or not to bet on the game. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the inconvenience of the conventional system that precedes the bet and to give the player a sense of satisfaction with the bet. Moreover, by restricting the disclosure of the betting situation before the acceptance period has elapsed, it is possible to create a state where it is impossible or difficult to grasp the betting behavior of other players. This can create an entertaining element for betting behavior. Furthermore, since the situation that each player bet is disclosed to all players after the acceptance period has elapsed, each player can be allowed to advance the game while being aware of the state of the opponent. Due to the synergy of the actions described above, the present invention can enhance the interest of the game.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the game implemented with the game system of FIG. The functional block diagram of the principal part in the control system of the game system of FIG. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the medal benefit process which the medal benefit process part of FIG. 3 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the bet reception period control process which the reception period process part of FIG. 3 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the bet control process which the bet process part (in the case of a main | base station) of FIG. 3 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the bet control process which the bet processing part (in the case of a subunit | mobile_unit) of FIG. 3 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the bet information disclosure control process which the information disclosure process part of FIG. 3 performs. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of payout control processing executed by the payout processing unit of FIG. 3. FIG.

  Hereinafter, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device, a game machine (corresponding to a game device) 3 and a user terminal device 4 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. Including. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 2A, 2B. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a player to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer game device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 for the purpose of increasing the profit by repeatedly playing the game with a large number of players. One or more appropriate number of game machines 3 are installed in the store 6. In FIG. 1, the game machine 3 is drawn without distinction, but the hardware configuration and game content may be appropriately selected. The game machine 3 may be configured as a dedicated machine having a physical configuration (for example, an operation unit) suitable for a specific game, or may be configured as a general-purpose machine that can handle various games by rewriting software. May be.

  On the other hand, the user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software. The user is a person who can be a player in the game machine 3.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C that connect the Internet 5A to the center server 2 and the game machine 3 via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a mechanism of a game executed in the game system 1 will be described. In the game system 1, it is possible to execute a game that reproduces a competition (as an example, mahjong) that is performed in the real world. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the mahjong game is played on each game machine 3. Players of the plurality of game machines 3 can use the matching function of the center server 2 to participate in a common game (game if mahjong) and play against each other. FIG. 2 shows an example in which four players A, B, C, and D are matched and each player plays a game in a common mahjong game using the game machine 3. When the players are matched, one of the game machines 3 is set as the parent machine and the other game machines 3 are set as the child machines, and the mahjong game is started under the control of the game machine 3 of the parent machine. The mahjong game proceeds in units of games. When a game of a station is started, a place determination and a parent determination are sequentially performed, and then a predetermined number of bags are distributed to each player. After the arrangement, the player moves in order from the player who becomes the parent, and the player proceeds to obtain a single kite from each player and throws out the single kite from the manual. When the parent player's turn passes through all the child's turn and reaches the parent's turn again, the turn is completed. Then, when one of the players arranges a predetermined combination by hand while the turn is repeated, the player becomes “raised” and the player obtains a score corresponding to the combination (represented by “dotted bar”). And the game of one station is over. If no “up” occurs while the turn is repeated a predetermined number of times, the game ends as “flow station”. When one game is over, the parent moves and the next game starts. The game is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the player's ranking is determined by the level of the score when the last game is over. Note that FIG. 2 depicts a state in which the player A of the parent game machine 3 is the parent of the game, but the determination of the parent between the players is irrelevant to the determination of the parent machine between the game machines 3. is there.

  In the game system 1, apart from the score in the game of the mahjong game, a player who participates in the common mahjong game bets on the game result, and the player who wins the game receives a bet dividend. Is provided. Hereinafter, such a mechanism is referred to as a betting scheme, and an action in which a player bets on a game result may be referred to as a bet. Apart from the “spot” to be used for calculating the score of the mahjong game, a virtual medal is provided in advance to each player according to a predetermined rule as an example of a medium symbolizing the value to bet. The value of a bet is expressed quantitatively by the number of medals.

  In the betting scheme, a predetermined time after the start of the game, for example, the time when the game is completed is set as the start time, and the time after the game is completed and before the game result (game result) is confirmed ( A period for accepting bets by medals is set with a period of three rounds). Each player can bet on the game result that is currently in progress only during the bet acceptance period. When the child player bets, the number of medals bet and information specifying the bet player (hereinafter referred to as bet information) are notified to the parent game device 3. The bet information of all players is accumulated in the parent game machine 3. In the bet acceptance period, each player is not informed of the bet information of other players.

  When the bet acceptance period ends, the bet information of all players is notified from the game machine 3 of the parent machine to the game machines 3 of all the child machines, and the bet information is shared among the game machines 3. By sharing bet information, bet information of all players is disclosed to each player in each game machine 3. In this case, as a form of disclosure of bet information for each player, only the total number of medals bet may be disclosed, or the number of medals betted by each player may be disclosed separately for each player. . Furthermore, the form which discloses both the total number of medals and the number of medals distinguished for each player may be used. When a game progresses and one of the players becomes “going up”, the number of medals bet by the winning player, the total number of medals bet by all the players, and the value of the winning combination (number, Alternatively, a payout according to the product of the number of powers and the sign is awarded to the player who has won the game. As an example, the payout is given to the player as “points”. The value of dividends is expressed quantitatively by the number of points. The number of points to be paid out is set larger as the number of medals betted by the winning player, the total number of medals bet, and the value of the winning combination are higher. The points acquired by the player are accumulated for each player. A certain privilege is given to the player according to the increase of the accumulated value of points.

  According to the above betting scheme, it is possible to determine whether or not to place a bet by checking the quality of his / her hand until the betting acceptance period elapses after the player has been awarded a habit. In addition, as the number of medals you bet on increases, the number of points you can earn increases relatively. On the other hand, because you do not know the bet information of other players during the bet acceptance period, An entertaining factor arises in the selection of bet actions such as whether to bet medals, thereby enhancing the interest of the game. For example, even if the player's own skill is relatively good, if other players are good, the possibility of winning may be relatively reduced and points may not be obtained. It is necessary to determine the number of medals in consideration of such risks, and this will increase the strategy.

  In addition, since the size of the points to be paid out changes depending on the total number of medals bet by the player, the value of the points to be paid out is appropriately adjusted according to the difficulty level of winning the game. can do. For example, even if a player who is blessed with good hands bets more medals, other players are not blessed with hands and the number of medals bet by those players is small or medals are not bet The total number of medals will also be smaller. In this case, the number of points obtained even if a player with good hands wins is relatively small, but it can be estimated that the victory was relatively easy. Is consistent. On the other hand, when each player is blessed with relatively good skill, the total number of medals bet is increased and more points are awarded. In this case, the difficulty level of winning the game is relatively high, and the number of points corresponding to the difficulty is awarded.

  In addition, since the bet information of all players is disclosed to each player after the end of the betting acceptance period, each player can refer to the size of the total number of medals or the number of medals bet by each player. It is possible to predict the size of points that can be obtained when winning the game, or to estimate the quality of the other player's hand. Thereby, it is possible to make each player advance the game while being aware of the state of the opponent. In particular, if it turns out that a large number of medals are bet, the expectation that a large number of points can be earned is increased, or it is estimated that other players are also blessed with the game, so the sense of urgency of the game And the fun of the game can be enhanced through these actions.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. However, FIG. 3 shows the main part of the control system centering on the configuration for realizing the above-described betting scheme, and the description of the part not directly related to the main part is omitted. Further, since the configuration of the control system of the game machine 3 to be connected to the center server 2 is the same, FIG. 3 shows only the configuration of the control system of one game machine 3.

  First, the center server 2 is provided with a data management unit 21, a matching processing unit 22, and a storage unit 23. The data management unit 21 and the matching processing unit 22 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device necessary for its operation) of the center server 2 and software. is there. The storage unit 23 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit such as a hard disk array. The memory | storage part 23 may be comprised so that all the data may be hold | maintained on one memory | storage unit, and may be comprised so that data may be distributed and memorize | stored in a some memory | storage unit. Various data are recorded in the storage unit 23, but only the group of play data 50 is shown in FIG. The play data 50 is data in which game play contents are stored in order for the player to continue playing the game. The play data 50 is created for each player, and is recorded in the storage unit 23 in association with the player identification information. Details of the play data 50 will be described later.

  The data management unit 21 receives player authentication information (for example, unique identification information and password for each player) from the game machine 3 and authenticates the player (login process), and plays data 50 corresponding to the player is stored in the game machine. 3 is stored in the storage unit 23 or the player's play data 50 stored in the storage unit 23 is provided to the game machine 3. The matching processing unit 22 is in charge of processing for matching players according to a request from the game machine 3. The matching processing unit 22 can realize matching in consideration of skills and attributes by appropriately referring to the play data 50 of the player via the data management unit 21. In addition to the above, the center server 2 is provided with a logical device for providing various services to the user of the game machine 3 or the user terminal 4, but the description thereof is omitted. As the player identification information, for example, a unique ID for each medium such as a card distributed to the player, or a unique ID for each user set by the player using the user terminal device 4 may be appropriately used. it can.

  The game machine 3 is provided with a game control unit 31, a bet control unit 32, and a storage unit 33. The game control unit 31 and the bet control unit 32 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as its internal storage device) and software of the game machine 3. The storage unit 33 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit such as a hard disk array or a storage holding type semiconductor memory module. The game control unit 31 acquires authentication information from a player who intends to play a game on the game machine 3, sends the authentication information to the center server 2, and requests authentication of the player. Play data of the authenticated player 50 is received from the data management unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 33, and is in charge of processing for executing various arithmetic controls necessary for the progress of the game while referring to the play data 50 stored in the storage unit 33. . The game control unit 31 also controls a series of progress from the game start to the game end of the mahjong game.

  The play data 50 stored in the storage unit 33 includes information on the play history (including play date information) 50a regarding the mahjong game of the player, and information on the number of medals acquired by the player in relation to the betting scheme described above. 50b, information 50c of accumulated points acquired by the betting scheme, and the like are included. When the player plays the mahjong game, the game control unit 31 records the play date and time in the play history information 50 a of the play data 50. The play data 50 updated by the game machine 3 is transmitted to the data management unit 21 of the center server 2 at an appropriate timing, and stored in the storage unit 23 in association with the player identification information. The storage unit 33 also records a bet acceptance flag 51 and bet information 52 as information to be referred to by the bet control unit 32. The bet acceptance flag 51 is information for determining whether or not it is a bet acceptance period. The bet information 52 includes own bet information 52a for determining the number of medals bet by the player of the own machine, and the number of medals bet by other players, that is, players of other game machines 3 connected via the network 5. And other machine bet information 52b, which is information for discriminating. When the game machine 3 is the parent machine, the other machine bet information 52b is held in the storage unit 33 from the beginning of the bet acceptance period to the end of the game. On the other hand, when the game machine 3 is a child machine, after the bet acceptance period elapses and the bet information is notified from the game machine 3 of the parent machine, the other machine bet information 52b is stored in the storage unit 33 until the game ends. Retained. The bet acceptance flag 51 and the bet information 52 may be held in an internal storage device mounted on the computer hardware of the game machine 3.

  The bet control unit 32 executes various processes related to the bet scheme while referring to various types of information stored in the storage unit 33. The bet control unit 32 is provided with a medal benefit processing unit 34, a reception period processing unit 35, a bet processing unit 36, an information disclosure processing unit 37, and a payout processing unit 38 as further logical devices. The medal benefit processing unit 34 is in charge of processing related to medal benefit for the player. The reception period processing unit 35 updates the value of the bet reception flag 51 according to a predetermined procedure. The bet processing unit 36 determines whether or not it is a bet acceptance period according to the bet acceptance flag 51, and executes a process of accepting a bet of medals by a player in the bet acceptance period, and accepts a bet when it is not a bet acceptance period. Ban.

  The information disclosure processing unit 37 determines whether or not it is a bet acceptance period according to the bet acceptance flag 51 according to the bet acceptance flag 51, and prohibits the disclosure of bet information other than the own machine if it is a bet acceptance period. Discloses bet information for all players to the player. The payout processing unit 38 calculates the number of points to be given to the players who have the rising combination, and adds the calculated number of points to the medal number information 50b in the play data 50 of the winning player. Note that the game machine 3 is appropriately provided with an output device such as an input device that outputs a signal corresponding to a user's operation and a display device that displays a game screen or the like to the user, as in a well-known arcade game machine. Their illustration is omitted. In addition to the units 31 to 33, the game machine 3 is provided with various logical devices that are in charge of processing related to the game, but these are not shown. The user authentication procedure may be performed according to various known methods.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9, various processes executed by the bet control unit 32 of the game machine 3 to realize the bet scheme will be described. FIG. 4 shows a processing procedure of the medal benefit processing unit 34 for providing a medal to the player. When the player completes the log-in process from the game machine 3 to the center server 2 and the play data 50 of the player is taken into the storage unit 33 of the game machine 3, the medal benefit processing unit of the bet control unit 32 from the game control unit 31. 34 is instructed to start the medal benefit process of FIG. In response to this, the medal benefit processing unit 34 first refers to the play history 50a of the play data 50 held in the storage unit 33 to determine the previous play date and time (step S101), and then plays the current game. It is determined whether or not is the first play during the day (step S102). That is, it is determined whether or not the current date is different from the date of the previous play. If it is the first play, the medal benefit processing unit 34 adds N pieces to the medal number information 50b of the play data 50 (step S103), and if it is not the first play during the day, M pieces are added to the medal number information 50b. (Step S104). Here, N sheets are set larger than M sheets. As described above, every time a player logs into the center server 2 from the game machine 3, a predetermined number of medals are provided to the player.

  FIG. 5 shows a procedure of a reception period control process executed by the reception period processing unit 35 in order to control the bet reception flag 51. However, the process is different between the reception period processing unit 35 of the game machine 3 serving as the parent machine and the reception period processing unit 35 of the game machine 3 serving as the child machine. First, in the game machine 3 that has become the parent machine, when the mahjong game is started, the game control unit 31 notifies the bet control unit 32 of the start of the mahjong game. With the notification as a trigger, the reception period processing unit 35 repeatedly executes the process of FIG. 5 at a constant cycle until the mahjong game is completed. The reception period processing unit 35 in the parent machine first acquires the progress of the mahjong game from the game control unit 31 (step S111), and then determines whether or not the progress is in the bet reception period (step S112). As described above, when the progress of the game is in the period from the predetermined time before the game or before the end of the third turn, it is determined that the bet acceptance period.

  The reception period processing unit 35 sets “1”, which is a value indicating that it is during the bet reception period, to the bet reception flag 51 held by itself when it is determined in step S112 that the bet reception period is present. On the contrary, if it is determined that it is not the bet acceptance period, the bet acceptance flag 51 is set to “0” which is a value indicating that it is outside the bet acceptance period (step S114). After controlling the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 in step S113 or S114, the acceptance period processing unit 35 notifies the acceptance value processing unit 35 of all the slave units of the current value of the bet acceptance flag 51 (step S115). Then, the process of FIG. 5 is finished. Upon receiving the notification, the reception period processing unit 35 of the child device sets the value of the bet reception flag 51 held in the own device to the value notified from the parent device (step S116). As described above, the bet acceptance flag 51 is controlled to the same value between the game machines 3 of the parent machine and the child machine, and each game machine 3 refers to the bet acceptance flag 51 of the own machine to determine whether the bet acceptance period has elapsed. It can be determined whether or not.

  6 and 7 show the procedure of the bet control process executed by the bet processing unit 36 in order to accept a bet from the player. However, the process is different between the bet processing unit 36 of the game machine 3 serving as the parent machine and the bet processing unit 36 of the game machine 3 serving as the child machine, and FIG. FIG. 7 shows processing on the slave unit side. First, the bet control process of the game machine 3 that is the parent machine will be described. The bet processing unit 36 in the parent game machine 3 repeats the process of FIG. 6 at a certain cycle until the end of the mahjong game, triggered by the notification of the start of the mahjong game from the game control unit 31. When the bet processing unit 36 in the parent machine starts the process of FIG. 6, it first determines whether or not the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 is 1 (step S121). If the value of the flag 51 is 1, the bet processing unit 36 displays on the display device of the game machine 3 that the bet is being accepted (step S122), and then the player of the player performs a predetermined bet operation. It is determined whether or not (step S123). As an example, the bet operation can be a pressing operation of a predetermined bet button provided in the game machine 3, and the number of medals to bet can be associated with the number of pressing operations of the bet button.

  If it is determined in step S123 that the bet operation has been performed, the bet processing unit 36 records the number of medals bet by the bet operation in the own bet information 52a (step S124), and then proceeds to step S125. . In this case, every time one medal is bet, one medal number recorded in the medal number information 50b is subtracted. In addition, if the number of medals in the medal number information 50b is 0, the bet operation is impossible even during the bet acceptance period. If it is determined in step S123 that no betting operation has been performed, step S124 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S125. In step S125, the bet processing unit 36 determines whether or not the bet operation information is notified from the bet processing unit 36 of the child machine (step S125). If it is determined that the bet is notified, the bet processing unit 36 records the bet information of the child machine in the other machine bet information 52b (step S126), and then ends the process of FIG. In this case, information for identifying the player of the child machine on which the betting operation has been performed and the number of medals bet are recorded in the other machine bet information 52b. If it is determined in step S125 that the betting operation information has not been notified, step S126 is skipped and the process of FIG. 6 ends.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 is not 1, the bet processing unit 36 displays that the betting is prohibited on the display device of the game machine 3, and then the current bet control process is performed. Finish. In this case, since the processing of steps S122 to S126 is skipped, the bet information 52 is not updated even if either the parent machine or the child machine presses the bet button. This prohibits betting.

  The bet processing unit 36 in the child game machine 3 repeats the process of FIG. 7 at a certain cycle until the mahjong game is ended, triggered by the notification of the start of the mahjong game from the game control unit 31. In the comparison with the bet processing unit 36 of the parent device shown in FIG. 6, the bet control processing in the bet processing unit 36 of the child device is the same in steps S121 to S124 and S127. On the other hand, the bet processing unit 36 of the child machine does not need to acquire the information of the bet operation in the other machine, so steps S125 and S126 in FIG. 6 are omitted. This is different in that step S128 is provided to notify the bet processing unit 36 of the parent machine. In addition, in step S121 in the bet control process of the slave unit, when a negative determination is made, that is, when the bet acceptance period is outside, the process proceeds to step S127, and steps S122 to S124 and S128 are skipped, thereby causing the bet operation. Is prohibited.

  FIG. 8 shows a procedure of bet information disclosure control processing executed by the information disclosure processing unit 37 in order to control disclosure of bet information to the player. However, since the processing differs between the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the parent device and the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the child device, the processing is depicted separately in the parent device side and the child device side in FIG. . First, the bet information disclosure control process of the game machine 3 that is the parent machine will be described. The information disclosure processing unit 37 in the parent game machine 3 repeats the process of FIG. 8 at a certain cycle until the mahjong game is ended, triggered by the notification of the start of the mahjong game from the game control unit 31. When the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the parent machine starts the process of FIG. 8, it first determines whether or not the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 of the own machine is 0 (step S131). When the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 is not 0, that is, during the bet acceptance period, the information disclosure processing unit 37 displays only the bet information 52a of the player of the player on the display device of the player (Step S132). Then, the processing of FIG. On the other hand, if the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 is 0 in step S131, that is, outside the bet acceptance period, the information disclosure processing unit 37 has already shared the bet information 52 with other game machines 3. It is determined whether or not there is (step S133A). Whether or not it is shared can be realized, for example, by storing the determination result of step S131 at the time of the previous processing of FIG. 8 and determining that it is not shared when the result is a negative determination. Alternatively, a history of distributing the bet information 52 from the parent device to the child device may be stored, and it may be determined from the history whether the bet information 52 is shared with the current game.

  When it is determined in step S133A that the information is not shared, the information disclosure processing unit 37 includes all the bet information 52 held by the own device (including both the own device bet information 52a and the other device bet information 52b). Is distributed to the information disclosure processing unit 37 of all the slave units (step S134A). Next, the information disclosure processing unit 37 displays the bet information 52 of all the players on its own display device (step S135), and then ends the process of FIG. In step S135, the number of medals bet for each player may be displayed separately, or only the total number of medals bet may be displayed. If an affirmative determination is made in step S133A, the process in step S134A is skipped and the process proceeds to step S135.

  On the other hand, in the bet information disclosure control process in the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the slave unit, the same processing as the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the master unit is executed with respect to steps S131, S132 and S135. However, if it is determined in step S131 that the value of the bet acceptance flag 51 is 0, the information disclosure processing unit 37 of the child device determines whether or not the own device has acquired all of the bet information 52 ( Step S133B), if not already acquired, bet information 52 is acquired from the parent machine (Step S134B). After acquiring the bet information, the process proceeds to step S135. Further, when an affirmative determination is made in step S133B, the process of step S133B is skipped and the process proceeds to step S135.

  By the above processing, during the bet acceptance period, only the bet information 52a relating to the player of the own device is disclosed in each game machine 3, and the bet information 52b relating to the player of the other device is not disclosed. On the other hand, when the bet acceptance period elapses, the bet information 52 is shared between the parent machine and the child game machines 3, and the bet information 52 of all players is disclosed in each game machine 3.

  FIG. 9 shows the procedure of the payout control process executed by the payout processing unit 38 to payout points according to the game result. However, since the processing is different between the payout processing unit 38 of the parent device and the payout processing unit 38 of the child device, the processing is also illustrated separately on the parent device side and the child device side in FIG. First, the payout control process of the master unit will be described. The payout processing unit 38 in the base game machine 3 has information for identifying the winning player and the value of the uplifting role from the base game control unit 31 when any player is aligned in one game. The payout processing unit 38 is notified, and upon receiving the notification, the main unit payout processing unit 38 executes the processing of FIG.

  When starting the processing of FIG. 9, the payout processing unit 38 of the parent machine first determines the number of medals bet by the player who has aligned the winning combination and won the game from the bet information 52 (step S141). The number of medals bet by the player is determined from the bet information 52, and the sum (total number) of those medals is calculated (step S142). Next, the payout processing unit 38 determines the value of the winning combination (step S143). Thereafter, the payout processing unit 38 calculates the number of points to be paid to the winning player based on the number of medals determined in steps S141 and S142 and the value of the winning combination (step S144). The number of points calculated here increases as the number of medals bet by the winning player, the total number of medals bet by all players, and the value of the winning combination increase.

  After the calculation of the number of points, the payout processing unit 38 notifies the result of the calculation to all the child devices (step S145), and thereafter whether or not the player of the own device should acquire points, in other words, the player of the own device notifies the player. It is determined whether or not the player has won (step S146). When the player of the own device is a player who should acquire points, the payout processing unit 38 adds the number of points calculated in step S144 to the accumulated points 50c of the play data 50 of the player of the own device (step S147). Thereafter, the payout result of the points is displayed on the display device of the own device (step S148). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S146 that the player of the own device is not a player who should acquire points, the payout processing unit 38 skips step S147 and proceeds to the process of step S148.

  On the other hand, the payout processing unit 38 of the slave unit starts the process of FIG. 9 when the calculation result of the points is notified from the master unit. This process is the same as steps S146 to S148 executed by the payout processing unit 38 of the parent device. That is, each child device receives the calculation result of the point from the parent device, determines whether or not the point should be added to the accumulated point 50c of the player of the own device (step S146), and in step S147 according to the determination result. Points are added or step S147 is skipped, and the payout result of points is displayed on the display device of the own device in step S148.

  In the above embodiment, the bet processing unit 36 functions as the betting accepting unit of the present invention by executing the processing of steps S121 to S128 of FIGS. 6 and 7, and the information disclosure processing unit 37 is configured to perform step S131 of FIG. , S132, S133A, S133B, S134A, S134B, S135 by executing the processing of the disclosure control means of the present invention, the payout processing unit 38 by executing the processing of steps S141 to S147 of FIG. It functions as the payout control means of the present invention. In addition, the hand of the mahjong game corresponds to the hand of the player, and the spear constituting the hand spear corresponds to a component of the player's hand.

  This invention is not limited to the form mentioned above, It can implement with the form which added the appropriate change. For example, in the above embodiment, the end of the bet acceptance period is set to the time when the turn has made three rounds. However, the end of the bet acceptance period is determined after the hand component is distributed to each player and the game result is confirmed. It is sufficient if it is earlier than you do. In the case of a mahjong game, the end is set at an appropriate time before each player is more likely to form a rising role after each player has confirmed his / her skills through the game. It's okay. In addition, if the end of the reception period is set after the turn is completed, each player can select an action related to betting based on not only the contents of the game but also the subsequent change of the game.

  In the above form, after the betting acceptance period has elapsed, the total amount of values betted by each player (total number of medals) or the value betted by each player (the number of medals for each player) is disclosed. Prior to the elapse of time, only the number of medals bet by the player was disclosed, but the control of the disclosure disclosed the situation of each player betting to all players after the elapse of the acceptance period, and bet before the elapse of the acceptance period. It is sufficient if there are certain restrictions on the disclosure of the situation. In other words, the betting situation of each player that should be disclosed after the acceptance period has passed is simply information that should be used as a clue to determine how much value each player has bet on. Before the elapse of the reception period, it is sufficient that some kind of restriction is imposed on the content of information. Taking the above form as an example, only the total number of medals betted will be disclosed after the acceptance period, and only the number of medals bet by the self will be disclosed before the acceptance period elapses, or the number of medals bet May not be disclosed at all. When the number of medals betted by each player is distinguished for each player and disclosed after the acceptance period, only the number of medals bet by the player before the acceptance period elapses, or the number of medals bet May not be disclosed at all. When the number of medals betted by each player is distinguished for each player and disclosed after the acceptance period, and the total number of medals betted is disclosed after the acceptance period, the total number of medals bet It may be disclosed before the acceptance period elapses.

  The game to be played in the game system of the present invention is not limited to the mahjong game. The present invention is applicable to any game in which a plurality of players compete for making a role while changing the components of the hand distributed at the start of the game according to a predetermined number. For example, the present invention may be applied to a card game such as poker. The present invention is not limited to a game system including a server device, a game device, and a user terminal device, but can be applied to a game system including only a server device and a game device, and further includes only a game device. It can also be applied to game systems. For example, a stand-alone game device itself configured such that a plurality of players can play against each other without seeing each other's hands can function as the game system of the present invention. Furthermore, the game apparatus is not limited to a commercial or commercial game machine, but a home-use game machine, a portable game machine, or a general-purpose computer terminal device such as a PC or a mobile phone can be used as the game apparatus. It may be used. Further, some of the plurality of players may not be real players but may be virtual players whose behavior is controlled by a computer.

1 game system 2 center server 3 game machine (game device)
4 User terminal device 5 Network 31 Game control unit 32 Bet control unit 34 Medal benefit processing unit 35 Reception period processing unit 36 Bet processing unit (bet receiving unit)
37 Information Disclosure Processing Unit (Disclosure Control Unit)
38 Dividend processing unit (dividend control means)
51 Bet acceptance flag 52 Bet information 52a Bet information of own machine 52b Bet information of other machine

Claims (9)

In a game system in which a plurality of players can play a game for competing for making a role while changing constituent elements of hands distributed at the start of the game according to a predetermined turn, at least provided in the game system One computer,
Based on the progress of the game, it is repeatedly determined whether or not it is within the acceptance period that ends after the distribution of the component to each player at the start of the game and before the game result is finalized. Reception period control means for recording and updating information for determining whether or not it is within the reception period according to the determination result;
Based on the information for determining the reception period, it is repeatedly determined whether or not the game is within the reception period. Only when it is determined that the reception period has been reached, a bet from each player is received and each player bets. situation the recording information for discriminating and betting update accept hand stage,
Based on the information for determining the reception period, it is repeatedly determined whether or not the reception period has elapsed in the game. When the reception period has elapsed, a situation where the player has bet on the basis of the information for determining disclosed to the player of all hand, before the elapse of the acceptance period of the bet status based on the information to determine the status of each player has bet disclosure control hand stage to control the disclosure of disclosed wagered the like predetermined limit occurs situations, and with respect to the winning players at the game, a payout based on the value wagered for the game payout control hand stage,
A game system configured to function as . The end of the acceptance period is set after the player has made at least one round after the distribution of the components at the start of the game , and the acceptance period control means is configured so that the progress of the game is The game system according to claim 1, wherein the game system is determined to be within the reception period until reaching the end, and after the progress of the game reaches the end, it is determined to be outside the reception period . The betting accepting means records the value betted by each player in information for determining a situation where each player bets,
The disclosure control means discloses the value betted by each player recorded in the information for determining the situation where each player bets, separately for each player after the elapse of the reception period. The game system as described in.   The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the payout control unit gives the payout to a player who has a predetermined combination in the game.   The game system according to claim 4, wherein the payout control unit controls the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout becomes higher as the value of the combination arranged by the winning player is higher.   6. The game system according to claim 4, wherein the payout control unit controls the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout becomes higher as the value betted by the winning player is higher.   The game system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the payout control unit controls the awarding of the payout so that the value of the payout increases as the total amount of values betted by each player increases.   The game system according to claim 7, wherein the disclosure control means discloses the total amount of value betted by all players after the acceptance period. This is a betting control method applied to a game system in which a plurality of players can play a game in which a player competes for making a role while changing the components of the hand distributed at the start of the game on a game device. In at least one computer provided in the game system,
Based on the progress of the game, it is repeatedly determined whether or not it is within the acceptance period that ends after the distribution of the component to each player at the start of the game and before the game result is finalized. Recording and updating information for determining whether or not it is within the acceptance period according to the determination result;
Based on the information for determining the reception period, it is repeatedly determined whether or not the game is within the reception period. Only when it is determined that the reception period has been reached, a bet from each player is received and each player bets. A procedure for recording and updating information for determining the situation ,
Based on the information for determining the reception period, it is repeatedly determined whether or not the reception period has elapsed in the game. When the reception period has elapsed, a situation where the player has bet on the basis of the information for determining disclosed to the player of all hand, before the elapse of the acceptance period of the bet status based on the information to determine the status of each player has bet Controlling the disclosure of the betting situation such that a predetermined restriction occurs on the disclosure;
A procedure of giving a payout based on a value bet on the game to a player who has won the game;
A betting control method in a game system for executing a game.

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