JP5835544B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device in which a game progresses according to a lottery result.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a game device that performs physical lottery using a tangible lottery medium. The game device of Patent Document 1 has a lottery board 12 having a plurality of pockets 13 and a game terminal (satellite) 80 arranged around the lottery board 12, and the ball 2 thrown into the lottery board 12 from the slot 79. The lottery is executed depending on which pocket 13 is rolled (captured), and a game (bingo game) proceeds on the game terminal 80 in accordance with the lottery result.

  Unlike the digital lottery where the lottery results are determined by a computer, the physical lottery as described above can be directly viewed by the player through the lottery process, making it difficult to create software-related operations and suspicion of cheating. It is excellent in that it is easy to give a feeling.

JP 2006-068161 A

  However, in the game device of Patent Document 1, since only one ball is fired for each lottery, there is a tendency that the progression of the lottery is too light and lacks power.

  In addition, a certain amount of time is required until a ball fired from the insertion slot 79 enters one of the pockets 13 in the lottery, and the game on the game terminal 80 proceeds by repeating the lottery a plurality of times. One game time becomes long, and there is a case where the player is given a feeling of boredom or extended.

  Further, in the game device of Patent Document 1, since there is one insertion port 79 for firing a ball to a plurality of game terminals 80, the ball fired from the insertion port 79 is associated with each game terminal 80. I couldn't. For this reason, it has not been possible to further enhance interest by, for example, encouraging players to transfer emotions to the balls used for the lottery.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the main objects of the present invention are as follows.

  In other words, an object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus that can perform a lottery with more power by using more lottery media.

  Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to shorten the determination time of a plurality of lottery results and / or advance the game quickly in a game device in which a game corresponding to a plurality of lottery results is executed. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that does not give a player a bored feeling or an extended impression.

  Still another object of the present invention is to allow a lottery medium used for a lottery to be associated with each game terminal in a game device having a plurality of game terminals in which a game according to the result of the lottery using the lottery medium is executed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device and / or a game device that allows a player to easily transfer emotions to a lottery medium used for lottery.

  The present invention includes a main lottery unit for performing a main lottery, a plurality of game terminals on which a game according to the result of the main lottery is executed, and an input unit that inputs a lottery medium to the main lottery unit with a predetermined probability or frequency A plurality of lottery media that are inserted when a plurality of the input units are operated simultaneously. The input unit is provided with each of the game terminals. A game apparatus (claim 1), wherein the main lottery is performed using a game.

  In the present invention, since the main lottery is performed using a plurality of lottery media that are simultaneously input from a plurality of input units with a predetermined probability or frequency, it is possible to increase the power of the lottery.

  Furthermore, since a slot for inserting lottery media is attached to each of the plurality of game terminals, it is possible to associate the lottery media to be inserted from each slot into the main lottery unit with each game terminal. . Therefore, the player can easily transfer emotions to the lottery medium, and the interest of the lottery can be further enhanced.

  The method for associating each lottery medium with each game terminal is arbitrary. For example, a game terminal in which a lottery result determined by the main lottery unit based on a lottery medium inserted from a specific input unit is attached to the specific input unit. Affects only the progress of the game on the game, and does not affect the progress of the game on other game terminals, or affects the progress of the game on the game terminal with the specific input part attached. It is conceivable that the degree of influence is made larger than the influence on the progress of the game on other game terminals.

  The “main lottery section” in the present invention means a portion for performing lottery using a tangible lottery medium, and the “main lottery” in the present invention means a lottery executed by the “main lottery section”. The type and determination method of the lottery result in the “main lottery”, the shape, size, material, and the like of the “lottery medium” are arbitrary.

  The “game terminal” in the present invention means a terminal on which a game corresponding to the result of the main lottery is executed. In a preferred embodiment, the “game terminal” of the present invention has an input device and / or an output device for progressing a game. “Game according to the result of the main lottery” means that the progress or result of the game is changed or influenced by the result of the main lottery. The content of the “game” in the present invention is arbitrary. For example, the “game” of the present invention may be a six game that moves a piece on a predetermined route according to a number determined as a result of the main lottery.

  In the present invention, “attached” means that each input unit is associated with one of the game terminals. The method of association is arbitrary. For example, it is possible to externally recognize the association between each input unit and each game terminal depending on the positional relationship, such as attaching each input unit to the front or upper part of the game terminal.

  The “predetermined probability or frequency” in the present invention may be a probability or frequency that is greater than a predetermined value of 0 and does not necessarily have to be constant.

  In the present invention, the main lottery unit has a plurality of main capture units capable of capturing a single lottery medium, and the main lottery unit is inserted by operating a plurality of the input units simultaneously. Preferably, the plurality of results are determined based on the plurality of main capturing units that have captured the plurality of lottery media.

  In this invention, a plurality of lottery results are determined based on a plurality of main capturing units that have captured a plurality of lottery media input from the input unit.

  Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for determining a plurality of lottery results, to advance the game more quickly or lightly, and to provide a game device that does not give the player a feeling of boredom or extendedness. Become.

  The “main capturing unit” in the present invention is an arbitrary configuration capable of capturing the lottery medium input to the main lottery unit, and the shape, size, dimension, etc. are not limited. For example, as in Patent Document 1 or an embodiment described later, a pocket, hole, dent, or the like that captures the lottery medium in a manner in which the spherical lottery medium rolls can be used as the main trapping portion, and the ferromagnetic lottery medium It is also possible to configure the main capturing part with a magnet that captures the magnetic field with a magnetic force.

  In the present invention, the input unit can perform a sub lottery using the lottery medium, and the lottery medium that has generated a win in the sub lottery in each input unit is input to the main lottery unit. (Claim 3) is preferable.

  In this invention, since the two-stage lottery is performed in the main lottery unit and the input unit, it is possible to enhance the interest of the lottery.

  The “sub lottery” in the present invention means a lottery performed using a lottery medium in the “input unit”. The type and determination method of the lottery result in the “sub lottery” are arbitrary.

  In the present invention, the main lottery unit includes a main board surface on which the lottery medium moves while the main lottery is in progress, and the insertion unit is disposed at a position between the game terminal and the main board surface, It is preferable that the sub lottery is performed using the lottery medium which has a transparent sub board surface on which the medium can move and moves on the sub board surface.

  In such an invention, the main lottery and the sub lottery proceed on the main board surface and the sub board surface, respectively, and the player can visually recognize the sub board surface on the front side of the game terminal and can visually recognize the main board surface through the transparent sub board surface. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to realize a game machine that can simultaneously recognize the lottery on the main board surface and the sub board surface (without moving the line of sight) while suppressing the increase in size of the apparatus.

  In the present invention, a discharge port for discharging the lottery medium to the sub-board surface, at least one sub-capturing portion capable of capturing the lottery medium moved on the sub-board surface, and collecting the lottery medium moved on the sub-board surface And a switching means for switching the sub-capture unit between the input state and the recovery state, and when the sub-capture unit is in the input state, the lottery medium captured by the sub-capture unit is When the main lottery unit is inserted and the sub-capture unit is in the recovery state, the lottery medium captured by the sub-capture unit is recovered by the recovery unit without being input to the main lottery unit. (Claim 5) is preferable.

  In such an invention, when at least one sub-capturing unit is in the input state, it is possible to perform a two-stage lottery in the main lottery unit and the input unit, and when all the sub-capturing units are in the recovery state It is possible to perform a lottery separated from the main lottery unit and / or independent in the input unit.

  The “sub-capturing portion” in the present invention is an arbitrary configuration that can capture a lottery medium moving on the sub-board surface, and there is no limitation on the shape, size, dimension, and the like.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is an explanatory view showing the input unit from the front. FIG. 2B is an explanatory view showing the input unit from the back. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a switching unit. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a main lottery unit. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a ball supply device. FIG. 6 is an exploded explanatory view showing the ball supply device. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a rotating body according to a modified embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a ball supply device according to a modified embodiment. FIG. 9A is a side view of the ball delivery device with some of the locking members removed. FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the ball delivery device with the outer wall removed. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a main hardware configuration of the game device. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an exemplary flow of processing executed in the game device of the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of sub lottery processing. FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a game screen of an exemplary bingo game. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exemplary starball release process. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating exemplary checkout processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance of an exemplary game apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the game apparatus 1 mainly includes a base 2, a plurality (for example, six) of pillars 3 extending upward from the base 2, and a plurality of (for example, six) games arranged between adjacent pillars 3. It has a terminal 4, a main lottery board 5 arranged near the center of these game terminals 4, and a ceiling portion 6 placed on the top of the pillar 3. A ball supply device 7 is disposed between adjacent game terminals 4, and a feeding line 8 extending from the ball supply device 7 is connected to the ceiling portion 6. An input unit 20 having a transparent sub lottery board 9 is arranged in front of each game terminal 4, and a player of each game terminal 4 can see through the main lottery board 5 through the sub lottery board 9. Is possible.

  The game terminal 4 is a terminal having an input and / or output unit for advancing a game according to the result of the main lottery on the main lottery board 5. Each game terminal 4 according to the present embodiment includes a display device 13 and a speaker that are covered with an input unit such as an insertion slot 11 into which a betting medium is inserted and an operation button 12 for performing a game operation, and a touch panel for outputting game information. 14. An output unit such as a payout exit 15 for paying out a betting medium corresponding to the game result is provided. The betting medium is a medium such as coins, bills, medals and points that can be used as a lottery and / or game consideration and / or dividend. The type of betting medium and whether the same kind of betting medium is used for the consideration and the payout are arbitrary. In this embodiment, medals are used as betting medium at the insertion slot 11 and the payout slot 15.

  2A and 2B show the main mechanical structure of the charging unit 20 from the front and the back, respectively.

  As shown in the figure, the insertion unit 20 includes a sub lottery board 9 on which a ball B used as a lottery medium can move, a discharge port 23 opened and closed by a pin 23b that moves forward and backward by driving means such as a solenoid 23a, a motor 24a, and the like. The wiper 24 swings left and right by the driving means.

  The sub lottery board 9 includes a transparent first board surface (cover) 21 stretched on the front side (game terminal 4 side) and a transparent second board surface stretched on the heel side (main lottery board 5 side). 22. The first board surface 21 and the second board surface 22 are separated from each other by a dimension larger than the diameter of the ball B, and a plurality of pins 22 a extending toward the first board surface 21 are provided upright on the second board surface 22. .

  At the lower end of the sub lottery board 9, a first slot (sub capture portion) 25a and a second slot 25b through which the ball B can pass are arranged, and a loss route 25c is arranged on the left and right thereof. The purpose, number, arrangement, and the like of the first and second slots 25a and 25b in the present invention are arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, the central first slot 25a is used as a winning section in the sub lottery, and each of the left and right slots is 3 One second slot 25b is used as a winning section in a later-described drop lottery. The upper and lower ends of the first and second slots 25a and 25b are open, and the second slot 25b has a sensor 25d that detects the ball B by any method such as light, magnetism, and pressure. A recovery path 26 for recovering the ball B of the sub lottery board 9 is provided below the first and second slots 25a and 25b and the lost route 25c.

  The second board surface 22 has an insertion port 27 through which the ball B formed at a position corresponding to the first slot 25a can pass. A guide path 28 that descends toward the lottery board 5 is provided.

  A switching unit 29 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the insertion port 27.

  The switching unit 29 includes driving means such as a motor 29a, a cross cam 29c that rotates around the rotation shaft 29b, and a belt 29d that transmits the driving force of the motor 29a to the cross cam 29c. The cross cam 29c can rotate in both forward and reverse directions R1 and R2 by driving the motor 29a. While the cross cam 29c is rotating in the forward direction R1, the first slot 25a is in a throwing state in which the captured ball B is thrown from the guide path 28 toward the main lottery board 5, and the cross cam 29c is in the reverse direction R2. During the rotation, the first slot 25a is in a recovery state for guiding the captured ball B to the lower recovery path 26.

  In the insertion portion 20, each time the pin 23b moves forward and backward at each discharge port 23, one ball B is discharged to the sub lottery board 9 and distributed to the left and right by the wiper 24, and then complicated by the pin 22a. The sub lottery board 9 is moved downward while changing the trajectory.

  When the ball B reaches the lower end of the sub lottery board 9 and is captured in the first slot 25a, the ball B is set in the recovery path 26 or depending on whether the first slot 25a is in the input state or the recovery state. When guided to the guide path 28 and captured in the second slot 25b, it is recovered to the recovery path 26 as it is. The ball B that has not been captured in the first and second slots 25a and 25b falls from the loss route 25c to the recovery path 26. Capture of the ball B by the second slot 25b is detected by the sensor 25d.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the main mechanical structure of the main lottery unit 30.

  As illustrated, the main lottery unit 30 includes a main lottery board 5, a table 31 disposed below the main lottery board 5, and driving means such as a motor 32 that rotationally drives the main lottery board 5. .

  The main lottery disk 5 is provided with an annular disk surface 33 having an upper surface on which an inclination that descends toward the inner periphery is provided, and the ball B can smoothly move (roll), and a disk member 34 that is fitted inside the disk surface 34. doing. The disc member 34 is formed with one or a plurality of pockets (main catching portions) 35 that can catch the ball B moving on the main lottery disc 5. The number and arrangement of the pockets 35, the method of capturing the ball B, and the like are arbitrary, but a plurality of pockets 35 in this embodiment are arranged at a predetermined radial position in the disk member 34 at equal angular intervals (28 in the illustrated example). This is an opening through which a plurality of balls B can roll (capture ball B). Each pocket 35 is provided with a sensor 36 that detects the capture of the ball B by an arbitrary method such as a mechanical method, an optical method, and an electromagnetic method. On the upper surface of the main lottery board 5, one or a plurality of flaps 38 that are moved up and down by driving a motor 37 or the like are attached. It can be opened and closed. A mark 39 for identifying the pocket 35 is displayed on the inner peripheral side of each pocket 35. The type of the mark 39 is arbitrary, but in the present embodiment, a star mark is displayed on the pocket 35 having the flap 38, and different numbers are displayed on the other pockets 35. Hereinafter, the pocket 35 displaying numbers may be referred to as a “first pocket 35a” and the pocket 35 displaying stars may be referred to as a “second pocket 35b”.

  The table 31 rotatably supports the main lottery board 5 by a plurality of rollers 40 arranged near the outer periphery. On the upper surface of the table 31, a rolling surface 41 having a substantially annular shape or a regular polygon shape on which the ball B can move (roll) at a radial position corresponding to the pocket 35 is formed. The table 31 has an opening 42 at a part of the rolling surface 41. The opening 42 is covered with an opening / closing plate 44 having a smooth upper surface on which the ball B can roll, and the opening 42 can be opened / closed by moving the opening / closing plate 44 up and down by a solenoid 43 or the like. A recovery path 45 for recovering the ball B is provided below the opening 42.

  In the main lottery section 30, the ball B thrown into the main lottery board 5 at a certain speed from the guide path 28 of the throwing section 20 rolls irregularly over a period of time near the outer edge of the ring surface 33. It is captured in any pocket 35 of the member 34. Here, when the flap 38 is in the closed state shown in FIG. 4A, only the first pocket 35a can capture the ball B, and when the flap 38 is in the open state shown in FIG. The second pockets 35a and 35b can capture the ball B. The ball B captured in the pocket 35 is supported by the rolling surface 41 and the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 44 so as to be able to roll. Therefore, as long as the opening 42 is closed by the opening / closing plate 44, the main lottery board 5 rotates with the rotation of the main lottery board 5 in a state of being captured in the pocket 35. All the balls B captured in the pockets and 35 during the rotation fall from the openings 42 and are collected in the collection path 45.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the ball supply device 7, and FIG. 6 is an exploded explanatory view showing only the main elements of the ball supply device 7.

  As shown in the drawing, the ball supply device 7 of the present embodiment has a supply unit 50 connected to the recovery paths 26 and 45, a stirring unit 51 that receives supply of the ball B from the supply unit 50, and an intermediate plate 52. A delivery unit 53 disposed below the agitation unit 51, a driving unit 54 for applying a rotational force to the rotating body 60 and the delivery body 70 described later, and a high pressure for generating high-pressure air including a compressor and / or a regulator. The generator 55 and the feeding line 8 that receives the supply of the ball B from the delivery unit 53 are provided.

  The drive unit 54 includes a motor 56 that continuously rotates the main shaft 56a, and first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b that transmit the rotation of the main shaft 56a to rotate the rotating body 60 and the delivery body 70. . The first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b are both oriented substantially in the vertical direction and are spaced apart from each other in the horizontal plane.

  In the present invention, the rotation speed, direction, rotation mode, and the like of the first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b, and hence the rotating body 60 and the delivery body 70 are arbitrary, but in a preferred embodiment, the conversion unit 58 is the main shaft 56a. The continuous rotation of the driven vehicle 58a is intermittently rotationally driven, the intermittent rotation of the driven vehicle 58a is divided by the gear mechanism 59, the first and second transmission shafts 57a, 57b are synchronized, etc. Rotate intermittently at high speed. The conversion unit 58 can employ any configuration that causes intermittent rotation, but in a preferred embodiment, a conversion mechanism 58 employs a geneva mechanism that can prevent the rotational force acting in the reverse direction acting on the driven vehicle 58a from being transmitted to the main shaft 56a. Is done. In the Geneva mechanism, a rotation period in which the first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b continue to rotate and a stop period in which the first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b stop rotating alternately repeat the rotation period and the stop period. Each period is fixed. The geneva mechanism of a preferred embodiment rotates the first and second transmission shafts 57a and 57b by 60 degrees in each rotation period.

  The stirring unit 51 includes a rotating body 60 and a casing 63 that accommodates the rotating body 60 concentrically.

  The rotating body 60 has a rotating shaft 61 and one or more (six in the illustrated example) blade pieces 62 extending radially outward from the rotating shaft 61. The rotating body 60 has the rotating shaft 61 coupled to the first transmission shaft 57a and rotates in the direction R3 together with the first transmission shaft 57a.

  The wing piece 62 is a thin plate member made of a flexible material. The wing piece 62 is flexible enough to be bent to a point where a gap through which the ball B can pass is formed between the wing piece 62 and an outer peripheral wall 64 described later with a force smaller than the rotational force of the first transmission shaft 57a. It is preferable to have. The wing piece 62 has a front surface 62a on the direction R3 side and a back surface 62b thereof, and the front surface 62a functions as a driving surface that drives the ball B in the housing 63 when the rotating body 60 rotates. The front surface 62a has an inclination that rises toward the direction R3 as shown by the angle α in FIG.

  The housing 63 has an outer peripheral wall 64 and a bottom plate 65. The outer peripheral wall 64 is a substantially cylindrical or regular polygonal cylindrical member having a diameter slightly larger than the rotation radius of the rotating body 60. The bottom plate 65 is a flat plate-like member positioned at the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 64. In the present embodiment, a portion of the intermediate plate 52 surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 64 is the bottom plate 65. The housing 63 has a space of a predetermined volume defined by the outer peripheral wall 64 and the bottom plate 65, and the rotating body 60 and one or a plurality of balls B can be accommodated in this space.

  The bottom plate 65 has a first supply port 65 a having a shape and a size through which the ball B can pass at a position inside the outer peripheral wall 64 and outside the rotation shaft 61. In a preferred embodiment, the rotating body 60 is intermittently rotated by the first transmission shaft 57a, and the first supply port 65a is in a position that coincides with the space between the two adjacent blades 62 of the rotating body 60 in the stop period. It is a circular hole to be formed.

  The bottom plate 65 further has a plurality of dust collection ports 65b having a shape and size through which the ball B cannot pass at positions other than the first supply port 65a. In order to easily obtain the bottom plate 65 having a large number of dust collecting ports 65b, the bottom plate 65 can be formed of a mesh member. A dust box 66 that can be freely inserted and removed is disposed below the bottom plate 65.

  The delivery part 53 is comprised by the delivery member 70 and the cylindrical member 76 which accommodates this concentrically.

  The delivery body 70 has a shaft core 71 and one or a plurality of through holes 72 through which the ball B disposed around the shaft core 71 can pass. The delivery body 70 has the shaft 71 connected to the second transmission shaft 57b and rotates in the direction R4 together with the second transmission shaft 57b. The number, shape, arrangement, and the like of the through holes 72 are arbitrary, but in the illustrated example, six cylindrical through holes 72 are equiangularly spaced around the shaft core 71 and on the same circumference 73. Is arranged.

  The delivery body 70 is disposed below the intermediate plate 52 (bottom plate 65) with the positional relationship in which the first supply port 65a and the through hole 72 coincide with each other in the process in which the delivery body 70 rotates around the shaft core 71. . However, this positional relationship does not have to be strict, and an overlapping region having a size and a shape through which the ball B can pass is formed between the first supply port 65a and the through hole 72 in the process in which the delivery body 70 rotates. Any positional relationship is acceptable. In a preferred embodiment, the delivery body 70 is intermittently rotated by the second transmission shaft 57a, and the first supply port 65a and the through hole 72 coincide with each other during the stop period.

  A cutout 74 is formed on the outer periphery of the delivery body 70 at an intermediate angular position between the adjacent through holes 72, and a gap 75 having a predetermined area is formed between the outer periphery of the delivery body 70 and the inner surface of the cylindrical member 76. . A partition plate 77 is attached to the lower end of the cylindrical member 76, and the lower end of the through hole 72 is closed by the partition plate 77.

  The partition plate 77 has a second supply port 77a having a shape and a size through which the ball B can pass at a position separated from the first supply port 65a in the horizontal plane. The second supply port 77a is arranged with a positional relationship in which the second supply port 77a and the through hole 72 coincide with each other in the process in which the delivery body 70 rotates around the shaft core 71. However, this positional relationship does not need to be strict, and an overlapping region having a size and a shape through which the ball B can pass is formed between the second supply port 77a and the through hole 72 in the process in which the delivery body 70 rotates. Any positional relationship is acceptable. In a preferred embodiment, the delivery body 70 is intermittently rotated by the second transmission shaft 57a, and the second supply port 77a and the through hole 72 coincide with each other during the stop period. It is preferable that the 2nd supply port 77a is located in the outer side of the rotation radius of the rotary body 60 within a horizontal surface.

  In the present embodiment, as the optimum arrangement, the first and second supply ports 65a and 77a are formed at an equal distance from the shaft core 71 of the delivery body 70 and in a positional relationship spaced apart from each other by 180 degrees when viewed from the shaft core 71. The

  A hollow tube 78 through which the ball B can pass is connected to the second supply port 77a. The hollow tube 78 is connected to the ball delivery device 80 in the ceiling portion 6 through the feed line 8.

  The intermediate | middle board 52 has the ventilation port 52a connected with the ventilation pipe | tube 55a of the high voltage | pressure production | generation apparatus 55 in the position spaced apart from the 1st supply port 65a in the horizontal surface. The air blowing port 52a is formed with a size, a shape, and a position at which a sufficient amount of air can be blown toward the through hole 72 overlapping the second supply port 77a. In the present embodiment, the air blowing port 52a is a circular opening having substantially the same diameter as the through hole 72, and is disposed immediately above the second supply port 77a.

  In the ball supply device 7, the ball B introduced into the casing 63 from the recovery paths 26 and 45 via the replenishing unit 50 is agitated in the casing 63 by the blade piece 62 rotating in the direction R3. Thereby, the certainty of the ball supply from the first supply port 65a is improved. Further, since the blade piece 62 of the present embodiment has an inclination that rises toward the direction R3, a downward biasing force acts on the ball B, and the reliability of the ball supply is further improved.

  Further, since the blade piece 62 is formed of a flexible material, the rotating body 60 continues to rotate without stopping even if the ball B is clogged due to the first supply port 65a being caught. And / or damage and deformation of the ball B can be prevented. Since the urging force from the blade piece 62 repeatedly acts as the rotating body 60 continues to rotate, an effect of facilitating clogging can be achieved.

  Further, in the ball supply device 7, the cleaning effect of the ball B by stirring in the housing 63 can be expected. Dust that may be generated by cleaning the ball B can be collected in the dust box 66 from the dust collection port 65b, and the maintenance of the apparatus can be facilitated.

  The delivery body 70 rotates below the first supply port 65a, and when the through hole 72 rotates to a position coinciding with the first supply port 65a, the ball B in the housing 63 passes through the through hole from the first supply port 65a. 72. The through-hole 72 that has received the ball B moves with the rotation of the delivery body 70, and when the ball B has moved to a position that coincides with the second supply port 77 a, the ball B is supplied to the hollow tube 78. The ball B supplied to the hollow tube 78 is sent to the ball delivery device 80 of the ceiling portion 6 along the feed line 8 by the ventilation from the blower tube 55a. Thus, since the 1st, 2nd supply port 65a, 77a is arrange | positioned in the position mutually spaced apart within the horizontal surface, air conveyance by a simple structure is possible.

  When the delivery body 70 is intermittently rotated, during the stop period, the delivery body 70 is stopped so that the delivery body 70 stops at a rotation position where the through hole 72 and the first supply port 65a and / or the second supply port 77a coincide. When driven, it is possible to increase the reliability of the supply of the ball to the through hole 72 and / or the hollow tube 78.

  With the rotation of the delivery body 70, the overlapping area of the air blowing port 52a and / or the second supply port 77a and the through hole 72 changes, and thereby the air volume passing through the through hole 72 can be increased or decreased. However, in the ball supply device 7, since the gap 75 is formed between the adjacent through holes 72, the increase / decrease in the air volume due to the change in the overlapping area is compensated, and stable ball feeding with reduced pulsation is performed. obtain.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a rotating body 60A according to a more preferred embodiment.

  The rotating body 60A has the same configuration as the rotating body 60 except that the blade piece 62A is formed of a brush having a plurality of flexible fibers, bristles or rods 62c implanted in the rotating shaft 61. doing.

  In this embodiment, since the wing piece 62A is formed of a brush, it is possible to further reduce the possibility that the ball B will be damaged or deformed by the contact between the wing piece 62A and the ball B, and the brushing effect is activated. The inside cleaning effect can be further enhanced.

  Arbitrary fibers 62c can be used for each wing piece 62A, but in order to prevent scratches and deformation of the ball B and to enhance the cleaning effect, thin fibers 62c oriented in the same direction are arranged in many rows and many columns. It is preferable to arrange. The fiber 62c can be formed of a resin such as nylon having excellent toughness and flexibility.

  FIG. 8 is a cutaway explanatory view showing a ball supply device 7B according to another embodiment.

  As illustrated, the ball supply device 7B includes a replenishment unit 50, a stirring unit 51, a high-pressure generation device 55, a motor 56, and a feed line 8 similar to those of the ball supply device 7, while a delivery body 70 and an associated accessory are provided. The structure (such as the second transmission shaft 57b) is omitted, the air blowing port 55a of the high-pressure generator 55 opens to the ceiling of the stirring unit 51, and the first supply port 65a formed on the bottom surface of the stirring unit 51 feeds directly. Connected to line 8.

  In the ball supply device 7 </ b> B, the ball B introduced from the replenishing unit 50 to the stirring unit 51 is stirred by the flexible blade 62 that is driven by the motor 56 and rotates. The air is supplied to the ball delivery device 80 from the first supply port 65a through the feed line 8 by blowing.

  In this ball supply device 7B, it is possible to reduce the device cost by omitting the delivery unit 70, and the supply of the ball from the first supply port 65a to the supply line 8 by the stirring by the blade piece 62 and the blowing from the blowing port 55a. Certainty is ensured. Further, since the wing piece 62 is flexible, effects such as easy clogging elimination and damage prevention of the ball B are also achieved.

  In the ball supply device 7B, as shown in the figure, the attachment angle of the blade piece 62 is made vertical (the angle α in FIG. 6 is made zero), and the air blowing port 55a of the high pressure generator 55 is vertically It is preferable to arrange them at positions that coincide with each other in direction, thereby further reducing the apparatus cost and facilitating air blowing from the air blowing port 55a to the first supply port 65a. In FIG. 8, a plate-like wing piece 62 is shown. However, it is also possible to use a wing piece 62A formed of a brush as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the ball delivery device 80 provided on the ceiling portion 6. FIG. 9A shows a side view of the ball delivery device 80 with some of the locking members 88 removed. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the ball delivery device 80 with the outer wall 82 removed.

  As shown in the figure, the ball delivery device 80 includes a support base 81, an outer wall 82 and a locking member 88 supported by the support base 81, and a moving body 83 that is rotated by driving means such as a motor 89.

  The support base 81 has a bottom surface 81a having a substantially annular shape on the upper surface thereof.

  The outer wall 82 is a dome-shaped member having a circular cross section, which is preferably formed of a transparent resin or the like standing from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface 81a. Above the outer wall 82, three openings 82 a that receive the hollow tubes 78 from the three ball supply devices 7 are formed.

  The moving body 83 is rotatably supported around a rotation shaft 83 a by a roller (not shown) or the like, and rotates in the direction R <b> 5 by driving the motor 89.

  The moving body 83 has a side surface 84 that is circularly symmetric with respect to the rotating shaft 83a whose cross section perpendicular to the rotating shaft 83a has a smaller diameter toward the top. In the illustrated example, the side surface 84 has a truncated cone or dome shape with the lower edge 84a as the lower base and the upper edge 84b as the upper base. The side surface 84 has one or a plurality of spiral protrusions 85 extending from a base portion 85a located at the height of the lower edge 84a or the vicinity thereof to an end portion 85b located at the height of the upper edge 84b or the vicinity thereof. Is formed. The ridge 85 protrudes from the surface of the side surface 84 by a predetermined length outward in the radial direction, and a transfer surface 85c on which the ball B can move (roll) is formed on the upper surface of the ridge 85. The base portion 85a is at a position rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction R5 relative to the end portion 85b. Therefore, the protrusion 85 has an inclination that descends toward the direction R5. The transfer surface 85c may have a slope that descends radially inward.

  The moving body 83 has a bottom surface 86 provided at a position below the inner periphery of the upper edge 84b and a partition wall 86c that stands from the outer periphery of the bottom surface 86 toward the upper edge 84b. Outlets 86a and 86b through which B can pass are formed. The delivery ports 86a and 86b are connected to the discharge port 23 located below the delivery ports 86a and 86b via the communication path 87. The number of the delivery ports 86a and 86b is arbitrary, but in this embodiment, each delivery port 86a and 86b corresponds to each discharge port 23 of each input unit 20 on a one-to-one basis, for a total of 12 delivery ports 86a and 86b. 86b is formed. On the inner peripheral side of the bottom surface 86, a central pillar 86d having a predetermined diameter is erected.

  One or a plurality of locking members 88 extending in the vertical direction with a predetermined distance from the side surface 84 are erected at an intermediate position between the moving body 83 and the outer wall 82. In this embodiment, the distance between the side surface 84 and the locking member 88 is larger than the protrusion length of the protrusion 85 and smaller than the diameter of the ball B. This interval may vary in the vertical direction, and may differ for each locking member 88.

  In the ball delivery device 80, a first accommodating portion that can accommodate a plurality of balls B is defined in a space surrounded by the bottom surface 86, the partition wall 86 c, and the central pillar 86 d, and the space surrounded by the bottom surface 81 a, the side surface 84, and the outer wall 82. A second accommodating portion that can accommodate a plurality of balls B is defined. The bottom surface 81a, 86, the outer wall 82, the side surface 84, the partition wall 86c, the size and shape of the central pillar 86d are such that the second housing portion has a larger volume than the first housing portion, and is larger than the first housing portion. It is set so that the ball B can be accommodated.

  In the ball delivery device 80, the balls B from the hollow tubes 78 of the respective ball supply devices 7 are successively supplied from the openings 82a and stored in the second storage portion. When the moving body 83 rotates in the direction R5 in a state where several balls B are accommodated in the second accommodating portion, any of the balls B is sandwiched between any of the protrusions 85 and any of the locking members 88. It is. At this time, the drag force from the protrusion 85 and the locking member 88 acts on the ball B as a resultant force M directed obliquely upward as shown in FIG. 9B. As a result, the ball B is transferred upward along the side surface 84 while being sandwiched between the protrusion 85 and the locking member 88 along with the rotation of the moving body 83, and eventually exceeds the upper edge 84b and passes through the first storage portion. Is housed.

  Here, the transfer capability of the ball B to the first accommodating portion can be adjusted by the number of the protrusions 85 and the locking members 88, the speed of the relative movement of the moving body 83, and the like. Moreover, the transfer mode of the ball B on each protrusion 85 can be changed by the number and arrangement of the protrusions 85 and the locking members 88, thereby enhancing the visual effect. . For example, if the protrusions 85 and the locking members 88 are the same number and are equally spaced, the ball B is transferred at the same height in each protrusion 85, but the number of the locking members 88 and the protrusions 85 is the same. When they are different from each other and are arranged at equal intervals, the balls B are conveyed at slightly different heights on the respective protrusions 85.

  The ball B accommodated in the first accommodating portion falls from the delivery ports 86a and 86b of the bottom surface 86, and is guided to the discharge port 23 by its own weight.

  In the ball delivery device 80, the ball B of the first housing portion is transferred to the discharge port 23 from the delivery ports 86a and 86b of the bottom surface 86 by its own weight without using a mechanical operation mechanism, so that the cost is low and the failure is low. Ball transfer can be realized. Further, the ball delivery device 80 has two separated accommodating portions (a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion), and delivery ports 86a and 86b are formed in the first accommodating portion having a smaller capacity. For this reason, it is possible to check or remove clogging at the delivery ports 86a and 86b by removing a relatively small number of balls B in the first housing portion. In this way, it is possible to achieve both the accommodation of a large amount of the balls B in the entire accommodation unit and the load reduction related to maintenance.

  Furthermore, since the transfer of the ball B from the second housing part to the first housing part is realized by a simple mechanism of rotation of the single moving body 83, the cost for manufacturing and maintaining the apparatus can be reduced. sell. In addition, since the ball B exceeding the capacity of the first housing part overflows from the upper edge 84b and is naturally returned to the second housing part, the rotation of the moving body 83 is controlled to adjust the capacity of the first housing part. It is also unnecessary. Thereby, the further reduction of the cost concerning manufacture of an apparatus, maintenance, etc. can be achieved.

  This effect is achieved by the relative rotation of the moving body 83 and the locking member 88. Instead of rotating the moving body 83, the locking member 88 is rotated or the moving body 83 is rotated. And the locking member 8 may be rotated.

  Moreover, although the case where the side surface 84 of the moving body 83 is rotationally symmetric has been described in the present embodiment, the side surface 84 may be formed in other shapes such as a flat plate shape. The ball can be transferred to the first housing portion by relatively moving the locking member 88 in a direction parallel to the side surface 84 in the horizontal plane.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a main hardware configuration of the game apparatus 1.

  As illustrated, the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes control boards (processing apparatuses) 101 and 111 connected to a power supply board 100. The control board 101 is accommodated in the base 2 and includes a CPU 102, a storage device 103, an input / output port 104, and the like. The control board 111 is accommodated in each game terminal 4, and each has a CPU 112, a storage device 113, an input / output port 114, and the like. The control boards 101 and 111 are connected to each other by input / output ports 104 and 114.

  The CPUs 102 and 112 are information processing apparatuses that centrally control the entire apparatus as a central control operation of the game apparatus 1 and the game terminal 4.

  The storage device 103 stores programs and data necessary for performing lottery and the like in the main lottery unit 30. The storage device 113 stores programs and data necessary for performing a bingo game, a drop lottery, and the like in each game terminal 4. The storage devices 103 and 113 can be configured by a known storage device such as a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, a flash memory, a DVD, a CD-ROM, or an FD alone or in combination.

  Various peripheral devices are connected to the control boards 101 and 111 via the input / output ports 104 and 114, and the CPUs 102 and 112 communicate with these peripheral devices according to programs stored in the respective storage devices 103 and 113. By exchanging signals, the operation of the game apparatus 1 is controlled. The operation of the game apparatus 1 can be controlled only by the control board 101. In this case, the control board 111 of each game terminal 4 can be omitted.

  Peripheral devices connected to the control boards 101 and 111 by the input / output ports 104 and 114 include a solenoid 23a, a sensor 25d, a motor 29a, a sensor 36 of the main lottery unit 30, a motor 37, a solenoid 43, and each game. A medal detection device 115 for detecting a medal inserted into the insertion slot 11 in the terminal 4; a medal payout device 116 for counting the medal stocked in the device and paying it out from the payout port 15, an operation button 12, a display device 13, An input / output device such as a speaker 14 is included.

  In a preferred embodiment, the motors 24 a, 32, 56, 89 and the like are directly connected to the power supply substrate 100, the wiper 24 of the input unit 20, the main lottery board 5 of the main lottery unit 30, and the high pressure generator 55 of the ball supply device 7. The rotating body 60, the delivery body 70, and the moving body 83 of the ball delivery device 80 are always oscillated or rotated while the game apparatus 1 is in operation.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an exemplary flow of processing executed in the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, in step S11, an initial operation such as closing the flap 38 and the opening 42 is performed by driving the motor 37 and the solenoid 43, and in the subsequent step S12, the drop using the insertion unit 20 is performed in each game terminal 4. A lottery (sub lottery) is executed.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of processing in the drop lottery.

  As shown in the figure, when the drop lottery is started, initialization such as setting the odds OZ to a predetermined value (for example, 10) in step S41, resetting the betting number BN, the inserting number IN, and the timer TD is executed. In step S42, the motor 29a reversely rotates the cross cam 29c, whereby the first slot 25a is switched to the collection state. In step S43, the bingo array BA and the privilege data PD are determined. In step S44, the game screen is displayed on the display device 13. 120 is displayed.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an exemplary game screen 120.

  As shown in the figure, on the game screen 120, a bingo arrangement display unit 121, a privilege display unit 122, an odds display unit 123, a bet number display unit 124, a bonus display unit 125, and a credit display unit 126 are arranged. In the present embodiment, two sets of bingo array display unit 121, privilege display unit 122, odds display unit 123, and bet number display unit 124 are provided so that two players can play a game simultaneously on each game terminal 4. Is displayed.

  Here, the bingo arrangement display unit 121 arranges and displays a plurality of identifiers 121a according to the bingo arrangement BA determined in step S43. In the illustrated example, mutually different numbers are displayed in 5 rows and 5 columns, and all or at least one part thereof is associated with the mark 39 attached to each first pocket 35 a of the main lottery board 5. . In the bingo arrangement display portion 121, four star marks 121b corresponding to the second pockets 35b are further displayed.

  The privilege display part 122 displays the privilege given to a player regarding a bingo game based on the privilege data PD determined in step S43. Although the granting conditions, contents, type, and the like of the privilege are arbitrary, in this embodiment, the additional odds AOZ in the drop lottery is regarded as the privilege here. The privilege display unit 122 has three privilege display columns 122a to 122c corresponding to the three second slots 25b on the left and right of the input unit 20, respectively, and each privilege display column 122a to 122c has additional odds AOZ in three stages. It is displayed.

  The bonus display unit 125 displays a bonus given to the player at the end of the bingo game. The contents and types of bonuses are arbitrary, but in this embodiment, a medal having a predetermined bonus number BM when bingo is established at the same time in the upper, middle, or lower rows in the left and right bingo array display area 121. Will be paid out in addition.

  The odds display unit 123, the bet number display unit 124, and the credit display unit 126 display the current values of the odds OZ, the bet number BN, and the credit CR, respectively.

  In step S45, the insertion of a medal into the insertion slot 11 is inspected based on a signal from the medal detection device 115.

  If a medal insertion is detected in step S45 (Yes), “1” is added to the betting number BN and the insertion number IN in step S46. In step S47, it is checked whether or not the input number IN has reached a predetermined number INL (for example, 5 sheets). If it has reached (Yes), each discharge port is driven by driving the solenoid 23a in step S48. After one ball B is released from 23 to the sub lottery board 9 and the throw-in number IN is cleared in step S49, the process returns to step S45.

  If the determinations in steps S45 and S47 are “No”, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S50, the capture (winning) of the ball B in the second slot 25b is inspected based on the signal from the sensor 25d. If there is a winning (Yes), the winning second slot 25b in step S51. The additional odds AOZ of the privilege display columns 122a to 122c corresponding to is added to the odds OZ. In each privilege display row 122a to 122c, three stages of additional odds AOZ are displayed, and the first step is for the first ball B capture in the second slot 25b corresponding to each privilege display row 122a to 122c. Additional odds AOZ are added, and for the second and third catches of the ball B, the second and third steps of additional odds AOZ are added.

  If there is no winning in the inspection in step S50 (No), step S51 is skipped.

  Thereafter, in step S52, a determination is made as to whether a time limit (for example, 45 seconds) has elapsed by a timer TD at regular intervals. In a preferred embodiment, in step S52, a predetermined interrupt time ΔT is waited, the timer TD is updated by adding the interrupt time ΔT to the timer TD, and whether or not the updated timer TD exceeds the time limit. A determination process is executed.

  If the time limit has not elapsed in step S52 (No), the process proceeds to step S44, and the display of the odds OZ, the bet number BN, etc. on the game screen 120 is updated, and if it has elapsed (Yes). The drop lottery ends, and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, the first slot 25a is switched to the input state by the positive rotation of the cross cam 29c by the drive of the motor 29a in all the input units 20, and in step S14, the timer TR and the capture number HN are set to zero. In step S15, the ball B is discharged from the discharge port 23 of each input unit 20 to the sub lottery board 9.

  The ball B released from the discharge port 23 falls on the sub lottery board 9, and is captured by the first slot 25a in the center with a certain probability, and the ball B captured in the first slot 25a is drawn from the input port 27 in the main lottery. The unit 30 is charged. The ball B that has not been captured in the first slot 25a is recovered to the recovery path 26 from the second slot 25b or the lost route 25c.

  In step S16, the capture of the ball B in each first pocket 35a in the main lottery unit 30 is inspected based on the signal from the sensor 36, and if the capture is detected (Yes), the ball B in step S17. In step S18, a process of adding “1” to the captured number HN (step S18) is executed.

  In each game terminal 4, when the identifier 121a corresponding to the first pocket 35a specified in step S17 is included in the bingo arrangement display unit 121, highlighting such as inverting the identifier 121a is executed. (Step S19).

  If the capture of the ball B is not detected in step S16, steps S17 to S19 are skipped.

  In step S20, it is inspected whether or not the number of captures HN has reached a predetermined value HNL (for example, “8”). If it has reached (Yes), the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S21, it is determined whether or not the discharge time (for example, 1 second) has elapsed by the timer TR. If the discharge time has not elapsed (No), the process returns to step S16 and has elapsed (Yes). After resetting the timer TR in step S22, the process returns to step S15.

  In this manner, the balls B are discharged one after another from the discharge ports 23 of the input portions 20 to the sub lottery board 9 at predetermined discharge times, and each time the balls B are captured by the first slots 25a of the input portions 20. The ball B is thrown into the lottery board 5.

  The determination of the passage of time in step S21 can be performed in the same manner as in step S52.

  In step S23, an additional bet is accepted within a predetermined time limit (for example, 15 seconds). During this time, the player of each game terminal 4 can increase the bet number BN by inserting a medal into the insertion slot 11 in consideration of the bingo progress in the bingo arrangement display unit 121 at that time. .

  In step S24, the flaps 38 are opened by the drive of the motor 37 so that the second pocket 35b can capture the ball B. In the subsequent step S25, star ball release processing is executed in each game terminal 4.

  FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an exemplary starball release process.

  As shown in the figure, after the timer TS is initialized in step S61, the operation button 12 is validated in step S62, and in step S63, an operation on the operation button 12 is awaited.

  If this operation is detected (Yes), one ball B is released to the sub lottery board 9 from the discharge port 23 corresponding to the operation button 12 on which the operation has been performed (step S64), and then the processing Proceeds to step S26.

  When the operation of the operation button 12 is not detected in step S63 (No), in step S65, the elapse determination of the time limit (for example, 30 seconds) by the timer TS is performed, and when the time limit has not elapsed (No), The process returns to step S63, and if it has elapsed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S26. When the time limit elapses without the operation button 12 being operated, the ball B can be discharged from the discharge port 23 corresponding to the operation button 12 at that time. The determination of the passage of time in step S65 can be performed in the same manner as in step S52.

  In step S26, the capture of the ball B in each of the pockets 35a, 35b is inspected based on the signal from the sensor 36. If the capture is detected (Yes), the pocket 35a, 35b is specified, and each game terminal 4 executes a highlight display (step S28) corresponding to the pockets 35a and 35b specified in step S27.

  Specifically, when any of the first pockets 35a catches the ball B, the identifier 121a corresponding to the first pocket 35a is highlighted, and any one of the second pockets 35b catches the ball B. In such a case, the four identifiers 121a around the star mark 121b corresponding to the second pocket 35b are highlighted.

  In the subsequent step S29, the settlement process illustrated in FIG. 15 is executed.

  As shown in the figure, in this settlement process, the number of bingo establishments BS such as length, width, and slant in each bingo arrangement display unit 121 is inspected in step S71, and in step S72, the number of bingo establishments BS and odds OZ are determined. A payout number PN is calculated. Further, in step S73, the establishment of the bonus by the upper, middle or lower row bingo is checked in both the left and right bingo arrangement display portions 121. If the bonus is established (Yes), the corresponding bonus number BM is calculated. It is added to the payout number PN (step S74). Thereafter, the medal of the payout number PN calculated in step S72 or S74 is added to the credit CR (step S75), and the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, the opening B is opened by driving the solenoid 43, whereby the ball B captured in each of the pockets 35a and 35b is collected, and the series of processes is completed.

  In the game apparatus 1, the plurality of throwing units 20 simultaneously perform the discharging operation of the ball B from the discharge port 23 (step S <b> 15), so that the plurality of balls B are thrown into the main lottery unit 30. The result of the main lottery is determined by specifying the pocket 35a that captures (step S17). For this reason, the power and interest of a lottery can be improved.

  In addition, since a plurality of lottery results are determined based on the plurality of pockets 35a that have captured the plurality of balls B (step S17), the time required for determining the plurality of lottery results is shortened, and the game at each game terminal 4 is performed. (Bingo game) can be advanced more quickly.

  Further, in steps S13 to S27 in which the first slot 25a is put in the throwing state, a lottery is performed as to whether or not the ball B released in steps S15 and S25 in each throwing unit 20 is captured in the first slot 25a. The ball B that has been won (captured in the first slot 25a) is thrown into the main lottery unit 30. Thus, it is possible to enhance the interest of the lottery by performing the two-stage lottery in the main lottery unit and the input unit.

  In step S2 (steps S42 to S52), the first slot 25a is brought into a collection state, so that the sub lottery (step S12) in the insertion unit 20 is changed to the main lottery (steps S11 to S27 in the main lottery unit 30). ) And / or in parallel. In this way, since the state of the first slot 25a can be switched, it is possible to increase the variety of lottery.

  In step S25, the ball B is discharged from the discharge port 23 at the timing when the operation button 12 is operated. Therefore, the player can further enhance the interest of the lottery, for example, the player can operate the operation button 12 aiming at the first slot 25a in accordance with the movement of the wiper 24 or the like.

  The input unit 20 is disposed between each game terminal 4 and the main lottery board 5, and a transparent sub lottery board 9 is used for the sub lottery in the input unit 20. For this reason, it is possible to visually recognize the lottery on the main lottery board 5 and the sub lottery board 9 without enlarging the apparatus.

  Further, in the game apparatus 1, the lottery medium B can be associated with each game terminal 4 by using the lottery medium B that can be identified for each input unit 20. That is, it is possible to identify from which throwing unit 20 the ball B captured in step S16 and / or S26 is thrown, and to change the progress and result of the game at each game terminal 4 according to the discrimination result. It is. In this case, the lottery result in steps S17 and S27 is reflected only in the progress of the game on the game terminal 4 to which the identified insertion unit 20 is attached (for example, the highlight display in steps S19 and / or S28 is performed). ) The ball B can be identified by any method such as light, magnetism, and pressure.

  Although the present invention has been described above based on the preferred embodiment, it is used in the shape, dimensions, material, functional configuration, operation mode, control mode, and operation of the game device of the game device or the members constituting the game device in the above embodiment. The types, sizes, calculation methods, and the like of the parameters are described as examples only, and these can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game device, 4 ... Game terminal, 5 ... Main lottery board, 7 ... Ball supply apparatus, 8 ... Feeding line, 9 ... Sub lottery board, 20 ... Input part, 21 ... first board surface, 22 ... second board surface, 23 ... discharge port, 24 ... wiper, 25a, 25b ... slot, 26 ... recovery path, 27 ...・ Inlet, 28 ... Taxiway, 29 ... Switching unit, 30 ... Main lottery unit, 31 ... Table, 32 ... Motor, 33 ... Ring surface, 34 ... Disc member, 35 ... pocket, 36 ... sensor, 37 ... motor, 38 ... flap, 39 ... mark, 40 ... roller, 41 ... rolling surface, 42 ... Opening, 43 ... solenoid, 44 ... open / close plate, 45 ... collection path, 50 ... replenishment section, 51 ... stirring section, 52・ ・ ・ Blower, 53 ... Delivery unit, 54 ... Drive unit, 55 ... High pressure generator, 56 ... Motor, 58 ... Conversion unit, 59 ... Gear mechanism, 60, 60A ... Rotating body, 61 ... Rotating shaft, 62, 62A ... Winglet, 62a ... Front, 63 ... Housing, 64 ... Outer wall, 65 ... Bottom plate, 65a ... supply port, 70 ... delivery body, 76 ... cylindrical member, 77a ... supply port, 78 ... hollow tube, 80 ... ball delivery device, 81 ... support base , 82 ... outer wall, 83 ... moving body, 84 ... side face, 85 ... ridge, 86 ... bottom face, 86a, 86b ... delivery port, 87 ... communication path, 88 ... Locking member, 89 ... Motor, 100 ... Power supply board, 101, 111 ... Control board, 111 ... Control board, 115 ... Dar detection device, 116 ... medal payout device

Claims (1)

A main lottery club for main lottery,
A plurality of game terminals performing a bingo game based on the result of the main lottery;
In a game device comprising an input unit that inputs a lottery medium to the main lottery unit with a predetermined probability or frequency,
The insertion unit is disposed at a position between each of the game terminals and the main lottery unit,
The main lottery unit performs the main lottery using a plurality of lottery media inserted by operating a plurality of the input units simultaneously,
The main lottery unit has a plurality of main capture units capable of capturing a single lottery medium,
The main lottery unit determines a plurality of the results based on a plurality of the main capturing units that have captured a plurality of the lottery media that are input by operating a plurality of the input units simultaneously .
The insertion unit performs a sub lottery using the lottery medium when an operation on the game terminal corresponding to the insertion unit is detected;
The lottery medium that generated the winning in the sub lottery in each of the input units is input to the main lottery unit,
The main lottery unit includes a main board surface on which the lottery medium moves while the main lottery is in progress.
The insertion unit is disposed at a position between the game terminal and the main board surface, and has a transparent sub board surface to which the lottery medium can move,
The sub lottery is performed using the lottery medium moving on the sub board surface,
A discharge port for discharging the lottery medium to the sub-board surface;
At least one sub-capturing unit capable of capturing the lottery medium moved on the sub-board surface;
A collection unit capable of collecting the lottery medium moved on the sub-board surface;
Further comprising switching means for switching the sub-capturing unit between a charged state and a collected state,
When the sub-capture unit is in the input state, the lottery medium captured by the sub-capture unit is input to the main lottery unit, and when the sub-capture unit is in the recovery state, it is captured by the sub-capture unit. The game device, wherein the lottery medium that has been played is collected by the collecting unit without being put into the main lottery unit .

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