JP6727511B2 - Game device, game system, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game device, a game system, and a computer program.

As a game device, there is known a game device in which a player and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) execute a competitive game and give a game value as an award when the player wins (see Patent Document 1).

JP, 2014-236816, A

In this type of game device, since the opponent is the CPU, it is less exciting than the competition between human players. On the other hand, although there is a game device that executes a game in which a plurality of players participate, a waiting time may occur until a predetermined number of players are available, or the game may start with a small number of players. These problems exist not only in games in which a plurality of players compete, but also in games in which a plurality of players cooperate.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and one of its objects is to provide a long waiting time and a small number of players when executing a game in which a plurality of players participate. An object of the present invention is to provide a game device capable of suppressing the situation of starting a game.

In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to an aspect of the present invention includes one or more of a game execution unit that executes a game in which a plurality of players participate, and bet pattern information that specifies a bet pattern for the game. A bet pattern information acquisition unit that is acquired from a player before a player who participates in the game is determined, and a player who is not playing when a player who participates in the game is determined based on the bet pattern information. From the player participating in the game, the game executing unit selects the player selected by the special participant selecting unit from among the players participating in the game. As a part, the game is executed.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the common game server of a game system. It is a block diagram showing a configuration of a common lottery game data center of the game system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the game device in a game system. It is a figure which shows the outline of a structure of a game device. It is a figure which shows the structure of the touch panel display in a game device. It is a figure for demonstrating the plane structure of a game device. It is a top view which shows the structure of the local lottery machine in a game device. It is a figure which shows the structure of a local lottery machine. It is a figure which shows the structure of the common lottery machine (1) of a common lottery game data center. It is a figure which shows the structure of the common lottery machine (2) of a common lottery game data center. It is a figure which shows the structure of the common lottery machine (3) of a common lottery game data center. It is a figure which shows the flow of the game in a game system. It is a figure which shows the flow of the local game run with a game device. It is a figure which shows the example of a local game (1). It is a figure which shows the example of a local game (2). It is a figure which shows the example of a local game (2). It is a figure which shows the example of a local game (3). It is a diagram showing an example of a common bingo game. It is a diagram showing an example of a first common roulette game. It is a diagram showing an example of a second common roulette game. It is a figure which shows the functional block at the time of performing an automatic play. It is a flow chart which shows operation of automatic play. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which performs the designation operation of automatic play. It is a figure which shows an example of a bet setting screen. It is an enlarged view of a bet setting screen. It is a figure for explaining an algorithm of automatic input. It is a figure which shows an example of a reward result screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a reward result screen. It is a figure which shows the concrete operation|movement of an automatic play. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which notifies that the automatic play is advancing. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which notifies that the automatic play was complete|finished. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which suggests the reward result of automatic play. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which suggests the reward result of automatic play. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which suggests the reward result of automatic play.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following, for convenience, the overall configuration of the game system including the game device, each part of the system, the overall flow of the game in the system, individual examples of the game, characteristic parts of the game system and the game device, I will explain in that order.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a game system including a game device according to an embodiment.
As shown in this figure, the game system 1 includes, for example, a common game server 10, a common lottery game data center 20, and a plurality of game devices 30, each of which is connected via a network N. It has been configured. The game device 30 is installed, for example, in a facility such as a game center, a casino, or a shopping center. The game device 30 may be called a gaming machine when used in a casino. Also, each of the plurality of game devices 30 may be installed in the same facility or may be installed in different facilities. The network N may be, for example, the Internet, a dedicated network, a VPN (Virtual Private Network), or a local network. Further, it does not matter whether it is wired or wireless.

In the example of this figure, the common game server 10 and the common lottery game data center 20 are separate devices, but they may be combined into one device or may be distributed into two or more devices and viewed from the outside. In addition, it may be configured so that it virtually looks like one unit.
Further, as will be described later, the game apparatus 30 here is configured by one housing and one or more stations provided additionally. One player plays the game at one station.

As a game executed in the game system 1, a local game executed independently of each other in the plurality of game devices 30 and a result of the game in all or part of the plurality of game devices 30 are related to each other. There are common games that are executed. An example of the common game is a game played between all or some of the plurality of game devices 30. The contents of the local game and the common game will be described later.
The common game server 10 is an example of a game progress control device, and controls the common lottery game data center 20 and the plurality of game devices 30 in the progress of the local game and the common game.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the common game server 10.
As shown in this figure, the common game server 10 includes a common game controller 110 and a network I/F (interface) 150. The control content of the common game server 10 will be described later. The network I/F 150 communicates with the common lottery game data center 20 and the plurality of game devices 30 via the network N, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the common lottery game data center 20. As shown in this figure, the common lottery game data center 20 has cameras 221-223, common lottery machines 231-233, a video distribution unit 242, a common lottery machine controller 244, and a video data base (in the figure, 246 and a network I/F 250. In addition, in the drawing, (1) to (3) are attached to make it easy to distinguish the common lottery machines 231 to 233.
In the game system 1, the local game is executed by the plurality of game devices 30 such that the game results are independent of each other. Further, in the common game, using the common lottery machines 231 to 233 and the motion images stored in the image database 246, the game results may be related to each other in all or some of the plurality of game devices 30. To be executed.

Each of the common lottery machines 231 to 233 is a device having a physical lottery mechanism, and the configuration of the lottery mechanism is different for each of the common lottery machines 231 to 233. For example, the common lottery machines 231 to 233 have roulette type lottery mechanisms having different board surfaces. The physical lottery mechanism is a mechanism that executes a lottery by a physical operation. In the case of the roulette type lottery mechanism, the lottery is performed by the rotation of the roulette wheel and the physical movement of the balls thrown into the roulette wheel. In addition, examples of the common lottery machines 231 to 233 will be described after the local lottery machine 330 for convenience of description.
The camera 221 photographs the lottery status of the common lottery machine 231. In the case of the roulette type lottery mechanism, the state of the lottery operation by the rotation of the roulette wheel and the rolling of the ball is photographed. Similarly, the camera 222 photographs the lottery situation of the common lottery machine 232, and the camera 223 photographs the lottery situation of the common lottery machine 233, respectively. The common lottery machine controller 244 controls the cameras 221-223, the common lottery machines 231-233, and the like.
The image database 246 stores in advance operation images obtained by photographing the lottery situations of the common lottery machines 231 to 233. In addition, these operation videos are associated with video IDs for identifying the operation videos, lottery results (pocket positions where the balls have fallen), lottery information such as types of common lottery machines 231-233, and the like. It is stored in the database 246.

The video distribution unit 242 distributes the operation video captured by the cameras 221 to 223 to the plurality of game devices 30. In the game device 30, in order to reduce the frequency of repeatedly displaying (reusing) the same motion video, it is desirable to store a large amount (for example, thousands) of motion videos in the video database 246. By reducing the frequency of reusing the motion video on the game device 30, it is possible to prevent the same motion video from being repeatedly displayed, so that it can be shown to the player as if a physical lottery was being performed in real time. You can It should be noted that the motion video may be reused by adding a condition such as prohibiting redisplay within a predetermined time or within a predetermined number of times since the previous display.
The network I/F 250 communicates with the common game server 10 and the plurality of game devices 30 via the network N.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one game device 30.
The game apparatus 30 in this figure is an example having eight stations, and one station includes a station controller 370 and a touch panel display 380. The game device 30 includes eight stations, a camera 321, a local lottery machine 330, a network I/F 350, a game machine controller 360, and a main display unit 400. Of these, the main display unit 400 includes a display surface 410 and a projector 450.
In addition, in the figure, (1) to (8) are added to facilitate distinguishing the correspondence between the station controller 370 and the touch panel display 380 in the eight stations.

The local lottery machine 330 is a device having a physical lottery mechanism, for example, a device having a roulette type lottery mechanism. Details of the local lottery machine 330 will be described later. The camera 321 photographs the lottery status of the local lottery machine 330. The game machine controller 360 controls shooting by the camera 321, the local lottery machine 330, the main display section 400, and the like, and also manages eight stations.
The touch panel display 380 is a combination of a touch panel that receives a touch operation by a player's finger and the like and a flat display that displays an image. The station controller 370 corresponding to the touch panel display 380 is under the control of the game machine controller 360. Accepts the content of the touch operation on the touch panel display 380 and controls the content of the display on the touch panel display 380.

In the main display unit 400, the projector 450 projects the image output from the game machine controller 360 on the display surface 410. The main display unit 400 may be a flat display such as a liquid crystal panel, instead of the projector 450 projecting an image on the display surface 410.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the game device 30, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the game device 30 seen from the ceiling direction. Although not hidden in FIG. 5, the projector 450 and the camera 321 are attached to the ceiling 392 of the game apparatus 30. The projector 450 projects an image on the display surface 410, and the camera 321 photographs the local lottery machine 330 from the ceiling direction. The eight touch panel displays 380 are arranged in a radial pattern with the display surface 410 and the local lottery machine 330 substantially in the center when seen in a plan view. The player P operates the touch panel display 380 while sitting on the chair 383 in FIG.
Therefore, the player P can look at the local lottery machine 330 and the display surface 410 in front of the touch panel display 380 while operating the touch panel display 380.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing two touch panel displays 380 partially extracted from FIG. The operation surface (display surface) of the touch panel display 380 has a shape in which a circle on the back side and a rectangle on the front side are connected to each other when viewed from the player P.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the circular portion, numbers and the like are superimposed (superimposed) on the image showing the roulette wheel surface, while in the rectangular portion, the result of the bingo game using the roulette is displayed. ..

Further, in the vicinity of the touch panel display 380, a card reader 385 for reading card data and a slot 387 for inserting a game medium are provided. Information about the player P is written on the card whose data is read by the card reader 385. The information about the player P includes, for example, player identification information, credit information indicating a currency that can be used in the game, a game play history, and the like. Note that it is not necessary to store all the information about the player P in the card, and a device that can communicate with the game device 30 (for example, a server device existing on the same local network as the game device 30 or connected via the Internet). Server device) may additionally store information about the player P. For example, the credit information and the play history information can be stored in a dedicated server device in association with the player identification information. The game medium inserted into the slot 387 may be money (banknotes, coins), token coins, redemption tickets, or the like. Credits corresponding to the game media inserted in the slot 387 are stored in the game device 30. The player P stores the credit information in the game device 30 by holding the card over the card reader 385 or inserting a game medium into the insertion slot 387, and consumes the required number of credits to play the game. It is possible to participate.

8: is a figure which shows the structure when the local lottery machine 330 is planarly viewed, and FIG. 9 is sectional drawing of the principal part of the local lottery machine 330 fractured|ruptured by the Gg line in FIG.
As shown in these drawings, the local lottery machine 330 is capable of rolling one or more lottery balls B and is located inside the ring-shaped field 332 and the field 332 when seen in a plan view. A rotary plate 334 rotatable about the axis C and a plurality of partition portions 336A partitioning the space so that pockets 338 are formed in the space on the rotary plate 334, and do not interfere with the rotation of the rotary plate 334. And a fixed pocket board 336 so provided. When viewed in a plan view, the tip portion of the partition portion 336A extends beyond the inner peripheral edge of the rotary plate 334 in the outer peripheral edge direction and overlaps the rotary plate 334. Therefore, the root portion of the partition portion 336A functions as a pocket 338 that guides the ball B into the cavity inside the rotary plate 334. The figure shows an example in which the number of pockets 338 is "16", and is arranged equiangularly around the axis C.

A sensor (not shown) is provided in each of the pockets 338 to detect the fall of the ball B into the pocket 338 and supply the detection result to the game machine controller 360. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the field 332 and the rotary plate 334 are inclined in the direction of gravity as their upper surfaces are substantially flush with each other toward the axis C. A wall portion 332A for preventing the ball B from jumping out is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the field 332.

The game machine controller 360 controls the local lottery machine 330 configured as described above. That is, the game machine controller 360 rotates the rotating plate 334 and throws in one or more balls B along the peripheral edge of the field 332. The thrown-in ball B rolls on the field 332 along the wall portion 332A, but the rolling speed gradually decreases, and eventually contacts the rotary plate 334. The contacted ball B rolls on the field 332 as the speed is again imparted by the rotating rotary plate 334.

After throwing in the ball B, the game machine controller 360 gradually reduces the rotation speed of the rotating plate 334. When the rotation speed of the rotating plate 334 decreases to a certain degree, the speed imparted by the rotation is low even when the rotating plate 334 comes into contact with the rotating plate, so that the ball B moves in the direction of the axis C and any of the plurality of pockets 338. Crab falls.
When the ball B falls into one of the pockets 338, the sensor detects the fall and outputs it to the game machine controller 360.
Therefore, the game machine controller 360 knows in which pocket the thrown ball B has fallen.

Note that such a lottery situation in the local lottery machine 330, that is, the operation from the insertion of one or more balls B to the drop of all the balls B into the pocket 338 is photographed by the camera 321. The operation image is supplied to the game machine controller 360.
Since it may be difficult to analyze in which pocket the ball B has fallen based only on the motion image, the game machine controller 360 uses the detection result of the sensor described above.

The above is the description of the local lottery machine 330 in the game device 30. Next, the common lottery machines 231 to 233 in the common lottery game data center 20 will be described.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the common lottery machine 231 when seen in a plan view, in which the rotary plate 234 and 16 pockets 238 into which the thrown-in lottery balls B fall are radially provided. In, the common lottery machine 231 is the same as the local lottery machine 330 in the game device 30.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of the common lottery machine 232 when seen in a plan view. Unlike the common lottery machine 231, the common lottery machine 232 is provided with 25 pockets 238 radially in which the thrown balls B for the lottery fall.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of the common lottery machine 233 in a plan view. Unlike the common lottery machines 231, 232, the common lottery machine 233 is provided with twelve pockets 238 radially in which the thrown ball B for the lottery falls.

In addition, the lottery situation in the common lottery machine 231, that is, the operation from the insertion of one or more balls B to the drop of all the balls B into the pocket 238, is photographed by the camera 221, and the operation image is displayed. It is supplied to the common lottery machine controller 244. Similarly, the lottery situations of the common lottery machines 232 and 233 are photographed by the cameras 222 and 223, respectively, and operation images thereof are supplied to the common lottery machine controller 244.

The common lottery machines 231 to 233 are merely examples, and needless to say, may have a configuration different from the configuration shown in the drawing. For example, the common lottery machine 231 may have a different configuration from the local lottery machine 330, and the number of pockets 238 may be other than the illustrated example. Further, a configuration other than the roulette type may be used, for example, by rotating a disc and outputting a lottery result according to its stop position, or by rolling a die with numbers or the like on each surface. It may be a lottery machine or the like that outputs a lottery result in accordance with the numbers on the upper surface when the vehicle is stopped.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an overall flow of a game executed by the game system 1.
As shown in this figure, in the game system 1, after the individual game S1 is executed in each of the plurality of game devices 30, the result of the game is common in all or some of the plurality of game devices 30. The cycle in which the game S3 is executed is repeated.
The progress of the individual game S1 and the common game S3 is controlled by the common game controller 110 in the common game server 10, for example.

In the present example, the individual game S1 is a game that is individually executed by each of the plurality of game devices 30 using its own local lottery machine 330, and in the present example, the individual games S1 to S13 are composed three times. It In addition, in the figure, (1) to (3) are added to make it easy to distinguish three local games.
On the other hand, the common game S3 is a game executed by using the common lottery machines 231 to 233 so that the game results are related to each other in all or some of the plurality of game devices 30, and in this example, the common bingo. The game is composed of three games, a game S31, a first common roulette game S32, and a second common roulette game S33.

By the way, roughly one arbitrary local game among the local games S11 to S13 in the individual game S1 throws eight balls B in the local lottery machine 330 and the eight balls B fall. The content is that the payout is paid to the player (that is, credit is given) according to the result according to the position of the pocket 338.
In this example, as one local game, as will be described later, the player can simultaneously participate in three types of games from "No. 1" to "No. 3". In order for the player to participate in any one of the three types of games, for example, consumption of 5 credits is a condition.
The three types of local games are common in that a lottery result from the local lottery machine 330 is used. Therefore, the common operation of one local game will be described first, and then the individual characteristics of the three types of games will be described.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the flow of a local game.
Since the local games S11 to S13 have the same flow, the local game S11 will be representatively described here.
As shown in FIG. 14, the game machine controller 360 causes the local lottery machine 330 to throw two balls B in step S11A. The two balls B eventually fall into one of the pockets 338. After that, the game machine controller 360 causes the two balls B to be thrown in again in step S11B. The two balls B fall into one of the pockets 338. At this point, the positions of the pockets 338 where the four balls B have fallen are determined.

Before the step S11A, the game machine controller 360 provides a time (bet time) during which a bet operation and an operation of setting the content of lottery conditions (details will be described later) are permitted, and in addition to the step S11C, the game machine controller 360 additionally provides the player with the time. Give consideration time (thinking time) to allow the operation to set the lottery conditions. For example, 60 seconds is given as the sinking time of step S11C. The player operates the touch panel display 380 to input the details of the lottery conditions in consideration of the positions of the pockets 338 where the four balls B have fallen during the thinking time.
When the sinking time ends, the game machine controller 360 causes the local lottery machine 330 to throw in two balls B in step S11D, drop the two balls B into one of the pockets 338, and then step In S11E, the two balls B are thrown in again, and the two balls B are dropped into any of the pockets 338. At this point, the positions of the pockets 338 where the eight balls B have fallen are determined.

The game machine controller 360 acquires the game result of each player from each station controller 370 in step S11F. Here, each station controller 370 generates a game result according to the position of the pocket 338 where the eight balls B have dropped, the content of the bet, and the content of the lottery condition. The game result includes, for example, information on the number of credits to be awarded as a dividend, information on the type and number of items to be awarded as a reward, and the like. Reception of bet operations, management of bet information, award of rewards according to game results and bets, etc. are mainly executed by the station controller 370, but may be executed by the game machine controller 360 for some or all of the processing. , And both parties may carry out in cooperation.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the game content of the first type “local game/part 1” of the three types of games in the local game, and shows the screen displayed on the touch panel display 380. In this screen, the ball B, the rotating plate 334, the pocket board 336, and the 16 pockets 338 are based on the operation image of the local lottery machine 330 taken by the camera 321. The operation video is transmitted to the station controller 370 via the game machine controller 360.
Further, the station controller 370 generates an image of the ring-shaped railroad track R and the freight train M traveling around the railroad track R, and superimposes it on the operation video transmitted via the game machine controller 360, and the touch panel display 380. To display.
FIG. 15 shows an example of images superimposed in this way.

The freight train M displayed on the touch panel display 380 has an organization in which a locomotive pulls one or more freight cars. In the “local game, part 1”, when the pocket 338 into which the ball B falls and the position of the traveling freight car coincide with each other in timing, that is, when the ball B enters one of the freight cars, The game content is to pay a dividend to the player.

Here, the number of both freight cars can be appropriately changed by the player operating the touch panel display 380 at the betting time or the thinking time. Here, when the player changes the number of wagons, the payout awarded when the ball B enters the wagon is also changed. Specifically, if the number of both freight cars is small, the probability that the ball B will enter one of the freight cars (winning rate) is low, and the payout is high. On the other hand, if the number of both freight cars is large, the winning rate is high, and the dividend is low. In this way, the player can place a low risk low return bet or a high risk high return bet by changing the number of wagons. Further, the payout information may be displayed in association with the image of the freight train M. For example, the payout information may be displayed in a superimposed manner for each freight car. Here, the payout information may be different for each wagon, or an item may be associated with some wagons separately from the payout.

Further, the "local game/part 1" is executed in eight stations in one game apparatus 30, but the number of freight cars can be changed for each player (for each station). Therefore, the winning rate and the payout can be set for each player who plays at the eight stations, according to the intention of the player.

Further, in the plurality of game devices 30, the “local game/part 1” can be executed at the same time, but when such a local game is executed, one or more of the common game controllers 110 in the common game server 10 are executed. Items for the common game can be given to the stations of the game device 30 of FIG. At the station to which the item is attached, the state in which the item is loaded on the freight car is displayed. The common game server 10 may select any one or more game devices 30, and the game machine controller 360 of the selected game device 30 may select a station to which the common game item is given.
Although not particularly shown, examples of the items for the common game include participation items that are conditions for participation in the common game. When the ball B enters the wagon in which such an item has occurred through the pocket 338, the player acquires the item.

When the player obtains an item, the common machine controller 360 causes the game machine controller 360 to provide at least information indicating the type of the item, information about the station played by the player, and information about the game device 30 having the station. Send to 110.
As a result, the common game controller 110 can grasp which item and how many items have been acquired for each station of each game device 30 in the individual game S1.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the game contents of the second type of “local game/part 2” among the three types of local games, and shows the screen displayed on the touch panel display 380. Of this screen, the ball B, the rotary plate 334, the pocket board 336, and the 16 pockets 338 are based on the operation image of the local lottery machine 330 as in the “local game, part 1”. The operation video is transmitted to the station controller 370 via the game machine controller 360.
In addition, the station controller 370 generates an image in which blocks of, for example, 5 colors are arranged in 6 rows and 6 columns, at approximately the center of the pocket board 336, and superimposes it on the operation video transmitted via the game machine controller 360. , On the touch panel display 380. Note that at the beginning of the game, the station controller 370 arranges the blocks so that three or more blocks of the same color are not vertically or horizontally adjacent to each other in the block arrangement.
FIG. 16 shows an example of images superimposed in this way.

In the "local game, part 2", of the blocks arranged in 6 rows and 6 columns, the block on the line L connecting the pockets 338 where the two balls B have dropped disappears, and the block above the line L falls. To do. After the drop, when three or more blocks of the same color are aligned in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, the blocks disappear and the upper block further drops.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a block on the line L is shown in black and a block above the line L is immediately before falling. It should be noted that such a drop continues until three or more blocks of the same color are not adjacent to each other in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.
At the time when a total of eight balls B are thrown in, the larger the number of disappeared blocks, the higher the payout, and when all 36 blocks have disappeared, the highest payout is achieved.

Although the “local game/part 2” is executed by eight stations in one game apparatus 30, the block array of 6 rows and 6 columns may be different for each of the eight stations. , May be common.
Further, the common game controller 110 in the common game server 10 generates an item for the common game as described above with respect to a specific block out of 36 blocks for any one or more stations of the game device 30. Can be made. The player acquires the item by erasing the block in which such an item occurs.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the game content of the third type of “local game, part 3” of the three types of local games, and shows the screen displayed on the touch panel display 380. On this screen, the ball B, the rotating plate 334, the pocket board 336, and the 16 pockets 338 are displayed on the operation image of the local lottery machine 330 as in the case of “local game/part 1” and “local game/part 2”. It is based.
In addition, the station controller 370 generates an image of a bingo card in which squares are arranged in 4 rows and 4 columns at approximately the center of the pocket board 336, and superimposes it on the operation image transmitted via the game machine controller 360, and then touches the touch panel. Display on the display 380.

In the pocket 338 of the local lottery machine 330, for example, numbers (attributes) from "1" to "16" are set in order clockwise starting from the direction at 12:00 in the figure, and the thrown ball B falls. The number corresponding to the created pocket becomes valid (Hit) in the bingo card. In this figure, the valid grid numbers are displayed in white with a black background. In the figure, the number set in the pocket 338 is omitted as appropriate.

In the figure, the squares of “Free” are valid before the ball B is thrown in. Further, as an example of setting the lottery condition, the number (attribute) set in the pocket can be appropriately changed by the player operating the touch panel display 380 at the bet time or the thinking time.
Although not particularly shown, the generated bingo card may be provided with an item that causes a predetermined game result in the bingo game. As an example of setting the lottery condition, the player can place the item in any square by operating the touch panel display 380 at the bet time or the thinking time. Here, when the square in which the item is arranged becomes valid by the fall of the ball B, a game effect is generated in which the squares located above, below, left and right of the square are also valid.
The higher the number of bingo lines established when a total of eight balls B are thrown, the higher the payout.

The "local game, part 3" is executed by eight stations in one game apparatus 30, but the arrangement of bingo cards may be different for each of the eight stations, or may be common. You can have it.
Further, the common game controller 110 in the common game server 10 can cause the stations of one or more game devices 30 to generate the items for the common game as described above at a specific number in the bingo card. When the number in which such an item is generated becomes valid by the fall of the ball B, the player will acquire the item.

In one local game, three types of “local game/part 1”, “local game/part 2”, and “local game/part 3” are simultaneously executed by using the local lottery machine 330. The player can appropriately select and participate in three types of games.
Then, such a local game is executed three times at S11 to S13 on each of the plurality of game devices 30.
It should be noted that, in the ten times of the local game, the content for each player is displayed on the touch panel display 380 operated by the player, but the lottery status of the local lottery machine 330 and the like is displayed on the display surface 410 of the main display section 400. To be done.

Next, the common game S3 will be described. The individual game S1 (local games S11 to S13) is executed in each of the plurality of game devices 30 by using each local lottery machine 330. The common game S3 is the common lottery machine 231 in the common lottery game data center 20. .About.233 are sequentially used.

Among the common games S3, the player who can participate in the first common bingo game S31 executed is, for example, the player who has acquired seven or more participation items in the individual game S1 described above. As described above, since the common game controller 110 keeps track of the number of participating items acquired for each station of each game device 30, after the end of the individual game S1, the station that has acquired seven or more participating items is identified. Then, the station controller 370 of the station is permitted to play the common bingo game S31. The information indicating the permission is transmitted from the common game controller 110 to the station controller 370 via the game machine controller 360 of the game device 30.

In the common bingo game S31, the operation image of the common lottery machine 231 is used. The common game controller 110 stores a common lottery stored in the video database 246 for one or more game devices 30 related to the common bingo game S31, that is, one or more game devices 30 scheduled to execute the common bingo game S31. The acquisition status (download status) of the operation video of the machine 231 is confirmed. Then, the action image to be displayed in the common bingo game S31 is identified based on the acquisition state of the action image of the common lottery machine 231, and the information designating the identified action image is used as the game device 30 related to the common bingo game S31. Send to. In the game device 30, the action video specified by the common game controller 110 is displayed on the display surface of the main display unit 400, and the game is progressed using the action history information related to the action video. The motion history information is stored in the video database 246 in association with the motion video, and the game device 30 previously acquires (downloads) the motion history information together with the motion video. The motion history information is information indicating the timing at which the ball B is thrown in the motion video, the position of the pocket 238 in which the ball B is inserted, the timing at which the ball B is thrown, and the game device 30 uses the motion history information. , It becomes possible to progress the game according to the motion video. For example, it is possible to use the information on the timing at which the ball B is thrown in the motion video to perform countdown display or the like in accordance with the motion video. Note that, in the game device 30, it is possible to analyze the timing at which the pocket 238 is thrown in, the position of the pocket 238 in which the ball B is inserted, and the like based on the motion image, but by using the motion history information, the game device 30 can be analyzed. It is possible to reduce the processing load on 30.

Also, the station controller 370 of the station permitted to participate in the common bingo game S31 generates and displays the screen shown in FIG. 19 on the touch panel display 380.
In the common bingo game S31, as shown in the figure, among the squares of the generated six bingo cards, the number corresponding to the pocket in which the ball B thrown by the common lottery machine 231 has fallen is valid in the bingo card. Become.
It should be noted that the game machine controller 360 obtains information on stations participating in the bingo game (for example, information on the station ID and the number of bingo lines) from the station controller 370, and together with the information on the game device 30, the common game controller. Send to 110. Thereby, the common game controller 110 can grasp the number of bingo lines for each player (for each station of the game device 30 related to the common bingo game S31) in the common bingo game S31.

In the common bingo game S31, players (stations of the game device 30) who can participate in the next first common roulette game S32 are determined by the number of bingo lines in the bingo game and the like. Specifically, the common game controller 110 has, for example, the top 20 players of the number of bingo lines and the five players who have a predetermined rank below 21st place (for example, 30th and 40th) as participating players of the first common roulette game S32. A total of 25 players including the player who became the lowest rank, the 50th rank, the 60th rank, and the lowest rank are determined.

In the common bingo game S31, the common lottery machine controller 244 cooperates with the common game controller 110 to throw a plurality of balls B into the common lottery machine 231 at a predetermined timing, and the common shot by the camera 221. The operation image showing the lottery status of the lottery machine 231 may be distributed in real time to the game device 30 related to the common bingo game S31. However, depending on the network condition or the like, the timing at which the action image is distributed to each game device 30 may be different, and thus the action image may not be displayed at the same timing on each game device 30. Therefore, it is preferable that each game device 30 obtains the action video and the action history information in advance.

In the first common roulette game S32, the operation image of the common lottery machine 232 is used. The common game controller 110 stores one or more game devices 30 related to the first common roulette game S32, that is, one or more game devices 30 on which the first common roulette game S32 is to be executed, in the video database 246. The acquisition status (download status) of the operation video of the common lottery machine 232 is confirmed. Then, the action image to be displayed in the first common roulette game S32 is specified based on the acquisition state of the action image of the common lottery machine 232, and the information designating the specified action image is transmitted to the related game device 30. In addition, the common game controller 110 associates the 25 pockets in the common lottery machine 232 with the 25 players (stations of the game device 30) that have been determined, in a one-to-one correspondence, and the information indicating the associated relationship is first shared It is transmitted to the game device 30 related to the roulette game S32.

In the game device 30, the game machine controller 360 includes an operation image of the common lottery machine 232 designated by the common game controller 110, operation history information related to the operation image, and a player and a pocket transmitted from the common game controller 110. A screen as shown in FIG. 20 is generated by using the information indicating the relationship between the main display unit 400 and the touch panel display 380.
It should be noted that the common game controller 110 may generate an image to be displayed by being superimposed on the motion video, and may transmit the generated image to the related game device 30.

In the first common roulette game S32, the common lottery machine 232 continuously throws, for example, 40 balls B. In the screen of FIG. 20, the top five players with the most balls dropped in the pocket 238 are displayed in a balloon as the progress along with the rank and the number of balls. In the first common roulette game S32, of the 40 balls B thrown into the common lottery machine 232, the player associated with the pocket 238 in which two or more balls have fallen is the winner, and moves to the next common roulette game S33. It is decided as a player to participate. Regarding the determination of the players to participate, for example, the common game controller 110 determines the number of balls B dropped in the pocket 238 based on the operation history information of the common lottery machine 232 and the information indicating the relationship between the player and the pocket 238. Is counted for each player associated with the pocket (for each station of the game device 30 related to the first common roulette game S32), and the player associated with the pocket 238 in which the number of balls B dropped is 2 or more. It is possible to specify.

In the first common roulette game S32, the common lottery machine controller 244 cooperates with the common game controller 110 to throw a plurality of balls B into the common lottery machine 232 at a predetermined timing, and the image taken by the camera 222. The operation image showing the lottery status of the common lottery machine 232 may be delivered to the game device 30 related to the first common roulette game S32 in real time. However, depending on the network condition or the like, the timing at which the action image is distributed to each game device 30 may be different, and thus the action image may not be displayed at the same timing on each game device 30. Therefore, it is preferable that each game device 30 obtains the action video and the action history information in advance.

In the next second common roulette game S33, the operation image of the common lottery machine 233 is used. The common game controller 110 stores common one or more game devices 30 related to the second common roulette game S33, that is, one or more game devices on which the second common roulette game S33 is to be executed, stored in the video database 246. The acquisition status (download status) of the operation video of the lottery machine 233 is confirmed. Then, the action image to be displayed in the second common roulette game S33 is specified based on the acquisition state of the action image of the common lottery machine 233, and the information designating the specified action image is transmitted to the related game device 30. In addition, the common game controller 110 associates the twelve pockets 238 in the common lottery machine 233 with the players (stations of the game device 30) determined as the players to participate in the second common roulette game S33, and the associated relationships. Is transmitted to the game device 30 related to the second common roulette game S33.

In the game device 30, the game machine controller 360 causes the operation image of the common lottery machine 233 designated by the common game controller 110, operation history information related to the operation image, and the player and pocket 238 transmitted from the common game controller 110. A screen as shown in FIG. 21 is generated using the information indicating the relationship with and is displayed on the main display unit 400 and the touch panel display 380, respectively. It should be noted that the common game controller 110 may generate an image to be displayed by being superimposed on the motion video, and may transmit the generated image to the related game device 30.

In the second common roulette game S33, the common lottery machine 233 throws, for example, only one ball B. Then, when one thrown ball B falls into any of the pockets 238, the player associated with the pocket 238 becomes the winner and the player obtains a high payout (jackpot). Become.
In the second common roulette game S33, the common lottery machine controller 244 cooperates with the common game controller 110 to throw the ball B into the common lottery machine 233 at a predetermined timing, and the common lottery photographed by the camera 223. The operation video showing the lottery status of the machine 233 may be delivered to the game device 30 related to the second common roulette game S33 in real time. However, depending on the network condition or the like, the timing at which the action image is distributed to each game device 30 may be different, and thus the action image may not be displayed at the same timing on each game device 30. Therefore, it is preferable that each game device 30 obtains the action video and the action history information in advance.

When the second common roulette game S33 ends in the common game S3, the local games S11 to S13 are executed again in the individual game S1, and thereafter the individual game S1 and the common game S3 are alternately repeated.

The above is the overall flow of the game executed by the game system 1.
By the way, the common game S3 is a game in which a plurality of players can participate, but it is difficult to be established as a game unless a certain number of players participate.
Therefore, in this example, roughly speaking, a player who has finished the game play and who specifies the bet pattern is allowed to participate in the common game S3. However, in this example, the player does not play the common game S3, but the game device 30 advances the game play on behalf of the player. In this example, that the game device 30 progresses the game play on behalf of the player is called “automatic play”. If a reward is obtained as a result of the common game S3 by the "automatic play", the reward is given to the player who resumed the play when the play is resumed.
Even if the player has finished playing in this way, the player who specifies the bet pattern may be called a special participant in order to distinguish it from other players who are actually playing the game.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a function constructed by the game device 30 for allowing a special participant to participate in the common game S3.
As shown in this figure, the game machine controller 360 of the game device 30 builds a bet pattern information acquisition unit 361, a special participant selection unit 362, a possible participant information acquisition unit 363, and a common game execution unit 364, and a touch panel. The display 380 forms an input reception unit 381 and a video display unit 382.

The input reception unit 381 is a touch panel that receives an operation performed by the player's finger. Note that, for the operation with a finger, for example, a tap operation for tapping and designating an object displayed on the screen with a finger, a flick operation for lightly wiping the object with a finger, and a movement with the object in contact with the finger Includes drag operation to perform, pinch operation to expand and narrow with two fingers in contact with the display screen.
The video display unit 382 displays a screen of various settings and results under the control of the station controller 370. Since the video display unit 382 makes a display corresponding to each player, it should be called a sub-display unit with respect to the main display unit 400.

The bet pattern information acquisition unit 361 acquires bet pattern information that specifies a bet pattern for a game before a player who participates in the game is determined from one or more players. The bet pattern information is information that specifies the number of participations in the common game S3 for each bet amount, for example, 10 bets three times, 50 bets three times, and 100 bets ten times. Here, the information on the number of times of participation and the amount of bets may be input by the player himself/herself via the input receiving unit 381, or may be calculated by the station controller 370 by a predetermined algorithm and automatically input.
The special participant selection unit 362 selects a player who has finished the game by performing an operation of designating “auto play” in the input reception unit 381 as a player who participates in the common game S3.

The participant information acquisition unit 363, which will be described in detail later, acquires the information of the players who satisfy the conditions for participating in the common game S3. For example, when the acquisition of a predetermined number of items in the individual game S1 is imposed as a condition for participating in the common bingo game S31, the information of the players (participants who can participate) is acquired. It is a thing. Here, since the game machine controller 360 of the game device 30 can grasp the acquisition status of the items necessary for participating in the common bingo game S31 for each station, the game machine controller 360 participates in the common bingo game S31 in the game device 30. It is possible to specify a possible player. In addition, the game machine controller 360 transmits, to the common game controller 110, information on the players who can participate in the common bingo game S31 in the game device 30.

The common game execution unit 364 executes the common game S3. For example, in the common bingo game S31, the game machine controller 360 transmits information indicating the position of the pocket where the ball has fallen to each station controller 370, and acquires information on the number of bingo lines from each station controller 370 to obtain the common game. Send to the controller 110. Further, the station controller 370 identifies the number of bingo lines based on the information of the bingo card of each station and the position of the pocket where the ball has fallen, and transmits the bingo line number to the game machine controller 360. It can be said that the common game execution unit 364 is constructed by the cooperation of the game machine controller 360 and the station controller 370.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when a special participant participates in the common game S3. The operation shown in this figure is activated, for example, when the player operates the input reception unit 381 to instruct to end the play of the game.
First, the station controller 370 of the station corresponding to the input receiving unit 381 operated by the player causes the video display unit 382 corresponding to the input receiving unit 381 to display a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 24 (step S71).

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of this confirmation screen. As shown in the screen of this figure, in the video display unit 382, the software button 387 for designating “auto play” and the indication that the play on the game device 30 is completely completed without designating “auto play”. The software button 388 for designating is displayed to urge the player to select either one.

The station controller 370 waits until the selection is made, and determines which of the software buttons 387 and 388 is operated when the selection is made (step S72).
When the player operates the software button 388 (when the determination result of step S72 is “No”), the station controller 370 of the station reports the fact to the game machine controller 360 and is stored in the station controller 370. The credit information stored is transmitted to a dedicated server device connected to the game device 30 together with the player information (step S77). The dedicated server device is a device that stores a credit value in association with the player information, and executes a process of adding the credit value received from the game device 30 to the stored credit value.
On the other hand, when the player operates the software button 387 (when the determination result of step S72 is “Yes”), the station controller 370 of the station displays a bet setting screen as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26 on the video display unit 382. It is displayed (step S73).

FIG. 25 is a view showing an example of the bet setting screen, and FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of a region E which is a part of the bet setting screen.
As shown in these figures, the video display unit 382 displays software buttons corresponding to 10 bets, 50 bets, and 100 bets, as well as a software button 389 for designating “automatic input”.
In the case of participating in the common game S3 by designating the number of times, the player may perform the tap operation for the number of times of designating the software button corresponding to each bet. In addition, when participating by “automatic input”, the player may perform a tap operation on the software button 389.

When the player operates the software button 389 to specify “automatic input”, the station controller 370 determines a relatively high bet amount based on the remaining credit value of the player stored in the station controller 370. The number of participations for each bet amount is allocated so that the number of participations of is increased.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a bet pattern when “automatic input” is designated. For example, when 50 credits can be consumed by “auto play” (when stored in the station controller), “1 time” is automatically input as the bet count of 50 credits, and the bet count of 10 credits is “0”. “Time” is automatically entered. When 1000 credits can be consumed by "auto play", "10 times" is automatically input as the bet count of 100 credits, and "0 times" is automatically input as the bet count of 50 credits and 10 credits. ..
When a fraction of credit is generated in the allocation, the fraction part may be added to the bet amount of any time. For example, when the remaining credit is “82”, 100 bets are allocated 0 times, 50 bets are allocated 1 time, and 10 bets are distributed 3 times, but since a fractional “2” is generated, out of 3 times of 10 bets You may add 12 bets by adding one time.
Further, for example, when the remaining credit is “156”, 100 bets are allocated once, 50 bets are allocated once, and 10 bets are allocated 0 times. However, since a fractional “6” is generated, one bet is 50. You may add 56 bets.
The station controller 370 determines the bet pattern when the enter button is operated (the operation of designating the software button of “auto play”) after the bet pattern is input by the player or the automatic input, and the “automatic Bet pattern information indicating a bet pattern in "play" is generated. Further, it is transmitted to the game machine controller 360 in association with the player's identification information, and the bet pattern information acquisition unit 361 of the game machine controller 360 acquires the bet pattern information and the player's identification information.

When the player designates “auto play”, it is convenient for the player to know the time (expected end time) at which all the allocated credits are expected to be consumed when the common game progresses.
If the common game is executed three times in one hour, the time required for one game is "0.33" (unit is time (h)). Therefore, for example, when 100 bets are specified 10 times, 50 bets 3 times, and 10 bets 3 times are specified as the bet pattern, the common game is executed 16 times in total, and the expected end time is “5.3”. Become.
On the screen shown in FIG. 26, this means that the estimated end time is displayed as "5.3".

In the above example, the expected end time is calculated on the assumption that the player is always selected as a special participant in each common game executed when the game is not played, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, it is also possible to calculate the probability that a station will be vacant based on the operating status of each station (the ratio of time played per unit time, etc.), and change the estimated end time based on the probability. .. In other words, when the operating status of each station is high, the stations are less likely to become vacant, and thus the possibility of being selected as a special participant in the common game is low, and as a result, the expected end time is relatively long. On the other hand, when the operating status of each station is low, it is easy for the station to become vacant, so it is more likely to be selected as a special participant in the common game, and as a result the expected end time will be relatively short. ..

In this way, when the bet pattern is set by the player's designation of the number of times on the bet setting screen or by “automatic input”, the credit set as the bet pattern from the credits stored in the station controller 370 of the game device 30. And the remaining credits are sent to a dedicated server device. As a result, the player ends the game on the game device 30.
On the other hand, there is a possibility that the game play (automatic play) will be executed according to the bet pattern from the common game S3 that first arrives after the bet pattern is set (step S74). That is, the common game execution unit 364 bets on the common game according to the bet pattern indicated by the bet pattern information acquired by the bet pattern information acquisition unit 361, and when a reward is obtained as a game result, this reward is given to the player. It is stored in association with the identification information.

Here, in the common game, the identification information of the players who participate in the “automatic play” is displayed as the information of the players who participate in the common game, and to other players, it is as if that player bets in real time. And make them appear as if they are participating in the game.
Further, in the automatic play, for example, the bets are executed in order of relatively high bet amount. In the example of the bet pattern described above, when 100 bets are designated 10 times, 50 bets 3 times, and 10 bets 3 times, in this order, that is, 100 bets (10 times)→50 bets (3 times). →Automatic play is executed in the order of 10 bets (3 times).
When all the bets indicated by the set bet pattern are completed, the special participant selection unit 362 does not select the player as a player who will participate in the common game. As a result, the player is not selected as a player who participates in the common game.

Now, after the automatic play ends, when the player causes the card reader 385 to read the card data and starts the game play again, the station controller 370 causes the common game execution unit 364 to use the player's identification information read from the card. (Step S75).
The common game execution unit 364 transmits the result of the automatic play for the player to the station controller 370. The station controller 370 stores information on rewards (credits, items, etc.) included in the result of the automatic play, and causes the video display unit 382 to display the result of the automatic play. (Step S76).
After the processing of step S76 or step S77, the operation when the special participant participates is completed.

The player may restart the game play when the participation of each bet amount designated by the bet pattern is not completed. In this case, the game result of the auto play completed by that time is displayed and the reward is given, and the credit not consumed by the auto play is returned to the player (the credit is stored in the station controller 370. (Added to credit).

FIG. 28 is an example of a screen showing the result of the automatic play. For each game (competition), the order, the type of the game, the date and time when the automatic player was played, the reward (credit, item), etc. are displayed on the video display unit 382. Will be displayed in list format.
FIG. 29 is an example of a screen for notifying that a jackpot has been won, and an effect image recognizing the player is displayed in a circular area of the image display unit 382.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of a specific temporal flow of automatic play, and is an example of a case where a bet pattern is designated by "automatic input" using 395 credits. The bet pattern in this case is 100 bets three times, 50 bets once, and 10 bets four times (15 bets once), and bets in automatic play are also made in this order.
As shown in the figure, when the player finishes playing after the second game of the individual game (A1) ends, the automatic play starts from the common game (B1) next to the individual game. In the first common game, (A1) will be 100 bets. The common game execution unit 364 stores the game result of the automatic play of the common game (B1) and, if a reward has occurred in the common game (B1), stores the reward information as a part of the game result.
In the next individual game (A2), the automatic play is skipped and is not executed, and in the next common game (B2), 100 bets are executed again. The common game execution unit 364 stores the game result of the automatic play of the common game (B2), and if the reward is generated in the common game (B2), stores the information of the reward as a part of the game result. ..
When the player restarts the game in the middle of the individual game (A3), unused 195 credits are returned, and if the common game (B1, B2) is rewarded, the reward is also included. It will be given to the player.

According to this example, even if a player finishes playing, he or she can participate in the common game with the bet indicated by the bet pattern, so that the player can play on another type of game device.
On the other hand, from the perspective of other players, it seems that the player who has finished playing participates in the common game in real time, and therefore the situation in which the common game does not excite due to the small number of participants and the number of participants is uniform. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of waiting time.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various applications and modifications such as those described below are possible. It should be noted that the following applied and modified modes can be appropriately combined with one or more selected arbitrarily.

When there are three types of common game S3 as in the embodiment, the special participant selection unit 362 selects a player whose bet pattern satisfies a predetermined condition as a special participant of a specific common game, and A player who does not meet the condition may not be selected as a special participant of the specific common game, but may be selected as a special participant of another common game. For example, only the players who specify 100 bets in the bet pattern are selected as special participants in the first common roulette game and the last JP chance game, and the players who specify 50 bets and 100 bets in the bet pattern are common. You may select as a special participant of a bingo game.

For a player who has designated “automatic play”, the status of the automatic play in the game, etc. is displayed on the terminal device carried by the player or the terminal device that is stationary in the facility where the game device 30 is installed. The configuration may be such that 30 notifies. As an example of the situation of the automatic play, firstly, whether the automatic play is in progress, whether the automatic play has ended, or the like can be mentioned. The game device 30 generates information for notifying the participation status of the game by automatic play and transmits the information to a dedicated server device, and the dedicated server device sends the game to the player's terminal device. The participation status of may be notified.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of a screen notifying that the automatic play is proceeding, and FIG. 32 is a diagram showing an example of a screen notifying that the automatic play is finished. As for the status of automatic play, if the play is in progress, it may be notified including the remaining bet count, the remaining bet amount, etc.If the play is over, the bet count and participation It may be notified including the bet amount at the time of making.

Secondly, as an example of the situation of the automatic play, there is a reward after the automatic play is finished.
33 to 35 are each an example of a screen for notifying the reward result, and the contents indicate whether the reward is large, medium, or small by the facial expression or movement of the character.

Further, in the embodiment, only for the common game S3, the player can set the bet pattern before the players to participate in the game are decided, but the game in which the players of a plurality of game devices participate. No need. For example, a bet pattern may be set for a game executed on each game device independently of other game devices.

In addition, the game device 30 (game machine controller 360) is playing when a player who participates in the game to be automatically played is determined, and the number of players who can participate in the game is less than a predetermined standard. In this case, a part of the players who participate in the game may be selected from the players who are not playing when the players who participate in the game are determined. For example, regarding a common game that can be participated on the condition that a predetermined number of items have been acquired, if the number of players who have acquired the predetermined number of items on the game device is less than the predetermined number, then participate in the game. A player who has not played when the player to be decided and who has specified the bet pattern before the player to participate in the game is selected, selects a part of the players to participate in the common game. ..

The game device 30 (game machine controller 360) sets a predetermined participation condition for participating in the game to the player playing when the player participating in the game to be automatically played is determined. The participation condition may be applied to the player selected from the players who are not playing when the player participating in the game is determined. For example, for a player who is playing when executing the common game, the player who is not playing when executing the common game is concerned with the condition that a predetermined number of items have been acquired. Participation conditions regarding item acquisition do not apply.

The game device 30 (game machine controller 360) may set a condition regarding the number of players to be selected from among the players who are not playing when the players participating in the game are determined for the game to be automatically played. .. For example, the number of players who are not playing may be limited to less than a predetermined number. Further, the number of players selected from among the players who are not playing when the players participating in the game is determined becomes a predetermined ratio with respect to the number of players who are playing when the game is executed. You may limit it.

In the embodiment, it is possible to specify the bet pattern of the automatic play only for the game executed after the play is ended and before the play is restarted. Also, it may be possible to specify a bet pattern for automatic play.

As described above, the game device according to the embodiment and the like (the game device 30 as an example) includes a game execution unit (for example, the common game execution unit 364) that executes one or more games in which a plurality of players participate. A bet pattern information acquisition unit (for example, a bet pattern information acquisition unit 361) that acquires bet pattern information designating a bet pattern for a game before one or more players decide a player to participate in the game; A special participant selection unit (for example, a special participant selection unit that selects a part of the players who participate in the game from the players who have not played when the player who participates in the game is determined based on the information) 362), and the game execution unit executes the game with the player selected by the special participant selection unit as part of the players participating in the game.
According to this game device, a player can participate in the game with the bet indicated by the bet pattern even if the game play is finished. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of other players, it seems as if the player who finished the game play is participating in the game, so that the situation in which the game does not excite due to the small number of participants and the number of participants is complete. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of waiting time.
Note that the player here includes not only a player who is playing a game but also a player who specifies bet pattern information.

The bet pattern information includes participation number information that specifies the number of participations in the game, and the special participant selection unit has reached the number of participations specified by the participation number information as the number of selections as a player who participates in the game. The player may not be selected as a player who will participate in the game thereafter. This allows the player to participate in the game as many times as specified.

The bet pattern information includes combination information for designating a combination of the number of times of participation in the game and a bet amount when participating in the game, and the special participant selecting unit satisfies the combination designated by the combination information, The player may be selected as a part of the players who participate in the game. This allows the player to participate in the game with a combination of the bet number and the bet amount designated by the player.

In addition, there are a plurality of types of games, and when the bet pattern specified by the bet pattern information matches a predetermined bet pattern, the special participant selection unit determines a player associated with the bet pattern information as a player of a plurality of types of games. It may be selected as a part of the players participating in a particular type of game.

You may further have the notification information production|generation part which produces|generates the information for notifying the participation condition to a game with respect to the terminal device of a player linked|related with bet pattern information. This allows the player to know the participation status in the game even if the game play is finished.

The special participant selection unit is playing when a player who participates in the game is determined, and when the number of players who can participate in the game is less than a predetermined criterion, when the player who participates in the game is determined. A part of the players who participate in the game may be selected from the players who have not played. This makes it possible to allow a player who is not playing when a player who participates in the game is determined to participate at an appropriate timing.

Further, the game execution unit applies a predetermined participation condition for participating in the game to the player playing when the player participating in the game is determined, and is selected by the special participant selection unit. The predetermined participation condition may not be applied to the player. This makes it possible to further increase the motivation for the player to set the bet pattern information.

In the above description, the functions of the game execution unit, the bet pattern information acquisition unit, the special participant selection unit, and the notification information generation unit are realized by the hardware and software configuring the game device. May combine some or all of the above functions with a combination of hardware and software of one or more separate devices. In this case, it can be said that it is realized as a “game system” instead of a “game device”. That is, the game system acquires a game execution unit that executes a game in which a plurality of players participate, and bet pattern information that specifies a bet pattern for the game, before one or more players decide a player to participate in the game. Bet pattern information acquisition unit and a special participant selection for selecting a part of the players participating in the game from the players not playing when the players participating in the game are determined based on the bet pattern information The game execution unit executes the game with the player selected by the special participant selection unit as a part of the players participating in the game.

Further, the present invention records a computer program configured to cause one or more computers (game machine controller, station controller, etc.) in the above game device to function as each unit of the above game device, or the computer program. It can also be regarded as a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is, for example, a non-transitory recording medium, and may include any known recording medium such as a semiconductor recording medium and a magnetic recording medium in addition to an optical recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The present invention is also specified as an operating method of the game device or an operating method of the game system according to each of the above-described aspects.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Game system, 10... Common game server, 20... Common lottery game data center, 30... Game device, 361... Bet pattern information acquisition part, 362... Special participant selection part, 363... Participable person information acquisition part, 364 ... Common game executing unit, 370... Station controller, 380... Touch panel display, 381... Input receiving unit, 382... Image display unit.

Claims (3)

A game execution unit that executes a game in which multiple people participate, multiple times,
A bet pattern information acquisition unit that specifies a bet pattern for the game and acquires bet pattern information associated with the person before a person who participates in one game is determined.
If the number of people who can play the game before the one game is less than a predetermined standard,
From those who state that does not directly participate in the one game has a special participant selecting unit for selecting a part of the persons participating in the one game, and
The game execution unit,
A game device, wherein the one game is advanced based on the bet pattern information, instead of the play by the direct participation of the person selected by the special participant selection unit. A game execution unit that executes a game in which multiple people participate, multiple times,
A bet pattern information acquisition unit that specifies a bet pattern for the game and acquires bet pattern information associated with the person before a person who participates in one game is determined.
If the number of people who can play the game before the one game is less than a predetermined standard,
From those who state that does not directly participate in the one game has a special participant selecting unit for selecting a part of the persons participating in the one game, and
The game execution unit,
A game system, wherein the one game is advanced based on the bet pattern information, instead of the play by the direct participation of the person selected by the special participant selection unit. One or more computers, gaming machine according to claim 1, or, a computer program arranged to function as each section of the game system according to claim 2.

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