JP6782689B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game device, particularly an arcade type game device.

Conventionally, for example, there is an arcade type game device having a lottery device (structure) and a plurality of terminal operation units provided with a small display (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This game device is configured so that when a plurality of players each operate each terminal operation unit and input information related to game play, a plurality of information including BET information and the like are displayed on each display. .. Although each display is small, it needs to have a certain size in order to display a plurality of information and make the information easy for the player to see.

Therefore, in such a game device played by a plurality of players, it is necessary to arrange a plurality of terminal operation units having a display of a certain size around the structure, and the game device has to be large. Absent. Further, in such a game device, generally, a large signboard or a display showing the contents of the game or the like is provided around the game device. From this point of view, the game device tends to be large.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-97487

An object of the present invention is to provide a game device capable of preventing an increase in size by effectively utilizing a dead space.

Such an object is achieved by the present invention of the following (1) to (8).
(1) A plurality of display units having a display surface and
A game device provided corresponding to a closed area defined by the plurality of display units, and having a structure related to the content of the game.

(2) The game device according to (1) above, wherein each of the plurality of display units is arranged with the display surface facing vertically upward.

(3) The game device according to (1) or (2) above, wherein the structure is arranged so as to overlap a part of the display surface of each of the plurality of display units in a plan view of the game device. ..

(4) The game device according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the plurality of display units display an image related to the content of the game.

(5) The game device according to any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein the structure is a game machine provided with a physical mechanism.

(6) The game device according to (5) above, wherein the game machine further includes an electrical mechanism.
(7) The game device according to (5) or (6) above, wherein the game machine is a roulette type game machine.

(8) The game device according to (7) above, wherein the plurality of display units display an image rotating around the roulette-type game machine in synchronization with the rotation of the roulette of the roulette-type game machine.

According to the present invention, since the plurality of display units and the structure can be integrated by effectively utilizing the dead space, it is possible to provide a game device capable of preventing an increase in size.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the game device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the game device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the game device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the game device shown in FIG. 3 cut out. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a part of the configuration of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a display surface of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention until the start of the BET time. FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a game machine main body of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing example in which the rotation of the roulette wheel of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the lighting of the LED, and the rotation of the video wheel are synchronized. FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a display surface during the ball lottery. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an operation method of the operation unit in the BET time. FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the game device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the game device of the present invention will be described in detail based on the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

<First Embodiment>
1. 1. Game device FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the game device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the game device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the game device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the game device shown in FIG. 3 cut out. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

The game device 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is composed of a device main body 1 and a roulette type game machine (structure) 10 provided in the device main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the roulette type game machine 10 includes a game machine main body 11 provided with a rotatable roulette wheel 111, an LED device (lighting device) 12 provided on the outer peripheral side of the roulette wheel 111, and the like. An LED cover 13 that covers the LED device 12, a storage unit 14 that houses the lower part of the game machine body 11 (the part below the LED device 12 of the game machine body 11), and an upper part of the game machine body 11 (roulette wheel 111 and It has a game machine cover 15 that covers the LED cover 13).

The game machine main body 11 includes a cylindrical discharge unit 110 that discharges the ball B, and a disk-shaped roulette wheel 111 that rotates around the discharge unit 110.

The roulette wheel 111 is composed of a wheel body 112 and a stirring plate 113 provided on the wheel body 112 concentrically with the wheel body 112. The wheel body 112 and the stirring plate 113 can rotate individually. The wheel body 112 is formed with a plurality of pockets 111b (16 in the present embodiment) arranged along the outer circumference thereof. The stirring plate 113 has a dish-like shape (bowl shape) in which the central portion (the portion corresponding to the discharge portion 110) protrudes vertically upward. Further, on the upper surface (curved convex surface) of the stirring plate 113, a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) collision portions 114 on which the balls B discharged from the discharge portion 110 collide are provided.

Further, the game machine main body 11 is provided below the roulette wheel 111, and is connected to two motors (not shown) for rotating the wheel main body 112 and the stirring plate 113, respectively, and the lower end portion of the discharging portion 110, and is connected to the roulette. A supply mechanism (not shown) for supplying the ball B to the wheel 111 and a recovery mechanism (not shown) for collecting the ball B from the roulette wheel 111 are provided. The main parts of the supply mechanism and the collection mechanism are housed in the storage part 14.

In the game machine main body 11 having such a configuration, the ball B supplied onto the rotating stirring plate 113 by the supply mechanism via the discharging portion 110 is caused by a frictional force with the stirring plate 113 or by a collision with the collision portion 114. It is agitated. The ball B then rolls over the roulette wheel 111 and / or the LED cover 13 and then fits into any of the 16 pockets 111b. After that, the rotation of the stirring plate 113 is stopped, and the rotation of the wheel body 112 is also stopped. When one roulette game is completed, the ball B is collected by the collection mechanism through an openable / closable opening formed at a predetermined position of the roulette wheel 111.

The rotation directions of the wheel body 112 and the stirring plate 113 may be the same direction or opposite directions. However, by setting the rotation directions of the wheel body 112 and the stirring plate 113 in opposite directions, the time for the ball B to stay on the stirring plate 113 (the time until the ball B fits in the pocket 111b) can be extended. The production of the roulette game can be further enhanced. Further, the rotation speeds of the wheel body 112 and the stirring plate 113 may be the same or different. For example, at the start of one roulette game, the ball B can be violently collided with the collision portion 114 by setting the rotation speed of the stirring plate 113 to be faster than the rotation speed of the wheel body 112. As a result, the time required for the ball B to fit in the pocket 111b on the roulette wheel 111 can be extended. Further, the ball B is flipped onto the LED cover 13 to extend the time until it fits in the pocket 111b. As a result, the production of the roulette game can be further enhanced.

In the present embodiment, the number of pockets 111b is 16, but for example, it may be 37 (European style), 38 (American style), or 39 (Mexican style). There may be.

An LED device (light emitting device) 12 and an LED cover 13 fixed to the game machine main body 11 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the roulette wheel 111. That is, the roulette-type game machine 10 of the present embodiment has an LED device 12 (electrical mechanism) for producing the roulette game, in addition to the game machine main body 11 (physical mechanism) for playing the roulette game itself.

As shown in FIG. 4, the LED device 12 is composed of a circuit board 121 and a plurality of LEDs 122 mounted on the circuit board 121. The plurality of LEDs 122 are arranged on the circuit board 121 in a plan view along a triple circular virtual line. Such a plurality of LEDs 122 are set to emit light in different colors for each predetermined area (16 LED regions) corresponding to the 16 pockets 111b of the roulette wheel 111, for example. That is, the light emitting pattern of the LED device 12 can be set as if the LED region corresponding to the pocket 111b is rotating in conjunction with the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 (wheel body 112). An organic EL element or a light bulb may be used instead of the LED. Further, the light emission pattern of the LED device 12 may be random.

An annular LED cover 13 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the roulette wheel 111 in a plan view so as to cover the LED device 12. The upper surface of the LED cover 13 is slightly inclined so that the height on the inner peripheral side (roulette wheel 111 side) is lower than the height on the outer peripheral side of the LED cover 13. As a result, even if the ball B is vigorously discharged from the discharge portion 110 or is blown off by the collision with the collision portion 114 and moves past the pocket 111b to the top of the LED cover 13, the plurality of pockets 111b are finally formed. Can be reliably guided to. That is, the LED cover 13 constitutes a part of the field where the ball B rolls. According to such a configuration, the time until the ball B fits in the pocket 111b can be extended, and the effect of the roulette game can be further enhanced.

The LED cover 13 is preferably made of a thermoplastic resin having light diffusivity, for example, heat resistance, flame retardancy, and the like. Examples of such a thermoplastic resin include polycarbonate. In the present embodiment, the LED cover 13 is composed of one member, but may be configured by combining a plurality of divided members.

A dome-shaped game machine cover 15 is provided at the outer peripheral end of the LED cover 13 so as to cover the roulette wheel 111 (wheel body 112 and stirring plate 113), the LED device 12, and the LED cover 13. The game machine cover 15 is made of a transparent material in order to ensure the visibility inside. The game machine cover 15 has a function of preventing the player from touching the roulette wheel 111 and the ball B, a function of preventing the ball B from leaving the game machine main body 11, and the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the game machine main body 11 includes an index sensor 16, a pocket sensor 17, a plurality of (eight in this embodiment) ball sensors 18, an index 19, and a speed sensor (not shown). ) And. In this embodiment, the index sensor 16 is mounted on the lower surface of the circuit board 121. The index sensor 16 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and is configured such that an index 19 integrally formed with the wheel body 112 passes between them. As a result, the index sensor 16 can detect that the index 19 rotating together with the wheel body 112 passes through. In the following description, the information obtained by the index sensor 16 detecting the index 19 may be referred to as "index information".

Further, the pocket sensor 17 is mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board 121 of the LED device 12 so as to be located on the outer peripheral side of the wheel body 112. The pocket sensor 17 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and is configured such that the lower edge portion of the outer peripheral wall of the wheel body 112 is located between them. Slits 111c are formed at positions corresponding to the 16 pockets 111b on the outer peripheral wall of the wheel body 112, and the pocket sensor 17 can detect that the slits 111c pass through. In the following description, the information obtained by the pocket sensor 17 detecting the slit 111c may be referred to as "pocket information".

In this way, the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 (wheel body 112) is detected as index information and pocket information. In the following explanation, the index information and the pocket information may be collectively referred to as "wheel information".

Further, the plurality of ball sensors 18 are mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board 121 of the LED device 12 at substantially equal intervals along the outer peripheral side of the roulette wheel 111. Each of the plurality of ball sensors 18 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element. On the other hand, 16 through holes 111d are formed at positions corresponding to the 16 pockets 111b on the outer peripheral wall of the wheel body 112.

Further, the heights of the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the ball sensor 18 from the circuit board 121 coincide with the height of the through hole 111d from the circuit board 121. As a result, when the ball B is contained in a certain pocket 111b, the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the through hole 111d, is reflected by the ball B, and is received by the light receiving element. Therefore, the ball sensor 18 can detect the pocket 111b containing the ball B out of the 16 pockets 111b.

The speed sensor is a rotation angle sensor provided in the motor included in the game machine main body 11, and can detect the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111. An example of a speed sensor is a resolver. In addition, the game machine main body 11 may be provided with various sensors. For example, the game machine main body 11 may include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor (angular velocity sensor), and the like. Further, the storage unit 14 may be omitted if necessary. Such a game machine main body 11 is provided at a predetermined position of the device main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the apparatus main body 1 has a housing 2, four display units 3, and eight operation units 5 provided on the upper end side of the housing 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 2 has a square frame shape in a plan view, and has an upper opening 21 that opens vertically upward. Four display units 3 are attached to the housing 2 via attachment members (not shown) so as to cover the upper opening 21.

Each of the display units 3 has a rectangular shape in a plan view. Each display unit 3 is arranged so that its display surface 31 faces vertically upward and is substantially continuous with the upper surface of the housing 2. Each display unit 3 is arranged so that the short side of the other display unit 3 comes into contact with the long side of one display unit 3 of the two adjacent display units 3. In other words, in the plan view of the display unit 3 (when viewed from the display surface 31 side), the center lines of the two adjacent display units 3 in the long side direction (longitudinal direction) are approximately 90 ° (when viewed from the display surface 31 side). They are arranged so as to intersect at a predetermined angle).

As a result, the closed area (opening) 4 is defined by the four display units 3. A roulette-type game machine 10 is provided in the device main body 1 so as to correspond to this area 4. Specifically, a part (storage unit 14) of the roulette-type game machine 10 is stored in the space vertically below the area 4 via the area 4. Such a region 4 and a space vertically below the region 4 become a dead space, but in the present invention, the dead space is effectively used to prevent the entire game device 100 from becoming large.

With the roulette-type game machine 10 attached to the device main body 1, a part of the upper side (roulette wheel 111, LED device 12 and LED cover 13) of the roulette-type game machine 10 is a display unit as shown in FIG. Located on 3. In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the upper side of the roulette type game machine 10 overlaps a part of the display surface 31 of the display unit 3 in a plan view.

Therefore, images (game images) related to the roulette game (game content) can be displayed on the four display units 3 concentrically with the roulette wheel 111, and the rotation of the wheel body 112 and light emission by the LED device 12 The rotation of the pattern and the operation of the game image can be linked (synchronized). This makes it possible to provide a game device 100 having an impact. As a result, the game device 100 can attract the player's interest at first glance. The game image displayed on the display unit 3 will be described later.

Further, the game device 100 capable of producing an effect that attracts the player's interest in this way can attract the attention of the player even if the game content is simple, and even if the game content is the same as that of the conventional game. You can entertain the player.

A color image may be displayed on a portion (part A) where a part of the upper side of the roulette type game machine 10 of the display unit 3 (display surface 31) overlaps. Since the color image has a pattern corresponding to the light emission pattern by the LED device 12, the display unit 3 can supplement the characteristics (hue, lightness, saturation) of the light emission pattern by the LED device 12.

Further, the LED device 12 may be omitted, and a color image having a pattern similar to the light emission pattern by the LED device 12, that is, an image different from the game image (annular image) may be displayed in the portion A. Further, the game image may be displayed on the display surface 31 by using the portion A as well. In these cases, by making the LED cover 13 colorless and transparent, the visibility of the color image displayed on the portion A from the outside can be improved.

In addition, the display unit 3 can display the BET information (bet information) of each player, the background, and the like together with the game image. Further, when the roulette game is not played, the operation method of the game, the advertisement, or the like may be displayed on the display surface 31 by using the four display units 3. In this case, in the game device 100, the display unit 3 can be used as a substitute for a large signboard to explain or advertise the game. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately install a large signboard around the game device 100, and it is possible to prevent the game device 100 from becoming large.

In the present embodiment, the area 4 is formed by arranging the four display units 3 as described above, but by arranging more than four display units 3 in combination, a plan view is obtained. May form a square or rectangular region 4 with. Further, the polygonal region 4 may be formed in a plan view by arranging three or five or more display units 3 in combination. In this case, the overall shape of the housing 2 may be set according to the number and arrangement of the display units 3.

Further, two operation units 5 are provided on the edges corresponding to the four sides of the housing 2 in a plan view. The upper surface of the main body 50 of the operation unit 5 and the display surface 31 of the display unit 3 are arranged substantially in parallel, and the upper surface of the main body 50 is arranged at a position slightly higher than the display surface 31. As a result, each player can easily see the entire four display surfaces 31, and it is easy to grasp the BET status of other players.

Each operation unit 5 includes a selection dial 51 for selecting a BET target, a BET button 52 for changing the number of medals to be BET, a decision button 53 for determining the number of medals, a medal insertion slot 54, and the like. A credit display unit 55 and a payout button 56 are provided, and these are provided on the main body 50.

Further, the output unit 8 includes a medal return port 81 and a speaker 82 that outputs a game sound effect, a warning sound, and a message. The medal return port 81 is provided at the lower part of the side surface of the housing 2 so as to correspond to the operation unit 5. Further, the speaker 82 is provided integrally with the operation unit 5.

If the game device 100 is configured to display the operation contents (BET information, etc.) of each player in the vicinity of each operation unit 5 of the display unit 3 (display surface 31), each terminal operation is performed as in the conventional case. It is not necessary to provide one small display, and it is possible to prevent the game device 100 from becoming large. Further, various buttons and the like (selection dial 51, BET button 52, enter button 53, etc.) of the operation unit 5 may be omitted by providing a touch panel on the display surface 31 of the display unit 3.

Next, the functions of the game device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a part of the configuration of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a display surface of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention until the start of the BET time. FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a game machine main body of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Note that FIG. 6 shows only the configuration necessary for explaining the function of the game device. Further, the left side in FIG. 8 will be described as “left” and the right side will be described as “right”.

As described above, the game device 100 includes a display unit 3, an operation unit 5, an output unit 8, and a roulette-type game machine (movable unit, structure) 10. Further, the game device 100 has a control unit 6 and a storage unit 7 provided in a space defined by the housing 2 and the display unit 3 (excluding the space vertically below the area 4). Hereinafter, the contents of the game of the present embodiment will be described in detail together with the description of the control unit 6 and the storage unit 7.

The storage unit 7 includes a ROM that stores a control program executed by the CPU, images, sound information, and the like. In addition, the storage unit 7 includes a RAM that temporarily stores the calculation result executed by the CPU. The storage unit 7 stores a game image related to the content of the game. This game image includes a video wheel (first rotating image) 311, a BET target image (sushi material image) 312, a conveyor image (second rotating image) 313, a sushi image 316, and the like.

The image wheel 311 is an image corresponding to the roulette wheel 111. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, the video wheel 311 is an image divided into 16 parts so as to correspond to the appearance (shape) of the roulette wheel 111. In the following description, each area of the video wheel 311 divided into 16 parts is referred to as a “video pocket”. In other words, the video wheel 311 has 16 video pockets. Further, the 16 video pockets include a reference video pocket. In FIG. 7A, numbers 1 to 16 are assigned to each video pocket for convenience of explanation, and in the present embodiment, the video pocket numbered 1 is a reference video pocket. The video wheel 311 is not limited to 16 divisions, but may be 8 divisions or 38 divisions.

If the storage unit 7 stores a plurality of patterns of the video wheel 311 (for example, a plurality of patterns that are distinguished from each other by the number and patterns of the video pockets), the information acquisition unit 63, which will be described later, can use the roulette type game machine 10. (For example, the types that are distinguished from each other by the number of pockets 111b) can be acquired. In the present embodiment, since the roulette wheel 111 includes 16 pockets 111b, the information acquisition unit 63, which will be described later, acquires the video wheel 311 having 16 video pockets.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the sushi material image 312 includes images of sushi material such as “hamachi” and “crab” and names of sushi material such as “hamachi” and “crab”. The storage unit 7 stores a plurality of sushi material images 312 according to the type of sushi material. When the storage unit 7 stores the plurality of sushi material images 312, the information acquisition unit 63, which will be described later, can acquire a combination of the plurality of sushi material images 312 to be displayed in the video pocket. In the present embodiment, since the roulette wheel 111 includes 16 pockets 111b, the information acquisition unit 63 displays 16 sushi in each video pocket (video pockets numbered 1 to 16). The combination (arrangement) of the material image 312 is acquired. The number of types of sushi material images 312 is not limited.

Further, the storage unit 7 may store in advance a combination (arrangement) of a plurality of sushi material images 312 corresponding to the number of video pockets of the video wheel 311. That is, a plurality of patterns of a combination (combination image) composed of 16 sushi material images 312 are stored in advance in correspondence with the case where the video wheel 311 has 16 video pockets as in the present embodiment. You may leave it. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, for example, the combination image has two "hamachi", two "crab", one "sea urchin", one "pudding", and four "eggs". This is an image in which a total of 16 sushi material images 312 of three "squid" and three "sea urchin" are arranged (arranged in a ring shape).

When the storage unit 7 stores a combination image composed of a plurality of sushi material images 312, the sushi material image 312 may be pre-assigned with a number corresponding to the number of the video pocket. The composition of the combined image is determined according to the number of types of sushi material images 312, the number of video pockets, and the number of sushi material images 312 displayed in the video pockets. In this case, the information acquisition unit 63, which will be described later, acquires one pattern (one array of the sushi material image 312) from the plurality of patterns (a plurality of arrays of the sushi material image 312) of the combination images stored in advance. Then, the image control unit 62, which will be described later, associates the numbers assigned to the video pockets with the numbers assigned to the sushi material images 312, and incorporates the arrangement of the sushi material images 312 into the video wheel 311 (video pocket). Just do it. Further, even when the video pocket is not displayed on the display surface 31 of the display unit 3, the information acquisition unit 63 is a combination of a plurality of combination images composed of the numbered sushi material images 312. An image can be acquired and the image control unit 62 can cause the display unit 3 to display one selected combination image on the display surface 31.

Further, the storage unit 7 has a plurality of patterns composed of a plurality of video wheels 311 incorporating a sushi material image 312 (a plurality of patterns of a plurality of first rotation images 311 having a plurality of patterns relating to the content of the game). May be memorized. That is, when the video wheel 311 has 16 video pockets as in the present embodiment, a plurality of video wheels 311 (FIG. 7) in which 16 sushi material images 312 are incorporated in each of the 16 video pockets. (B)) may be stored in the storage unit 7. In this case, the information acquisition unit 63, which will be described later, may acquire one video wheel 311 from the plurality of video wheels 311 in which the sushi material image 312 is incorporated.

In this way, the storage unit 7 may separately store the plurality of patterns of the video wheel 311 and the plurality of sushi material images 312, or may store a predetermined arrangement (combination image) of the sushi material images 312. It may be stored, or a plurality of patterns of the image wheel 311 in which a plurality of patterns are incorporated may be stored in advance.

The conveyor image 313 is a rotation image displayed on the outer peripheral side of the video wheel 311. As shown in FIG. 7B, the sushi image 316 as the BET target selected by the player is displayed on the conveyor image 313.

The sushi image 316 is mainly composed of a combination of the sushi material contained in the sushi material image 312. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, sushi image 316 composed of a combination of sushi material contained in the sushi material image 312 of "crab" and the sushi material image 312 of "uni", and sushi of "tamago" A sushi image 316 or the like, which is a combination of four sushi ingredients included in the material image 312, is displayed on the conveyor image 313. The sushi image 316 is the same type of image as the sushi material image 312 displayed on the video wheel 311. Further, the sushi image 316 may be composed of only one sushi material included in the sushi material image 312, and is included in the sushi material image 312 of the “pudding”, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 (b). It may consist of only sushi ingredients.

The control unit 6 includes a CPU, and the CPU executes a program to control the entire game device 100 (rotation of the roulette wheel 111, etc.). Such a control unit 6 includes an operation control unit 61, an image control unit 62, and an information acquisition unit 63.

The information acquisition unit 63 acquires pocket position information (index information and pocket information) from the index sensor 16 (first detection unit) and the pocket sensor 17 (second detection unit).

Here, the method of acquiring the pocket position information will be specifically described with reference to FIG. In addition, each pocket 111b in FIG. 8 is numbered 1 to 16 for convenience of explanation. Further, the arrangement of the index sensor 16, the pocket sensor 17, and the index 19 is different from the arrangement shown in FIG. 5 for convenience of explanation.

When the roulette wheel 111 is rotating in the rotation direction A, the index sensor 16 detects the index 19. As a result, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires information that the pocket numbered 1 (the left pocket in FIG. 8) of the two pockets adjacent to the index 19 shown in FIG. 8 is the reference pocket. .. In this way, the information that one of the 16 pockets 111b is the reference pocket can also be referred to as index information. When the roulette wheel 111 is rotating in the direction opposite to the rotation direction A, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires information that the pocket numbered 16 (the pocket on the right side in FIG. 8) is the reference pocket. To do.

Next, the pocket sensor 17 detects the slit 111c of each pocket 111b that passes through the pocket sensor 17 in order from the reference pocket. As a result, the information acquisition unit 63 can acquire the position information of the 16 pockets 111b. In other words, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires information when the reference pocket is numbered 1, and the numbers 2 to 16 are assigned to each pocket 111b in order from the reference pocket to the left. Number information can be obtained. In this way, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires the position information and the number information obtained by the pocket sensor 17 detecting each pocket 111b as pocket information.

The speed sensor (third detection unit) is a rotation angle sensor provided in the motor of the wheel body 112, and detects the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 as rotation speed information. As a result, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires the rotation speed information.

Further, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires the video wheel 311 and the sushi material image 312 from the storage unit 7, and as shown in Table 1 below, the numbers and roulette wheels assigned to each video pocket of the video wheel 311. A number assigned to each pocket 111b of 111 can be associated with it.

The operation control unit 61 controls the operation (rotation of the roulette wheel 111) of the roulette type game machine 10 described above, and also controls the LED device 12.

The operation control unit 61 controls the roulette wheel 111 to rotate at a predetermined speed. In other words, the motion control unit 61 can control the roulette wheel 111 to rotate at high speed, medium speed, low speed, or the like. That is, the motion control unit 61 can freely change the rotation speed of the rotating body.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 1, the operation control unit 61 corresponds to the pockets 111b of the numbers 1 and 2 when the sushi material image 312 of "Hamachi" is displayed in the video pockets of the numbers 1 and 2. The lighting of the LED 122 is controlled so that the LED region (a predetermined area corresponding to the pocket 111b) emits yellow light. Similarly, when the motion control unit 61 displays the “crab” sushi material image 312 in the video pockets of the numbers 3 and 4, the LED area corresponding to the pockets 111b of the numbers 3 and 4 turns orange. The lighting of the LED 122 is controlled so as to emit light. In addition, when the sushi material image 312 of "sea urchin" is displayed in the video pocket of the number 5, the motion control unit 61 of the LED 122 so that the LED area corresponding to the pocket 111b of the number 5 emits red light. Control lighting.

That is, the motion control unit 61 emits light from the LED 122 in the LED region via each pocket 111b so as to correspond to the type (picture color) of the sushi material image 312 displayed in each video pocket of the video wheel 311. Control. In other words, the motion control unit 61 controls the light emission of the plurality of LEDs 122 so as to be linked with the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 and to light the light emission colors corresponding to the plurality of patterns (sushi material image 312). In addition to this, the operation control unit 61 can control the roulette type game machine 10 and the LED device 12 based on the information stored in the storage unit 7 (ROM) by using the RAM.

The image control unit 62 controls the rotation of the image wheel 311 mainly based on the position information of the pocket acquired by the information acquisition unit 63. Further, the image control unit 62 controls the rotation of the sushi material image 312 (combination image) displayed on each video pocket of the video wheel 311.

Specifically, the image control unit 62 controls the rotation of the image wheel 311 so that the pockets 111b of the roulette wheel 111 and the image pockets of the image wheel 311 match each other based on the position information of the pockets. .. That is, in the image control unit 62, the reference pocket detected by the index sensor 16 coincides with the reference image pocket, and 15 pockets 111b other than the reference pocket detected by the pocket sensor 17 are the reference image pockets, respectively. The rotation of the image wheel 311 displayed in the stopped state is started so as to coincide with the other 15 image pockets. As a result, the image control unit 62 can link (synchronize) the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, the rotation of the light emission patterns of the plurality of LEDs 122, and the rotation of the rotated image in the correspondence shown in Table 1.

The image control unit 62 causes the display unit 3 to temporarily turn off the display of the image wheel 311 displayed in the stopped state, and then matches the position of the reference pocket with the position of the reference image pocket. Can be displayed to control the rotation of the video wheel 311. Further, the image control unit 62 of the video wheel 311 so as to match each pocket 111b of the roulette wheel 111 with each video pocket of the video wheel 311 only by matching the reference pocket and the reference video pocket. You can also control the rotation.

In the present embodiment, as will be described later, when the game starts, the video wheel 311 on which the sushi material image 312 is not displayed is displayed on the display surface 31. After that, the image control unit 62 causes the display unit 3 to display the sushi material image 312 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 in 16 video pockets. At this time, the image control unit 62 displays the sushi material image 312 on the display surface 31 in order from the reference video pocket (the video pocket numbered 1) to the video pocket numbered 16 on the display unit 3. You just have to let it.

The image control unit 62 may display the sushi material image 312 on the display unit 3 after matching the position of the reference pocket with the position of the reference video pocket. Further, the image control unit 62 may display the sushi material image 312 randomly (not in order) in each video pocket on the display unit 3, and displays 16 sushi material images 312 (combination images). It may be displayed. Further, the image control unit 62 does not display the video wheel 311 and the sushi material image 312 separately on the display unit 3, but displays the video wheel 311 having 16 sushi material images 312 at a time. You may.

Further, the image control unit 62 controls the rotation of the image wheel 311 so that the position of each pocket 111b matches the position of each image pocket, and randomly changes the sushi material image 312 displayed in the image pocket. You may. In this case, the image control unit 62 may change the sushi material image 312 displayed in each of the 16 video pockets one by one, or may change the combination image of the 16 sushi material images 312. Further, the image control unit 62 may change all of the video wheels 311 in which the 16 sushi material images 312 are incorporated.

Further, the image control unit 62 controls the video wheel 311 and the conveyor image 313 (a plurality of rotating images) to rotate concentrically with the roulette type game machine 10. The rotation directions of the video wheel 311 and the conveyor image 313 may be the same direction or opposite directions. Further, the rotation speeds of the video wheel 311 and the conveyor image 313 may be different or the same. In this way, the image control unit 62 can control the plurality of rotation images so as to rotate concentrically with the roulette type game machine 10 while freely controlling their rotation directions and rotation speeds.

In addition to the above description, the image control unit 62 can control various game images such as the video wheel 311 based on various information stored in the storage unit 7 (ROM) by using the RAM. it can.

2. Operation method of the game device Next, the operation method of the game device of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of the entire game of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing example in which the rotation of the roulette wheel of the game device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the lighting of the LED, and the rotation of the video wheel are synchronized. FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a display surface during the ball lottery.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 9, when the game starts, the display unit 3 displays the video wheel 311 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 and the conveyor image 313 (S901). At that time, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires a combination (arrangement) of the sushi material images 312 displayed on the 16 video pockets. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the display unit 3 sequentially sets the sushi material image 312 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 as the BET target image on each image pocket of the image wheel 311 from the reference image pocket. It is displayed (S902).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7A, the sushi material image 312 of "Hamachi" is displayed in the video pocket (reference video pocket) numbered 1 and the video pocket numbered 2. .. Further, in the video pocket with the number 3 and the video pocket with the number 4, the sushi material image 312 of "crab" is displayed. In addition, the sushi material image 312 of "sea urchin" is displayed in the video pocket numbered 5. The display unit 3 displays the sushi material image 312 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 on all other video pockets. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7B, the video wheel 311 finally has a form in which the sushi material image 312 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 is incorporated.

After the display unit 3 displays the sushi material image 312 on all the video pockets, the motion control unit 61 moves the roulette type game machine 10 and the roulette wheel 111 rotates (S903). Next, the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, the lighting of the LED device 12, and the rotation of the video wheel 311 are synchronized (S904).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the index sensor 16 and the pocket sensor 17 detect the position information of the pocket (S1001). As a result, the information acquisition unit 63 acquires the position information of the pocket.

Next, as shown in Table 1 and FIG. 10, the motion control unit 61 is based on the pocket position information acquired by the information acquisition unit 63 and the pattern of the video wheel 311 acquired by the information acquisition unit 63. , Control the lighting of the LED 122 (S1002). That is, the motion control unit 61 emits light of the LEDs 122 in the 16 LED regions via the pockets 111b so as to correspond to the type (color) of the sushi material image 312 displayed in each video pocket (S1002). .. At this time, the video wheel 311 is still in the stopped state.

Next, the image control unit 62 rotates the image wheel 311 so that each pocket 111b of the roulette wheel 111 and each image pocket of the image wheel 311 match based on the position information (wheel information) of the pocket. Control (S1003). That is, in the image control unit 62, the reference pocket detected by the index sensor 16 coincides with the reference image pocket, and 15 pockets 111b other than the reference pocket detected by the pocket sensor 17 are the reference image pockets, respectively. The rotation of the image wheel 311 displayed in the stopped state is started so as to coincide with the other 15 image pockets. As a result, the image control unit 62 can link (synchronize) the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, the rotation of the light emission patterns of the plurality of LEDs 122, and the rotation of the video wheel 311 in the correspondence shown in Table 1.

Further, the image control unit 62 corrects the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 in order to surely carry out such synchronization (S1004 to S1006). Specifically, the speed sensor detects the rotational speed information of the roulette wheel 111 (S1004). As a result, the information acquisition unit 63 can acquire the rotation speed information of the roulette wheel 111, and the image control unit 62 can compare the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 with the rotation speed of the video wheel. Next, the process proceeds to step S1005.

The image control unit 62 determines whether or not the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 matches the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 (S1005). If the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 does not match the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 (No in S1005), the process proceeds to step S1006, and the image control unit 62 rotates the video wheel 311 based on the rotation speed information. Correct the speed (S1006). That is, the image control unit 62 makes the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 match the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 based on the rotation speed information. As a result, the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, the rotation of the light emitting patterns of the plurality of LEDs 122, and the rotation of the video wheel 311 can be reliably continued (synchronized), and the processing of the synchronization method is completed.

On the other hand, when the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 matches the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 (Yes in S1005), the image control unit 62 does not correct the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 and processes the synchronization method. finish.

Next, the process proceeds to step S905 (see FIG. 9). After the processing of the synchronization method is completed, the conveyor image 313 rotates (S905) and the BET time starts (S906).

Next, the control unit 6 determines whether or not the BET time has ended (S907). If the BET time has not ended (No in S907), the BET time continues. At this time, the rotation of the image wheel 311, the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, and the rotation of the light emitting pattern of the LED device 12 are synchronized (interlocked) with each other.

On the other hand, when the BET time ends (Yes in S907), the display unit 3 erases the conveyor image 313 and the sushi image 316 displayed on it from the display surface 31 (S908), and the ball lottery starts (S909). ). Specifically, the motion control unit 61 increases the rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 at the start of the ball lottery. The image control unit 62 links (synchronizes) the rotation of the roulette wheel 111, the rotation of the light emitting patterns of the plurality of LEDs 122, and the rotation of the video wheel 311 in the corresponding relationship shown in Table 1, so that the rotation speed increases. The rotation speed of the image wheel 311 and the rotation speed of the light emitting pattern of the LED device 12 are also increased so as to be synchronized with the rotation of the roulette wheel 111. In this state, the five balls B are sequentially discharged from the discharge unit 110. As a result, the ball B enters one of the pockets 111b, and the video ball IB is displayed in the video pocket corresponding to the pocket 111b (see FIG. 11).

Next, the control unit 6 determines whether or not all the balls have entered one of the pockets 111b (S910). When all the balls B are not in the pockets 111b (No in S910), the control unit 6 repeats determining whether or not all the balls B are in the pockets (S910). On the other hand, when all the balls B enter the pocket 111b (Yes in S910), the motion control unit 61 stops the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 and the lighting of the LED 122, and the image control unit 62 stops the rotation of the video wheel 311. (S911). After that, the lottery result is announced (S912), and the game ends.

The content of the game described above is an epoch-making game in which a conveyor belt sushi and a roulette game are combined. Further, in the present embodiment, the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 and the lighting of the LED 122 (the light emitting pattern of the LED device 12). (Rotation) and the rotation of the video wheel 311 are synchronized. This can attract the player's interest.

As described above, the above-mentioned processing method can be created by a program executed by a computer. Such a program is realized by a CPU (central processing unit), a microprocessor (microprocessor), a GPU (graphic processing unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like.

3. 3. BET method Next, the BET method will be described. As shown in FIG. 7B, the BET area 314 is displayed on each display surface 31 along the operation unit 5. Each BET area 314 is adjacent to the operation unit 5 and corresponds to the operation unit 5. The BET area 314 includes a video dial 315 corresponding to the selection dial 51 of the operation unit 5. Further, the BET area 314 includes a sushi image 316 selected by the player and a plate image (number of BETs) of the selected sushi image 316.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an operation method of the operation unit in the BET time. During the BET time, the player rotates the selection dial 51 left and right to select the sushi image (tuna 2 pieces) 316 displayed on the conveyor image 313 near the BET area 314 of each player (FIG. 12 (FIG. 12). a) See). Next, the player moves the selection cursor to the desired sushi image 316 and presses the enter button 53. As a result, the player can select the number of plates of the selected sushi image 316 (see FIG. 12B). The player selects the number of plates of the selected sushi image 316 with the BET button 52 (see FIG. 12C), and determines the number of plates with the enter button 53 (see FIG. 12D). As a result, an image of the dishes stacked in the selected number and a sushi image 316 are displayed on the BET area 314 (see FIG. 12 (e)). As the player repeats such an operation, as shown in FIG. 12 (e), a plurality of (four in the present embodiment) sushi images 316 are displayed on the BET area 314 together with the images of the selected number of plates. Is displayed in. Therefore, the player can grasp the selected sushi material image 312 and the number of medals bet.

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Next, a second embodiment of the game device of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the game device of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described, but the differences from the first embodiment described above will be mainly described, and the same matters will be omitted. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those in the first embodiment described above.

In the game device 200 shown in FIG. 13, the image wheel 311 displayed over the four display units 3 has 12 image pockets, and the BET target image 312 (Roman numerals 1 to 12 in FIG. 13) is provided therein. Image) is displayed.

The game device 200 includes a roulette-type game machine 10 and a device main body 1. The roulette-type game machine 10 includes a game machine main body 11, an LED device 12, and an LED cover 13. The game machine main body 11 includes a roulette wheel 111 in which two rod-shaped portions having arrow portions at both ends intersect at a substantially right angle. The roulette wheel 111 of the present embodiment does not have a pocket, and four arrow portions replace the ball B and point to the BET target image 312. That is, the game device 200 of the present embodiment is different from the game device 100 of the first embodiment in that the configurations of the game machine main body 11 and the video wheel 311 are different.

As described above, since the roulette wheel 111 of the present embodiment does not have a pocket, it is not necessary to match the position of the pocket 111b with the position of the image pocket as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the operation control unit 61 rotates the roulette wheel 111, and the image control unit 62 rotates the video wheel 311 so that the rotation of the roulette wheel 111 and the rotation of the video wheel 311 can be synchronized.

Further, the rotation of the light emitting pattern of the LED device 12 is controlled by the index sensor 16 and the operation control unit 61 so as to be interlocked with the arrow unit.

The rotation speed of the roulette wheel 111 and the rotation speed of the video wheel 311 may be different or the same. Further, the respective rotation directions may be the same direction or may be opposite directions. Further, each rotation may or may not stop at the same time.

In such a game device 200, the content of the game is simpler than the content of the game of the first embodiment, so that the time for one game is shortened. This makes it possible to meet the demands of players who want to play casually.

Although the game device of the present invention has been described above with reference to the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, each part constituting the game device can be replaced with an arbitrary configuration capable of exerting the same function. Moreover, an arbitrary composition may be added. In addition, the present invention may combine any two or more configurations (features) of each of the above embodiments.

Further, the structure is not limited to the roulette type game machine 10, and may be any game machine. Specifically, it may be a mahjong game machine, a card game machine, a fishing game machine, a baseball game machine, a life game machine, a war game machine, or the like. In this case, the position, size and shape of the region 4, the arrangement position of the LED device 12 (LED cover 13), and the like, and the types of various sensors may be changed as necessary. Further, the structure may include either a physical mechanism or an electrical mechanism, or may include both. Further, the game device of the present invention may further include necessary members depending on the type of structure. For example, when the structure is a fishing game machine, the game device may be provided with a water flow mechanism so that water flows through the structure.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game device capable of preventing an increase in size by effectively utilizing the dead space. Therefore, the present invention has industrial applicability.

1 ... Device body 2 ... Housing 3 ... Display unit 4 ... Area 5 ... Operation unit 6 ... Control unit 7 ... Storage unit 8 ... Output unit 9 ... Detection unit 10 ... Roulette type game machine (moving part, structure) 11 ... Game Machine body 12 ... LED device 13 ... LED cover 14 ... Storage 15 ... Game machine cover 16 ... Index sensor 17 ... Pocket sensor 18 ... Ball sensor 19 ... Index 21 ... Top opening 31 ... Display surface 50 ... Main body 51 ... Selection dial 52 ... BET button 53 ... Enter button 54 ... Medal insertion slot 55 ... Credit display 56 ... Payout button 61 ... Motion control unit 62 ... Image control unit 63 ... Information acquisition unit 81 ... Medal return port 82 ... Speaker 100 ... Game device 110 ... Discharge part 111 ... Roulette wheel 111b ... Pocket 111c ... Slit 111d ... Through hole 112 ... Wheel body 113 ... Stirring plate 114 ... Collision part 121 ... Circuit board 122 ... LED 200 ... Game device 311 ... First rotation image (video wheel) 312 ... BET target image (sushi material image) 313 ... Conveyor image 314 ... BET area 315 ... Video dial 316 ... Sushi image B ... Ball IB ... Video ball

Claims (7)

Multiple display units with display surfaces and
It has a structure that is provided corresponding to the opening defined by the plurality of display units and is related to the content of the game.
A game device in which the plurality of display units are arranged so that the display surface faces vertically upward. Multiple display units with display surfaces and
A game device provided with structures corresponding to openings defined by the plurality of display units and having a structure related to the content of the game .
A game device characterized in that, in a plan view of the game device, the structure is arranged so as to overlap a part of the display surface of each of the plurality of display units. Multiple display units with display surfaces and
It has a structure that is provided corresponding to the opening defined by the plurality of display units and is related to the content of the game.
The structure is a game device including a game machine having a physical mechanism. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of display units display an image related to the content of the game. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the game machine further includes an electric mechanism. The game device according to claim 3 or 5, wherein the game machine is a roulette type game machine. The game device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of display units display an image rotating around the roulette-type game machine in synchronization with the rotation of the roulette of the roulette-type game machine.

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