JP6796021B2 - Game system and game equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming system and a gaming device.

At the amusement park, various productions are performed for the players. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that a plurality of game devices (game information display devices) execute an effect of displaying information at the same time. By displaying information at the same time by a plurality of gaming devices, it is possible to increase the player's attention to the displayed contents.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-70762

However, when a plurality of gaming devices execute a synchronized effect, the execution timing may be different or the execution content may be different, so that the player's attention may not be sufficiently high. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in performing the production by a plurality of gaming devices.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a game device capable of easily performing an effect by a plurality of game devices.

According to the first and fourth aspects of the invention, since the management device executes the special effect by receiving the special signal transmitted to the plurality of gaming devices, the special effect is executed only by the schedule according to the time. Compared to the configuration, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the special effects will not be aligned due to the time difference of each gaming device. Further, since the special effect is executed when the reception time is included in the execution time range in addition to the reception of the special signal, the special effect may be executed or the execution may be suppressed when the special signal is received. In some cases, it is reduced that a part of a plurality of gaming devices unintentionally executes a special effect, and a part of a plurality of gaming devices unintentionally suppresses the execution of a special effect. it can. As a result, it is possible to easily execute the effect by the plurality of gaming devices.

The figure which shows schematic the game system in one Embodiment Front view of the game information display device Functional block diagram showing the configuration of the management device and the game information display device Diagram showing the execution process of normal production and special production Diagram showing an example of the spec table A diagram showing the light flow effect during normal production in chronological order The figure which shows the light locus by the light flow production (part 1) The figure which shows the light locus by the light flow production (2) Front view of the game information display device showing the light illumination during special production Flow chart showing the production processing by the game information display device

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of the gaming system. In the game hall, a rental device 2 and a game information display device (hereinafter, information display device) 3 (game device) are installed corresponding to the game machine 1. The two game machines 1, the two rental devices 2, and the two information display devices 3 are connected to one relay device 4, and the relay device 4 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. .. The management device 6 is installed in, for example, a management room in the game hall, and is configured by combining a keyboard 7, a monitor 8, a printer (not shown) and the like operated by the manager of the game hall. Although omitted in FIG. 1, hundreds of game machines 1 are managed by the management device 6. Further, in the present embodiment, since the gaming machine 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, the gaming value (game medium) is a pachinko ball. If the game machine 1 is a slot machine, the game value is a medal. The lending device 2 has a function as a so-called counting machine for counting the acquired media acquired by the player by the game of the game machine 1 and a function as a so-called lending machine for giving (renting) the game value in exchange for consideration. It has.

The game machine 1 has a handle 9 for firing a ball (game value, so-called pachinko ball) as a game medium on the board, a general drawing winning port 10 for winning a ball, a first starting port 11, and a second starting port. 12. Liquid crystal display unit 13, whose display design changes according to the winning of balls, large winning opening 14 that opens when a big hit is made, upper plate 15 on which balls are paid out, and balls overflowing from upper plate 15 are temporarily stored. It is provided with a lower plate 16 and the like. The game machine 1 draws a big hit lottery according to the winning of a ball to the first starting opening 11 or the second starting opening 12 (starting winning), and based on the lottery result, the symbol variation due to the so-called special symbol (special symbol) is liquid crystal. This is executed on the display unit 13. Then, when the symbol stopped and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 13 is a jackpot symbol, a jackpot state is generated.

The first starting port 11 is a so-called heso-type winning opening whose winning rate does not fluctuate, while the second starting opening 12 has a winning rate that fluctuates depending on the lottery result of the general drawing lottery performed in association with winning the general drawing winning opening 10. It is a so-called electric chew type winning opening. A big hit lottery is performed according to a prize (starting prize) to the first starting port 11 or the second starting port 12, and the lottery result is notified by a symbol change performed on the liquid crystal display unit 13, and a big hit state is notified according to the change result. It becomes. If a start prize is won during the symbol change, the symbol change is cumulatively held up to a predetermined holding upper limit value (for example, 4 each), and the held symbol change is started after the symbol change is completed. If the starting prize is won while the number of pending symbol fluctuations (number of pending symbols) is the upper limit, the symbol fluctuations are not suspended.

The winning probability (big hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/360, and the probability change rate (both normal state and probability change state), which is the ratio of the big hit state to the big hit state (probability change big hit state) after that, becomes the probability change state (probability change) 66. It is 0.6%. When a big hit condition occurs, the big winning opening 14 is opened for 15 rounds (R). The maximum number of winnings in 1R is 10, the maximum opening time is 30 seconds, and 1R ends when either the maximum number of winnings or the maximum opening time is satisfied.

During the probability change state, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/36, and the time saving state (time saving) is set in which the winning rate to the second starting port 12 is high. Since the probability change state continues until the next big hit state, it continues until a big hit state (normal big hit state) that becomes a normal game state (normal state), which is neither a big hit state nor a probability change state, occurs after the big hit state. Is in a time-saving state until a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) of symbol fluctuations are performed, and then returns to a normal state.

The second starting port 12 is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (general figure) that fluctuates according to the winning of the general drawing winning opening 10 is hit. In this case, the fluctuation time of one normal figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the time saving state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the time saving state. That is, in the time saving state, the normal figure fluctuation time is shorter than in the normal state, while the opening time is longer, so that the winning rate of the second starting port 12 is higher.

The next signal is output from the game machine side as the game progresses.
Out signal = A signal (operation signal) that can specify the consumption value (out) output from the out BOX that collects the consumed balls. Since one pulse is output for every 10 consumed (used, driven, collected) balls, "the number of out signals x 10" is specified as out. The signal output from the game machine 1 may be used.

Safe signal = A signal output from the game machine 1 that can identify the winning value (safe). Since one pulse is output for every 10 balls paid out according to the winning, "the number of safe signals x 10" is specified as safe. The replenishment signal output from the replenishment device may be used as a safe signal.

Start signal = A signal that can identify the start process (design variation, accessory operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display unit 13 (accessory) that fluctuates (operates) according to the start prize output from the game machine 1. Since it is output when the symbol variation is confirmed, the start process is specified according to the signal input, and "start signal x 1" is specified as the start (number of start processes). It may be used as a signal indicating that the starting port has won a prize.

Jackpot signal = A signal output from the game machine 1 that can specify the jackpot state period. Since the level is output during the jackpot state, the jackpot signal input is specified as the jackpot state.
Special state signal = A signal that can identify the special state (sweet) output from the game machine 1. Since the level is output during the special state (during the time reduction) in which the winning rate of the second starting port 12 is improved, the special state signal input is specified as the special state. It may be a state signal (probability variation signal) whose level is output during the probability variation state in which the jackpot probability is improved. In addition, the period during which neither the jackpot signal nor the special state signal is input is specified as the normal state.

Sales signal = A signal that can identify the sales information (number of balls sold, sales amount) output from the lending device 2. Since one pulse is output for every 25 sales balls in consideration of the valuable value to the player, "the number of sales signals x 25" is specified as the number of sales balls, and the number of sales balls x the unit rental price is specified as the sales amount.

The lending device 2 receives the operation input from the banknote slot 17 into which the banknotes (money, game valuable value) are inserted, and the game such as the number of symbol fluctuations (start number) and the jackpot probability as the game progresses. A touch panel type liquid crystal display 18 for displaying data, a payout button 19 for paying out stored balls, a payout nozzle 20 through which the paid out balls pass, a general card 21 or a card insertion slot 22 into which a membership card is inserted, a game machine. A detachable counting tray 23 and the like located below the lower plate 16 of 1 are provided.

The lending device 2 is a so-called lending machine with a counting function for each machine, and identifies the remaining coins refunded by replay processing among the received coins, the balance obtained by subtracting the consideration for lending, and the counted balls. It is a device capable of issuing (issuing processing) a possible general card 21. The balance indicates the amount of money that the player has deposited, minus the consideration for the loan processing, which is available to the player. The possession ball indicates the game value acquired by the player, and indicates the game value obtained by subtracting the game value given by the replay process and the game value as the consideration for the exchanged prize from the counted acquired game value.

The lending device 2 performs lending processing for the lending unit (125 balls) at the time of receiving money, stores the rest as the balance, and then, as long as there is a balance, the lending unit portion of the balance is stored by pressing the lending button. Lending processing of balls is performed as the upper limit of one operation. That is, when the lending device 2 receives money, the lending device 2 displays the deposit amount on both the game machine 1 and the lending device 2, and the lending ball (value added) for one lending unit (for example, 500 yen) is displayed from the game machine 1. The loan process to be paid out is executed, and the balance of the deposit amount excluding the consideration of the loan ball is displayed according to the loan process. In addition, money can be accepted for multiple loan processing (for example, up to 10,000 yen). Then, when the lending button of the game machine 1 is pressed while there is a balance, the lending ball for one unit of lending is paid out from the game machine 1, and the consideration amount is withdrawn from the balance.

When the lever of the lower plate 16 of the game machine 1 is operated to open the lower plate 16, the acquired balls (acquired value) of the lower plate 16 are received by the counting tray 23 and flow to the lending device 2. Therefore, the lending device 2 The acquired ball is counted as a ball. The balls held are displayed on the lending device 2, and when the payout button 9 of the lending device 2 is pressed, a part of the balls held is paid out (replay processing, refund processing), and the number of balls held for the payout is subtracted.

When a return button (not shown) provided on the game machine 1 is pressed (accepting the issuing operation) while the balance or the ball is left, the lending device 2 issues a general card 21 capable of identifying the balance and the ball. .. In this case, by operating the liquid crystal display unit 18 in the lending device 2, it is possible to perform split issuance in which only a part of the balls is to be issued.

In addition, the general card 21 can settle the balance with the POS and the balance with the balance settlement machine (payment machine), and when the balance is settled, if there is a balance or a ball that is not subject to settlement, it will be returned to the player. If none of them are available, they will be collected.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the information display device 3. The information display device 3 includes a data display unit 24 for displaying game information, a call button 25 pressed by the player when calling an employee of the game hall, and data pressed by the player when switching the display of the game information. It includes a switching unit 26, an illumination unit 27, and the like.

The data display unit 24 includes a segment display unit 28 and a liquid crystal display unit 29. The segment display unit 28 is configured by arranging a plurality of 7-segment LEDs (not shown) and a jackpot count display unit 30 side by side. With a plurality of 7-segment LEDs (not shown), the number of jackpots on the day, the number of start-up prizes that occurred after the previous jackpot state, the number of probability variation jackpot states among the jackpot states on the day, and the number of jackpot states and probability variation jackpot states on the previous day, Game information such as the number of jackpot states and the number of probability variation jackpot states two days before is displayed.

The jackpot count display unit 30 is arranged in the center of the data display unit 24, that is, in the center of the information display device 3, and is composed of the first to third seven-segment LEDs 30a to 30c. The jackpot count display unit 30 displays the number of jackpot states on the day (BB, ART when the game machine 1 is a slot machine), and can display the number of jackpot states on the day from 0 to 999.

The segment display unit 28 is provided with a plurality of various operation buttons 31, and the game information displayed on the segment display unit 28 can be switched by operating the various operation buttons 31.

On the other hand, on the liquid crystal display unit 29, the game information in the jackpot state for the past 7 times is a numerical value (when the game machine 1 is a pachinko gaming machine, the number of consecutive villas in the probabilistic jackpot state) and a graph (starting prize between the jackpot states). It is displayed as a history by the number of times). The game information displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 29 can be switched by operating the data switching unit 26.

As shown in FIG. 2, the illumination unit 27 is composed of upper light emitting units 32 and 33 located above the data display unit 24 and lower light emitting units 34 and 35 located below the data display unit 24. There is. Each of the light emitting units 32 to 35 is formed by covering a plurality of LEDs 32a to 35a arranged in the left-right direction with translucent resin covers 32b to 35b, respectively.

In the resin covers 32b to 35b of the light emitting units 32 to 35, one end surface 32b1 to 35b1 on the central side of the information display device 3 is formed in a shape facing the jackpot count display unit 30 of the day of the segment display unit 28. ..

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configurations of the management device 6 and the information display device 3. The management device 6 is an interface for communicating various information with a control unit 36 composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 36a, a ROM 36b, a RAM 36c, etc., and a device on the game machine 1 side via a LAN 5 or a relay device 4. (Hereinafter, I / F) 37 and the like are provided. The control unit 36 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 36b or the like, manages the operating state of the game machine 1 based on the game signal from the device on the game machine 1 side, and identifies and aggregates various data. to manage. For example, as game information, game information such as out, safe, difference ball, number of starts (number of symbol fluctuations), number of special prizes (number of big hits), ball output rate, sales, etc. is calculated and aggregated for each game machine and managed. .. In addition, the player's balls using the membership card are managed as stored balls associated with the member ID.

The information display device 3 is located between a control unit 38 (time determination means, determination means, special effect execution means) composed of a microcomputer having a CPU 38a, a ROM 38b, a RAM 38c, and the like, a management device 6, and a corresponding game machine 1. It is configured to be equipped with an I / F 39 (reception means) or the like for communicating various information. The control unit 38 operates according to a program stored in the ROM 38b or the like, and displays the game information of the corresponding game machine 1 based on the game signal from the device on the game machine 1 side.

By the way, the information display device 3 performs various effects on the player, but when a plurality of information display devices 3 synchronously execute a predetermined special effect all at once, the player's attention is paid. It becomes high and the effect of special production can be fully exhibited. In order for the plurality of information display devices 3 to execute the special effect in synchronization with each other in this way, it is conceivable that each information display device 3 executes the special effect in synchronization with the internal time. In this case, for example, the internal times of the information display devices 3 can be synchronized by setting the internal times of the information display devices 3 to the same time in response to a command from the management device 6 at the time of opening the store, but the internal times shift from each other with the passage of time. That is inevitable. For this reason, the start timing of the special effect gradually shifts, and it is difficult to fully exert the effect of the special effect.

Therefore, it is conceivable that the management device 6 outputs a special signal to each information display device 3, and the information display device 3 executes a special effect at the input timing of the special signal. According to this, each information display device 3 can execute the special effect synchronously.

However, in such a configuration, although the information display device 3 can synchronously execute the special effect, other effects other than the special effect cannot be synchronously executed, and in the end, the player The reality is that it is not possible to raise the level of attention of.

Under these circumstances, the information display device 3 executes the special effect in N-minute cycles as shown in FIG. 4, and enables the normal effect to be executed synchronously during the period when the special effect is not executed. In the present embodiment, the special effect displays an image for the special effect, and is executed synchronously every 5 minutes, for example. The normal effect is a rotation display of a plurality of predetermined normal screens during operation or a normal screen during non-operation, and is used, for example, during a period of 30 seconds before and after the reference time for executing the special effect. Execute synchronously every minute.

The image data for the special effect uniquely determines which image is to be displayed from a plurality of types of setting information stored in advance. As the setting information, for example, a store image, model information, and the presence / absence of a model image can be selected. As the model information, an image showing the specifications shown in FIG. 5 (for example, a character corresponding to the model and a message showing the jackpot probability of the model) is set for a plurality of models (model information A, model information B, etc.).

In order to execute the above-mentioned special effect and normal effect, the management device 6 is configured as follows.
(1) It is possible to set how many minutes (select from 1 to 60 minutes) the information display device 3 is to perform a special effect by the operation of the employee, and the information display device 3 is set at the end of the setting operation. The setting information is transmitted by the setting signal.
(2) A time adjustment signal including information on the current time is transmitted to the information display device 3 at the time of opening the store.
(3) A special signal is transmitted to all the information display devices 3 in the amusement park at predetermined intervals (for example, every minute).
The management device 6 simultaneously transmits each of the above signals to all the information display devices 3.

On the other hand, the information display device 3 is configured as follows.
(1) Determine the reference time for executing the special effect based on the setting information stored when the power is turned on. The reference time is determined for one day (within business hours).
(2) When the setting signal is received from the management device 6, the stored setting information is updated.
(3) When the time adjustment signal is received from the management device 6, the internal time is changed to the current time indicated by the time adjustment signal.

(4) When a special signal is received from the management device 6, the reception time (current internal time at the time of reception) is referred to. If the reception time is the reference time, the special effect (image display) is executed, and if it is out of the range of 30 seconds before and after, the normal effect is executed. The reason why 30 seconds before and after the reference time is set as the range for executing the special effect is that the reception interval of the special signal is 1 minute, which is intermediate with the execution timing of the normal effect before and after. is there. Further, as described above, even if the internal time of the information display device 3 is completely synchronized with the internal time of the management device 6 at the time of opening the store and then deviates from the internal time of the management device 6, each of them may occur. This is because the accuracy of the internal time is extremely high and the time does not deviate from each other by more than 30 seconds.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the effect processing in the operation of the information display device 3. The information display device 3 starts operation when the power is turned on, and has it before the reference time is determined (S1: NO), has received the time adjustment signal (S3: NO), or has received the set signal (S5: NO). ), Whether or not a special signal has been received (S8: NO) will be determined. The determination of whether or not the reference time has not been determined is determined by whether or not the reference time for executing the special effect has been determined.

Here, since the reference time clears the RAM when the power is turned off, it is determined that the reference time has not been determined when the power is turned on (S1: YES), and the reference time for executing the special effect is determined based on the setting information stored in advance. (S2). At this time, if a plurality of images to be displayed as a special effect are set, which image is displayed at which time is also scheduled at the same time. For example, if it is set to execute a special effect every 5 minutes when the business starts at 9 o'clock, the store image (image 1) is displayed at 9:05, the model information (image 2) is displayed at 9:10, and the like. indicate. This schedule is uniquely determined based on the setting information regardless of the power-on timing of the information display device 3. Therefore, even if the power-on timings of the plurality of information display devices 3 are deviated, the reference time and the order of the displayed images are the same as long as the setting information is the same.

When the store opening process is performed by the manager, the management device 6 outputs a time adjustment signal including information on the current time to the information display device 3.
When the information display device 3 receives the time adjustment signal from the management device 6 (S3: YES), the information display device 3 changes the internal time to the current time indicated by the time adjustment signal (S4).

When the business start time is 9:00, the management device 6 transmits a special signal to the information display device 3 every minute from 9:01. This special signal is transmitted to the information display device 3 via the relay device 4. In this case, the signal transmitted by the management device 6 is transmitted to the information display device 3 as it is, but the relay device 4 indirectly transmits a pulse signal different from the pulse signal transmitted by the management device 6 to the information display device 3. You may do so.

When the information display device 3 receives the special signal from the management device 6 at 9:01 (S8: YES), the information display device 3 determines whether it is within 30 seconds before and after the reference time (S9). That is, since the execution time range is set within 30 seconds before and after the reference time, it is determined whether or not the reception timing of the special signal is included in the execution time range. In this case, the reception time of the special signal is determined by the internal time at the reception timing of the special signal, which deviates from the first reference time of 30 seconds before and after 9:05 (S9: NO). Is started (S11). As a result, each information display device 3 starts the normal effect at 9:01, so that the normal effect is synchronously performed by each information display device 3. The rotation display of the normal screen is performed based on the image display of the special effect, and the images to be displayed in rotation match even if the power-on timing of the information display device 3 is deviated.

Here, when the normal effect is executed, the light flow effect is performed at the same time. This light flow effect corresponds only to the normal effect and does not correspond to the special effect.
FIG. 6 shows an optical flow effect that is performed at the same time as the normal effect. In FIG. 6, the light flow effect flowing from the upper left to the lower right is shown in order in the time series of (a) to (i), and the light emission control for each time point (a) to (i) will be briefly described.

(A) Light is sequentially emitted so as to extend toward the right side of the LED 32a in the upper light emitting unit (left side) 32. The light emitting state of the light emitting LED 32a is maintained.
(B) to (h) The predetermined segments (indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 6) constituting the 7-segment LEDs 30a to 30c are sequentially emitted. The light emitting state of the light emitting segment is maintained.

(I) The LED 35a in the lower light emitting unit (right side) 35 is sequentially made to emit light so that the light extends toward the right side. The light emitting state of the light emitting LED 35a is maintained.
Due to the above light emission operation, the light locus due to the light flow effect flows in the right direction in the upper light emitting unit (left side) 32 as shown in FIG. 7, and then diagonally in the lower right direction in the jackpot count display unit 30. It flows toward the right, and finally flows toward the right at the lower light emitting portion (right side) 35.

After that, as shown in FIG. 8, the light locus produced by the light flow effect flows to the left in the upper light emitting unit (right side) 33, then flows diagonally to the lower left in the jackpot count display unit 30, and finally. It flows to the left in the lower light emitting portion (right side) 35.

As a result of the light emission control as described above, a first locus is formed from the upper left light emitting unit (left side) 32 to the lower right lower light emitting unit (right side) 35 via the display unit 30, and the upper right side is formed. In the state where the second locus is formed from the light emitting unit (right side) 33 to the lower left light emitting unit (left side) 34 via the display unit 30, and the second locus is formed, the first locus and the second locus are formed. Will intersect.

When the one light flow effect as described above is completed, the control unit 36 has LEDs 32a to 35a of the light emitting units 32 to 35 that have maintained the light emitting state, and the first to third seven segments of the display unit 30. The same light flow effect is repeatedly executed from the end (turning off) of the light emitting state of the segments of the LEDs 30a to 30c until the end of the normal effect.

After that, since the special signal is output from the management device 6 every 9:02, 3 minutes, and 1/4 minute, the normal effect by each information display device 3 is synchronously performed accordingly.
Then, when the special signal is output from the management device 6 at 9:05, which is the reference time, the information display device 3 determines that the special signal has been received within 30 seconds before and after 9:05, which is the reference time. (S8: YES, S9: YES), and the special production is started (S10). As a result, each information display device 3 starts the special effect at 9:05, so that the special effect by each information display device 3 is performed synchronously.

The special effect is mainly an image display for the special effect, but the presence or absence of light illumination can be set as an option when the special effect is executed. When the light illumination is set to Yes, the image for special effect is displayed after the illumination blinks by the illumination unit 27. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, all the LEDs 32a to 35a of the illumination unit 27 of the information display device 3 are turned on, and a predetermined segment constituting the 7-segment LEDs 30a to 30c of the jackpot count display unit 30 (indicated by diagonal lines in FIG. 9). (Indicated) is lit in an X shape, and by repeating blinking twice in this state, it seems that the letter "X" is displayed twice. In this way, the information display devices 3 simultaneously execute the optical illuminations in synchronization with the reception of the special signal, so that the player pays attention to the special effect to be executed next.

Here, when the information display device 3 receives the special signal in the execution time range, the information display device 3 immediately starts the special effect without waiting until the reference time. That is, when a special signal is received in the execution time range, the special effect is executed even if the reference time is not reached.
By the above operation, the information display device 3 executes the special effect every 5 minutes, while when the special effect is not executed, the normal effect is executed every 1 minute.

When the administrator performs a setting operation on the management device 6 in order to change the effect content of the information display device 3, the management device 6 outputs a setting signal indicating the setting information to the information display device 3.
When the information display device 3 receives the setting signal (S5: YES), the information display device 3 changes the setting information (S6), and changes the reference time for executing the special effect based on the setting information (S7).
After that, when the information display device 3 receives a special signal from the management device 6 within the execution time range within 30 seconds before and after the changed reference time, the information display device 3 executes the special effect in synchronization with the other information display device 3. When a special signal is received outside the execution time range, the normal effect is executed in synchronization with the other information display device 3.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the information display device 3 executes the special effect by receiving the special signal transmitted by the management device 6, the information display device 3 is set at the time of each information display device 3 as compared with the configuration in which the special effect is executed only by the schedule based on the internal time. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the special effects will not be aligned due to the deviation.

Since the special effect is executed when the special signal is received and the reception time is included in the execution time range within 30 seconds before and after the reference time, the special effect is executed when the special signal is received. When the execution may be suppressed, a part of the plurality of information display devices 3 may unintentionally execute the special effect, or a part of the plurality of information display devices 3 may unintentionally execute the special effect. It is possible to reduce the suppression of execution. As a result, it is possible to easily execute the effect by the plurality of information display devices 3.

When a special effect is executed or a normal effect is executed when a special signal is received, a part of the plurality of information display devices 3 unintentionally executes the special effect, or a plurality of information display devices 3. It is possible to prevent a part of the information display device 3 of the above from unintentionally executing a normal effect.

When a special signal is received, the special effect is executed without waiting for the reference time, so it is possible to align the execution timing of the special effect even if the internal times of each of the plurality of information display devices 3 are slightly different. become.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, each modification may be combined with the above embodiment, or each modification may be combined.
It may be applied to a game machine other than the illustrated game machine, and it is also possible to correspond to a game field where a credit-type slot machine is installed in which a game progresses by consuming credits without using medals as a game machine. Is.

Although the information display device has been exemplified as the game device, other devices can also be adopted as the game device. For example, a configuration in which a rental machine is used as a gaming device can be considered.
As the management device, it is a device that aggregates and manages the table information, and an example of a device provided in the amusement park is illustrated, but the device is not limited to such a configuration. For example, it is possible to adopt an island management device that manages a game island on which a game machine is installed as a management device. In this case, the island management device may transmit a special signal to the information display device installed on the island.

The method of determining the reference time may be arbitrarily changed. For example, instead of determining when the power is turned on, a configuration that reads out a reference time stored in advance in a predetermined time cycle (1 hour, etc.), or a reference time when a predetermined time (1 hour, etc.) elapses after the power is turned on. A configuration for reading out is conceivable.

The execution time range is 30 seconds before and after the reference time, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the execution time range is 10 seconds before and after the reference time, or within 30 seconds after the reference time has passed. Etc.

As a configuration for suppressing the execution of the special effect, a configuration in which the normal effect is executed without executing the special effect is illustrated, but as a configuration for suppressing the execution of the special effect, a configuration in which the special effect is not executed is simply not executed (a configuration in which the normal effect is not executed). ), And a configuration in which a special effect is executed so that the player is less likely to recognize it than when a special signal is received in the execution time range (a configuration in which a short time is performed or a configuration in which a small display is performed) can be considered.

The contents of the special effect and the normal effect may be changed arbitrarily. For example, a configuration in which audio output and light illumination are simultaneously executed instead of the image display as the special effect, and a configuration in which only the image display is executed as the normal effect can be considered. ..

As a specific example of a special effect different from the illustrated one, it is conceivable to perform light illumination at the same time as displaying an image. For example, the light illumination may blink in an X shape, and at the same time, the image display may be started, and then the LEDs in the upper left upper right, lower left, and lower right portions may blink at a cycle of 1 second. In this configuration, after the image display is started, the light illumination that blinks the X shape and then blinks at a cycle of 1 second may be repeated until the image display is completed.

The special signal may be configured to include information on the content of the special effect to be executed.
The configuration is such that multiple information display devices perform the special effect at the same time, but the configuration is not limited to this, and the special effect is executed in a synchronized state, for example, the multiple information display devices are shifted by 1 second to start the special effect. The configuration is conceivable. In this configuration, the special signal includes the start timing of the special effect according to the ID of the information display device, and the time information from when the information display device receives the special signal to when the special effect is executed is stored in advance. A configuration to keep is conceivable. Further, although the configuration is such that a plurality of information display devices execute the same effect as the special effect, the contents of the special effect executed by the plurality of game information displays may be different.

The reception time is determined by the internal time of the information display device when the special signal is received, but the method of determining the reception time may be changed. For example, the special signal contains time information, and the reception time is determined. A configuration in which the time information is used as the reception time can be considered.

Two times may be set as the reference time. For example, the reference time may be set every 5 minutes and every 10 minutes, and different special effects may be executed. In this case, the reference time overlaps every 10 minutes, but in that case, the special effect set with a high priority may be executed or may be executed alternately.

The time adjustment signal may be periodically transmitted from the management device to the information display device not only at the start of business.
The special signal may be used as an interrupt signal for the information display device, and the special effect or the normal effect by the information display device may be executed synchronously by the interrupt of the special signal.

A part of the functions provided by the illustrated information display device may be provided by the management device, or a part of the functions provided by the illustrated management device may be provided by the information display device. ..

In the drawing, 1 is a game machine, 3 is a game information display device, 6 is a management device, 38 is a control unit (time determination means, determination means, special effect execution means), and 39 is an I / F (reception means).

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A game provided with a plurality of gaming devices provided corresponding to a plurality of gaming machines and a management device for transmitting a special signal for executing a predetermined special effect to the plurality of gaming devices. In the system
The gaming device
A time determination means for determining a reference time for executing the special effect, and
A receiving means for receiving the special signal and
A determination means for determining whether or not the reception time at which the special signal is received is included in the execution time range, which is the time range determined with reference to the reference time.
A special effect executing means that executes the special effect when the reception time is included in the execution time range, and suppresses the execution of the special effect when the reception time is not included in the execution time range.
A game system characterized by being equipped with. The special effect executing means executes the special effect when the reception time is included in the execution time range, while the special effect is different from the special effect when the reception time is not included in the execution time range. The gaming system according to claim 1, wherein a normal effect is executed. The management device simultaneously transmits the special signal to the plurality of game devices.
The gaming system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the reception time is included in the execution time range, the special effect executing means executes the special effect even if the reference time is not reached. .. A time determination means for determining a reference time for executing a predetermined special effect, and
A receiving means for receiving the special signal from the management device of the amusement park, and
A determination means for determining whether or not the reception time at which the special signal is received is included in the execution time range, which is the time range determined with reference to the reference time.
A special effect executing means that executes the special effect when the reception time is included in the execution time range, and suppresses the execution of the special effect when the reception time is not included in the execution time range.
A gaming device characterized by being equipped with.

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