JP7052243B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game device for playing a game using a game medium.

Various types of medal pusher game devices that play with medals using pushers that operate on the field have been proposed and used. One of them is a game device in which multiple types of balls are placed on the medal group of the play field, and various benefits are given to the player by dropping various balls from the play field. ..

As a kind of such a game device, for example, in Patent Document 1, a medal and various balls are placed on a turntable common to all seats arranged in the center of the game device, and a predetermined condition is satisfied during play. A game device is disclosed in which a pusher is operated, a target ball is dropped from a turntable, and the ball is guided to one's own individual field to play a pusher game (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5327638

In the game device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a player can aim a ball placed on the outer circumference of a common turntable and drop it on his / her play field. However, when dropped, the ball was only scattered in his playfield, and there was no hobby of dropping it in the target position.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that enables a player to control the falling position of a play value medium such as a ball in a play field, thereby improving the interest of the game.

In order to solve such a problem, one aspect of the present invention is a game device for playing a game using a non-spherical play value medium and a spherical play value medium.
The housing that forms the accommodation space inside and
A play field provided in the accommodation space where a non-spherical game value medium and a spherical game value medium can be placed on the upper surface,
A transport device that transports a spherical play value medium that has fallen from the play field,
A storage member capable of storing spherical play value media transported by a transport device in a row, and
It is a game device including a release member that releases a storage state by the storage member and drops a spherical play value medium stored in the storage member onto a play field.

In the game device of the above-described form, when the spherical game value medium stored in a row is dropped from the storage member, the drop position of the spherical game value medium differs depending on the number of stored balls. According to such a configuration, it is possible to control the drop position of the spherical game value medium by changing the number of stored spherical game value media. In a game device having such a configuration, for example, it is possible to provide a game associated with dropping a spherical game value medium to a target position, thereby improving the interest.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game device that enables a player to control the falling position of a play value medium such as a ball in a play field, thereby improving the interest of the game.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the whole structure of a game apparatus. It is a top view of the inside of a housing which shows the structural example of the play field of a game apparatus, a lottery apparatus, and the like. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the game control device used for a game device. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a ball stocker in a state where a ball is stocked, and the surroundings. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a ball stocker and its surroundings in a state where a ball is released. It is a front view of a ball stocker in a state where a ball is stocked. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the ball stocker shown in FIG. It is a front view of the ball stocker in the state where the ball is released. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the ball stocker shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing example until the ball stocker is made to release operation while the medal game is in progress. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of a lottery apparatus of a game apparatus and its surroundings. It is a perspective view which shows the lottery apparatus in an enlarged manner. It is a top view of the lottery apparatus. It is a front view of the lottery apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the determination sequence at the time of detecting which of the plurality of 1st prize-winning child receiving part | position of the 1st prize-winning child in the 1st lottery apparatus by a prize-winning child sensor or the like. It is a perspective view of the housing (however, the housing is half of the whole) in a state where the side upper plate-shaped member is fitted in the opening, as viewed from above. 16 is an enlarged view showing a portion surrounded by a rectangular frame in FIG. 16. It is a perspective view of the housing (however, the housing is half of the whole) in a state where the upper plate-shaped member on the side surface of the opening is lifted, as viewed from above. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view showing a portion surrounded by a rectangular frame in FIG. It is a perspective view of the housing (however, the housing is half of the whole) in a state where the side upper plate-shaped member is tilted at the opening, as viewed from below. FIG. 20 is an enlarged view showing a portion surrounded by a rectangular frame in FIG. 20. It is a partial perspective view of the game apparatus which shows the form which provided the ball stocker (reservoir member) along the Y direction so as to cross the play field.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals as possible in the drawings, and duplicate description is omitted.

<Overview of game equipment>
First, an outline of the game device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the housing showing a configuration example of the play field of the game device 1, the lottery device 50, and the like.

The game device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is exemplified by a rectangular-shaped housing 2 and one or more (exemplarily four) so-called satellites (“satellite”) provided around the housing 2. Is a terminal device or an operation seat for each player for the player to play a game (medal game), and is a play field 31 to 34, an operation means (medal slot 21A to 24A in this embodiment, at the time of game play). It is equipped with button devices 21B to 24B for input such as input or selection, button devices 21D to 24D as an example of a timing determination operation input unit for special production), and a game medium payout means (medal hopper, etc.). It has 21 to 24 (also called "station", also called "control panel"). The player can enjoy the game provided by the game device 1 facing the player stations 21 to 24.

The game device 1 is a pusher game device used by being placed on the floor surface of an amusement facility or the like. The game device 1 includes a housing 2 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. As shown in FIG. 2, player stations (satellite) 21, 22, 23, 24 are provided on the outer surface of the housing 2. When playing a game on the game device 1, the player operates one of them.

In the present application, in order to facilitate the understanding of the explanation, the housing 2 is viewed so as to face the outer surface on which the player stations 21 and 22 are provided, and the front direction is the X direction and the right direction is the Y direction. Cartesian coordinates with the vertical upward direction as the Z direction are shown in each drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 forms an accommodation space 20 inside the housing 2. A part of the accommodation space 20 is partitioned by a transparent panel-shaped acrylic plate. The player can play the game while visually observing the accommodation space 20 through the acrylic plate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the accommodation space 20 is provided with a display panel 26, two lottery devices 50, and four play fields 3 (31, 32, 33, 34).

The display panel 26 is a display device that displays a design or characters based on a received signal. The display panel 26 has a flat plate shape and is arranged in the substantially central portion of the accommodation space 20 in the Y direction. As the display panel 26, for example, a liquid crystal display can be used.

The lottery device 50 is a device that is driven when a predetermined event is executed in the game. One lottery device 50 is provided between the play fields 31 and 33, and one is provided between the play fields 32 and 34.

The play fields 3 are provided one by one at the four corners of the accommodation space 20. The play field 3 has a smooth surface, and the smooth surface is arranged so as to be the upper surface. An opening 38 is provided on the outer side of the end portion 3a of the play field 3. The playfields 31, 32, 33, 34 correspond to the player stations 21, 22, 23, 24 in that order.

A pusher 36 is arranged on the upper surface of the play field 3. The pusher 36 is configured to reciprocate along the X direction in a predetermined range on the upper surface of the play field 3 by an actuator or a crank mechanism (not shown). The reciprocating motion of the pusher 36 can be realized by using, for example, a crank mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the motor (see reference numeral 114 in FIG. 3) into a linear (reciprocating) motion of a predetermined stroke amount.

The medal insertion slots 21A, 22A, 23A, and 24A are used by the player to insert medals (indicated by reference numeral M in FIG. 2) into the game space inside the game device 1. The medal M is an example of a non-spherical play value medium used in the game device 1. The medal slotes 21A, 22A, 23A, and 24A are provided at positions that are easy for the player to operate while sitting on a chair (not shown) (or the player may be standing).

The button devices 21B, 22B, 23B, and 24B are examples of operation input units that input signals corresponding to player operations to the game device 1. The button devices 21D, 22D, 23D, and 24D are provided as devices such as pressing and inputting an operation when the player tries to execute a lottery game described later at an arbitrary timing.

The input levers 21C, 22C, 23C, and 24C are examples of operation input units for performing operations according to the player's operation. For example, the input levers 21C, 22C, 23C, and 24C of the game device 1 of the present embodiment are provided as devices for adjusting the direction of the operation target during the lottery game described later.

The medals that have fallen into the opening 38 (or the same number of medals for payout as the number of medals that have fallen) are passed through the payout device (see reference numeral 115 in FIG. 3) and the medal payout port (not shown) provided in the housing 2. Can be paid out to the player.

In the game device 1 configured as described above, the player plays a game by inserting medals M from any of the medal insertion slots 21A, 22A, 23A, and 24A of the player stations 21, 22, 23, and 24. To play. The medal M inserted from any of the player stations 21, 22, 23, 24 is transferred to the medal M in the housing 2 by a mechanism (not shown) and released to the play field 3. The released medal M is released toward the upper surface of the play field 3 and moves by rolling or the like. After that, the medal M stands still on the upper surface of the play field 3 with one side surface facing upward. The upper surface of the play field 3 is covered with a large number of medals inserted by the player in this way.

Among the medals M placed on the upper surface of the play field 3, those placed in the vicinity of the pusher 36 are pushed by the pusher 36 and moved. The moved medal M pushes another adjacent medal M. As a result, each medal M placed on the upper surface of the play field 3 moves by a predetermined amount and then stands still again.

Of the medals M that have moved on the upper surface of the play field 3, some medals M arranged in the vicinity of the end portion 3a fall from the end portion 3a to the opening 38. When the medal M falls, the same number of payout medals M are provided to the player via a route (not shown). The player devises the arrangement of the medals M to be thrown in order to drop and acquire more medals M from the play field 3. The game device 1 has a high degree of strategicity by requesting the player to devise such a device.

The game device 1 executes a predetermined event when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the game device 1 drives the lottery device 50 to perform a lottery every time the number of medals M inserted by the player reaches a predetermined value. At the time of the event, the display panel 26 displays a design, characters, or the like to enhance the effect.

The audio output device 300 such as a speaker amplifies the audio signal (audio information) output from the audio processor by a digital amplifier or the like, and outputs the audio. The game device 1 may be provided with a microphone (voice input device) that enables voice input in parallel with the voice output.

<Game control device 200>
Next, a configuration example of the game control device 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

The game control device 200 is exemplified by a CPU (control unit) 221, a storage unit 222, a boot ROM 223, a peripheral interface 224, a bus arbiter 225, a GPU (graphic processor) 226, a graphic memory 227, and an audio system. It includes a processor 228, an audio memory 229, and a communication interface (I / F) 230.

The CPU 221 is a CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) type CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit), MPU (Central Processing Unit), RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer, reduced instruction set computer) type CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (Mitsu). (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Processor, processor for specific applications), etc., which is an example of a control means having arithmetic and control capabilities. The CPU 221 can also have functions such as a storage unit 222, a graphic processor 226, and an audio processor 228, which will be described later.

The storage unit 222 includes, for example, a high-speed storage means used for main storage such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), and a magnetic tape. Auxiliary storage means such as an apparatus and an optical disk apparatus are included.

For example, a program and data are stored in the storage unit 222. Further, the storage unit 222 stores an OS (Operating System, not shown) that causes the game device 1 to function as a computer, and the program or the like is stored in the game device 1 by various APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) of the OS. Each function is accessible.

The program is a game program that realizes various functions as the game device 1, and includes a program that executes the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 10 as an example. The program can also be downloaded from the server and updated, or downloaded at the start of the game.

The data are various data for the game program, and are used for executing a game, such as image data forming a screen displayed on a display unit and a display panel 26, music data output to an audio output device 300 such as a speaker, and the like. Contains data.

The CPU 221 can make the game device 1 function as an example of a computer and realize the various functions by reading and executing a game program and various data from the storage unit 222.

The boot ROM 223 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a NOR flash memory, or an SRAM. The boot ROM 223 stores programs and data used to start the game device 1. The CPU 221 reads the program and data of the boot ROM 223, sets the microcode of the CPU 221, initializes each part, starts the OS and the like from the storage unit 222, and gives an instruction to execute the program. I will do it. The boot ROM 223 can also store programs and data such as setting the IP address of the communication I / F 230, performing an operation test of each part, and counting the number of medals.

The Peripheral I / F 224 provides USB, IEEE1394, serial, parallel, infrared, wireless and other interfaces for connecting various peripheral devices (peripherals). Non-limiting examples of peripheral devices that can be connected to the peripheral I / F 224 are button devices 21B, 22B, 23B, 24B, input levers 21C, 22C, 23C, 24C, display panel 26, pusher 36 and various sensors 78 (FIG. 3) and the like, and further include a transport device 39 and a solenoid 416 of the ball stocker 41, which will be described later.

The sensor 78 includes, for example, an optical sensor, a ball detection sensor, a medal detection sensor, and the like. The ball detection sensor is, for example, a sensor that detects a ball B that has fallen from the play field 3 to the opening 38.

The ball detection sensor can be exemplifiedly provided in the transport device 39. An optical sensor such as a photo reflector can be used as the ball detection sensor. The medal detection sensor can be provided, for example, after the medal insertion slot 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A. As the medal detection sensor, an optical sensor such as a photoreflector can be used as an example.

The information detected by the various sensors is given to the CPU 221 via the bus arbiter 225. Based on the given information, the CPU 221 can identify the size, color, presence / absence of a medal, etc. of the ball that has fallen into the opening 38.

A stick-type controller, a force feedback device such as a vibration device, a touch pad, a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse or a trackball, or the like can be connected to the peripheral I / F224. Further, the peripheral I / F224 can also control an electronic switch or the like, and can also control the power on / off of various peripheral devices to suppress power consumption.

The bus arbiter 225 is an integrated circuit that provides a bus I / F that connects each part, such as a so-called "chipset". The speed of each part of the bus connected by the bus arbiter 225 may be different, and may be asymmetrical in ascending / descending.

The GPU (graphic processor) 226 is, for example, a graphic processor (image generation unit) having a function of drawing a three-dimensional computer graphic (CG). Illustratively, the graphic processor includes a geometry processor 261 that calculates the geometry (coordinates) of polygon data, and a rendering processor 262 that rasterizes / renders (draws) the polygon on which the geometry calculation has been performed. The GPU 226 is provided with, for example, a RAMDAC (RAM D / A converter), an HDMI (registered trademark) interface, and the like in order to output the drawn image to the display panel 26 and the like. A part or all of the processing by the geometry processor 261 may be processed by the CPU 221.

The graphic memory 227 is a storage medium that can read and write at a speed corresponding to the drawing speed of the GPU 226. As an example of the graphic memory 227, GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate) and the like can be mentioned. The graphic memory 227 may be built in the graphic processor like a system LSI. Further, the graphic memory 227 may have a dual port configuration that enables display on the display panel 26 or the like during drawing of the GPU (graphic processor) 226.

The audio processor 228 is, for example, a DSP (digital signal processor) or the like equipped with a PCM (Wave) sound source or the like that outputs music, voice, sound effects, or the like. The audio processor 228 can also calculate various audio effects such as reverberation and reflection by performing calculations such as a physical calculation sound source and an FM sound source. The output of the audio processor 228 is D / A (digital-to-analog) converted, connected to a digital amplifier or the like, and reproduced as music, sound or sound effect by an audio output device 300 or the like such as a speaker. The audio processor 228 can also support voice recognition of voice input from a microphone.

The audio memory 229 is a storage medium for storing digital data such as music, voice, and sound effects. The audio processor 228 and the audio memory 229 may be integrated.

The communication I / F 230 enables connection to a network such as a LAN (local area network) or a WAN (wide area network). The communication I / F 230 includes, for example, WiMax®, c. Link (registered trademark), HDMI (registered trademark), wired / wireless LAN, telephone line, mobile phone network, PHS network, power line network, IEEE1394, and other connection methods can be applied.

The game device 1 can communicate with another game device 1 or a server via the communication I / F 230. Thereby, for example, it is possible to play a battle game (a game in which a competition such as a battle is performed) or a joint game (a game in which a problem is solved in cooperation) with a player of another game device 1 connected so as to be communicable. .. Further, by connecting a plurality of game devices 1 so as to be communicable, the game score such as the number of acquired medals can be totaled and the battle game can be played with the game devices 1 arranged in other play facilities via the server. It is possible to perform and aggregate rankings.

<Structure of ball stocker, etc.>
The game device 1 of the present embodiment includes a transfer device 39, a ball stocker (reservoir member) 41, a guide rail (guidance member) 43, and the like, and a ball (spherical play value medium) B forwarded by the transfer device 39. The ball is temporarily stored in the ball stocker 41, released when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the ball B is dropped onto the play field 3 (see FIGS. 4 to 9).

The transport device 39 is a member that transports the ball B that has fallen from the play field 3 (see FIG. 3). Although the detailed configuration is not shown, a known transfer device 39 used in a conventional medal game device can be used as the transfer device 39. The balls B that have fallen from the play field 3 are conveyed one by one to the ball stocker 41 by the conveying device 39.

The ball stocker 41 is a member capable of storing a plurality of balls, for example, 10 balls B in a row. The ball stocker 41 of the present embodiment includes a floor sheet metal 412, a torsion spring 414, a stopper 415, a solenoid (release member) 416, a plunger 417, a spring pin 418, and the like.

The floor sheet metal 412 is a plate-shaped member on which 10 balls B can be placed in a row, and is a side of the play field 3 and is a play field 3. It is arranged at a position higher than the upper surface of the pusher 36 so as to extend in the direction (X direction) along the movement of the pusher 36. Further, the floor sheet metal 412 is swingably attached to a fixed member, for example, the frame 411 about the support shaft 413, and is in a released state tilted in the direction of the play field 3 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). And, it is possible to switch to a stock state (see FIGS. 6 and 7) tilted in the direction opposite to that of the play field 3. The swingable range of the floor sheet metal 412 is limited by, for example, a part of the floor sheet metal 412 hitting the frame 411.

Further, the floor sheet metal 412 of the present embodiment is attached in a state of being slightly inclined toward the back side in the X direction, and the ball B forwarded by the transport device 39 has the momentum and / or the floor sheet metal at the time of forwarding. Due to the inclination of 412, it is sequentially moved to the back and stored.

The torsion spring 414 urges the floor sheet metal 412 from the released state to the stock state (counterclockwise in FIG. 7 and the like). In the figure, the torsion spring 414 arranged on the front side in the X direction is shown (see FIGS. 7 and 9), but in addition to this, for example, another torsion spring is arranged on the back side in the X direction. You may.

The stopper 415 is a member that supports the ball B on the floor sheet metal 412 and maintains the stock state. In the present embodiment, for example, a rod-shaped member is used as the stopper 415 to lock the ball B on the floor sheet metal 412 and prevent the ball B from falling to the side of the floor sheet metal 412 (FIG. 7). , Fig. 9 etc.), not limited to rod shape, for example, by devising the inclination of the floor sheet metal 412 (it is V-shaped with an inclination opposite to the storage direction of the ball B), the function of the stopper can be improved. It may be a structure that fulfills.

The solenoid 416 is a member that releases the stored state of the ball B in the ball stocker 41 and releases the ball B. In the present embodiment, the solenoid 416 is fixed to the frame 411, and the plunger 417 of the solenoid 416 and the floor sheet metal 412 are pin-coupled by a spring pin 418 (see FIGS. 7, 9, etc.). When the solenoid 416 is energized, the plunger 417 is pulled in, and the floor sheet metal 412 swings against the urging force of the torsion spring 414 to be in a released state (see FIG. 9 and the like). The solenoid 416 is connected to the game control device 200 via the peripheral I / F 224.

The guide rail (guidance member) 43 is a member that guides a part or all of the balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 to a predetermined position on the play field (see FIG. 4 and the like). As an example, in the present embodiment, the first to second balls on the inner side of the balls that can be stored up to 10 on the floor sheet metal 412 are guided to the vicinity of the upper part of the pusher 36 by the guide rail 43. Balls that are not the target of guidance (the fourth to tenth balls from the back of the balls that can be stored up to 10) fall onto the play field 3 as they are when released (see FIG. 5).

The type of the ball B used in the game device 1 may be one type or a plurality of types. In this embodiment, in addition to the ball B having a normal game value, a ball having a higher game value (high value ball Bs) is adopted (see FIG. 4 etc.) to improve the fun of the game. ..

<Example of processing such as ball stock and release>
In the game device 1 of the present embodiment, the ball stocker 41 is released by the game control device 200 when a predetermined condition during the medal game is satisfied. A specific example of this process will be described below (see FIG. 10).

During the game, if the player inserts the medal M (Yes in step SP1) and the ball B falls from the play field 3 to the opening 38 (Yes in step SP2), the CPU 221 determines the type of ball B based on the detection information. (Whether it is a normal ball B or a high-value ball Bs) is identified (step SP3).

The balls B that have fallen into the opening 38 are sequentially conveyed to the ball stocker 41 by the conveying device 39 and stored (step SP4). Until the number of balls B stored reaches the maximum number (10 in the case of this embodiment) (No in step SP5), if the lottery game is not executed (No in step SP6), the process returns to step SP1. The above process is repeated.

When the number of balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 reaches the maximum number (10 in the case of this embodiment) (Yes in step SP5), the lottery game is executed (step SP7). Further, even when the player selects to execute the lottery game at an arbitrary timing in step SP6 (Yes in step SP6), the lottery game is executed (step SP7).

The lottery game is a small event game in the medal game, and displays the produced images and videos, the lottery result by the CPU 221 on the display panel 26, and pays out the number of medals M according to the winning combination of the lottery result. .. Further, after the lottery game, the solenoid 416 is operated to release the ball stocker 41, drop the stored ball B, and pay it out to the play field 3 or the like (step SP8).

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 becomes the maximum number (step SP5), or the player selects to perform the lottery game under a predetermined condition during the game. This (step SP6) is set, and when any of the conditions is satisfied, the stored ball B is released after the lottery game is executed. It goes without saying that the above is only an example of predetermined conditions during the progress of the game, and other conditions can be set.

In the game device 1 of the present embodiment as described above, when the balls B stored in a row in the ball stocker 41 are released and discharged, the drop positions of the balls B are different depending on the number of stored balls. That is, among the balls B that can store up to 10 balls on the floor sheet metal 412, the first to third balls B on the back side are guided to the vicinity of the upper part of the pusher 36 by the guide rail 43 and discharged. When the 4th to 10th balls B are released, they fall on the play field 3 on the side as they are, so the ball B on the front side falls to a position closer to the opening 38 and is stored in the foreground. The tenth ball B will fall to the position closest to the opening 38 (see FIG. 5).

Generally, in this type of medal game device, the ball B closer to the opening 38 is more likely to be dropped into the opening 38. If the ball B is dropped into the opening 38, a corresponding privilege can be obtained. In this respect, in the game device 1 of the present embodiment, as many balls B as possible are stored in the ball stocker 41 and released in a timely manner so that the balls B are paid out to a more advantageous position and the privilege can be obtained more efficiently. You can give the player the incentive and motivation to do so. For players who have incentives and motivation, they can feel a new interest by playing a medal game strategically in order to obtain benefits more efficiently.

Further, in the game device 1 of the present embodiment, which employs the ball B having a normal game value and the high value ball Bs, it is possible to provide the player with further strategicity and interest. That is, it is possible to give the player an incentive or a desire to pay out the high-value balls Bs to a position that is as advantageous as possible. For example, if the high-value balls Bs can be stored in the 10th position, which is the frontmost position, it is possible to obtain points extremely efficiently. Can be given (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

<Lottery device>
The lottery device 50 of the game device 1 will be described (see FIGS. 11 to 15).

The game device 1 shown in FIG. 11 or the like is provided with a lottery device 50 for performing a lottery using a sphere or the like. The lottery device 50 includes a first lottery device 51 and a second lottery device 52. The lottery device 50 is a device that is driven when an event involving a predetermined physical lottery is executed in the game, and is provided between the play fields 31 and 33 and one between the play fields 32 and 34. ..

The first lottery device 51 includes a first rotating body 511, a first winning child receiving unit 513, a first winning child 515, and a winning child sensor (detection device) 57.

The first rotating body 511 is arranged so as to have the same rotation center as the second rotating body 521 described later, and has a vertical shaft portion 512 having a certain height and above or near the upper end of the shaft portion 512. It has a formed first prize-winning child receiving unit 513 (see FIG. 12 and the like). The first rotating body 511 is horizontally rotationally driven by a driving device, for example, a stepping motor 54 arranged at the bottom of the lottery device 50 (see FIG. 14).

A plurality of first prize-winner receiving portions 513 are formed on the side portions of the first rotating body 511, and the first prize-winning child 515 in a suspended state is located at any of the first prize-winning child receiving portions 513. It is provided as follows. In the present embodiment, six first prizewinner receiving portions 513 having a peripheral wall having an inwardly curved shape as if scooped out are arranged at intervals of 60 ° so as to be equally divided in the circumferential direction. (See FIG. 13). Between the adjacent first prize-winning child receiving portions 513, there is a slightly pointed shape (protruding portion) that protrudes outward in the radial direction.

The first winning child 515 is a winning child suspended from above the first rotating body 511 by a hanging strap 516. The upper end of the hanging strap 516 is hung on the winning child hanging lower portion 517 installed in the housing 2. The prize-winning child suspension lower portion 517 is installed on the roof portion 2006 attached to the support frames 2002 and 2004 connected to the housing 2 (or may be a frame member constituting the game device 1) (see FIG. 14). ). The position of the winning child hanging lower portion 517 (more specifically, the position of the upper end of the hanging strap 516 hung on the winning child hanging lower portion 517) is, for example, vertically above the rotation center axis of the first rotating body 511.

The first prize child 515 is suspended so as to be at the same height as the first prize child receiving unit 513. The shape and size of the first winning child 515 are not particularly limited, but when the first rotating body 511 rotates, it comes into contact with the first winning child receiving portion 513 and the protruding portion in between, and is appropriately flipped, and the hanging strap 516. The first prize-winning child 515 suspended from the outside of the first rotating body, which is the hanging center of the hanging strap 516, heads toward the first prize-receiving part provided on the side of the first rotating body 511 due to the action of gravity. When the rotation of the above is stopped, it is preferable that it is finally formed so as to be located at one of the first prize-winning child receiving portions 513.

By doing so, the observation of the winning state can directly see whether the first winning child 515 is located in the first winning child receiving unit 513 even in the line-of-sight direction looking up from the side of the first lottery device 51 or diagonally below. can. That is, even if the observation viewpoint of the first lottery device 51 is located at any position from diagonally above to diagonally below, observation is possible. In particular, since it can be seen directly, dirt on the winning child does not interfere with the observation.

The winning child sensor 57 is a sensor that detects which of the plurality of first winning child receiving units 513 the first winning child 515 is located. The winning element sensor 57 of the present embodiment is arranged on a sensor frame 2008 attached to the housing 2 so that the first winning element 515 passes directly above the sensor frame 2008 (see FIGS. 12 to 14). As the winning child sensor 57, an optical sensor such as a photo reflector or the like can be used. Alternatively, image analysis by camera photography may be used.

The second lottery device 52 includes a second rotating body 521, a second winning child receiving unit 523, and a lottery ball (second winning child) 525.

The second rotating body (hereinafter, also referred to as a croon) 521 is a disk-shaped rotating body that revolves around the same center of rotation as the first rotating body 511 described above. The first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (Crune) 521 can be rotated independently, but in the present embodiment, the first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (Crune) 521 are integrated. The stepping motor 54 rotates or stops both at the same time.

The second winning child receiving unit 523 is composed of a plurality of winning holes provided in the second rotating body (cruin) 521. The lottery ball 525 rolling on the second rotating body (Crune) 521 is in a state of being in one of a plurality of second prize-winning child receiving units 523.
Although the second prize receiving portion 523 is provided inside the rotating surface of the second rotating body 521, it may be provided on the side surface side of the rotating body.

Further, the lottery device 50 includes a lighting device 58. The lighting device 58 is attached to, for example, the roof portion 2006, and illuminates the first rotating body 511 of the first lottery device 51, the second rotating body (Krun) 521 of the second lottery device 52, and the like.

<Lottery operation in the lottery device>
The stepping motor 54 rotates the first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (Crune) 521, and the lottery ball 525 is thrown onto the second rotating body (Crune) 521 in a timely manner. The first winning child 515 comes into contact with the first winning child receiving portion 513 and the protruding portion between them, is appropriately repelled, and orbits around the first rotating body 511 in a suspended state. After that, the rotation speeds of the first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (Crune) 521 slow down, and while the rotation speed is reversed at a low speed, the first winning child 515 has a plurality of first winning child receiving portions 513. The lottery ball 525 falls into one of the plurality of second prize-winning child receiving units 523, and a part of the lottery ball 525 is inserted. In the first lottery device 51, acceleration → high-speed rotation (playing the first prize winner 515) → deceleration → low-speed reverse rotation (winning determination) → stop or acceleration for the next lottery is performed. As described above, according to the game device 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to simultaneously carry out (parallel) physical lottery of different modes. The game device 1 replaces the data of the first lottery result obtained by the first lottery device 51 and the data of the second lottery result obtained by the second lottery device 52 with parameters stored in advance in the storage unit 222. You can run the game.

<Judgment flow in the first lottery device>
In the first lottery device 51, a determination example when the winning child sensor 57 or the like detects which of the plurality of first winning child receiving units 513 the first winning child 515 is located will be described (see FIG. 15). ..

After the start of the lottery operation, sensing by the winning child sensor 57, that is, when it is detected that the first winning child 515 has passed directly above the winning child sensor 57 (Yes in step SP11), the stepping motor 54 at that time is input. The rotation angle of the first rotating body 511 at that time is confirmed from the pulse mediated by the instruction output, and which is the first winning child receiving unit 513 in which the first winning child 515 is located (step SP12). .. After that, when sensing is performed again by the prize-winning sensor 57 (Yes in step SP13), the same processing as in step SP12 is performed to identify the first prize-winning child receiving unit 513 in which the first prize-winning child 515 is located (Yes). Step SP14). If the first prize child receiving unit 513 (position of the first prize child 515) specified in step SP14 is the same as the position specified for the first time in step SP12 (Yes in step SP15), the first rotating body 511. The determination is terminated on the assumption that there is no change in the first prize child receiving unit 513 in which the first prize child 515 is located, that is, the position of the first prize child 515 is fixed while the first prize child 515 is located. On the other hand, if the first prize child receiving unit 513 (position of the first prize child 515) specified in step SP14 is not the same as the position specified for the first time in step SP12 (No in step SP15), the first prize is won. Assuming that the position of the child 515 is not fixed, the process returns to step SP11.

<Structure of side upper plate-shaped member (side upper door)>
A transparent plate-shaped member is attached to each surface of the game device 1 so that the inside of the housing 2 can be seen. In the present embodiment, a side surface upper plate-shaped member (also referred to as a side upper door) 61 on the side surface of the game device 1 (a surface perpendicular to the Y direction on the side of each player station 21 to 24) and its mounting. The structure is as follows (see FIGS. 16 to 21). Note that, in FIGS. 16, 18, and 20, only half of the housing 1 is shown for convenience.

The side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is formed of a transparent resin plate (for example, an acrylic plate). A total of four notches 62 are provided on both side edges of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61, for example, at two locations each. Further, a handle portion 64 serving as a handle is provided in the upper center of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61, and a key portion 66 is provided in the lower center (see FIG. 16 and the like).

The opening 70 on the side surface of the housing 2 is provided with a mounting structure for detachably mounting the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61. The mounting structure in the present embodiment is provided along the upper edge of the opening 70, along the upper groove portion 72 into which the upper edge portion 61H of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is inserted, and along the lower edge of the opening 70. It includes a lower groove portion 74 into which the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is inserted, a protrusion 76 provided on the side portion of the opening 70, and a stopper (not shown).

The upper groove portion 72 has a depth at which the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 can be lifted to a position where a groove having at least a predetermined depth, specifically, at least the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 exits the lower groove portion 74. It is composed of grooves (width in the vertical direction). Further, the upper groove portion 72 has a width (thickness) sufficient to be slanted while the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is lifted (see FIG. 21 and the like).

The protrusions 76 are provided at positions corresponding to the notches 62 of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61, and in the present embodiment, a total of four protrusions 76 are provided at two locations on both sides of the opening 70. The protrusion 76 is formed smaller than the notch 62. When the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is lifted up until the position of the notch 62 is at the same height as the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 18 and 19), the notch 62 slips through these protrusions 76 and the upper side surface is upper. The plate-shaped member 61 can be slanted (see FIGS. 20 and 21). In the state before the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is lifted (fitted state), the position of the notch 62 is lower than that of the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 16 and 17).

Further, the protrusion 76 abuts on the surface of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 in the fitted state, and suppresses the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 from warping and bending toward the outside of the housing 2.

The stopper is located on the opposite side of the protrusion 76 (that is, at a position closer to the accommodation space 20 than the side upper plate-shaped member 61 in the fitted state) with the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 in the fitted state (see FIGS. 16 and 17). It is composed of arranged protrusions and plate-shaped members. The position, size, and shape of the stopper are not particularly limited as long as it suppresses warping / bending of the side upper plate-shaped member 61 in the fitted state toward the accommodation space 20 side.

In the lower groove portion 74, a groove having at least a predetermined depth, specifically, at least the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is inserted into the lower groove portion 74, and then the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is lowered by its own weight. At that time, the position of the notch 62 is lower than that of the protrusion 76, and the groove is formed with a sufficient depth so that the lower edge portion 61L does not come off in the fitted state. Although not particularly shown, a hooking portion for hooking the hook 66F of the key portion 66 of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is provided near the center of the lower groove portion 74.

<Operation when removing the side upper plate-shaped member>
To remove the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 (see FIGS. 16 and 17) fitted in the opening 70 of the housing 2, first unlock the key portion 66 using a specific key and then handle the handle. Holding the portion 64, the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is lifted until the notch 62 is at the same height as the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 18 and 19). In that state, the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is tilted while using the upper edge portion 61H as a fulcrum, and when the lower edge portion 61L is separated from the opening 70 (lower groove portion 74), the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 is used as it is. Is slightly lowered, and the upper edge portion 61H is pulled out from the upper groove portion 72 to complete the removal.

<Operation when attaching the side upper plate-shaped member>
The side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 can be attached to the opening 70 of the housing 2 by performing the operation opposite to the above-mentioned operation at the time of removal (see FIGS. 16 to 21).

<About the side upper plate-shaped member>
In a game device that employs a glass side upper plate-shaped member, it may fall or fall during attachment / detachment, resulting in cracking. As one of the measures that can be taken to prevent this, it is conceivable to adopt a lightweight resin-made side upper plate-shaped member such as a transparent acrylic plate, but since it is possible to cause warpage (curvature), security The problem remains from the viewpoint of. Further, such a problem can be solved by, for example, adding and strengthening a metal sash, but on the other hand, the cost increases. In this respect, the above-mentioned game device 1 can be easily attached / detached by adopting a mechanism for vertically sliding the notch 62, the protrusion 76, and the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61 while solving the problem of cracking. It realizes a detachable structure of the side surface upper plate-shaped member 61, which is a useful mechanism while suppressing the cost.

Although the above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the game device 1 in which a total of four player stations (satellite) 21, 22, 23, 24 are arranged on the long sides of a rectangular view in a plan view is illustrated, but this is only an example. The number and arrangement of player stations (satellite) are not particularly limited. Therefore, the number of player stations (satellite) may be odd. Further, these player stations (satellite) may be arranged in a circumferential shape, or may be arranged on each side of the housing 2 having, for example, a rhombus in a plan view.

In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the medal M is used as the non-spherical game value medium used in the game device 1 has been described, but this is only an example, and other than this can be adopted.

In the above-described embodiment, the ball stocker 41 in which the floor sheet metal 412 is arranged so as to extend in the direction (X direction) along the movement of the pusher 36 is exemplified, but the ball stocker 41 is placed, for example, in the back of the play field 3. Alternatively, it may be provided along the Y direction so as to cross the center (see FIG. 22). Even if a part or all of the balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 are guided by guide rails 43 having different lengths (guidance destinations) and distributed in the direction (X direction) along the movement of the pusher 36. good.

In addition, a part or all of the above-mentioned embodiment may be described as the following appendix. However, the present invention is not limited to the following appendices.

Previously, as a rotary lottery machine in a medal game machine, a lottery machine that throws a ball into a dish-shaped member called a crune and decides a prize by inserting the ball into one of a plurality of lottery holes provided on the crune. Is being used. For example, Japanese Patent No. 4323385 discloses a rotary lottery machine which is a three-stage type provided on the same axis and in which balls thrown in the upper stage win prizes in the upper, middle, and lower stages.

However, in the lottery machine having a structure in which the ball enters the lottery hole provided on the crune as described above, it is not possible to confirm which lottery hole the ball enters unless the player's viewpoint is high, and the lower viewpoint while sitting. It may be difficult to check the lottery status of the upper row etc. from the body.

In this regard, according to the configuration as described in Appendix 1, there is a prize-winning child receiving part on the side of the first rotating body, and the suspended prize-winning child enters one of the winning-child receiving parts. Regardless of the influence of the height of the lottery machine or the difference in the height of the player's viewpoint, it is easy to see directly that the winning child has entered the winning child receiving section.

[Appendix 1]
A rotating body that rotates around a vertical axis,
A drive device that rotationally drives the rotating body, and
A plurality of prize-winning child receiving parts provided on the side of the rotating body, and
A winning child that can be directly viewed from any viewpoint position from diagonally above to diagonally downward, which can be located at any of the plurality of winning receiving portions toward the center of the rotating body by gravity.
A detection device that detects where the prizewinner is located in the plurality of prizewinner receiving units, and
A control device that controls the rotation of the rotating body and functions as a lottery means for performing a lottery based on the position of the prize winner detected by the detection device.
A game device equipped with.

[Appendix 2]
The winning child is suspended from above the rotating body.

[Appendix 3]
A rotating body with multiple prize-winning receiving parts on the side,
The prize-winning child suspended from above so that it can be positioned at the prize-winning child receiving section,
A drive device that rotationally drives the rotating body and
A detection device that detects the position of the prizewinner in the plurality of prizewinner receiving units, and
A game device including a lottery device composed of.

[Appendix 4]
A first rotating body having a plurality of first prize receiving parts on the side, and
The first prize-winning child suspended from above and located in any of the first prize-winning child receiving parts,
A first lottery device that performs a first lottery to determine where the first prizewinner is located in the first prizewinner receiving unit, and
A second rotating body having a plurality of second prize receiving parts, and
The second prize-winning child who enters the second prize-winning child receiving section,
A second lottery device that performs a second lottery to determine which of the second prizewinner receiving units the second prizewinner will enter, and
A detection device for detecting the position of the first winner in the first prize receiving section and the position of the second winner in the second prize receiving section is provided.
A game device that executes a game using the first lottery result and the second lottery result obtained by the first lottery device and the second lottery device as parameters.

Previously, if the three-stage lottery machine had the same structure and the winning mechanism for the balls thrown in from the upper stage was the same, the physical lottery movement (winning operation) would have to be monotonous. there were. In this regard, if the first lottery device and the second lottery device are provided as in Appendix 3 and the winning operation mechanism is different between the two, a lottery body that increases interest can be obtained.

[Appendix 5]
The game device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 4, wherein the first winning element and the second winning element are detected by a sensor provided outside the rotating body.

[Appendix 6]
The game device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 4, wherein the winning child is detected by image analysis by camera shooting.

1 ... game device, 2 ... housing, 3 ... play field, 20 ... accommodation space, 21, 22, 23, 24 ... player station, 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A ... medal slot, 21B, 22B, 23B, 24B ... Button device, 21C, 22C, 23C, 24C ... Input lever, 21D, 22D, 23D, 24D ... Button device, 26 ... Display panel, 31, 32, 33, 34 ... Playfield, 36 ... Pusher, 38 ... Opening , 39 ... Forwarding device, 41 ... Ball stocker (storage member), 43 ... Induction rail (induction member), 50 ... Lottery device, 51 ... First lottery device, 511 ... ((1st) rotating body), 512 ... Shaft Department, 513 ... (1st) prize-winning child receiving part, 515 ... (1st) prize-winning child, 516 ... hanging string, 517 ... prize-winning child hanging lower part, 52 ... second lottery device, 521 ... crune (second rotating body) , 523 ... 2nd prize child receiving unit, 525 ... lottery ball (2nd prize child), 54 ... stepping motor (drive device), 57 ... prize child sensor (detection device), 58 ... lighting device, 61 ... upper side surface Plate-shaped member, 61H ... upper edge, 61L ... lower edge, 62 ... notch, 64 ... handle, 66 ... key, 66F ... hook, 70 ... opening, 72 ... upper groove, 74 ... lower groove, 76 ... protrusion, 114 ... motor, 115 ... payout device, 200 ... game control device (control device), 222 ... storage unit, 224 ... peripheral interface, 225 ... bus arbiter, 226 ... graphic processor, 227 ... graphic memory, 228 ... audio Processor, 229 ... Audio memory, 261 ... Geometry processor, 262 ... Rendering processor, 300 ... Speaker (audio output device), 411 ... Frame, 412 ... Floor plate sheet metal, 413 ... Support shaft, 414 ... Torsion spring, 415 ... Stopper, 416 ... Solenoid (release member), 417 ... Plunger, 418 ... Spring pin, 2002 ... Support frame, 2004 ... Support frame, 2006 ... Roof, 2008 ... Sensor frame, B ... Ball (spherical game value medium), M ... Medal (Non-spherical game value medium)

Claims (7)

A game device that plays a game using a non-spherical play value medium and a spherical play value medium.
The housing that forms the accommodation space inside and
A play field provided in the accommodation space on which the non-spherical game value medium and the spherical game value medium can be placed,
A transport device for transporting the spherical play value medium that has fallen from the play field, and a transport device.
A storage member capable of storing the spherical play value medium conveyed by the transfer device in a row, and a storage member.
A release member for releasing the storage state by the storage member and dropping the spherical play value medium stored in the storage member onto the play field is provided .
The storage member is a game device arranged on the side of the play field . A game device that plays a game using a non-spherical play value medium and a spherical play value medium.
The housing that forms the accommodation space inside and
A play field provided in the accommodation space on which the non-spherical game value medium and the spherical game value medium can be placed,
A transport device for transporting the spherical play value medium that has fallen from the play field, and a transport device.
A storage member provided for each play field capable of storing the spherical play value medium transported by the transfer device in a row, and a storage member.
A release member for releasing the storage state by the storage member and dropping the spherical play value medium stored in the storage member onto the play field is provided.
The storage member is a game device arranged so as to cross the play field. The game device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the storage member is arranged above the upper surface of the play field. The game device according to claim 1 , wherein the storage member is arranged at a position crossing the play field. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a guiding member that guides the spherical play value medium located at a predetermined position of the storage member to a predetermined position of the play field. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a control device for operating the release member when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the game is in progress. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a plurality of types of media having different values are adopted as the spherical game value medium.

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