JP7249004B2 - Enclosed reel game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reel game machine having a plurality of reels. Specifically, it relates to an enclosed reel game machine that does not use game medals (coins).

In recent years, there has been known a so-called enclosed-type pinball game machine in which a predetermined number of game balls are sealed inside the machine and a game is played by circulating the game balls (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . The configuration of such a gaming machine circulates a predetermined number of game balls by shooting enclosed game balls into a game area, recovering the game balls through the game area, and shooting the recovered game balls again. Therefore, the player does not directly touch the game balls used as rental balls or prize balls. This enclosed pinball game machine does not have an upper tray or a lower tray from which game balls are paid out. Then, an IC card that stores the game value owned by the player (balance, number of balls, etc.) is inserted into the card unit connected to the machine, and data of the game value is exchanged with the IC card. , is configured to be able to play games.

A game machine using such a card unit can be applied not only to a pinball game machine but also to a reel game machine.
In the current reel game machine, it is possible to insert a predetermined number (usually 50) of game medals (coins), store them as credits, and play a game.
On the other hand, in a reel-in reel game machine, a game can be played without using coins for playing the game as long as the number of coins stored does not become zero. Enclosed reel game machines are, so to speak, full credit, and do not use coins at all. The number of stored coins can be called credit. Therefore, actual coins (medals) for playing games are not enclosed in the main body of the gaming machine.
This enclosed reel game machine does not require a selector used when inserting coins or a hopper for paying out coins, so it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify the mechanical configuration. Become.
It should be noted that the number of owned coins represents the number of legal game medals that can be used in a game as data.

JP 2017-51647 A

By the way, the pinball game machine includes a main control device (main control board) that detects the entry of a game ball into a winning hole or a starting hole provided in a game area, and progresses the game according to the detection; A frame control device (or a payout control device) (a frame control board) for controlling the payout operation of prize balls according to a signal from the control device is provided, and the main control device and the frame control device are connected so as to be able to communicate bidirectionally. ing.
In the above-described conventional enclosed pinball game machine (Patent Document 1), similarly, the main control device and the frame control device are connected so as to be capable of two-way communication.
However, in such a configuration, the frame control device can transmit and receive data and signals to and from a card unit (hereinafter referred to as a CR unit) into which an IC card is inserted. may be accessed from

This possibility is even more apprehensive in management gaming machines (including the enclosed gaming machines described above). In the management game machine, the CR unit is connected to a management computer (so-called hall computer, etc.) in the game parlor (hall), and the management computer is connected to the card company information management center via a wide area network. Therefore, in such managed gaming machines, the possibility of external access to the main control device increases through the wide area network.
If the main control device is illegally accessed from the outside, the main control device may be operated illegally, and there is a concern that the main control device may be fraudulently profited.
This problem also applies to enclosed reel game machines.
This problem also applies to enclosed reel game machines in which a CR unit and a main control device are connected so as to be capable of two-way communication without passing through a frame control device equipped with a CPU.

The present invention proposes an enclosed reel game machine that can solve the problem.

The enclosed reel game machine according to claim 1, which has been made in view of the above problems,
A main control board for inputting the number of credited coins as game value input from a card unit without going through another control board having a CPU as the number of coins and controlling the progress of the game is provided on the main control board. An enclosed reel game machine in which a start lever (switch), a reel stop button (switch), a bed switch, and a settlement switch are connected,
The main control board has
Winning determining means for validating the operation of the starting lever when the bet switch is operated and determining whether or not there is a winning based on the operation of the spinning drum stop button;
The number of credited coins is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the number of bets is subtracted from the number of owned coins, and if there is a winning by the winning determining means, the number of coins corresponding to the winning is changed to the number of owned coins. a means for adding and subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number;
holding coin number moving means for transferring the number of holding coins to the card unit according to the operation of the settlement switch;
The main control board prohibits reception from the card unit during a game from when the bet switch or the start lever is operated to when the reel stop button is operated and the game result is obtained. comprising means and
The main control board does not receive specific information that may affect the result of the game or affects the performance of the game, and the number of coins to be borrowed is received during a period other than the game period during which reception by the reception prohibiting means is not performed. characterized by enabling

In the enclosed reel game machine of claim 1, the coin holding adding/subtracting means of the main control board subtracts the detected bet number from the coin number and adds the coin number corresponding to the winning to the coin number. Thereby, the main control board can control the progress of the game and manage the number of coins possessed.
Therefore, the main control board has little need to receive from the card units during play.
As a result, even if the main control board and the card unit are connected for two-way communication, the signal (data) or timing (receiving period) that the main control board receives from the card unit can be greatly limited. This is effective in preventing fraudulent acts on the main control board.
Further, the enclosed reel game machine described in claim 1 has an excellent effect that the number of coins possessed can be collectively managed by the main control board.
Further, in the enclosed reel game machine according to claim 1, during the game from when the bet switch or the start lever is operated until when the reel stop button is operated and the game result is obtained, (1 during the game), the main control board does not receive from the card unit. As a result, in addition to the above-mentioned effect of preventing fraudulent acts by greatly limiting the receiving period, there is an effect of preventing complicated processing without changing the number of coins held during one game.
In addition, in the enclosed spinning reel game machine according to claim 1, the main control board does not receive specific information that may affect the result of the game or affects the performance of the game. can be received during a period other than during one game, the effect against cheating becomes even more remarkable.
Note that "do not receive" includes not valid even if received. It also includes the case where the card unit does not transmit and cannot receive.

Here, "When the bet switch is operated, the bet number is subtracted from the number of coins" of the coin number addition/subtraction means means that the number of coins should be subtracted according to the detected bet number, and when the bet number is detected. or when it is determined that the detected number of bets is less than the stored number of owned coins. Further, the subtraction may be performed when a starting lever (starting switch) for driving the spinning drum is operated.
Incidentally, the number of bets means a specified number. The current regulations stipulate that "the number of game medals (coins) shall not exceed three".

In addition, "winning" of the coin holding means means "displaying a predetermined combination of symbols necessary for obtaining game medals (coins)". If there is a prize, a predetermined number of holding coins as data can be obtained according to the combination of symbols.
Currently, if the result of the lottery based on the timing at which the start lever is operated is won, it is an internal win, and if a predetermined pattern can be stopped by operating the stop button in the state of internal winning, a prize is established. . If predetermined symbols cannot be stopped by operating the spinning wheel stop button in the state of internal winning, the spinning wheel stop button is operated by operating the spinning wheel stop button while maintaining the internal winning state. It is possible to do
In general, when internal winning is not performed, predetermined symbols are not aligned by operating the reel stop button.

The winning determination means may validate the operation of the starting lever when the bet switch is operated, and determine (lottery) whether or not there is a winning based on the operation of the reel stop button.
"When the bet switch is operated" means that the number of bets is subtracted from the number of coins held by operating the bet switch.
Currently, when a start lever is operated, a plurality of spinning drums rotate, and the rotating spinning drums are stopped in accordance with the operation of a spinning drum stop button. If the reel stop button is not operated within a predetermined time, the reel automatically stops. In general, when the game is automatically stopped, winning is not established, but the configuration may be such that winning is established.
Therefore, the determination of whether or not there is a prize by the winning determination means is based on at least the operation of the reel stop button. not something to do.

Claim 2 is the enclosed reel game machine according to claim 1, wherein the main control board controls the reel reel after the bet switch or the start lever is operated. It is characterized in that the operation of the settlement switch is not validated during the game until the stop button is operated and the result of the game is obtained.

In the enclosed type reel game machine according to claim 2, during the game from when the bet switch or the start lever is operated until when the reel stop button is operated and the game result is obtained, the main control board is Do not validate the operation of the adjustment switch. As a result, the sealed reel game machine described in claim 2 has the effect of preventing the number of coins possessed from changing during one game.

The following inventions are conceivable as inventions related to the sealed reel game machine described in claims 1 and 2 .
[Related Invention 1]
A main control board for inputting the number of coins to be borrowed as game value input from the card unit as the number of coins and controlling the progress of the game is provided. ), a bet switch and a settling switch (counting switch) are connected,
The main control board has
Winning determining means for validating the operation of the starting lever when the bet switch is operated and determining whether or not there is a winning based on the operation of the spinning drum stop button;
The number of credited coins is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the number of bets is subtracted from the number of owned coins, and if there is a winning by the winning determining means, the number of coins corresponding to the winning is changed to the number of owned coins. a means for adding/subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number;
holding coin number moving means for transferring the number of holding coins to the card unit according to the operation of the settlement switch;
An enclosed reel game machine characterized by comprising:

In related invention 1, the card unit and the main control board are directly connected so as to enable two-way communication. Alternatively, it is possible to prohibit reception from the card unit during the game unless the number is less than the above-mentioned prescribed number.
In Related Invention 1, the card unit and the main control board are directly connected so as to enable two-way communication. Also includes "external terminal board" for connecting."). A peripheral board is a board other than the main control board and the frame control board, and is other than the relay board. A relay board is a board on which only electronic components for interconnecting wiring are mounted.

[Related Invention 2]
In the enclosed reel game machine according to Related Invention 1,
The number-of-coins-transmitting means is characterized in that, when the settlement switch is turned on, all the number of owned coins is transferred to the frame board.

The enclosed reel game machine described in Related Invention 1 can move the number of coins held to the card unit according to the operation amount of the settlement switch, but the enclosed reel reel game machine described in Related Invention 2 is limited to moving all the number of coins held to the frame board when the settlement switch is turned on.
As a result, as soon as the settlement switch is operated, the number of coins held can be transferred to the frame control board and the game end processing can be performed.

[Related invention 3]
In the enclosed reel game machine according to Related Invention 1 or Related Invention 2,
The main control board is characterized in that it receives only predetermined data including the number of coins to be borrowed.

In the sealed reel game machine described in Related Invention 3, the main control board does not receive any data other than the predetermined data including the number of coins to be borrowed, so that the effect against fraud becomes even more remarkable.

1 is a front view of an enclosed reel game machine according to a first embodiment; FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram of an enclosed reel game machine according to Example 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a developed view of the drum for showing the pattern arrangement according to the first embodiment; 5 is a flow chart showing processing executed by the CR unit 46 and the frame control device 50 when changing the rate according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an image displayed on the unit display device 57 when changing the rate according to the first embodiment; 4 is a flowchart of game progress processing executed by main controller 40 according to the first embodiment; 4 is a flow chart showing "transmission prohibition process 1" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing “process 1 for moving the number of coins held” executed by the frame control device 50 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing "game end processing 1" executed by the main controller 40 according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is an electrical block diagram of the enclosed reel game machine according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing “transmission prohibition process 2” executed by the frame control device 50 according to the second embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing “game end processing 2” executed by main controller 40 according to the second embodiment; FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing "second coin holding process 2" executed by the frame control device 50 according to the second embodiment; FIG. 11 is an electrical block diagram of an enclosed reel game machine according to Example 3; FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a “reception prohibition process” executed by main controller 40 according to the third embodiment; FIG.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It goes without saying that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and that various forms within the technical scope of the present invention can be adopted.

[First embodiment]
[Overall configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 3 having a display window 2 (which can display an effective area of 3×3 stop symbols) is provided on the front surface of the reel game machine 1 of the present embodiment. . This reel game machine 1 is constructed as an enclosed type in which a game is played with the number of coins possessed as data without using actual coins (game medals).

Behind the display window 2 are three reels 4 (reels 4L, 4C, 4R in order from the left when distinguishing them, and left, middle, and right when distinguishing other parts, etc.). L, C, and R.) are arranged, and three symbols out of the symbols provided on each reel 4 can be visually recognized through the display window 2 . A bed lamp 5 and a plurality of digital display devices 6 are arranged around the display window 2 .

Below the display window 2, an operation unit 11 including a bet button 7, a start lever 8, and three stop buttons 9 (stop buttons 9L, 9C, and 9R in order from the left when distinguishing them) is provided. there is Note that the bet button 7 includes a one-coin bet function and a two-coin bet function in addition to the three-coin bet function.
Note that the bet function may be configured by one mechanism.

Furthermore, a speaker box 13 and a lower structural part 14 having a coin holding display device 51 for displaying the number of coins that can be played are provided below.

In addition, a card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing IC cards is adjacent to the reel game machine 1 of this embodiment. The CR unit 56 has a card insertion slot 59 into which an IC card can be inserted and removed, and a bill insertion slot 58 into which bills can be inserted. A unit display device 57 is provided. The unit display device 57 has a touch panel type LCD screen, and the credit balance (or the number of coins that can be borrowed within the credit balance) stored in the IC card inserted in the card insertion slot 59 is displayed on the screen. is displayed. This credit balance (or the number of coins that can be lent out) is updated according to the lending or return of coins. The details of the display mode of the unit display device 57 will be described later. In this embodiment, the legal "game medals" are called coins.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reel game machine 1 is connected to a hall computer (game parlor management computer) 70 via a CR unit 56, and is further connected to an external information management center via a wide area network. (not shown). As a result, each reel game machine 1 manages shipping information from the manufacturer, information on the game shop where it is installed, information on movement between game shops, disposal information, etc., based on the respective authentication information, thereby preventing unauthorized use. It has a high security capability to prevent unauthorized modification, etc. Such a reel game machine 1 is also called a management game machine.

The CR unit 56 at least transmits data indicating the number of lent coins lent to the player to the frame control device 50, and writes the number of coins input from the frame control device 50 into the IC card. Means for communicating with the frame controller 50 are mounted. In the case of a managed game machine connected to a wide area network, communication with the card company information management center is also possible.

[Electrical configuration]
The electrical connection of the reel game machine 1 is configured as shown in FIG. 2, and the main control device 40 comprises a CPU, a ROM, a RAM 40a, an input port, an output port, and the like. In this embodiment, only the RAM 40a is illustrated.

In addition, the main controller 40 also provides an operation signal for the bet button 7, an operation signal for the start lever 8 (start signal), an operation signal for the stop buttons 9L to R (stop signal), and a signal for the position detection sensor 41 of each reel 4. etc. are entered.

Further, on the output side of the main controller 40, a bet number display device 43, an added coin number display device 44, an RB game number display device 45, an RB execution number display device 46, a count number display device 47, and a reel 4 rotating Drive motors 28L, 28C, and 28R that cause reels 4 to emit light, floodlight lamps 31L, 31C, and 31R that cause reels 4 to emit light, and relay board 48 are connected. Note that the bet number display device 43 displays the number of coins consumed per game (game) simply based on the bet operation regardless of the number of coins held by the player. Note that the bet number display device 43 may be connected to the frame control device 50, which will be described later. Further, the added coin number display device 44 simply displays the number of coins added as a result of winning regardless of the number of coins possessed by the player. Further, the count display device 47 counts and displays the number of games after the power is turned on regardless of the number of coins held by the player. The bet number display device 43, the added coin number display device 44, or the count number display device 47 may be displayed on the digital display device 6, for example, or may be displayed on an external display device different from the reel game machine 1. good too.

In addition, the main controller 40 operates a bet number display device 43, an added coin number display device 44, an RB game number display device 45, an RB execution number display device 46, and a count number display device 47 by the CPU operating according to a program. It controls display, rotation and stoppage of the drive motor 28, lighting and extinguishing of the projection lamp, and the like.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, a coin holding display device 51 is connected to the output side of the main control device 40 . The number of coins displayed by the number-of-coins display device 51 increases or decreases as the game progresses. This will be discussed later.

A sound/lamp controller 49 is connected to the relay board 48, and the main controller 40 sends command data to the sound/lamp controller 49 via the relay board 48, thereby outputting sound such as sound effects and illumination. Indirectly controls the lighting and extinguishing of the type.

Note that an effect image display device may be provided, and in that case, the effect image display device for controlling the effect image display device is connected to the sound/lamp control device 49 . The effect image display device receives command data sent from the main controller 40 to the relay board 48 or data generated by the sound/lamp control device 49 based on this data, and controls the effect image display device accordingly.

In this configuration, one or all of the added coin number display device 44, RB game number display device 45, RB execution number display device 46 and count number display device 47 are eliminated, and the display is performed by the effect image display device. may
Of course, the main controller 40 may be composed of a main control board and a sub-control board.

A frame control device 50 is connected to the output side of the main control device 40 . In this embodiment, the main controller 40 and the frame controller 50 are connected so as to be capable of two-way communication.
In this embodiment, at least the main control device 40 receives from the frame control device 50 information that may affect the result of the game or information that affects the performance of the game (hereinafter, these information are referred to as "specific information". ) is configured not to receive That is, the frame control device 50 can receive information transmitted from the main control device 40 , but the specific information cannot be transmitted from the frame control device 50 to the main control device 40 . This can be embodied by a configuration in which the frame control device 50 cannot transmit the specific information, or a configuration in which the main control device 40 refuses to receive the specific information. For example, it can be embodied by judging whether or not it is specific information by a program, and if it is specific information, it does not transmit or refuses to receive it. Since at least the specific information is made unreceivable, information other than the specific information may or may not be receivable.

Here, the specific information is information that affects the performance of the game (for example, the ball payout rate that is related to the player's advantage) or information that may affect the result of the game, such as the number of coins held, , data indicating game results such as winning combination lottery results and symbol display modes, or signals related to the number of bets, the number of RB games, the probability of winning, and the rate of winning balls. Furthermore, the specific information may be a start signal or a stop signal.

On the other hand, the information other than the specific information can be, for example, information about a unique ID for monitoring the game machine, information (response signal) notifying only that the frame control device 50 has received the information transmitted by the main control device 40, and the like. be done.
If the main controller 40 cannot receive information other than the specific information, it is preferable to use a complete one-way communication circuit that disables signal output from the frame controller 50 to the main controller 40. be.

Although the RAM 40a of the main controller 40 is volatile, the memory is retained by the backup power supply even in the event of a power failure. This backup power supply is supplied from a source other than main controller 40 .
Note that the RAM 40a may be volatile.

Here, as described above, the frame control device 50 is connected to the hall computer 70 via the CR unit 56, and is further connected to an external information management center via a wide area network (the management game machine described above). . Since the main control device 40 cannot access at least the specific information from the frame control device 50, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts on the main control device 40 in advance.
The CR unit 56 is connected to a return switch 69, a lending switch 68, and the unit display device 57 described above.

When the return switch 69 is operated, the IC card is ejected.
The coin holding display device 51 may be connected to the CR unit 56 . In this case, it is conceivable to display the number of coins held on the screen of the unit display device 57 . In this embodiment, the touch panel of the unit display device 57 is used for the return switch 69 and the lending switch 68 . It is also conceivable to connect the return switch 69 and the lending switch 68 to the frame control device 50 .

In this embodiment, when the lending switch 68 is operated, the number of coins to be borrowed (data) corresponding to the operation is transmitted to the frame controller 50, and the received number of coins to be borrowed is sent to the main controller 40 by the frame controller 50. Send. The main controller 40 performs a process of adding the received number of credited coins to the number of retained coins.

In this embodiment, a rate setting switch 75 is connected to the CR unit 56 . In this embodiment, the touch panel of the unit display device 57 is used as the rate setting switch 75 . The rate switch 75 selects the unit price of coins, and the details will be described later.
In this embodiment, a counting switch 76 for transferring (moving) the coin number data (number of coins held) stored in the frame control device 50 to the IC card is connected to the frame control device. The frame control device 50 outputs to the main control device 40 a signal corresponding to the operation time or the operation amount of the counting switch 76 (hereinafter also referred to as "operation amount signal"). The main controller 40 transmits the number of owned coins to the frame controller 50 in accordance with the received operation amount signal, and performs a process of subtracting the transmitted number of owned coins from the stored number of owned coins.

The frame control device 50 performs processing for transferring the received number of coins to the CR unit 56 . When all the number of owned coins stored in the main controller 40 is transferred to the frame controller 50, the main controller 40 performs game end processing.
The CR unit 56 writes the received number of coins in the IC card.
The number of coins moved to the frame control device 50 by the operation of the count switch 76 and subtracted can be confirmed by the display device 51 of the number of owned coins. At this time, it would be user-friendly to display not only the current number of coins that have been subtracted, but also the number of coins that have been moved.

Note that the frame control device 50 may transmit a game end signal to the main control device 40 when the counting switch is turned on. In this configuration, when the main control device 40 receives the game end signal, it transmits the number of owned coins stored in the frame control device 50, sets the number of owned coins to zero, and performs the game end processing.
With this configuration, the effect of greatly simplifying the communication processing between the frame control device 50 and the main control device 40 is exhibited.
Note that if the IC card is not inserted in the CR unit 56 when the counting switch 76 is operated, the operation of the counting switch 76 is not valid. At this time, a warning sound is output to indicate that the IC card is not inserted.

Furthermore, a performance display device 78 is connected to the frame control device 50 . The performance etc. display device 78 is for displaying the “character product ratio”, the “continuous character product ratio” or the “base” based on the data received from the main controller 40 . The role ratio is the ratio of the number of coins to be acquired due to the operation of the role. The continuous role ratio is the ratio of the number of coins to be acquired in which the role is operated continuously. The base is the ratio of the number of coins acquired when the accessory is not activated to the number of coins used in the game. This performance display device 78 may be connected to the main controller 40 .

Further, in this embodiment, the main controller 40 is connected with a set value display device 80, a setting change switch 81, a clear switch 82 and a coin holding clear switch 77. FIG.
The setting change switch 81 is configured as an insertion port into which a setting key is inserted, and by rotating the setting key inserted in the setting change switch 81, the operation state is switched between the ON state and the OFF state. A signal indicating the operation state of the setting change switch 81 and the clear switch 82 is sent to the main controller 40 . Also, the set value display device 80 is provided with, for example, an 8-segment LED or the like, and is configured to display the set values of the pachinko machine 1 according to a signal from the main control device 40 .

As shown in FIG. 3, each reel 4L (left symbol), 4C (middle symbol), and 4R (right symbol) are printed with 21 symbols (there are 7 types of symbols due to duplication). there is
Here, the main controller 40 has a role lottery section, and the role lottery section performs a role lottery to determine whether a plurality of predetermined roles are won or not. More specifically, it comprises a random number generating section, a random number extracting section, a lottery table, a combination lottery determining section, and the like.

Here, in the combination lottery, by referring to the extracted random number and the winning probability of the lottery table, it is determined whether one of the winning combinations is won or all the winning combinations are lost. Specifically, this embodiment includes at least a first lottery table and a second lottery table. The internal winning probability (the winning probability of the internal lottery) determined in the second lottery table is set to be higher than the internal winning probability determined in the first lottery table. A combination lottery is executed based on the second lottery table, and a combination lottery is executed based on the first lottery table in the low-probability section.

In the reel game machine 1, there is a low-probability section in which a winning combination lottery is executed according to the first lottery table and a high-probability period in which a winning combination lottery is executed according to a second lottery table which is more advantageous for the player than the first lottery table. Sections are selectively generated and the game progresses. In this embodiment, the transition from the low-probability section to the high-probability section and the transition from the high-probability section to the low-probability section are executed once for each winning combination lottery. A lottery for the transition to the interval may be executed, or a lottery for the transition to the interval may be executed only when a specific winning combination is won.

[Probability setting]
In this embodiment, when the power switch 85a of the power supply board 85 shown in FIG. The probability of success (winning) of winning (bonus) by the random number value can be set and changed. In this state, the setting value display device 80 displays an initial setting image indicating that the setting can be changed, and the setting value can be changed each time the clear switch 82 is pressed. When the initial setting image is displayed, the data stored in the RAM 40a of the main control board 40 are set to the initial state. At this time, a RAM clear signal is output to the frame control device 50 . Upon receiving the RAM clear signal, frame controller 50 initializes the data stored in RAM 50a.
If the coin holding clear switch 77 is turned on when the power is turned on, only the holding coin number data stored in the RAM 40a can be cleared to zero. In the configuration without the coin holding clear switch 77, if the clear switch 82 is turned on when the power is turned on, the data including the number of holding coins stored in the RAM 40a is initialized.

After the initial setting screen is displayed, the user releases the clear switch 82 and then presses the clear switch 82 the number of times according to the set probability of success.
Specifically, setting 1 (1/300), which has the lowest probability of success or failure, is displayed on the initial setting screen. /280), setting 4 (1/270), setting 5 (1/260) and setting 6 (1/250) are displayed. Settings 1 to 6 indicate win/loss probabilities at low probabilities, but the winning probabilities at high probabilities are also changed according to the settings 1 to 6. However, the winning probability at high probability may be constant, such as 1/50. The success/failure probability of each setting is an example, and the ART lottery probability may also be changed according to the settings 1-6.
When the setting change switch 81 is switched to the OFF position, it is displayed that the data stored in the RAM 40a has been initialized, the displayed win-or-fail probability is changed to a new set value, and the changed settings and/or The probability of success is also displayed.
In this embodiment, the clear switch 82 is used for the initial setting of the other storage areas of the RAM 40a and the RAM 50a, and is also used for setting (selecting) the settings 1 to 6. A configuration in which a dedicated switch is provided may be used.

When the setting change of the win-or-fail probability is completed, data indicating the newly set win-fail probability is transmitted to the frame control device 50 . In this embodiment, even if the same probability of success or failure as the previous time is accidentally set, it is transmitted. The frame control device stores the received probability of success or failure in another storage area of the RAM 50a. However, it may be stored in the number of coins storage area. This is because the number of coins possessed is closely related to the probability of success or failure. The frame control device 50 can also create a history of win/fail probabilities based on the received probability data.
When the power switch 85a is turned on, if the setting change switch 81 is in the off state and the clear switch 82 is in the on state, the data stored in the RAM 40a of the main controller 40 and the RAM 50a of the frame controller 50 are cleared. Initialized.
If the setting change switch 81 is on and the clear switch 82 is off when the power switch 85a is turned on, the currently set setting and/or the probability of success or failure can be confirmed.

[Rate setting]
Next, rate setting will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.
The "rate change process" shown in FIG. 4 is periodically executed by the CR unit 56, and the "rate permission process" is periodically executed by the frame control device 50 of the reel game machine 1. FIG.
In this embodiment, the coin lending rate in the CR unit 56 provided in the reel gaming machine 1 is set according to the player's operation.
After the pachinko machine 1 and the CR unit 56 are powered on, the display device 57 displays the image shown in FIG. 5(a).
An image 68a corresponding to the lending switch 68, an image 69a corresponding to the return switch 69, and an image 75a corresponding to the rate setting switch 75 are displayed on the screen. As described above, in this embodiment, the display device 57 is configured as a touch panel, and is configured to turn on each switch when the display area of each image 68a, 69a, 75a is touched with a finger. As an example, on the screen, the current rate is 20 yen, and the number of loans for one coin lending is displayed in the number-of-loans display 57a.

When the display area of the image 75a corresponding to the rate setting switch 75 is touched, the rate setting switch 75 is turned on (S90 in FIG. 4), and the CR unit 56 informs the frame control device 50 whether or not the rate can be changed. An inquiry signal is output (S91).
On the other hand, when receiving the inquiry signal as to whether or not the rate can be changed, the frame control device 50 determines whether or not the rate can be changed (S92).
In this embodiment, all reels 4L, 4C and 4R are fluctuating when the number of coins possessed is zero, when winning game is not in progress, internal winning is not in progress, high probability game is not in progress, ART game is not in progress, replay game is not in progress It is determined that it is not in the middle (stopped) or that it is not immediately after the start lever 8 is operated. This means determining that the game before the rate change has ended.
The number of coins held by the player is, in principle, zero if the player is not playing a game. If it is desired to change the rate during a game in which the number of coins held is not zero, the counter switch 76 is pressed to move the number of coins stored in the RAM 40 a of the main control unit 40 to the CR unit 56 . When this process is performed, the number of owned coins moved at the rate before the rate change is processed.

The number of coins held is 0, not in winning game, not in internal winning, not in high probability game, not in RT game, not in replay game, all reels 4L, 4C and 4R are not changing (stopped) or is not immediately after the start lever 8 is operated, is determined from the data indicating the game state received from the main controller 40 by the frame controller 50 .
This determination process is because if the rate change is allowed when there is a number of coins that can be played, the unit price will be different from the unit price when the game is lent. This is also because the value of game results (outcomes) such as wins and high-probability states obtained in the game before the rate change is not changed. This is because, for example, if a game is played at a low rate and the rate is raised after winning, the monetary value obtained by winning changes to a higher value.

If it is not possible to change the rate (NO in S92), it is placed in a change standby state (S93), and the CR unit 56 is notified to that effect (S94). The notified state is displayed on the display device 57 . If the number of coins held is not zero, the counter switch 76 is pressed to set the number of coins held to zero, or the starting lever 8 is operated to play a game to set the number of coins held to zero. During a winning game, during a high-probability game, during an ART game, during a replay game, during fluctuation of all the reels 4L, 4C and 4R or immediately after the start lever 8 is operated, the game state is passed and held. Set the number of coins to zero.
If it is determined that the rate can be changed (YES in S92), the frame control device 50 outputs a rate permission signal to the CR unit 56 (S95).
The CR unit 56 that has received the rate permission signal displays the rate of the game ball on the screen of the display device 57, and sets the rate selected by the player (S96).
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, the unit price of one coin is 5 yen (image 75a-1), 10 yen (image 75a-2), 15 yen (image 75a-3), 20 yen It is possible to select from circles (image 75a-4). If the display area of the image 75a-1 is touched, the unit price of 1 coin is 5 yen. If the display area of the image 75a-2 is touched, the unit price of 1 coin is 10 yen. For example, the unit price of one coin is 15 yen, and if the display area of the image 75a-4 is touched, the unit price of one coin can be changed to 20 yen. This rate is an example, and a rate of 2 yen or 30 yen may be used.

After setting the rate of 5 yen, if the image 68a corresponding to the lending switch 68 is touched, 250 yen will be deducted from the IC card and 50 coins will be lent out. After setting the rate of 10 yen, if the image 68a is touched, 500 yen will be deducted from the IC card, and 50 coins will be lent out. After setting the rate of 15 yen, if the image 68a is touched, 750 yen is deducted from the IC card, and 50 coins are lent out. After setting the rate of 20 yen, if the image 68a is touched, 1000 yen will be deducted from the IC card and 50 coins will be lent out.
A configuration is also possible in which the number of coins to be lent when the image 68a is touched once is not constant. For example, if the image 68a is touched once, the number of coins corresponding to 1500 yen may be lent out. In this case, if the rate is 5 yen, if the image 68a is touched once, the number of held coins is 300; if the rate is 10 yen, the number of held coins is 150; if the rate is 15 yen, the number of held coins is 100; If it is yen, 75 coins are lent out.

When a new rate is set, the CR unit 56 transmits rate information indicating the newly set rate to the effect connected to the sound/lamp control device 49 via the frame control device 50 and the main control device 40 . It may be transmitted to the image control device. Then, the effect image control device may perform various effects in a manner corresponding to the rate indicated by the rate information.
Various effects performed in a manner corresponding to the rate may be performed by the unit display device 57 .

[Description of the game]
Next, the operation of the reel game machine 1 will be described according to the processing executed by the main controller 40. FIG.
Note that the flowcharts in the embodiments show the flow of processing, and the processing executed by the CPU does not necessarily stop at each step. For example, if a flag is set during processing, the processing corresponding to the flag may be executed from the middle without being executed from the first processing shown in the flowchart.

As shown in FIG. 6, the game progress process is a process performed when one game is executed. First, it is determined whether or not the result of the previous game is a replay (S101). If replay, the process proceeds to S103, and if not replay, the process proceeds to S102.
Then, in S102, it is determined whether or not the number of coins necessary for progressing the game has been betted (detection of the number of bets). If detected, the process proceeds to S103, and if not detected, the process exits to "return".
At this time, main controller 40 performs a process of subtracting the detected number of bets from the stored number of coins (step S103). If the stored coin holding number is less than the detected bet number, main controller 40 emits a warning sound. Alternatively, it performs coin lending processing and outputs a message prompting an increase in the number of coins possessed.

After that, it is determined whether or not the starting lever 8 has been operated (S104). Here, if the starting lever 8 has been operated, the process proceeds to S105, and if the starting lever 8 has not been operated, the process exits to "RETURN".

In S105, a winning lottery is executed. Further, a process for starting rotation of all of the left reel 4L, middle reel 4C, and right reel 4R is executed (S106). When all the rotating reels 4 are rotating normally, the process proceeds to S107.
In S107, it is determined whether or not the stop button 9 corresponding to the rotating reel 4 has been operated, and waits until all the reels 4 are stopped (S107). If the stop button 9 is not operated, it will automatically stop after a predetermined time.

Then, when all the reels 4 are stopped, it is determined whether or not there is a payout for winning a winning combination (S109). If there is a dividend, a process of adding the number of coins corresponding to the type of winning to the number of stored coins is performed (S110). On the other hand, if there is no winning, the process exits to "return".
The number of owned coins subtracted by the process of S103 and added by the process of S110 or received from the frame control device 50 and added is displayed on the owned coin number display device 51 .

In this embodiment, in the combination lottery process of S105, numerical data is extracted from the first lottery table or the second lottery table according to the timing at which the start lever 8 is operated (random number lottery). If the result of the lottery is winning, the state shifts to the internal winning state.
In the internal winning state, the symbols are stopped according to the timing when the player operates the stop button 9.例文帳に追加Winning is established if the stopped symbols are in a predetermined combination. On the other hand, winning is not established unless a predetermined combination is established, and the internal winning state is maintained, and a game is played in which the player repeatedly operates the bet button 7, the start lever 8, and the stop button 9 again. A game (game) in which a prize is established is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the internal winning state disappears. The predetermined number of times differs depending on the winning combination.
If the player does not operate the stop button 9 within a predetermined period of time, the reels 4 are automatically stopped, but the combination of symbols does not result in winning even in the internal winning state.
[Communication processing]

Here, communication processing between the main controller 40 and the frame controller 50 will be described in detail.
In this embodiment, information about the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring is transmitted to the main controller 40 via the CR unit 56 and the frame controller 50 from the wide area network immediately after the power is turned on.
Also, the number of credited coins is transmitted to the main controller 40 via the frame controller 50 by the operation of the CR unit 56 by the player.
Further, a signal indicating that the count switch 76 has been operated is sent from the frame controller 50 to the main controller 40 .
Data other than these data (including signals) are not transmitted from the frame controller 50 to the main controller 40 . A response signal indicating that these data have been received and the number of coins held regarding the movement of the number of held coins are transmitted from the main control device 40 to the frame control device 50 .

[Transmission prohibition process 1]
In the "transmission prohibition process" shown in FIG. Processing for prohibiting transmission is shown (S200 to S230).
If the game machine is not a managed game machine, the process of S200 is omitted.
Also, the rate changing process described above is outside the scope of this process.

In addition, it is an enclosed reel game machine that does not transmit information about a unique ID for game machine monitoring during play, and executes "transmission prohibition processing 1" shown in FIG. 7 during play. Also in this case, the processing of S200 is omitted.
Playing means a state in which the number of coins stored in the main controller 40 is not zero.
The frame control device 50 determines that the game is being played based on an output from the main control device 40 to the frame control device 50 .

In addition, the period from when the bet button 7 or the start lever 8 is operated to when the spinning reels 4 are stopped by the operation of the stop button 9 or the like and the game result is obtained may be regarded as being in the game (hereinafter referred to as "one time is playing").
If one game is played from the operation of the bet button 7 until the result of the game is obtained by the operation of the stop button 9 or the like, the operation of the counting switch 76 is not valid during this period.
On the other hand, when the period from when the start lever 8 is operated to when the result of the game is obtained by operating the stop button 9 or the like is regarded as one game, after the bet button 7 is operated and the stop button 9 is pressed. The operation of the counting switch 76 is effective during this period, not during one game, until it is operated. If the count switch 76 is operated during this time, the number of coins bet is refunded.
In this case, the "transmission prohibition process 1" shown in FIG. 7 is executed when one game is not being played. Therefore, it is possible to transmit to the main control device 40 information about the unique ID for monitoring the gaming machine, the number of coins to be borrowed, and a signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated, when one game is not being played.

By executing the processing shown in FIG. 7, data other than the information on the unique ID for monitoring the gaming machine, the number of coins to be borrowed, and the signal indicating that the counting switch 76 has been operated are not transmitted to the main control board.
As a result, the effect of preventing fraudulent acts on main controller 40 is obtained.

[Processing for moving number of coins held 1]
8, the frame control device 50 determines that one game is not in progress (S250).
If an affirmative determination is made, it is determined whether or not the counting switch 76 has been operated (S260). A number is received (S270).
After that, the frame control device 50 transfers the received coin holding number to the CR unit 56 (S280).

Incidentally, if the count switch 76 is operated, the game may be terminated, and a game end signal may be transmitted to the main control device 40 and all the stored coin counts may be received from the main control board 40 .
In this case, main controller 40 clears to zero after transmitting the total number of coins, and executes game end processing.
Due to the processing of S250 and S260, the signal related to the operation of the counter switch 76 cannot be transmitted during one game.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the number of coins possessed from changing during one game.

[Game end processing 1]
The main control device 40 that has received the operation amount (S300 to S310 in FIG. 9) transmits the number of coins possessed according to the received operation amount to the frame control device 50, and stores the number of coins possessed that has been transmitted. (S320).
If the number of owned coins to be stored becomes zero by subtraction (S330), game end processing is performed (S340).

By executing the "move process 1 for the number of coins held" shown in FIG. 8 and the "game end process 1" shown in FIG. does not change, making it possible to prevent the processing from becoming complicated.
In addition, an effect can be expected that the player can accurately grasp the number of coins possessed.
[Second embodiment]

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
In the second embodiment, the electric circuit shown in FIG. 10 is used as the electric circuit shown in FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, and the processes shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 are executed instead of the processes shown in FIGS. Other configurations and processes are the same as those of the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the second embodiment, the count switch 76 is connected to the main controller 40. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the operation of the counter switch 76 is detected by the main controller 40. FIG.

[Transmission prohibition process 2]
In the second embodiment, the determination process of S220 shown in FIG. 7 of the first embodiment is not executed (S350-S370 in FIG. 11).
In the second embodiment, the frame control device 50 is prohibited from transmitting data other than the information on the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring and the number of coins to be borrowed to the main control device 40 (S350 to S370).
In the second embodiment, the effect of further reducing the data to be transmitted to the main control device 40 or the transmission period is exhibited, and the effect of preventing fraudulent acts on the main control board is further expected.

[Game end processing 2]
In the second embodiment, when the operation of the counter switch 76 connected to the main control unit 40 is detected (S410) while one game is not being played (S400 in FIG. 12), the number of coins corresponding to the amount of operation is counted. It is moved to the frame control device 50 (S420). That is, the number of owned coins corresponding to the amount of operation is subtracted from the number of owned coins to be stored, and the number of owned coins corresponding to the amount of operation is transmitted to the frame control device 50 .
When the subtracted number of owned coins becomes zero, game end processing is executed (S430-S440).
Note that "during one game" has the same meaning as in the first embodiment. The same applies to the third embodiment.

In the second embodiment as well, the number of coins possessed does not change during one game, and the same effect as in the first embodiment is exhibited.
As in the first embodiment, the game may end when the operation of the counting switch 76 is detected, and all the stored coin holding numbers may be transmitted to the frame control device 50 .

[Processing for moving number of coins held 2]
The frame control device 50 that has received the number of coins held from the main control device 40 carries out processing for transferring the number of coins held to the CR unit 56 (FIG. 13).

In the first or second embodiment described above, the main controller 40 and the frame controller 50 are configured to be able to communicate bidirectionally. Therefore, communication between the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50 is accurate, and the main control device 40 can control the progress of the game and manage the number of coins possessed.
While exhibiting this effect, the data to be transmitted to the main controller 40 or the communication period can be greatly reduced by the "transmission prohibition process 1" shown in FIG. 7 or the "transmission prohibition process 2" shown in FIG.
As a result, even if the communication between the main control device 40 and the frame control device 50 is two-way, there is an effect that it is difficult to commit fraudulent acts against the main control device 40 .
[Third embodiment]

Next, a third embodiment will be described.
The third embodiment uses the electric circuit of FIG. 14 as the electric circuit shown in FIG. 10 of the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, without using the frame control device 50, the main control device 40 and the CR unit 56 are directly connected so as to enable two-way communication.
Accordingly, the processing performed by the frame control device 50 of the second embodiment is performed by the CR unit 56. FIG.
A relay board without a CPU may be interposed between the main controller 40 and the CR unit 56 . Here, "directly" means that a logical operation circuit having a CPU is not interposed. This relay board may be configured to control the lighting of decorative lamps on the front surface of the reel game machine 1 according to instructions from the main controller 40 . The point is that the relay board only exchanges the number of coins owed or the number of coins held, and does not need to determine the type of data to be sent to the main controller 40 .

In the third embodiment, the CR unit 56 is prohibited from transmitting data other than the information on the unique ID for monitoring the gaming machine and the number of coins to be borrowed to the main controller 40 during the game except for the rate change processing described above. process. If the game machine is not a managed game machine, processing is performed to prohibit the CR unit 56 from transmitting data other than the number of coins to be borrowed to the main controller 40 .
In the case of a configuration in which rate change processing is not performed, processing can be performed to prohibit the CR unit 56 from transmitting to the main controller 40 data other than the information on the unique ID for gaming machine monitoring and the number of coins to be borrowed. Furthermore, if the game machine is not a managed game machine, it is possible to perform processing for prohibiting the CR unit 56 from transmitting data other than the number of coins to be borrowed to the main controller 40 .

In the third embodiment, the processing shown in FIG. 11 of the second embodiment is executed by the CR unit 56. FIG.
The process shown in FIG. 12 of the second embodiment is also executed in the third embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 13 of the second embodiment is not executed in the third embodiment.
11 executed by the CR unit 56, main controller 40 may execute the processing shown in FIG.

In the process shown in FIG. 15, the main control board 40 does not perform the reception prohibition process when performing the above-described rate change process (NO in S500).
Security-related data such as information related to a unique ID for gaming machine monitoring is not subjected to reception prohibition processing (NO in S510).
The number of coins to be borrowed sent from the CR unit is not subjected to reception prohibition processing (NO in S520).
Data other than these data are prohibited from being received (S530).
Note that the determination process of S500 is not executed in the reel game machine 1 that does not change the rate.
Similarly, the determination process of S510 is not executed in the reel game machine 1 that is not the managed game machine.

[Correspondence with Claims]
The main control device 40 is the main control board, the CR unit 56 is the card unit, the frame control device 50 is the frame control board, the start lever 8 is the start lever (switch), the stop buttons 9L to 9R are the reel stop buttons (switches), and the bed. The button 7 corresponds to an example of a bet switch, and the count switch 76 corresponds to an example of a settlement switch.

1 reel game machine 7 bet button 8 starting levers 9L, 9C, 9R stop button 40 main control device 50 frame control device 56 CR unit (card unit)
69 return switch (return switch for the number of game media possessed)
75 rate setting switch 76 counting switch (adjustment switch)
77 holding coin clear switch 81 setting change switch 82 clear switch

Claims (2)

A main control board for inputting the number of credited coins as game value input from a card unit without going through another control board having a CPU as the number of coins and controlling the progress of the game is provided on the main control board. An enclosed reel game machine in which a start lever (switch), a reel stop button (switch), a bed switch, and a settlement switch are connected,
The main control board has
Winning determining means for validating the operation of the starting lever when the bet switch is operated and determining whether or not there is a winning based on the operation of the spinning drum stop button;
The number of credited coins is stored as the number of coins, and when the bet switch is operated, the number of bets is subtracted from the number of owned coins, and if there is a winning by the winning determining means, the number of coins corresponding to the winning is changed to the number of owned coins. a means for adding and subtracting the number of coins to be added to the number;
holding coin number moving means for transferring the number of holding coins to the card unit according to the operation of the settlement switch;
The main control board prohibits reception from the card unit during a game from when the bet switch or the start lever is operated to when the reel stop button is operated and the game result is obtained. comprising means and
The main control board does not receive specific information that may affect the result of the game or affects the performance of the game, and the number of coins to be borrowed is received during a period other than the game period during which reception by the reception prohibiting means is not performed. An enclosed reel game machine characterized by: In the enclosed reel game machine according to claim 1,
The main control board does not validate the operation of the settlement switch during a game from when the bet switch or the start lever is operated to when the reel stop button is operated and a game result is obtained. , an enclosed reel game machine characterized by:

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