JPH01280489A - Pinball game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To give satisfaction to each player in a pinball game, and simultaneously, to cause the handling of a person in charge to be very convenient by having a game information transmitting part to transmit game information obtained from a card and game condition information from a pinball machine main body and a control part to execute an information transmission among a card handling part, the game information transmitting part and the pinball machine main body. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 15 sends the game condition information to a display part 10, it displays a message, for example, that it is in trouble and that the pinball machine is over on the display part 10, and simultaneously, the game condition information is sent also to a speech synthesizing part 11. The speech synthesizing part 11 executes a conversion to a voice corresponding to the message based on the game condition information, and it is sent to a loudspeaker 9. Thus, the messages 'it is in trouble', 'the pinball machine is over', etc., are sounded by the voice from the loudspeaker 9 toward a player. Thus, the player can clearly confirm the condition of a pinball machine 2 main body by means of a vision and an audibility, and the sufficient satisfaction as to the pinball game can be obtained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a pachinko game device, and more specifically, to a pachinko machine main body that executes a pachinko game based on card information attached to a card. It is about the interval.

(Conventional Technology) In recent years, players have been able to snap cards based on cart information attached to cards such as magnetic cards.

2. Description of the Related Art Various card-type pachinko machines have been put into practical use in which pachinko balls are rented out to play pachinko games.

However, in conventional card-type pachinko machines, since coins are not used when lending pachinko balls, the work of collecting coins can be omitted and the work on the pachinko parlor side can be simplified. Various game status information such as pachinko machine malfunction information, pachinko ball stoppage information, and even unauthorized use information was still displayed on lamps, etc., so players can feel fully satisfied with the pachinko machine itself. Furthermore, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient for pachinko parlors to operate each pachinko machine.

Furthermore, with conventional devices, there is no means for transmitting information on how to operate the pachinko machine (this is also a type of playing status information) to the player, and it is necessary to explain the operation of the pachinko machine each time to players who are not accustomed to handling it. From this point of view, dogs were an operational inconvenience for pachinko parlors.

(Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention) As described above, in the conventional device, the transmission of the playing state information to the player is insufficient, so it is not possible to give the player a sense of satisfaction. There is also the problem that it is inconvenient to handle.

Therefore, the present invention provides a pachinko game device that allows pachinko games to be played using cards, provides a sufficient sense of satisfaction to players, and is convenient for pachinko parlors to handle. '2.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The device of the present invention provides a pachinko machine that is equipped with a pachinko machine body that takes in play information and executes a game using pachinko balls, and also sends out play state information according to 1M play state. The device includes: a card handling unit that obtains play information to be sent to a pachinko machine main body based on card information attached to a card, and also obtains play status information from the pachinko machine main body and rewrites the card information; A game information transmission unit capable of transmitting TL game information obtained from the pachinko machine body and game status information from the pachinko machine body, and a control unit that transmits information between the card handling unit, the game information transmission unit, and the pachinko machine body. It is.

(effect) The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

When a card with card information attached is inserted into this device, the card handling section obtains game information based on the card information of this card. This play information is sent to the pachinko machine main body by the control section, whereby the pachinko machine main body executes various operations including lending pachinko balls and sends out 11Lm status information according to the play state.

The control section sends the game information, information and the game e1 information from the pachinko machine main body to the game information transmission section. This results in ′
The play status information and play information are transmitted from the play information transmission unit to Mt.
& will be communicated to others.

Further, the control section sends playing status information from the pachinko machine main body to the card handling section. The card handling section replaces the card information based on the above-mentioned play state information and provides it for subsequent use.

(Embodiments of the present invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) show a first embodiment of the present invention.

The pachinko game device 1 shown in the figure includes a pachinko machine main body 2 and a pachinko machine operating section 3 integrated into the lower side of the pachinko machine main body 2.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), the pachinko machine main body 2 is provided with an Mt&plane 5 inside a transparent glass plate 4, and a pachinko ball storage section 6 provided below the transparent glass plate 4 to accommodate the pachinko balls. Pachinko balls are automatically lent to the section 6 by an operation described later.

The surface of the pachinko machine operating section 3 is shown in the second figure of the attached drawing.
As shown in Figure (b), it is formed in an inclined arrangement that protrudes toward the bottom. In this pachinko machine operating section 3, an operating handle 7, a card insertion/removal hole 8 constituting a card handling section 11 to be described later, a display section 9 constituting a game information transmitting section 12, and a speaker 10 as a sound generating section are arranged. ing.

FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of the pachinko game bag 221. That is, the above-mentioned pachinko machine main body 2 receives game information such as ball number data from the pachinko machine operating section 3, and executes pachinko games such as automatic lending of pachinko balls by the pachinko machine main body 2, and the pachinko machine Main body 2
A main body drive control section 13 is provided which sends out play state information such as failure information, stoppage information, data on the number of balls used, etc. to the pachinko machine operating section 3 according to the M play state.

The pachinko machine operating section 3 also includes a program memory 14 that stores in advance a program cam for controlling the operation of the pachinko machine main body 2 and the operation of each part of the pachinko machine operating section 3, and a program memory 14 that stores the program from the program memory 14. The pachinko machine operating section 3 is loaded according to this program.
The main body drive control unit 13
The control section 16 includes a CPU 15 that also transmits information between the card handling section 11,
The M-game information transmission section 12 and the operation handle 7 are connected.

The card handling unit 11 takes in a card C on which information such as man-hour data for playing pachinko is written in advance through the card insertion/removal hole 8, and also inserts the card C into the card slot 8 as needed.
A card drive unit 17 returns the C to the card insertion/removal hole 8, reads card information from the card C driven by the card drive unit 17 to obtain game information (number of balls data, etc.), and at the end of the game Card reading/writing section 1 that changes information on card C to B based on play status information from main body drive section 13
8.

The game information transmitting section 12 includes a liquid crystal, LE, etc., which displays the game status information and game information under the control of the control section 16.
D. A display unit 10 using a CRT or the like; a voice synthesis unit 19 that takes in game status information and play information under the control of the control unit 16 and converts them into voice information; The speaker 9 is connected to the speaker 9 for transmitting the sound to the player or the staff at the pachinko parlor.

Next, the operation of the device having the above configuration will be explained.

When a player who operates the pachinko machine inserts a pre-purchased card C into the card insertion/removal hole 8, the device starts operating, and the card drive unit 17 inserts the card C into the machine under the control of the CPU 15. Then, the card reading/writing section 18 reads the information attached to the card C under the control of the CPU 15 to obtain work information such as man-hour data.

This Mfi information is sent to the main body drive control section 13 via the CPU 15.
As a result, a pachinko game starts, including automatic lending of balls to the pachinko ball storage section 6 by the main body drive control section 13.

Then, the pachinko game in this device progresses by operating the TL player's operation/\\ndle 7.

The main body drive control unit 13 of the pachinko machine main body 2 sends play status information accompanying the progress of the pachinko game, such as ball number data, failure information of the pachinko machine main body 2, discontinuation information, etc. to the CPU 15.

The CPU 15 sends the game status information to the display unit 10 and displays a message such as “Currently out of order” or “This pachinko machine has been discontinued” on the display unit 10, and also displays a message such as “Currently out of order” or “This pachinko machine has been discontinued”. The game status information is also sent to the player. The voice synthesis section 19 converts the voice corresponding to the above-mentioned message based on this play state information, and sends this to the speaker 9. As a result, a message such as "Currently out of order" or "This Pachinko machine has been discontinued" is emitted from the speaker 9 to the player.

With this, the player can clearly recognize the state of the pachinko machine main body 2 visually and audibly, and can be fully satisfied with the pachinko game. In addition, the display unit 1 described above
The messages displayed on the screen 0 and the messages emitted from the speaker 9 can of course be clearly recognized by the staff at the pachinko parlor, making it easy to grasp the status of the pachinko machine main body 2, which is extremely convenient in terms of operation.

On the other hand, when the pachinko machine main body 2 enters a stopped state, for example, play state information indicating this state is also sent to the card handling section 11 via the CPU 15. That is, after the card reading and writing section 18 executes the replacement of the man-hour data etc. for the card C based on the playing state information, the card driving section 17 inserts and removes the card C according to the program stored in the program memory 14. It is returned to hole 8 and driven.

As a result, the player inserts his or her card C into the card insertion/removal hole 8.
It can be taken out from.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in the device 211A shown in the same figure, as shown in FIG. 2(a)
Components having the same functions as the device 1 shown in FIG.

The device filA shown in FIG. 3 is the device ff1 shown in FIG. 2(a).
The difference from 1 is that the pachinko machine operating section 3A is a separate unit from the pachinko machine main body 2.

That is, the pachinko machine operating section 3A has the card insertion/removal hole 8, the speaker 9, and the display section IO except for the operation handle 7 of the device 1 shown in FIG. 2(a) on its surface, and has the configuration shown in FIG. 1. is arranged separately on the upper part of the pachinko machine main body 2.

The device 221A having such a configuration can also exhibit the same functions as the pachinko game device 1 described above.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, if an operation lamp, an alarm lamp, a call switch, etc. are added to the upper part of the pachinko machine main body 2 shown in FIG. 2(a) or the pachinko machine operating section 3A shown in FIG. It is possible to provide a pachinko game device that can further improve operability and facilitate handling.

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to play pachinko using a card, and it is also possible to transmit play information and play status information to the player and the pachinko parlor staff. It is possible to provide a pachinko game device that gives players a sense of satisfaction in pachinko games and is extremely convenient for staff to handle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the device according to the present invention, FIG. 2(a) is a front view of the device, FIG. 2(b) is a side view of the device, and FIG. It is a front view of the 2nd Example apparatus based on this invention. Main symbols in the diagram 1.1Aφ・Pachinko game device 2・・・Pachinko machine main body 3.3A・・Pachinko machine operation section 11・・9 force handling section 12・・・Game information transmission section 16...Control unit. 2nd Fig. 8 13A Fig. 4 Hand Threading Stop Lee! ÷ (method) 1
December 2, 1988

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) A pachinko game device that is equipped with a pachinko machine main body that takes in play information and executes a game using pachinko balls, and also sends out play status information according to the play status, and that reads card information attached to a card. a card handling section that obtains play information to be sent to the pachinko machine main body based on the card information and rewrites the card information by obtaining play state information from the pachinko machine main body; A pachinko game device comprising: a game information transmitting section capable of transmitting information; and a control section transmitting information between the card handling section, the game information transmitting section, and the pachinko machine main body. (2) The scope of the claim that the game information transmission section is a display section that visually transmits the game information and game state information, and/or a sound generation section that transmits both of these information aurally. The pachinko game device according to item 1. (3) The pachinko game device according to claim 1, wherein the card handling section, the game information transmission section, and the control section are constructed integrally with the pachinko machine main body. (4) The pachinko game device according to claim 1, wherein the card handling section, the game information transmission section, and the control section are formed into a unit separate from the pachinko machine main body.