JPH05208071A - Management device for japanese pinball game @(3754/24)pachinko) playing yard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the management device for a pachinko playing yard which can adjust the prize ball delivery rate for a pachinko game machine which can electrically adjust the prize ball delivery rate, in an extremely simple manner. CONSTITUTION:A management device 3 for the management of a pachinko playing yard 1 is equipped with a prize ball delivery rate setting instruction means for set-instructing the terminal machine of a pachinko game machine 20 about the prize ball delivery rate in one among plural stages, and can be connected with an outside control terminal device 5 which can be shifted through a circuit 30. Accordingly, the prize ball delivery rate of the pachinko game machine 20 can be easily adjusted in an extremely short time by the management device 3, and the prize ball delivery rate of the pachinko game machine 20 can be set and the management data memorized in the management device 3 can be obtained from a remote place, obviating the need for going to the pachinko playing yard 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a pachinko machine equipped with a pachinko island stand for arranging a plurality of pachinko machines having a game control device capable of setting a payout rate in a pachinko game in any of a plurality of stages. The present invention relates to a game hall management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the ball throwing rate of a pachinko machine has been adjusted by adjusting the intervals of obstacle nails, etc. However, game control including a microcomputer has recently been required because of the need for skill in adjusting the distance. The device has come to provide a pachinko machine capable of setting a payout rate in a game in any of a plurality of stages. In such a pachinko machine, an adjusting knob for setting the payout rate is provided in the game control device itself provided inside each pachinko machine.

[0003]

Therefore, in order to set the payout rate to a desired value, it is necessary to adjust the adjusting knob for each pachinko machine, and it is necessary to adjust a large number of pachinko machines. It had the drawback of taking time. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is a pachinko game capable of extremely easily adjusting the payout rate for a pachinko machine capable of electrically adjusting the payout rate. It is to provide a place management device.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, in the present invention, a pachinko machine having a game control device capable of setting a payout rate in a pachinko game in any of a plurality of stages. In a management device of a pachinko game hall where a plurality of pachinko island stands are installed, the management device, based on profit ball information and disadvantage ball information generated at least in the pachinko machine, management data related to the pachinko machine. An externally movable control terminal device including a calculating means for calculating and a payout rate setting command means for setting a payout rate in one of the plurality of stages to the game control device, and an external movable via a line. It is characterized in that it is connectable.

[0005]

Since the management device is provided with the payout rate setting command means, a desired payout rate can be set for each pachinko machine by operating the management device. The adjustment can easily be done in a very short time.
Further, since the management device is configured to be connectable to an external movable control terminal device via a line, it is possible to set the payout rate for each pachinko machine based on the operation of the control terminal device. At the same time, the control terminal device can obtain the management data of each pachinko machine calculated by the management device. As a result, it is possible to obtain the setting and management data of the payout rate of a pachinko machine from a distant position without going to the pachinko game hall, so it is extremely easy to manage chain stores that have multiple stores. be able to.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the configuration of the pachinko game hall 1 according to the embodiment will be described. Figure 4
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an outline of the pachinko game hall 1, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a management device 3 installed in a management room 2 provided in a corner of the pachinko game arcade 1, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the pachinko island stand 6 installed in the pachinko game arcade 1. It is a figure.

In FIG. 4, a plurality of pachinko island stands 6 (six in the figure) are installed in parallel in the pachinko game hall 1. Each pachinko island stand 6 is connected by wiring to a management device 3 installed in a management room 2 provided in a corner of the pachinko game hall 1. This wiring is a data wiring for transmitting information data relating to a hit ball (profit ball) and a prize ball (disadvantage ball) from the pachinko machines 20 (see FIG. 6) arranged in line on each pachinko island stand 6. , And includes control wiring for controlling various devices including the pachinko machine 20 provided on the pachinko island stand 6.

In addition to the management device 3 in the management room 2,
An auxiliary computer 4 that manages other data (for example, prize management data) and a control terminal device 5 that can be carried outside are provided. Further, in the pachinko game hall 1, there is also a prize exchange hall 8 for exchanging a prize ball (a receipt in which the number of prize balls acquired is printed as will be described later) acquired by the player with a desired prize. It is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the management device 3 is provided corresponding to all the pachinko machines 20 installed in the pachinko game arcade 1, and an individual display 10 for informing the operating status thereof and a desired display. A keyboard 11 that is operated when displaying or printing the management data of, and a printer 12 that prints the desired management data operated by the keyboard 11,
A display 13 for displaying desired management data operated by the keyboard 11 and a function key 14 for processing a predetermined operation with one key operation are provided. Therefore, as described above, the management device 3 stores the profitable ball information and the disadvantaged ball information from the pachinko machines 20 lined up on the pachinko island stand 6, and stores the result calculated based on the information. By operating the keyboard 11 or the function keys 14, the printer 12 or the display 13 is controlled to display. As will be described later, the management device 3 can be connected to the control terminal device 5 via a line 30 (see FIGS. 1 and 2; general public line, ISDN, etc.). If there is a ball rental machine on the pachinko island stand 6, information (sales information) from the ball rental machine may be managed by the management device 3.

Further, the auxiliary computer 4 not only performs the prize management based on the independently input data, but also receives the information from the management device 3 and creates management data such as a daily report and a monthly report. You can also Further, the control terminal device 5 is a portable personal computer, which is a so-called laptop computer or notebook computer, and can be connected to the management device 3 via the line 30 as described above.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the pachinko machines 20 arranged in a row on the pachinko island stand 6 store the prize balls paid out on the front face thereof and supply them as hit balls 21.
And a lower plate 22 for storing overflowing prize balls when the prize balls stored in the upper plate 21 are full,
A ball returning device 23 is provided below the lower plate 22. The ball returning device 23 is embedded in the counter stand 7 of the pachinko island stand 6, and counts the prize balls punched out from the lower plate 22, and then a reduction tank (provided inside the pachinko island stand 6). It is to be returned to (not shown), and a printer device is built in so that a receipt with the number of counted prize balls (that is, prize balls obtained by the player) printed by issuing the payment at the end of the game is issued. is doing. In addition, the pachinko machine 20 in the present embodiment,
It has a ball lending function, and by inserting cards or coins (the card or coin insertion slot is formed integrally with the ball returning device 23), a desired number of game balls can be placed on the upper plate 21.
It will be automatically paid out.

Although not shown in detail, the pachinko machine 20 has a built-in game control device capable of setting the payout rate in a plurality of stages. In this case, the payout rate is not the payout rate in an accurate sense (the ratio of the total number of prize balls that a player has acquired to the total number of balls lent), but the ratio of the number of prize balls to the number of balls thrown in. It is calculated (close to the so-called winning rate), for example,
The ratio is "0.8""0.9""1.0""1.1"
It can be adjusted in 6 stages of "1.2" and "1.3". Then, in the actual game, the payout rate at that time is compared with the set payout rate at every arbitrary time, and if the values are different, the set payout rate is converged. Thus, for example, the probability of being a big hit of the symbol display device is changed and controlled.

As described above, the pachinko machine 20 has a game control device capable of setting the payout rate in a plurality of stages. This setting is performed by the management device 3 as shown in FIG. It is set based on the setting command signal. In this case, the operation of the management device 3 is not limited to anyone, and it is desirable that only a predetermined limited number of people (for example, a game hall owner or manager) can perform the operation. The password may be set only when the password is input or the key switch is operated. It is desirable that other important information stored in the management device 3 is also managed under the protection processing as described above. In addition, the reading of these important commands and information,
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 1, it can be executed based on an operation of the control terminal device 5 from a remote place.

That is, the control terminal device 5 and the pachinko game hall 1
Management device 3 installed in the computer (displayed as host computer)
Are connected by a line 30, and based on the operation of the control terminal device 5, the game control device (displayed as a terminal device) of each pachinko machine 20 is instructed to set a desired payout rate. In this case, the setting operation may be performed one by one for each pachinko machine 20, or the setting operation may be performed for each pachinko island stand 6, and further,
The setting operation may be performed for each model. On the contrary, the management device 3
Management data (for example, sales data, stop count data, big hit count data, etc.) stored in the control terminal device 5
You may make it read from. The control terminal device 5
It is also possible to send a business policy, a message, or the like to the clerk at the game hall and display it on the management device 3.

In the above description, the pachinko game hall 1 is 1
As for the case of a store, when a plurality of pachinko game halls 1 are chain-store-operated, it is shown in FIG.
And, as shown in FIG. 3, each pachinko game hall 1, 1A
~ 1D management device 3 and the control terminal device 5 may be connected by a line 30 (broken lines in FIGS. 2 and 3), but the main pachinko game hall 1 management device 3 (displayed as a host computer) and sub Pachinko game halls 1A-1D (however, Fig. 3
In this case, only the display devices 1A and 1B are displayed)
D (displayed as a sub terminal) is connected by a line such as ISDN, and the control terminal device 5 and the management device 3 installed in the main pachinko game arcade 1 are connected by a line 30 and the control terminal device 5 The operation command may be transmitted to all of the pachinko gaming halls 1A to 1D including the main pachinko gaming hall 1. As a result, the setting and management data of the payout rate of the pachinko machine 20 can be obtained from a distant position without having to go to the pachinko game hall 1, 1A to 1D, so that the chain stores that have many stores Management is also extremely easy.

In the above embodiment, the pachinko machine 20 is shown as a machine that actually shoots a pachinko ball to play a game, but it is a monitor-type gaming machine that visualizes the contents of the game and plays the game. Is also good. Further, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied not only to a pachinko gaming machine but also to a gaming machine (for example, a slot machine) that plays games using medals.

[0017]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the management device provides the management data relating to the pachinko machine based on at least the profit ball information and the disadvantage ball information generated in the pachinko machine. Includes a calculating means for calculating and a payout rate setting command means for setting a payout rate in any of a plurality of stages to the game control device, and can be connected to an external movable control terminal device via a line. Since it is configured to, it is possible to easily adjust the payout rate of the pachinko machine in an extremely short time, and set the payout rate for each pachinko machine based on the operation of the control terminal device. At the same time, the management data of each pachinko machine calculated by the management device can be obtained at the control terminal device, and the pachinko machine can be operated from a remote position without going to the pachinko game hall. Configuration and management data of the ball ratio can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic wiring diagram showing a relationship among a management device, a control terminal device, and a pachinko game arcade according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a wiring schematic diagram showing a relationship between a management device and a control terminal device installed in a pachinko game hall of many stores.

FIG. 3 is a wiring schematic diagram showing a relationship between a pachinko game hall of a large number of stores and a control terminal device similarly.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an outline of a pachinko game hall.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a management device provided in a management room of a pachinko game hall.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of a pachinko island stand arranged in a pachinko game hall.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko game hall 3 Management device 5 Control terminal device 6 Pachinko island stand 20 Pachinko machine 30 Line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A management device for a pachinko game hall, in which a pachinko island stand is installed in which a plurality of pachinko machines having a game control device capable of setting a payout rate in a pachinko game in any of a plurality of stages are installed. , The management device calculates the management data for the pachinko machine based on profitable ball information and disadvantageous ball information generated at least in the pachinko machine, and the game control device in any one of the plurality of stages A payout rate setting command means for setting a payout rate, and a pachinko game hall management apparatus characterized by being configured to be connectable to an external movable control terminal device via a line. ..