JPH0639131A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit a player etc., easily know the course of the play he has executed with a game device of such a type that the play takes place while play media are supplied automatically to the inside when a card storing the record of the number of media is inserted CONSTITUTION:A game device concerned comprises a card processing machine 30 to receive a card and perform write of the data in the condition capable of checking visually and a control part 50 which gives a command to the card processing machine 30 for recording in the card the course of the play performed using the card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device in which a game medium is automatically supplied to a game when a card in which the number of game media is recorded is loaded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, for example, in a pachinko machine, which is a game machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium, when a game medium is lent out, a recording card is recorded and the game result is recorded on this recording card to give a prize. It has been proposed to replace them.

In such a conventional system, the so-called first number of pachinko balls to lend or the number of possessions after a game is recorded on the recording card. Here, the number of lending is the number of pachinko balls to be lent out, and the number of lending is the number of pachinko balls awarded in the game (the number of prizes) added to this number of lending, and it was further consumed in the game. The number obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls (the number of consumption), that is, the number of possessions = the number of lending + the number of prizes−the number of consumption.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional game machine, a player or a store clerk at the game hall cannot easily confirm or reflect on the progress of the game after the game. Because only the number of lending or possession is recorded on the card by magnetic data that is invisible in some cases, the change in the number of possession during the game is at least not easily known to the player. Of.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and by making the best use of the recordability of the card, a player or the like can easily know the progress of the game after the game. It is intended to provide a game device.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to automatically supply a game medium to the inside when a card (10) recording the number of the game medium is loaded. A game device for playing a game by means of a card processor (30) that receives the card (10) and writes the data to the card (10) in a visible state, and the card (10). The game device is characterized by comprising a control unit (50) for instructing the card processing machine (30) to record the progress of the played game on the card (10).

[0007]

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the card processor (30) controls the progress of the game under the control of the control unit (50) to the card (1
Record in 0) in a visible state. Therefore, the player can easily confirm the game result and reflect on it.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the recording card 10 has a purchase recording area 11 and a number recording area 14 which are visible. The purchase recording area 11 is formed by vertically arranging a combination of an input area 12 and a consumption area 13 vertically, and arranging them horizontally. Similarly, in the output number recording area 14, a combination of the input area 15 and the consumption area 16 is vertically arranged vertically, and is arranged horizontally. The input areas 12 and 15 and the consumption areas 13 and 16 are subjected to, for example, heat-sensitive printing, and are set to develop contrasting colors such as yellow and blue. A difference in recognition may be provided depending on the mark shape or the like.

The recording card 10 is further provided with a storage area for various information such as a magnetic or optical mark which is invisible or difficult but electrically recordable and readable.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the gaming machines 20, 20 ... Which are pachinko machines are connected in series to form an island.
A card processing machine 30 is arranged below each gaming machine 20, and a card lending machine 40 is installed between the adjacent gaming machines 20, 20.

The gaming machine 20 is provided with a gaming handle 21 at the bottom, and most of the front side is a well-known pachinko gaming surface. Sensors for detecting the entry holes of the pachinko balls are provided in the prize ball holes, the out holes, etc. on the pachinko game surface.

The game handle 21 is connected to a launching speed adjusting mechanism of a pachinko ball (not shown) and, as shown in FIG. 3, constitutes a starting switch of a launching circuit. The launching circuit is added to the gaming handle 21. , The drive motor 21a, the game start switch 21c of the motor circuit 21b power 21
It is connected to d. The game start switch 21c is turned on when the player sets the recording card 10 in the card processing machine 30 to start the game.

As shown in FIG. 10, the gaming machines 20, 20 ...
A pachinko ball supply path 20a and a recovery path 20b are arranged along the upper and lower sides of the island, and a certain amount of pachinko balls are counted from the supply path 20a via the supply pipe 22, and the ball count supply unit 23 supplies the game. It is provided at the top of the machine 20.

The ball count supply unit 23 is a star wheel 23a.
And a switch 23b that emits one pulse signal for each rotation thereof.
And a hemispherical notch 23 that faces the discharge port of the supply pipe 22 and receives the pachinko balls one by one on the outer periphery of the star wheel 23a.
c are serially provided. A discharge pipe 23d opens from the ball count supply unit 23 to the prize ball tank 24. The prize ball tank 24 is connected to the prize ball discharge unit 25 via the transfer path 24a.

At the lower part inside the game machine 20, a holding ball pool 26 is provided at a position visible to the player, and an out ball pool 27 is provided on the back side thereof. Out ball pool 27
Including, the internal mechanism of the gaming machine 20 and the pachinko ball are hermetically sealed in the gaming machine 20 and its attached mechanism part, and are isolated from the player.

[0016] The capacity of the prize ball tank 24 is monitored and the star wheel 23 of the ball count supply unit 23 is used when it decreases.
Brake solenoid (not shown) that stops the rotation of a
Is provided with a capacitance detection switch 24b.

At the lower end of the gaming machine 20, an out ball discharging portion 29 connected to the out ball reservoir 27 is provided at the lower end of the gaming machine 20. The out-ball discharging unit 29 has a star wheel 29a and a switch 29b for detecting the number of balls flown according to the number of rotations of the star wheel 29a. The outer circumference of the star wheel 29a faces the outlet of the out-ball reservoir 27 and has one pachinko ball. Hemispherical notch 29 to receive each
c are serially provided. Collection path 2 from the out-ball discharge section 29
The discharge pipe 29d is open above 0b.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, on the surface of the card processing machine 30, a display section 31 of the number of possessed cards and a card slot 3 are provided.
2, a stop indicator lamp 33, and an illegal card indicator lamp 34 are provided.

The card processing machine 30 is connected to the gaming machine 20 and the card lending machine 40, and has an internal structure, as shown in FIG. 5, for reading and outputting information of a recording card.
5, a writing section 36 and a printing section 37 for each area of the recording card 10, a protect writing section 38 for providing a secret to the recording card 10, and a display section 39 for blinking the stop indication lamp 33.

The card lending machine 40 has an amount display lamp 41 and a bill slot 42 facing the right or left gaming machine 20, respectively.
It has R and 42L, currency input ports 43R and 43L, a return button 44, a currency return port 45, and a banknote stocker 46.

A control unit 50 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is arranged in a distributed manner in one or both of the card processing machine 30 and the card lending machine 40. The control unit 50 is the gaming machine 20.
Also, the storage unit 5 is connected to the card lending machine 40 and stores the number of rented game media, the number of consumed game media, and the number of awarded game media.
1 and a storage unit 51, which is connected to the storage unit 51 and has a calculation unit 52 that subtracts the consumption number from the lending number and calculates the possession number of the game medium by adding the winning number and the additional lending number.

Further, the control unit 50 is connected to the game machine 20 and the storage unit 51, and judges the game machine 20, the card processing machine 30, and the judgment unit 53, which monitors the number of game media and the set number. It has an output unit 54 that is connected to the unit 53 and transmits the result of the determination to the gaming machine 20 to the card processing machine 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, a prize exchange device 60 is provided in the game hall so as to form a part of the card management device. The prize exchange device 60 includes a card reading unit 61, an unauthorized card check unit 62, a display operation unit 63, and a prize payout unit 6.
4 and.

Next, the operation will be described. To start the game, you must first rent a pachinko ball. The player selects either the left or right card lending machine 4 depending on the selected gaming machine 20.
You will borrow a pachinko ball from 0. Banknotes are inserted into one of the banknote insertion ports 42R and 42L, and coins are inserted into one of the coin insertion ports 43R and 43L.

As shown in FIG. 11, the amount of money inserted is discriminated inside the card lending machine 40, and it is discriminated that the money has been inserted from either the left or right side from the difference in the insertion slot, and it is installed in the gaming machine 20. Recording card 1 to the card processor 30
0 is set. The issued recording card 10 is written in only the input area 12 of the purchase recording area 11 with a yellow color, for example, as shown by an X mark in FIG. 6, and is passed to the card processor 30 without human intervention.

The recording card 10 is provided with a secret code of the game hall at the time of issuing the card or in advance so as not to be confused with the recording card 10 of another game hall. Also,
The recording card 10 may be issued once from the card lending machine 40 and then manually inserted into the card processing machine 30, but in that case, the card lending machine 40 needs a card ejection port.

When the recording card 10 in use is moved from another stand, the recording card 10 is inserted into the card slot 32 of the card processor 30 and read by the reading section 35 for processing.

When the card is set in the card processor 30, information such as the number of possessed machines and the gaming machine number is reported and stored in the control unit 50.

When the recording card 10 is used halfway,
If the secret code provided in the recording card 10 is also reported, and the code is different or contains unparseable contents, the judging unit 53 judges that the code is illegal, and the control unit 50 causes the card processing machine via the output unit 54. The illegal card display lamp 34 of 30 is blinked to warn and the handling is refused.

Further, in the case of the recording card 10 in which the game machine 20 is stopped, the secret of the stop recording is the recording card 10.
The recording card 10 cannot be reused and its handling is rejected like an illegal card. Therefore, the recording card 10 with stop recording can only be exchanged for a prize.

When the recording card 10 is suitable for use in a game, the storage unit 51 of the control unit 50 stores the rented amount, and it is determined whether or not the game can be started depending on the presence or absence of the possessed number. The game starts from.

In the game machine 20, the game start switch 2
1c is on and the game is played by the player
Proceed by operating. If a pachinko ball launched during a game enters the safe hole, prize ball tank 2
The pachinko balls stored in 4 are sent from the transfer path 24a to the prize ball discharging unit 25 and discharged. In addition, without ejecting the discharge ball,
Other acoustic effects may be produced. The discharged prize balls are stored in the ball storage 26 and cannot be touched by the player,
The result can be confirmed visually.

The out-balls are temporarily stored in the out-ball storage 27, pass through the out-ball discharging portion 29, and are discharged to the recovery path 20b. At that time, the pachinko ball rotates the star wheel 29a, and the switch 29b is turned on and off by the rotation of the star wheel 29a to send a signal to detect the number of out balls.

The consumed ball is detected by the sensor provided when the consumed ball reaches a position where it does not return to the launch position after the pachinko ball is launched. It may be detected immediately after the launch, but in that case, detection of a miss launch is a problem.

When the number of pachinko balls used in the gaming machine 20 is insufficient, the pachinko balls supplied to the supply path 20a are taken in from the supply pipe 22 and the ball count supply unit 23. A solenoid (not shown) is supplied according to the insufficient information. Is activated,
The brake of the star wheel 23a is released, the star wheel 23a is rotated by the weight of the ball, the notches 23c receive the pachinko balls one by one from the supply pipe 22, and the star wheel 23a rotates, so that the switch 23b is turned on and off. The ball is supplied to the prize ball tank 24 from the discharge pipe 23d while counting the number of balls. The control unit 50 operates according to the flow of FIGS. 12 and 13 as the game progresses. In FIG. 12, when additional purchase is made by the card lending machine 40 and a ball is added, the arithmetic unit 52 adds the values to update the storage of the storage unit 51. The number of consumption is the storage unit 51
It is stored by adding to the consumption number storage area of, and when there is a prize, it is stored by adding to the prize number storage area of the storage unit 51.

The recording unit 10 of the card processor 30 prints on the recording card 10 in the consumption area 13 of the purchase recording area 11 with, for example, a blue color, as shown by ◯ in FIG. When there is a winning ball, the writing unit 36 prints it in the input area 15 of the number-out recording area 14 at the position of Δ shown in FIG.

The arithmetic unit 52 always calculates the possessed number by the formula of lending number + number of prize-consumed number = possessed number. Always compares the number of holdings with the set number.

In FIG. 13, it is monitored whether the number held is 0 or the number of hits is not exceeded, and if the game can be continued, the game start switch 21c is held on and the number of hits is reached. When the number of possessions becomes 0, it is determined that the game cannot be continued. According to this determination, the output unit 54
Informs the gaming machine 20 of the result of the judgment and starts the game 2
1c is turned off, and the card processing machine 30 is notified of the end of the game. In the card processing machine 30, the writing unit 36,
The final result of the game is recorded on the recording card 10 by the printing unit 37.

If it is a stop, the game machine 20 is made to hold the operation stop, and the password for stop recording is written on the recording card 10 by the protect writing section 38. Amusement machine 20
The operation of is stopped by turning off the game start switch 21c of the firing circuit. The motor circuit 21 is used to release the stop of the gaming machine 20 that has been stopped and stopped.
Alternatively, a release switch (not shown) provided separately in b or the recording card 10 that has been stopped may be pulled out to automatically release the recording card 10.

After the completion of these processes, the recording card 10 is delivered from the card processor 30 and the player can pick it up.

At the end of the game, the input area 12, the consumption area 13, the output recording area 14, and the input area 15 of the purchase recording area 11
Further, the progress of the game is recorded in the consumption area 16, and the customer can confirm the result of the battle and reflect on the progress of the game by using the record.

The recording card 10 can be exchanged for a gift brought to a gift exchange. At the prize exchange station, the recording card 10 is placed on the prize exchange device 60.

First, the recording card 10 has a card reading section 61.
It is inserted in and the number is read. Next, the fraudulent card check unit 62 checks whether the recording card 10 is a fraudulent card, and the number of possessed cards and the check result are displayed on the display operation unit 63. If the recording card 10 is correct, the display operation unit 63 operates the prize payout unit 64 to pay out prizes corresponding to the number of possessions. Recording card 1
The number of holdings is reduced from the record of 0.

The recording card 10 records the game progress of the user, and if the function of the host computer is further added, not only the data for each machine of the game machines 20, 20, ... It is possible to obtain data for each player, and it is possible to grasp trends and habits of the player. Also, the pachinko balls used by the player are those that were actually paid and rented, but it is also possible to determine and use the ones that were used from the prize balls.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to a game hall in which a pachinko machine is installed, a slot machine using a game medium, a game machine such as a smart ball, or a game hall in which these are mixed is also effective. Needless to say.

[0046]

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, the card processing machine records the game progress on the card in a visually observable state under the control of the controller. Therefore, the player can easily confirm the game result and reflect on it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural conceptual diagram of a gaming machine and its accessory device.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a free gift exchange.

FIG. 5 is a configuration block diagram of a card processing machine.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the recording card.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view near a gaming machine.

FIG. 9 is a partial front view of an island of the gaming machine.

FIG. 10 is an internal configuration diagram of a gaming machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of processing of a card lending machine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of game processing.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of game monitoring.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Recording card 20 ... Gaming machine 30 ... Card processing machine 40 ... Card lending machine 50 ... Control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game device in which a game medium is automatically supplied inside when a card in which the number of game media is recorded is loaded, and a game is played. And a control unit for instructing the card processing machine to record the progress of the game performed by the card on the card.