JPH08243258A - Mahjong game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a mahjong game machine by which either a single player or plural players can enjoy the game, by displaying the hand pieces-and the gripped pieces in the second display device by a display control means to control to convert the displays of the first and the second display devices, in the single player mode. CONSTITUTION: A mahjong game machine is composed of the pads 1 to 4, a game machine main body 5, and a CRT 10. In the pad 1, a piece selected by carsor moving by a cross key from the pieces shown in an LCD 1c is made as a thrown piece. The selection of the sort of an opening piece is also made by selecting by carsor moving from the sorts of the opening pieces shown in the LCD 1c by the cross key. A gripping is carried out by pressing a grip button. The pads 2 to 4 are also composed in the same manner. To the CRT 10, a thrown piece not necessary to be secret is shown, but a hand piece and a gripping piece necessary to be secret are not shown. On the other hand, when the roles of three players are acted by the TV game machine, and the mahjong game is played by a single player, all the thrown pieces, the hand pieces, and the gripping pieces are displayed in the CRT 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mahjong game machine in which a single or a plurality of players play mahjong using a TV game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a mahjong game using a TV game machine, but the roles of the three players other than the player are T.
The V game machine was acting as a substitute.

For example, a portable mahjong game machine is disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 1-45392 (JP-A-60-21784). This mahjong game machine is a two-person mahjong game machine. Yes, the area that displays the player's tiles and the area that displays the discarded tiles are arranged in two rows,
In the area displaying the discard tiles, the discard tiles of the player and the discard tiles of the opponent are switched and displayed. As for the role of the opponent, the game console is acting on its behalf.

[0004]

However, even when four members are gathered together, three members other than the player can be used.
Since the TV game machine takes the role of a person, there is a drawback that three people other than the player cannot enjoy the mahjong game. On the other hand, there is also a demand that, as in the conventional case, the role of the three players other than the player be taken over by the TV game machine and enjoy the Mahjong game alone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mahjong game machine that can be enjoyed by one player or a plurality of players.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the mahjong game machine of the present invention has a plurality of first display devices for displaying hand tiles and Tsumo tiles, and a second display for displaying discarded tiles. Device, first operating means provided on each first display device for selecting and operating the discard tile, second operating means provided on each first display device for selecting and operating the type of squeaking, and The third display device is provided on the first display device, and has a third operation device for commanding the Tsumo, and a display control device for switching and controlling the display of the first display device and the second display device. In the mode 2, the hand tile and the Tsumo tile are also configured to be displayed on the second display device.

[0007]

In the mahjong game machine having the above structure, when a plurality of members are gathered, the plurality of first display devices display the hand tile and the tsumugi tile, and the second display device displays the discarded tile. . That is, each player can operate the first operating means to the third operating means while keeping them invisible to the other players and seeing the display of the hand tile and the Tsumo tile on the first display device at hand. Further, since the discard tile which does not require secret is displayed on the second display device different from the first display device, the discard tile can be freely viewed at any time. With this configuration, the TV
Although it is a Mahjong game on a game machine, all four members can participate in the Mahjong game.

Further, in the mode for enjoying the mahjong game alone, since the hand tile and the tsumugi tile are also displayed on the second display device, it can be played as a mahjong game machine similar to the conventional one.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the entire mahjong game machine is composed of pads 1 to 4, a game machine body 5 and a CRT 10. Pads 1 to 4 are composed of serial / parallel conversion circuits 1a to 4a, LCD drivers 1b to 4b, and LCDs 1c to 4c, respectively. The serial / parallel conversion circuits 1a to 4a convert serial data transmitted from a parallel / serial conversion circuit 9 (described later) into parallel data, and LCD drivers 1b to 4b.
Supply to each. The LCD drivers 1b to 4b display the data supplied from the serial / parallel conversion circuits 1a to 4a on the LCDs 1c to 4c, respectively.

The appearance of the pad 1 is shown in FIGS.
In the pad 1 shown in FIG. 2, the tiles selected by moving the cursor with the cross key 1d among the tiles shown on the LCD 1c are discarded. The selection of the type of squeaking is also performed by moving the cursor with the cross key 1d from the types of squeaking shown on the LCD 1c. Tsumo is performed by pressing the Tsumo button 1e. In the pad 1 shown in FIG. 3, the LCD
From the tiles shown in 1c, the tile specified by the discard tile button 1g is discarded. The selection of the type of squeal is specified from the squealing button 1f. Tsumo is performed by pressing the Tsumo button 1e. Although not shown, the pads 2 to 4 have the same structure as the pad 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

The game machine body 5 includes a CPU circuit 6 and a RAM.
7, a character ROM 8 and a parallel / serial conversion circuit 9. The CPU circuit 6 includes an input / output control unit 6a that controls input / output of the pads 1 to 4, respectively.
~ 6d. Input / output to / from pads 1 to 4 is RAM7
And the parallel / serial conversion circuit 9. The output from the CPU circuit 6 to the pads 1 to 4 is the LCD
It is transmission of data displayed in 1c to 4c. The display data is transmitted by the CPU circuit 6 in the areas 11 to 14 of the RAM 7.
And the parallel / serial conversion circuit 9 performs parallel / serial conversion and transmits the data to pads 1 to 4. The data received by the CPU circuit 6 from the pads 1 to 4 is the cross key 1d to the discard tile button 1g, the cross key 2d to the discard tile button 2g, the cross key 3d to the discard tile button 3g, and the cross key 4d to the discard tile button 4g. It is information about the operation state of.

Areas 11 to 14 are provided corresponding to pads 1 to 4, respectively. In areas 11-14,
Each of the pads 1 to 4 includes an area for writing data to be displayed on the LCDs 1c to 4c and an area for writing data to be displayed on the CRT 10. Of the data written in the RAM 7, the data in the area to be displayed on the CRT 10 is displayed on the CRT 10 by reading the corresponding character from the character ROM 8. On the CRT 10, for example, as shown in FIG. 4A, a discard tile that does not require a secret is displayed, and a hand tile and a Tsumo tile that do not require a secret are displayed. On the other hand, as in the conventional case, when the TV game machine takes the role of three players other than the player as in the conventional case and wants to enjoy the mahjong game alone, as shown in FIG. All the tiles are displayed on the CRT 10.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the CPU circuit 6. When the program starts, it is detected that the switches 1h to 4h are turned on (step S1).
In step S2, it is determined whether or not the "JONG YOU" mode is set. The “JONG YOU” mode is a mode in which all four members participate in the mahjong game using the pads 1 to 4. In the case of the "JONG YOU" mode, the tiles are displayed on the LCDs 1c to 4c of the pads 1 to 4 (step S3). If it is not in the "JONG YOU" mode (when one person enjoys the mahjong game), the tiles of one player are displayed (step S4).
The display when not in the "JONG YOU" mode is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), all of the discarded tiles, hand tiles, and Tsumo tiles are displayed on the CRT 10.

In step S5, the counter is initialized. The counter N is the number of players and the counter M is the number of discarded tiles, both of which are initialized to 1.
In step S6, it is determined whether the number of discarded tiles exceeds 70. If it exceeds 70, the winning combination, the score, etc. are displayed in step S19, and the program ends. When it does not exceed 70, the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, "JONG YOU"
Judge whether or not the mode. In the "JONG YOU" mode, the Tsumo display is performed only when M = 1 (step S9). If M = 1 is not satisfied, the process directly proceeds to step S12 without displaying the Tsumo. When not in “JONG YOU” mode, when N = 1 and M = 1, or N
If ≠ 1, the spider display is performed (step S11). N =
When 1 and M = 1 or when N ≠ 1 is not established, the process directly proceeds to step S12 without displaying the spider.

In step S12, it is determined whether or not it is rising. In the case of rising, the winning combination, the score, etc. are displayed in step S19, and the program ends. If it is determined that it has not risen, the process proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the processing of discarding tiles is performed, and the result is displayed in areas 11 to 11.
14 (step S14). Thereby, CR
The discarded tiles are displayed at T10. In step S15, the counter M is incremented and the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, it is determined whether the counter N is equal to 4. If the counter N is equal to 4, 1 is assigned to the counter N in step S17 to transfer the process to the first player (parent), and then step S6.
Then, the above operation is repeated. If the counter N is not equal to 4, then in order to process the next player,
The counter M is incremented in step S18, the process returns to step S6, and the above-described operation is repeated.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where four members are gathered and the case where the Mahjong game is enjoyed by one person are explained, but the number of plural members is not limited to four, and two Mahjong or three Mahjong. In, the mahjong game machine of the present invention can be enjoyed by two or three members.

[0021]

As described above, according to the mahjong game machine of the present invention, when a plurality of members are present, a plurality of first members are provided.
The display device displays the hand tile and the Tsumo tile, and the second display device displays the discarded tile. That is, each player can operate the first to third operating means while keeping the player invisible to other players and seeing the display of the hand tile and the tsum tile on the first display device at hand. Further, since the discard tile which does not require secret is displayed on the second display device different from the first display device, the discard tile can be freely viewed at any time. With this configuration, although it is a mahjong game on a TV game machine,
All of the members will be able to participate in the Mahjong game.

Further, in the mode for enjoying the mahjong game alone, since the hand tile and the tsumugi tile are also displayed on the second display device, it is possible to play as a mahjong game machine similar to the conventional one.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block connection diagram showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a mahjong game machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 to 4 pad 1a to 4a serial / parallel conversion circuit 1b to 4b LCD driver 1c to 4c LCD 1d to 4d cross key 1e to 4e Tsumo button 1f to 4f squeak button 1g to 4g discard tile button 1h to 4h switch 5 game machine main body 6 CPU circuit 7 RAM 8 Character ROM 9 Parallel / serial conversion circuit 10 CRT 11-14 area

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of first display devices for displaying hand tiles and tsumugi tiles, a second display device for displaying discarded tiles, and a plurality of first display devices provided on each of the first display devices for selectively operating the discarded tiles. First operating means, second operating means provided on each of the first display devices for selecting and operating the type of squeaking, and third operating means provided on each of the first display device for commanding a spider And display control means for switching and controlling the display of the first display device and the display of the second display device, wherein the display control means, in a mode in which one player is present,
A mahjong game machine characterized in that a hand tile and a Tsumo tile are also displayed on the second display device. 2. The mahjong game machine according to claim 1, wherein the first display devices are provided by the number of players and are operated by the hands of each player.