JPH0898947A - Recording medium for game, and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate the management of game result values by defining a plenum exchange value recording area for recording data which can specify a plenum exchangeable value, and a game using value recording area for recording data which can specify a game usable value in a common recording medium. CONSTITUTION: A common card 250 in which data that can specify a game usable value, as a corresponding purchasing price is recorded, and serves as a common recording medium which can be used in a plurality of game parlors. A recording area 256 in which a total owned point number is stored, also serves as a plenum exchangeable recording area in which data that can specify a plenum exchangeable value as a game result value which is a result obtained by using the common valuable value for performing a game. Further, a recording area 257 in which a final game owned point number is recorded, also serves as a game use value recording area in which data that can specify a game are recorded. Further, a recording area in which data of game terms are recorded serve as a game use term recording area in which data relating to the game use terms are recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game recording medium used for playing a game with a game machine represented by, for example, a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, or a slot machine, and a game apparatus using the same. For details, regarding the game recording medium used when a game is played using the valuable value owned by the player, and the game using the valuable value owned by the player by using the game recording medium The present invention relates to a possible game device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of game recording medium and game device, a commonly known recording medium such as, for example, a common recording medium such as a national common card, that is, the price paid by a player A common recording medium in which information that can specify a common valuable value is recorded and can be commonly used in a plurality of amusement centers, and the recording information recorded in the common recording medium is read by the common recording medium processing means, There has been a game device in which a game can be played by using a common valuable value specified by the read recorded information.

[0003]

On the other hand, in this conventional one, the game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value is paid out with a prize game medium such as a prize ball or a prize coin. In this case, the player must bring a large amount of prize game media to the prize exchange place to exchange prizes, which causes a problem that a large amount of game media must be carried. Therefore, it is conceivable that the common recording medium records the information that can specify the game result value and discharges it to the player so that the player does not have to carry a large amount of the game medium.

According to this structure, the common recording medium on which the information for identifying the game result value is recorded is brought to the prize exchange place, and the game result value specified by the common recording medium is used. It is possible to exchange prizes. However, as a player, there is a case in which the game result value is desired to be used again in the game without exchanging the prize and the game can be performed by the game machine. In order to satisfy such needs of the player, it is possible to allow the game by the game machine by using the game result value that can be specified by the record information of the common valuable value. However, in the case of such a configuration, it is difficult to manage the game result value because the amount of the prize exchanged or the amount of the game used is not known until the game result value is exhausted or used up in the game. New drawbacks arise.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game recording medium and a game device in which the game result value can be easily managed.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game recording medium used in a game device capable of playing a game using valuable value owned by a player, the game recording medium comprising: The recording medium is a common recording medium in which information capable of specifying a common valuable value as a consideration for the purchase price paid by the player is recorded and which can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades. Using a prize exchange value recording area for recording information which is a result value of a game as a result of playing a game using the common value and can identify the value of exchangeable prize, and the common value. It is characterized by including a game use value recording area for recording information that can specify a game result value as a result of playing a game and which can be used for the game.

According to the present invention of claim 2, in addition to the structure of the invention of claim 1, in the game use value recording area, a game result value in a game machine in which a player last played a game. Is recorded.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game device capable of playing a game using valuable value owned by the player.
Information recorded on a gaming machine that can be operated by a player and a common recording medium that can identify a common value as a consideration for the purchase price paid by the player is read, and the information recorded on a common recording medium that can be commonly used at multiple amusement centers is read. , A common recording medium processing unit that enables a game by the gaming machine using a common valuable value specified by the recorded information, and a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value There is a free gift exchange method that allows you to exchange free gifts using the free gift exchange value.
A game enabling means for enabling a game by the gaming machine using a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value and a value usable for a game. And

The present invention according to claim 4 is, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to claim 3, the value usable for the game is a game result value in the gaming machine in which the player last played the game. Is characterized in that.

[0010]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a common recording medium in which information capable of specifying a common valuable value as a consideration for a purchase price paid by a player is recorded and which can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades. A game recording medium is constituted by. And in the common recording medium, a prize exchange value recording area for recording information that can specify a prize exchangeable value as a game result value as a result of playing a game using a common valuable value, A game use value recording area is provided for recording information that is a result value of a game as a result of playing a game using a common valuable value and that can identify a value that can be used for the game.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, in the game use value recording area, the game result in the gaming machine in which the player last played the game. Information that can identify value is recorded.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a common recording medium in which information capable of specifying a common valuable value as a consideration for the purchase price paid by the player is recorded and which can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades. The recorded information of is read by the common recording medium processing means, and the game can be played by the gaming machine by using the common valuable value specified by the recorded information. By the function of the gift exchange means, it is possible to exchange the prize by using the game result value as a result of playing the game using the common valuable value and the prize exchangeable value. Further, by the function of the game enabling means, it becomes possible for the game machine to use the game result value obtained as a result of playing the game using the common valuable value and the value usable for the game.

According to the present invention of claim 4, in addition to the operation of the invention of claim 3, the value usable for the game is a game in the gaming machine in which the player last played the game. It is composed of the resulting value.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko game machine is shown as an example of the game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a coin game machine, a slot machine, or the like.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine and a common card unit as an example of a common recording medium processing means.

When a player wants to play a game, he or she searches for a pachinko gaming machine 1 to be played from among a plurality of pachinko gaming machines installed in a game hall, and a common card unit connected to the pachinko gaming machine. The common card that the user owns is inserted into the common card insertion / ejecting port 101 of 100. A common card is a third-party-issued prepaid card that can be used anywhere in the nation as long as it is a game hall that is a member of the common card system. This common card will be described later with reference to FIG. By inserting this common card 250 into the card insertion / ejection slot 101, the record information recorded on the inserted common card 250 is read by the card reader / writer unit 111. As will be described later, the card information includes card balance information, and the card balance is displayed on the balance display 23 based on the read card balance information. And
The player presses the withdrawal switch 21 after confirming that the withdrawal allowance indicator 22 is lit and the withdrawal is possible. Then, a predetermined amount (for example, 100
Yen) will be deducted from the card balance and added to the points. The added and updated points are displayed by the points display unit 16, and the remaining amount after the deduction and updated is displayed by the remaining amount display unit 23. Point display 1
6 is a quantity indicator 16b for displaying the ones digit by the amount of lighting.
And a numerical display 1 that displays the ten or more digits numerically
6a and 6a. Further, in the upper part of the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine 1, there is provided a holding point analog display 13 for displaying the holding points in an analog manner by the amount of lighting. Speakers 14 are provided on the left and right of the point analog display 13.

When the player operates the hitting ball operation handle 5 in the state where the holding point exists, the hitting hammer 24 intermittently swings and the pachinko balls are ejected one by one and formed on the front surface of the game board 27. It is driven into the game area 28 that is being played. The projectile ball detector 25 detects the projectile ball that has been fired. Note that the pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 28 flow down and are detected as foul balls. A foul ball detector 26 for detecting the foul ball is provided. In the game area 28, normal winning openings 39, 37 and a starting winning opening 40 are provided. A variable display device 29 that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information and changes the display state is provided in the approximate center of the game area 28. Further, below that, a variable winning ball device that can be changed into a first state in which the opening / closing plate 32 is opened and advantageous to the player and a second state in which the opening / closing plate 32 is closed to be disadvantageous to the player. 30 are provided.

When a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 40 and the starting winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detector 41, the variable display device 29 starts variable and when the variable display device 29 stops variable. If the display result of is a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), a specific game state occurs, the opening / closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is opened, and a hit ball is won in the winning opening 31. This is the first state where it is easy to do. In the variable winning ball device 30, since the solenoid 33 is normally de-energized in the normal state, the opening / closing plate 32 is closed and the hitting ball cannot enter the second state. When the gaming state occurs, the solenoid 33 is excited and the variable winning ball apparatus 30 is in the first state, and the big hit control is performed. The first state of the variable winning ball device 30 ends when a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) wins or a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds), whichever comes first, is satisfied. The second state. In addition, the winning opening 31 of the variable winning ball device 30.
A specific winning area (V pocket) 34 is provided at a predetermined position inside, and a winning ball that has won the specific winning area 34 is detected by a specific winning ball detector 35. Further, all the winning balls that have won in the variable winning ball device 30 are detected by the winning number detector 36.

If a ball hitting the specific winning area 34 is detected by the specific winning ball detector 35 while the variable winning ball device 30 is in the first state, the variable winning ball device for that time is detected. Waiting for the first state of 30 to end, the repeat continuation control for controlling the variable winning ball apparatus 30 to the first state is performed again. The upper limit number of times of this repeat continuation control is, for example, 1
It is stipulated as 6 times.

When a pachinko ball enters the ball entrance 38 provided above the variable display device 29, the ball is guided downward and guided to above the starting winning opening 40, and the starting winning opening 40 of the starting winning opening 40. It is released to the game area 28 again from above. As a result, the released pachinko balls are in a state where it is easy to win the start winning hole 40. If the pachinko ball re-wins the start winning opening 40 while the variable display device 29 is variably displaying, the start winning is stored, the variable display of the variable display device 29 is stopped, and the variable display device 29 can be started again. At that stage, the variable display device 20 is variably displayed again based on the memory of the winning prize. The upper limit of this starting winning prize memory is set to 4, for example. Reference numeral 43 in the figure is a lamp that lights up or blinks according to the game state. Also game area 2
At the lowermost end of 8, there is formed an outlet 42 for collecting the pachinko balls that have not won any of the winning ports or winning ball devices as out balls. If the display result of the variable display device 29 becomes a specific display result by a predetermined probability fluctuation pattern and a specific game state (big hit state) occurs,
Probability fluctuation control is performed to improve the probability of subsequent big hits. Further, the display result of the variable display device 29 is a lucky number which is predetermined by the game hall. If the display mode corresponds to, certain benefits such as continuing the game without exchanging the prize after the big hit is given are given.

Each time a pachinko ball is fired and detected by the fired ball detector 25, the holding point is decremented by "1" and displayed by the holding point display 16 or the holding point analog display 13 by subtraction. It On the other hand, each time a pachinko ball becomes a foul ball and is detected by the foul ball detector 26, the score is incremented by "1" and added and displayed by the score display 16 or the analog score display 13. Also, when a pachinko ball wins the winning opening or the winning ball device, the score of a predetermined size is added and updated on the score display. The addition and update of the score with the winning is added and updated one by one, and the addition and update of each one is displayed by the score display unit 16. From the speaker 14,
As will be described later, an addition sound at the time of addition update to the holding points accompanying the winning of a hit ball, etc. is output, and a lending sound etc. when the balance is withdrawn from the common card is output. As shown in the figure, the front plate 4 is provided with the above-mentioned various displays and switches and the like, and is also provided with a speaker 19, from which the sound effect at the time of the big hit is emitted. .

When the player wants to interrupt the game due to movement of a car or urgent need of a telephone or the like, the game interrupt switch 2
Press 60. Then, the card insertion / eject port 10
The point displayed on the point indicator 16 is written on the common card inserted in 1, and the unit number of this pachinko gaming machine 1 and the information indicating that it has been interrupted are also written and ejected. At the same time, the hitting ball launching unit 53 is deactivated, and the hitting ball is controlled to be in a game-disabled state in which a hitting ball cannot be shot. In this state, even if a common card in which the number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is not written is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 101, the inserted card is not accepted and the game cannot be played. The common card in which the unit number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is written is the card insertion / ejection port 101.
The game can be resumed only after it is inserted into. In the figure, reference numeral 261 is an interruption indicator, which lights up when the game interruption switch 260 is pressed and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the interruption state, indicating that the interruption is in progress.

Reference numeral 11 in the drawing is a reset key switch,
By inputting a predetermined key to the reset key switch 11 and operating the key in the game hall, it is inputted whether or not to allow the game to continue using the points when the big hit ends.
The operation of the reset key switch 11 is detected by the reset operation detector 11a. Further, 12 is a game continuation permission display, which lights up and displays that the game continuation permission state is entered by operating the reset key switch 11. 18 is an end switch for ending the game.

Further, the common card unit 100 is also configured to be separable from the pachinko gaming machine 1, and when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is replaced at the game hall, it is separated from the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a new pachinko gaming machine is played. The machine is configured to connect to it if installed.

By inserting the point card 200 into the card insertion / ejection port 9, the point card 200 is inserted.
The recorded information (including the points) is read by the card reader / writer unit 8 and the pachinko gaming machine 1 can play a game within the range of the read points. When the points of the points card 200 are exhausted, the 0 points of the points card 200 is collected in the card stocker 10. Reference numeral 105 in the drawing denotes a unit availability indicator that lights up and displays that the common card unit is in a usable state. Reference numeral 102 denotes a fraction display switch, and when there is a fraction in the balance of the common card, by pressing the fraction display switch 102, the fraction is displayed on the balance display 23. 1
Reference numeral 03 is a connection direction indicator, which lights up and displays the connection direction of the pachinko gaming machine to which the common card unit 100 is connected. Reference numeral 104 denotes a card insertion display, which lights up and indicates that the common card 250 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 101. Again 106
Is an information output unit for outputting an identification information issuance request signal, a recording medium information signal, and the like, which will be described later, to the game management device 270, which is a management host computer installed in the game arcade. Reference numeral 170 denotes an information input unit, which inputs a recording medium identification information signal, collation result information, and the like, which will be described later, from the gaming management device 270. Further, 3 is a glass door, which covers the front surface of the game area 28 in an openable and closable manner.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the pachinko gaming machine and the common card unit. The gaming board holding frame 44 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a rotating lever 45 for mounting the gaming board. By rotating the rotating lever 45, the gaming board 27 can be attached and detached.

On the back side of the game board 27, there is provided a winning ball guide cover member 57 for guiding the winning balls won from the winning openings and winning ball devices formed on the game board. Below the winning ball guiding cover member 57, there is provided a winning ball collecting cover member 72 having a winning ball collecting gutter 73 for collecting the winning balls in one place. Then, all winning balls won from winning holes and winning ball devices provided in the game area are collected by the winning ball collecting cover member 72 and detected by the winning ball detector 74, and then to the confluence gutter 75. Be induced. The winning ball collecting cover member 72 is also provided with a member for guiding the out balls that have entered the out port 42, and the out balls from the out port 42 are guided to the confluent gutter 75. The out gutter and the winning ball are merged by the merging gutter 75 and detected by the striking ball detector 76, and the striking hammer 24 is again passed through the striking ball outlet 77.
The ball is guided to the ball firing position. The hitting hammer 24 is intermittently swung by the driving force of the hitting motor 54 of the hitting firing unit 53. The interlocking elevating rod 56 moves up and down in association with the intermittent swing of the ball striking hammer 24, and the pachinko balls are supplied to the ball striking position one by one according to the vertical movement. Then, the pachinko ball supplied to the hitting ball firing position is repelled by the hitting hammer 24 and the game area 2
Driven within 8.

On the back side of the game board 27, a game control board 67 for controlling the game state of the pachinko machine 1 is provided. Further, on the back surface side of the winning ball aggregate cover member 72, a holding point calculation control board 91 for calculating and controlling the holding points.
And relay boards 85 and 138. Further, on the back surface side of the winning ball guide cover member 57, the liquid crystal display unit 58 that constitutes the variable display device 29 faces, and a relay substrate 60 is provided. In the figure, 2 is a front frame.

On the other hand, the common card unit 100 includes a unit control board 107 and a card reader / writer unit 1.
And 11 are provided. And the unit control board 10
7 and the card reader / writer unit 111 are electrically connected via the connectors 110 and 112. The unit control board 107 is provided with a withdrawal amount setting switch 108, and a clerk at the game hall operates the withdrawal amount setting switch 108 to set a common value to be withdrawn with each withdrawal operation. The withdrawal amount of (card balance) is entered. The card reader / writer unit 111 is provided with a reset switch 172. The reset switch 172 is provided at a location where the player at the game arcade cannot operate it but the attendant at the game arcade can operate it. By operating this, the improper card is ejected. In the figure, 106 is an information output unit, and 170 is an information input unit.

The starting winning ball detector 41 is connected to the relay board 60 via the connector 64. The specific winning ball detector 35 is connected to the relay board 60 via the connector 65. The winning number detector 36 is connected to the relay board 60 via the connector 66. The solenoid 33 is connected to the relay board 60 via the connector 63. The lamp 43 and the like provided on the front surface of the game board are connected to the relay board 60 via the connector 62. This relay board 60 is connected to the game control board 67 via connectors 61 and 69.

The winning ball detector 74 is connected to the relay board 85 via the connector 87. The hit ball detector 76 is connected to the relay board 85 via the connector 90. The launch ball detector 25 described above is connected via the connector 88, and the foul ball detector 26 is connected via the connector 89.
It is electrically connected to the relay board 85 by electric wiring passing through 60. The reset operation detector 11a has a connector 27
It is connected to the relay substrate 85 via 2. Relay board 85
Is connected to the holding point control board 91 via the connectors 86 and 81.

On the holding point control board 91, the connector 1
57, a connector 158, and a connector 159 are provided. The connectors 157, 158, 159 are speakers 19 and the game end switch 1 by electrical wiring passing through the opening 160.
8, the point indicator 16, the added value indicator 17, and the message indicator 15 are connected.

Further, the holding point control board 91 is electrically connected to the card reader / writer unit 8 via connectors 79 and 80. In the figure, 7 is a point card processing device, and 10 is a card stocker. Further, the holding point control board 91 is electrically connected to the hitting ball launching unit 53 via the connectors 84 and 55. Further, the holding point control board 91 is electrically connected to the game control board 67 through the connectors 83 and 68, and is electrically connected to the relay board 46 through the connectors 78 and 47. , And is electrically connected to the relay board 138 via the connectors 82 and 139.

The relay board 138 is composed of the connectors 142, 10
It is electrically connected to the unit control board 107 via 9. The relay board 138 is electrically connected to the withdrawal switch 21 and the return switch 20 via the connector 140, and is electrically connected to the withdrawable indicator 22 and the balance display 23 via the connector 141. There is.

Further, the holding point control board 91 includes a connector 8
It is electrically connected to the game control board 67 through 3,68. Further, the game control board 67 has connectors 70, 5
It is electrically connected to the liquid crystal display unit 58 via 9.

The game control board 67 is electrically connected to the point analog display 13 described above through the connector 71. Further, the holding point analog display 13 is electrically connected to the relay board 46 via the connector 48. The relay board 46 is provided with output connectors 49 to 52, 2
71 is provided, and these connectors 49 to 52 are player management devices 270 which are hall management computers.
It is connected to the. Then, the withdrawal information (sales) is output through the connector 49, the profit information (subtraction) is output through the connector 50, the disadvantage information (addition) is output through the connector 51, and the connector 52 is output. Stop information is output. In addition, a display lighting control signal is output to the game continuation permission display 12 via the connector 271.

Reference numeral 6 in the figure denotes a game condition setting switch unit for setting various information. The game condition setting switch unit 6 is provided with a type setting switch unit 7 for setting the type of the game machine and a machine number setting switch unit 8 for setting the machine number of the game machine. These switch units are composed of thumb rotary switches. As shown in the figure, type setting keys 7a and 7a are provided above and below the type display portion 7b. For example, by operating the upper type setting key 7a,
The type code displayed on the type display portion 7b can be sequentially stepped up, and the type code displayed on the type display portion 7b can be sequentially subtracted and set by pressing the lower type setting key 7a. You can Similarly, the unit number setting switch unit 8 is also provided with unit number setting keys 8a and 8a above and below according to each digit displayed on the unit number display unit 8b capable of displaying a four-digit number. By pressing the upper platform number setting key 8a, the platform number display portion 8b corresponding to the digit is sequentially stepped, and by operating the lower platform number setting key 8a, the platform number corresponding to the digit is operated. The numbers on the display portion 8b are sequentially subtracted and updated. As a result, 10 types of 0-9 can be set and input, and 0000
It is possible to set and input the game machine stand number of 10,000 from 9999 to 9999. The type of gaming machine may be, for example, a type of gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, or a slot machine. Further, for example, a plurality of types of pachinko gaming machines (so-called fever type) , Type, property type, etc.).

The game condition setting switch unit 6 is further provided with a point-to-point use condition setting switch 9 including display portions, and if the point-to-point use condition setting switch 9 is positioned at , Any game machine is in a state in which points as a game result value can be used unconditionally,
If it is located in the place corresponding to, it indicates that it can be used only in the case of the same type of gaming machine, and if it is located in the place corresponding to, It indicates a state where it cannot be used at all. Further, the game condition setting switch unit 6 is provided with a game continuation setting switch 10 at the end of a big hit, and if the switch is located at a position corresponding to, a state in which the game can be continued even if the big hit ends If it is located at a position corresponding to, it indicates that the game is stopped because the hitting ball cannot be fired due to the end of the big hit.

This game condition setting switch unit 6 is connected to a point control board 91 via a connector 79.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are block diagrams showing control circuits for the holding point control board, the game control board, and the peripheral devices connected to them.

The holding point control board 91 is provided with a holding point control microcomputer 92. The holding point control microcomputer 92 is a CPU as a control center.
In addition to (not shown), a read-only ROM 93 storing a control program and the like, a RAM 94 capable of reading and writing data at any time, and the like are provided. In ROM93,
Common card 25 inserted in common card unit 100
The lending number information (for example, 25 points) corresponding to the withdrawal unit amount (for example, 100 yen) in the case of withdrawing from the card remaining amount recorded at 0 and lending out the points is stored. Also,
The RAM 94 is provided with a storage area for storing count values of a prize number counter, a first addition value winning number counter, a second addition value winning number counter, and a third addition value winning number counter, which will be described later.

Further, the holding point control board 91 has connectors 81, 78, 83, a detection circuit 95, an LED circuit 96, an information output circuit 97, an information input circuit 98, a signal circuit 99, a power supply circuit 113, and a backup power supply 114. It is provided. The backup power supply 114 is the power supply circuit 1 for normal operation.
When the power from the power source circuit 113 is supplied to the RAM 94 and the potential of the power supply circuit 113 is lowered due to a power failure or the like, the backup power source 114 supplies power of a normal voltage to the RAM 9.
4 is configured to supply. As a result, it is possible to prevent the stored data stored in the RAM 94 from being erased even during a power failure or the like.

When the pachinko ball is shot by the ball hammer 24, the shot ball is detected by the shot ball detector 25, and the detection output is sent via the connectors 88 and 86 provided on the relay board 85. In addition, it is input to the detection circuit 95 via the connector 81, and the detection signal from the detection circuit 95 is input to the holding point control microcomputer 91. When a pachinko ball hit in the game area 28 wins and is detected by the winning ball detector 74, the detection signal is the connector 87, 86 provided on the relay board 85.
Via the connector 80 and the detection signal from the detection circuit 95 to the holding point control microcomputer 92. Hit ball hammer 2
If the pachinko ball fired at 4 becomes a foul ball and is detected by the foul ball detector 26, the detection signal is the connector 89, 86 provided on the relay board 85.
Is input to the detection circuit 95 via the connector 81, and the detection signal from the detection circuit 95 is input to the holding point control microcomputer 92. When the hit ball in which the winning ball and the out ball join together is detected by the hit ball detector 76, the detection signal is transmitted via the connectors 90 and 86 provided on the relay board 85 and via the connector 81. Is input to the detection circuit 95, and the detection signal from the detection circuit 95 is input to the holding point control microcomputer 92.

The holding point control microcomputer 92 is
A signal for controlling a fixed point analog display is transmitted via the LED circuit 96 and the connector 78, and also via the connectors 47 and 48 provided on the relay board 46.
Output to 3. Microcomputer 92 for holding point control
Through the information output circuit 97 and the connector 78, and
Through the connectors 47 and 49 provided on the relay board 46, the game management device (hall management computer) 2
The withdrawal information (sales) is output to 70. This withdrawal information (sales) is information on the amount withdrawn from the card balance of the common card 250, and is sales information using the common card 250. Microcomputer 92 for holding point control
Through the information output circuit 97 and the connector 78, and
Profit information (subtraction) is output to the game management device (hall management computer) 270 via the connectors 47 and 50 of the relay board 46. The profit information (subtraction) is information about a subtraction value obtained by subtracting the score by shooting a hit ball or the like, and is information that is profitable to the game arcade. The holding point control microcomputer 92 is connected to the connector 4 of the relay board 46 via the information output circuit 97 and the connector 78.
The disadvantage information (addition) is output to the game management device (hall management computer) 270 via 7, 51. This disadvantage information (addition) is information regarding the points to which points have been added due to a ball hitting prize or the like and is disadvantageous to the game arcade. In addition, the stop information is relay board 4 from the game management device (hall management computer) 270 or the like.
6 through the connectors 52 and 47, and a connector 78
Is input to the information input circuit 98, and the input information is input to the point holding microcomputer 92.

On the game control board 67, a game control microcomputer 115 is provided. This game control microcomputer 115 is C as a control center.
In addition to a PU (not shown), a ROM 116 that is a read-only memory in which a control program and the like are stored, a RAM 117 that can read and write data at any time, and the like are provided.
The ROM 116 stores the first added value, the second added value, and the third added value. These added values are added values to be added to the points according to the winning places where the hit balls hit in the game area 28 are won. For example, the hit balls are the starting winning opening 40
The first addition value (for example, 5) is added to the score, and the second addition value (for example, 10) is added when the hit ball is placed in the normal winning opening 39, and the hit ball is a variable winning ball device. Three
If the player wins within 0, the third addition value (for example, 15) is added to the score. Further, the RAM 117 is provided with an area for storing count values of a start winning prize number counter and a special winning opening winning number counter, which will be described later.

Further on the game control board 67, connectors 68, 69, 70, 71, a signal circuit 118, a detection circuit 1
19, a solenoid circuit 120, a lamp circuit 121, a display circuit 122, a sound circuit 123, a power supply circuit 124, and a backup power supply 125 are provided. Backup power supply 1
25 normally supplies the power from the power supply circuit 124 to the RAM 117, but when the potential of the power supply circuit 124 is lowered due to a power failure or the like, the power of the normal potential is R.
It is supplied to the AM 117. Even if a power failure occurs due to the function of the backup power supply 125, RA
The inconvenience that the stored data of M117 is erased can be prevented.

When a pachinko ball hit in the game area 28 enters the starting winning opening 40 and is detected by the starting winning ball detector 41, the detection signal is a connector 64, 61 provided on the relay board 60. Via the connector 69, and is input to the detection circuit 119, and the detection signal from the detection circuit 119 is the game control microcomputer 115.
Entered in. The pachinko balls that have entered the variable winning ball device 30 win the specific winning area 34 and the specific winning ball detector 3
5 is detected, the detection signal is the relay board 60.
Of the game control microcomputer 115, which is input to the detection circuit 119 via the connectors 65 and 61 of the controller 69 and the connector 69.
Entered in. If a pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball apparatus 30 is detected by the winning number detector 36, the detection signal is transmitted via the connectors 66 and 61 of the relay board 60 and the detection circuit 119 via the connector 69. , And the detection signal from the detection circuit 119 is input to the game control microcomputer 115.

Microcomputer 115 for game control
Outputs an excitation control signal for controlling the excitation of the solenoid 33 via the solenoid circuit 120, the connector 69, and the connectors 61, 63 of the relay board 60. The game control microcomputer 115 has a relay circuit 6 via the lamp circuit 121 and the connector 69.
A lamp lighting or blinking control signal is output to the lamp 43 through the 0 connectors 61 and 62. The game control microcomputer 115 includes a display circuit 122 and a connector 7.
A display control signal is output to the liquid crystal display unit 58 via the connector 59 and 0. The game control microcomputer 115 includes a sound circuit 123 and a connector 71.
Through the connector 143 and the speaker 14
The control signal for sound generation is output to.

When the detection signal from the hitting ball detector 76 is input to the point control microcomputer 92, the point control microcomputer 92 outputs a winning signal through the signal circuit 99 and the connector 83. , The winning signal is input to the game control microcomputer 115 via the connector 68 and the signal circuit 118. In the game control microcomputer 115, the first addition value, the second addition value, based on the input winning signal and the presence or absence of the detection signal of the starting winning ball detector 41 and the winning number detector 36,
The added value signal of one of the third added values is sent to the signal circuit 11
8. The output signal is output via the connector 68, and the output added value signal is input to the holding point control microcomputer 92 via the connector 83 and the signal circuit 99. This addition value signal is composed of 4-bit data D0 to D3. On the other hand, the game control microcomputer 115
However, if a random number or the like is sampled based on the detection signal from the start winning prize detector 41 and it is decided to generate a big hit according to the sampled random number, the liquid crystal display unit 58 will display a specific display mode (for example, 777). )
The display is controlled so that
8, a big hit signal is output via the connector 68, and the output big hit signal is input to the holding point control microcomputer 92 via the connector 83 and the signal circuit 99.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the unit control board, the holding point control board, and their peripheral devices.

In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a common card unit, and various control circuits and electric devices shown in a block surrounded by a chain line of the common card unit 100 are provided in the common card unit 100. . Further, 1 indicates a pachinko gaming machine, and 2 of this pachinko gaming machine 1
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with various control circuits and electronic devices shown in a block surrounded by a dashed line.

On the unit control board 107, a common card unit control microcomputer 126 is provided. The common card unit controlling microcomputer 126 includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM (not shown).
Etc. are provided. Further, the unit control board 107
The connectors 110, 129, 131, 133, 10
9, card reader / writer control circuit 127, switch circuit 128, LED circuit 130, information output circuit 132, switch circuit 134, LED circuit 135, signal circuit 136,
A power supply circuit 137 is provided.

With respect to the card reader / writer unit 111 of the common card unit 100, the connectors 112, 11
0, the common card unit control microcomputer 126 is electrically connected via the card reader / writer control circuit 127, and the card reader / writer unit 11
The card insertion detection signal from the card 1, the card information signal obtained by reading the card information recorded on the inserted common card, and the operation signal of the reset switch 172 provided in the card reader / writer unit 111 are controlled by the common card unit. It is input to the microcomputer 126 for use. Common card unit control microcomputer 1
Reference numeral 26 denotes a card reader / writer control circuit 127, connectors 110 and 112, which show new balance data after the withdrawal.
To the card reader / writer unit 111 via. When the fraction display switch 102 is pressed, the operation signal is sent via the connector 129 and the switch circuit 128 to the common card unit control microcomputer 12
6 is input. When the withdrawal amount setting switch 108 (see FIG. 2) is operated, the operation signal indicates that the connector 129,
It is input to the common card unit control microcomputer 126 via the switch circuit 128.

The common card unit control microcomputer 126 outputs a signal for controlling the display of the unit usable indicator 105, the card insertion indicator 104 and the connection direction indicator 103 via the LED circuit 130 and the connector 131. To do. The common card unit controlling microcomputer 126 includes an information output circuit 132 and a connector 1.
From the information output unit 106 via 33, the game management device 27
The withdrawal amount data of the card balance is output to 0, and the withdrawal amount data is output from the gaming management device 270 to the management center 288 of the common card issuing company or the like. The game management device 270 outputs an identification information issue request signal, a recording medium information signal, etc., which will be described later, to the common card unit control microcomputer 126 via the information input section 170, the connector 133, and the information input circuit 171. Data is transmitted and received between the information output unit 106, the information input unit 170, and the game management apparatus 270 by optical communication using infrared rays or the like.

The front panel 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a withdrawal switch 21, a return switch 20, a withdrawable indicator 22 and a balance display 23, and when the withdrawal switch 21 is operated, an operation signal for the operation. , The connector 144, the connectors 140 and 142 of the relay board 138, the connector 109,
It is input to the common card unit control microcomputer 126 via the switch circuit 134. When the return switch 20 is operated, the connector 144, the relay board 13
It is input to the common card unit control microcomputer 126 via the eight connectors 140 and 142, the connector 109, and the switch circuit 134. The common card unit controlling microcomputer 126 includes the LED circuit 1
35, connector 109, connector 14 of relay board 138
2, 141, through the connector 145, withdrawable indicator 2
2 and a signal for controlling the display of the balance display 23 are output.

The holding point control board 91 has connectors 157, 15 in addition to the various control circuits and electronic devices described in FIG.
8, 159, 82, 79, 84, sound circuit 152, switch circuit 153, LED circuit 154, LCD circuit 155,
A signal circuit 149, a power supply circuit 156, a card reader / writer control circuit 150, and a firing control circuit 151 are provided.

Further, on the front plate 4, a game interruption switch 260, a game interruption indicator 261 and a speaker 1 are further provided.
9, game end switch 18, holding point indicator 16, additional value indicator 17, message indicator 15, connectors 146, 1
47 and 148 are provided. Then, from the holding point control microcomputer 92, a control signal for sound generation is output to the speaker 19 through the sound circuit 152 and the connectors 157 and 146. When the game end switch 18 is operated, the operation signal is input to the point-holding control microcomputer 92 via the connectors 147, 158 and the switch circuit 153. Microcomputer 9 for holding point control
2 outputs a signal for controlling the display of the point indicator 16 and a signal for controlling the addition value indicator 17 via the LED circuit 154 and the connectors 158, 147. The holding point control microcomputer 92 includes the LCD circuit 15
5, a message display control signal is output to the message display 15 via the connectors 159 and 148.

The holding point control microcomputer 92
Card reader / writer control circuit 150, connectors 79, 8
It is electrically connected to the card reader / writer unit 8 via 0, and the recording information data obtained by reading the recording information of the point card insertion detection signal or the point card from the card reader / writer unit 8 is micro control for the point control. Computer 9
Entered in 2. In addition, new point holding data at the end of the game is output to the card reader / writer unit 8 from the point holding microcomputer 92. The holding point control microcomputer 92 is electrically connected to the hitting ball launching unit 53 via the launching control circuit 151, the connectors 84 and 55, and the hitting ball motor 54 of the hitting ball launching unit 53.
It outputs a control signal for driving and controlling the. The game condition setting switch unit 6 is a holding point control microcomputer 9 through the connectors 80, 79 and the switch circuit 150.
2, the condition setting operation signal is input to the point holding microcomputer 92. The predetermined DC current from the power supply circuit 156 is supplied to the various control circuits and electronic devices provided on the holding point control board 91.

Further, various control circuits and electronic devices provided on the unit control board 107 are also supplied with a predetermined DC current from the power supply circuit 137.

The signal circuit 136 and the signal circuit 149 are composed of photocouplers, and are configured to once convert an electric signal into an optical signal and then convert it into an electric signal again. Then, through the signal circuits 136, 149 and the connectors 109, 142, 139, 82, a unit connection signal, a unit operation signal, between the common card unit control microcomputer 126 and the holding point control microcomputer 92, The withdrawal request signal, withdrawal completion signal, and P machine operation signal are transmitted and received. That is,
Microcomputer 126 for controlling common card unit
And the point control microcomputer 92 are connected, the common card unit control microcomputer 126 to the point control microcomputer 9 are connected.
A unit connection signal is transmitted to 2. On the condition that this unit connection signal is input, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a state capable of hitting a ball and is in a state capable of controlling addition to a holding point based on a winning ball.

When the power of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is turned on, the point machine control microcomputer 92 outputs a P machine operation signal to the common card unit control microcomputer 126. Next, the common card unit 10
At the stage when the card is received on the 0 side and the withdrawal switch 21 is operated to input the operation detection signal, the unit operation signal is output to the holding point control microcomputer 92. When a predetermined delay time elapses from this time point, a withdrawal request signal is output from the common card unit control microcomputer 126 to the holding point control microcomputer 92. The reason for providing the predetermined delay time is to prevent a malfunction due to noise by providing a time sufficient for the pachinko gaming machine 1 side to determine that the unit operation signal has been input.

When the predetermined time has elapsed after the delay time has elapsed, a withdrawal preparation signal is output from the holding point control microcomputer 92 to the common card unit control microcomputer 126. When the predetermined time has elapsed from this point, the withdrawal request signal is O
It becomes FF, and with this, the withdrawal command signal is output from the common card unit controlling microcomputer 126 to the point holding microcomputer 92.
When a predetermined time has elapsed from this point, the withdrawal completion signal is sent from the holding point control microcomputer 92 to the common card based on the completion of the withdrawal control operation performed by the holding point control microcomputer 92 according to the withdrawal command signal. It is output to the unit control microcomputer 126.

Signal circuit 1 for transmitting and receiving these signals
Since 36 and 149 are composed of photocouplers, the common card unit control microcomputer 126 and the point control microcomputer 92 are electrically insulated, and the unit control board 107 and the point control board 91 are separated from each other. In the meantime, it is possible to prevent as much as possible the inconvenience that the abnormal high voltage due to the failure of one is input to the other and the other control board is adversely affected.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the record information of the common card. Common card 250 shown in FIG.
The magnetic stripe 250A which is the information recording area of
It is divided into individual recording areas, each of which has a security code for maintaining the security of the common card 250, a card balance as a common valuable value of the common card 250, a date when the common card 250 is used for a game,
The amusement store code that used this common card 250 for the game,
This is the number of the common card 250, issued by the amusement hall, and used for managing the uniform number. , Total points, final game points, game condition information, and interruption information are recorded. The total score is, for example, the total information of the score when a game is played by a plurality of gaming machines and a score as a game result value is obtained for each of them. The final game score is score information as a game result value at the time when the game is finished on the last game machine when a game is played on a plurality of game machines. First, as a result of playing the game using the remaining card amount, if the player gains a score as the game result value at the end of the game, that score will be in each area of the total score and the final game score. Will be recorded. When the game is played using the final game points, the points used for the game are subtracted from the final game points and also from the total points. Furthermore, if the player plays the game again using the card balance with the total number of points and the final game points, and the player gains points at the end of the game, the area for the final game points will be acquired. The points earned will be rewritten and the points earned will be added to the total points and updated. Further, the game condition information is the type data and the machine number data of the gaming machine that has acquired the final game holding point. The interruption information is, for example, the machine number of the gaming machine for which the interruption operation has been performed, information indicating that the interruption has been performed, and the like.

The common card 250 is a 10,000-yen card as shown in the figure, and when purchasing the common card 250,
A valuable value equivalent to 10,000 yen as a purchase price paid by the player is recorded in the card remaining amount, and is paid out to the player with the security code recorded. Common card 25
At the time of issuing 0, only this security code and the balance of the card are recorded and issued. Then, when the common card 250 is used in the game, the card No. , Date and amusement store code are issued and recorded on the common card 250. And the total points and the final game points are valid only on the day, and when the player obtains the total points and the final game points, the total points and the final game points are exchanged during the day. You need to use points to play games. Then, when the total score and the final game score become 0, the game store code, the card No. , Total points, end game points, game condition information, interruption information are all cleared. Then, as will be described later, regarding the valuable values such as the final game points, the remaining card amount, and the total points, the card No. It is stored in the hall management computer 270 together with the common card 2
When the card No. 50 is used, the valuable value is the card number. Together with the game management device (hall management computer) 2
70, and in the gaming management device (hall management computer) 270, the card number. The valuable value corresponding to the valuable value is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the transmitted valuable value and the stored valuable value match. Only when they match, the valuable value of the common card 250 is determined. Is managed to output a signal permitting the use of the.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a common card vending machine 300 for selling the common card 250.
This common card vending machine 300 has 10
00 yen, 2000 yen, 3000 yen, 5000 yen, 100
The five kinds of common cards of 00 yen are provided so that they can be seen. Then, the player inserts the bill into the bill insertion slot 301, and the inserted bill is read by the bill processing device 302. When the banknote handling apparatus 302 determines that the banknote is an appropriate banknote, the lamps 305a to 305e that display the amount of money that can be purchased within the range of the inserted banknote are turned on. Then, the inserted bill is stored in the stocker 303. For example, if the player inserts a bill of 5000 yen, the lamps 305a to 305d are turned on.

In this state, the player selects the selection button 306a.
If a selection button within the range in which the lamps 305a to 305e of ˜306e are lit is pressed, a common card of the selected amount is ejected from the card issuing slot 309 to the player. Note that reference numeral 304 in the drawing denotes an insertion amount indicator that displays the insertion amount of the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 301. In addition, a common card for issuing from the card issuing slot 309 is stored in the common card stocker 307,
The common card issuance processing device 308 takes out the stored common card, records predetermined card information, and then issues it from the card issuing port 309. At the stage where the card is issued, if there is change, the change discharge processing device 311 discharges the change stored in the change stocker 310 from the change discharge port 312. This common card vending machine 300
Has a control unit 313, and this control unit 313 performs a sales control operation of a common card.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a prize exchange 350 capable of exchanging prizes using the common card 250. The gift exchange 350 includes a card reader / writer 3
52 is provided and a common card insertion / ejection port 351
The common card 250 inserted from is read by the card reader / writer 352. In the prize exchange 350,
A display device for monitor display such as a liquid crystal display device and a CRT is provided, and a monitor screen 353 of the display device is provided.
Is configured to be visible. Of the card data read by the card reader / writer 352,
The total points and the final game points are displayed on the monitor screen 353.

In this state, the player selects a prize for which the prize is desired to be exchanged, and the barcode attached to the prize is read by the barcode scanner 358. This barcode identifies the prize code, and the prize code of the prize read by the barcode scanner 358 is displayed on the monitor screen 353. Further, the number of exchange points required for exchanging the prize corresponding to the prize code is displayed. In this state, the player uses the numeric keypad 35
Operate 4 to enter the number of prizes to be exchanged. Then, the quantity is displayed on the monitor screen 353, and the necessary number of points necessary for exchanging the free gift by the quantity is displayed. For example, if two prizes corresponding to 1500 points are exchanged, 1500 × 2 = 30
The required score is 3000. Also, the common card 250 inserted into the common card insertion / ejection port 352
When the interruption information is recorded in and it is a game interruption card, a message of "Handling a game interruption card" is displayed on the monitor screen 353. In this way, if the player owns multiple common cards,
It is possible to prevent the inconvenience of accidentally exchanging prizes by using the game interruption card as much as possible.

The player confirms the monitor screen 353 and presses the confirmation button 355 when he / she wants to exchange the prize. Then, the desired prizes are exchanged as much as the desired amount. Then, when the player wants to exchange the prize with another prize, the bar code scanner 358 reads the prize and the number is printed on the ten-key pad 354.
The above operation of inputting from is repeated. On the other hand, when the player wants to end the prize exchange, he presses the end button 357. Then, the required points used for the prize exchange are subtracted from the total points and the total points of the inserted common card 250 are updated by the card reader / writer 352 to the new total points after the subtraction. On the other hand, when the required score exceeds (total score-final game score), the excess is subtracted from the final game score, and the common card 25 by the card reader / writer 352.
The final game holding point of 0 is updated to the final game holding point after the subtraction. After being updated, the common card is ejected from the common card insertion / ejection port 351. Then, the receipt issuing device 359 ejects the receipt on which the transaction details are printed from the receipt ejection port 360. If the player changes his / her mind as a result of checking the monitor screen 353 and wants to stop the prize exchange, he / she presses the cancel button 356. Then, the common card 250 in which the total points and the final game points are not updated at all is reduced to the common card insertion / ejection port 35.
Emitted from 1.

In the figure, reference numeral 361 is a reset switch, and as will be described later, when the common card inserted in the common card insertion / ejection port 351 is an improper card, the improper card is given to the game hall side. It is pressed by a clerk of the amusement hall to collect it, and when the clerk of the amusement hall presses and operates this reset switch 361,
The improper card that has been inserted is ejected from the common card insertion / ejection port 351 and the ejected common card is taken away by the attendant at the game arcade. Reset switch 361
However, since the reset switch 361 is provided for such a purpose, the reset switch 361 cannot be operated by the player and can be operated by an attendant of the game hall, for example, the prize exchange 350.
It is provided in a place that can be opened and closed by only a staff member of the game hall. The prize exchange 350 is provided with a control unit 362 for controlling the prize exchange operation as described above.

FIG. 9 is a control block diagram showing the game management device and its peripheral devices according to the present invention. When the player inserts money and has the common recording medium issuing means 300 issue a common card, a common recording medium sales information signal is input to the common recording medium sales information storage means 277 of the gaming management device 270. Then, the sales information (card sales data) of the common recording medium is stored in the common recording medium sales information storage means 277. Then, the common recording medium sales information storage means 277 outputs the transmitted common recording medium sales information signal to the communication means 287.

When the player inserts into the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) the common recording medium 250 which has not been used in the game hall today, it is confirmed that the common recording medium is proper. As a condition, the identification information issue request signal is output from the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) to the identification information issuing means 272. In response to this, the identification information issuing unit 272 returns the recording medium identification information including the card number which has not been issued yet to the common recording medium processing unit 100 (107). Upon receiving the recording medium identification information signal, the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) receives the common valuable value information recorded in the inserted common recording medium 250, the returned recording medium identification information, and the common recording medium. The date information and the game shop identification information set by the processing means 100 (107) are output to the identification information registration means 273 as a recording medium information signal together with the identification information registration request signal. The identification information registration means 273 receives this and outputs the transmitted recording medium information signal to the valuable value classification storage means 275. Valuable value classification storage means 2
At 75, the output recording medium information is classified for each recording medium identification information and stored. That is, the valuable value classification storage means 275 stores and registers the common valuable value information corresponding to the recording medium identification information classified by the recording medium identification information. As will be described later, the valuable value classification storage unit 275 classifies and stores the total score and the final game score, which are the game result values at the end of the game, for each recording medium identification information.

On the other hand, the common recording medium 250 which has already been used in this amusement hall, that is, the common recording medium for which the recording medium identification information has already been issued, is used as the common recording medium processing means 100
If you try to play by inserting in (107),
Recording medium information recorded in the inserted common recording medium 250, that is, common value information, date information, game shop identification information, recording medium identification information, total holding point information, final game holding point information, game condition information. The game interruption information is output to the identification information collating means 274. Identification information collating means 274
Then, in response to this, the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 275 is searched based on the recording medium identification information included in the input information, and the common valuable value information or the common valuable value information corresponding to the recording medium identification information is searched. The recording medium information such as the score information is searched. Then, the retrieved recording medium information is compared with the recording medium information or the like transmitted from the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) to determine whether they match. When the identification information matching unit 274 determines that they match, the usable information is returned to the common recording medium processing unit 100 (107) as matching result information. On the other hand, if the identification information collating means 274 determines that they do not match, or if it is determined that the corresponding storage medium identification information is not stored as a search result of the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 275, the collation result is obtained. Unusable information is returned to the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) as information.

Next, if the player plays a game by using the common value of the inserted common recording medium 250,
A signal indicating that the common valuable value is partially subtracted and added to the score is sent from the score control means 91 to the common recording medium processing means 100 (1
07), and the common recording medium processing means 100 (10
In 7), in response, the common valuable use information, the processing means identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) and the recording medium identification information are output to the identification information collating means 274. In the identification information collating means 274,
In response to this, the recording medium information corresponding to the recording medium identification information of the used common recording medium 250 is searched from the valuable value classification storage means 275, and the common valuable value information of the corresponding recording medium information is the used amount only. Reduce. Further, the identification information collating means 274 outputs the common valuable value use information to the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276. The common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 additionally stores the amount of common valuable value used by the common recording medium processing means which is classified according to the processing means identification information. Then, the identification information collating means 274 stores the corresponding common valuable value use information of the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 every time the common valuable value use information is transmitted from the common recording medium processing means 100 (107). Update the data.

The point control means 91 is based on the fact that the point is used for the game, and profit information corresponding to the amount used (for example, every 10 hit balls detected by the hit ball detector 76). 1 pulse signal) to profit information classification storage means 278
Output to. The profit information classification storage unit 278 classifies and stores the output profit information for each processing unit identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing unit. Further, if the ball hit in the game area wins the prize area or the winning opening, the disadvantage information corresponding to the prize point given along with the prize (for example, the addition of the prize point to the score is 10 Every time the point is reached, a signal of 1 pulse) is output from the holding point control means 91 to the disadvantage information classification storage means 279. The disadvantage information classification storage unit 279 classifies and stores the outputted disadvantage information for each processing unit identification information for identifying the common recording medium processing unit 100 (107).

A game information signal is sent from the game control means 67 for controlling the game state of the game machine to the game information classification storage means 2
80 is output. This game information signal is, specifically,
A big hit information signal that is output each time a big hit occurs,
A start information signal output each time a ball hits the start winning area or each time the variable display device 29 is variably displayed in accordance with the start winning, a probability variation output each time the above-described probability variation occurs. It is an information signal. Then, the game information classification storage means 280 stores the game information signals transmitted by classifying the processing means identification information.

When the common recording medium 250 is inserted into the prize exchanging means 350 for exchanging prizes, the recording medium information of the inserted common recording medium is read. This recording medium information is composed of common value information, date information, game shop identification information, recording medium identification information, total score information, final game score information, game condition information, and game interruption information. Then, the read recording medium information is output to the identification information collating means 274, and the identification information collating means 274 stores the stored information corresponding to the recording medium identification information included in the input recording medium information signal as valuable value. The classification storage means 275 is searched, and the searched recording medium information is compared with the input recording medium information to determine whether they match. If the identification information matching unit 274 determines that they match, the identification information matching unit 274 outputs usable information as a matching result information signal to the prize exchange unit 350, and the prize exchange unit 350 can perform the prize exchange operation. On the other hand, if the identification information collating means 274 determines that the collation results do not match, or if there is no corresponding data as the search result of the valuable value classification storage means 275, the unusable information as the collation result information signal. The prize exchange means 350
Reply to. The prize exchange means 350 performs a control operation for prohibiting the prize exchange based on the reply information.

Further, the prize exchange means 350, at the stage when the prize exchange is completed, sends the recording medium information signal including the total score information or the final game score information used after the discount exchange for the prize exchange. It is output to the identification information collating means 274. In response to this, the identification information collating means 274 rewrites the storage information corresponding to the transmitted recording medium identification information among the storage information of the valuable value classification storage means 275, and newly renews the total score information or the final game. Perform the process of updating the score information. Further, the prize exchange means 350 outputs a prize exchange information signal including the prize identification information signal and the prize exchange use holding point information signal to the prize exchange information classification storage means 281 when the prize exchange is completed. What is prize identification information?
This is information for identifying the prizes exchanged, and the prize exchange use point information is information on the points (total points or final game points) used for the exchange of the gifts. The free gift exchange information classification storage means 281 receives the free gift exchange information signal, and stores the free gift exchange use point information for each exchange means identification information, for each free gift identification information, that is, for each free gift type.

An identification information registration erasing request signal is output from the identification information collating means 274 to the identification information registration erasing means 286. In the middle of playing a game using the common recording medium 250, this identification information registration deletion request signal is output when the card remaining amount (common value), total points and final game points are all exhausted. . Further, at the time of exchanging prizes, this identification information registration deletion request signal is output when the total points are exhausted. The identification information registration erasing means 286 receives the identification information registration erasing request signal and sends the identification information registration erasing signal to the valuable value classification storage means 2
Output to 75. In response to the signal, the valuable value classification storage unit 275 receives the signal and stores the common valuable value, the recording medium information of the common recording medium in which all the total points and the final game points are lost, or the common recording medium in which the total points are lost. Unregister the recording medium information.

On the other hand, if the power is turned on at the start of business in this game arcade, the power-on signal is input to the identification information registration deleting means 286. The identification information registration deleting means 286 receives the power-on signal and outputs the identification information registration deleting signal to the valuable value classification storage means 275. Upon receipt of this signal, the valuable value classification storage means 275 performs processing to delete all the data stored in the valuable value classification storage means 275.

When an attendant or the like of the game arcade operates the output command means 282 to output the storage information of the valuable value classification storage means 275, the storage data of the valuable value classification storage means 275 is input to the output means 283. The input data is displayed and output by the display unit 284, or printed out by the printing unit 285. When the output command means 282 outputs the sales information stored in the common recording medium sales information storage means 277, the common recording medium sales information is input to the output means 283, and the input data is displayed on the display means 284. Is displayed or output by the printing means 285. Output command means 28
If the operation of outputting the stored information stored in the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 is performed by 2, the common valuable value use information stored in the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 is output means. The input information is input to the display unit 283, and the input information is displayed and output by the display unit 284 or printed and output by the printing unit 285. When the output command means 282 outputs the information stored in the profit information classification storage means 278, the profit information stored in the profit information classification storage means 278 is output to the output means 2.
The input data is input to 83, and the input data is displayed and output by the display unit 284 or printed out by the printing unit 285. When the output command means 282 outputs the information stored in the disadvantage information classification storage means 279, the stored information in the disadvantage information classification storage means 279 is input to the output means 283, and the input information is displayed by the display means 284. It is displayed and output, or is printed out by the printing means 285. When the operation of outputting the game information stored in the game information classification storage means 280 is performed by the output command means 282, the game information stored in the game information classification storage means 280 is input to the output means 283 and its input. The information is displayed and output by the display unit 284, or printed and output by the printing unit 285. Output command means 2
When the operation for outputting the information stored in the premium exchange information classification storage means 281 is performed by 82, the premium exchange information stored in the premium exchange information classification storage means 281 is input to the output means 283, and the input information is input. Is display means 2
It is displayed and output by 84 or is printed out by the printing means 285.

A common recording medium 25 installed outside the game hall
If there is an information output request that requests the output of predetermined data from the management center 288 that manages 0, the gaming management device 2
In response to the request signal 70, the common recording medium sales information stored in the common recording medium sales information storage means 277, the valuable value classification storage information stored in the valuable value classification storage means 275, and the shared valuable value use Common valuable value use information stored in the information classification storage means 276, profit information stored in the profit information classification storage means 278, disadvantage information stored in the disadvantage information classification storage means 279, game information classification storage The game information stored in the means 280 and the prize exchange information stored in the prize exchange information classification storage means 281 are output to the management center 288 via the communication means 287. The management center 288 is configured by an issuing company that issues the common recording medium 250, and stores and registers the above-described various information transmitted from the gaming management device 270. This management center 288
May be composed of a plurality of district management centers and a comprehensive management center that collectively manages the plurality of management centers.

10 to 17 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the functional block diagram shown in FIG.

FIG. 10A shows the common recording medium processing means 1
10 is a flowchart showing a control operation of 00 (107) and showing a common recording medium reading subroutine program. 11 (A) to 11 (C) are flowcharts showing the control operation of the game management device, (A) is an identification information issuing subroutine program, (B) is an identification information registration subroutine program, and (C) is identification information. It is a flow chart which shows a collation subroutine program. First, step S
It is determined by A1 (hereinafter simply referred to as S) whether or not the common recording medium is loaded, and if not, the subroutine program is ended as it is. On the other hand, the player sets the common recording medium 250 to the common recording medium processing means 100 (10
If it is loaded into 7), YES is determined by SA1 and the process proceeds to SA2, where the loaded record information of the common recording medium 250 is read. Next, in SA3, it is determined whether the read record information on the recording medium is proper information. This determination is made based on the security code recorded on the common recording medium 250. If it is determined that the information on the recording medium is not appropriate, SA4
Then, the processing for returning the input recording medium is performed and the subroutine program ends. In addition, instead of the return operation by SA4, the input common recording medium 250
The operation of taking in and issuing an alarm may be performed.

If the read recording information of the common recording medium is proper, the process proceeds to SA5, and it is judged whether the amusement store identification information included in the read recording medium information is of another store. It After the common recording medium 250 is thrown into the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) of another store and a game is played, the acquired points are brought into the amusement hall without exchanging prizes and the common recording medium processing means. 100 (107)
When it is loaded into the SA, since the gaming store identification information of the loaded common recording medium belongs to another store, SA
When YES is determined in step 5 and the process proceeds to SA6, the inserted common recording medium 250 is returned, the player is informed that there is other store information, and the subroutine program ends. On the other hand, if the game store identification information is not from another store, the process proceeds to SA7, and the game machine corresponding to the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) into which the common recording medium is loaded, that is, the common recording medium is used. It is determined whether or not the gaming machine which is playing the game is in the game suspended state. If the game is suspended, proceed to SA8,
It is judged whether or not the game interruption information recorded in the inserted common recording medium 250 matches the information of the gaming machine in which the game is being played. If they do not match, the inserted common recording medium 250 is inserted. Is returned and the fact that it is in a suspended state is notified. On the other hand, when it is determined by SA8 that the game interruption information is the same, the process proceeds to SA10, where the game interruption state is released and the game can be resumed. Next, the processing proceeds to SA14a, and after the processing of outputting the record information of the common recording medium read at SA2 to the gaming management device, the processing proceeds to SA18c.

On the other hand, if the gaming machine in which the game is being played is not in the interrupted state, a NO determination is made by SA7 and the process proceeds to SA11 to determine whether the game interrupt information is recorded in the inserted common recording medium. If the judgment is made and the data is recorded, the flow proceeds to SA12 to return the inserted common recording medium and inform that the other table is suspended. In this way, when the gaming machine that is playing the game is in the suspended state, the game can be played by the gaming machine unless the common recording medium used when the gaming machine was suspended is re-loaded. If it is not possible and the gaming machine that is playing the game is not in the suspended state, the game cannot be played unless the common recording medium in which the game suspension information is recorded is inserted. When NO is determined in SA11, the process proceeds to SA13, and it is determined whether or not the recording medium identification information is recorded in the input common recording medium. In the case of the common recording medium which has not been used in this amusement hall today, since the recording medium identification information is not recorded, the process proceeds to SA15, and the identification information issuance request signal is issued to the identification information issuing means of the gaming management device 270. Output to 272. In the gaming management device 270, the request signal is received, and the recording medium identification information is given to the common recording medium processing means 100.
Reply to (107). If the recording medium identification information is input, YES is determined by SA16 and SA17 is determined.
Then, the processing of outputting the information of the recording medium read by SA2 to the identification information registration means 273 of the gaming management device 270 together with the identification information registration request signal is performed. In the gaming management device 270, the output of the SA17 is received, and as described above, the information of the recording medium is registered by classifying it into the valuable value classification storage means 275 for each recording medium identification information. Next SA
Proceeding to 18a, a process of comparing the game condition information with the condition setting is performed. The game condition information is information defining a condition as to whether or not the last game holding point recorded in the common recording medium, that is, the valuable value as a result of playing on another game machine can be used for a certain game machine. The game condition information recorded in this common recording medium is compared with the condition set by the game condition setting switch unit 6 of the game machine in which the game is being played, and whether the game start condition is satisfied by SA18b. The decision as to whether or not to make is made. If not satisfied, the process proceeds to SA18e, and the game by using the card balance (common value) is allowed. On the other hand, if the game start condition is satisfied, the operation proceeds to SA18c, and it is determined whether or not there is a final game holding point recorded in the common recording medium. If not, the operation proceeds to SA18e, but if there is. In SA18d, the game is allowed by using the final game holding point. On the other hand, if the recording medium identification information is already recorded on the inserted common recording medium, the determination of YES is made by SA13 and SA14b.
After that, the processing of outputting the information of the recording medium read by SA2 to the gaming management device 270 is performed, and then SA18a.
Proceed to. In response to the output of this SA14b, the game management apparatus collates the information of the recording medium sent by the identification information collating means 274 to determine whether or not the recording information of the common recording medium is correct. Is started. In the common recording medium processing means 100 (107), control for allowing the game after SA18a is started without waiting for the discrimination result of the collation discrimination by the identification information collating means 274.

In the gaming management device 270, by S1,
It is determined whether or not there is an identification information issuance request signal.
If the identification information issuance request signal is output by SA15, the determination in S1 is YES, the process proceeds to S2, the unissued identification information is searched, the process proceeds to S3, and the retrieved unissued recording medium identification information is searched. Processing for outputting the signal to the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) is performed.

When the identification information registration request signal is output from the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) by SA17, the gaming management device 270 makes a YES determination in S4 and proceeds to S5 to display the information of the common recording medium. Processing for storing the value in the valuable value classification storage means 275 is performed. SA1
The information of the recording medium is stored in the common recording medium processing means 10 by 4b.
If it is output from 0 (107), the game management device 27
At 0, the determination in S6 is YES, the process proceeds to S7, and the valuable value classification storage means 27 is based on the recording medium identification information included in the transmitted information of the common recording medium.
Search for 5. Then, in S8, it is determined whether or not the recording medium identification information transmitted to the valuable value classification storage means 275 is stored, and if it is not stored, S11.
Returns unusable information. On the other hand, if there is the corresponding recording medium identification information, the process proceeds to S9, and it is determined by S9 whether the recording medium information corresponding to the corresponding recording medium identification information matches the transmitted recording medium information. Done. If they do not match, the process proceeds to S11, but if they match, the process proceeds to S10 to perform a process of returning usable information.

FIG. 12A shows the common recording medium processing means 10.
0 (107) is a flowchart showing a common valuable value withdrawal subroutine program, and (B) is a flowchart showing a common valuable value information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device 270. By SA19, it is judged whether or not the information of the collation result by the identification information collating means 274 of the gaming management device 270 has been input. If it has been input, the process proceeds to SA20, and it is determined whether the input collation result information is usable information.
If it is unusable information, the process proceeds to SA25, an alarm is generated, and a reset operation waiting state is awaited until SA26 determines whether or not there is a reset. If an attendant at the game arcade senses the occurrence of an alarm and presses the reset switch 172 (see FIG. 2) of the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) at which the alarm is issued, SA
When YES is determined by 26, the process proceeds to SA27, the alarm is released, the process of ejecting the inserted common recording medium is performed, and the subroutine program ends.

On the other hand, if the collation result information from the gaming management device 270 is usable information, or if the collation result information has not been input from the gaming management device 270, the process proceeds to SA21 and the common value It is judged whether or not there is a withdrawal operation, and if there is, proceed to SA22,
Card balance of the inserted common recording medium (common value)
It is determined whether or not there is, and if there is, the process proceeds to SA23, where a part of the value is deducted from the card balance and the deduction is added to the points. Next, the processing proceeds to SA24, in which the common valuable use information is output to the identification information collating means 274 of the gaming management device 270 together with the processing means identification information and the recording medium identification information.

By S12 of FIG. 12B, it is judged whether or not the common valuable value use information is input. If the common valuable value use information is input to the game management device 270 based on the SA24, the process proceeds to S13, and the valuable value classification storage means 2 is executed based on the transmitted recording medium identification information.
A process of searching the stored data stored in 75 is performed. Then, the processing of updating the recording medium information corresponding to the transmitted recording medium identification information of the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 275 based on the transmitted common valuable value use information is performed in S14. Then S1
5, it is judged whether or not the update result card balance becomes negative, and when it becomes negative, the unusable information is processed in the common recording medium processing means 100 (10) in S16.
After the process of outputting to 7) is performed, the process proceeds to S17. However, if the process does not become negative, the process directly proceeds to S17.

In S17, the common recording medium processing means 100
Based on the processing means identification information transmitted from (107), the processing of searching the storage information of the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 is performed. Then, the processing of updating the data (the used amount data of the card balance) corresponding to the transmitted processing means identification information among the storage information of the common valuable value use information classification storage means 276 is performed by S18.

FIG. 13A is a flow chart showing a jackpot end time control subroutine program of the holding point control means 91. The SA 28 determines whether or not the falling edge of the jackpot signal is detected. When the gaming machine is in the jackpot state, the jackpot information signal is input from the gaming control means 67 to the point holding control means 91 as described above (see FIGS. 3 and 4), and when the jackpot control is completed, The jackpot information input signal falls. Then, when the jackpot signal falls, a determination of YES is made by SA28 and the process proceeds to SA29, where the setting operation state of the game continuation setting switch 10 at the end of jackpot of the game condition setting switch unit 6 in the gaming machine corresponds to In the case where the game can be continued even after the spot, that is, the jackpot is over (see FIG. 2), SA2
The judgment of YES is made by 9 and the subroutine program is ended as it is. As a result, the game can be continued because the hit ball firing immobilization process by SA31 described later is not performed.

On the other hand, if the game continuation setting switch 10 at the end of the big hit is set to the position of, that is, the hitting cannot be fired due to the end of the big hit, SA2
A NO determination is made by 9 and the process proceeds to SA30, and it is determined whether or not it is in the game continuation allowable state. At this point, for example, the display result corresponding to the above-mentioned lucky number is derived and displayed, and a big hit occurs, and when the big hit ends, it is determined by SA30 that the game can be continued, and the subroutine program ends. . Therefore, even in this state, the game can be continued after the jackpot is over. Then, only when it is determined that the condition setting is and the game continuation is not permitted, SA3 is set.
Proceeding to 1, the batting ball launching unit 53 is immobilized and is controlled to be in a batting ball firing disabled state, and the game cannot be continued.

FIG. 13B is a flow chart showing a releasing operation detection subroutine program of the holding point control means 91. The SA 32 determines whether or not the release operation has been performed. If the reset key switch 11 (see FIG. 1) is operated and the detection signal from the reset operation detector 11a is derived, a determination of YES is made by SA32 and the process proceeds to SA33, in which it is impossible to hit a ball. Is judged. If the ball cannot be fired, the process proceeds to SA34, and the final game holding point stored in the gaming machine in which the game is being played is cleared to "0". Since the game result value as a result of the game by this gaming machine is additionally stored in this gaming machine in the form of total points, even if the final gaming point information is cleared by SA34, the player will be unjustified. There is no penalty. Next, the processing proceeds to SA35, where the final game holding point information is output to the identification information collating means 274 of the game management device 270 together with the recording medium identification information. S
Due to the fact that the final game score information of the common recording medium 250 that has been input due to the fact that the final game score information has been cleared by A34 changes, the final game score information and the recording medium identification information are changed by this SA35. Output and play management device 2
The final game holding point information of the corresponding recording medium identification information stored in the common valuable value classification storage means 275 of 70 is updated. Next, the processing proceeds to SA36, and processing for canceling immobilization of shots cannot be performed. As a result, it is possible to play by hitting the ball into the game area, but since the final game score information has already been cleared by SA34, the ball is hit using the final game score information. It is not possible to play a game by shooting and launching, and there is no choice but to play a game using the card balance (common value) of the inserted common recording medium 250.

FIG. 12C is a flow chart showing a final game holding point information update subroutine program of the game management apparatus 270. Through S19, it is determined whether or not the final game holding point information has been input. If the last game holding point information is transmitted to the game management device 270 by SA35, a YES determination is made in S19 and the process proceeds to S20. The process of searching from 275 is performed. Then, the stored contents of the valuable value classification storage means corresponding to the transmitted recording medium identification information are set to the SA
Processing for updating the final game holding point information after being cleared by 34 is performed by S21.

FIG. 14A is a flow chart showing a common recording medium writing subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means 100 (107). By SA40,
It is judged whether or not there is a game ending operation, and if not, the operation proceeds to SA41. If it is not, there is a judgment as to whether or not there is a game interruption operation. Is judged, and if not, the subroutine program is ended as it is.

When the player presses the end switch 18 (see FIG. 1), the determination of YES is made by SA40 and the process proceeds to SA45, it is determined whether or not the holding point information is decided, and it waits until it is decided. To do. Even if the player presses the game end switch 18, this SA45 may still have residual balls remaining in the game area, and there is a possibility that the residual balls will win, so that residual This is a step provided for the purpose of waiting until all the balls are out of the game area and the points are fixed. Then, when the score information is confirmed, the process proceeds to SA46, and it is determined whether or not the matching result information has been input. Then, it waits until the verification result information is input.

The collation result from the identification information collating means 274 of the game management device 270 is the common recording medium processing means 100 (1).
If it is sent back to 07), YES is judged by SA46 and it proceeds to SA47, and it is judged whether the returned collation result information is usable information. If the information is usable information, the process proceeds to SA48, and the recording medium information of the inserted common recording medium 250 is updated and written and discharged. Next, in SA49, the written information is used as the identification information collating means 2 of the gaming management device 270.
The output to 74 is performed.

If the collation result information returned from the gaming management device 270 is unusable information, SA5
0, an alarm is issued, the process proceeds to SA51, it is determined whether or not there is a reset operation, and the reset operation is awaited. If an attendant of the game hall who hears the occurrence of the alarm and presses the reset switch 172, SA51 makes a YES determination and advances to SA52, where the alarm is released and the common recording medium 250 inserted Is discharged. Then, an attendant at the game arcade takes away the ejected common recording medium 250 and collects it at the game arcade side.

The player has an interruption switch 260 (see FIG. 1).
If is operated, YES is determined by SA41, and the process proceeds to SA44. After the gaming machine is controlled to the game interruption state, the process proceeds to SA45. As a result of the processing of SA44, the hitting ball firing unit 53 is inactivated, and the hitting ball cannot be shot, and the game cannot be continued.

As a result of the player playing the game by inserting the common recording medium 250, when both the card balance and the final game holding point recorded in the common recording medium 250 become "0", SA43. Then, it is judged whether or not the score information is fixed. Then, the determination at SA42 is continued until all the remaining balls remaining in the game area disappear from the game area. When the remaining balls win the winning area or the winning ball apparatus, the final game holding point is added and updated, and therefore, the determination of NO is made by SA42. If no residual balls have been won, the determination at SA43 is YES and the process proceeds to SA46.

FIG. 14B shows the game management apparatus 270.
5 is a flowchart showing a valuable value information update subroutine program of FIG. Through S22, it is determined whether or not the recording medium information has been input. If the recording medium information newly written by SA49 is transmitted to the identification information collating means 274 of the gaming management device 270, the process proceeds to S23,
Based on the recording medium identification information included in the transmitted recording medium information, a process of searching the stored contents of the valuable value classification storage means is performed. Then, the processing of updating the stored content corresponding to the transmitted recording medium identification information of the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 275 to the new transmitted recording medium information is performed in S24. Then S
In step 25, it is judged whether or not both the card balance and the total points have become "0". If not, the subroutine program ends as it is. Deregistration process is performed. As a result of the processing in S26, the identification information registration deleting means 2
The identification information registration deletion signal is output from 86 to the valuable value classification storage means 275 as described above, and the storage information corresponding to the common recording medium 250 in which both the card balance and the total score are “0” are deleted.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing a subroutine program for rewriting the recording medium information shown in SA48. The SA48a writes the security code to the inserted common recording medium 250, and the SA48b
The card balance is updated and written by, the date is written by SA48c, the game shop code is written by SA48d, and the card NO. Write SA48
Update the total points with f, and with SA48g,
A process of updating and writing the last game holding point to the game result holding point on the game machine is performed.

Next, at SA48h, a process for updating and writing the game condition information of the inserted common recording medium 250 to the game condition set in the game machine is performed. Next, the program proceeds to SA48i, where it is determined whether or not the game is suspended. If the interruption is not in progress, the process proceeds to SA48k, the interruption information of the inserted common recording medium 250 is cleared and the writing process is performed, and the process of ejecting the entered common recording medium is performed by SA48m. on the other hand,
If it is being interrupted, the operation proceeds to SA48j, and the interruption information of the inserted common recording medium 250 is updated and written to the information that can specify that the game machine is interrupted, and then the operation proceeds to SA48m.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing the control operation of the prize exchange means 350. SB1 determines whether or not the common recording medium has been loaded. When the common recording medium 250 is inserted into the common card insertion / ejection port 351, the process proceeds to SB2, and the record information of the inserted common recording medium 250 is read. Then, the process proceeds to SB3, where it is determined whether the read information on the common recording medium is proper. This determination is made based on the security code recorded on the common recording medium 250. If it is determined to be appropriate, the process proceeds to SB4, and the information of the read recording medium is output to the identification information collating means 274 of the gaming management device 270. And S
The process proceeds to B5, it is determined whether or not the collation result information is input from the gaming management device 270, and the process waits until the input. In the game management device 270, based on the recording medium information transmitted from the common recording medium processing means 100 (107) or the prize exchange means 350, the valuable value is classified by the recording medium identification information included in the recording medium information. The storage means 275 is searched and the valuable value classification storage means 27 is searched.
It is checked whether or not the recording medium information stored in 5 and the transmitted recording medium information match, and the matching result is returned from the identification information matching means 274.
Then, if the collation result is returned, the process proceeds to SB6, and it is judged whether or not the exchangeable information is returned. If it is the exchangeable information, the process proceeds to SB10. Proceeds to SB7. Gaming management device 27
When the non-exchangeable information is input as the collation result information from 0, the process proceeds to SB7, an alarm is issued, and SB8 determines whether or not there is a reset operation, and waits for the reset operation. If an attendant of the amusement hall rushes to hear the alarm and operates the reset switch 361 (see FIG. 8), SB8 makes a YES determination and advances to SB9, where the alarm is released and the common recording medium 250 is turned on. Is ejected, and the ejected common recording medium is taken away by the attendant at the game hall and collected at the game hall side.

Next, when the exchangeable information is input, the total holding points and the final game holding points recorded in the input common recording medium 250 are displayed on the monitor screen 353 by SB10. Next, the processing proceeds to SB11, where it is judged whether or not the game interruption information is recorded in the inserted common recording medium 250, and if it is not recorded, the S is directly recorded.
The process proceeds to B13, but if recorded, the process proceeds to SB12, and the monitor screen 353 indicates that the recording medium is a game interrupted.
Display a message on. Next, the process proceeds to SB13, where it is determined whether or not there is a prize exchange operation.
22. It is judged whether or not there is a transaction end operation, and if not, the process returns to SB10.

During the patrol of SB10 to SB20, if the bar code scanner 358 reads the bar code of the prize and the numeric keypad 354 is used to input the exchange quantity, and the prize exchange operation is performed, the process proceeds to SB14 and the bar code is exchanged. A process of calculating the points required for the exchange of prizes is performed according to the prize identification information read by the code scanner 358. Next, it proceeds to SB15, and it is judged whether or not the calculated score exceeds the total score, and if it exceeds, the score is insufficient for exchanging the premium using the score. In order to do so, the process proceeds to SB16, where the monitor screen 353 or voice is used to notify that the points are insufficient, and the process returns to SB10. On the other hand, if the calculated score is less than or equal to the total score, the process proceeds to SB17, and it is determined whether the value obtained by subtracting the final game score from the total score is less than the calculated score. When the determination of NO is made in SB17, the process proceeds to SB19, in which the calculation points are subtracted from the total points. On the other hand, if the value obtained by subtracting the final game score from the total score is less than the calculated score, the process proceeds to SB18, the calculated score is subtracted from the total score, and the final game score-
A process of calculating {calculation score- (total score-final game score)} is performed. That is, if the total points are higher than the final game points, and if it is possible to exchange the free gift corresponding to the calculated points only with the portion where the total points are higher, then SB19 is used to exceed the total points. The reward points are exchanged by subtracting the calculated points only from the portion where the points are present. On the other hand, if the portion of the total points that is higher than the final game points is smaller than the calculated points and the prize cannot be exchanged only with the points that are higher than the calculated points, the points of the final game points are also changed by the processing of SB18. Is subtracted to exchange the free gift.

Next, in SB20, it is determined whether or not there is a transaction end operation. If the end button 357 is operated, the operation proceeds to SB21, in which it is determined whether the total score is "0". . SB if the total score is not "0"
In step 22, the recording medium information of the input common recording medium 250 is written, updated, and discharged. Then, the process proceeds to SB23, where the written information is used as the gaming management device 27.
The process of outputting the identification information collation means 274 of 0 is performed. Next, the processing proceeds to SB28, where the prize exchange information is output to the prize exchange information classification storage means 281 of the gaming management device 270, and the transaction statement is ejected from the receipt ejection port 360 and issued by SB29.

On the other hand, if the total score is "0", S
In B24, it is judged whether or not the game interruption information is recorded in the inserted common recording medium 250. If it is not recorded, the process proceeds directly to SB26, but if it is recorded, SB25 is used. After the processing of outputting the game interruption information to the identification information collating means 274 of the game management apparatus 270 together with the interruption cancellation request signal, the process proceeds to SB26. In other words, if the common recording medium 250 in which the game is interrupted is put into the prize exchange means 350 and the prize is exchanged, and the total score of the inserted common recording medium 250 becomes "0", the final game score is set. Since the common recording medium 250 is also "0", the final game holding point of the common recording medium 250 that has been inserted is "0" even if the common recording medium 250 is inserted into the suspended game machine and a replay is performed. Therefore, the game using the final game score cannot be continued. Therefore, if the total score of the suspended common recording medium 250 becomes "0", it can be considered that the player has abandoned the replay by the suspended gaming machine, and is suspended by SB25. The cancellation request signal is output to the gaming management device 270. Next, in SB26, processing is performed in which information other than the security information and the card balance information of the input common recording medium 250 is cleared and written out, and then the process proceeds to SB27. FIG. 17A is a flowchart showing an identification information collating subroutine program of the gaming management device 270. In S27, it is determined whether or not the recording medium information is input. If the recording medium information is input from the prize exchange unit 350 in accordance with SB4, the process proceeds to S28. Since the processing of S28 to S32 is the same as the processing of S7 to S11 described above, the repetitive description will be omitted here.

FIG. 17B shows the game management apparatus 270.
5 is a flowchart showing a valuable value information update subroutine program of FIG. Whether or not the recording medium information is input is determined in S33, and if the recording medium information is input from the prize exchange unit 350 in accordance with SB23, S3 is performed.
Go to 4. Then, in S34, a process of searching the stored information of the valuable value classification storage means 270 is performed based on the recording medium identification information including the transmitted recording medium information. Then, the process of updating the storage information of the valuable value classification storage unit 275 corresponding to the recording medium identification information in the input recording medium information to the input recording medium information is S.
35.

FIG. 17C is a flow chart showing a prize exchange information update subroutine program of the game management apparatus 270. In S36, it is determined whether or not the prize exchange information has been input. If the prize exchange information is transmitted from the prize exchange means 350 according to SB28, S3
In step 7, the stored information in the prize exchange information classification storage unit 281 is searched based on the prize identification information included in the transmitted prize exchange information. And
A process of updating the stored contents corresponding to the sent prize identification information among the stored information of the gift exchange information classification storage unit 281 to the sent prize exchange information is performed in S38. Specifically, the prize exchange use holding points that are classified and stored for each prize identification information are added and updated, and the number of gift exchanges that are classified and stored for each prize identification information is added and updated.

FIG. 17D is a flow chart showing a game interruption cancellation subroutine program of the game management apparatus 270. In S39, it is determined whether or not the interruption cancellation request signal is input. If the suspension cancellation request signal is transmitted from the prize exchange means 350 in accordance with SB25, the process proceeds to S40 and the transmitted game suspension information (including the processing means identification information) is transferred to the processing means, that is, the gaming machine in which the suspension operation is performed. Corresponding common recording medium processing means 1
00 (107) is calculated. Then S41
And the common recording medium processing means 100 thus determined
The process of outputting the interruption cancellation information is performed in (107).
The common recording medium processing means (100 (107) receives the interruption cancellation information and cancels the interruption of the game machine that is being interrupted.

Next, the features or modified examples of the above-described embodiments will be listed below. (1) In FIGS. 1 and 2, the common card unit 10
By 0, the information that can identify the common valuable value as the consideration of the purchase price paid by the player is recorded, and the record information of the common recording medium that can be commonly used in a plurality of amusement centers is read, and based on the record information. A common recording medium processing means for enabling a game using the specified common value is configured. The pachinko gaming machine 1 constitutes a gaming machine that can be played using the common value. The type setting switch 7 and the machine number setting switch 8 constitute gaming machine identification information setting means for setting gaming machine identification information set for each of the plurality of gaming machines. When the game is started by using the game result value as the result of the game by a certain game machine by the point-usage use condition setting switch 9, a condition that allows the game machine to start the game to start the game A game start condition setting means for setting is configured. The game continuation setting switch 10 at the end of the big hit constitutes a game end condition setting means for setting a game end condition for not continuing the game by the gaming machine.
The game continuation permission display 12 constitutes a game continuation permission display means for displaying that the continuation of the game is permitted by the game continuation permission means described later. By the function of the game continuation permission display means, an effect that the staff can easily confirm whether or not the continuation of the game is permitted is exhibited.

The hitting ball launching unit 53 constitutes hitting ball launching means capable of launching a hitting ball in the game area. The winning ball detector 74 constitutes winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning ball that has won a winning area formed in the game area.

(2) In FIGS. 3 to 5, the common switch identified by the recording information read by the common recording medium processing means by the withdrawal switch 23, the detection circuit 134, and the common card unit control microcomputer 126. A common valuable value withdrawal condition detecting means for detecting that a condition for withdrawing part of the valuable value is established is configured. The common card control microcomputer 12
6 constitutes a common valuable value calculating means for calculating the common valuable value after being partially withdrawn based on the detection output of the common valuable value withdrawing condition detecting means. Further, by the score calculation control microcomputer 92,
A means for calculating a game result value that varies according to the gaming state of the gaming machine, and adds a value corresponding to the common valuable value partially withdrawn based on the detection output of the common valuable value withdrawal condition detecting means. Then, a game result value calculating means for subtracting a value of a predetermined size based on the detection output of the shot ball detecting means for detecting the firing of the hitting ball by the hitting ball launching means.

The game control microcomputer 11
By 5, the game control means 6 for controlling the game state of the gaming machine 6
7 are configured. RO included in game control means
M116 constitutes a storage unit that stores a control program for controlling the gaming state of the gaming machine.

(3) In FIG. 6, the common card 250
As a result, the common recording medium, which can be commonly used in a plurality of game arcades, is configured by recording the information capable of specifying the common valuable value as the consideration for the purchase price paid by the player. A storage area 256 for storing the total points is used to record information which is a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value and which can specify a prize exchangeable value. A free gift exchange value recording area is configured.
In order to record information that is a result value of a game as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value and can identify a value that can be used for the game, by the recording area 257 in which the last game points are recorded. The game usage value recording area is configured. In this game use value recording area, information that allows the player to specify the game result value in the game machine that last played the game is recorded. The recording area 258 in which the game condition information is recorded constitutes a game use condition recording area for recording information on the game use condition when the game use value is used for the game.

The common value is stored together with the common recording medium identification information such as the card number in the host computer of the common card issuing company (for example, the host computer of the management center 288), and the common recording is performed when the common recording medium is used. Based on the common recording medium identification information recorded on the medium, the host computer calculates a common valuable value, and performs so-called jersey number management in which a game is enabled by using the calculated common valuable value. Good. Further, it is not necessary to directly record the game result value such as the total score and the final game score on the common card 250. If you do not want to record, the card No. The recording medium information stored in the valuable value classification recording unit 275 is indexed based on the recording medium identification information such as, and the prize exchange or the game is performed by using the game result value included in the indexed recording medium information. To be able to do. Further, the common card 250 is not limited to a magnetic card, but may be an IC card, for example, or may be a card using an optical disk memory. Further, when a card with a large storage capacity such as an IC card is used, if a game is played a plurality of times using the common card 250 in the game hall, each time the game is played, the value of the game result is a score. May be stored as a pair with the game condition information.

(4) In FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the prize exchange 350 is used to exchange the prize by using the prize exchangeable value which is the result value of the game as a result of playing the game using the common valuable value. Possible prize exchange means are configured.

The common card vending machine 300 constitutes a common recording medium issuing means for issuing the common recording medium. This common recording medium issuing means includes a coin insertion portion (banknote insertion slot 301) for inserting coins, an inserted coin amount determination means (banknote processing device 302) for discriminating the amount of coins inserted into the coin insertion portion, An input amount display means (input amount display 304) for displaying the input amount determined by the input currency amount determination means, and a plurality of types of common value of a plurality of sizes within the range of the input amount of money. Common recording medium selecting means (selection buttons 306a to 306e) for selecting any one of the common recording mediums, and common recording medium discharging means (card) for discharging the common recording medium selected by the common recording medium selecting means. Issue port 309). The prize exchange means 350 is a recording information reading means (card reader / writer 352) for reading the recording information of the common recording medium, and a game result value (total holding point) specified by the recording information read by the recording information reading means. , Last game holding point), display means (monitor screen 353), prize type input means (bar code scanner 358) for inputting the type of prize to be exchanged, and the number of prizes to be exchanged. And a gift quantity input means (ten-key pad 354).

(5) In FIG. 9, the game management device 2
Based on the recording medium identification information registered in the recording medium identification information registration means described later by 70, the valuable value of the common recording medium specified by the recording medium identification information is
Valuable value management means for managing within a predetermined range including the game hall that issued the identification information of the common recording medium is configured. In the above-described embodiment, the valuable value managing means manages the common recording medium identification information within the range of the game hall that issued the common recording medium identification information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the common recording medium identification It may be configured to be managed within the range of a plurality of amusement halls that are affiliated with the amusement halls that issued the information. Further, in this embodiment,
Although the identification information collating means 274 performs the collation management of the valuable value of the common recording medium, the recording medium information corresponding to the recording medium identifying information is replaced by the identification information collating means 274 from the stored information of the valuable value classification storing means 275. Alternatively, the common recording medium processing unit 100 (107) may be selected and the data may be input to the common recording medium processing unit 100 (107) to perform collation management. The identification information registration deleting means 286,
It has a function of periodically erasing the recording medium identification information registered by the recording medium identification information registration means described later. The identification information registration deleting means deletes the recording medium identification information registered in the recording medium identification information registering means, which will be described later, based on that the game management device 270 is powered on. Including erasing means. Further, the identification information registration deleting means registers the recording medium identification information, which will be described later, when both the common valuable value and the game result value disappear while playing a game using the common recording medium. The game time identification information registration deleting means for deleting the recording medium identification information registered in the means is included. Further, the identification information registration deleting means loses the game result value specified by the record information of the common recording medium used for the prize exchange while exchanging the prize using the common recording medium. In the case where the recording medium identification information is registered, the recording medium identification information registration erasing means for erasing the recording medium identification information registered in the recording medium identification information registration means, which will be described later, is included.

The identification information issuing means 272 has a function of issuing identification information for specifying a certain common recording medium from a plurality of the common recording media in the game arcade.
The identification information registration means 273 has a function of registering the identification information. The valuable value classification storage unit 275 plays a game using the residual value of the common valuable value of the common recording medium corresponding to the identification information registered by the identification information registration unit and the common valuable value of the common recording medium. It has a function of storing the game result value as a result. When the identification information is input by the identification information collating means 274 and there is identification information that matches the input identification information and the registered identification information, the common valuable value corresponding to the identification information. The identification information collation management means for calculating and managing at least one of the residual value and the game result value is configured. It should be noted that this identification information collation management means may calculate and manage only one of the residual value of the common valuable value and the game result value, if necessary, on a case-by-case basis. You may.

Common value use information classification storage means 2
Reference numeral 76 has a function of classifying each common recording medium processing means and storing the usage amount of the common valuable value used by the common recording medium processing means. The profit information classification storage unit 278 has a function of storing profit information that is profitable to the game arcade by classifying each common recording medium processing unit. The detrimental information classification storage unit 279 has a function of storing detrimental information that is detrimental to the game hall by classifying the common recording medium processing unit. The game information classification storage unit 280 has a function of classifying each game machine and storing information about a game state of the game machine. The prize exchange information classification storage unit 281
The prize exchanging means 350 has a function of storing the type and the number of prizes which are classified according to the prize exchanging means 350 and the amount of the game result value used for the prize exchange.

By the output command means 282, output means 283, display means 284, and printing means 285, the valuable value classification storage means, the common valuable value use information classification storage means, the profit information classification storage means, the disadvantage information classification storage. means,
Memory information output means is provided for outputting the memory information of at least one of the game information classification storage means and the prize exchange information classification storage means.

(6) In FIGS. 10 to 17, S
By A5 and SA6, when the recording medium identification information of the common recording medium is not issued within a predetermined range including the game hall, use of the game result value recorded in the common recording medium is prohibited. Value prohibition means are configured. By the function of the value use prohibition means, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as settlement problems, forgery and falsification problems between the amusement halls that occur when the game result value of another amusement hall can be used. The effect of facilitating management is exhibited. The value use prohibition means may record use prohibition data indicating that the game result value cannot be used, instead of deleting the game result value. SA18d constitutes a game enabling means for enabling a game by the gaming machine using a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common valuable value and a value usable for the game. There is. When the game use condition specified by the record information of the common recording medium by SA18a and SA18b satisfies the predetermined game condition for each game machine, the game by the game machine using the value usable for the game is used. Is possible. Therefore, the game enabling means uses the game use value when the game use condition specified by the record information of the common recording medium satisfies a predetermined game condition for each gaming machine. It has a function that allows the player to play games. With this function, it is possible to restrict the use of the game result value as a result of playing a game on a certain game machine in another game machine.

The S3 and the identification information issuing means 272 constitute recording medium identification information issuing means for issuing recording medium identification information for specifying a common recording medium from among the plurality of common recording media. . In S1 to S3, the recording medium identification information is issued after the identification information issuance request signal is output from the common recording medium processing means, that is, after the common recording medium is accepted by the common recording medium processing means. . Therefore, the recording medium identification information issuing means has a function of issuing the recording medium identification information after the common recording medium is received by the common recording medium processing means. The time after the common recording medium is accepted may be any time immediately after the acceptance of the common recording medium until the end of the game using the accepted common recording medium. The S4, S5, the identification information registration means 273 and the valuable value classification storage means 275 constitute a recording medium identification information registration means for registering the recording medium identification information. The common valuable value of the common recording medium registered by the recording medium identification information registration means is managed by SA24 and S12 to S16. Therefore, the valuable value management means has a function of managing the common valuable value of the common recording medium registered by the recording medium identification information registration means. Further, as described above, the valuable value management means is
Based on the recording medium identification information, it also has a function of managing the game result value within a predetermined range including the game hall that issued the recording medium identification information. The SA 31 constitutes a game stop means for stopping the game in accordance with the establishment of the game end condition for not continuing the game by the game machine. The SA 34 constitutes a game use prohibition processing unit that prevents the game result value resulting from the end of the game due to the establishment of the game end condition from being used for the game by the game machine. The game use prohibition processing means includes a game use automatic prohibition processing means for automatically making the game result value unusable for re-playing when the game end condition is satisfied. The SA32 to SA36 and the reset key switch 11 constitute game stop state canceling means for canceling the game stop state of the game machine on condition that the game result value cannot be used for the game by the game machine. There is. This game stop state releasing means releases the game stop state on condition that the reset key switch 11 (see FIG. 1) is operated. Therefore, the game stop state release means includes a game stop state release operation means for performing an operation for releasing the game stop state of the gaming machine. If the game stop state canceling operation means is operated, the game use prohibition process of the game result value is performed.
Although the game stop state canceling operation means has been shown to be operated by the attendant of the game hall in the above-mentioned embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be constituted by something that can be operated by the player, for example. Further, the game stopped state releasing means may be automatically released without waiting for any manual operation.
That is, the game stop state releasing means stops the game by the game stopping means in response to the satisfaction of the game end condition, and the game use prohibition processing means prevents the game result value from being used for the game by the game machine. After that, the game stop state automatic canceling means for canceling the game stop state of the gaming machine is included. In this case, it is desirable that the game use prohibition processing of the game result value is performed at the time when the big hit ends and the game operation for the start memory ends. With this processing, when a big hit occurs again in the game operation for the starting memory, the player can play the big hit using the game result value.

With SA48g, the value that can be used in the game by the game enabling means becomes the game result value in the game machine in which the player last played the game. Therefore, the game enabling means has a function of enabling the game by the game machine using the game result value in the game machine in which the player last played the game. As a result, even if the common recording medium is used for the game a plurality of times, it suffices to manage only the game result value associated with the last game for the game use, and the management becomes easier. SB17
With SB19, when performing the prize exchange using the game result value, the prize exchange is performed by preferentially using the value that cannot be used for the game over the value that can be used for the game.

[0130]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the prize exchangeable value of the game result value can be specified by the record information in the prize exchange value recording area of the common recording medium, and the common record medium can be specified. Based on the record information in the game use value recording area, it is possible to specify the value that can be used for the game among the game result values. Then, it is possible to exchange the prize using the reward exchangeable value, and it is possible to play the game with the gaming machine using the value exchangeable to the game. That is,
Since the game result value is divided into the prize exchangeable value and the game usable value, the upper limit of the prize exchange usage amount of the game result value and the upper limit of the game usage amount are known in advance, and the game result value is managed. It is possible to provide a game recording medium that is easy to play.

According to the present invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the information specified by the record information in the game use value recording area is the last time the player plays the game. Since it is the information that can specify the game result value in the played game machine, it is sufficient and easy to manage only the game result value in the game machine that played the last game as the value that can be used in the game.

According to the present invention of claim 3, since the game result value is divided into a prize exchangeable value and a game usable value, the upper limit of the prize exchange usage amount of the game result value and It has become possible to provide a game device in which the upper limit of the game usage amount is known in advance and the game result value can be easily managed.

According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, the value usable in the game is the game result in the gaming machine in which the player last played the game. Since the value is a value, it is sufficient and manageable to manage only the game result value in the game machine that last played the game as a game use value that can be used for the game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view showing a gaming machine and a common card unit.

FIG. 2 is an overall rear view showing a partial internal structure of a gaming machine and a common card unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit for a microcomputer for holding points and its peripheral devices.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of a game control microcomputer and its peripheral devices.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of a common card unit control microcomputer, a holding point control microcomputer, and their peripheral devices.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a common card.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a common card vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a premium exchange.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a game management device and peripheral devices thereof.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a common recording medium reading subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game management device, (A) shows an identification information issuing subroutine program, (B) shows an identification information registration subroutine program, and (C) shows an identification information collating subroutine program. It is a flowchart shown.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game management device, (A) shows a common valuable value withdrawal subroutine program, and (B) is a flowchart showing a common valuable value information updating subroutine program.

FIG. 13 (A) is a flow chart showing a control subroutine program at the end of a big hit of the holding point control means,
(B) is a flow chart showing a release operation detection subroutine program of the holding point control means, and (C) is a flow chart showing a final game holding point information updating subroutine program of the game management apparatus.

FIG. 14A is a flowchart showing a common recording medium writing subroutine program of the common recording medium processing means, and FIG. 14B is a flowchart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program of the gaming management device.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a recording medium information update writing subroutine program of a common recording medium processing means.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the prize exchange means.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing a control operation of the game management device, (A) is a flow chart showing an identification information collating subroutine program, (B) is a flow chart showing a valuable information updating subroutine program, and (C). ) Is a flowchart showing a prize exchange information updating subroutine program, and (D) is a flowchart showing a game interruption canceling subroutine program.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 is a common card unit as an example of common recording medium processing means, 1 is a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine, 11 is a reset key switch, 250 is a common card as an example of a common recording medium, and 256 is a prize exchange value recording area. An example total holding point recording area, 257 is a final game holding point recording area, which is an example of a game use value recording area, 258 is a game condition information recording area, which is an example of a game use condition recording area, 300 is a common card vending machine, and 350 is A prize exchange machine, 358 is a barcode scanner, 272 is identification information issuing means, 273 is identification information registration means, 274 is identification information collating means, 275 is valuable value classification storage means, 281 is prize exchange information classification storage means, 27.
Reference numeral 8 is a profit information classification storage means, 279 is a disadvantage information classification storage means, and 276 is a common valuable value use information classification storage means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game recording medium used in a game device capable of playing a game using valuable value owned by the player, wherein the game recording medium is used as a consideration for a purchase price paid by the player. The common recording medium is configured by a common recording medium in which information capable of specifying the common valuable value is recorded and can be commonly used in a plurality of amusement halls, and the common recording medium is a result of playing a game using the common valuable value. A prize exchange value recording area for recording information that can specify a prize exchangeable value and a prize exchange value, and a game result value as a result of playing a game using the common value And a game use value recording area for recording information capable of specifying a usable value in the game recording medium. 2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game use value recording area is recorded with information capable of specifying a game result value in a gaming machine in which a player last played a game. Recording medium. 3. A gaming device capable of playing a game using a valuable value owned by the player, the gaming machine being operable by the player, and a common valuable value as consideration for the purchase price paid by the player. The information recorded on the common recording medium, which can be used commonly in a plurality of amusement halls, is read, and the common valuable value specified by the recorded information is used to enable the game by the gaming machine. Common recording medium processing means, prize exchange means for exchanging prizes using a game exchange value as a result of playing a game using the common value, and the common value A game enabling means for enabling a game by the gaming machine by using a game result value as a result of playing a game using a value usable for a game. Equipment. 4. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the value usable in the game is a game result value in the game machine in which the player last played the game.