KR20010062335A - Play station and controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve a game machine executing a main game and an auxiliary game so that the main game and the auxiliary game can be executed in a correlated state with each other. CONSTITUTION: This bingo game device is provided with a line bingo game controller 124, a multi-card bingo game controller 125, and a jack pot game controller 126 executing in parallel a line bingo game, a multi-card bingo game, and a jack pot game refunding the prescribed gave value for the game value such as medals bet by a player when the player is judged as a winner by satisfying the prescribed conditions. The jack pot controller 126 changes the probability that the player is judged as the winner in the jack pot game according to the instruction from a bonus lottery section 123 holding a lottery according to the number bet by the player in the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game.

Description

PLAY STATION AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a game machine and a control technique thereof, and more particularly, to a game machine for executing a game that simulates a bet using a predetermined play value and a control technique thereof.

A variety of game machines are installed in amusement centers such as game centers. Among them is a game machine that executes a game that mimics a bet using play value represented by a medal. Such a game device is supposed to be enjoyed by a player betting on a game value. If the game machine determines that the player has won after executing the game under a predetermined condition, the game machine is configured to refund the predetermined play value to the player. Such a game machine is able to provide a player with a little thrill-based entertainment by the structure as mentioned above, and is attracting popularity.

A game machine of this kind utilizing game value is, for example, such as playing bingo games, horse racing games, mahjong games, poker games, playing cards games, pachinko games and the like as the above games.

By the way, in this type of game machine, the control such as giving the player some time to think is usually performed in relation to executing the above-described game that mimics a bet. This time is indispensable for anyone to enjoy the game. However, the time required for an accident is different for each player, and a person who is familiar with the game machine may not need such a long time. In addition, when playing a game that mimics a bet, it is likely that a player may not even be able to perform any kind of operation.

In such a case, there is time for a simple wait while the game is in progress, which is a boring idea for the player. Such a problem is particularly remarkable in a participant-type bingo game or a racing game in which a large variety of players participate.

In view of this, in addition to the main game mainly executed in the game device, a game capable of executing other sub games in parallel with the main game has been developed. Such sub-games are valuable in that they help to fill the free time that occurred during the execution of the main game, and also give the player the pleasure of playing other games at the same time.

However, since the conventional sub-games are independent of each other and have no relation with the main game, there is a lack of reason for playing the main game and the sub-game at the same time, so that the player can sufficiently provide sufficient motivation to participate in the sub-game. Sometimes you can't. Such a lack of motivation causes a player to feel lack of entertainment and a decrease in income in the entertainment, so it is desirable to take some action.

The object of the present invention is to improve the play game of the type that executes the main game and the sub-game so as to play the sub-game with higher entertainment level on the player side.

1 is an external perspective view of a bingo game machine.

2 is an external perspective view of the seat of the player.

3 is a main configuration diagram of the lottery apparatus.

4 is a hardware configuration diagram of a bingo game machine.

5 is a functional block diagram of a bingo game machine.

6 is a functional block diagram of the game management mechanism of FIG.

7 is a functional block diagram of the game control unit of FIG.

8 is a functional block diagram of the line bingo game controller of FIG.

Fig. 9 is a functional block diagram of the card manager of Fig. 8;

10 is a functional block diagram of the multi-card bingo game controller of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a card manager of FIG. 10; FIG.

12 is a functional block diagram of the jackport game control unit of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram of a card manager of FIG. 12; FIG.

Fig. 14 is a functional block diagram of the lottery mechanism of Fig. 5;

Fig. 15 is a functional block diagram of the notification mechanism of Fig. 5;

16 is a display screen of a line bingo game.

17 is a display screen of a multi-card bingo game.

18 is a display screen of a jackport game.

19 is an explanatory diagram of line movement.

20 is an explanatory diagram of line movement.

21 is a flowchart of a line bingo game.

Fig. 22 is a flowchart showing a procedure of generating a bingo card and expected dividend screen.

23 is a flowchart of a multi-card bingo game.

24 is a flowchart of a jackport game.

25 is a flowchart of a jackport game.

Fig. 26 is a diagram schematically showing a bingo card at the start of a game in a jackport game.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: Game Management Organization

110: instruction information analysis unit

120: game controller

130: medal management

140: image control unit

150: sound control unit

121: Betting Control

122: draw

123: bonus draw

124: Line Bingo Game Controls

125: Multi Card Bingo Game Controls

126: Jackport Game Control

The present invention for solving the above problems is embodied as the following game machine.

That is, if it is determined that the player wins by satisfying a predetermined condition for the bet value, the main game refunds a predetermined play value, and the game is executed in parallel with the main game and the player value bet is predetermined. A game machine comprising game management means for managing the execution of a sub-game that refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the game is satisfied by satisfying the conditions of the game, wherein the game management means is a part of the play value that a player bets in the main game. The game machine is configured to change the probability of being judged to have won in the sub-game.

In addition, such a game machine can be executed by the following control method of the game machine.

That is, if it is determined that the player wins by satisfying a predetermined condition on the bet value, the main game refunds the predetermined play value, and the game is executed in parallel with the main game and the player value bet is predetermined. A method which is executed in a game machine having game management means for managing the execution of a sub-game for refunding a predetermined play value when it is determined that the game is satisfied by winning the condition of the game, wherein the game management means is executed by a player betting in the main game. The control method of the game machine which performs the process of changing the probability to be determined to win in the said sub game according to some of the value of play value is this.

According to the present invention, it is possible to change the probability of winning in a sub-game that has a great influence in determining some of the play value that a player can obtain in the sub-game according to the size of the bet of the main game. Therefore, in this game machine, the sub game can be executed in a state associated with the main game, and thus the game device is highly entertaining, which can give the player motivation to simultaneously participate in the main game and the sub game.

The game management means in the present invention may be such as to change the probability that the player is determined to win in the sub-game in accordance with some of the play value betted in the main game. For example, such game management means may be configured to improve the probability that the player is determined to win in the sub-game, the more the value of the player bet in the main game. In this way, since the player who has participated in the main game for a long time has an advantage in the sub-game, it is possible to give the player strong motivation appropriate for participating in the sub-game.

Further, the game management means in the present invention can be configured to display execution states of the main game and the sub game on a predetermined display device. According to this structure, the game machine which concerns on this invention is also equipped with the nightlife resulting from time.

The game management means in this case can be configured to simultaneously display the execution status of the main game and the sub game on the predetermined display device as described above. In this way, the player can simultaneously check the execution states of both the main game and the sub-game, so that the progress of the plurality of games can be visually checked at all times, so that the player does not have any free time.

The sub game in the present invention may be a game of an individual participation type, but may be a game of a type in which a plurality of players participate. In this case, the game management means according to the present invention accumulates the value of games betted by a plurality of players, and refunds the accumulated game value to a player determined to win by satisfying a predetermined condition. You can configure it to run. In this way, it is possible to avoid the problem of occurrence of free time, which is particularly prominent in a large number of participation-type games, and it is possible to execute a high level of entertainment rather than a simple supplement.

Although the main game in the present invention may be one, the main game may be composed of a plurality of games. Increasing the number of games that run in parallel will make it easier to change the game and increase the entertainment you provide to players.

The main game and the sub game in the present invention may be any. For example, bingo games, horse racing games, mahjong games, poker games, playing cards games, pachinko games can be executed as main games and sub games.

For example, when the bingo game is executed as the main game, the game management means according to the present invention may execute the following process when the main game is executed.

That is, a process of displaying, on a predetermined display device, a plurality of pieces of array information about a code array formed by arranging a plurality of different codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form, and treating them as properties different from the above codes. Randomly selecting a valid code by lottery and simultaneously displaying the selected valid code in the arrangement information displayed on the display so as to distinguish the code from the code, wherein the arrangement of the valid code satisfies a predetermined condition among the code arrays. In one case, the game management means according to the present invention can execute the process of determining that the game is won and acknowledging the refund of the predetermined play value.

When the bingo game is executed as the sub game, the game management means may execute the same steps as described above when the sub game is executed.

When the main game and the sub game are executed as the bingo games described above, the lottery performed when the main game is executed can also serve as the lottery performed when the sub game is executed. By doing in this way, game execution time can be shortened and the simultaneous progress of a main game and a sub game can be further enhanced.

When the bingo game is executed as a sub-game, when the above-described game management means executes the sub-game, a predetermined code in the small area is used as a valid code regardless of whether or not the code placed in the corresponding area is a valid code. The game machine can be controlled to include a process of making the effective area to be handled. In this way, by providing such an effective area, it is possible to improve the probability that the player wins without increasing the number of lotteries, thereby speeding up game development.

When the bingo game is executed as a sub-game, the game management means judges that the valid code and the effective area win in the code sequence when a predetermined number is aligned in succession in one of longitudinal, horizontal and inclined directions. You can do that. In the case of executing this control method, when the game management means executes the sub-game, it is possible to generate more effective areas in the sub-game as the player has more bet value in the main game. This is an example, but by doing so, it is possible to improve the probability that the player is determined to win the sub-game when the player has made many bets in the main game.

In order to function the computer device as a game machine according to the present invention, for example, this can be achieved by reading the program code recorded in the following recording medium into the computer device.

That is, when the program code for making the computer function as a game machine is recorded in a computer-readable form, and the program code is determined to have won a predetermined condition with respect to the amusement value betted by the player on the computer, A process of executing a main game that refunds a predetermined play value to the game, which is executed in parallel with the main game, and refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the player wins by satisfying a predetermined condition for the play value bet. A recording medium that executes a process of executing a sub game, and a process of changing a probability that the player is determined to win in the sub game according to some of the play value betted in the main game.

In addition, the program code referred to in the present specification is a concept that includes, in addition to the program itself, data, control variables, and the like, which are necessary for executing the game on the game device.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment of the play method which applied this invention is described taking a bingo game machine as an example.

In addition, the bingo game machine will be described in detail later, but it is possible to execute three games of a line bingo game, a multi-card bingo game, and a jackport game. Here, the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game correspond to the main game (plural main games) as mentioned in the present invention, and the jackport game corresponds to the sub game as mentioned in the present invention.

1 is an external perspective view of a bingo game machine. This bingo game machine provides the environment of bingo games in which any one of 25 kinds of codes is drawn using six lottery balls to a plurality of players (up to 10 players). It has a lottery apparatus 10 arrange | positioned at the inside, the notification apparatus which informs a player of generation | occurrence | production of the "rich" which is an example of a specific event, and the seat PS for 10 people. In addition, a mechanism is provided for granting a game value (a medal, etc.) to the winner (the player who has been bingo).

The lottery apparatus 10 is surrounded by a transparent dome at the center of the main body of the game machine, and each player can enjoy watching the lottery contents.

The seat PS has an appearance as shown in FIG. Each seat PS is provided with a display device DS for informing the player of the result of the drawing by the drawing device 10 and the drawing history after the game is started. The display content of the display device DS is unique to the participating player. The display device DS is of a touch panel type capable of inputting game selection or the like by contacting the displayed image. In addition, although the number of balls and the kind of code which are used for a lottery are arbitrary, the bingo game machine of this embodiment uses six balls for lottery, and uses 25 numbers of 1-25 as a code | symbol.

The bingo game machine also has a controller for controlling the operation of the entire game, and the display device DS of each seat PS is controlled by this controller. In addition, each seat PS has a medal inlet 41 for injecting a medal to participate in a game, a drawer 42 for giving a game value at the time of winning, and a speaker device SP for generating an effect sound during a game. Is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lottery apparatus 10 has a supply hole 11 of a ball, a rotating body 12 having a surface portion for rolling the ball, and a plurality of pockets for collecting the ball ( It is comprised including the collection | recovery part 13 in which 14 was formed. The ball for lottery is supplied to the supply hole 11 by the ball supply mechanism which is not shown in figure. The rotating body 12 rotates on a fixed plane by the rotation drive mechanism which is not shown in figure, and makes the ball supplied from the supply hole 11 roll out at the surface part irregularly. 25 pockets 14 are provided in the circumferential direction along the outer circumference of the rotating body 12. For this reason, the ball which rolls on the rotating body 12 in the peripheral part direction falls to one of the pockets 14, and it is collect | recovered. Each pocket 14 is assigned a unique code (in this embodiment, any number of "1" to "25").

The notification device 20 includes a plurality of notification devices 30 arranged concentrically with the recovery part 13 in accordance with the outer circumference of the recovery part 13.

Each notification device 30 has a lighting display unit 31 which functions as a "rich lamp" at the time of occurrence of "rich" which is an example of a specific event, a display tower 32 for displaying a sign, and a control mechanism not shown. Have The lighting display unit 31 emits light within the viewing angle of each player when the player is seated in each of the seats PS, and is annular to accommodate a plurality of light emitting units capable of emitting light in the direction. It has a structure that covers the outer shell with a cover. These light emission directions correspond one to one with each seat PS, and the control mechanism allows light emission by some or all of these light exit portions. The display tower 32 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the cylinder part is loosely attached to the center part of the lighting display part 31. As shown in FIG.

This notification device 30 is arranged in the same number as the pockets 14, that is, 25, and corresponds one to one with each pocket 14.

Signs ("1" to "25") assigned to the corresponding pockets 14 to the notification device 30 are displayed on the upper bottom surface of the display tower 32, respectively. The code can be easily recognized.

4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a bingo game machine. The bingo game machine is mainly composed of a microprocessor, and the controller CNT performs various operations and motion control necessary for the progress of the game, and draws a desired image on the display device DS according to a command from the controller CNT. The screen drawing control apparatus 121, the input control apparatus 52 which controls the data input by contacting the image drawn on the display apparatus DS according to the instruction | command from the controller CNT, and the controller CNT The sound control device 123 for outputting the desired sound from the speaker device SP according to the command in Equation 3 and the player 30 when the bingo card is in a rich state according to the command of the controller CNT. The notification device 20 for notifying the rich, the lottery device 10 for selecting the bingo card code according to the command of the controller CNT, and the command of the controller CNT. Medal management device 54 that manages the loading of medals inserted from the standing medal inlet 41 and the value of the money returned from the withdrawal port 42, RAM 55, ROM 56, and auxiliary storage device 57 as storage means. It is configured to include). The auxiliary storage device 57 includes a so-called hard disk storage device having a magnetic storage medium, and stores various pieces of information necessary for game play, such as information on the arrangement of the codes of the bingo cards.

Each of these control devices, the notification device 20, the medal management device 54, the RAM 55, the ROM 56, and the auxiliary storage device 57 are connected to the controller CNT via the bus 58.

In the ROM 56, programs and data necessary for controlling basic operations and the like at the start of the bingo game machine are recorded. In the auxiliary storage device 57, array data of matrix codes used for bingo cards used in a bingo game machine are recorded. This data is loaded into a predetermined area of the RAM 55 in accordance with a command from the controller CNT.

5 is a functional block diagram showing an internal configuration of a bingo game machine. The bingo game machine controls the entire game by the controller CNT. That is, the control of the lottery mechanism 200, the notification mechanism 300, and the game management mechanism 100 is performed by the controller CNT. The lottery apparatus 200 and the notification mechanism 300 control the operation of the lottery apparatus 10 and the notification apparatus 20 which have the above structures. The lottery mechanism 200 controls the overall lottery operation of the code performed by the lottery apparatus 10. The notification mechanism 300 controls the overall notification operation of the rich state to the player performed by the notification device 20. The game management mechanism 100 controls three games of a line bingo game, a multi-card bingo game, and a jackport game executed in a bingo game machine.

The game management mechanism 100 is composed of functional blocks as shown in FIG. The game management mechanism 100 includes an instruction information analysis unit 110, a game control unit 120, a medal management unit 130, an image control unit 140, and a sound control unit 150.

The instruction | information information analysis part 110 analyzes the operation content input from the input control apparatus 52, the lottery apparatus 10, the medal management apparatus 54, etc., input information. If the medal management unit 130 has a refund instruction from the game control unit 120 according to the game result, the medal management unit 130 is to order a refund to the medal management device 54. The game control unit 120 manages the progress of the game, and based on the input from the instruction information analysis unit 110 or the appointment on the predetermined game execution, the medal control unit 130, the lottery mechanism 200, and the image control unit ( 140, the sound control unit 150 is controlled. For example, when the elapse of time for a predetermined bet is detected, the game control unit 120 sends a drawing start command to the drawing mechanism 200. The image control unit 140 controls the display device DS to display various images information generated in the course of the game so as to display images provided to the player. The sound control unit 150 controls the speaker device SP to provide various sounds in the game progress to the player by the speaker device SP.

The game controller 120 is composed of functional blocks as shown in FIG. The game controller 120 includes a lottery unit 122, a betting limiter 121, a bonus lottery unit 123, a line bingo game controller 124, a multi-card bingo game controller 125, and a jackport game controller 126. It is configured to include.

The line bingo game control unit 124, the multi-card bingo game control unit 125, and the jackport game control unit 126 control the overall line bingo game, the multi-card bingo game, and the jackport game.

The lottery part 122 is for reflecting the result of the lottery by the lottery apparatus 10 to the bingo card (corresponding to "arrangement information" referred to in the present invention) managed by each game control unit. That is, the data generated by the lottery unit 122 is sent to the line bingo game control unit 124, the multi-card bingo game control unit 125, and the jackport game control unit 126, respectively. It is used for execution of bingo games and jackport games.

The betting limiter 121 is for limiting the number of medals bet in the line bingo game, the multi-card bingo game, and the jackport game, and functions to limit the bet over the number of medals held by the player. In other words, the bet limiting unit 121 is configured to limit bets exceeding the number of medals that the player puts in from the medal slot 41 or the number of medals that are subject to refund but have not yet been refunded.

The bonus lottery unit 123 draws a lottery for granting a favorable condition to the player, called a future lottery, based on the information on the bet inputted from the input control unit 52 via the instruction information analysis unit 110. It is. Specifically, the bonus lottery unit 123 detects the number of medals betted by each player in the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game, and makes a future lottery whenever the total number of bets exceeds a preset number. Future lottery is intended to give the player an advantageous condition, and it has a certain probability to give an advantageous condition of something to the player who made the future lottery.

In this embodiment, advantageous conditions given by the future lottery are reflected in not only the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game but also the jackpot game.

Advantageous conditions given to the players include, for example, the multiplication of the anticipated dividend, the increase in the number of effective areas, and the like given in the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game. In addition, the number of effective areas is increased as given in the jackpot game.

In the present embodiment, the bonus lottery unit 123 further gives a bonus to the player when all the codes located in the plurality of valid areas are selected by the lottery apparatus 10. An example of a privilege is a refund of a particular play value even if a bingo card is not finally won.

The line bingo game controller 124 is composed of functional blocks as shown in FIG. The line bingo game control unit 124 includes a card management unit 1241, a calculation unit 1242, a display unit 1243, a rich determination unit 1244, a bingo determination unit 1245, and a betting management unit 1246.

The card management unit 1241 is provided with a functional block as shown in FIG. 9, and is formed by using the data in the above-described auxiliary storage device 57. As shown in FIG. The card management unit 1241 includes a card generation unit 411, an effective area setting unit 412, a valid code determination unit 413, a line change control unit 414, and an intermediate betting setting unit 415.

The card generating unit 411 reads the codes consisting of the numbers 1 to 25 and the information on the arrangement thereof from the auxiliary storage device 57, and arranges the codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form. Generate array information. Although not necessarily, the matrix in the present embodiment is a 5 × 5 square matrix. In addition, the arrangement information according to the present invention is represented on the display device DS in a card form in which 1 to 25 codes are randomly arranged on a small region arranged in a matrix of 5x5. The information for performing such display is imaged by the image control unit 140, and displayed on the display device DS of each player as a bingo card. This is the bingo card for the line bingo game.

The above-described arrangement of the codes may be randomly determined by using a random number or the like whenever the bingo card is displayed on the display device DS. The type and number of codes read out from the auxiliary storage device 57 may correspond to the number of regions constituting the matrix, or may be smaller than that. When the numbers coincide with each other, the codes arranged in the area of the matrix are unique. On the other hand, when there are less, the same code | symbol is overlapped about some area | region of a matrix. The number of codes stored in the auxiliary storage device 57 may be larger than the number of areas constituting the matrix. In this case, only a part of the stored code is read out.

The effective area setting unit 412 sets a specific position on the matrix as the effective area. Here, the term "effective area" means an area in which the code placed therein has the same value as the valid code in the election decision. The effective area is set such that the number and arrangement of bingo cards are different. In addition, when the valid area setting unit 412 receives the instruction to increase the effective area from the bonus lottery unit 123, the valid area setting unit 412 generates the valid area accordingly.

The valid code determination unit 413 compares the result of the lottery by the lottery apparatus 10 input through the lottery unit 122 with the code arranged on the bingo card, detects a coining code, and matches the coin. Make the code a valid code.

The line change control unit 414 controls the line change in the card by an instruction of the line change from the player received in the instruction information analysis unit 110.

The midway betting setting unit 415 manages the betting midway described later during the lottery. On the way, the betting setting unit 415 controls the player's selected code as a valid code based on the information on the bet input from the input control device 52 via the instruction information analysis unit 110.

The bingo determining unit 1245 determines whether the valid code displayed on the bingo card satisfies a predetermined condition, and if so, determines that the bingo card is winning or winning (bingo generation). The predetermined condition is that, for example, in a matrix arrangement of bingo cards, all the codes on any one line in the longitudinal, transverse, and diagonal directions become valid regions or valid codes. If it is determined that bingo has occurred, the bingo determination unit 1245 sends the betting management unit 1246 information indicating that bingo has occurred.

The rich determination unit 1244 detects a rich, which is an example of a specific event of the bingo card, and reports this to the notification mechanism 20. The term "rich" refers to a state immediately before the bingo, and refers to a state in which bingo occurs when the other sign becomes a valid area or a valid code on any one line in the longitudinal, transverse, and diagonal directions. In addition, the rich decision unit 1244 makes a Rich decision on the bingo card at that time. In addition, this determination may be made every time a selection for lottery is made or the above-mentioned line is changed.

The calculator 1242 sets the expected odds for each of the plurality of bingo cards generated by the card manager 1241. The expected dividend is determined by the number or arrangement of effective areas set on the bingo card by the effective area setting unit 412. For example, when the number of effective areas is large or when the effective areas line up in the longitudinal, transverse and diagonal directions, the expected dividend can be lowered. In this embodiment, an estimated dividend is determined based on the number of effective areas. Further, when the calculation unit 1242 is instructed to increase the expected dividend from the bonus lottery unit 123, the high expected dividend is employed accordingly. For example, doubling all estimated dividends.

The expected dividend is also set according to the number of lines on which bingo occurred. Since the number of bingo-producing lines is very low, the higher the number of bingo-producing lines, the higher the expected dividend will be returned to the player. In this embodiment, the expected dividend is determined in the manner that the number of lines where bingo is 1 is twice the number of bets, and when the number of winning lines where bingo is 2 is 50 times the number of bets. The calculation unit 1242 further calculates the amount of play value to be returned to the player from the expected dividend and the number of bets, and outputs this to the medal management unit 130 through the betting management unit 1246.

The display unit 1243 displays a plurality of bingo cards generated by the card manager 1241 on the display device DS provided in the seat PS, one by one. The valid area and the valid code on the bingo card are changed and displayed from other codes in an identifiable form. This display form is also preferably displayed so as to be distinguishable between the valid region and the valid code. The display unit 1243 also displays various pieces of information necessary for the progress of the game, for example, the number of medals put in and the expected dividend, together with the image of the corresponding bingo card.

The betting manager 1246 is configured to check the number of bets for the selected card. This data is sent to the calculation unit 1242 and used for the calculation of the amount of play value returned to the player. Further, when the bingo determining unit 1245 receives the information of the effect generated by the bingo determining unit 1245 detecting the bingo occurrence, the medal managing unit 130 refunds the number of play values calculated by the calculating unit 1242. Command).

In addition, when bingo does not generate | occur | produce even if selection of the code by the lottery apparatus 10 is complete | finished, withdrawal of a play value is not made in principle to the player.

The multi-card bingo game controller 125 is composed of functional blocks as shown in FIG. The multi-card bingo game controller 125 includes a card manager 1251, a calculator 1252, a display unit 1253, a reach determiner 1254, a bingo determiner 1255, and a bet manager 1256. .

The card management unit 1251 is provided with the functional blocks as shown in Fig. 11, and is formed by using the data in the above-described auxiliary storage device 57. Such a card management unit 1251 is a card generating unit ( 511, a valid region setting unit 512, and a valid code determining unit 513.

This card generator 511 has almost the same function as the card generator 411 in the line bingo game controller 124. In other words, the array information is generated by reading the codes consisting of the numbers 1 to 25 and information on their arrangement from the auxiliary storage device 57 and arranging the codes on each of the small regions arranged in the matrix form. . However, since a multi-card bingo game requires cards for each of a plurality of cards, such a card generating unit repeats the above operation a plurality of times to generate a plurality of card information. This information for displaying is imaged by the image control unit 140, and displayed as a plurality of bingo cards on the display device DS of each player. This is a plurality of bingo cards for multi-card bingo games.

The effective area setting unit 512 has almost the same function as the effective area setting unit 412 in the line bingo game control unit 124. Set a specific position on the matrix as the effective area. In a multi-card bingo game, a plurality of bingo cards are required for each player in one game, but the effective area may be different for each of the plurality of bingo cards assigned to each player, or may be common to all bingo cards. have.

This valid code determination unit 513 has almost the same function as the valid code determination unit 413 in the line bingo game control unit 124. That is, the result of the lottery by the lottery apparatus 10 input through the lottery part 122 is compared with the code arrange | positioned on a bingo card, and the matching code is determined. As a result of the determination, the matching code is treated as a valid code. In addition, the valid code determination unit 513 performs the above-described determination on all cards.

The display unit 1253 has substantially the same function as the display unit 1243 in the line bingo game control unit 124. That is, the display unit 1253 has a function of displaying the images of the plurality of bingo cards generated by the card management unit 1251 on the display device DS provided in the seat PS one by one.

The bingo determination unit 1255 has almost the same function as the bingo determination unit 1245 in the line bingo game control unit 124. In other words, it is determined whether the valid code displayed on the bingo card satisfies a predetermined condition, and when it is satisfied, the bingo card is selected as winning or winning (bingo generation). In addition, the bingo determination unit 1255 is to make the above-described determination for all the cards.

The rich determination unit 1254 has almost the same function as the rich determination unit 1244 in the line bingo game control unit 124. In other words, the rich in the bingo card is detected and reported to the notification mechanism 20. In addition, the rich determination unit 1254 performs the above-described determination on all cards.

The calculator 1252 has a function substantially the same as that of the calculator 1242 in the line bingo game controller 124. In other words, the calculator 1252 sets the expected dividend for each of the plurality of bingo cards generated by the card manager 1125. In addition, the calculator 1252 calculates the amount of play value to be returned to the player from the expected dividend and the number of bets, and outputs this to the medal manager 130 through the bet manager 1256. The calculating unit 1252 may calculate the expected dividend for each of the generated bingo cards, but may calculate the overall estimated dividends for all the bingo cards. In this embodiment, the setting of the expected dividend by the calculating part 1252 and determination of the return value to be returned are performed as a single setting or determination integrated for all cards.

The display unit 1253 has substantially the same function as the display unit 1243 in the line bingo game control unit 124. That is, this display part 1253 displays the image regarding the some bingo card produced | generated by the card management part 1251 on the display apparatus DS provided for each seat PS of each player. The display unit 1253 also displays various information necessary for the progress of the game, for example, the number of medals put in and the expected dividend, together with the image of the corresponding bingo card.

The betting manager 1256 is configured to check the number of bets for the selected card. This data is sent to the calculating section 1252, and used for calculating the quantity of play value to be returned to the player. In addition, when the bingo determining unit 1256 receives the information of the effect generated by the bingo determining unit 1255 by detecting the bingo occurrence, the medal managing unit 130 searches for the value of the game value calculated by the calculating unit 1252. Command).

In addition, when bingo does not generate | occur | produce even if selection of the code by the lottery apparatus 10 is complete | finished, withdrawal of a play value is not made in principle about the player.

The jackport game control unit 126 controls the entire jackport game, and consists of functional blocks as shown in FIG. The jackport game control unit 126 includes a card management unit 1261, a display unit 1262, a bingo determination unit 1263, and a betting management unit 1264.

This card management unit 1261 has almost the same function as the card management unit 1241 of the line bingo game control unit 124 described above. That is, data relating to the jackport card to be displayed on the display device DS is generated, and the display is controlled. The card management unit 1261 is configured with a functional block as shown in FIG. That is, the card management unit 1261 includes a card generation unit 611, an effective area setting unit 612, and a valid code determination unit 613.

This card generating unit 611 has almost the same function as the card generating unit 411 in the line bingo game control unit 124. In other words, the array information is generated by reading the codes consisting of the numbers 1 to 25 and information on their arrangement from the auxiliary storage device 57 and arranging the codes on each of the small regions arranged in the matrix form. . Since the jackport game must have a different arrangement of codes, the card generating unit repeats the above operation a plurality of times to generate a plurality of different card information for assigning to each player. This information for displaying is imaged by the image control unit 140, and displayed as a plurality of bingo cards on the display device DS of each player. This is a plurality of bingo cards for multi-card bingo games.

This effective area setting unit 612 has substantially the same function as the effective area setting unit 412 in the line bingo game control unit 124. That is, it has a function of setting a specific position on the matrix as an effective area. In addition, when the effective area setting unit 612 receives an instruction to increase the number of effective areas from the bonus lottery unit 123, the effective area setting unit 612 uses the number of the effective areas in the jackport bingo cards assigned to the player in the case of the previous game. More than one.

This valid code determination unit 613 has almost the same function as the valid code determination unit 413 in the line bingo game control unit 124. That is, the result of the lottery by the lottery apparatus 10 input via the lottery part 122 is compared with the code arrange | positioned on a bingo card, and the matching code is determined. As a result of the determination, the matching code is treated as a valid code. In addition, the valid code determination unit 613 makes the above-described determination on all the cards of the players.

The display unit 1262 has substantially the same function as the display unit 1262 in the line bingo game control unit 124. In other words, the display unit 1262 displays images related to the plurality of bingo cards generated by the card management unit 1261 on the display device DS provided for each seat PS of each player. The display unit 1262 also displays various information necessary for the progress of the game, for example, the number of medals put in, expected dividends, etc. together with the image of the corresponding bingo card.

The bingo determining unit 1263 has a function substantially the same as the bingo determining unit 1245 in the line bingo game control unit 124. In other words, it is determined whether the valid code displayed on the bingo card satisfies a predetermined condition, and if it is satisfied, the bingo card is selected as winning or winning (bingo generation). In addition, the bingo determination unit 1263 is to make the above-described determination for all the cards. In this embodiment, it is determined that bingo has occurred when all of the codes in any one of the vertical, horizontal, and inclined lines become valid codes or valid areas.

The betting manager 1264 is configured to check the number of bets for the selected card. This betting manager 1264 counts the number of bets that all players have made in the jackpot game, and detects this. Then, the betting management unit 1264 is configured to send a command to the medal management unit 130 to the player determined to win the jackpot game to refund all the play value accumulated by each player so far.

In addition, when bingo does not generate | occur | produce even if selection of the code by the lottery apparatus 10 is complete | finished, withdrawal of a play value is not made in principle about the player.

The lottery apparatus 200 draws a lottery for selecting a code, and the result is sent to the line bingo game control unit, the multi bingo game control unit, and the jackport game control unit, respectively. In each case, it is used in common.

This drawing mechanism 200 consists of a functional block as shown in FIG. That is, the drawing mechanism 200 is comprised including the instruction | information information analysis part 210 and the drawing control part 220. As shown in FIG.

The lottery control unit 220 controls the lottery apparatus 10. Specifically, the overall operation related to the lottery such as the start or stop of the lottery is controlled. The lottery control unit 220 causes the lottery apparatus 10 to draw a lottery based on the information on the passage of the time limit, etc. input from the game management mechanism 100 via the instruction information analysis unit 210. The lottery apparatus 10 also detects the result of the lottery and sends the result to the game management mechanism 100.

In addition, the notification mechanism 300 controls the overall operation of the notification device 30 for visually conveying the occurrence of the rich state to the player. The notification mechanism 300 is composed of functional blocks as shown in FIG. That is, the notification mechanism 300 includes the instruction information analysis unit 310 and the notification control unit 320.

The notification control unit 320 analyzes the input information input from the game management mechanism 100 via the instruction information analysis unit 310. Then, the notification device 30 is controlled so that only the player in the rich state is recognized.

Next, the control procedure in the bingo game machine as described above will be described.

In this bingo game machine, a line bingo game, a multi-card bingo game, and a jackpot game are simultaneously performed, and each game is controlled by the controller CNT. The player who sits in the seat PS selects a desired game from these games, when predetermined participation conditions, such as medal input, are satisfied. A display screen of a line bingo game is shown in FIG. 16, a display screen of a multi-card bingo game is shown in FIG. 17, and a display screen of a jackport game is shown in FIG. In each display screen, in the bingo card display, the position enclosed by the square of the thick line is the effective area, the sign enclosed by the circle of solid line is the valid code, and the sign enclosed by the broken line is the winning line if this code is valid. (Wait symbol).

In the upper right corner of the display screen of each game, three game switching tags of “LINE”, “MULTI”, and “JP” are displayed, which show line bingo games, multi-card bingo games, and jackport games, respectively. have. The player can freely switch the display screen of these games by touching any one tag. This game switching is performed by the input control apparatus 54, the game management mechanism 100 in the controller CNT, the game control part 120, the instruction | information information analysis part 110, and each game control part 124-126.

In addition, the display of "10 BET" and "1 BET" of each display screen means 10 bets and 1 bet, respectively. If a player touches the sign “10 BET”, he or she bets 10 medals.

In the lower part of each display screen, the number of bets (bet), the total number of bets (total), the number of wins (win), the number of payments (paid) and the current number of medals (credit) in the game. ) Is displayed.

In the upper right side of the display screen of the line bingo game in Fig. 16, the estimated dividend of the displayed game card is displayed for each winning line number.

Four cards are displayed on the display screen of the multi-card bingo game of FIG. Below each card is the number of bets per card. The display of "ODDS x 2" at the bottom right of the screen shows that the original expected dividend was doubled.

16 and 17, the rectangular area displayed at the upper left of the display screen of the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game is for displaying cards of the jackport game being played at the same time. Players playing either a line bingo game or a multi-card bingo game can check the progress of the jackport game as they play each game.

On the display screen of the jackport game in Fig. 18, the display on the card indicates the total number of bets on the card and the like.

<Line Bingo Game>

21 shows a control procedure of the line bingo game. The line bingo game can be selected by contacting the "LINE" tag on the display screen on the display device DS.

When the line bingo game is selected, the line bingo game control unit 124 generates a plurality of images of bingo cards unique to each player, and a plurality of them are placed on top of the display device DS of the seat PS of the corresponding player. A card having a tag of T is displayed (step S101). The player selects a desired bingo card from a plurality of cards. The switching of the image of the bingo card and the selection of the bingo card are performed by contacting the tag on the image of the bingo card on the display device DS. An image of each bingo card is generated by the card manager 1241. As shown in Fig. 16, the bingo card is a random arrangement of codes from &quot; 1 &quot; to &quot; 25 &quot; in a 5x5 matrix. In addition, an estimated dividend corresponding to each bingo card is displayed together with the image of the corresponding bingo card. As a result, the player can select a bingo card from a bingo card with a high dividend with a low probability of winning or a bingo card with a high dividend with a high probability of winning. The estimated dividend is calculated in accordance with a predetermined calculation formula in the calculating section 1242 on the basis of the card information from the card managing section 1241.

Here, the procedure of generating the bingo card and calculating the expected dividend by the line bingo game control unit 124 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 9 and 22.

First, the code information stored in the auxiliary storage device 57 is read at random by the card generating unit 411, and the arrangement of codes is determined for each card (step S121). Here, the coded array information may be read in the preliminarily stored in the auxiliary storage device 57, or may be randomly determined by the card generating unit after the code is read. Next, the valid region setting unit 412 designates the code of the specific position on the matrix as the valid region. The information of this specific position may be read in advance in the auxiliary storage device 57, or may be randomly determined by the card generating unit after reading the code. If the arrangement information of the code and the information of the valid area are determined, this becomes a bingo card (step S122). The number and positions of the effective areas may be different for each array information or may be common to all the array information.

Next, the expected dividend is calculated on the basis of the number and arrangement of the specific positions of the bingo cards generated by the calculation unit 1242 in the card generation unit 411 (step S123). Usually, the number and placement of specific locations differ for each bingo card, resulting in an expected dividend unique to each bingo card. For example, higher expected dividends are set for cards with fewer valid areas. The bingo card thus generated and the expected dividend are displayed on the display device DS via the display portion 1243 (step S124).

When the bingo card is displayed, each player can perform a line change operation for each line of the card (step S102). An example of the line change operation in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

19 shows an example of the operation of the line change by the line change control unit 414. FIG. Fig. 19 shows bingo cards and icons for line movement operations arranged on both sides of each line.

In the upper figure of Fig. 19, if the position of the sign "17" is a valid region, the sign "21" is a valid code, and the position of the sign "14" is a valid region in the third column of the bingo card. It can be seen that it is rich. Here, since the code "12" at the bottom row of the card is already a valid code, if the code "12" can be moved to the third column, only the code "5" will remain, and the probability of becoming bingo can be expected to increase. have.

Thus, when the player makes one-time contact with the left arrow arranged on the left side of the bottom row in the figure, the code string arranged on the row moves one to the left. The lower figure in Fig. 19 shows the arrangement of code strings after this movement. It is understood that the sign "22" arranged at the left end of the line moves to the right end, and the signs "1", "10", "12", and "3" are moved to the left one by one. At this time, the code which becomes a valid code by lottery moves while being a valid code, but the effective area set by the effective area setting unit 412 (the area at the right end of the bottom row) moves the entire code of the row to the left. Even if they do not move together, they remain fixed at the right end. In this manner, each time the player presses the left arrow once, this code string is cyclically moved in this row one by one. Also, pressing the right arrow moves in the opposite direction as well. The rearrangement of the code string by this line shift operation is possible only for a certain period to be described later. After this period, the arrangement of the codes on the card is fixed.

The line changing function is realized by detecting an input operation by an input on the display device DS and by changing the code arrangement data by the card manager 1241.

20 shows another example of the operation of the line change by the line change control unit 414. FIG. The upper figure in Fig. 20 is before the line change, and the lower figure is after the line change. 20 causes the bingo card to generate a rich state by moving the valid code. In the above figure, the areas "21", "12", and "24" are valid codes, and the areas in which "17", "16", "24", "14", and "3" are located are valid areas but rich. There is no state. Here, in the above figure, the sign "24" is a valid sign and is located in the valid area. In the present invention, when the valid code is in a state where the valid code is located in the valid area (hereinafter, referred to as a duplicated state), a special benefit is given to the player. In the present embodiment, the expected dividend is made twice the initial value. The increase in the expected dividend can be notified to the player by rewriting the expected dividend display field on the screen.

By the way, although it is not yet a rich state in this arrangement | positioning, the player can make it into a rich state by carrying out the line movement operation of a 3rd line to the right direction, and shifting the valid code "24" one by one to the right. The lower figure of FIG. 20 shows the state which shifted the code | symbol "24" to the right one. When the remaining code "10" is drawn, it can be seen that the winning state is in a rich state. Since the valid sign "24" is not already located in the valid area, the expected dividend returns to the original value. This is because it can be considered that if the player tries to increase the winning probability by the line moving operation, there is no need to give special benefit already. In other words, the player has an option to select whether to obtain a high expected dividend by placing the valid code in a duplicate state or to increase the winning probability by performing a line shift operation.

In the actual game scene, these line movement operations are performed during the first to third lottery runs described later or within a certain period after their execution.

After the bingo card is selected, the player bets the medal (step S103). The medal to bet is managed by the medal management device 54. Normally, a player puts a certain amount of medals in advance and specifies the number of bets in it. Of course, you can put a medal for each bet.

Here, the above-described future lottery is performed every time bets are placed. Specifically, the bonus lottery unit 123 detects the number of medals wagered by each player, and performs a future lottery whenever the total number of bets exceeds a preset number. The future lottery imposes certain favorable conditions on the player. In this embodiment, a future lottery is to be performed every 10 bets. These lottery results give players favorable conditions, but this favorable condition is reflected not only in the line bingo card game, but also in the multi-card bingo game and the jackpot game.

Advantageous conditions given to the player include, for example, a multiplication of the line bingo game, a multi-card bingo game, and an increase in the number of effective areas, for example, a multiplication of the expected dividend. In addition, the number of effective areas is increased as given in the jackpot game.

As described above, bets after a certain time have elapsed are prohibited and the drawing is started. First, the first to third signs are drawn using the three lottery balls (step S104). The drawing is specifically performed by rotating the rotating body 12 at a predetermined speed, and supplying a ball from the supply hole 11 to the surface part of the rotating body 12. FIG. The ball supplied is irregularly rolled on the face of the rotating body 12 and protrudes toward the recovery part 13 to be accommodated in any one of the pockets 14. The code assigned to the pocket 14 accommodating the ball becomes a valid code for the ball.

After the lottery is finished for the third time, the line change of the bingo card is prohibited after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S105). This predetermined time is set to an appropriate length from the viewpoint of shortening the play time as a whole while giving the player an appropriate accident time. For example, it can be set to 10 to 15 seconds.

When this predetermined time has elapsed, the lottery apparatus 10 further performs the fourth and fifth code lottery using the two lottery balls (step S106). The lottery is performed in the same manner as the lottery in step S104.

After the 4th and 5th rounds are finished, it is determined whether the bingo card is in the rich state (step S107). Whether the device is in the rich state is determined by the rich determining unit 1244. If it is determined that it is in the rich state (step S107: YES), the flow advances to step S109 to draw the sixth draw. If it is determined that it is not in the rich state (step S107: NO), the flow advances to step S108 to place bets on the way.

A middle bet is to increase the valid sign on the condition of an additional bet, if the player's bingo card is not in the rich state just before the final draw is drawn. For example, if the validity of the code placed at a specific position on the matrix is valid from the arrangement of the valid region and the valid code at that time, the validity of the code can be bought by adding a bet. will be. As a result, even bingo cards that are not in the rich state before the final drawing can be put into the rich state, and the player can be kept interesting until the end of the game.

In the following, the order of betting is explained in more detail. The line bingo game control unit 124 displays the number of bets to be added in the display device DS so as to be able to discern and change the sign that is the target of the bet in the middle of the card, and waits for additional bets by the player. . When the line bingo game controller 124 confirms that the bet manager 1246 additionally bets, it cooperates with the card manager 1241 to change the target code into a valid code. As a result, the sign that is the subject of betting is displayed on the display device DS as a valid sign. The number of bets in the middle of betting is appropriately determined by the line bingo game control unit 124 based on the number already bet, the expected dividend, and the like. In other words, if the number of bets that require addition is too small, the player must bet, while a high hesitant bet. In addition, the determination of whether to continue the game also depends on the number of bets so far. Therefore, in order not to lose the game's interest until the end, it is desirable to set a quantity within a range that will hesitate the player to play additional bets.

In addition, when there are several codes to be valid and one of them can be selected, or a plurality of codes cannot be taken rich without being valid together, the player is recognized on the display device DS. While making it possible to display, at the same time, it is possible to select which code to bet on the middle or to bet on a plurality of sheets. These selections are made by the cooperation of the input control apparatus 54, the game management mechanism 100 in the controller CNT, the instruction | indication information analysis part 110, and the game control part 120. FIG.

After the bingo card is brought into the rich state as described above, the lottery apparatus 10 draws the sixth time using one lottery ball (step S109). The lottery is performed in the same manner as the lottery in steps S104 and S106.

When all the lottery ends, the bingo determination part 1245 determines whether the bingo card was won (step S110). If it is determined that the bingo card has been won (bingo is established) (step S110: YES), the play value is refunded to the withdrawal port 42 in which the display device DS on which the bingo card is displayed (step S111). If it is determined that the bingo card has not been won (no bingo) (step S110: NO), the refund of the play value is not made except in the case of the aforementioned bonus occurrence.

In the description of the control procedure of the above-mentioned line bingo game, for convenience of explanation, the determination of the reach (step S107) and the determination of the bingo establishment (step S110) are performed after the first to third lottery, respectively, after the sixth lottery. Although the rich state and bingo can occur at every lottery regardless of how many lotteries, these determinations are actually made at each lottery.

<Multi card bingo game>

23 shows a control procedure of the multi-card bingo game. The multi-card bingo game is selected by contacting the "MULTI" tag on the display screen on the display device DS.

When a multi-card bingo game is selected, the multi-card bingo game controller 125 generates a plurality of images of unique bingo cards for each player, and simultaneously displays them on the display device DS of the seat PS of the corresponding player. (Step S201). In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 17, one display device DS displays images of four bingo cards. These four bingo cards become the bingo cards used by that player. An image of each bingo card is generated by the card manager 1125. As for each image of the bingo card, as shown in Fig. 17, the codes of &quot; 1 &quot; to &quot; 25 &quot; are randomly arranged in a 5 x 5 matrix form, and the effective area is distinguishably displayed in other areas. . The effective area is set to a different position for each bingo card in Fig. 17, but this may be set to all four bingo cards at the same position. The image of the bingo card is generated similarly to the image of the line bingo card. In addition, the expected dividends are displayed at the same time as the bingo card. The expected dividend is calculated by the calculator 1252. In addition, information required for game play, such as the number of bets played, is simultaneously displayed.

If the bingo card is displayed, the bet from the player is accepted (step S202). Betting is made by touching "10 BET" or "1 BET" on the screen of FIG.

When a predetermined time has elapsed from accepting the bet, the six lottery balls are used to sequentially draw (step S203). This lottery is the same as the lottery operation (steps S104, S106, S109) performed in the line bingo game, and the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game are played simultaneously.

When the lottery ends, the bingo determining unit 1255 determines whether the bingo card has been won (step S204). If it is determined that the bingo card has been won, the play value is returned to the player's outlet 42 (step S206: YES). If the bingo card is not elected, refund of the play value is not carried out in principle (step S206: NO).

When one game ends, the above-mentioned future lottery is played. Specifically, the bonus lottery unit 123 performs a future lottery when the number of medals betted by each player in the game exceeds a preset number. In this embodiment, the future lottery is to be performed every 10 bets. As a result of this future lottery, the player is given certain favorable conditions. Not only in multi-card bingo games, but also in line bingo and jackpot games.

Advantageous conditions given to the players are given in line bingo games and multi-card bingo games, for example, multiplication of expected dividends in the next game, increase in the number of effective areas, and the like. In addition, the number of effective areas is increased as given in the jackpot game.

<Jackport Game>

24 and 25 show a control procedure of the bingo game machine for executing the jackpot game once. These in turn illustrate the flow of Jackport game execution.

The jackport game is selected by contacting the "JP" tag on the display screen on the display device DS.

When the jackport game is selected, a display screen as shown in Fig. 18 is projected on the display device DS (step S305).

Displayed on the screen is a picture of one bingo card unique to each player, a picture of a BET key with a mark of 1 BET, 10 BET, the number of BETs or medals put in other games, etc. Images of data for such purposes.

Although the image is displayed on the display apparatus DS under the control of the image control unit 140 controlled by the image display data generated by the display unit 1262, the following operations are performed before such display.

In other words, in the future lottery (future lottery played in a multi-card bingo game) performed after the end of the Jackport game played just before this game, the effective area (free spot) of a player's card in the next game is increased. The valid code setting unit 612 determines whether or not a determination has been made (step S301). If a decision has been made to increase the effective area for any one player (step S301: YES), the valid code setting unit 612 immediately determines the effective area of the bingo cards to be assigned to this player. Increment one more than in the game (step S302). If the determination of increasing the effective area is not made for either player (step S301: NO), the effective area in the bingo cards assigned to any player is also the same number as in the previous game.

Next, in the future lottery played during the line bingo game, the valid code setting unit 612 determines whether a decision is made to increase the effective area of the card of any player (step S303). If a decision is made to increase the effective area with respect to any one player (step S303: YES), the valid code setting unit 612 selects the valid area of the bingo cards to be assigned to such a player during the last game. Increment one more than that (step S304). If the determination of increasing the effective area is not made for either player (step S303: NO), the effective area in the bingo cards assigned to any player is also the same number as in the previous game.

26 shows a method of increasing the above-mentioned effective area. As shown in the figure, in the default state, the number of the effective areas (the small areas in which the thick squares are arranged inward) corresponds to 2, and the determination of the purpose of increasing the effective area in the future lottery is shown. Each time this is done, the number of valid areas increases. In this embodiment, control is performed to increase the maximum of nine effective areas. It is also possible to increase the number of valid areas according to a predetermined rule, for example, while maintaining the arrangement in which the bingo state does not occur in the default state, and to increase the number randomly. It is also possible.

After the number of the effective areas is determined by the flow as described above, the image of the bingo card is displayed on the display device DS (step S305). This display is performed based on the data generated by the card generating unit 1261 on the basis of the determination of the valid code setting unit 612 and the data read from the auxiliary storage device 57 described above.

Next, the game machine accepts bets from each player (step S306). The player places a bet by touching the indication of 10BET or 1BET displayed on the display device DS assigned to him. Information about the bets made by each player is input to the betting manager 1264 via the medal manager 130. With this information, the betting manager 1264 accumulates and manages the number of play values betted by each player.

Next, the bingo game machine determines the presence or absence of the participant in this jackport game (step S307). If at least one player has placed a bet, it is determined that there is a participant. If there is a participant (step S307: YES), the jackport game is played. If there is no participant (step S307: NO), the jackport game is suspended and the accumulated play value is postponed next time. In addition, the start of the next jackpot game takes place simultaneously with the start of the other two games.

When the game is executed, the game machine displays the number of refunds (step S308), and selects a valid code by drawing (step S309). This lottery uses the result because the selection of valid codes performed in the line bingo game and the multi-card bingo game serves as this. The code selected as the valid code is displayed differently from other codes on the display device DS based on the data sent from the valid code determining unit 613 and the data generated by the card generating unit 611 which has received it.

In the middle of the lottery and when all the lotteries have been completed, the game machine determines whether or not the player has become a bingo (step S310). This determination is made by the bingo determination unit 1263. If there is a player who has become a bingo (step S310: YES), the bingo determination unit 1263 notifies the betting management unit 1264 of the fact, and the betting management unit 1264 that receives this is the medal management unit 130 and the medal management. The medal is withdrawn from the outlet 42 managed by the apparatus 54, or stored as a credit of game value owned by the player (step S311). In addition, the value of a game memorized as a credit can be refunded at any time by the player's operation.

In addition, in the case of determining that one player has won and receiving a refund of the medal, the valid code setting unit 612 determines that the number of valid areas of the player is returned to the default state of 2 in the next game. (Step S312).

Next, in the future lottery performed in the multi-line bingo game, the valid code setting unit 612 determines whether a decision has been made to increase the effective area of the card of any one player in the next game (step S313). In addition, when bingo does not generate | occur | produce in either player (step S310: NO), step S313 is performed.

In the future lottery performed in the multi-line bingo game, when it is determined that a decision has been made to increase the effective area of the card of any one player in the next game (step S313: YES), the valid code determination unit 612 next time. Maintain this data to reflect it in your Jackpot game. After that, the game ends and the next jackpot game is started. On the other hand, if the determination to increase the effective area is not made (step S313: NO), the game ends as it is, and the next jackport game starts.

In addition, each functional block forming the center of the bingo game machine described above can be realized by having a predetermined computer device, such as a game-only machine or a home-use machine, read the program code recorded on the recording medium according to the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the main game and the sub-game can be executed in a state in which they are associated with each other in the type of game that executes the main game and the sub-game. Therefore, the player can not only enjoy the game without spare time, but also can play the sub-game happily under strong motivation.

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The main game that refunds the predetermined value of play when it is determined that the player wins by satisfying the predetermined condition on the value of the bet, and the game is executed in parallel with the main game and the value of the value of the player bet. A game machine comprising game management means for managing the execution of a sub-game that refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the game is satisfied and won, And the game management means is configured to change a probability that the player is determined to have won in the sub-game in accordance with some of the play value bet in the main game. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game management means is configured to improve the probability that the player is determined to have won the sub-game as the value of the game bet in the main game increases. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game management means is configured to display execution states of the main game and the sub game on a predetermined display device. 4. The game machine according to claim 3, wherein the game management means is configured to simultaneously display execution states of the main game and the sub game on a predetermined display device. The sub game according to claim 1, wherein said game management means accumulates the value of games betted by a plurality of players and refunds the accumulated game values to a player determined to have won a predetermined condition. Game machine, characterized in that configured to. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the main game is composed of a plurality of types of games. The main game that refunds the predetermined value of play when it is determined that the player wins by satisfying the predetermined condition on the value of the bet, and the game is executed in parallel with the main game and the value of the value of the player bet. As a method executed in a game machine having game management means for managing the execution of a sub-game that refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the game is satisfied and won, And the game management means executes a process of changing a probability that the player is determined to have won in the sub-game in accordance with some of the play value that the player bets in the main game. 8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the game management means improves the probability that the player is determined to win in the sub-game as the player's bet on the main game increases. The method according to claim 7, wherein when said game management means executes said main game, Displaying, on a predetermined display device, a plurality of array information about a code array formed by arranging a plurality of different codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form; Randomly selecting a valid code treated as a property different from the code from the code by drawing and displaying the selected valid code in the arrangement information displayed on the display to distinguish the selected valid code from the code; And judging that the valid code array wins when a predetermined condition is satisfied among the code arrays, and a refund of a predetermined play value is executed. The method according to claim 7, wherein when said game management means executes said sub game, Displaying, on a predetermined display device, a plurality of array information about a code array formed by arranging a plurality of different codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form; Randomly selecting a valid code treated as a property different from the code from the code by drawing and displaying the selected valid code in the arrangement information displayed on the display to distinguish the selected valid code from the code; And judging that the valid code array wins when a predetermined condition is satisfied among the code arrays, and a refund of a predetermined play value is executed. The method according to claim 10, wherein when said game management means executes said sub game, And a predetermined area of the small area is treated as a valid area irrespective of whether a code placed in the area is a valid code or not. The method according to claim 11, wherein when said game management means executes said sub game, And the valid code and the valid region in the code array are determined to have won in the case where a predetermined number is arranged in a row in one of longitudinal, transverse and inclined directions. The method according to claim 12, wherein when said game management means executes said sub game, And the more the value of play betted by the player in the main game, the more effective area is generated in the sub-game. The method according to claim 7, wherein the game management means executes the main game, Displaying, on a predetermined display device, a plurality of array information about a code array formed by arranging a plurality of different codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form; Randomly selecting a valid code treated as a property different from the code from the code by drawing and displaying the selected valid code in the arrangement information displayed on the display to distinguish the selected valid code from the code; Determining that the arrangement of the valid codes has been satisfied when predetermined conditions of the code sequences are satisfied, and performing a process of acknowledging a refund of a predetermined play value, When playing the sub-game, Displaying, on a predetermined display device, a plurality of array information about a code array formed by arranging a plurality of different codes on each of the small regions arranged in a matrix form; Randomly selecting a valid code treated as a property different from the code from the code by drawing and displaying the selected valid code in the arrangement information displayed on the display to distinguish the selected valid code from the code; Performing a process of acknowledging a refund of a predetermined play value by determining that the arrangement of the valid codes has won a predetermined condition among the code arrangements, And the lottery performed when the main game is executed also serves as the lottery performed when the sub-game is executed. A recording medium having recorded thereon program code for causing a computer to function as a game machine, The program code on the computer, A process of executing a main game that refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the player wins by satisfying a predetermined condition on the play value bet; A process of executing a sub-game that is executed in parallel with the main game and refunds a predetermined play value when it is determined that the player wins by satisfying a predetermined condition on the play value bet; And a process for changing a probability that the player is determined to win in the sub-game in accordance with some of the play value bet in the main game.