KR20080080605A - Medal gaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A pressure gameing machine in which the number of players is increased by sustaining a game even if a foreign matter drops into a dropping groove. A gaming machine, where a medal on a medal mounting surface is dropped into a groove through reciprocating movement of a push member, comprises a section for feeding a foreign matter onto the medal mounting surface, a physical lottery section performing lottery for determining a successful object among a plurality of lottery objects by moving a foreign matter dropped into the dropping groove itself or other foreign matter, a section for creating arrangement information indicative of a lottery object arrangement employing a part or all of the plurality of lottery objects, a section for displaying an arrangement image based on the arrangement information, a section for storing a plurality of successful objects determined by lottery at the physical lottery section, a section for judging whether the plurality of successful objects on the lottery object arrangement indicated by the arrangement information are in a specific arrangement or not based on a plurality of successful objects stored in the section for storing, and a section for imparting a privilege on condition that the judging section judges that the successful objects are in a specific arrangement.

Description

Medal game machine {MEDAL GAMING MACHINE}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a medal game machine installed in a game center or the like, and in detail, a medal existing in one portion on the medal placing surface is extruded along the portion relative to the medal placing surface so as to be extruded to the other side on the medal placing surface. The invention relates to a medal game machine in which a medal on a medal placing surface falls into a medal drop groove by the medal being extruded from a medal reciprocating member extruded member.

As a medal game machine of this kind, a game machine called a medal drop game machine or a pusher game machine is known. This pusher game machine has a flat field surface (medal mounting surface) in which a large number of medals have been deposited in advance, and a block-shaped medal pusher (medal extrusion member) is relatively fixed at a constant stroke. It has a configuration to reciprocate. Thereby, the medal which exists in the field surface part from which the medal pusher was evacuated is extruded from the extrusion surface of the medal pusher, and the field surface part becomes a state without a medal. Thus, for example, if a player puts a medal at a suitable place on the field surface after the medal pusher is evacuated, the medal is pushed out by the medal pusher the next time the medal pusher returns. The medal extruded in this way extrudes the medal deposited on the field surface, and falls to the medal drop groove on the outside of the field surface in the extrusion direction. And when a medal falls to a medal drop groove, a medal is paid to a player.

In the conventional pusher game machine, various kinds of tastes exist in order to attract the interest of the player. One of them is the medal game machine described in Patent Document 1.

The medal game machine of the said patent document 1 is provided with the slot apparatus provided with the display part which displays a slot screen in a play field. When the medal put from the medal dispenser passes a medal checker installed in the play field, a lottery program is executed to perform a computer lottery based on a random number generated. Then, the three reel images displayed on the display unit of the slot apparatus are displayed fluctually, and the three reel images are still displayed so that the combination of drawings according to the result of the computer lottery is displayed still. If you win the role of the ball bonus in the computer lottery, when the three reel images are still displayed, the combination of the patterns corresponding to this role is displayed on the display section, and the ball (deformed object) is displayed on the field surface. Supplied. When the medal on the field surface moves toward the medal drop groove, the ball moves with it. When the ball falls to the medal drop groove, the ball is conveyed to a station lottery apparatus (physical lottery unit). The station lottery device has a structure in which six ball receiving spaces are installed on a bowl bowl shaped like a pottery bowl, and the ball is moved on the ball receiving stand so as to physically draw which ball accommodation space the ball enters. . When the ball enters one of the ball accommodation spaces, the number of medals according to the type of the ball accommodation space is paid to the play field. This makes it possible for the player to acquire many medals at once. Moreover, when a ball enters a specific ball accommodation space, a new physics lottery using the ball is performed in the center lottery apparatus, and the number of medals according to the result of the physics lottery is paid into the play field. In this case, the player can obtain more medals at once.

<Patent Document 1> Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-253842

  Problems to be Solved by the Invention

By the way, the medal game machine described in the said patent document 1 uses the result of each physical lottery performed every time a ball falls to a medal drop groove to determine the number of medals paid in the play field for every one physical lottery. . In other words, the results of the individual physical draws are used independently of each other, and thus are not used in cooperation with each other. As a result, many players quit the game when the ball was dropped into the medal drop groove and a physics draw by the ball was made and the medal was paid.

The present invention realizes the provision of a medal game machine capable of increasing the number of gamers who continue to play without quitting the game even if the release object falls into the medal drop groove.

  Means for solving the problem

In one aspect of the present invention, a medal placing table having a medal placing surface on which a large number of medals are placed and a medal present on one portion on the medal placing surface are extruded to another side on the medal placing surface. The medal extruded member which reciprocates relatively along this one part with respect to, and the medal drop groove which the medal extruded out by this medal mounting member falls by the medal extruded by this medal extruded member, and is different from a medal A lottery to determine the result of the lottery by moving a release object that supplies a shaped object on the medal placing surface and the released object or other release object when the release object falls into this medal drop groove. In a medal game machine provided with a physics lottery to make a drawing, an arrangement definition indicating an lottery object arrangement using a part or all of a plurality of lottery objects An array information generation unit for generating a plurality of lottery target images corresponding to each lottery target included in the lottery target array represented by the array information generated by the array information generation unit, based on this array information This arrangement information is based on a display unit which displays an image, a storage unit which stores each lottery object associated with a plurality of lottery results determined by the lottery performed by the physical lottery unit, and a plurality of lottery targets stored in this storage unit. Has a judging section for judging whether or not the plurality of lottery target arrays on the lottery target array is a specific array, and a privilege granting section for granting a privilege on the condition that the judging section determines that it is a specific array. .

In this medal game machine, if a medal exists in one part on a medal mounting surface by throwing a medal by a player, for example, the medal is extruded by the medal extrusion member to the other part side of the medal mounting surface. . And the medal which was extruded out of the medal mounting surface by the medal extruded by this medal extrusion member, and fell into the medal drop groove may be paid to a player, and may be used for other game purposes. Such a configuration can be applied to a so-called pusher game machine. Here, in this medal game machine, the release object which has a shape different from a medal is supplied on a medal mounting surface by a release object supply part. The release product supplied on the medal placing surface moves toward the medal drop groove together with the medal on the medal placing surface by the medal extruded by the medal extrusion member. And when this release object falls to a medal drop groove, the physical lottery determines the result of a lottery by moving the dropped object or other release object by a physical lottery part.

Moreover, in this medal game machine, the arrangement information which shows the lottery object array which used the part or all of all the lottery objects which can be won by the said physical lottery is produced | generated. Then, each lottery object (winning object) associated with a plurality of lottery results determined by the physical lottery is stored, and it is determined whether or not the arrangement on the lottery object array of such a winning object is a specific arrangement. As a game which performs such a process, a bingo game is mentioned, for example. In this medal game machine, a privilege is granted by the privilege granting unit on the condition that it is determined to be a specific arrangement. At this time, the conditions which supply a medal on a medal | stand mounting stand should just contain the conditions determined to be a specific arrangement.

Here, the privilege granting unit is a unit which performs a processing operation for granting a privilege that is advantageous in playing a game with the medal game machine. As a "privilege" here, for example, supplying a medal on a medal placing table, handing a medal directly to a player, supplying a release object on a medal placing table, an operation mode of the present medal game machine And a change to an operation mode in which the game player is more likely to obtain a medal.

According to the medal game machine, a privilege is granted by cooperating with the result of the physical lottery performed when the release object falls into the medal drop groove and the result of the physical lottery performed after the release object falls back into the medal drop groove thereafter. The more the release object falls into the medal drop groove, the more likely it is to be determined to be a specific arrangement in the above determination, and the more likely the privilege is granted. Likewise, the privilege is increased every time the dropping object is dropped into the medal drop groove, so the dropping of the dropping object into the medal drop groove does not give the player the opportunity to quit the game. You are urged to continue.

In the medal game machine, the release object may be a spherical object.

As a shape of a mold release object, various things can be considered by the usage method etc. of the mold release material. For example, when it is desired to make the medal fall into the medal drop groove, a block member having a wide cuboid shape or the like on which a medal can be extruded may be used as the release object. However, in the case of providing various games based on the trend of the release object, the movement of the block member or the like is easily predicted by the game player in such a block member or the like and the gameability is impaired. Therefore, in this medal game machine, a spherical object is used as a release object. According to such a release object of a spherical object, for example, when a release object is supplied on a medal placing surface, it rolls and moves according to the deposit state of a medal on the medal placing surface, and the like. Thus, it is difficult for the player to predict the trend of the release. Therefore, the gameability of the game provided based on the trend of the release object can be improved.

Moreover, in the said medal game machine, when a medal is thrown into a medal slot, the medal delivery part which sends a medal in the play field in which the said medal placing surface exists, and the medal passage opening provided in the said play field, and which a medal can pass through, Whether or not the release object is to be supplied by the release object supplying unit, provided that the medal is detected by the passage opening forming member for forming a member, the medal detecting unit for detecting the medal passing through the medal passing hole, and the medal detecting unit. A supply lottery unit for drawing the lottery, and the releasing material supplying unit supplies the releasing material on the medal placing surface provided that the lottery result of supplying the releasing object is obtained by lottery of the supply lottery unit. It may be.

In this medal game machine, the medal put into the medal insertion slot is sent out to the play field by the medal delivery part, and when a medal passes through the medal pass opening of the passage opening forming member provided in this play field, a mold release object will be made on a medal mounting surface. Lottery of whether to supply or not is performed. That is, passing the medal passing through the medal pass is a starting condition for the lottery of whether or not to supply the release object on the medal placing surface. In this way, the medal is passed through the medal pass through whether or not the medal passing through the medal pass is a condition for starting a lottery or not, and the conditions for determining that the medal is a specific arrangement in the above judgment. It is possible to raise the gamers' sense of purpose about passing the game and improve the gameability of the game of passing the medal through the medal pass.

The medal game machine includes a plurality of stations each having at least the medal placing table, the medal extrusion member, the medal drop groove, and the release object supply unit, and the arrangement information generating unit is at least one for each station. The corresponding individual arrangement information is generated, and the display unit displays the arrangement image associated with the arrangement information corresponding to each station for each station, and the storage unit stores the winning object for each station, for each station. The winning object to be stored is the winning object determined by the drawing which the said physical lottery performed when the release object fell into the medal drop groove of each station, and the said determination part is based on the winning object which this storage part memorize | stores for every station. The determination is made for each station, and the privilege granting unit Subject to the government's determination that it is a specific arrangement, it grants a privilege to the station related to the determination, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the storage unit releases the object to the medal drop groove of one station. When falling, the winning object determined by the lottery performed by this physical lottery may be stored in association with not only one station but also another station.

In this medal game machine, the 1st game of dropping the medal on a medal mounting surface in each station to a medal fall groove is performed individually. In addition, the individual array information is generated for each station, and the array of the winning object that determines whether or not the specific array is on the lottery target array associated with the array information has been released from the station to the medal drop groove. An array of winning objects related to the result of the physical lottery performed at the time. Therefore, the player cannot increase the winning object that can be determined whether or not the specific arrangement is made unless the object is dropped into the medal drop groove at the station where the player plays. That is, in the medal game machine, the second game, which is said to be given a privilege when the release object is dropped into the medal drop groove and is physics lottery to form a specific arrangement, is also played separately at each station.

However, in the medal game machine, when a predetermined condition is satisfied in relation to the second game, the station to which the winner of the physics lottery performed when the release object falls to the medal drop groove from the station where another person plays is also played by the station. It is treated as a winner. That is, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, as the physical lottery is performed at the station where the other person plays, it becomes easy to equip a particular arrangement at the station where the person plays and easily grants a privilege to himself. As a result, according to this medal game machine, when the said predetermined conditions are satisfied, the situation that the 2nd game of the game player who plays each in a plurality of stations is mutually related can be produced | generated. Therefore, when the predetermined conditions are satisfied, the second game, which is usually performed independently among the plurality of stations, can be related to each other, thereby improving the gameability of the entire game machine.

  Effect of the Invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the number of gamers who continue to play without stopping the game even if the release object falls into the medal drop groove.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the station part in the pusher game machine which concerns on embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view showing the overall configuration of this pusher game machine.

3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the internal structure of this station portion.

4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a slot game screen displayed on the display section of the station section.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a bingo game screen displayed on the display unit of the station unit.

FIG. 6: is a perspective view which shows the main structure of the satellite lottery apparatus in this pusher game machine. FIG.

Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view from which the play field of the station section and its surroundings are extracted.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the reciprocation motion of the pusher part in an E-play field.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the reciprocation motion of the pusher part in an E-play field.

9 is a perspective view illustrating a medal insertion mechanism of the station section.

10 is a front view of this medal inserting mechanism.

11 is a top view of the medal insert mechanism.

12 is a front perspective view of the medal insertion mechanism.

It is a partial exploded view of this medal inserting mechanism.

It is a front view which shows the structure of the center lottery apparatus in this pusher game machine.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of this center lottery apparatus.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display apparatus of this center lottery apparatus.

Fig. 17 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a game control system in this pusher game machine.

Fig. 18 is a flowchart showing the flow of slot games played in this pusher game machine.

Fig. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of bingo games played in this pusher game machine.

20 is a flowchart showing the flow of jackpot lottery performed in this pusher game machine.

  <Description of the code>

100 pusher game machine 1 pusher

160 button 500 play field

501 main table 510 pusher portion

512 Tilt Table 515 Checker

600, 610, 620 control unit

700 display

1000 satellite lottery device

1100 outer bingo stage

1101, 1201 granular spot

1200 inner bingo stage

1520 ball carrier

1600 stage ball feeder

1800 ball feeder

2000 center lottery device 2100 rotary conveying device

2300 Display Unit 2400 Large Draw Ball

2500 large ball feeder

B1, B2 ball BC bingo card image

DS dice shape slot

F Holding M Medal

SA satellite part ST station part

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment which applied this invention to the pusher game machine which is a medal game machine is demonstrated using drawing. In addition, each figure schematically represents the shape, size and positional relationship to the extent that the contents of the present invention can be understood, and thus the present invention is not limited to the shape, size and positional relationship illustrated in each figure. . In addition, in each figure, a part of hatching in a cross section is abbreviate | omitted for clarity of a structure. In addition, the numerical value illustrated in the following is only a very suitable example of this invention, Therefore, this invention is not limited to the numerical value illustrated.

  <Overall configuration>

2 is a partial perspective view showing the overall configuration of a pusher game machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

This pusher game machine 1 is provided with four satellite parts SA as if surrounding the center lottery apparatus 2000. Each satellite SA has four station STs, and each player plays a game at each ST. In addition, each satellite SA includes one satellite lottery apparatus 1000 serving as a physical lottery unit that functions as a physical lottery unit, and each station unit ST is lined around the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. It is arranged.

  <Configuration of the station part>

FIG. 1: is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the station part ST in this pusher game machine 1. As shown in FIG.

3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the internal structure of the station part ST.

As shown in FIG. 3, the station part ST includes a medal input mechanism (input part) 100, a medal conveying path 200, a lift-up hopper 300, a medal discharge path 400, And a play field 500, a control unit 600, a display unit 700, and a case 800. In the present embodiment, a medal dispensing unit that functions as a medal dispensing unit mainly comprises a medal dispensing mechanism (injection unit) 100, a medal conveying path 200, a lift-up hopper 300, and a medal discharging path 400. It is.

The case 800 is a configuration that serves as a skeleton of the station part ST. In the case 800, a medal insertion mechanism 100 is arranged on the upper front side, a display portion 700 as a display means is disposed on the upper inner side, and a play field 500 is disposed on the upper center. Moreover, the medal conveyance path 200, the lift up hopper 300, the control part 600, etc. are accommodated in the case 800. As shown in FIG. Here, the "front side" means the side located when the player plays the game, the "inner side" means the side opposite to the side where the player plays the game, and the "center" means the "front side" and " Inner side "means the area | region between.

The medal injection | throwing-in mechanism 100 is a structure for injecting the medal M to the pusher game machine 1, when a player plays a game. The medal M injected from the medal feeding mechanism 100 is conveyed to the lift up hopper 300 via the medal conveyance path 200, and is temporarily stored in the lift up hopper 300. FIG. The medal conveying path 200 and the lift up hopper 300 are disposed in the case 800 as described above. In addition, the medal conveying path 200 mechanically and physically connects the medal feeding mechanism 100 and the lift-up hopper 300 to carry the medal M fed from the medal feeding mechanism 100 to the lift-up hopper 300. Has

The lift-up hopper 300 has a medal storing unit 310 for storing the medal M, a lift-up unit 320 for lifting the medal M to a predetermined height, and the lifted medal M at a predetermined timing. It has a medal discharge part (discharge part) 330 for discharging to a. In addition, a medal discharge path 400 for guiding the discharged medal M to the play field 500 is provided at the discharge port of the medal discharge part 330 so as to swing left and right.

The upper end of the lift up unit 320 is disposed above the play field 500. In accordance with this, the medal discharge unit 330 provided on the upper end of the lift-up unit 320 is also disposed above the play field 500. Therefore, the medal M temporarily accumulated in the medal storage unit 310 installed below the play field 500 is lifted up above the play field 500 by the lift-up unit 320, and then the medal is discharged from the medal discharge unit 330. It is injected into the play field 500 through the path 400.

In the play field 500, a main table 501 serving as a medal placing table for storing a medal M mainly in a valid state, and a pusher portion 510 serving as a medal extruded member placed on a main table 501. Is installed. Also, a valid state means a state that is involved in the game. The pusher unit 510 is inclined to slide the upper surface (this is called a subtable 511) for storing the medal M in the effective state and the medal M dropped from the sub-table 511. A table 512 and a pressing wall 513 for pressing the medal M stored in the main table 501 are provided. Moreover, the pusher part 510 is provided slidably on the main table 501 in the play field 500, and it slides back and forth in a fixed period or arbitrary period. A part (inner side) of the pusher part 510 is accommodated in the accommodating part 720 described later provided below the display part 700. The pusher part 510 reciprocates back and forth by sliding so that it may move in and out from this accommodating part 720. FIG.

The frame material 710 of the display 701 in the display unit 700 is in contact with the subtable 511 so as to be slidable. Therefore, when the pusher part 510 moves in the direction accommodated in the accommodating part 720, the medal M on the subtable 511 is pressed by the frame material 710. FIG. Due to this compression, a part of medals M on the subtable 511 fall to the inclination table 512. A part of the medal M which fell from the subtable 511 enters the opening part (this is called tester 515-1, 515-2, 515-3) as a medal passage opening provided in the inclination table 512. In addition, the remaining medals M fall to the main table 501 and are stored in the main table 501.

Like the medal M on the subtable 511, the medal M on the main table 501 is pressed by the sliding motion of the pusher 510. That is, since the pusher part 510 is mounted on the main table 501 without a gap, when the pusher part 510 is moved in the direction of carrying out from the storage part 720, the pusher wall in front of the pusher part 510 is carried out. The medal M on the main table 501 is pressed by 513. Due to this compression, a part of medals M on the main table 501 fall. Of the medals M dropped, the medal M dropped from the end of the player's side (this is called a front end 501a (see Fig. 1)) to the medal drop groove is paid to the player, and another medal M, For example, the medal M dropped from both sides of the main table 501 (this is called side end 501b) is stored in a predetermined storage unit in the station part ST.

In addition to the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, the station ST according to the present embodiment includes a medal movement pseudo directing unit 900. The medal movement pseudo directing unit 900 has a plurality of light emitting units (LED 920 in the following description) arranged from the vicinity of the medal insertion mechanism 100 to the vicinity of the medal discharge unit 330 as described later. By sequentially turning on the portion from the medal inserting mechanism 100 side to the medal ejection portion 330, the medal M inserted into the medal feeding mechanism 100 is simulated. At this time, the path that the medal M actually moves and the path simulated by the direction may not be the same or may be close to each other.

In addition, the medal M injected from the medal input mechanism 100 is stored in the medal storage part 310 in the temporary lift up hopper 300. The medal M stored in the medal storage 310 is lifted up by the lift-up unit 320 in the medal discharge unit 330 of the lift-up hopper 300 and is set in advance. When the medal M is put into the medal feeding mechanism 100, the lift-up hopper 300 transfers the medal M previously set in the medal discharge part 330 to the play field 500 under the control of the control unit 600. Discharge. Thus, in this embodiment, the medal M put into the game field and the medal M actually put into the play field 500 are different medals.

Moreover, when the medal M is thrown into the medal feeding mechanism 100, the medal movement doctor directing part 900 puts the LED 920 which was arranged in accordance with the control from the control part 600, from the medal feeding mechanism 100 side. The discharge unit 330 is sequentially turned on. At this time, by controlling the timing of lighting the LED 920 in the vicinity of the medal discharge unit 330 and the timing of discharging the medal M from the medal discharge unit 330, the medal M injected into the medal injection mechanism 100 moves. The medal movement doctor directing unit 900 can simulate.

In addition, the station part ST has a ball input mechanism 1800 on at least one side as shown in FIG. The ball throwing mechanism 1800 is a configuration for throwing balls B1 and B2, which are spherical objects as a release object described later, into the play field 500, and includes a ball dropping slope 1801 and a ball dropping position lottery mechanism 1810. ) The balls B1 and B2 are lottery objects for playing the bingo game described later.

The ball throwing slope 1801 is a configuration for guiding the balls B1 and B2 thrown from the ball carrier 1520 described later to the ball throwing position lottery mechanism 1810 by gravity. Thus, the slope is downhill. Moreover, the ball input position lottery mechanism 1810 is a structure for drawing the position on the play field 500 into which balls B1 and B2 are thrown in. Thus, the balls B1 and B2 thrown into the station part ST from the ball carrier 1520 described later are thrown into the play field 500 via the ball dropping slope 1801 and the ball dropping position lottery mechanism 1810.

Moreover, the station part ST has the ball conveyance mechanism 1900 in at least one side as shown in FIG. When the balls B1 and B2 fall from the main table 501 in the play field 500 to the medal drop groove provided on the front side of the play field 500, the ball carrying mechanism 1900 moves the balls B1 and B2 into a satellite lottery apparatus ( It is a structure for carrying by 1000, and it has the ball conveyance path 1040 mentioned later, the ball conveyance part 1910, and the ball conveyance part running slope 1901. The ball conveying path 1040 is provided below the front end 501a, and guides the balls B1 and B2 which fell from the front end 501a to the ball carrying part 1910. The ball carrying part 1910 is a ball conveying path 1040. The ball B1, B2 received through) is configured to transport the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, and the ball transporter traveling slope 1901 is driven under the control of the controller 600. In addition, the balls B1 and B2 carried by the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 are handed over to the ball carrier 1520 (refer FIG. 6) mentioned later.

In addition, the station ST has a medal discharging mechanism including a lift-up hopper 1020 and a medal dispensing portion 1030, and falls into the medal drop groove from the front end 501a by driving the medal discharging mechanism. One medal M and the same number of medals M are discharged to the storage unit 101 of the medal feeding mechanism 100.

The display unit 700 in the station unit ST displays game screens of games different from the pusher games such as bingo games and digital lottery games (slot games). In the pusher game machine 1, a slot game screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 700 in addition to the pusher game as described later, and the slot game game screen is shown as shown in FIG. The display unit 700 displays the bingo game.

The slot game is mainly a digital lottery game in which the control unit 600 in the station unit ST is digitally drawn. The start condition of this slot game is that the medal M enters any of the checkers 515-1, 515-2, and 515-3 provided in the inclination table 512 of the pusher part 510. FIG. On the display unit 700, a slot game screen as shown in Fig. 4 is displayed in the period when the bingo game described below is not in progress, and the medal M is displayed on any of the checkers 515-1, 515-2, and 515-3. If this entry is made and the slot lottery start condition is satisfied, the control unit 600 performs display control to rotate the three dice-shaped slots DS. In the digital lottery in the slot game, the control unit 600 determines which role has been won or missed in light of the predetermined winning table by the random number generated by executing the predetermined drawing program. After that, when the winning role is determined, the control unit 600 stops the rotation of the three dice-shaped slots DS so that the combination of the patterns related to the winning role is displayed on the display 700. do.

In the present embodiment, as a digital lottery, a small fitting role A for supplying three medals to the play field 500, a small fitting role B for supplying eight medals to the play field 500, and a play field The ball supply role of supplying the ball B1 to the 500, the normal bonus role of supplying 30 medals to the play field 500, the 30 supply of medals to the play field 500, and the subsequent digital lottery Probability variance bonus role using the winning table set slightly higher probability, direct satellite role directly supplying the ball B1 to the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, direct center role directly supplying the ball B1 to the center lottery apparatus 2000, and the like. Is ready. The winning probability of each role is set to be lowered in this order. In addition, it is arbitrary which role is prepared and which role is set by the winning probability. For example, the player may be configured to give the player various benefits such as paying the medal M directly to the player.

In this embodiment, the control part 600 which is a supply lottery part functions as a supply lottery means, and determines whether or not to win the ball supply role, the lottery whether or not to supply the ball B1 to the play field 500 is performed. When the ball supply role is won by the digital drawing of the control unit 600, the ball supply command is output from the control unit 600 to a control unit (not shown) of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. As a result, the control unit of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 receives the ball B1 from the ball supply mechanism 1300 to the ball carrier 1520 and transfers the ball carrier 1520 to the annular ball conveying path 1500 as described later. ) Along the outer periphery, the ball feeding role is moved to the corresponding position of the station part ST winning the prize. The ball B1 is delivered from the ball carrier 1520 to the ball insertion mechanism 1800 of the station ST, and the ball B1 is supplied from the ball insertion mechanism 1800 to the play field 500. In addition, in this embodiment, the ball B2 is supplied to the play field 500 only when bingo of a specific line is established on the bingo card of the bingo game mentioned later. The structure and operation | movement which concerns on the ball supply at this time are substantially the same as the case of the ball B1 except the ball B2 being handed over to the ball carrier 1520 from the ball supply mechanism 1400 different from the ball supply mechanism 1300.

In this embodiment, the component part for supplying the balls B1 and B2 to the play field 500 in this way constitutes the release object supply part which functions as a release object supply means.

The bingo game is a physics lottery game played by physics lottery using two kinds of balls B1 and B2 and the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, and a control unit and a station section not shown in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 described later. It advances by the control part 600 in ST. In the bingo game, the controller of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 mainly controls the lottery for determining the winning bingo number of the bingo game, and belongs to the satellite SA including the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. The control unit 600 of the station unit ST is mainly responsible for controlling the production of bingo games, determination of bingo establishment, and the like. In this embodiment, the physical lottery is performed by selecting one winning bingo number (the winning object) from a plurality of different bingo numbers (the winning object) by moving the balls B1 and B2 to the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. In the physical lottery of this embodiment, one winning bingo number is selected from the bingo numbers of "1"-"9". Then, in the control unit 600 as an array information generation unit which functions as array information generation means of the station unit ST, for example, the arrangement information of the bingo cards in which bingo numbers of "1" to "9" are arranged in a matrix shape. It is generated separately for each station ST. Subsequently, a bingo card image BC in which images of the bingo numbers (1 to 9) of "1" to "9" are arranged in accordance with the arrangement information is displayed on the display unit 700 of each station unit ST as shown in FIG. . In this embodiment, the slot game screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 700 in the period during which no bingo game is played, and when the physical draw of the bingo game is started, the bingo game screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. Is switched. When the physics lottery of the bingo game is completed, the game returns to the slot game screen again, but the bingo card image BC is displayed at the upper portion of the slot game screen as shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, the player can always check how many bingo numbers are won by the bingo card of the station ST which he plays.

In this embodiment, each bingo game played at each station is normally played independently for each station ST. That is, when the balls B1 and B2 fall in the medal drop groove in one station ST and the physical draw is started in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, the bingo numbers won by this are won only in the one station ST. It is treated as a number and is not treated as a winning bingo number in the other station section ST. However, in the present embodiment, if the predetermined event condition described later is satisfied, the bingo numbers won in the physical draw performed when the balls B1 and B2 fall to the medal drop groove of one station part ST are the one station part. Not only the ST but also the winning bingo numbers of other station units ST are treated.

Here, the other station units ST in this embodiment are the remaining three station units ST belonging to the same satellite unit SA as the one station unit ST. That is, in the present embodiment, the entire station part ST included in the pusher game machine 1 is divided into a plurality of groups, and each group is called a satellite part SA, and between the station parts ST belonging to the satellite part SA is described above. When the event conditions are satisfied, it is possible to create a situation in which the games of the respective players are related to each other. As a result, for example, there is a game property that gamers playing in each of the station units ST belonging to the same satellite unit SA cooperate with each other to aim for medal acquisition.

In addition, the detail of the bingo game in this embodiment is mentioned later.

  <Configuration of Satellite Lottery Device>

6 is a perspective view showing a main configuration of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000.

The satellite lottery apparatus 1000 includes an outer bingo stage 1100, an inner bingo stage 1200, ball supply mechanisms 1300 and 1400, a ball conveying path 1500, and a stage ball. An injection mechanism 1600 and a support 1700 are provided.

The support 1700 is a configuration that becomes a skeleton of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 and supports another configuration. In the support base 1700, the inner bingo stage 1200 is arranged at the upper center, and the outer bingo stage 1100 is arranged so as to surround the inner bingo stage 1200 roundly. In addition, the ball conveyance path 1500 is arrange | positioned so that the outer bingo stage 1100 may be rounded. The ball supply mechanisms 1300 and 1400 are provided in the armpit of the ball conveyance path 1500. As shown in FIG.

The ball supply mechanism 1300 is a structure for supplying a certain kind of ball, for example, a non-metal ball B1. On the other hand, the ball supply mechanism 1400 is a structure for supplying the ball B2 of a kind different from the ball B1, for example, metal. The difference between the ball B1 and the ball B2 may be defined by other factors, for example, the color of the ball, regardless of whether the metal is a metal or a nonmetal.

This ball supply mechanism 1300 has a ball supply part 1301, a lift up part 1302, and a ball return path 1303. The ball supply part 1301 is a structure for supplying the ball B1 to the ball carrier 1520 mentioned later. The lift-up part 1302 is a structure for lifting the ball B1 to the ball supply part 1301. The ball return path 1303 is configured to be a path for returning the ball B1 supplied to the outer bingo stage 1100 described later to the lift-up part 1302 in the ball supply mechanism 1300.

Similarly, the ball supply mechanism 1400 has a ball supply part 1401, a lift up part 1402, and a ball return path (not shown). The ball supply part 1401 is a structure for supplying the ball B2 to the ball carrier 1520 mentioned later. The lift-up part 1402 is configured to lift the ball B2 to the ball supply part (one stage 1100, the inner bingo stage 1200, and the ball supply mechanism 130401. The ball return path (not shown) is an inner one described later. The ball B2 supplied to the bingo stage 1200 serves as a path for returning the ball B2 to the lift-up unit 1402 in the second ball supply mechanism 1400.

The ball carrier 1520 is a structure for carrying the balls B1 and B2 along the outer circumference of the annular ball conveying path 1500. This ball carrier 1520 has a receiving part consisting of two rod-shaped members bent in a V shape, and holds the balls B1 and B2 therein. Moreover, the ball carrier 1520 is being fixed to the ring-shaped member 1550 provided along the ball conveyance path 1500. Therefore, the ball carrier 1520 moves along the ball conveyance path 1500 by the ring-shaped member rotating along the ball conveyance path 1500.

The ball conveyance path 1500 has the some sensor part 1510 in the outer peripheral surface. The sensor unit 1510 is configured to detect whether or not the ball carrier 1520 exists next to it. The information detected by the sensor unit 1510 is input to a control unit (not shown), for example, appropriately or in real time. This control part specifies the position of the ball carrier 1520 based on the information sent from the sensor part 1510, and controls the run and stop of the ball carrier 1520 based on this. For example, when supplying the ball B1 to the station part ST shown in FIG. 1, this control part stops the ball carrier 1520 in the position of the sensor part 1510-1 based on the information from the sensor part 1510. FIG. . Thereby the ball carrier 1520 is positioned on the extension of the ball injection slope 1801. In this state, when the V-shaped receiving portion of the ball carrier 1520 is knocked down to the ball feeding slope 1801 by the control unit (not shown), the balls B1 and B2 held in the ball carrier 1520 are ball feeding slope 1801. ) (See FIG. 1). Moreover, the sensor part 1510 is arrange | positioned on the outer peripheral surface of the ball conveyance path 1500, the position where the ball input slope 1801 in each station part ST is arrange | positioned, and the ball conveyance part running slope 1901 are arrange | positioned. It is installed at each location.

The balls B1 and B2 thrown into the ball dropping slope 1801 are temporarily held by a stopper 1802 shown in FIG. And when a game user presses the button 160, and the operation signal is sent to the control part 600, the control part 600 controls to drive the stopper 1802 to fall to the exit side of the ball input slope 1801. As shown in FIG. As a result, the balls B1 and B2 stopped by the stopper 1802 are rolled off by the inclination of the ball dropping slope 1801 and introduced into the play field 500 through the ball dropping position lottery mechanism 1810. The balls B1 and B2 put into the play field 500 fall from the front end 501a of the main table 501 to the medal drop groove in the progress of the pusher game, similar to the medal M. The balls B1 and B2 which have fallen are set in the ball carrying part 1910 via the ball conveyance path 1040 mentioned later as mentioned above. Moreover, this ball conveyance path 1040 has the ball receiving part 1041 which stops only receiving the balls B1 and B2, and passes the medal M. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the ball conveyance part 1910 is waiting in the ball discharge port 1043 of the ball conveyance path 1040 in a normal state.

As described above, the ball carrying unit 1910 is configured to carry the balls B1 and B2 to the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. When the balls B1 and B2 are set, the ball carrying unit 1910 jumps up the ball carrying unit running slope 1901 based on control from a control unit (not shown) to the upper end of the ball carrying unit running slope 1901. Move. The ball carrier 1520 is waiting near the upper end of the ball carrying part running slope 1901. The ball carrying unit 1910 moves to the upper end of the ball carrying unit running slope 1901, and then delivers the carried balls B1 and B2 to the ball carrier 1520. In addition, the ball carrier 1520 to which the balls B1 and B2 are handed over is in a position to hold this.

Also, when the ball carrier 1520 receives the balls B1 and B2, the ball carrier 1520 moves to the position facing the stage ball insertion mechanism 1600 based on control from a control unit (not shown). The stage ball feeding mechanism 1600 has a supporting dish 1610 for feeding the ball B1 into the outer bingo stage 1100 and a supporting dish 1620 for feeding the ball B2 into the inner bingo stage 1200. The ball carrier 1520 moves to the position opposite to the support plate 1610 or the support plate 1620 according to the types B1 and B2 of the held balls based on the control from the control unit (not shown). . When receiving the ball from the ball carrier 1520, the backing plates 1610 and 1620 are lowered to a position facing the ball carrier 1520, and when the ball is received from the ball carrier 1520, the ball feeding paths 1110 and 1210 are received. Rise up to the opposite position. The ball is held until the timing of ball insertion.

For example, when the ball B1 is received from the ball carrying part 1910, the ball carrier 1520 runs along the ball conveying path 1500, and then moves the ball B1 into the support dish in the stage ball feeding mechanism 1600. Pass it to (1610). The receiving plate 1610 which received the ball B1 inject | pours the ball B1 which the player hold | maintains at the timing which pressed the button 160 to the ball input path 1110, for example. The injected ball B1 is accelerated according to the inclination and the length of the ball feeding path 1110 and then injected into the outer bingo stage 1100. For example, when the ball B2 is received from the ball carrying part 1910, the ball carrier 1520 runs along the ball conveying path 1500, and this ball B2 is moved in the stage ball feeding mechanism 1600. Hand over to the support plate 1620. The receiving plate 1620 receiving the ball B2 feeds, for example, the ball B2 held by the player at the timing of pressing the button 160 to the ball feeding path 1210. The injected ball B2 is accelerated according to the inclination and the length of the ball input path 1210 and then injected into the inner bingo stage 1200. In addition, whether the type of the ball passed to the ball carrier 1520 is B1 or B2 can be detected, for example, when the ball B1 is made of non-metal and the ball B2 is made of metal, by being provided in the ball carrier 1520 such as a metal sensor. There is a number. For example, when the ball B1 and the ball B2 have different colors, the type of ball passed over can be detected by providing a color sensor or the like to the ball carrier 1520. Moreover, the detected kind of ball is sent to the control part which is not shown in figure. Therefore, the ball carrier 1520 is controlled based on the kind of ball notified to this control part.

The outer bingo stage 1100 has two or more holes (this is called a granular spot 1101) having a diameter enough to allow the ball B1 to pass therethrough, and the inner bingo stage 1200 has a predetermined cycle. I'm spinning around. In this embodiment, 10 winning spots 1101 in total are assigned to each of the bingo numbers in "1" to "9" used in the bingo game and the right to start the lottery in the center lottery apparatus 2000, respectively. It is. The ball B1 introduced into the outer bingo stage 1100 is any of the following after the outer bingo stage 1100 is circulated by the acceleration obtained in the ball insertion path 1110 and the rotation of the outer bingo stage 1100 itself. It enters the granular spot 1101. Information on which granular spot 1101 has the ball B1 entered is sent to a control unit (not shown) as appropriate. When the ball B1 enters the winning spot 1101 of any of the bingo numbers assigned, the control unit cooperates with the control unit 600 of the station part ST, which is the carrier of the ball B1, and the bingo assigned to the winning spot 1101. Win a bingo number and play the bingo game. The ball B1 that has entered the winning spot 1101 is held at the entrance of the temporary winning spot 1101 so that the player can check it, and then the ball B1 is put into the ball return path 1303 provided below the outer bingo stage 1100.

Similarly, the inner bingo stage 1200 has one or more granular spots 1201 having a diameter enough to allow the ball B2 to pass, and rotates at predetermined intervals with the center portion thereof as the rotation center. In the present embodiment, the right of the lottery start in the four winning spots 1201 and the center lottery apparatus 2000 in which two bingo numbers in "1" to "8" used in the bingo game are respectively assigned is assigned. A total of five granular spots 1201 of one granular spot 1201 are provided. The ball B2 thrown into the inner bingo stage 1200 is wound around the inner bingo stage 1200 by the acceleration obtained in the ball feeding path 1210 and the rotation of the inner bingo stage 1200 itself. 1201). Information on which granular spot 1201 has the ball B2 entered is sent to a control unit (not shown) as appropriate. When the ball B2 enters the winning spot 1201 of which the bingo number is assigned, the control unit cooperates with the control unit 600 of the station ST, which is the carrier of the ball B2, and the bingo number assigned to the winning spot 1201. Play Bingo Numbers as the winning bingo number. The ball B2 that has entered the winning spot 1201 is held at the entrance of the temporary winning spot 1201 so as to be confirmed by the game player, and is then put into a ball return path not shown provided below the inner bingo stage 1200.

In addition, in the outer bingo stage 1100 or the inner bingo stage 1200, when the balls B1 and B2 enter the winning spots 1101 and 1201 to which the right to start the lottery in the center lottery apparatus 2000 is allocated, the satellite is entered. The controller (not shown) of the lottery apparatus 1000 outputs a start command of jackpot lottery to a controller (not shown) of the center lottery apparatus 2000 described later. The details of the jackpot lottery in the center lottery apparatus 2000 will be described later.

  <Configuration of Play Field>

7 is a partial perspective view of the structure of the play field 500 and its peripheral portion.

8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams for explaining the reciprocating motion of the pusher unit 510 in the play field 500.

As described above, the play field 500 is composed of a main table 501 which is a medal stand and a pusher part 510 which is a medal extruded member that is slidably placed on the main table 501. The pusher unit 510 slides back and forth on the main table 501 to enter and exit the storage unit 720 provided below the display 701 of the display unit 700. 8A is a top view of the pusher 510 most retracted from the housing 720, and FIG. 8B is a top view of the pusher 510 most protruding from the housing 720.

As described above, the frame member 710 of the display portion 700 abuts on the subtable 511 which is the upper surface of the pusher portion 510. Therefore, the medal M stored on the subtable 511, which is the upper surface of the pusher 510, is framed when the pusher 510 moves in the direction in which the pusher 510 enters the housing 720 (see Figs. 8B to 8A). The ash 710 is pressed down on the subtable 511 in the inclined table 512 direction, and the medal M on the subtable 511 flows toward the inclined table 512 as a whole. As a result, a part of medals M on the subtable 511 which exists in the vicinity of the inclination table 512 fall to the inclination table 512. In addition, some medals M of medals M which have fallen fall into any of the inspection machines 515-1, 515-2, and 515-3 provided in the inclination table 512, and the others fall to the main table 501. . Moreover, the fall prevention wall 521 is provided in both sides of the range which the pusher part 510 slides, and the medal M is prevented from falling from the side of the subtable 511. As shown in FIG.

The pusher 510 is mounted on the main table 501 without a gap. In addition, "without a clearance gap" here means that the clearance gap beyond the width | variety of the medal M does not exist. Therefore, the medal M stored on the main table 501 moves the pressure on the front surface of the pusher 510 when the pusher 510 moves in the direction coming out of the housing 720 (see Figs. 8A to 8B). The true wall 513 pushes the main table 501 onto the front end 501a, and the medal M on the main table 501 flows in the direction toward the front end 501a as a whole. As a result, a part of medals M on the main table 501 existing in the vicinity of the front end 501a fall from the front end 501a to the medal drop groove. In addition, part of the medal M on the main table 501 which exists in the vicinity of the tip (side end 501b) of both sides of the main table 501 by the flow of the medal M at this time is a side end ( There is a fall from 501b). In addition, the medal M which fell from the side end 501b is stored in the predetermined | prescribed storage part (it may be a hopper) inside the station part ST.

Further, the medal M dropped from the front end 501a is accepted by the medal receptionist 1001 provided below the front end 501a, that is, in the medal drop groove. The medal receptionist 1001 is connected to the medal conveyance path 1002 for conveying the medal M to the lift up hopper 1020 in a medal ejection mechanism. In addition, the medal acceptance 1001 is inclined toward the connecting portion of the medal conveyance path 1002. Therefore, the medal M accepted by the medal acceptance 1001 flows into the medal conveyance path 1002. In addition, the medal conveyance path 1002 is inclined toward the storage part 1021 in the lift up hopper 1020 of a medal ejection mechanism. For this reason, the medal M which flowed into the medal conveyance path 1002 is continuously attracted to the medal ejection mechanism. In addition, at the connection portion of the medal acceptor 1001 and the medal conveyance path 1002, a separation bar 1010 for blocking and stopping the balls B1 and B2 described later is provided so that the balls B1 and B2 do not enter the medal ejection mechanism. It is.

The medal discharge mechanism is provided with a medal counter (not shown) for counting the number of medals M in addition to the lift-up hopper 1020 and the medal payer 1030 described above. This medal counter is provided at the entrance of the storage part 1021 in the lift-up hopper 1020, for example, and counts the number of medals M injected into the storage part 1021 from the medal conveyance path 1002. . The number of medals M counted by the medal counter is notified to the control unit 600 in FIG. 3. The control unit 600 drives the lift-up hopper 1020 based on the number of medals notified, thereby storing the number of medals M by this number from the medal payment unit 1030 in the medal input mechanism 100. Pay on. In addition, the lift-up hopper 1020 has a hopper driver 1022 and a lift-up part 1023, and the medal M paid by the operation of the hopper driver 1022 based on the control from the controller 600 is a lift-up part. It is paid from the medal payment part 1030 provided in the edge part of the 1023. In addition, the medal discharge mechanism which is a payment part containing a medal acceptance 1001 and a medal conveyance path 1002, and a lift up hopper 1020, a medal payment part 1030, and a medal counter is the main table 501, It functions as a payment means for paying the game player the medal M which has fallen from the front end 501a to the medal drop groove.

Moreover, the balls B1 and B2 supplied from the ball carrier 1520 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 also exist on the main table 501. These balls B1 and B2 fall on the medal drop groove from the front end 501a after moving on the main table 501 with the flow of the medal M by the reciprocating motion of the pusher part 510. The ball conveyance path 1040 is provided below the front end 501a, ie, in the medal drop groove. The ball conveying path 1040 receives and stops only the balls B1 and B2 that have fallen, and stops the ball receiving part 1041 through which the medal M passes and the ball stopped by the ball receiving part 1041 until predetermined conditions are satisfied. It has a ball stop part 1042 and a ball discharge port 1043. Therefore, the balls B1 and B2 received by the ball receiving portion 1041 are stopped by the ball stop portion 1042 to a predetermined timing and then discharged from the ball discharge port 1043. As a result, the balls B1 and B2 are set in the ball carrying part 1910 (see FIG. 1) which is waiting at the ball discharge port 1043. In addition, although the station part ST in FIG. 1 and the station part ST in FIG. 3 or FIG. 7 are reversed for convenience of description, the structure is the same.

In addition, the main table 501 is provided with guides 530R and 530L for controlling the flow of the balls B1 and B2 in addition to the medal M, as shown in FIG. Moreover, below the main table 501, the guide part moving mechanism 540 for moving this guide part 530R, 530L up and down with respect to the main table 501 is provided. The guide parts 530R and 530L respectively have a ball guide plate 531 for controlling the flow of the balls B1 and B2, a medal guide plate 533 for controlling the flow of the medal M, a ball guide plate 531 and a medal guide. It has a support 534 for supporting the plate 533. In addition, the ball guide plate 531 and the medal guide plate 533 are supported up and down by the support portion 534 so that a passage hole 532 having a predetermined shape is formed therebetween.

When the guide portions 530R and 530L are moved to the lower limit position, the upper end of the medal guide plate 533 in the guide portions 530R and 530L is located at or below the upper surface of the main table 501. do. That is, when the guide parts 530R and 530L are moved to the lower limit position, the medal guide plate 533 is stored below the main table 501. However, even in this case, the entire passage opening 532 between the medal guide plate 533 and the ball guide plate 531 is not blocked. In the state where the medal guide plate 533 is retracted to the lower part of the main table 501 in this manner, the medal M passes because the medal guide plate 533 does not interfere with the flow of the medal M on the main table 501. It can flow through the sphere 532 in the free direction. That is, the medal M can flow to the side end 501b side of the main table 501. As a result, many medals M falling from the side end 501b exist compared with the case where the guide parts 530R and 530L are moved to the upper limit position, for example. However, the interruption of the flow of the medal M by the support 534 is ignored for the sake of simplicity. Also, even when the guide portions 530R and 530L are moved to the lower limit position, the ball guide plate 531 protrudes on the main table 501, so that the balls B1 and B2 flow by the ball guide plate 531. Limited. That is, the balls B1 and B2 are drawn in the direction of the front end 501a so as not to fall from the side end 501b of the main table 501.

On the other hand, when moving the guide parts 530R and 530L to the upper limit position, in such a state that the upper end of the medal guide plate 533 in the guide parts 530R and 530L protrudes above the main table 501, Since the medal guide plate 533 prevents the flow of the medal M on the main table 501, the direction in which the medal M flows is limited to the direction of the front end 501a. As a result, the medal M falling from the side end 501b can be reduced compared with the case where the guide parts 530R and 530L are moved to the lower limit position, for example. However, the interruption of the flow of the medal M by the support 534 is ignored for the sake of simplicity. Also, even when the guide portions 530R and 530L are moved to the upper limit position, since the ball guide plate 531 protrudes above the main table 501, the balls B1 and B2 are flowed by the ball guide plate 531. Limited. That is, the balls B1 and B2 are drawn in the direction of the front end 501a so as not to fall from the side end 501b of the main table 501.

Thus, in this embodiment, by moving the guide parts 530R and 530L to the lower limit position, in other words, by storing the medal guide plate 533 of the guide parts 530R and 530L below the main table 501, While restricting the flow in the direction of the front end 501a, the direction in which the medal M flows can be relatively free. As a result, it becomes possible to increase the ratio of the medal M falling from the side end 501b among the medals M falling from the main table 501. On the other hand, by moving the guide portions 530R and 530L to the upper limit position, in other words, the medal guide plate 533 of the guide portions 530R and 530L protrudes over the main table 501, and the flow of the ball B1 and the medal M The flow can be restricted in the direction of the front end 501a. As a result, the flow of the medal M can be concentrated in the direction of the front end 501a, and many medals M can be dropped from the front end 501a, and the ratio of the medal M falling from the side end 501b can be reduced. Done.

  <Configuration of Medal Inserting Mechanism>

9 is a perspective view illustrating the medal insertion mechanism 100 according to the present embodiment.

10 is a front view of the medal input mechanism 100.

11 is a top view of the medal insertion mechanism 100.

12 is a front perspective view of the medal insertion mechanism 100.

The medal feeding mechanism 100 includes a horizontal region 21, a first inclined region 22 and a second inclined region 23 located on both sides of the horizontal region 21, and a first inclined region 22. The first side structure 117 located in the outer side of (), and the 2nd side structure 118 located in the outer side of the 2nd inclination area | region 23 are included. In addition, the medal input mechanism 100 includes a storage unit 101 for storing a plurality of medals. The storage unit 101 constitutes a horizontal region 21 of the medal inserting mechanism 100.

The medal feeding mechanism 100 also includes a first inclined wall that extends while continuously inclining upward from the first boundary region 102 in contact with the first side of the storage 101. The first inclined wall forms the first inclined region 22. The first inclined wall is composed of a first inclined wall lower region 104 and a first inclined wall upper region 106. The first boundary region 102 is composed of curved surfaces.

The medal inserting mechanism 100 also extends while continuously inclining upwardly from the second boundary region 103 in contact with the second side portion of the storage portion 101 located on the side opposite to the first side described above. It includes an inclined wall. The second inclined wall forms the second inclined region 23. The second inclined wall includes a second inclined wall lower region 105 and a second inclined wall upper region 107. The second boundary region 103 is composed of curved surfaces.

The medal inserting mechanism 100 also has a first medal inserting portion 108 having a first medal inserting hole 108-1 at a position proximate to the first inclined wall, and a position proximate to the second inclined wall. It has the 2nd medal input part 109 which has the 2nd medal input port 109-1. The first boundary region 102, the first inclined wall lower region 104, the first inclined wall upper region 106, and the first medal insert 108 are the medal inserting mechanism 100. The first inclined region 22 is formed. The second boundary region 103, the second inclined wall lower region 105, the second inclined wall upper region 107, and the second medal inserting portion 109 are the medal inserting mechanism 100. The second inclined region 23 is formed.

The first medal input 108 also has a first attachment flange 110, which is part of the reservoir 101 from a portion of the first boundary region 102. Will be serialized throughout. The second medal insert 109 also has a second attachment flange 111, which is part of the storage 101 from a portion of the second boundary region 103. Will be serialized throughout. The first attachment flange 110 and the second attachment flange 111 extending on the storage 101 have a large rounded corner as shown in FIG. 11. The first attachment flange 110 and the second attachment flange 111 define a medal storage region for storing the medal M on the storage 101. The first attachment flange 110 and the second attachment flange 111 are separated from each other, and the medal M is supplied from the medal supply side 119 between the two flanges 110 and 111. The supplied medal M is constrained to the large rounded corners of the first attachment flange 110 and the second attachment flange 111. On the side opposite to the medal supply side 119 of the storage unit 101, there is a first medal restraining plate 112 for preventing the medal M supplied from the storage unit 101 to the front side where the game player flows. Is installed.

The first guide part 113 is formed at the boundary between the first inclined wall lower region 104 and the first inclined wall upper region 106. The first guide portion 113 latches the medals sliding down the first inclined wall upper region 106, and slides into the first medal slot 108-1 along the first guide portion. To configure it. The first guide part 113 includes a first step 113 formed at a boundary between the first inclined wall lower region 104 and the first inclined wall upper region 106. The first step 113 extends while linearly descending toward the first medal slot 108-1. The first inclined wall upper region 106 has at least one protrusion formed to reduce friction with the medal M sliding in along the first guide portion 113. That is, the first inclined wall upper region 106 is separated upward from the first guide portion 113 by a distance smaller than the diameter of the medal M, and is substantially parallel to the direction in which the first guide portion 113 extends. It has at least one ridge-shaped protrusion 115 extending in the. Specifically, as illustrated, a plurality of ridge-shaped protrusions 115 are formed.

A second guide portion 114 is formed at the boundary between the second inclined wall lower region 105 and the second inclined wall upper region 107. The second guide portion 114 engages the medal that slides down the second inclined wall upper region 107 and slides into the second medal inlet 109-1 along the second guide portion. To configure it. The second guide part 114 includes a second step 114 formed at the boundary between the second inclined wall lower region 105 and the second inclined wall upper region 107. The second step 114 extends while linearly descending toward the second medal inlet 109-1. The second inclined wall upper region 107 has at least one protrusion formed to reduce friction with the medal M sliding in along the second guide portion 114. That is, the second inclined wall upper region 107 is separated upward from the second guide portion 114 by a distance smaller than the diameter of the medal M, and is substantially parallel to the direction in which the second guide portion 114 extends. It has at least one ridge-shaped protrusion 116 extending into the. Specifically, as shown, a plurality of ridge-shaped protrusions 116 are formed.

The outer upper end of the first inclined wall upper region 106 is engaged with the first side structure 117. The first side structure 117 has a modified L-shaped cross-sectional shape and consists of a horizontal upper portion, a vertical wall portion, and a horizontal lower portion. The horizontal upper portion extends continuously outward from the outer upper end portion of the first inclined wall upper region 106. The vertical wall portion extends vertically downward from the outer end of the horizontal upper portion. The horizontal lower portion extends inward from the lower end of the vertical wall portion. The horizontal upper portion is equipped with an operation handle in a control system for controlling the position and direction of the discharge end of the medal discharge path 400, and the player operates the operation handle to position the discharge end of the medal discharge path 400. And control the direction. The horizontal lower part serves as an attachment flange for attaching the medal inserting mechanism 100 to the case 800 of the station part ST.

The outer upper end of the second inclined wall upper region 107 is engaged with the second side structure 118. The second side structure 118 has a modified L-shaped cross-sectional shape and consists of a horizontal upper portion, a vertical wall portion, and a horizontal lower portion. The horizontal upper portion extends continuously outward from the outer upper end portion of the second inclined wall upper region 107. The vertical wall portion extends vertically downward from the outer end of the horizontal upper portion. The horizontal lower portion extends inward from the lower end of the vertical wall portion. The horizontal upper portion is equipped with an operation handle in a control system for controlling the position and direction of the discharge end of the medal discharge path 400, and the player operates the operation handle to position the discharge end of the medal discharge path 400. And control the direction. The horizontal lower part serves as an attachment flange for attaching the medal inserting mechanism 100 to the case 800 of the station part ST.

Storage unit 101, first boundary region 102, second boundary region 103, first inclined wall lower region 104, second inclined wall lower region 105, first inclined If the wall upper region 106 and the second inclined wall upper region 107 are constituted of the same member, the region where the medal M moves is free of seams, thereby making it possible to reduce the resistance.

In addition, the first medal slot 108-1 of the first medal slot 108 and the second medal slot 109-1 of the second medal slot 109 have only one medal M. It is possible to have dimensions. When a plurality of medals M enter the first medal inlet 108-1 or the second medal inlet 109-1 at the same time, the first medal inlet 108 or the second medal inlet 109 This is to prevent the medal M from filling up.

The medal inserting mechanism 100 described above has a generally symmetrical shape and structure with respect to the intermediate position of the first side and the second side.

13 is a partially exploded view of the medal inserting mechanism 100.

Since the 1st medal input part 108 and the 2nd medal input part 109 are the same structure, the internal structure is demonstrated using the 2nd medal input part 109 as an example below.

The second medal inserting section 109 includes a second medal inserting port 109-1 adjacent to the end of the second guide section 114, that is, the second stepped section 114, and the second stepping section. Medal input path 109-7 in communication with the terminal end of 114, medal drop hole 109-8 in communication with medal input path 109-7, medal input path 109-7 and this It has the 1st medal guide plate 109-5 and the 2nd medal guide plate 109-6 which define both sides of each medal input path 109-7. The medal input path 109-7 is formed to lead the medal M injected through the second medal slot 109-1 to the medal drop hole 109-8.

In addition, the second medal insert 109 has a first intermediate plate 109-3 with a first roller 109-4. The first intermediate plate 109-3 is attached to the first medal guide plate 109-5 and the second medal guide plate 109-6. When the first roller 109-4 is positioned on the medal drop hole 109-8, the medal M passing through the medal drop path 109-7 enters the medal drop hole 109-8. In contact with the first roller 109-4, the medal M is slightly pushed down and falls from the medal drop hole 109-8. The medal M which has fallen is conveyed to the lift-up hopper 300 via the medal conveyance path 200 shown in FIG. Then, the medal M is lifted up to the supply end of the medal discharge path 400 by the lift-up hopper 300 and is supplied on the play field 500 from the discharge end through the medal discharge path 400. The second medal input 109 also has a first medal input cover 109-2. The first medal input cover 109-2 covers the first intermediate plate 109-3. In addition, the first medal insertion section cover 109-2 is formed integrally with the second attachment flange 111, and the second attachment flange 111 is fixed to the storage unit 101 to indirectly The position is fixed with respect to the intermediate plate 109-3 of one.

The game player firstly inclines the first inclined wall lower region 104 and the first inclined wall upper surface of the medal M stored in the storage unit 101 while continuously inclining upward from the storage unit 101. After sliding to the area 106, the second inclined wall lower region 105 and the second inclined wall upper region 107, and then releasing the medal M, the medal M is removed by gravity. The first stepped portion 113 and the second guide portion slid the first inclined wall upper region 106 and the second inclined wall upper region 107 to constitute the first guide portion 113. It is latched by the 2nd step part 114 which comprises 114. Then, the first stepped portion 113 and the second stepped portion 114 slide the medal M into the first medal slot 108-1 and the second medal slot 109-1 by gravity. It is configured to.

That is, the game player first inclined the first inclined wall lower region 104, the first inclined wall upper region 106, and the second inclined continuously upwardly inclined from the storage 101. When the medal M is slid to the wall lower region 105 and the second inclined wall upper region 107 and the hand is released from the medal M, the medal M is caused by gravity to cause the first inclined wall upper region ( 106 and the second inclined wall upper region 107 are slid off and locked to the first stepped portion 113 and the second stepped portion 114, after which the medal M is the first stepped portion 113. ) And the second stepped portion 114, sliding in by the gravity to the first medal input hole 108-1 and the second medal input hole 109-1 of the first input part. When the medal M rolls along the first step portion 113 and the second step portion 114, the medal M is placed on the first inclined wall upper region 106 and the second inclined wall upper region 107. It is sliding against the surface. In other words, the game player stores the medal M from the storage unit 101 by the first inclined wall lower region 104 and the first inclined wall upper region 106, and the second inclined wall lower region 105 and the second inclined wall lower region 105. The hand of the player is allowed to slide along the inclined wall upper region 107 to release the medal M, thereby making the movement of the player's hand easier than in the conventional work of carrying the medal M to the medal slot. . For this reason, even if a player continues to put medal M for a long time continuously, it becomes possible to significantly reduce the fatigue which a player feels. In addition, since most of the medal M is not cared about, it is possible to concentrate on the game and enjoy the game sufficiently. In addition, since only the operation of the game player is eased without fully automating the input of the medal M, the game player can play continuously for a long time with a feeling of playing the game.

  <Configuration of the Center Lottery Device>

14 is a front view illustrating the configuration of the center lottery apparatus 2000.

15 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of the center lottery apparatus 2000.

The center lottery apparatus 2000 mainly includes a circular rotary conveying apparatus 2100, an apparatus supporter 2200 for supporting the rotary conveying apparatus 2100 from the lower side in the vertical direction, a display apparatus 2300, and a large lottery ball 2400. The large ball input mechanism 2500 which throws in), and the conveying slope 2600 which conveys the large lottery ball 2400 thrown in from the large ball input mechanism 2500 to the rotary conveying apparatus 2100 are comprised.

The rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 is rotationally driven in the counterclockwise direction in the figure by the drive device which is not shown in figure which was attached to the apparatus support stand 2200. By this drive device, the rotation conveying device 2100 always rotates at a constant cycle after the power source of the pusher game machine 1 is turned on. In the outer circumferential region of the rotary conveying device 2100, a plurality of holding spaces F having an inner space in which only one large lottery ball 2400 can be accommodated are formed along the outer circumferential direction. In this embodiment, 20 holding spaces F are provided in the outer periphery area | region of the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 at equal intervals. Each holding space F is moved around the outer periphery of the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 by rotation of the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100. As shown in FIG. In the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 of this embodiment, the rotating shaft inclines also with respect to a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. Therefore, each holding space F moves around along the imaginary plane which is inclined with respect to both the vertical plane and the horizontal plane.

In the figure on the left side of the rotation conveying apparatus 2100, the large ball | bowl feeding mechanism 2500 is provided. The large ball input mechanism 2500 mainly holds a ball recovery port 2510 that receives the large lottery ball 2400 and a ball holding unit 2520 that holds the large lottery ball 2400 received from the ball recovery port 2510. ) And a case 2530. The large lottery ball 2400 that enters the ball recovery port 2510 passes through the case 2530 and is conveyed to the ball holding unit 2520 by its own weight by the ball stopper 2521 of the ball holding unit 2520. Stops The ball stopper 2521 is driven between a ball holding position for stopping the large lottery ball 2400 and a ball releasing position for releasing the large lottery ball 2400 under the control of a control unit of a center lottery apparatus 2000 (not shown). do. 15 shows a state where the ball stopper 2521 is positioned at the ball holding position, and the large lottery ball 2400 is held in the ball holding unit 2520.

When the ball stopper 2521 moves from the ball holding position to the ball releasing position, the large lottery ball 2400 held in the ball holding unit 2520 rolls into the conveying slope 2600 by its own weight. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 14, the large lottery ball 2400 rolls on the conveying slope 2600 by magnetic weight, and moves like a pendulum about the lowest point of the conveying slope 2600. As shown in FIG. The conveying slope 2600 is configured such that a part of the area around the lowest point is adjacent to the holding space F of the rotating conveying apparatus 2100, and the region is inclined toward the rotating conveying apparatus 2100. Therefore, if the moving speed of the large lottery ball on the conveying slope 2600 is gradually slowed down, any one of the holding spaces F which is circumferentially moved by the rotation of the rotating conveying apparatus 2100 adjacent to the conveying slope 2600 is held. A large lottery ball 2400 enters space F. In this embodiment, it is comprised so that the lowest point of the conveyance slope 2600 may be inclined most to the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 side, and the larger the lottery ball 2400 is the rotation conveyance apparatus 2100 so that it is closer to the lowest point of the conveyance slope 2600. It is easy to enter inside holding space F of.

Inside the holding space F of the rotation conveying apparatus 2100, as shown in FIG. 15, the ball sensor 2101 for detecting that the large drawing ball 2400 entered into the holding space F is provided. Each ball sensor 2101 is connected to the control part which is not shown in the center lottery apparatus 2000, and the detection signal is sent to a control part. Thereby, the control part of the center lottery apparatus 2000 can grasp | ascertain which holding space F the large lottery ball 2400 entered.

Prizes are assigned to each holding space F, and among these prizes, a jackpot prize, an event prize, and a medal supply prize are included in this embodiment. In the center lottery apparatus 2000, a physical lottery (jackpot lottery) is described in which holding space F the large lottery ball 2400 enters. The jackpot prize is a prize in which the medal M for the number of jackpot storages (payment amount) is supplied to the play field 500 of the station part ST that satisfies the start condition of the jackpot lottery. The number of jackpots stored is accumulated cumulatively (for example, 0.03) corresponding to a part of the number of medals inserted every time the medals are put in the station ST for a predetermined initial value (for example, 500). It is added. The number of medals supplied to the play field 500, that is, the number of jackpots stored on the jackpot, is set to be the highest among the number of medals that can be supplied to the play field 500 at a time in the pusher game machine 1. It is. Therefore, the game player playing in this pusher game machine 1 usually aims at winning the prize on this jackpot.

In addition, if the event prize wins this, the predetermined event condition mentioned above is satisfied, and in the satellite part SA which the station part ST which satisfy | fills the start condition of the said jackpot lottery during the following predetermined event period belongs to this, it belongs to this. The winning bingo number won in the physical lottery in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 performed in any of the four station units ST is treated as the winning bingo number in the other three station units ST.

In addition, a medal supply prize is a phase which supplies the medal M for the specified number of pieces to the play field 500 of the station part ST which satisfy | fills the start condition of the said jackpot lottery. In addition, it is preferable that the number of medals supplied by winning the medal supply prize is smaller than the initial value of the number of jackpot storage.

In addition, the period during which the jackpot lottery is not performed on the display device 2300 of the center lottery apparatus 2000 is supplied to the play field 500 when the current number of jackpot storages, i.e., a prize on the jackpot is now awarded, are shown in FIG. A screen showing the number of medals is displayed. On the other hand, during the jackpot lottery period, the direction screen of the jackpot lottery is displayed.

When starting the jackpot lottery, the satellite unit SA to which the station support ST belonging to the station support ST which satisfies the start condition of the jackpot lottery rotates about the rotation axis parallel to the vertical direction by the drive device not shown in the figure. The center lottery apparatus 2000 is driven to face the front. After that, a jackpot draw is played. The details of this jackpot lottery will be described later.

  <Configuration of Game Control System>

Fig. 17 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the game control system of the pusher game machine 1. In addition, this block diagram is abbreviate | omitted about the structure of the drive control system etc. for driving each part as a game progresses for convenience of description.

The configuration of the game control system in the present embodiment mainly includes a control unit 600 of the station unit ST, a control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, and a control unit 620 of the center lottery apparatus 2000. . The control unit 600 of the station ST is mainly responsible for the overall progress control of the slot game and the bingo game described above, and the control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 mainly controls the ball or the physical lottery of the bingo game. It is responsible for conveyance control of B1, B2, and the control part 620 of the center lottery apparatus 2000 is mainly responsible for the control of the above-mentioned jackpot lottery.

The control part 600 of the station part ST mainly consists of the control apparatus 601, the ROM 602, the RAM 603, and the communication apparatus 604. The control device 601 executes various programs stored in the ROM 602 to perform various controls. The ROM 602 stores execution programs and the like of various controls to be performed by the control unit 600 of the station unit ST. The RAM 603 temporarily stores various data or information. The communication device 604 is for performing data communication with the control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000.

The control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 mainly includes a control unit 611, a ROM 612, a RAM 613, a station side communication device 614, and a center side communication device 615. It is composed. The control device 611 executes various programs stored in the ROM 612 to perform various controls. The ROM 612 stores an execution program and the like of various controls to be performed by the control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. The RAM 613 temporarily stores various data or information. The station side communication device 614 is for performing data communication with the control unit 600 of each station unit ST belonging to the satellite unit SA. The center side communication device 615 is for performing data communication with the control unit 620 of the center lottery device 2000.

The above configuration is an example in which the control unit 600 of the station unit ST, the control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000, and the control unit 620 of the center lottery apparatus 2000 are connected in series, but such a control unit ( The 600, 610, and 620 may be connected in parallel with each other (star type or bus type).

  <Flow of slot game>

Next, the flow of the slot game which advances in the pusher game machine 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated.

18 is a flowchart showing the flow of the slot game in the present embodiment.

When the player puts the medal M on the storage unit 101 into the first medal slot 108-1 or the second medal slot 109-1 as described above, the player enters the medal M on the subtable 511 in the play field. Medal M is sent out toward you. And some medals M of medals M which medal M on the subtable 511 fell in any one of the testers 515-1, 515-2, and 515-3 provided in the inclination table 512, and are not shown. When a medal detection unit that functions as a medal detection unit is detected, the detection signal is sent to the control unit 601 of the control unit 600 of the station unit ST, and the control unit 601 is provided with the inspector 515-1, 515-. 2, 515-3) grasps that the medal M entered (S1). As a result, the control device 601 determines that the start condition of the slot game is satisfied, and any of the above-described random numbers generated by executing the lottery program stored in the ROM 602 in the light of the predetermined winning table is any of the above. A digital draw is made to determine whether you have won or missed the role of (S2). In addition, the control device 601 performs display control for rotating three dice slots DS of the game screen for slots shown in FIG. 4 displayed on the display unit 700, and plays a role in winning a digital lottery. If it is determined, display control is performed to stop the rotation of the three dice slots DS so that the combination of the drawings related to the winning role is displayed on the display unit 700 (S3).

If a deviation is determined that does not win any role in the digital lottery (S4), the control device 601 ends the slot game as it is.

On the other hand, in the case of winning the small fitting role A (S5), the control device 601 controls the medal supply unit functioning as a medal supply means (not shown) to supply three medals to the play field 500 (S6). ). The medal supply unit may share the above-described mechanism that the medal M sends out on the subtable 511 in the play field when the player puts the medal M on the storage unit 101, or may be provided separately from this. . When separately installed, the same structure as that of this mechanism can be adopted. In other words, the medal M can be lifted up to the supply end of the medal discharge path by the lift-up hopper, and the medal M can be configured to be supplied from the discharge end to the play field 500 via the medal discharge path.

In addition, when winning a small matching role B (S7), the control device 601 controls the medal supply unit and supplies eight medals to the play field 500 (S8).

In addition, when winning a normal bonus role (S9), the control device 601 controls the medal supply unit and supplies 30 medals to the play field 500 (S10-1). In addition, the control device 601 changes the setting so as to use the normal winning table having a low winning probability as the winning table used in the subsequent digital drawing (S10-2).

In addition, when winning the probability change bonus role (S11), the control device 601 controls the medal supply unit and supplies 30 medals to the play field 500 (S12-1). In addition, the control device 601 changes the setting so as to use the high probability winning table having a high winning probability as the winning table used in the subsequent digital drawing (S12-2).

If the ball supply role is won (S13), the control device 601 outputs a ball supply command to the ball B1 to the control device 611 of the control unit 610 in the satellite lottery device 1000. . As a result, the ball B1 is delivered from the ball supply mechanism 1300 to the ball carrier 1520, and the ball B1 is transferred from the ball carrier 1520 to the ball insertion mechanism 1800 of the station part ST in which the ball supply role is won. Is taken over. The ball B1 passed over to the ball dropping mechanism 1800 is temporarily held by the stopper 1802 of the ball dropping slope 1801. Then, when the player presses the button 160 and the operation signal is received by the control device 601, the control device 601 releases the ball B1 from the stopper 1802 and the ball B1 enters the ball. The top of the slope 1801 is rolled off and passed to the ball input position lottery mechanism 1810. Then, the ball supply position is drawn on the play field 500 by the ball insertion position lottery mechanism 1810, and the ball B1 is supplied to either the inner side or the front side on the main table 501. (S14). The ball throwing position lottery mechanism 1810 has a structure in which a ball receiving port through which balls B1 and B2 can pass is reciprocated between the front side and the inner side about the lowest point of the ball throwing slope 1801. When the ball enters the ball receiving port, the ball is supplied to the front side on the main table 501. If the ball does not enter the ball receiving port, the ball is supplied to the inside of the main table 501. When the ball is supplied to the front side on the main table 501, the moving distance to the medal drop groove is shorter than the case where it is supplied to the inside on the main table 501. It becomes easy to satisfy a game start condition. Therefore, the player plays the timing so that the ball B1 retained in the stopper 1802 presses the button 160 so that the ball B1 enters the ball receiving port of the ball insertion position lottery mechanism 1810.

When the satellite role is directly won (S15), the control device 601 outputs a ball supply command to the ball B1 to the control device 611 of the control unit 610 in the satellite lottery device 1000. do. As a result, the ball B1 is received from the ball supply mechanism 1300 to the ball carrier 1520. Thereafter, the ball carrier 1520 moves to a position facing the stage ball feeding mechanism 1600, and passes the ball B1 to the support dish 1610 of the stage ball feeding mechanism 1600. Then, when the player presses the button 160 and the control device 601 receives the operation signal, the control device 601 controls the control unit 610 in the satellite drawing device 1000 for a ball insertion command. Is output to the control device 611. As a result, the ball B1 is thrown into the outer bingo stage 1100 via the ball feeding path 1110 and physical drawing is performed. In addition, when the satellite role is directly won, the control device 601 starts the bingo game described later because the start condition of the bingo game is satisfied (S20).

If the direct center role is won (S16), the controller 601 controls the controller 620 of the controller 620 in the center lottery apparatus 2000 via the controller 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. The start command of the jackpot lottery is output to 621. As a result, the jackpot lottery is started in the center lottery apparatus 2000 described later (S40).

  <Bingo Game Flow>

Next, the flow of the bingo game which advances with the pusher game machine 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated.

19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the bingo game in the present embodiment.

In the bingo game of the present embodiment, if the balls B1 and B2 fall into the medal drop groove, or if the starting condition of the bingo game is satisfied whether or not to directly win the satellite role in the slot game described above (S21), the station part ST The control device 601 of the control unit 600 in the control panel executes a bingo execution program stored in the ROM 602 to start a bingo game. Specifically, the control device 601 first switches the slot game screen shown in FIG. 4 displayed on the display unit 700 to the bingo game screen shown in FIG. 5 and performs the display control (S22). Here, the bingo card image BC displayed on the bingo game screen is based on the arrangement information generated at an arbitrary timing in the past. The timing for generating the array information may be, for example, when bingo is established in a bingo game in the past when the power of the pusher game machine 1 is turned on, when a reset button (not shown) is operated. In this embodiment, a case where a new arrangement information is generated when a bingo is established in a bingo game is generated and replaced with the previous arrangement information.

In addition, when the start condition of the bingo game is satisfied, the control device 601 outputs a bingo start command to the control device 611 of the control unit 610 in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. Thereby, the control apparatus 611 moves the ball carrier 1520 to the position which opposes the exit of the ball conveyance part traveling slope 1901 in the ball conveyance mechanism 1900 of the station part ST which received the command. The control device 601 controls the ball carrying mechanism 1900 to move the balls B1 and B2 dropped into the medal drop groove from the ball carrying part running slope 1901 to the ball carrier 1520. Return. Thereafter, as described above, the control device 611 of the control unit 610 in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 moves the ball carrier 1520 to the opposite position of the stage ball insertion mechanism 1600, and the ball B1. In accordance with the type of B2, the stage ball input mechanism 1600 is controlled to put the balls B1 and B2 into the outer bingo stage 1100 or the inner bingo stage 1200 (S23). ).

When the balls B1 and B2 introduced into the outer bingo stage 1100 or the inner bingo stage 1200 enter any of the winning spots 1101 and 1201, the signal is a control part of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. It is sent to the control device 611 of 610. Thereby, the control apparatus 611 recognizes in which granular spots 1101 and 1201 the balls B1 and B2 entered. At this time, when the winning spots 1101 and 1201 containing the balls B1 and B2 are the JP winning spots to which the right to start the jackpot lottery in the center lottery apparatus 2000 is assigned (Yes in S24), the control device 611 ) Outputs a command for starting jackpot lottery to the control device 621 of the control unit 620 in the center lottery apparatus 2000. As a result, the jackpot lottery is started in the center lottery apparatus 2000 (S40).

On the other hand, when the winning spots 1101 and 1201 containing the balls B1 and B2 are the winning spots to which bingo numbers are assigned (No in S24), the control of the control unit 610 in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 is performed. The apparatus 611 outputs the information which shows the allocated bingo number to the control apparatus 601 of the control part 600 in the station part ST which satisfy | fills the start condition of this bingo game. The control device 601, having received this information, stores the bingo number associated with the information as the winning bingo number in the winning bingo number storage area in the RAM 603 serving as a storage means. In addition, in this winning bingo number storage area, the winning bingo numbers after the arrangement information corresponding to the station part ST are generated are stored cumulatively. Then, the control unit 601 serving as the judging unit functions as a judging means, and refers to all winning bingo numbers stored in the winning bingo number storage area and the corresponding arrangement information stored in the array information storage area in the RAM 603. A bingo judgment is made as to whether or not the array of all the winning bingo numbers on the card array (the lottery target array) that is the array of bingo numbers of "1" to "9" on the bingo card indicated by the array information is a specific array; (S25). In addition, the specific arrangement in this embodiment is a column of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines on a 3 × 3 bingo card, which is a total of eight columns.

In this embodiment, in each specific arrangement, a medal payment prize for paying a predetermined number of medals to the play field 500, a normal ball supply prize for supplying the ball B1 to the play field 500, and a ball B2 for the play field 500. Which of the special ball suppliers to supply is assigned. In the bingo determination, when the control device 601 determines that it is not a specific arrangement, that is, when it is determined that bingo is not established (No in S25), the bingo game is terminated.

On the other hand, the control device 601, which is a privilege granting unit, determines that bingo has been established (Yes in S25), and when the specific arrangement is associated with a special ball supplier (Yes in S26), it functions as privilege granting means, In the slot game described above, a predetermined number of medals M are supplied to the play field 500 in the same manner as in the case of winning a medal supply role such as a small fit role A (S27-1), and the slots described above. The ball B2 is supplied on the play field 500 in the same manner as in the case of winning the ball supply role in the game (S27-2).

The control device 601, which is a privilege granting unit, functions as a privilege granting means when the specific arrangement in which bingo is established is normally associated with a ball supply prize (Yes in S28), In addition to supplying a predetermined number of medals M on the play field 500 in the same manner as in the case of winning the medal supply role such as the correct role A (S29-1), the ball supply role in the aforementioned slot game is won. In the same manner as in the case to supply the ball B1 on the play field 500 (S29-2).

The control device 601, which is a privilege granting unit, functions as a privilege granting means when the specific arrangement in which bingo is established (No in S28), and serves as a small hit in the slot game described above. A predetermined number of medals M are supplied on the play field 500 in the same manner as in the case of winning the medal supply role such as A (S30).

In addition, when the bingo is established, the number of medals M supplied on the play field 500 may be different from each other and the same number may be used for each image related to the bingo establishment.

In this manner, the control device 601, which is an array information generation unit that has performed the bingo establishment process, functions as array information generation means, executes the array information generation program stored in the ROM 602, and generates new array information. The array information is reset by replacing the array information stored in the array information storage area of the RAM 603 with the newly generated array information (S31).

  <Flow of the Jackpot Draw>

Next, the flow of the jackpot lottery which advances in the pusher game machine 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated.

20 is a flowchart showing the flow of the jackpot lottery in the present embodiment.

In the jackpot lottery of the present embodiment, the balls B1 and B2 are assigned to the winning spots to which the right to start the jackpot lottery in the center lottery apparatus 2000 is assigned by the physical lottery in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 in the bingo game described above. When the starting condition of the jackpot lottery, which is whether to enter or win the center role directly in the above-described slot game, is satisfied (S41), the control device 621 of the control unit 620 in the center lottery apparatus 2000 The jackpot lottery program is started by executing the jackpot execution program stored in the ROM 622. Specifically, the control device 621 first rotates the device support 2200 so that the center drawing device 2000 faces the front of the satellite part SA to which the station part ST which satisfies the starting condition of the jackpot drawing belongs. Drive control. In addition, the display device 2300 displays a screen for directing the jackpot lottery and displays and controls this.

Subsequently, when the game player playing in the station ST presses the button 160 of the station ST (S42), the operation signal is inputted to the control device 601 of the control unit 600 in the station ST. do. As a result, the control device 601 outputs a ball input command to the control device 621 of the control unit 620 in the center lottery apparatus 2000 through the control unit 610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000. As a result, the control device 621 outputs a ball insertion command to the large ball insertion mechanism 2500. The large ball feeding mechanism 2500 received the ball insertion command moves the ball stopper 2521 from the ball holding position to the ball releasing position, and transfers the large lottery ball 2400 held in the ball holding unit 2520 to a conveying slope ( 2600) (S43). As a result, the large lottery ball 2400 moves on the conveying slope 2600 with the pendulum about its lowest point and finally enters the holding space F of any of the rotary conveying apparatus 2100. When the large lottery ball 2400 enters any of the holding spaces F, the signal is sent to the control device 621 of the control unit 620 in the center lottery device 2000. Thereby, the control apparatus 621 recognizes the holding space F which the large lottery ball 2400 entered.

At this time, if the holding space F containing the large lottery balls 2400 is the jackpot image allocated (Yes in S44), the control device 621 reads the jackpot storage number data from the RAM 623, and the number indicated by the data. Processing for supplying as many medals M as the play field 500 of the station part ST that satisfies the start condition of the jackpot lottery (S45-1). At this time, the medal supply command is output from the control device 621 to the control device 601 of the control unit 600 in the station part ST, and the same method as the above-described normal medal supply processing under the control of the control device 601 is performed. Alternatively, the medal M may be supplied to the play field 500. However, since medals supplied when winning a jackpot prize are a large quantity, it is good also as a process using an original medal supply mechanism separately from the normal medal supply process mentioned above. In this case, it is also very suitable as a performance when winning a prize in a jackpot. In addition, the control device 621 resets the jackpot stored copy data stored in the RAM 623 to an initial value (S45-2).

On the other hand, when the holding space F containing the large lottery ball 2400 is assigned an event phase (Yes in S46), the control unit 621 controls the control unit in the station unit ST that satisfies the start condition of the jackpot lottery. A medal supply command is output to the control device 601 of 600. Thereby, in the above-mentioned slot game, a predetermined number of medals (for example, 100) on the play field 500 of the station ST is performed in the same manner as in the case of winning a medal supplying role such as a small fitting role A or the like. M is supplied (S47-1). Moreover, the control apparatus 621 outputs an event start instruction to the control apparatus 611 of the control part 610 in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 of the satellite part SA to which the said station part ST belongs. The control apparatus 611 which received this judges that the predetermined event condition was satisfied, and during the subsequent predetermined event period, in the physics lottery of the bingo game which performs about any of the four station STs which belong to the said satellite SA. The event is processed so that the winning bingo number to be won is also treated as the winning bingo number in the other three station units ST (S47-2). Specifically, the control apparatus 611 transmits the information which shows the winning bingo number which won in the physical drawing of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 performed during a predetermined | prescribed event period in all the station part ST which belongs to the said satellite part SA. Output to the control device 601 of the control unit 600.

In addition, when the holding space F containing the large lottery ball 2400 is a medal supply prize (No in S46), the control apparatus 621 controls the control part in the station part ST which satisfies the start condition of the said jackpot lottery. A medal supply command is output to the control device 601 of 600. As a result, a predetermined number of medals M are supplied on the play field 500 of the station ST in the same manner as in the case where a medal supply role such as a small hit role A is won in the slot game described above (S48). .

As mentioned above, in this embodiment, the result (winning bingo number) of the physical lottery in the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 performed when the balls B1 and B2 fall to the medal drop groove in each station part ST, and thereafter, It is determined whether or not bingo is established using the result of the physical lottery (winning bingo number) performed by the balls B1 and B2 falling back to the medal drop groove, and when bingo is established, the medal is placed on the play field of the station ST. Supplied. That is, the result (physical lottery number) of the satellite lottery apparatus 1000 performed when the balls B1 and B2 fall to the medal drop groove in each station section ST, and then the balls B1 and B2 again. The medal M is supplied to the play field 500 by cooperating with the result of the physical lottery (winning bingo number) performed by falling to a medal drop groove. Further, as the balls B1 and B2 fall into the medal drop groove, the possibility of bingo being established becomes high, and the possibility of the medal M being supplied to the play field 500 increases. As described above, in the present embodiment, whenever the balls B1 and B2 fall into the medal drop groove, the possibility of the medal being supplied to the play field 500 increases, so it is the game player that the balls B1 and B2 fall into the medal drop groove. It is not an opportunity to quit the game, but rather to urge the player to continue the game, the player can continue the game.

In addition, although the event conditions in this embodiment were to win the prize prize in the above-mentioned jackpot lottery, it is not limited to this, For example, similar event prizes are provided by providing the bingo game, slot game, etc. mentioned above. Winning a prize may be an event condition.

In the above embodiment, the means realized by software such as a computer program may be realized by hardware such as a circuit or a chip, and the means realized by hardware such as a circuit or a chip may be a computer program or the like. May be implemented by software.

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In medal game machine, Medal place stand having medal place where we place a lot of medals, A medal extruded member which reciprocates relative to this medal placing surface to reciprocate the medal existing on one portion on the medal placing surface to the other side on the medal placing surface, A medal drop groove in which the medal extruded out of this medal placing surface falls by the medal extruded by the medal extrusion member; A release object supply unit for supplying a release object having a shape different from the medal on this medal placing surface, When this release object falls to this medal drop groove, the physical lottery part which draws the lottery which decides a winner among a plurality of lottery objects by moving the dropped object or another release object, An array information generation unit for generating array information indicating a lottery target array using part or all of the plurality of lottery targets; A display unit for displaying an array image in which a plurality of lottery object images corresponding to each lottery object included in the lottery object array indicated by the array information generated by the array information generation unit are arranged based on the array information; A storage unit for storing a plurality of winning objects determined by the lottery performed by the physical lottery unit; A judging unit that judges whether or not the array of the plurality of winning objects on the lottery object array indicated by the array information is a specific array based on the plurality of winning objects stored in the storage unit; The medal game machine which has a privilege granting part which grants a privilege on condition that this determination part judges that it is a specific arrangement. The method of claim 1, The variant is a medal game machine that is a spherical object. The method of claim 1, A medal delivery unit for sending a medal into a play field where the medal placing surface is present when a medal is put into a medal slot; A passage opening forming member which is provided in the play field and forms a medal passage opening through which a medal can pass; A medal detection unit that detects a medal that has passed through the medal passage, Provided that the medal is detected by the medal detection unit, the supply lottery unit draws whether or not the release object is to be supplied by the release object supply unit, The medal game machine which supplies this release object on the said medal mounting surface provided that the said release object supply part obtains the drawing result of the supply of this release object by the drawing of this supply drawing part. The method of claim 2, A medal delivery unit for sending a medal into a play field where the medal placing surface is present when a medal is put into a medal slot; A passage opening forming member which is provided in the play field and forms a medal passage opening through which a medal can pass; A medal detection unit that detects a medal that has passed through the medal passage, Provided that the medal is detected by the medal detection unit, the supply lottery unit draws whether or not the release object is to be supplied by the release object supply unit, The medal game machine which supplies this release object on the said medal placing surface on condition that the said release object supply part obtains the drawing result of supplying this release object by the drawing of this supply drawing part. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A plurality of stations each having at least the medal holder, the medal extrusion member, the medal drop groove and the release object supply part, The array information generation unit generates individual array information corresponding to at least one station for each station, The display unit displays an array image associated with the array information corresponding to each station for each station, The storage unit stores the winning object for each station, and the winning object stored for each station is the winning object determined by the lottery performed by the physical lottery when the release object falls into the medal drop groove of each station. , The determination unit performs the determination for each station based on the winning object stored in this station for each station, The privilege granting unit grants a privilege to a station related to the determination on the condition that the determination unit determines that it is a specific arrangement, This storage unit associates the winning object determined by the lottery performed by this physics lottery when the release object falls into the medal drop groove of one station when predetermined conditions are satisfied, as well as the other station as well. Medal game machine to remember.

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