WO2019022220A1

WO2019022220A1 - Darts game device and program

Info

Publication number: WO2019022220A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/028203
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕司杉森
Original assignee: 株式会社セガゲームス; 株式会社ダーツライブ
Priority date: 2017-07-28
Filing date: 2018-07-27
Publication date: 2019-01-31
Also published as: JP2019027653A; TWI754769B; TW201909981A; JP6866252B2

Abstract

A darts game device 10, which provides a darts game, in which the player changes during a game, includes: a detecting unit 102 that detects information that changes when a dart sticks on a dartboard, and that detects that the dart is sticking on the dartboard on the basis of that information; and a change processing unit 106 that executes determination processing for determining whether or not all darts have been removed from the dartboard on the basis of the information detected by the detecting unit 102 and that automatically executes change processing in accordance with a change of the player when the determination results in positive.

Description

Dart game device and program

Cross-reference to related applications

This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 201-146089 filed on July 28, 2017, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention relates to a dart game device and program.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a dart game device is known which provides a dart game in which one player successively throws a plurality of darts onto a dart board and then takes turns to another player (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP, 2010-220784, A

However, in the dart game device described above, in order to change to another player, the player etc. takes a hand and pulls the dart stuck on the dart board from the dart board, and then the change provided in the dart game device It is necessary to press a button to execute a change process (also referred to as a "change operation") according to the player's turn. For this reason, when the player himself presses the change button, it takes time until the next player can throw the dart because it takes time until he pulls out the dart and presses the change button. , I forgot to press the change button, there was a problem that the change process is not executed and the dart game does not progress.

With regard to this problem, it is also considered to automatically execute change processing after a certain period of time after detecting that a plurality of darts have been stuck, but when the dart is pulled out after change processing, the dart Sensors on the board may malfunction, or waiting time may occur regardless of the progress of the dart game.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a dart game device and program capable of appropriately executing change processing.

A dart game device according to an aspect of the present invention is a dart game device that provides a dart game in which a player takes turns during a game, detects information changed by a dart sticking to a dart board, and detects the information Based on the detection unit that detects that the dart is stuck in the dartboard, and the determination process that determines whether all the darts have been pulled out of the dartboard based on the information detected by the detection unit And a change processing unit that automatically executes a change process according to the player's substitution when the determination is affirmative.

According to the above aspect, when all the darts stuck in the dart board are pulled out, the change process corresponding to the player's alternation is automatically executed. Therefore, the change process is automatically performed after a predetermined time has elapsed. In comparison, the waiting time for change processing can be shortened. Moreover, according to the above aspect, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the dart is pulled out after the change process, and as a result, it is possible to suppress the erroneous detection of the detection unit. Therefore, according to the above aspect, the change process can be appropriately performed.

According to the present invention, change processing can be appropriately performed.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the dart board shown in FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the hardware constitutions of a dart game device. It is a figure showing an example of the functional block composition of a dart game device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of each function part shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, what attached the same code | symbol in each figure has the same or same structure.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a dart game device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dart game device 10 is formed in, for example, a vertical rectangular parallelepiped shape. The dart game device 10 is a dart game in which players alternate during the game, and for example, a dart alternates every time one player continuously throws a plurality of darts onto the dart board 12 Provide a game.

The dart game device 10 includes a dart board 12 and a display device 14. The dart board 12 is disposed in the front of the dart game device 10, at a position where the player stands in a substantially line-of-sight position in a standing posture. The display device 14 displays a game image related to the dart game.

Further, on the front of the dart game device 10, a coin insertion slot and a mode selection switch (not shown), a card reader for reading a player's data card, and the like are provided. After inserting the data card of the player into the card reader, the player inserts a fee into the coin insertion slot, and presses the mode selection switch to select the game mode to play the dart game. In this dart game, the player stands at a predetermined position in front of the dart game device 10, and throws a dart aiming at a predetermined target of the dart board 12. When the dart board 12 is reached, the tip of the dart board is pierced by the dart board 12 and the coordinate position of the pierced dart (for example, the XY coordinate position with the center point on the dartboard 12 as the origin). Is detected, and the score is displayed on the display device 14 according to the position where it is pierced. Although the dart game device 10 described above is described for business use, it may be for home use. In this case, the coin insertion slot and the card reader may be omitted. Also, the darts may be either soft darts or hard darts.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a front view of the dart board 12 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the hardware configuration of the dart game device 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dart board 12 is formed of, for example, a rectangular plate in a front view. The board surface of the dart board 12 is formed with a circular area target 20 which allows the player to score when the dart is stuck. The target 20 is formed with a plurality of holes (not shown) so that a dart can be pierced. In the target 20, a plurality of regions (segments 20B) are defined by the partition walls 20A. Each segment 20B is divided radially according to the score obtained by the player. In addition, when the surface of the board on which the target 20 is not formed is the back surface, each segment 20B is displaceable in the back surface direction when a dart is stuck.

A plurality of light sources L and a plurality of light sensors S are disposed around the dart board 12.

Each of the plurality of light sources L emits light along the board surface of the dart board 12. Each of the plurality of light sensors S receives the light emitted from the light source L, and converts the received light into an electrical signal to detect the light intensity of the light. Here, when the dart that the player throws at the target 20 on the board surface toss into the board surface, the darts block the light and the light intensity of the light received by the light sensor S changes, so that at least two The light sensor S detects the light intensity.

As shown in FIG. 3, the dart game device 10 includes a plurality of segment sensors 30, a plurality of impact sensors 32, and a control device 34 in addition to the display device 14, the light source L, and the light sensor S described above. .

The segment sensor 30 is disposed on the back side of each of the segments 20B, and detects the displacement of the segment 20B in the direction of the back side due to the impact of a dart.

The plurality of impact sensors 32 are respectively disposed at the four corners of the dart board 12 and detect the presence or absence of an impact applied to the dart board 12. The impact sensor 32 is used, for example, to detect that the dart has hit any part of the entire dart board 12. The segment sensor 30 can not detect that the dart has hit unless the dart has hit the target 20, but with the impact sensor 32, even if the dart has hit a location out of the target 20 , Can detect that the dart hit.

The display device 14, the light source L, the light sensor S, the plurality of segment sensors 30, and the plurality of impact sensors 32 are connected to the control device 34. The control device 34 includes a CPU 36 that controls the connection destination of the control device 34, and a memory 38 in which programs and data are stored. The CPU 36 reads a program from the memory 38, for example, and controls the progress of the dart game according to the read program.

<Function block configuration>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the dart game device 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the dart game device 10 includes functional units such as a progression unit 100, a detection unit 102, an assignment unit 104, and a change processing unit 106.

The advancing unit 100 is a functional unit that advances a dart game. Such a progression unit 100 is realized, for example, by the CPU 36 executing a program.

The detection unit 102 is a functional unit that detects information that changes as the dart sticks to the dart board 12 and detects that the dart board 12 sticks a dart based on the information. Examples of the “changing information” include light intensity (light and dark of light), parameters related to light intensity, image information, moving image information, and the like, but in the present embodiment, it is light intensity. Therefore, the detection unit 102 detects that the dart is stuck, more specifically, detects the number and position of the dart stuck, based on triangulation using the detected light intensity.

In addition, the detection unit 102 further detects information related to an impact struck by the dart. The left-hand side “information on impact” includes information on the segment 20B output by the plurality of segment sensors 30, information on the presence or absence of an impact output from the plurality of impact sensors 32, etc., but in the present embodiment It contains information on both information and information on the presence or absence of shock
The detection unit 102 as described above is realized by, for example, a plurality of light sources L, a plurality of light sensors S, a segment sensor 30, an impact sensor 32, a CPU 36, and the like.

Based on the position (the segment 20B corresponding to the position detected by the detection unit 102), the assignment unit 104 assigns a parameter to the player identification information indicating the player who threw the dart, which is currently set to be active. The “parameters” on the left include a score, the progress of the dart game, a status parameter of the player, and the like, but in the present embodiment, the score is a score. Further, in the present embodiment, “to give a parameter” means a parameter according to the position (total score) stored in the memory 38 or the player's data card and associated with the player identification information. It means adding or subtracting (score). Such an assignment unit 104 is realized, for example, by the CPU 36 executing a program.

The change processing unit 106 determines whether all the darts have been pulled out of the dartboard 12 based on the first information (light intensity) detected by the detection unit 102, and when a positive determination is made, according to the player's substitution. It is a functional unit that automatically executes the change process. This change process is, for example, a process of preparing in response to a player's alternation, and automatically sets the player identification information set to active to the player identification information indicating the other player who throws a dart next And so on. Such a change processing unit 106 is realized, for example, by the CPU 36 executing a program.

<Flow of processing>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the process flow of each of the functional units 100 to shown in FIG. This process is repeated each time the dart game is started. In addition, the order of the process shown below is an example, Comprising: You may change it suitably.

(Step SP10)
The progression unit 100 repeats the processing of the following steps SP12 to SP32 for a predetermined number of rounds, such as 10 rounds or 15 rounds. The advancing unit 100 first reads the player identification information of the player who throws a dart or the information associated with the player from the data card or the like of the player and sets the player identification information as active.

(Step SP12)
The advancing unit 100 repeats the processing of the following steps SP14 to SP30 for the number of players who play the dart game.

(Step SP14)
The detection unit 102 detects various information such as the light intensity, the presence or absence of an impact, and the information of the segment 20B in which the dart is pierced. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The advancing unit 100 determines, based on the various information detected by the detecting unit 102, whether the dart is thrown by the player. For example, the advancing unit 100 determines whether the dart is thrown by the player based on the light intensity detected by the detecting unit 102 and the information related to the shock (presence or absence of shock or displacement due to shock). Specifically, when the advancing unit 100 detects that the impact sensor 32 has an impact when the light sensor S outputs a change in light intensity, the segment sensor 30 may be stuck by a dart. If at least any one of the cases where displacement is detected occurs, it is positively determined that the dart is thrown by the player. Then, if it is determined that the dart is thrown, the process proceeds to step SP18. If the dart is determined, the process returns to step SP14.

(Step SP18)
The advancing unit 100 counts the number of times one player has thrown darts consecutively (the number of times of throwing N). Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP20.

(Step SP20)
The detection unit 102 calculates and determines (detects) the position (position of the dart) where the dart is stuck in the dart board 12 based on the detected light intensity. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP22.

(Step SP22)
The assignment unit 104 determines a score as a parameter based on the position (the segment 20B corresponding to the position determined by the detection unit 102), and player identification information indicating a player who has thrown a dart, which is currently set to be active. Give the determined score. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP24.

(Step SP24)
The progression unit 100 determines whether or not the number N of times of throwing is a maximum number N _max predetermined according to the game, for example, three times. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to the process of step SP26. When the determination is negative, the process returns to the process of step SP14.

(Step SP26)
The detection unit 102 detects the light intensity. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP28.

(Step SP28)
The change processing unit 106 executes a determination process of determining whether all the darts have been removed from the dart board 12 based on the light intensity detected by the detection unit 102. For example, the change processing unit 106 determines whether or not the light intensity changed due to the plurality of darts being stabbed has returned to the value in the state where nothing is stabbed, and if it is determined that it has returned, all the darts Is determined to have been withdrawn, and if it is determined that it has not returned, it is determined that all the darts have not been withdrawn. When the determination is affirmative, that is, when it is determined that all the darts have been withdrawn, the process proceeds to the process of step SP30. When the determination is negative, it is determined that all the darts have not been withdrawn. If yes, the process returns to the process of step SP26.

(Step SP30)
The change processing unit 106 automatically executes change processing. For example, the change processing unit 106 automatically changes the player identification information set to active to player identification information indicating another player who next throws a dart. Further, the change processing unit 106 reads out information associated with the changed player identification information from the data card or the like of the player. As a result, for example, in step SP22 executed during the repetitive processing from step SP12 to step SP30, a score is given to the total score associated with the changed player identification information. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP32.

(Step SP32)
The progression unit 100 repeats the processing of step SP14 to step SP30 for the number of players. When the iterative process is finished, the process proceeds to step SP34.

(Step SP34)
The progression unit 100 repeats the processing of step SP12 to step SP32 for the number of rounds. When the iterative process is finished, the process proceeds to step SP36.

(Step SP36)
The progression unit 100 determines the winner and loser among the players based on the total score given to the player identification information. Then, the series of processes shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when all the darts stuck to the dart board 12 are pulled out, the change process according to the player's substitution is automatically executed. The waiting time for change processing can be shortened compared to the case of Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the dart is pulled out after the change process, and as a result, it is possible to suppress the detection unit 102 from erroneous detection. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the change process can be appropriately performed.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the determination processing is performed on the condition that the number N of times of throwing the dart by the player is counted and the counted number N of times of throwing is the predetermined maximum number N _max . The determination process can be performed at an appropriate timing.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the number of times N of throwing a dart is counted based on the light intensity and the information (the presence or absence of the impact and the displacement due to the impact), only one or two darts are on the board surface. Even in the situation where there is no remaining, the number of times of throwing N can be counted accurately, and the change process can be performed reliably.

<Modification>
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, those in which a person skilled in the art makes appropriate design changes to the above embodiment are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention. Moreover, each element with which the above-mentioned embodiment is equipped can be combined as much as technically possible, and what combined these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as the feature of the present invention is included.

For example, although the case where the detection unit 102 is realized by the plurality of light sources L, the plurality of optical sensors S, the CPU 36 and the like has been described in the above embodiment, the detection unit 102 is the laser scanner and the CPU 36 or the camera or the CPU 36 and the like. It may be realized.

Moreover, although the case where the segment sensor 30 and the impact sensor 32 were provided in the dart game apparatus 10 was demonstrated in the said embodiment, you may abbreviate | omit.

In the above embodiment, the detection unit 102 detects the position (position of the dart) where the dart is stuck in the dart board 12 based on the detected light intensity. However, the segment is detected without detecting the position. Based on the displacement detected by the sensor 30, only the segment 20B in which the dart is stuck may be detected.

In the above embodiment, "part" does not simply mean physical means, but includes the case where the function possessed by "part" is realized by software. Also, even if the function of one "part" or device is realized by two or more physical means or devices, the function of two or more "parts" or devices is realized by one physical means or device It is good.

10 dart game device 12 dart board 102 detection unit 104 addition unit 106 change processing unit

Claims

A dart game device for providing a dart game in which a player takes turns during a game,
A detection unit that detects information that changes when a dart sticks to a dart board, and detects that the dart is stuck on the dart board based on the information;
Based on the information detected by the detection unit, a determination process is performed to determine whether all the darts have been pulled out of the dart board, and when a positive determination is made, the change process according to the player's substitution is automatically performed. A change processing unit that
A dart game device comprising:
The change processing unit counts the number of times the player has thrown the dart, and executes the determination process on the condition that the counted number is a predetermined number.
A dart game device according to claim 1.
The detection unit further detects information related to an impact struck by the dart,
The change processing unit counts the number of times the dart has been thrown based on the changing information and the information related to the impact.
The dart game device according to claim 2.
A dart game device that provides a dart game in which the player takes turns during the game,
A detection unit that detects information that changes when a dart sticks to a dart board, and detects that the dart is stuck on the dart board based on the information;
Based on the information detected by the detection means, a determination process is performed to determine whether all the darts have been pulled out of the dart board, and when a positive determination is made, the change process according to the player's substitution is automatically performed. Change processing means to execute
Program to function as.