JPH04224781A - Pachinko game machine operation management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To judge whether or not the start of a game is effectively carried out. CONSTITUTION:A prize winning signal P3 is outputted from a pinball machine 1 when a prize is won. A start signal P4 is outputted from the pinball machine 1 when the pinball machine is started. While a prize win counting section 36 counts the number of times of prize winnings, a start counting section part 34 memorizes the number of times of starts. A calculating section 38 obtains the ratio of the number of times of the starts to the number of times of prize winnings on the basis of the memories of the respective counting sections 34, 36 to store the ratio in a memory section 39. Also, a printer 41 outputs the start information of the calculating section 38.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation management device for a pachinko game machine configured to start a game every time a pachinko ball enters a specific winning slot.

0002

[Prior Art] For example, a pachinko game machine called a digital machine is equipped with a plurality of displays and a big prize opening, and when a pachinko ball hits a particular winning opening, the game is started and a plurality of symbols are displayed on each display. A randomly selected symbol is displayed, and when the symbol displayed on each display matches the special prize pattern, the grand prize opening is opened to create a special prize state where the probability of winning is extremely high. There is.

[0003] In addition, this type of pachinko game machine reserves the right to play when a pachinko ball enters a special winning slot during the game, and also reserves the right to play when the currently running game ends. This will start the game you are currently playing. In this case, the maximum number of reserved game rights is set in advance, and if a winning number exceeds the maximum reserved number, the right to the game corresponding to the winning number is invalidated.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, pachinko game machines have a so-called slump phenomenon in which the probability of a pachinko ball winning a prize in the winning slot changes as the game progresses. Therefore, in the case of the conventional configuration described above, due to the slump phenomenon, the interval at which pachinko balls enter a specific winning hole fluctuates, and the game start interval becomes excessively long, or the pachinko ball enters a specific winning hole during the game. You may win consecutively. For this reason, if the start interval becomes longer, players will
It is determined that the game has not started properly, and
I started to avoid the pachinko game machine. Furthermore, if pachinko balls repeatedly enter a specific winning slot, the payout rate increases, which is disadvantageous for the pachinko hall in terms of business.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a pachinko game machine configured to start a game each time a pachinko ball enters a specific winning slot. To provide an operation management device for a pachinko game machine, which makes it possible to judge whether the game is being played effectively or not.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a pachinko game machine configured to start a game every time a pachinko ball enters a specific winning slot, and the number of winnings of the specific winning slot in a predetermined time period and the number of wins of the game. A counting means for counting the number of starts is provided, a calculation means is provided for calculating the ratio of the number of starts to the number of entered prizes counted by the counting means, and an output means is provided for outputting start information obtained by the calculation means. It is something.

[0007]

[Operation] When a pachinko ball enters a specific winning hole, the counting means adds 1 to the counting number. Further, when the game starts due to the occurrence of a winning, the counting means adds 1 to the number of starts.

[0008]The calculation means calculates the ratio of the number of starts to the number of wins based on the number of wins and the number of starts counted by the counting means, and the output means outputs the start information obtained by the calculation means. . Therefore, by checking the start information output from the output means, it is possible to determine whether or not the game has started effectively.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIG. 2 showing the front of the pachinko game machine, a board 2 of the pachinko game machine 1 is provided with first to third displays 3 to 5 made of, for example, an LED dot matrix. A specific winning hole 6 is provided on the board surface 2, and when a pachinko ball enters the specific winning hole 6, a pattern consisting of letters or pictures appears on each display 3 to 5.
is now displayed. Further, a large prize opening 8 closed by an opening/closing member 7 is provided at the lower part of the board surface 2. In this case, when the combination of symbols displayed on each of the displays 3 to 5 matches the special prize pattern, the opening/closing member 7 swings forward to catch the pachinko balls falling on the board surface 2 and enter the grand prize opening 8. It is designed to guide you. In addition, 9 is an outlet, 10 is an upper ball receiver, 11 is a lower ball receiver, and 12 is an operation handle for driving the ball launcher.

In FIG. 3, which schematically shows the configuration of the pachinko game machine 1, a safe ball storage container (not shown) is provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1, and safe balls are supplied from a ball supply device 13 to this ball storage container. Balls are now supplied. The ball supply device 13 supplies pachinko balls according to the on/off state of a ball detection switch provided in the safe ball storage container, and also outputs a safe ball counting pulse P2 every time, for example, 10 pachinko balls are supplied. is output to the hall computer 14. Further, an out ball counter 15 is arranged on the back side of the board 2, and every time, for example, 10 pachinko balls are ejected from the out port 9 of the board 2, an out ball counting pulse P1 is sent to the hall computer 14. Output.

On the other hand, a control device 16 is provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1. This control device 16 controls the entire operation of the pachinko game machine 1, such as the generation of winnings, the generation of special prizes, and the generation of sound effects. Further, the control device 16
When a pachinko ball enters the special winning hole 6, a winning signal P3 indicating this is outputted, and the game starts when a winning occurs (symbols are displayed randomly on each display 3, 4, 5). outputs a start signal P4 indicating this. When the symbols displayed on the displays 3, 4, and 5 match the special prize pattern at the start of the game, the control device 16 outputs a special prize signal P5 indicating this and drives the opening/closing member 7. Then, the big prize opening 8 is opened. The control device 16 is configured to reserve the right to play the game up to four times when a pachinko ball enters the specific winning hole 6 during the game.

Now, the counting pulses P1 and P2 from the pachinko game machine 1, the winning signal P3, and the start signal P4
, special prize signal P5 are given to the hall computer 14 via a signal line. here,
The above-mentioned counting pulses P1 and P2 are given to the stop control device 17 provided in the hall computer 14, and the above-mentioned award signal P3, start signal P4 and special prize signal P5 are given to the operation control device provided in the hall computer 14. The stop control device 17 and the operation management device 18 will be described below.

That is, FIG. 1 shows the stop control device 17 and the operation management device 18 as a combination of functional blocks. However, the above-mentioned stop control device 17 and operation management device 1
8 is actually configured inside the hall computer 14 and centrally manages a large number of pachinko game machines, but in FIG. Only relevant functional blocks are shown.

First, the stopping control device 17 will be explained.

19 is a counting pulse P1 indicating the number of out balls.
This is an out-ball counting section that receives the number of out-balls through the input section 20 and transfer gate 21, which sequentially adds up the input counting pulses P1 after being initialized through the reset terminal R, and converts the addition result into a numerical signal indicating the number of out-balls. Output as N1. Note that the transfer gate 21 allows a signal to pass only when a high level signal is applied to its gate terminal. 22 is a counting pulse P indicating the number of safe balls.
2 through the input section 20, which sequentially adds up the counting pulses P2 that are input after being initialized through the reset terminal R and outputs the addition result as a numerical signal N2 indicating the number of safe balls. do.

23 is a subtraction unit which subtracts the number of safe balls indicated by the numerical signal N2 from the number of out balls indicated by the numerical signal N1, and converts the subtraction result into a numerical signal indicating the difference number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1. Output as N3.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a stop setting value storage section, which stores a stop setting value Nz (negative value) that can be changed arbitrarily. Reference numeral 25 denotes a comparison section, which compares the above-mentioned stop setting value Nz with the numerical signal N3 from the subtraction section 23, and calculates Nz.
When the relationship of ≧N3 is established, that is, when the number of differential balls of the pachinko game machine 1 reaches the stop setting value Nz, a high-level stop signal Sz is output. 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes a signal holding unit, which receives the stop signal Sz via the transfer gate 27, and holds the stop signal Sz only during the period from when it is received until it is initialized through the reset terminal R. A signal Sz' is output. Note that the transfer gate 27 receives the stop signal S while a high level signal is applied to the gate terminal.
Allow z to pass. Then, in a state where the stop signal Sz' is output from the signal holding unit 26 to the pachinko game machine 1, the pachinko game machine stops supplying new pachinko balls or cuts off the power to the pachinko ball launcher. The pachinko game machine 1 can be switched to a discontinued state in which playing on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a driving setting value storage section in which a driving setting value Na which can be arbitrarily changed is stored, and in this embodiment, the driving setting value Na is set to zero. 30 is a comparison unit for detecting the driving state, which compares the driving setting value Na with the numerical signal N3 from the subtracting unit 23, and when Na≦N3, that is, the pachinko game machine 1
When is in the driving state (the number of out balls is greater than the number of safe balls) and the difference in the number of balls is more than zero, it outputs the driving signal Sa consisting of a high level signal, and in other states. It is designed to exhibit a state in which a low level signal is output. The output of the comparator 30 is inverted by the inverter 31 and then output to the transfer gate 2.
1 gate terminal. In this case, the special prize signal P5 inverted by the inverter 32 is applied to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 27.

Reference numeral 33 denotes an opening means that outputs a reset pulse RP when the opening operation is performed;
Accordingly, the out ball counting section 19, the safe ball counting section 22, and the signal holding section 26 are initialized via the reset terminal R.

Next, the operation management device 18 will be explained.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a start counting unit which is a counting means, and this unit inputs the start signal P4 from the pachinko game machine 1 via the transfer gate 35 and performs counting. Further, numeral 36 denotes a winning/winning counting unit which is a counting means, which inputs the winning signal P3 from the pachinko game machine 1 via the transfer gate 37 and counts it. Here, the gate terminals of each transfer gate 35, 37 are connected to the output terminal of the inverter 32, and when the grand prize signal P5 from the pachinko game machine 1 is output, the start signal P4 is connected to the output terminal of the inverter 32.
and prevents the winning signal P3 from passing through.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a calculation unit which is a calculation means, and this calculates the ratio of the number of starts to the number of wins (
(Number of starts/Number of prizes won) x 100), and start information, which is the result of the calculation, is stored in the storage unit 39. Then, the storage section 39 outputs the stored start information to the printer 41, which is an output means, in response to the operation of the output command means 40. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

[0024] When a game is being played on the pachinko game machine 1, the counting pulse P is emitted from the pachinko game machine 1.
Numerical signal N1 indicating the number of out balls is outputted from the out ball counting section 19 to which counting pulse P1 is added.
At the same time, a numerical signal N2 indicating the number of safe balls is output from the safe ball counting section 22 which adds the counting pulse P2. Thereby, the subtraction unit 23 performs an operation of subtracting the number of safe balls indicated by the numerical signal N2 from the number of out balls indicated by the numerical signal N1, and converts the result of the operation into a numerical value indicating the difference number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1. Output as signal N3.

In this case, the numerical signal N3 from the subtractor 23
is zero or more, that is, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the input state, the comparator 30 outputs the input signal Sa (
The input signal Sa is inverted to a low level signal by the inverter 31 and applied to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 21. Therefore, the transfer gate 21 outputs the counting pulse P1
Therefore, during the period when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the hitting state, the addition operation of the counting pulse P1 by the out ball counting section 19 is stopped, and as a result, the number of pulses P1 Regarding the number of pachinko balls that are in the driven state, this will not be reflected in the calculation result of the difference number of balls in the subtraction unit 23. As a result, when the pachinko game machine 1 is discontinued after being played by two or more players, a situation in which the number of pachinko balls acquired by a player becomes greater than the discontinuation setting value Nz is prevented. .

Now, when the numerical signal N3 is a negative value, that is, when the player has acquired a pachinko ball, the input signal Sa is not outputted from the comparator 30, so the transfer gate 21 allows the counting pulse P1 to pass through. In this state, when a pachinko ball enters the special winning hole 6 provided on the board 2 and the combination of symbols displayed on each display 3 to 5 matches the special prize pattern, the opening/closing member 7 swings. As a result, a special prize state in which the big prize opening 8 is opened occurs, and the winning probability becomes extremely high. As a result, the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player increases suddenly, and the difference number of balls calculated by the subtraction unit 23 increases in the negative direction, so that the numerical signal N3 changes to the stop setting value N
When reaching Sz, the comparator 25 outputs a stop signal Sz.
is output. However, when a special prize occurs, since the special prize signal P5 is output from the pachinko game machine 1, the transfer gate 27 prevents the stop signal Sz from passing. And, due to the end of the special prize, Pachinko game machine 1
When the special prize signal P5 is cut off, the special prize signal Sz is given to the signal holding section 26, and thereby the signal holding section 26
A stop signal Sz' is output from. Therefore, the pachinko game machine 1 is switched to a discontinued state in which playing is prohibited.

On the other hand, the control device 16 provided in the pachinko game machine 1 controls the operation of the entire pachinko game machine 1, and when a pachinko ball wins in the specific winning hole 6 as described above, the winning signal P3 is output. is output, and when the game is started due to the occurrence of a winning, a start signal P4 is output.
Output. Therefore, the number of inputs of the winning signal P3 (corresponding to the number of winnings) and the number of inputs of the start signal P4 (corresponding to the number of starts) from the start of business are stored in the winning counting section 36 and the starting counting section 34 of the operation management device 18, respectively. be remembered. Then, the calculation unit 38 includes each counting unit 34, 36
Based on the number of wins and starts stored in the formula (
(Number of starts/Number of winnings) x 100), and outputs the calculation result (hereinafter referred to as the effective number of starts), the number of winnings, and the number of starts to the storage section 39. As a result, the storage unit 39 stores the number of effective starts, the number of winnings, and the number of starts from the start of business to the present time.

[0028] Then, when it is desired to confirm whether or not the game of the pachinko game machine 1 has been effectively started, the output command means 40 is operated. Then, since the output command means 40 gives an output command to the storage section 39, the storage section 39 outputs the stored start information to the printer 41. Therefore, since the start information is printed by the printer 41, by checking the start information, it can be determined whether or not the pachinko game machine 1 has started effectively. In other words, when a pachinko ball enters the special winning hole 6, if there is a high probability that the right to the game has not been reserved up to four times, the right to the game is reserved and the game is validly played, so the game cannot be started. The number of times will be approximately equal to the number of winnings, and the effective start rate will be high. Therefore, when the number of winnings is large and the effective start rate is high, it can be determined that the game is started effectively. On the other hand, when a pachinko ball enters the special winning hole 6, if there is a high probability that the right to the game has already been reserved up to four times, the right to the game will not be reserved and the game will not be played effectively. , the number of starts becomes lower compared to the number of wins, and the effective start rate becomes lower. Therefore, in addition to the low number of winnings,
When the effective start rate is low, it can be determined that the game is not being played effectively.

In short, according to the above configuration, by checking the start information output from the printer 41, the effective start rate, which is the ratio of the number of starts to the number of winnings, is checked, and the game is played effectively. Since it is possible to determine whether or not the pachinko game machine 1 has been used, it is possible to grasp the characteristics of the pachinko game machine 1 and adjust the nails accordingly. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals and explanations are omitted, and only the different parts will be explained. That is, the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the control device 16 of the pachinko game machine 1 does not have the function of outputting the start signal P4 indicating the start of the game. Furthermore, when a pachinko ball enters the specific winning hole 6 during the game, the pachinko game machine 1 does not reserve the right to the game corresponding to the winning. The start counting section 34 of the operation management device 18 is configured to receive the winning signal P3 via the transfer gate 42. Also, timer 43
is adapted to output a high level signal for a set time at the input timing of the winning signal P3. in this case,
As the set time set in the timer 43, the game execution time is selected. The output terminal of the timer 43 is connected to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 42 via an inverter 44.
is the winning signal P3 when the gate terminal is at a high level, that is, when a high level signal is not output from the timer 43.
It is designed to allow the passage of.

In the case of this second embodiment, when a pachinko ball wins in the specific winning hole 6, the control device 16 of the pachinko game machine 1 outputs a winning signal P3 in response to the start of the game. Then, the winning signal P3 is given to the winning counting section 36 and the start counting section 34 of the operation management device 18.
1 is added to the number of winnings and the number of starts stored in the counting units 34 and 36. At this time, at the timing when the winning signal P3 is input, the timer 43 operates and outputs a high level signal for a set time, so the transfer gate 42 prohibits the passing of the winning signal P3. Therefore, even if a winning signal P3 is output from the pachinko game machine 1 due to a pachinko ball hitting the specific winning opening 6 during the game, the winning signal P3 cannot pass through the transfer gate 42. Therefore, the number of wins during the game is not added to the number of starts. Further, the calculation unit 38 calculates an effective start rate based on the number of starts and the number of wins stored in each of the counting units 34 and 36, and stores it in the storage unit 39. Then, the storage unit 39 transfers the stored start information to the printer 41 in response to the operation by the output command means 40.
Therefore, the printer 41 outputs paper on which the effective start rate and the like are printed.

Therefore, in this second embodiment as well, the first
As in the embodiment, by checking the start information output from the printer 41, it is possible to determine whether the game is being played effectively.

In the above embodiment, the operation management device 18 is shown as each functional block, but the functions may be realized by a microcomputer.

Furthermore, instead of outputting the start information by the printer 41, the start information may be output by a display device.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the printer 41 displays start information from the start of business hours, but instead of this, start information for each time period may be displayed.

[0035]

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the operation management device for a pachinko game machine of the present invention, based on the number of winnings and the number of starts counted by the counting means, the calculation means calculates the starting time for the number of winnings. Since the ratio of the number of times is calculated and the start information is outputted from the output means, the start of the game can be started in a pachinko game machine configured to start the game every time a pachinko ball enters a specific winning hole. This has the excellent effect of making it possible to judge whether or not it is being carried out effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

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Figure 2: Front view of pachinko game machine

[Figure 3] Schematic configuration diagram of a pachinko game machine

[Fig. 4] A diagram corresponding to Fig. 1 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine, 18 is an operation management device, 34 is a start counting section (counting means), 36 is a prize counting section (counting means), 38 is a calculation section (calculation means), and 41 is a printer (output means). .

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko game machine configured to start a game each time a pachinko ball enters a specific winning opening, comprising: a counting means for counting the number of wins in the specific winning opening and the number of starts of the game in a predetermined time period; , a pachinko game machine comprising a calculation means for calculating the ratio of the number of starts to the number of entered prizes counted by the counting means, and an output means for outputting start information calculated by the calculation means. Operation management device.