JPH0563193B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mahjong ball game machine, and more particularly to a mahjong ball game machine that displays the progress of the game on an image display section provided on the board.

[0002]

[Background Art] Conventionally, a large number of mahjong ball game machines have been provided and have been used for gaming by many people. In such a conventional mahjong ball game machine, when a ball enters a winning hole corresponding to a displayed tile, the winning ball accumulates in a chuckler section, and the winning tile is displayed in this chuckker section. It was hot.

【0003】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the conventional mahjong ball game machines, the number of medals that will be paid out when winning a prize is unclear, although it may be difficult for players who are accustomed to the mahjong ball game machines. Therefore, it was difficult for players who are not familiar with mahjong ball gaming machines to recognize the number of medals to be paid out.

[0004] Furthermore, regarding the progress of the game,
It was difficult to think of combinations of tiles in hand, and the game was difficult for players who were not accustomed to playing mahjong ball gaming machines. Therefore, as in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 51-120840, mahjong ball gaming machines have been provided which display the score at the end of the game.

[0005] However, even with this invention, although the score is displayed, the winning hand is not displayed, and not only is it difficult to understand the basis of score calculation, but also the tiles in hand during the game are not displayed, making it particularly difficult to play mahjong. The game content was extremely difficult for beginners who did not fully understand it. Therefore, the present invention was created for the purpose of providing a mahjong ball game machine that can be displayed even while the game is in progress, and also displays the winning combination at the end of the game, so that even beginners can easily play the game. It is something that

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object, and provides an image display section approximately in the center of the board, and as the game progresses, the hand tiles, discarded tiles, A CPU is provided to display the progress of the game, such as the Dora tiles, and to display the end of the game, such as winning hands and scores depending on the tiles in hand at the end of the game, on the image display section. The ball is characterized by being formed so that when the number of balls becomes four or more, the ball is not included in the number of balls used.

[0007]

[Function] Therefore, according to the present invention, the hand tiles, etc. are displayed on the image display section, making them easy to see. Furthermore, when there is a winning hand at the end of the game, the image display section displays an explanation of the winning hand and each Since the number of payout medals M corresponding to the winning combination is displayed, the game result can be easily understood even by beginners.

[0008] When the total number of tiles of the same type, such as hand tiles, discard tiles, and dora tiles, reaches 4, even if the ball B passes through the chuck car 8 displaying tiles of that type, this cannot be detected. First, it will be possible to hit this ball again.
When the CPU 11 is formed, it approximates an actual mahjong game in which there are only four tiles of the same type, and there is no sense of strangeness as a mahjong game.

[0009]

[Examples] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. The container frame 1 is provided with a front door 2 that can be opened and closed. On the front side of the front door 2, there are an input port 3 for medals M, an ejection port 4, a handle 5 for bullets, and a switch 6 for discarding tiles. , a reach switch 7, a board 9 having a chaser 8 displaying tiles, etc. are attached. In addition, a cathode ray tube 10 as an image display section is attached to approximately the center of this panel surface 9, and a CPU installed in the device frame 1
11, the cathode ray tube 10 is configured to display game progress, game results, and the like.

[0010] Next, the detailed configuration of the present invention will be explained in conjunction with the use and operation of the invention. First, to start the game, insert the medal M into slot 3.
Insert. This medal M is judged to be genuine or false by a selector 12 provided on the back side of the slot 3, and if it is a genuine medal M, an appropriate switch 13 such as a micro switch or opto sensor is closed, and the medal M is The input signal will be sent to the CPU 11. Also, fake medal M or defective medal M
If so, the medal M is returned to the cancel port 14 provided at the bottom of the input port 3. Furthermore, medal M
If the medal M is stuck in the selector 12, press the cancel button 15 provided on the front door 2 and remove the medal M.
is formed so as to be returned to the cancellation port 14.

[0011] When the medal M input signal is input to the CPU 11, the output from the CPU 11 causes 14
The balls are sent to the five ball handles and can be hit. Next, when the ball is successively played onto the board 9 using the handle 5, the ball passes through the chucker 8 which displays various tiles arranged on the board 9, and is controlled by the switch 13 provided at the bottom of the chucker 8. Type of tiles
Input to CPU11.

[0012] Then, according to the output from the CPU 11, the tile corresponding to the chucker 8 is displayed on the hand tile display section 16 of the cathode ray tube 10 as a game progress display. When a plurality of balls pass through different chuckers 8 and various tiles are displayed on the cathode ray tube 10, the CPU 11 arranges them horizontally in the order of type and number.

[0013] After hitting the 14 balls, 14 tiles will be displayed on the cathode ray tube 10. On the other hand, apart from these hand tiles, appropriate types of tiles are displayed on the dora tile display section 17 and the wind tile display section 18 on the cathode ray tube 10.
In the back drawer tile display section 19 provided adjacent to,
Hidden tiles are displayed such that the tile type is displayed only when a winning hand is achieved after reaching.

[0014] Next, an unnecessary tile among the tiles in hand is discarded using the discard tile switch 6 on which tiles of the same kind are displayed, and a new ball B is played onto the board 9 in its place. When this operation is continued a set number of times and the tiles in hand become a winning combination, the corresponding number of medals M are paid out to the ejection port 4. Of course, there are cases, like Tenwa, where the winning hand is completed the moment the tiles are aligned.

[0015] In addition, when the player is tenpai, by pressing the reach switch 7 provided on the front side of the front door 2, the reach is added to the winning hand and the above-mentioned back drawer tile display section 19 becomes effective. In addition, after pressing this reach switch 7, the discard tile switch 6 becomes invalid, and if the winning hand is not completed with the remaining balls B of the set number of balls hit after reaching,
By pressing the string cutter switch 20, only the string cutting can be performed.

[0016] When the winning combination is completed, the corresponding number of medals M is displayed on the score display section 21 provided on the CRT 10, and the number of medals M provided on the front door 2 is turned on or the winning combination is completed. Simultaneously with the completion of the game, an explanation of the winning combinations and the number of payout medals M corresponding to each winning combination are displayed on the screen as a game progress display.

[0017] In the present invention, the hand tiles are displayed on the cathode ray tube 10, so they are easy to see, and when there is a rising hand at the end of the game, this brown 10 has an explanation of the rising hand and a payout medal M corresponding to each rising hand.
Since the number of sheets is displayed, the game effect is easy for even beginners to understand. Note that when a large number of hand tiles are displayed in succession in the horizontal direction on the hand tile display section 16 according to the type and number of the tiles,
Since the tiles are arranged in the same way as in normal mahjong, the game is highly enjoyable and easy to play even for beginners.

[0018] Furthermore, even after the reach switch 7 is turned on, by using the thread cutter switch 20, the remaining balls of the number set as re-hit balls can be hit, so the game is similar to normal mahjong in terms of gameplay. do. In addition, a chuck car 8 that displays tiles provided on the board 9
Assuming that is the passing chuck car, compared to a conventional mahjong ball machine that stores the ball B in the chuck car 8,
Starting ball B and ball handle 5 at the start of the game
Mechanisms such as sending the ball to the side become simpler.

[0019] Furthermore, if the front door 2 is provided with a can switch 22, and the CPU 11 is configured to enable a can when there are four tiles of the same type, and to display a candla on the candola display section 23 of the cathode ray tube 10, It actually approximates the rules of mahjong, further improving the gameplay. Furthermore, when the total number of tiles of the same type, such as hand tiles, discarded tiles, and drive tiles, reaches 4, even if ball B passes through the chuck car 8 displaying tiles of that type, it will not be detected. , so that the ball can be hit again by the CPU.
11, it approximates actual mahjong where there are only four tiles of the same type, and there is no sense of strangeness in mahjong.

[0020] In addition, if the CPU 11 is provided with an input medal storage unit 24 and an output medal storage unit 25, and the number of stored medals is displayed on the cathode ray tube 10 by the input means 26 as appropriate, the game ends in one day. It is possible to easily grasp the operating status of each mahjong ball game machine in terms of its ratio at any given time. Furthermore, at this time, the inserted medal storage section 24 and the discharged medal storage section 25
If the difference in the number of medals M stored in the display is also displayed, the work for grasping the operating state will be improved.

[0021] There is also a result storage unit 2 that stores the previous game result in the CPU 11 until the start of the next game.
7 and display the previous game result on the cathode ray tube 10 using the appropriate input means 28, it is possible to easily check the winning combination or the number of medals M to be paid out, and it is possible to easily check the winning combination and the number of medals M to be paid out. No problems occur. In the above description, the image display unit has been described using the cathode ray tube 10 as an example, but other means such as a liquid crystal screen may also be used.

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the following effects:
This significantly improves the gameplay of the mahjong ball game machines that have been provided in the past, and also allows even beginners to play the game.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mahjong ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram of the mahjong ball gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the cathode ray tube while a game is in progress.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the cathode ray tube at the end of the game.

[Explanation of symbols]

M... Medal B...Ball 1... vessel frame 2...Front door 3... Input port 4...Exhaust port 5...Handle 6...Discard tile switch 7... Reach switch 8...Chat car 9... Board surface 10... Cathode ray tube as an image display unit 11...CPU 12...Selector 13...Switch 14...Cancel port 15...Cancel button 16...Hand tile display section 17... Dora tile display section 18... Wind tile display section 19... Back side tile display section 20... Tsumo cut switch 21...Score display section 22...Can switch 23...Candra display section 24... Input medal storage section 25...Ejected medal display section 26...Input means 27...Result storage section 28...Input means 29...Settlement switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Medal inlet, outlet, bullet handle, discard tile switch, reach switch,
In a mahjong ball game machine, the front door of which is equipped with a board, etc., which has a chalker displaying tiles, etc., is installed in the machine frame so that the front door can be opened and closed. A CPU is provided for displaying game progress such as tiles, discarded tiles, and dora tiles, and displaying the end of the game such as winning hands and scores depending on the tiles at the end of the game, on the image display section, and the CPU is configured to: This mahjong ball game machine is characterized in that when four or more balls pass through a chuck car, the balls are not included in the number of balls used.