JPH11267331A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow players to change game machines by use of a game device whereby the number of game media gained through a game is recorded on each card, which is issued for exchange with prizes, etc. SOLUTION: A game device has a control part storing the required control program. The control part has a control button 13d installed above each pachinko machine 2, and when the button 13d is operated, issues from a card issuing window 14 a card 20 storing the number of pachinko balls returned to a unitized pachinko island 100 from a ball storage part 5, which number is indicated on a count indicating part 7. Then a lamp 15 on the side where the control button 13d operated is located is turned on, and an indication on the count indicating part 7 is set to zero. Further, when the card 20 is inserted into the card issuing window 14, a game on the pachinko machine 2 can be played if the indication on the count indicating part 7 is zero.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko / slot machine, and more particularly, to a game machine such as a pachinko ball or the like which is obtained by playing a game medium such as pachinko balls. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gaming machine which records and issues a game, in which when the player wants to change the platform, the player can move the platform with the game result up to that time because the situation of the game is unfavorable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a game machine of this type, when the number of pachinko balls or the like obtained by playing a game is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the numerical data is given to a desired game machine and a game with the game machine is performed. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 9-47
No. 559.

[0003] However, the device proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-47559 is a device in which a game medium such as a pachinko ball is completely enclosed in a game device and is circulated for use. Since it has never been said that piles are piled up, it can not boast about the people around it, so it is a device that has never tickled the player's psychology, and it is a game device that is not popular anymore .

[0004]

For this reason, when a big win is made, a game medium such as a pachinko ball is accumulated and shown to the surroundings, and the player can boast. On the way, it was necessary to be able to move the platform when the gaming situation was not good, and this was a problem to be solved.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, for each game means, a storage section for storing at least the obtained game media, and the number of game media returned from the storage section to the main body. Counting means for counting, a display for displaying the number of game media counted by the counting means, issuing means for recording and issuing the number of game media displayed by the display on a recording medium, and issuing In a gaming apparatus, the means for issuing issuance instruction means for issuing an instruction for a recording medium is provided, and as one instruction means for the issuance instruction means, table movement information enabling a game with any game apparatus is recorded on a recording medium. A table movement switch for setting the display of the display of the gaming machine to zero to zero, and when a recording medium recording the table movement information is presented, the display of the display is displayed. Is zero On the condition that there is a condition, a first configuration is provided in which a read / game possibility determination unit is provided which displays the number of game media displayed on the display device of the gaming device played earlier on the display device to enable the game. Gaming devices,

In the gaming machine of the first configuration, when the platform movement switch is operated, the game media stored in the storage section are counted by the counting means and returned to the main body, and the counted value is returned to the main body. A gaming device having a second configuration in which a recording medium which is displayed on a display unit and thereafter records platform movement information is issued,

In the gaming machine of the first or second configuration, the table movement information recorded on the recording medium includes an identification code indicating that the gaming apparatus is moving, and the number of gaming media counted by the counter. When the recording medium on which the platform movement information is recorded is presented and the read / game possibility determination means permits the game, the number of game media recorded on the recording medium is displayed on a display to display the game. A gaming device having a third configuration configured to be in a possible state;

In the gaming machine of the first or second configuration, the platform movement information recorded on the recording medium has an identification code indicating that the gaming machine is moving, and the gaming medium displayed on the display device. Is output to and stored in a management computer that manages each gaming device. When the recording medium on which the platform movement information is recorded is presented and the read / game possibility determination unit permits the game, the management computer stores the information. A gaming device having a fourth configuration in which the number of the game media is displayed on a display so as to be in a playable state;

In the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth configurations, a gaming machine according to a fifth configuration in which the function of the platform movement switch can be set,

In the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fifth configurations, the presentation of the recording medium on which the table movement information is recorded is performed only when the presentation of the recording medium is performed within a predetermined time after the issuance of the recording medium. A gaming device according to a sixth configuration, wherein the game possibility determination unit performs a game permission determination;

In the gaming machine of the third or fourth configuration, an identification code recorded on a recording medium and indicating that the game apparatus is moving is provided so as to be uniformly changeable by a management computer connected to each gaming apparatus. A gaming device having a seventh configuration,

[0012] In the gaming machine according to the third, fourth or seventh configuration, an identification code recorded on a recording medium and indicating that the player is moving is provided so as to be visibly provided.
And a gaming device having the above configuration.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to a unit-type pachinko island 100 as an example. 1 in the figure
Is a ball lending machine, 2 is a pachinko machine as a game means, 3 and 4 are upper and lower plates assembled to the pachinko machine 2, 5 is a ball storage section for storing pachinko balls 50 obtained in the game, and 6 is a counting means. ,
7 is a counting display, and 8 and 9 are pachinko balls 5 circulating on the island.
Upper tank and lower tank for storing 0, 10 a lifting device, 11 a polishing device, 12 a discharging means, 13 a card issuing instruction means, 14 a card issuing port, 15 a lamp, 16
Denotes a control unit, 17 denotes a handle of the pachinko machine 2, and 18 denotes a steel frame.

The unit-type pachinko island 10 illustrated in FIG.
At 0, two ball lending machines 1 and two pachinko machines 2 are also arranged on the back side, and the pachinko balls 50 circulate, for example, as shown in FIG.

The ball lending operation by the ball lending machine 1, the payout operation of the pachinko balls 50 to be paid out at the time of winning, the lifting operation by the lifting device 10, the polishing operation by the polishing device 11, etc. are all performed by a conventionally known method. Done.

Each of the ball storage sections 5 is operated by operating a ball removal lever 4a of the lower plate 4 so that a hole (not shown) provided at the bottom of the lower plate 4 is opened, and the pachinko balls 5 stored in the lower plate 4 are opened.
0 is installed at the position where it falls and flows in. A return port (not shown) that can be opened by operating the opening / closing lever 5a is provided in front of the bottom of the ball storage section 5, and a counting means 6 is installed downstream of the return port. The configuration is such that the number of pachinko balls 50 returned to 9 can be measured.

The number of pachinko balls 50 measured by the counting means 6 is digitally displayed on a counting and displaying section 7 composed of a liquid crystal device or the like installed on each of the pachinko machines 2.

The discharging means 12 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Four discharge start buttons 12 provided on each front
a, four discharge portions 12b provided to be recessed in front of the frame 18 below each of the pachinko machines 2, and one end opened to the bottom of the upper tank 8 and the other end provided to each of the four discharge portions 12b. Four discharge paths 12c opened downward, four discharge number control mechanisms 12d provided in the middle of each of the discharge paths 12c, and four portable resin cups 12e to be placed on each of the discharge sections 12b. And four sensors 12f including limit switches for detecting whether or not the cup 12e is normally placed on the discharge unit 12b, and a warning lamp 12g provided on the surface of each discharge unit 12b.
And a shared control unit 16 connected to these via a signal line (not shown).

The discharge portion 12b is formed such that a container such as coffee or juice is difficult to place or falls down when placed, for example, by raising the central portion of the mounting surface, and one cup 12e is provided on the bottom surface thereof. Raised portion 1 of discharge portion 12b
It is formed by providing a recess into which 2b1 can penetrate.

The card issuing instruction means 13 includes 4
The operation buttons 13a, 13b, 13c, and 13d are arranged in parallel above the pachinko machine 2, and each of them is connected to the common control unit 16 via a signal line (not shown).

Each time the discharge start instruction button 12a is operated, the shared control unit 16 controls the sensor 1 (hereinafter the same) corresponding to the operated discharge start instruction button 12a.
First, it is determined whether or not a predetermined control signal is input from 2f. When the predetermined control signal is not input and the cup 12e is not properly placed on the discharge unit 12b, the warning lamp 12g blinks. A required control program for prompting the normal placing of the cup 12e is stored. When a predetermined control signal is input to the control unit 16 and it is confirmed that the cup 12e is properly placed on the discharge unit 12b, the count is counted by the counting unit 6 and the storage unit (not shown) of the control unit 16 is used. In response to the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper limit, the discharge number control mechanism 12d is activated to discharge a predetermined number of pachinko balls, for example, 100 pachinko balls from the upper tank 8 to the cup 12e of the discharge portion 12b, Every time the ball is discharged, the display of the counting display section 7 is
A required control program for redisplaying a numerical value obtained by subtracting the discharged number from the numerical value displayed before discharging is stored.

When the operation button 13a of the card issuance instructing means 13 is operated, the control unit 16 displays a card 20 on which the number of balls displayed on the counting display unit 7 is printed on two pachinko machines arranged side by side. 2 is issued from a card issuing port 14 provided above the ball lending machine 1, the lamp 15 on the side where the operated operation button 13 a is located is turned on, and the number of balls displayed on the counting display 7 is displayed. Clear and

When the operation button 13b is operated, the number of balls which can be exchanged for a specific prize or the number of specific prizes which can be exchanged out of the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7 is printed on the card 20 and issued. It is issued from the mouth 14, the lamp 15 on the side where the operated operation button 13b is located is turned on, and the end ball which cannot be exchanged for the specific prize is activated by the discharge number control mechanism 12d of the discharge means 12 and the cup 12e of the discharge section 12b. At the same time as discharging from the upper tank 8 and clearing the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7,

When the operation button 13c is operated, the card 20 printed with the number displayed on the counting display unit 7 is issued from the card issuing port 14, and the operated operation button 13c is operated.
Then, the lamp 15 on the side with the c is turned on, and the handle 17 is locked or the pachinko ball 50 is operated even if the handle 17 is operated until the card 20 is inserted into the card issuing slot 14.
Is not fired, the pachinko machine 2 is secured, and the number of balls displayed on the counting display 7 is cleared.

When the card 20 issued by operating the operation button 13c is inserted into the card issuing port 14, the number of balls recorded on the inserted card 20 is read and displayed on the counting display section 7, and in that state. Enable games,

When the operation button 13d is operated, table movement information enabling a game to be played with an arbitrary pachinko machine 2 in the game hall, for example, a code represented by a numeral or a character indicating that the table is being moved. And the like, and the number of balls displayed on the counting display unit 7, the card 20 is issued from the card issuing port 14, and the operated operation button 1
The lamp 15 on the side with 3c is turned on, and the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7 is cleared.

When the card 20 issued by the operation of the operation button 13d is inserted into the card issuing port 14, when the number of balls displayed on the counting display section 7 is not zero, the inserted card 20 is returned as it is. When the number of balls is zero, the identification code indicating that the table is being moved and the number of balls recorded on the inserted card 20 are read, and the number of balls is displayed on the counting display unit 7 to enable a game. A required control program is stored.

When the operation buttons 13a to 13d are operated, the return port (not shown) of the ball storage section 5 is opened without operating the open / close lever 5a, and the pachinko balls 50 stored in the ball storage section 5 are opened. Is returned to the lower tank 9 by the counting means 6, the count value is displayed on the count display unit 7, the number is recorded on the card 20, and the control unit 16 is configured to issue the number from the card issuing port 14. You can also.

Therefore, the operation button 13d corresponds to the "table moving switch" as the means for solving the problem, and the control unit 16 (part of the control unit 16d) reads the "read / playable judgment" as the means for solving the problem. Means ”.

The counting of the pachinko balls by the counting means 6 is performed by operating the card issuing instruction means 13 and activating a card storage / recording / transporting function unit (not shown), so that the card issuing port 1 is operated.
Until the printed card 20 is issued from 4, the pachinko balls returned by operating the open / close lever 5 a are accumulated and measured, and the total is displayed on the counting display unit 7.

Therefore, in the unit-type pachinko island 100 having the above-described structure, if the pachinko balls 50 accumulate so that the pachinko balls 50 cannot be accommodated in the lower plate 4 during the game, the pachinko balls collected on the lower plate 4 are operated by operating the ball removing lever 4a. 50 can be poured into the reservoir 5.

The number of pachinko balls 50 further increases, and the ball storage 5
When the ball is likely to overflow, the return port (not shown) is opened by operating the opening / closing lever 5a provided on the front surface of the ball storage section 5, and the pachinko balls 50 that come out of the return port and are returned to the lower tank 9 are counted. 6 and the number is displayed on the counting display unit 7.

Further, if the pachinko balls are running short while the game is being played, the pachinko balls 5 stored in the ball storage 5
0 can be put in the upper plate 3 to continue the game.

When the pachinko balls 50 remaining in the ball storage section 5 are exhausted, the cup 12e is placed on the discharge section 12b in a normal state, and the discharge start instruction button 12a is operated. For example, 100 pachinko balls are discharged from the upper tank 8 to the cup 12 of the discharging portion 12b.
e, the pachinko ball discharged to the cup 12e is transferred to the upper plate 3, so that the game can be continued. At this time, the display of the counting display unit 7 is changed to a number smaller by the number of discharged balls.

When the game result is unsatisfactory and the player wants to play with another pachinko machine 2, first, the upper plate 3 and the lower plate 4
After returning all pachinko balls in the ball storage unit 5 to the unit-type pachinko island 100 from the return port (not shown) of the ball storage unit 5 by operating the ball removal levers 3a and 4a and the opening / closing lever 5a, the operation button 13d Is operated, a code obtained by combining numbers and letters as an identification code indicating the movement of the platform, and a counting display section 7
Is issued from the card issuing port 14 in which the number of balls displayed on the card 20 is recorded.

Then, the card 20 is inserted into the counting display section 7.
Pachinko machine 2 whose value displayed in is zero
If a desired one is searched out from the list and inserted into the card issuing port 14, the number of pachinko balls recorded on the card 20 is displayed on the counting display 7 and the pachinko machine 2 can play the game.

On the other hand, when the game is finished with a large number of pachinko balls 50, all the pachinko balls in the upper plate 3, the lower plate 4, and the ball storage unit 5 are removed, and the ball removal levers 3a, 4a and the opening / closing lever 5a are moved. After operating and returning the ball to the unit-type pachinko island 100 from a return port (not shown) of the ball storage unit 5, for example, when the operation button 13 a is operated, the number of balls counted by the counting means 6 and displayed on the count display unit 7 at the time of return Is issued from the card issuing slot 14, so that the player can take the card 20 to the counter and exchange it for a desired prize.

When the operation button 13b is operated after the counting is completed, an end ball which cannot be exchanged for a specific prize is discharged to the discharging unit 12b.
The card 20 printed with the number of pachinko balls that can be exchanged for specific prizes or the number of replaceable specific prizes is issued from the card issuing port 14 while being discharged into the cup 12e of the above-mentioned type. If the operation is completed by operating the operation button 13b in the hall being taken, it is not necessary to borrow a ball from the ball rental machine 1 again when playing with another pachinko machine 2.

If the user has the card 20 issued from the card issuing port 14 by operating the operation button 13c, the player can play the game with the pachinko machine 2 until the card 20 is inserted into the card issuing port 14. Since the pachinko machine 2 cannot be secured, the pachinko machine 2 is surely secured, so that it is safe not only to leave the pachinko machine 2 for a short time for purchasing juice or coffee and washing hands, but also for a relatively long time for a meal or the like.

In this case, the card 20 may be received with the pachinko balls 50 remaining in the upper plate 3, the lower plate 4, and the ball storage unit 5, or all the pachinko balls may be counted by the counting means 6 to be a unit type. It is also possible to return the card once to the pachinko island 100 and receive the card 20 on which the number of returned pachinko balls is printed.

By the way, when the operation button 13d is operated to issue a card 20 enabling a game with an arbitrary pachinko machine 2 from the card issuing port 14, the counting display section 7
Is output to and stored in the management computer 200 for managing the pachinko machine 2 in the entire pachinko game hall, and a predetermined identification code issued by the operation of the operation button 13d and indicating a moving state is recorded. If the display of the counting display 7 of the pachinko machine 2 of the card issuing slot 14 in which the card 20 is inserted is zero, the number of balls stored in the management computer 200 is displayed on the counting display 7 and the gaming machine is displayed. It is also possible to configure so as to enable the game in 2.

Also, a card 20 recording an identification code indicating that the vehicle is moving so that a fine business can be performed in consideration of the day of the week, the time, the opening date of the hall, the model of the pachinko machine 2, and the like.
The function of the operation button 13d for instructing the issuance of is issued from the management computer 200 or the like can be uniformly or individually stopped.

The issue time of the card 20 is recorded in any of the card 20, the control unit 16, and the management computer 200, and is limited to a predetermined time, for example, 30 minutes or less (the time may be displayed) after the card is issued. It may be possible to allow the platform to move.

The identification code indicating that the platform is being moved, which is recorded on the card 20 issued by operating the operation button 13d, can be uniformly changed by the management computer 200 or the like. Can be prevented. Further, the identification code indicating that the platform is moving can be visually recorded with ink or the like for convenience of the player.

Further, the present invention is also effective as a gaming device for playing using a game medium other than the pachinko balls, such as coins and metal.

[0046]

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, when a major victory is won, a lot of accumulated pachinko balls and other game media can be shown to the surrounding people and boasted. In a gaming device that can tickle, when the situation of the game is unsatisfactory and you want to change the platform, you can operate the platform movement switch to record the remaining number of game media such as pachinko balls and other recording media such as cards. Is issued, and if this recording medium is presented to a gaming device in which the display of the counting display unit is zero, it becomes possible to play the game with the gaming device, so that the player can easily move the platform. It became a game device that was easy to play.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, wherein the function stop of the table moving switch can be set.
Taking into account the day of the week, the time, the opening date, the model of the game machine, etc., it is possible to conduct a detailed business that gives special treatment to the date and time when customers are poorly entered and models that are not popular.

Also, the reading / game possibility determination means makes the game permission determination only when the recording medium on which the table movement information is recorded is presented within a predetermined time after the issuance of this recording medium. According to the invention of claim 6, the management becomes easy and the effect of preventing fraud is high.

Further, in the invention according to claim 7, wherein the identification code indicating that the platform is being moved can be uniformly changed by the management computer, the identification code can be changed periodically or appropriately, so that the counterfeit card can be changed. The use can be prevented.

Further, in the invention according to claim 8, wherein the identification code indicating that the platform is moving is provided so that the use of the card in hand can be clearly understood if the identification code is recorded with ink or the like. For the convenience of the person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of game media (pachinko balls).

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a discharging unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball rental machine 2 Pachinko machine 3 Upper plate 3a Ball puller lever 4 Lower plate 4a Ball puller lever 5 Ball storage unit 5a Opening / closing lever 6 Counting means 7 Count display unit 8 Upper tank 9 Lower tank 10 Lifting device 11 Polishing device 12 Discharge Means 12a Ejection start instruction button 12b Ejector 12c Ejection path 12d Ejection number control mechanism 12e Cup 12f Sensor 12g Warning lamp 13 Card issuance instruction means 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d Operation button 14 Card issuance port 15 Lamp 16 Control unit 17 Handle 18 Frame 20 Card 50 Pachinko ball 100 Unit pachinko island 200 Management computer

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing at least game media obtained for each game unit, a counting unit for counting the number of game media returned from the storage unit to the main body, and a game medium counted by the counting unit. Display means for displaying the number of game media, issuing means for recording and issuing the number of game media displayed by the display means on a recording medium, and issuing instruction means for instructing the issuing means to issue a recording medium. In the gaming machine provided, as one instruction means of the issuance instructing means, table movement information enabling a game in any gaming apparatus is recorded and issued on a recording medium, and the game apparatus of the gaming apparatus which has been playing until then is issued. A table movement switch for setting the display of the display to zero is provided,
In addition, when the recording medium on which the table movement information is recorded is presented, the number of game media displayed on the display of the gaming device that has previously played is displayed on condition that the display on the display is zero. A gaming device provided with a reading / game possibility determination means for displaying on a game device and enabling game play. 2. When a table moving switch is operated, the game media stored in the storage section are counted by the counting means and returned to the main body, and the counted value is displayed on the display section. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein a recording medium on which the movement information is recorded is issued. 3. The platform movement information recorded on a recording medium has an identification code indicating that the gaming device is moving, and the number of game media counted by a counter, and the platform movement information is recorded. When the recording medium is presented and the read / game possibility determination means permits the game, the number of game media recorded on the recording medium is displayed on a display to enter a game possible state. 3. The gaming device according to 1 or 2. 4. A management computer for managing table movement information recorded on a recording medium, the identification information indicating that the game apparatus is moving, and managing the number of game media displayed on the display unit for each game apparatus. When the recording medium on which the table movement information is recorded is presented and the read / game possibility determination means permits the game, the number of the game media stored in the management computer is displayed on the display. The gaming device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gaming device is brought into a playable state. 5. The gaming machine installation island according to claim 1, wherein a function stop of the platform movement switch can be set. 6. Only when presentation of a recording medium on which platform movement information is recorded is performed within a predetermined time after the issuance of the recording medium, the read / game possibility determination means makes a game permission determination. The gaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. An identification code recorded on a recording medium and indicating that the player is moving is provided so as to be uniformly changeable by a management computer connected to each of the gaming machines. 4. The gaming device according to 4. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein an identification code recorded on a recording medium and indicating that the player is moving is provided so as to be visible.