JP2002000934A - Prize winning game device and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game device employing quite a new concept of robot operation. SOLUTION: A self-propelled robot is arranged in a game space visible from the outside, and the robot is structured so as to allow a player to play a prescribed game by operating the robot by an external operating means and vary the probability of winning of a winning probability game to be operated next on the basis of the result of the game.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a prize payout game device such as a crane game device and a fighting game device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Crane game machines (UFO catchers / registered trademark) are well-known as this kind of prize acquisition game machines known in the art.

[0003] In such a crane game apparatus, a plurality of prizes are arranged in a prize storage space, and the arranged prizes are operated by operating a gripping member of the crane game apparatus.
This is a game in which a prize is acquired by gripping a prize with the gripping member, and carrying the prize to the prize payout port while maintaining that state.

In the crane game machine as described above, since the game player is a monotonous game in which the prize is simply held by the holding member and carried to the prize dropper, there are various prize acquisition game devices in place of the monotonous game. Proposed.

According to a study by the applicant of the present invention, there is known a prize acquisition game device or a game device similar to the prize acquisition game device instead of the crane game device as shown in FIGS. The prior art will be briefly described below with reference to the drawings.

The prior art (A) is a representative drawing of JP-A-11-197368. Then, as described in the solving means, the game content is described as follows: "The self-propelled goldfish scooping robot 2 remotely operated by the transmitter 16 is provided with the scooping means 22 and the catching tool 4 for catching goldfish at the tip as the scooping means 22. An attached arm 60,
A servo motor 14 for rotating the arm 60 about the base end so as to move up and down over a lower limit position where the catcher 4 is moved below the water surface and an upper limit position where it is moved above the water surface.
In the goldfish scooping toy 1 provided with an elastic member 64, an elastic member 64 is interposed between the end of the arm 60 and the catching tool 4, and the tip of the catching tool 4 is pressed against the bottom surface 3a of the water tank 3 at the lower limit position. The rotation angle of the arm 60 toward the lower limit position is set so that the capturing tool 4 rotates toward the horizontal posture via the member 64. Is the thing.

In other words, goldfish scooping is performed by remote control of a robot.

However, in this conventional technique, since a wireless system is adopted, when a plurality of game devices of the same type are arranged side by side in the same place, it is necessary to prevent crosstalk between the wireless operation terminals. It is necessary to pay attention to the frequency, the layout is frequently changed, and this is unsuitable for a game device that is installed in a game hall where the game device is moved or rearranged. Another drawback of the wireless system is that if a battery is used to operate the robot, there is a problem that replacement is required, and even if a charging system is used, manual replacement of the battery is required.

[0009] In addition, since there is a possibility that a game can be played if the frequency is adjusted by another wireless device without inserting a predetermined money, there is another problem that some measures must be taken against unauthorized use.

The prior art (B) is a representative drawing of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-327575. Then, as described in the solution, the content of the game is as follows: "Remotely operate a ball-capturing robot to capture one of a number of balls having a plurality of colors floating in the air, and place the ball in a ball drop hole. And automatically identifies the color of the ball dropped in the ball drop hole, and automatically ejects different prizes according to the identified color of the ball. " This does not employ the fun of robot operation.

The prior art (C) is a representative drawing of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-38738. Then, as described in the solution, the content of the game is as follows: "The prize K contained in the transparent spherical capsule is transported by the prize transport unit 4. When the prize selection button 16 is pressed, the prize selection point 18 is located. The prize is dropped into the game device by the prize drop mechanism 5 inside the game device 5. When the prize selection button 16 is pressed, a prize selection point 18 is provided.
Is dropped into the game device by the prize drop mechanism 5 inside the game device. When the catch button 14 is pressed in anticipation of the fall timing of the prize K1, the arm 12 of the catch robot 9 rotates to close the handle 13. If the hand 13 is closed just when the prize K1 passes between the left and right hands 13, the prize K1
Caught on. When a prize is caught, the prize take-in bridge 10 moves and guides the caught prize to the prize take-out section 7 so that the prize can be taken out from the take-out opening 15. Is the thing. In this case, too, as in the prior art (B), it is not possible to provide an interest such as freely moving and catching the robot in the game space.

The prior art (D) is a representative drawing of JP-A-9-192341. Then, as described in the solution, the contents of the game are as follows: `` An article such as a balloon with a specific gravity close to air is stored in a transparent case equipped with an outlet, and the article is put in the air with an instigator such as a fan. A manipulator that moves in the air with a three-dimensional position sensor installed in an operation grip provided to the player by moving the manipulator three-dimensionally by moving the manipulator in the air with an instigating device such as a play. When the goods moving in the case are grasped by the hand of the manipulator, the goods are sent out of the case so as to be linked to the movement of the hand, and the goods taken out can be given to the player as a prize. Is the thing. This one,
It controls something like a magic hand to catch floating objects to be caught and pays them out, which is stale for robot operation.

The prior art (E) is a representative drawing of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-252378. As described in the solution, the content of the game is roughly divided into “prize storage section 2, operating means 3, and arm 5, and the prize storage section 2 is surrounded by an outer wall member 90 using a lot of transparent members. A prize is accommodated in the inside of the prize accommodation unit 2. On one side of the prize accommodation unit 2, an operation means 3 having an extensible arm 5 having a gripping member 6 suspended at a tip thereof.
Is provided. The operation means 3 is provided with an operation lever, and the operation of the operation lever causes the arm 5 to rotate.
The desired premium can be obtained by the gripping member 6 by turning, expanding and contracting. Is the thing. In this case, there is a high possibility that an area to be moved for catching a prize is limited, and a blind spot area where a prize cannot be obtained may occur.

The prior art (F) is a representative drawing of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-277253. The content of the game is, as described in the means for solving the problem, “the support member 6 that moves along the rails in the game 1”.
And a support arm that projects laterally from the support, tilts up and down, and is rotatable about the support. The airplane 9 is attached to the tip of the support arm 8, and the airplane 9 is moved up and down and stopped to move to the prize position, and the prize is grasped by the gripper 10 attached to the airplane. Is the thing. With this configuration, the airplane with the gripper can be moved three-dimensionally and the operation can be enjoyed. Since the moving area of the gripping means simulating a helicopter is limited, there is a problem that a corner or the like becomes a blind spot area where a prize cannot be obtained.

[0015]

The drawbacks of the above crane game machine include the following problems.

That is, in the above-mentioned crane game device, an XY rail is arranged above the prize storage space,
Since the gripping arm of the gripping means is moved along the XY rail to the target prize by the operation of the game player, the movable range of the gripping arm is restricted by the XY rail, and a blind spot occurs. There was a problem. “Blind spot occurs” means that even if a prize exists in the prize storage space, there is a prize that the game player cannot physically aim at depending on the position of the prize.

Further, since the gripping arm is configured to be moved along the XY rail, there is another problem that the structure and the mounting work of the gripping arm become complicated, resulting in an increase in cost.

Further, in the above crane game machine, it is difficult to modify (upgrade) the game on the way, and if possible, the gripping arm is replaced with a gripping arm with a new decoration. It was difficult to change this by remodeling.

An object of the present invention is to solve all the above problems.

[0020]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention according to the claims employs the following constitution.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a prize acquisition game machine which starts upon insertion of money and pays out a prize, in which a prize transport robot is arranged in a game space in which the prize is stored and which can be visually recognized from the outside. A prize acquisition game device, wherein the prize transport robot is configured to transport the prize by the prize transport robot to a prize exit provided in the game space by a player operating an external operation means, An operation signal transmitted from the operation means to the premium carrying robot is transmitted by a conductive cable led out from a ceiling portion of the game space, and the conductive cable is controlled by its own weight of the robot and a slack preventing means of the conductive cable. The prize transport robot is configured to be movable in the game space by operation of the player while maintaining a predetermined tension. The features "is intended.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the prize carrying robot can freely move in the game space, and further, the problems inherent in the game apparatus as in the above-mentioned prior art (a) are solved. On the other hand, there is an advantage that the fear that the conductive cable is located at the bottom of the game space and hinders the movement of the robot in the game space can be eliminated.

According to the invention of claim 2, "a self-propelled robot is arranged in a game space which can be visually recognized from the outside, and the player plays a predetermined game by operating an external operation means. It is configured to change the hit probability of the hit probability game to be operated next according to the game result. "

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a new taste can be provided by a combination of a game affected by skill and a game not affected by skill.

Specifically, the result of the game affected by the skill is reflected in other games, and the hit probability of the other game not affected by the skill is changed, so that only the conventional monotonous luck can be achieved. It is possible to improve the taste of the hit probability game such as the affected roulette. Here, the feature of this game device is that the result of the game affected by the skill affects other game devices, and a conventional multi-player game in which a plurality of games are cleared one by one. It is different from a type game. In such a game in which a plurality of games are cleared one by one, if even one unsatisfactory game exists and the player stumbles, the game is over. By making each game result of the type game device influenced by another game, even if there is one or two weak games, it can demonstrate skills in other games or have good luck. By doing so, it is possible to obtain a taste that a prize can be finally obtained.

In the invention according to a third aspect, in addition to the structure according to the second aspect, a plurality of ranked hits are set in the hit probability game, and a prize according to the set hit is provided. Is provided. "Is provided."

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing a plurality of hit types, it is possible for the player to inspire the gambling of which prize is hit.

Further, the hit rank (for example, jackpot,
By providing the hit probability adjusting means capable of adjusting the hit probability by the medium hit and the small hit, it is possible to set the small hit to a large value or to reduce the big hit to a setting suitable for the operation of the game arcade.

According to the invention of claim 4, "a plurality of self-propelled robots are arranged in a game space which can be visually recognized from the outside, and each robot is provided with a plurality of robots corresponding to the robot provided outside. By operating the operation means, a plurality of players play a competitive game by operating the respective operation means. "

Although such a fighting game is well known in a video game, it can provide a new effect in which a real robot moves around in a game space.

The operation signal transmitted from the operation means to the premium carrying robot is transmitted by a conductive cable led out from a ceiling of the game space, and the conductive cable is The prize transport robot is configured to be able to move in the game space by the operation of the player while maintaining a predetermined tension by the robot's own weight and the slack preventing means of the conductive cable. In addition, it is possible to prevent the conductive cable of the robot from obstructing the movement of the robot.

The "robot" is not limited to tanks and shovel cars exemplified in the embodiments described later, but may be robots imitating humanoids or animals. In addition, the robot riding on the prize, which may occur by adopting the above-mentioned robot system in the prize acquisition game,
By providing a winding mechanism for the cable in the transmission cable of the robot, even if the robot does not move due to the above-mentioned ride on the prize, the robot can be appropriately wound up by the hoist and the posture of the robot can be reestablished. . That is, the robot can be returned to the initial position by the hoisting mechanism.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a prize acquisition game machine will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the prize acquisition game apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a case of a prize acquisition game device,
The housing 1 has a money insertion detecting means 2 for detecting that money has been inserted, a game space 3 in which a part of the front surface is made of a transparent resin to form a window 1A and which can be visually recognized from the outside, An operating means 4 protruding to the outside of the lower frame of the window 1A, a prize display case 5 arranged on the left and right frames of the window 1A,
It comprises a three reel rotating reel display part 7 arranged on the upper frame of the window 1A and a prize payout port 6 provided on the lower front side of the operation means 4.

Then, on the bottom surface 3A of the game space 3,
An inlet 3B for the object A is provided, and the bottom 3
On A, a self-propelled robot 8 operable by the operating means 4 simulating a bulldozer is arranged, and a plurality of bots 8A which are scooped up by a shovel unit 8A of the bulldozer 8 and conveyed to the inlet 3B on the bottom surface 3A. .. A are arranged in a dispersed manner.

In this embodiment, since the input object A is not a prize itself, the input port 3B is used.
When the prize itself is picked up and transported by the self-propelled robot 8, the input port 3B becomes a prize dropout port.

The self-propelled robot 8 is electrically connected to the operating means 4 by a conductive cable 10 led out from the ceiling 3C of the game space 3, and the self-propelled robot 8 is connected to the operating means 4 via the conductive cable 10. An operation signal input by the operation means 4 is transmitted via a control means described later. A part of the conductive cable 10 that can be stretched and loosened.
The robot 1 is configured to maintain a predetermined tension by its own weight by the slack preventing means 11 and the robot 8. The predetermined tension means a tension that allows the robot 8 to freely move around in the game space 3 against the tension by a driving source such as a motor existing inside the robot 8. . Conversely, if the tension is too high, the caterpillars of the robot 8 run idle and cannot move in the game space 3. In this embodiment, the coil spring-shaped loosening prevention means 11 is employed.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a conductive cable winding means 12 for feeding out a conductive cable 10 of an appropriate length in accordance with the distance between the lead portion 3C1 of the ceiling 3C of the conductive cable 10 and the robot 8 May be provided.

Next, as shown in FIG.
On the back 3D, there is a timer display 1 for displaying the remaining time.
3 and a probability display unit 14 for displaying a probability of hitting a slot game, which is the next hit probability game.

Next, a control system block of the prize acquisition game apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes control means for controlling the prize acquisition game apparatus. The control means 15 includes a reel rotation control for controlling the rotation of the rotating reel display section 7 according to an instruction of the control means 15. Means 7A, the operation means 4, a probability value display control means 14A for controlling the display by the probability display section 14, a timer control means 13A for controlling the display of the timer display section 13 for displaying the remaining time of the game, An operation signal output unit 4A for receiving an operation input signal of the operation unit 4 by the control unit 15 and outputting an operation signal to the robot 8 via the conductive cable 10, and a money insertion detecting unit for detecting insertion of money. 2 and
An input detecting means 3B1 for detecting the input object A input into the input port 3B is electrically connected to each other.

Further, the control means 15 controls the hit probability value for each hit rank (big hit, middle hit, small hit), which will be described later, so that an operator such as a game hall can adjust the hit probability value.
Probability adjusting means 16 is provided. Probability display unit 1 described above
The probability value displayed at 4 is the probability of a hit by the reel 7 regardless of the rank.
Numeral 6 adjusts the probability of hitting for each rank, such as the probability of hitting a jackpot.

Although not shown, the display case 5 (5A is a display of a big hit prize,
5B is a display with a medium winning prize, and 5C is a display with a small winning prize). Then, under the control of the control means 15, the prize payout means 17 which pays out the prize according to the rank at which the prize is paid out by the prize payout port 6.
Are connected to the control means 15.

In the above-described embodiment, a method of operating the robot in a wired manner using the conductive cable 10 is adopted as a preferred example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a wireless system may be adopted. In addition, the conductive cable 10
Accordingly, if the driving power of the robot 8 is supplied, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to provide the robot 8 itself with a separate power supply such as a battery. Reference numeral 18 in FIG. 2 denotes a replenishment pipe for the material A, and the material A charged into the slot 3B by the refill pipe 18 is returned to the game space 3 at any time. Become.

Next, the flow of a game in the prize payout apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, but before that, the purpose of this game planning will be briefly described.

(Planning intention) In recent years, robot dogs and the like have gained popularity, and even in toy stores and the like, there is an opportunity for children to take interest in the robot and take a look at the scene of playing. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new prize acquisition game device using a wired robot.

(Outline of the plan) In this plan, the emphasis is on "the player operates the robot within a predetermined time" to create a new game that has never existed before.

(Operability) The operating means 4 uses two joysticks 4A with push-button switches to indicate the driving direction of the robot 4 with the joystick 4A. By raising and lowering, the object A is scooped up and charged into the charging port 3B. The robot 8 is a self-propelled type in which a caterpillar is connected to a drive source such as the motor and the bottom surface 3A in the game space 3 can be moved by the power of the drive source.

(Basic Game Rule) By operating the robot 8 in the game space 3 and putting the object A (for example, a ball) into the predetermined slot 3B, the number of the objects to the slot 3B is increased. It is detected by the detecting means 3B1, and is displayed on the probability display section 14 as a hit probability. For example, when 14 objects A are charged into the inlet 3B, the hit probability is 1
It becomes 4%.

When the time displayed on the timer display section 13 ends, the rotating reels 7, 7, 7 provided above the game space 3 stop.

The slot stops after various reach actions are performed by the rotating reels 7, 7, and 7. When three patterns are completed, a prize corresponding to the three patterns is paid out.

Next, the flow of the game will be described with reference to FIGS. A step of inserting 200 yen from the cash slot 2A (S1), and then, the money insertion detecting means 2 detects the money insertion, and the control means 15 detects that a predetermined money has been inserted. (S2), and when the control unit 15 detects that a predetermined money has been inserted, the control unit 15 sends the music to the rotation control unit 7A by rotating the rotating reel and using a speaker (not shown) (S3). And a step of turning on a time limit notification lamp (not shown) and an LED of the robot (S4).
Then, the control unit 15 controls the timer display unit 1
(S5) to start the game by starting the countdown of 3 and the operation of the player by the operation means 4 of the robot 8 to display the probability display section 14 of the number of the input objects A inserted into the insertion port 3B. (S6), a step (S7) of changing the lighting color of a not-shown time notice lamp to yellow under the control of the control means, and a completion of the countdown by the timer display unit 13. The step of disabling control by the control means 15 of the robot 8 and turning off the LED of the robot 8 (S8), and the step of notifying the end of the game by the speaker or the like (S9).
And the probability display unit 1 obtained from the game result
A step (S10) in which the control means 15 sets a hit probability value of the next slot game based on the hit probability value displayed in Step 4; and a step (S11) of starting another game (slot game). The controller 15 determines whether the result of the slot game is a hit or a miss (S12). If the result is a loss, a step of ending the game (S13). ) And paying out the prize according to the winning rank to the prize payout means 17 under the control of the control means 15 (S14). FIGS. 6A and 6B show a game machine obtained by modifying or improving the above prize payout game machine.
In FIG. 6, the same components as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated. FIG.
(A) shows a plurality of prizes B on the bottom surface 3A of the game space 3.
A plurality of prizes (the prize itself or a capsule containing the prize) are arranged, and the prize B is paid out from the prize payout port 6 when the prize B is inserted into the slot 3B by operating the operation means 4. Things. FIG. 6 (B) shows two robots 8 arranged in the game space 3 and
The operation means 4 are provided in a number corresponding to the robot 8 (in this case, a tank different from the bulldozer described above),
The robots 8 are operated by the corresponding operation means 4 to play a battle. For example, in the battle play, a ball is fired from the tank 8,
Each of the robots 8 determines the hit of the ball by a sensor provided in each of the robots 8 and competes. FIG. 6
(A) has been described as a prize acquisition game device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game device that competes for a score of operating a robot may be used. In this case, it is also possible to replace the prize B with a ball and compete for a score. More specifically, when a ball is picked up and put into the slot 3B, 1
This is a game in which points are added and the number of pieces that can be carried within a predetermined time is competed. The game apparatus is provided with a light board so that the player's own rank is displayed.

[0053]

According to the present invention described above, it is possible to provide a completely new premium acquisition game device or game device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a prize acquisition game device.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the premium obtaining game apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a game flow.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a game flow following FIG. 4;

FIG. 6A is a schematic perspective view of a game device.
(B) is an outline perspective view of another game device.

FIG. 7A is a representative diagram of the prior art of the prior art (A), and FIG. 7B is a representative diagram of the prior art of the prior art (B).

FIG. 8 (C) is a typical view of the prior art of the prior art (C), and FIG. 8 (D) is a typical view of the prior art of the prior art (D).

FIG. 9 (E) is a typical view of the prior art of the prior art (E), and FIG. 9 (F) is a typical view of the prior art of the prior art (F).

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... game space, 3B ... slot (prize dropout),
3C: ceiling, 4: operating means, 8: robot, 10: conductive cable.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A prize acquisition game machine which starts upon insertion of money and pays out a prize, wherein a prize transport robot is arranged in a game space which can be visually recognized from the outside in which the prize is stored,
A prize acquisition game device, wherein the prize transport robot is configured to transport the prize to the prize exit provided in the game space by the prize transport robot by a player operating an external operation means, An operation signal transmitted from the operation means to the premium carrying robot is transmitted by a conductive cable led out from a ceiling of the game space,
The prize transport robot is configured to be able to move in the game space by the operation of the player, while the conductive cable maintains a predetermined tension by its own weight of the robot and a slack preventing means of the conductive cable. Prize acquisition game device. 2. A self-propelled robot is arranged in a game space that can be visually recognized from the outside, and a player plays a predetermined game by operating an external operation means, and the robot executes the predetermined game in accordance with the game result. A game device characterized in that a hit probability of an operating hit probability game is varied. 3. The game device according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of ranked hits are set in the hit probability game, and a prize according to the set hits is paid out. And 4. A plurality of self-propelled robots are arranged in a game space that can be visually recognized from the outside, and each of the plurality of robots is operated by a plurality of operation means corresponding to the robot provided outside. A game device wherein a player plays a battle game by operating the respective operation means.