JP2004097528A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with an opportunity to acquire a specified number of premiums regardless of a skill of the game player and a game content difficulty in appropriately regaming in accordance with a game try situation and implement a premium acquiring game machine excellent in attractiveness for clients. <P>SOLUTION: A premium put-out ratio changing with a game practice is compared with a predetermined premium put-out ratio. When the premium put-out ratio is less than the predetermined premium put-out ratio, a lottery allows a plurality of regames to be practiced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game machine capable of acquiring a prize according to a result of playing a game.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There are various types of game machines of this kind, such as so-called crane game machines and shovel game machines. Compared with other game machines that enjoy only game play, these prize capturing game machines have a substantial advantage of obtaining prizes. Is characterized by the recreational nature that gives the player In general, in the prize capture game, if the player always succeeds in obtaining the prize every time the player tries, the game will be close to an automatic prize vending machine. ing.
[0003]
In order to enhance the amusement of such a prize capture game, it is of course to make the prize attractive to the player, but in addition to that, by devising various methods for capturing the prize, It is also done by increasing the "fun to capture". As a method of capturing a prize, for example, a player operates a crane such as a crane game machine as shown in FIG. There are those that grab the prize and those that get the prize by dropping the prize from a rack loaded with the prize. In addition, in Patent Document 1, the payout rate can be easily set from the outside, and the game center controls and sets the payout rate for the purpose of reducing the trouble of setting work on the game center side. A crane game machine which enables a player to play a game with the set value fixed is described.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-46730 A (FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in these conventional technologies, it is not only the attractiveness of the prize itself but also the fun of capturing the prize that occupies a great opportunity to motivate the player to try the acquisition game. I have. On the other hand, the possibility of obtaining a prize varies depending on the degree of difficulty of the content of the obtained game and the skill of the player, and naturally a situation occurs in which a prize cannot be obtained even if a considerable game price is input. In addition, if there is no situation in which a large number of players have successfully tried to obtain a prize despite trying, the surrounding players tended to consider themselves difficult game machines and tended to avoid the games.
[0006]
The present invention increases the chances of acquiring a prize for a predetermined game price depending on the transition of the number of game executions, regardless of the content of the prize acquisition game, the skill of the player, etc., and improves the customer attraction of the prize acquisition game machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can be improved.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a game can be executed by inserting a predetermined valuable medium from a player, and a player can execute a predetermined game in a case where at least a part is transparent. A game machine which enables payout of a prize by performing, wherein a storage means for accumulating and storing the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts respectively, and a prize determined from the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts stored in the storage means A comparing means for comparing the payout rate with a preset set payout rate; a lottery means for performing a lottery to permit execution of a re-game which does not require the insertion of the valuable medium after the previous game; Based on the comparison result, when the prize payout rate is less than the set payout rate, the execution of the re-game is permitted on condition that the lottery by the lottery means is won. Characterized by the re-game execution permission means.
[0008]
As described above, in the prize acquisition game machine according to the present invention, the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts are respectively accumulated and stored, and the prize payout rate determined by the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts and the preset setting are set. The payout rate is compared with the payout rate, and it is determined whether or not the execution of a re-game that does not require the insertion of the game price (valuable medium) by lottery is permitted after the end of the previous game. If the prize payout rate is less than the set payout rate, The execution of the re-game is permitted on condition that the lottery is won. As a result, when the prize acquisition rate accompanying the game execution of the player is decreasing, it is possible to re-game without the need for the game price, and to allow the player to acquire as much prize as possible without using the game price much. This makes it possible to increase the curiosity of the player, increase the chances of participating in the game machine, and contribute to the improvement of customer attraction. Note that if the prize acquisition rate is simply increased when the prize acquisition rate is detected to have relatively decreased, the player may not be able to play until the prize acquisition rate decreases to some extent. In the present invention, the random appearance is given to the appearance of the prize acquisition opportunity by the lottery means, so that it is possible to avoid one pattern at the time of executing the re-game.
[0009]
The “valuable medium” in the present invention includes, in addition to bills and coin cash, for example, a game number valuable data which is previously purchased by a player and which is withdrawn from a prepaid game card in which the number of valid games is stored. .
[0010]
More specifically, the present invention provides the following.
[0011]
(1) A game machine wherein the re-game execution permitting means enables the re-game to be repeatedly executed until the prize payout rate reaches or exceeds the set payout rate.
[0012]
According to the invention of (1), the replay of the game can be repeatedly performed until the payout rate reaches or exceeds the preset payout rate. However, since the lottery can give the player a chance to win a prize at once, the player expects to win a lottery to get a large amount of prizes at the time of participating in the game, and this expectation increases As a result, customer attraction can be improved.
[0013]
(2) A game machine in which the set payout ratio is set based on an assumed cumulative total value of valuable media and a valuable media of premium.
[0014]
According to the invention of (2), the criterion for generating a re-game in the invention of (1) is based on the actual price of the prize and the prize is acquired by the player by assuming the sales amount of the inserted game price. The opportunity to return the opportunity can be set, so that amusement arcade managers can also plan a game machine operation management suitable for sales management, and can contribute to the improvement in attracting customers and the appropriate management of the amusement arcade sales.
[0015]
Note that the set payout rate in the present invention may be set data fixed in advance to the game machine, but a setting means capable of setting an arbitrary payout rate is provided in the game machine main body, and the game machine side can set an arbitrary payout rate from outside the game machine. May be set.
[0016]
(3) A game machine having re-game execution permission / prohibition notification means for notifying re-game execution permission / prohibition based on the comparison result of the comparison means and the lottery result by the lottery means.
[0017]
According to the invention of (3), by notifying the player of the re-execution permission / prohibition of the player, it is possible to further increase the sense of expectation of obtaining an opportunity to acquire a large amount of prizes by the re-game.
[0018]
Note that this notification is preferably performed by audio notification or visual notification means using a display such as a dot LED, 7-segment, or liquid crystal. In addition, the notification mode includes a mode in which a notification is made at the start of the game due to the insertion of the game price, during the game, or after the game ends, and the notification content includes not only the occurrence of a re-game opportunity but also a preset payout rate. To notify the number of prizes and the number of re-games obtained until the number of games reaches or exceeds. In addition, the game machine in the present invention is a crane game machine that moves the gripping body by the operation of the player, grips the prize with the gripping body and moves it to a predetermined position, or moves the pusher body by the operation of the player. The present invention is applicable to a prize game machine that acquires other prizes, such as a pusher game machine that is obtained by dropping the prize by contacting the suspended prize.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a balloon game machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0020]
[Device configuration]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a balloon game machine 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the balloon game machine 10 is provided with a case section 12 having at least a front side formed of a transparent glass plate on a base section 11 in which a control section and the like are accommodated. A plurality of balloon holding mechanisms 15 are provided inside the case section 12, and each balloon holding mechanism 15 holds a plurality of balloons 13. A premium 14 is suspended from each balloon 13 by a hook or the like. An operation section 27 for the player is formed to protrude from the upper portion of the front surface of the base section 11, and a vertical (up / down) direction operation button 27A and a horizontal (left / right) direction operation button 27B are arranged on a plane section of the operation section 27. , A re-game alarm 27C. A coin insertion slot 33A and a prize payout slot 9 are provided around the operation section 27.
[0021]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each balloon holding mechanism 15 is configured with angle members 16 and 17 having a U-shaped cross section as main frames. Hook portions 16A, 16B and 17A, 17B for hooking the angle members 16 and 17 on the back plate of the case portion 12 are formed at one end sides of the angle members 16 and 17.
[0022]
By inserting the hooks 16A, 16B and 17A, 17B into the engaging holes 12B formed in the back plate 12A of the case 12, the balloon holding mechanism 15 is cantilevered at one end. In this state, the balloon holding mechanism 15 is inclined downward by a predetermined angle (α °) from the horizontal direction toward the tip of the balloon 13 in the extending direction. In this manner, by inclining the balloon holding mechanism 15 downward toward the tip of the balloon 13 that is the feeding direction of the balloon 13, the balloon 13 is directed toward the tip of the balloon holding mechanism 15 by the balloon splitting mechanism described below. When moving the balloon 13, the balloon 13 is easily moved.
[0023]
In the balloon holding mechanism 15, rotating shafts 21 and 23 are rotatably supported by bearings held by angle members 16 and 17. Pulleys 22A and 22C are fitted to one rotating shaft 21, and pulleys 22B and 22D are fitted to the other rotating shaft 23. An annular belt 25 is wrapped around the pair of pulleys 22A and 22B, and an annular belt 26 is wrapped around the pair of pulleys 22C and 22D. Thereby, the balloon 13 larger than the arrangement | positioning space | interval of the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 is mounted on the said annular belt bodies 25 and 26, and the balloon 13 is mounted on the annular belt bodies 25 and 26. This can be moved back and forth.
[0024]
As described above, the balloon holding portions 20 are implanted in the annular belt members 25 and 26 that constitute the carrier portion of the balloon 13. The balloon holding section 20 constitutes a part of the balloon holding mechanism section 15 and supports holding plates 20C and 20D on annular belt bodies 25 and 26 by columns 20A and 20B made of elastic bodies. Aiming bodies 20E and 20F made of a magnetic material such as an iron plate are adhered to the holding plates 20C and 20D.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, a balloon split mechanism 30 that can move up and down along a guide pillar 31 is provided inside the case 12 of the balloon game machine 10. The balloon splitting mechanism 30 is movable in the vertical and horizontal directions as viewed from the front by the drive mechanism shown in FIG. That is, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a driving mechanism for moving the balloon splitting mechanism 30 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The fixed rail 41 and the guide groove 43 are provided horizontally in the upper and lower portions inside the case of the balloon game machine 10, respectively. Has been fixed. A roller mechanism 45 provided on the upper end of the guide column 31 is movably engaged with the fixed rail 41 by the rollers 51 so as to be movable in the left-right direction (the direction of the arrow a), thereby being integrated with the roller mechanism 45. The guide column 31 is suspended so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the fixed rail 41 as a whole. The roller 51 is rotationally driven by a lateral drive motor 52, and the guide column 31 moves in the lateral direction (left-right direction) according to the rotation of the roller 51.
[0026]
A guide roller 44 is provided at the lower end of the guide column 31 so as to orient its rotation axis in the vertical direction. When the guide column 31 moves in the left-right direction, the guide roller 44 moves along the inner surface of the guide groove 43. The guide pillar 31 is guided at its end by rolling.
[0027]
A vertically moving base 42 is slidably fitted in the up and down direction on the guide column 31, and the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is fixed to the outer surface of the vertically moving base 42. It is vertically movable along the column 31. A horizontal plate portion 46 is provided at an upper portion of the guide column 31 substantially vertically from a side surface of the guide column 31, and a vertical drive motor 47 is fixed on the horizontal plate portion 46.
[0028]
A pulley 48 is fitted on the rotation output shaft of the vertical drive motor 47 so as to be able to rotate together with the rotation output shaft. A wire 49 for suspending the vertical movement base 42 is wound around the pulley 48, and the wire 49 is wound around the pulley 48 by rotating the vertical drive motor 47 in a predetermined direction. The base 42 and the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 integrated therewith can be moved upward, and the wire 49 wound around the pulley 48 is driven by rotating the vertical drive motor 47 in the reverse direction. , Whereby the vertical movement base 42 and the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 integrated therewith can be moved downward.
[0029]
As described above, the horizontal driving motor 52 and the vertical driving motor 47 move the balloon splitting mechanism 30 in the left-right direction and the vertical direction when viewed from the front side where the player's operation unit 27 is provided. Is possible. Incidentally, the driving of the horizontal driving motor 52 and the vertical driving motor 47 is performed by a control unit described later based on the operation input of the player.
[0030]
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 has a balloon attracting mechanism 33 provided inside a housing 32. The balloon attracting mechanism 33 is movable back and forth in a direction approaching the balloon holding mechanism 15 from the back surface 32A of the housing 32 facing the balloon holding mechanism 15 and in a direction away from the balloon holding mechanism 15. A pinion 36 </ b> A fitted to an output rotation shaft of a depth direction driving motor 36 is engaged with a rack formed on a side surface of the arm 34. Thus, the arm 34 can be moved in the front-rear direction indicated by the arrow c by rotating and driving the depth direction drive motor 36. A magnet 35 is fixed to the tip of the arm 34. When the balloon split mechanism 30 is positioned at an appropriate position, when the arm 34 is extended from the housing 32, the balloon holding mechanism is The sighting bodies 20E and 20F made of the fifteen magnetic bodies can be brought into contact with the sighting bodies 20E and 20F to be absorbed.
[0031]
Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, an optical sensor 38 for determining the extension amount of the arm 34 is provided inside the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. The light sensor 38 includes a light emitting unit 38A and a light receiving unit 38B for receiving light from the light emitting unit 38A, and is provided at a rear end of the arm 34 when the arm 34 is extended by a predetermined amount. When the shield plate portion 34A crosses the optical axis of the light from the light emitting portion 38A, the light receiving level at the light receiving portion 38B decreases. This makes it possible to detect that the arm 34 has moved to the maximum extension position. Similarly, an optical sensor 37 is provided at a position where the arm 34 is most retracted inside the housing 32. The optical sensor 37 includes a light emitting section 37A and a light receiving section 37B for receiving light from the light emitting section 37A. When the arm 34 is in the most retracted state, it is attached to the rear end of the arm 34. When the provided shielding plate section 34A crosses the optical axis of the light from the light emitting section 37A, the light receiving level in the light receiving section 37B decreases. This makes it possible to detect that the arm 34 has moved to the maximum extension position.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is a side view showing an operation of attracting the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15 by the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. As shown in FIG. 6, assume that the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is positioned at a predetermined position by the operation of the player, and that the position is an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13 ( 6A, the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is extended toward the balloon holding mechanism 15 (FIG. 6B). When the player positions the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13, the magnet 35 fixed to the distal end of the extended arm 34 causes the balloon splitting mechanism 30 to rotate. By contacting the 15 sighting bodies 20E and 20F, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are attracted to the magnet 35.
[0033]
When the arm 34 is extended by a predetermined amount set by the installation of the optical sensor 38, the arm 34 is moved again in a direction away from the balloon holding mechanism 15 (a direction in which the arm 34 is drawn into the housing 32). As a result, if the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are attracted to the magnet 35 at this time, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are pulled by the magnet 35 and move in the direction approaching the balloon splitting mechanism 30 with the movement of the arm 34. Go to At this time, the holding plates 20C and 20D to which the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are fixed also move in a direction approaching the balloon holding mechanism 30 according to the movement of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F. As a result, the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 carrying the holding plates 20C and 20D orbit around the movement of the holding plates 20C and 20D. Thus, the balloon 13 held by the holding plates 20C and 20D and the annular belt members 25 and 26 moves in a direction approaching the balloon split mechanism 30. When the balloon 13 approaches the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by a certain moving distance, the acute angle member 39 fixed to the outer surface of the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 pierces the balloon 13 and the balloon 13 Is divided (FIG. 6C).
[0034]
As described above, when the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is appropriate, the aiming body 20E of the balloon holding mechanism 15 is controlled by the magnet 35 provided at the tip of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. And 20F are attracted to the balloon splitting mechanism 30, whereby the balloon 13 is split by the acute angle member 39 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. On the other hand, when the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is not appropriate, even if the arm 34 is extended from the balloon splitting mechanism 30 toward the balloon holding mechanism 15, the tip of the arm 34 is Since the magnet 35 provided in the section does not come into contact with the sighting bodies 20E and 20F, even if the arm 34 is retracted into the balloon splitting mechanism 30, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F are not retracted. The balloon 13 held by the mechanism 15 does not approach the balloon splitting mechanism 30 and is therefore not broken.
[0035]
When the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is proper and the balloon 13 is split by the acute angle member 39, the premium 14 suspended from the balloon 13 via the hook 19 falls. In the case of the balloon game machine 10, as shown in FIG. 6 (C), the prize 14 is inclined to the drop position of the prize 14 as a guide for guiding the dropped prize 14 to the prize payout port 9 of the base portion 11 (FIG. 1). A bottom plate 8 having a portion 8B is provided. The bottom plate 8 is provided with an inclination (inclined portion 8B) for guiding the prize 14 to the prize payout port 9 only at a position where the balloon 13 is split by the balloon splitting mechanism 30 and falls, and other portions are provided. It is a horizontal portion 8A. As a result, only the balloon 13 broken by the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 falls to the inclined portion 8B, so that it slides down in the direction of arrow d and is paid out to the outside from the prize payout opening 9, and falls to other positions. The obtained prize 14 stays at the dropped position and is not paid out from the prize payout port 9 because the bottom plate 8 at the falling position is a horizontal portion 8A. Therefore, the prize 14 that has fallen from a position other than the position where the balloon 13 of the balloon holding mechanism 15 should be broken due to some inconvenience is not paid out from the prize payout port 9 to the outside.
[0036]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, after the balloon 13 at the forefront of the balloon holding mechanism 15 is split by the balloon splitting mechanism 30, the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is attached to the housing 32. When the balloon 13 is retracted to the most retracted position, the balloon holding portion 20 holding the balloon 13 that has been broken at this time is pulled by the arm 34 to the tip of the annular belt members 25 and 26. Then, when the arm 34 is further pulled into the housing 32, it becomes difficult for the aiming bodies 20E and 20F to move further in the retracting direction of the arm 34, and the magnet 35 and the aiming bodies 20E and 20F are separated, and the aiming is performed. As shown in FIG. 7, the balloon holding unit 20 including the bodies 20 </ b> E and 20 </ b> F is inverted at the pulley 22 </ b> C and is suspended from the annular belt bodies 25 and 26. In this case, since the balloon holding portion 20 is formed with a slit 20G in the vertical direction substantially at the center of the horizontal width thereof, the balloon holding portion 20 suspended from the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 downwardly has the balloon. The interference with the hook 19 for suspending the 13 prizes 14 is avoided (FIG. 7B).
[0037]
FIG. 7B is a view of the balloon holding mechanism 15 as viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 7, the balloon holding mechanism 15 is mounted on the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 of the balloon holding mechanism 15. The slit 20G is formed in the vertical direction substantially at the center of the horizontal width, and as described above with reference to FIG. 6B, the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is extended, and the magnet 35 at the tip end is When both the sighting bodies 20E and 20 provided with the slit 20G of the holding unit 20 interposed therebetween are sucked, the attraction force to the balloon holding unit 20 is maximized, and the sighting body 20E divided by the slit 20G and Both of the two annular belt bodies 25 and 26 can be pulled through the 20F, and the balloon 13 can be more smoothly drawn to the balloon splitting mechanism 30.
[0038]
On the other hand, when the position of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 is shifted from an appropriate position and the magnet 34 attracts either the sighting object 20E or 20F, the attracting force is reduced and the balloon 34 is divided by the slit 20G. One of the annular belt members 25 or 26 is pulled through one of the aiming members 20E or 20F. In this case, the two annular belt bodies 25 and 26 are configured so that their revolving operations follow each other by the rotating shafts 21 and 23, respectively.
[0039]
That is, when one of the annular belt members 25 or 26 performs the orbital operation, the other annular belt member 26 or 25 also performs the orbital operation accordingly. Therefore, when the magnet 35 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 attracts and pulls one of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F, the one of the attracted sighting bodies 20E or 20F causes the annular belt bodies 25 and 26 to be pulled. In this state, both of the two annular belt members 25 and 26 are rotated in an unstable state in which only the sighting object 20E or 20F implanted in one of the annular belt members 25 or 26 is pulled. This necessitates that the magnet 35 is easily detached from the aiming body 20E or 20F. As described above, the ease of attracting the balloon 13 changes according to the state of adsorption of the magnet 35 to the sighting bodies 20E and 20F. This means that the accuracy of the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 performed by the player in the course of the game becomes easy to attract the balloon 13 as it is.
[0040]
Next, a configuration of a control unit that performs the movement of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 and the operation of extending the arm 34 will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control unit 61 provided inside the base unit 11 of the balloon game machine 10 and each control target controlled by the control unit 61. As shown in FIG. 8, a series of operations of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 is executed by a control unit 61 including a CPU 61A. The controller 61 includes a coin insertion switch 33B for detecting a coin (coin) inserted through the coin insertion slot 33A, a vertical (up / down) direction operation button 27A, a horizontal (left / right) direction operation button 27B, and Speaker 63 for outputting various sounds and music, the driving motors (vertical driving motor 47, horizontal driving motor 52, depth driving motor 36) and re-game alarm 27C, By driving each drive motor in response to an operation signal from each operation button, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is moved up, down, left and right in accordance with the operation of the operation button by the player. The re-game notifier 27C is for notifying that a re-game determined based on a re-game lottery process described later is possible, and is constituted by a small liquid crystal display.
[0041]
The control unit 61 includes, in addition to the CPU 61A, a ROM 61B storing a control program for performing game control and a RAM 61C storing processing data. The set premium payout rate M and the premium payout rate calculation program required for the re-game process according to the present invention are set and stored in the ROM 61B in advance. The total number of paid game executions N and the total number of prize payouts K are cumulatively stored in the RAM 61C. The calculation of the prize payout rate P by the above calculation program is performed based on the number of game executions N and the total number of prize payouts K based on K / N (= P). The set premium payout rate M is set in advance based on the game difficulty of the balloon game machine of the present embodiment. For example, the difficulty level in which a prize of 2000 yen (four times of payout when the premium unit price is 500 yen) is paid out for an input amount of 10,000 yen (one game is 100 yen and the number of game executions is 100 times). In this case, 4/100 is the set payout rate. Note that the lottery probability is set to a high probability (for example, 1/10) that can easily acquire the re-game right. Further, the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts may be reset when a re-game lottery described later is won, or a reset switch for forcibly resetting may be provided.
[0042]
That is, the control unit 61 advances the balloon game according to the processing procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, and when the processing procedure is entered from step A1, the control unit 61 determines whether or not a coin has been inserted in step A2. And waits for the player to insert coins by repeating the processing steps until a positive result is obtained.
[0043]
Then, when the player inserts a coin, the control unit 61 proceeds to step A3 and waits for the player to operate the vertical operation button 27A. At this time, the control unit 61 urges the player to perform an operation by causing a light emitting unit provided on the vertical operation button 27A to emit light.
[0044]
When the player operates the vertical operation button 27A, the control unit 61 obtains a positive result in step A4, and proceeds to step A5, in which the control unit 61 controls the vertical driving motor 47 according to the operation time operated by the player. By driving, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 at the lower left reference position as viewed from the front is raised. The player raises the balloon splitting mechanism 30 from the plurality of balloon holding mechanisms 15 in accordance with the heights of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15 holding the balloon 13 to be split. . The control section 61 raises the balloon splitting mechanism section 30 only while the player is pressing the vertical operation button 27A, and the player operates the balloon splitting mechanism section 30 at the desired height. Is determined, the pressing operation of the vertical operation button 27A is stopped, and the balloon splitting mechanism 30 stops at a height corresponding to the player's determination.
[0045]
Then, the control unit 61 proceeds to step A6 and waits for the player to operate the lateral operation button 27B. At this time, the control unit 61 urges the player to perform an operation by causing the light emitting unit provided on the lateral operation button 27B to emit light.
[0046]
When the player operates the lateral operation button 27B, the control unit 61 obtains an affirmative result in step A7, and proceeds to step A8 to control the lateral drive motor 52 according to the operation time operated by the player. By driving, at this time, the operation of the player moves the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 at the ascending position in the lateral direction by a distance corresponding to the operation amount of the player. The player moves the balloon splitting mechanism 30 from the plurality of balloon holding mechanisms 15 in the horizontal direction (in accordance with the positions of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15 where the balloon 13 to be split is held). In the case of this embodiment, it is moved to the right (when viewed from the front). The control unit 61 is configured to move the balloon splitting mechanism 30 laterally only while the player is pressing the horizontal operation button 27B, and the player moves the balloon splitting mechanism 30 to a target position. When it is determined that the movement has been reached, the pressing operation of the lateral operation button 27B is stopped, so that the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 stops at a position corresponding to the determination of the player. Thus, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 stops at the height and the horizontal position corresponding to the operation of the vertical operation buttons 27A and 27B by the player.
[0047]
Then, the control unit 61 proceeds to Step A9, and drives the back direction drive motor 36 of the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 in a predetermined direction, so that the arm 34 approaches the space where the balloon holding mechanism unit 15 is juxtaposed. Extend in the direction. When the arm 34 is extended in the depth direction by the maximum extension amount, the optical sensor 38 (FIG. 5) detects this, and obtains a positive result in step A10, and further proceeds to step A11 to change the moving direction of the arm 34. It is reversed from the back direction (extending direction) to the drawing direction inside the housing 32. At this time, assuming that the operation of the vertical operation button 27A and the horizontal operation button 27B by the player is appropriate, the arm extended from the balloon splitting mechanism unit 30 stopped at a position corresponding to the operation of the player. The magnet 35 of 34 comes into contact with the sighting bodies 20E and 20F and adsorbs them. Accordingly, when the arm 34 is moved in the retracting direction in step A11, the sighting bodies 20E and 20F adsorbed by the magnet 35 of the arm 34, that is, the balloon holding unit 20 and the balloon 13 held by the same are separated by a balloon. It is pulled in the direction approaching the mechanism 30 (FIG. 6B).
[0048]
When the arm 34 is retracted to a certain position, the balloon 13 pulled by the magnet 35 of the arm 34 comes into contact with the acute angle member 39 fixed to the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30, whereby the splitting is performed. Will be done. When the balloon 13 is broken, the prize 14 suspended from the balloon 13 via the hook 19 is paid out from the prize payout port 9 to the outside.
[0049]
When the arm 34 is retracted to the maximum retracted position, the optical sensor 37 (5) provided inside the housing 23 detects this, and the control unit 61 obtains a positive result in step A12, and further proceeds to step A13. Then, the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is moved to the lower left reference position when viewed from the front, and the processing procedure ends in step A14.
[0050]
If the positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 by the player is not appropriate, the magnet 35 of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is shifted and abutted against the sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding mechanism 15. Or no contact at all. If the magnet 35 is deviated and abutted against the sighting bodies 20E and 20F, sufficient suction force cannot be obtained, and when the arm 34 is retracted into the housing 32 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30, the balloon holding unit 20 is moved halfway. Will be separated. In addition, in such a case, the magnet 35 may be in a state of attracting only one of the sighting bodies 20E and 20F. In this case, the balloon holding unit 20 is completely attracted as described above. It becomes difficult. As described above, whether or not the balloon 13 can be broken depends on whether or not the positioning of the balloon breaking mechanism 30 by the player is appropriate.
[0051]
When the sighting body 20E and / or 20F is separated from the magnet 35 of the arm 34 when the arm 34 is pulled into the housing 32, the balloon holding unit 20 (the balloon 13) is moved to a position moved by a certain distance. Will stay. In this case, the balloon 13 has a shorter distance to the balloon splitting mechanism 30 than before, so that when the balloon 13 is re-challenged, it is easier to split. The player can be encouraged to try again.
[0052]
[motion]
In the above configuration, the player operates the vertical operation buttons 27A and 27B of the balloon game machine 10 so that the balloon holding mechanism 20 holding the balloons 13 to be split at this time is held in front of the balloon holding unit 20. Move to Assuming that the position of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 moved by the operation of the player is an appropriate position for splitting the balloon 13, the balloon 13 is drawn to the acute angle member 39 by the balloon splitting mechanism 30 and split. It becomes.
[0053]
The positioning of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 is performed by aligning the relatively small sighting bodies 20E and 20F of the balloon holding section 20 and the small tip (magnet 35) of the arm 34 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30 with each other. If the positioning is incorrect, the balloon 13 will not be pulled to the acute angle member 39 of the balloon splitting mechanism 30. As described above, in the balloon game machine 10, the action of the player when breaking the balloon 13 is not a simple and reliable operation of piercing the acute angle member 39 such as a needle into the large balloon 13, but the small aiming body 20 </ b> E. And 20F are attracted by a small magnet 35 at the tip of the arm, so that a more difficult operation is performed. In this way, by performing a simple operation for the player, such as breaking the relatively large balloon 13, by an even more difficult operation, it is possible to achieve both the exhilaration of breaking the relatively large balloon 13 and the fun of the difficulty of the game. Can be done.
[0054]
In addition, the relatively large balloon 13 has a high eye catching property that is easy for the player to be interested in, and the player can increase the expectation for the premium 14 by the eye catching. Then, in the balloon game machine 10, it is possible to achieve both the eye-catching property for attracting the player's interest and the difficulty of obtaining the prize 14 of interest with the opportunity. Thus, a more interesting game can be provided. Furthermore, since the prize 14 is hung on the balloon 13, the player can always obtain the prize 14 as a result of breaking the balloon 13, which is an opportunity for causing the player to play a game. It becomes.
[0055]
The re-game processing according to the present invention applied to the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0056]
First, when a coin is inserted (step S1: similar to step A2 in FIG. 9), +1 is added to the total number N of times of paid game execution, and a prize payout rate P at this time is obtained (steps S2, S3). Next, the obtained prize payout rate P is compared with the set prize payout rate M, and if the prize payout rate P exceeds the set prize payout rate M, the process proceeds to a balloon game process (step S8, balloon game process of FIG. 9). reference). When the prize payout rate P is less than the set prize payout rate M, a lottery for re-execution permission is performed (step S5). If the game is won, the re-game winning flag is turned on and set in the RAM 61C (steps S6 and S7). If no winning is made, the process proceeds to a balloon game process (steps S6 and S8). The lottery is performed by random number lottery, and the winning probability is 1/10. Note that a plurality of the winning probabilities may be prepared, and may be appropriately selected and set at the game hall.
[0057]
When a balloon game is played by a player and a prize is paid out, the prize payout number K is incremented by one and updated (steps S9 and S10). At the end of the balloon game process, it is determined whether or not the re-game winning flag is on. If the flag is not on, the process returns to the coin receiving state (steps S11 and S1).
[0058]
When the re-game winning flag is ON, the process shifts to the free re-game mode of steps S12 to S17. In the re-game mode transition, a message such as a winning congratulation is displayed to notify the player by the effect notification by the re-game alarm 27C. In addition, along with the transition to the re-game mode, the state is set to a state in which coin acceptance is prohibited, and even if a coin is accidentally inserted, the coin is returned to the coin insertion slot 33A. Then, similarly to the paid balloon game process, the process shifts to a balloon game process of a re-game (step S13, see balloon game process of FIG. 9). When a prize is paid out by executing the re-game, the number of prize payouts K is updated by adding 1 (steps S14 and S15), and the prize payout rate P at this time is calculated again (step S16). Then, the obtained prize payout rate is compared with the set prize payout rate again, and if the prize payout rate exceeds the set prize payout rate, the re-game winning flag is turned off and the re-game mode is ended (step S17). ). When the prize payout rate does not exceed the set prize payout rate, the free regame is continued, and the regame processing is repeated by notifying that the regame is continued (steps S17 and S12).
[0059]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to continuously try a re-game until the total prize payout rate P exceeds the set prize payout rate M, so that an opportunity to acquire a large amount of prizes won in the re-game is obtained. It will be. In addition, assuming that the skill of the player is high or low, if the total prize payout rate P is allowed until the total prize payout rate exceeds the set prize payout rate M by one re-game winning, it may take a long time. For example, an upper limit value such as 50 times may be set for the number of times that the user can try, or an upper limit value may be set for the number of acquired prizes.
[0060]
With the above-mentioned game machines, it is possible to inspire the curiosity of the player by using balloons, which enhances the eye-catching ability of the player, and makes it easier for the player to feel like "let's play a game". A balloon game machine having excellent game attracting properties and excellent game properties can be provided by providing such game machines with the re-game function of the present invention.
[0061]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the prize payout rate that changes with the execution of the game is compared with the set prize payout rate, and when the prize payout rate is less than the set prize payout rate, the re-game can be executed by lottery. Regardless of the skill of the player or the difficulty of the game content, the player can be provided with a prize acquisition opportunity to take a re-game appropriately according to the game try situation, and a prize acquisition game machine excellent in attracting customers can be realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a mechanism for driving a balloon splitting mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of a balloon splitting mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining the operation of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a side view and a front view for explaining the operation of the balloon holding mechanism of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control system of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a re-game process in the balloon game machine according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Balloon game machine
11 Base part
12 Case part
13 balloons
14 prizes
15 Balloon holding mechanism
19 hook
20 balloon holder
27A Vertical operation button
27B Horizontal operation button
27C Re-game alarm
61 Control unit

Claims (4)

A game machine in which a game can be executed by inputting a predetermined valuable medium from a player, and a player can pay out a prize by performing a predetermined action game in at least a partially transparent case,
Storage means for accumulating and storing the number of game executions and the number of premium payouts, respectively;
Comparing means for comparing a prize payout rate determined from the number of game executions and the number of prize payouts stored in the storage means with a preset set payout rate;
Lottery means for performing lottery to permit execution of a re-game that does not require insertion of the valuable medium after the end of the previous game;
Based on the comparison result of the comparing means, when the prize payout rate is less than the set payout rate, on condition that the lottery is won by the lottery means, Game machine to have. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the re-game execution permitting means enables the re-game execution to be repeated until the premium payout rate reaches or exceeds the set payout rate. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the set payout rate is set based on a previously assumed cumulative total value of the input valuable medium and a valuable medium of a prize. 4. 4. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a re-game execution permission / non-permission notification unit that reports whether or not re-game execution is permitted based on a comparison result of the comparison unit and a lottery result by the lottery unit. 5.

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