JP2009160116A - Network system for arcade game device, and privilege grant condition judging device constituting the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to increase opportunities for players who have not played a certain game device to play with the game device.
A player who has played a plurality of medal game machines and has cleared all the issues given by the store terminal unit, goes to the place where the payout game apparatus is instructed by the store terminal unit, and then The clear bonus medal can be received by causing the game device to read the card ID of the card.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a network system for business game devices including a plurality of devices including a game device, and a privilege grant condition determination device that configures the network system for this business game device.

  A game facility such as a game center is provided with a plurality of game devices that execute games having different game contents. Then, the player who visits the game facility selects a game device from the game facility and plays the game. For this reason, game device developers have conventionally devised various ideas for individual game devices so that more players can play the game devices they have developed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a network system for an arcade game machine using a horse racing game machine that executes a breeding horse racing simulation game installed in a game facility and a mobile phone possessed by a player. In this network system for arcade game machines, if a player playing on a horse racing game machine nurtures his own horse and makes it a triple crown horse, he will run in a triple crown horse race where only the triple crown horse can start. However, in order to run in the Triple Crown Horse Award race, it is necessary to clear a predetermined task in a game on a mobile phone. For this reason, in this network system for arcade game machines, even if a player with a three-crown horse does not clear a predetermined task in a game on his / her mobile phone, the three-crown horse prize will be awarded. Cannot run in the race. Imposing the above conditions on the player in this way contributes to improving the game performance of the horse racing game machine.

JP 2002-325960 A

In general, many players who visit game facilities tend to prefer game devices that have been enjoyed in the past or game devices of the same type as game devices that have been enjoyed in the past. It is difficult to convey the enjoyment to a player even if a game device that executes a fun game is not allowed to come to the place where the game device is installed to see a demonstration screen or to actually play it. Therefore, the game device that has been enjoyed by playing in the past or other game devices other than the same type of game device that has been enjoyed by playing in the past is preferably visited, and preferably actually played. It is an important issue to encourage many players to know the enjoyment of the other game devices.
It is also desirable that players who play only home game machines (including portable game machines) intensively come to the place where the game device (arcade game machine) installed in the game facility is located. Encouraging them to actually play is an important issue in order to make many players know the fun of the game device (arcade game machine).
In particular, this problem is a serious problem in a medal game machine that performs a payout process for paying out a payout target (medal etc.) according to the amount of a bet target such as a medal based on the result of the game. It has become.

  Conventionally, in order to deal with such problems, it is possible to perform flashy presentations on individual game devices, or to promote the advertising activities on individual game devices and convey the game contents to the players. A general technique is to raise interest in the player and have the player play the game device. However, this conventional method is weak for players who do not normally play the game device as a motivation to try to play the game device, so that many players know about the fun of the game device. The effect is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and the object of the present invention is to increase the opportunities for players who have not played a certain game device to play with the game device. It is providing the network system of a business use game device, and the privilege provision condition judgment apparatus which comprises this.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is directed to an identification information receiving means for receiving player identification information and whether a player corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means satisfies a predetermined privilege grant condition. A clear means for determining whether or not the privilege granting condition is satisfied in a state associated with the identification information of the player who satisfies the privilege granting condition when the judgment unit determines that the privilege granting condition is satisfied. A privilege granting means having clear information output means for outputting information, and notifying means for notifying a player of game device designation information for designating a privilege granting game device when the judgment means judges that the privilege granting condition is satisfied. A condition determination device; identification information receiving means for receiving player identification information; game progress control means for controlling the progress of the game; Clear information receiving means for receiving the clear information output by the clear information output means of the determination device, and when the identification information receiving means receives the identification information, the clear information receiving means associated with the same identification information as the identification information A network system for an arcade game device comprising a plurality of privilege granting game devices having privilege grant processing means for performing privilege grant processing for granting a privilege according to received clear information to a player, The privilege granting condition determining device includes a notification content changing unit that changes one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification unit based on a predetermined change condition.
In this network system for game machines, a player who is determined to satisfy a predetermined privilege grant condition by the privilege grant condition determination device is a privilege grant game device different from the privilege grant condition determination device. Benefits can be received according to the clear information relating to the granting conditions. As described above, since a player who satisfies a predetermined privilege granting condition in the privilege granting condition determination device can receive a privilege by going to the place where the privilege granting game device is installed, It is possible to give a strong motivation to go to the place where the privilege-giving game device is installed.
Then, in the network system for the game device for business use according to the predetermined change condition, game device designation information to be notified to the notification means, that is, information notifying the privilege granting game device for the player to receive the privilege grant. Can be changed. As a result, the game device (game device designation information) that the player wants to play can be changed as appropriate, so that an opportunity to have a player who has not played much on the game device played on the game device is effective. Can be increased.
The notifying means may notify the one or more game device designation information changed by the notice content changing means as it is, or the game device designation information changed by the notice content changing means is two or more. Alternatively, a part of the game device designation information selected from them may be notified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the network system for a game device for business use according to the first aspect, the privilege granting condition determining device is the content of a game that is controlled by the game progress control means of the privilege granting game device. A game device having a game progress control means for controlling the progress of games of different contents, wherein the privilege grant condition judging device determines the privilege granting condition based on a game progress result controlled by the game progress control means. It is characterized by determining whether or not it is satisfied.
In this network system for business use game devices, to a player who plays intensively on a game device which is a privilege grant condition determination device, to a place where a game device (privilege grant game device) different from this game device is installed. Can encourage you to visit. Therefore, it is possible to give such a player an opportunity to play with a game device that the player has not played so much.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the network system for game machines according to the first or second aspect, at least one of the plurality of privilege-giving game devices is a bet that accepts a bet object. A payout process for paying out to the player an amount of payout object corresponding to the amount of the bet object received by the bet object accepting means is performed based on the result of the game that is controlled by the object accepting means and the game progress control means. A payout processing means, and when the identification information receiving means receives the identification information, the payout processing means of the at least one bonus game device serves as the bonus grant processing means as the same identification information as the identification information. The amount of payout object corresponding to the clear information received by the clear information receiving means associated with is paid to the player as the benefit. And it is characterized in Succoth.
In the network system for game machines for business use, since a privilege granted to a player determined to satisfy a predetermined privilege grant condition by the privilege grant condition determination device is a payout to be paid out, It is possible to give a stronger motive than going to the place where the game device for grant is installed.
In particular, a game that is not a game device (such as a medal game machine) in which the privilege grant condition determination device performs a payout process for paying out a payout target in an amount corresponding to the bet target amount based on the result of the game. In the case of a device, many of the players who play on a game device that is such a privilege grant condition determination device often do not play much on a privilege grant game device such as a medal game machine. In this case, according to the network system of the game device for business use, it is possible to encourage such a player to play with a privilege giving game device such as a medal game machine, which is very useful.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the network system for a commercial game device according to the third aspect, the privilege grant condition judging device includes a bet subject accepting means for accepting a bet subject, and a game progress control of the privilege grant condition judging device. And a payout processing means for performing payout processing for paying out to the player an amount of payout object corresponding to the amount of the betting object received by the betting object receiving means based on the result of the game controlled by the means. It is characterized by being.
In this network system for business use game devices, a player who plays on a game device (privilege granting condition judging device) such as a medal game machine pays out a payout target on the game device according to the game progress result of the game device. In addition to being able to receive, when a predetermined privilege granting condition is satisfied, it is unprecedented that a payout target can be paid out by a game device (privilege granting game device) such as another medal game machine. New game characteristics can be provided.

Further, the invention of claim 5 is the network system for game machines according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the privilege grant processing means of the bonus game device is the bonus game device. The clear information receiving means associated with the same identification information as the identification information is provided on the condition that the identification information receiving means receives the identification information and the result of the game in which the progress of the game is controlled satisfies the second privilege granting condition. A privilege grant process for granting a privilege grant according to the received clear information to the player is performed.
The condition when the player who satisfies the privilege granting condition in the privilege granting condition determination device receives the privilege grant in the privilege granting game device may be that the privilege granting game device simply receives the identification information of the player. However, in this case, there is a possibility that the player will leave without playing with the privilege-giving game device, so the effect of increasing the chance of playing with the privilege-giving game device is low.
In the network system of the game device for business use, not only the identification information of the player who satisfies the privilege granting condition is received by the privilege granting condition determining device, but the game result played on the privilege granting game device is the second privilege granting condition. Satisfaction is also a condition for receiving a privilege grant for the privilege grant condition satisfied by the privilege grant condition determination device. Thereby, even if it is a player who satisfy | filled privilege provision conditions with the privilege provision condition determination apparatus, if it does not play with the said game device for privilege provision, it will become impossible to receive the privilege provision about the said privilege provision conditions. Therefore, it is possible to increase the effect of increasing the opportunity to play with the privilege granting game device.

Further, the invention of claim 6 is the network system for game machines according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the clear information output means of the privilege grant condition judging device is associated with the clear information. Privilege grant time limit information is output, and the clear information receiving means of the privilege granting game device receives privilege grant time limit information output by the clear information output means of the privilege grant condition determining device, and The privilege grant processing means of the grant game device, when the identification information receiving means of the privilege grant game device receives the identification information, the clear information associated with the clear information associated with the same identification information as the identification information If it is determined whether or not the benefit grant time limit indicated by the benefit grant time information received by the receiving means has been exceeded, and it is determined that the privilege grant time limit has been exceeded And it is characterized in that does not perform the privilege granting processing for clear information.
In this network system for business use game devices, even if a player who satisfies a predetermined privilege granting condition by the privilege granting condition determining device, if the bonus granting period has passed, the privilege granting game device grants the privilege. Can no longer receive. Therefore, it is possible to prompt the player who satisfies the predetermined privilege granting condition by the privilege granting condition determination device to visit the place where the privilege granting game device is installed at an early stage.

The invention of claim 7 is the network system for game machines according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein each of the privilege granting game apparatuses receives the identification information from the identification information receiving means. When the game progress control means controls the progress of a game, the game progress control means has history information output means for outputting play history information in a state associated with the identification information, and the privilege granting condition judging device is configured to provide each privilege granting game. A history information receiving means for receiving the play history information output by the history information output means of the device, and the notification content changing means of the privilege granting condition judging device is the identification received by the identification information receiving means of the privilege granting condition judging device Based on the play history information received by the history information receiving means associated with the same identification information as the information, the identification information is selected from the plurality of privilege granting game devices. The game device of the specified game device is identified by one or more game device designation information that specifies a game device with a relatively low play frequency of the player and causes the notification device to notify the player of the identification information. If the information is different from the designation information, one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means by the player related to the identification information is changed to the game device designation information of the identified game device. Is.
In this arcade game device network system, it is possible to effectively encourage each player to visit a place where a game device is rarely played by the player.

Further, the invention of claim 8 is a network system for game machines according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a vacancy status investigation means for examining the vacancy status of each privilege granting game apparatus. The notification content changing means of the privilege granting condition determining device identifies a privilege granting game device that has not been played from the plurality of privilege granting game devices based on the survey result of the vacancy status surveying means, When the one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means is different from the game device specification information of the specified game device, the one or more game device specification information to be notified to the notification means is specified. It changes to the game device designation information of a game device.
In this network system for business use game devices, a player who satisfies a predetermined privilege grant condition in the privilege grant condition determination device is urged to visit a place where a privilege grant game device that is not played by another player is installed. be able to. This makes it difficult for a player who actually goes to the place where the privilege granting game apparatus is installed to wait for another player who plays the privilege granting game apparatus to stop playing.

Further, the invention of claim 9 is the business game device network system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a use state investigation means for examining a use state of each privilege granting game device. The notification content changing means of the privilege granting condition judging device is a privilege that has relatively little time played by the player from among the plurality of privilege granting game devices based on the survey result of the utilization status surveying means. If one or more game device designation information that identifies a granting game device and is notified to the notifying device differs from the game device designation information of the identified game device, one or more games that are to be notified to the notifying device The device designation information is changed to the game device designation information of the identified game device.
In the network system for game machines for business use, among the plurality of game machines for granting privileges that constitute the network system of the game apparatus for business use for players who satisfy predetermined privilege granting conditions by the privilege granting condition judging device. It is possible to urge the user to visit a place where a privilege-giving game device that is not popular with the player (less frequently used by the player) is installed. As a result, players can be assigned to unpopular models, and the operating rate of the game devices in the entire network system of the arcade game device can be increased.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the network system for an arcade game device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the identification information receiving means is configured to identify the identification information from a storage medium storing player identification information. It is characterized by comprising identification information reading means for reading information.
As the identification information receiving means, for example, there is one that receives identification information input by causing the player to perform a character input operation of the identification information, etc., but this will compel the player to perform such complicated work, and preferably Absent. In the network system for the arcade game apparatus, the player can have the storage medium and can receive the identification information read from the storage medium. Therefore, the player is not forced to perform complicated work.

The invention of claim 11 is an identification information receiving means for receiving identification information of a player,
A privilege grant condition judging device comprising: a judgment means for judging whether or not a player corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means satisfies a predetermined privilege grant condition, wherein the judgment means is a privilege grant condition Clear information output means for outputting clear information indicating that the privilege granting condition is satisfied in a state associated with the identification information of the player who satisfies the privilege granting condition, and the judgment means grants the privilege. When it is determined that the condition is satisfied, based on the notification means for notifying the player of game device designation information for designating a game device for privilege provision different from the privilege provision condition judgment device, and the predetermined change condition, A privilege granting condition judging device comprising: notification content changing means for changing one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means.
In this privilege granting condition determination device, by cooperating with the privilege granting game device, it is possible to give a strong motivation to go to the location where the privilege granting game device is installed to a player who satisfies a predetermined privilege granting condition. Moreover, since the game device (game device designation information) that the player wants to play can be changed as appropriate, it is effective for the player who has not played much on the game device to play on the game device. It becomes possible to increase to.

  According to the present invention, even a player who has not played a certain game device (privilege granting game device) can effectively increase the chances of being played on the game device. There is an excellent effect that the concentration of the players can be prevented and the operating efficiency of the game apparatus can be improved as a whole system.

  Hereinafter, the present invention provides three types of medal game machines that are arcade game machines (business game machines) as a plurality of privilege granting game machines having different game contents, and a problem notification device connected to be communicable with them. An embodiment applied to a game system, which is a network system for a game machine for business use composed of a store terminal unit and a management server, will be described.

[System overview]
First, the overall configuration of the game system according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the entire game system according to the present embodiment.
Three types of medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 constituting this game system are different types of game machines having different hardware. These medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 are installed in a game facility such as the same game center in this embodiment, and are connected to a store terminal unit 5000 of the store via a LAN (Local Area Network) as a high-speed communication network. Connected. The management server 4000 is connected to the store terminal unit of each store via a WAN (Wide Area Network) as a low-speed communication network. The management server 4000 performs data communication with each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 and performs data communication with a store terminal unit that performs system management of the entire store, and manages the entire game system. In addition, although this embodiment demonstrates the game system over multiple stores, it is the same also in the game system in a single store.

  Next, the configuration and operation of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 will be described.

[Horse racing game machine 1000]
The medal game machine 1000 is a horse racing game machine.
In this horse racing game machine 1000, one or more players predict the order of arrival of a horse racing race to be performed on this horse racing game machine, and when the prediction is successful, the medal is paid out according to the odds of the arrival order. Can receive.
FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of the horse racing game machine 1000.
The horse racing game machine 1000 includes a field unit 1002 provided in the central portion, and a plurality of stations 1010 provided so as to surround the field unit 1002. The field portion 1002 is provided with a field surface 1004 that is a moving surface simulating a racetrack where a horse race gate 1003 that is a model is placed, and a plurality of model horses (not shown) move within the field surface 1004. The race is developed. Around the field portion 1002, a plurality of speakers 1005 for delivering the actual race and cheering are arranged. Above the field portion 1002, a display portion 1006 for displaying the total cumulative medal number indicating the number of payouts in the entire jackpot lottery described later, an illumination device 1007 for illuminating the field portion 1002, and a field portion 1002 are provided. A camera 1009 is arranged as an imaging means for imaging. The display unit 1006, the illumination device 1007, and the camera 1009 are supported by a support column 1008. The speaker 1005 and the lighting device 1007 function as rendering means of the horse racing game machine 1000.

  The station 1010 is provided with a display 1011 that displays a game screen according to the progress of the game, and a touch panel 1012 that is superimposed on the display surface of the display 1011. When the player touches a predetermined position on the game screen displayed on the display 1011 in accordance with an instruction on the game screen, the position is detected by the touch panel 1012, and the operation content of the player is recognized by the horse racing game machine 1000. Further, the station 1010 has a medal insertion unit 1013 into which medals are inserted by the player, a medal payout exit 1014 through which medals are paid out to the player, and a card reader as identification information receiving means for reading the card ID from the player card. A card reading surface 1015 is provided.

  In the horse racing game machine 1000, races having the same name as the actual central horse race are sequentially held according to a predetermined cycle. Approximately 60 races are prepared for one year, and for each race, the time for betting medals, that is, the time for purchasing a betting ticket, the time for which a model horse is raced, and the race results are displayed. Time is secured. Players can predict the order of arrival for each race and freely purchase betting tickets. The betting ticket is purchased by betting medals, and if the purchased betting ticket matches the result of the race, the number of medals according to the number of bets and odds are paid out as a dividend.

  In addition, the player can nurture his own racehorse character (owned horse) by using the player card, and can participate in the race. Specifically, the player selects a favorite racehorse character from a plurality of racehorse characters prepared, and acquires the racehorse character by paying a predetermined number of medals. Then, the player can train (train) to increase the ability of the acquired competitive horse character, and train the competitive horse character. In addition, the trained racehorse character can start running in the race he desires.

  In the horse racing game machine 1000 according to the present embodiment, the field unit 1002 forms a field surface 1004, and the field surface 1004 is provided with a model such as an artificial turf imitating an actual dressing place, a horse race gate 1003, and the like. A model horse as a moving body moves on the field surface 1004.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram showing a main control unit for controlling the overall operation of the horse racing game machine 1000 in an integrated manner.
FIG. 4 is a control block diagram showing a station control unit provided for each station 1010.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 1100 arranged on the field unit side controls the main control device 1101, a movement control device 1102 for controlling the movement of the model horse in the field unit 1002, and the illumination device 1007. Necessary for the game, the lighting control device 1103 for controlling the sound, the sound control device 1104 for controlling the cheering and the actual situation, etc., the SRAM 1105 and the flash memory 1106 for temporarily recording the data processed by the main control device 1101 ROM 1107 storing various programs and various databases, and an external communication device 1108 for performing data communication with an external device such as the store terminal unit 5000 via the LAN. The main control device 1101 is connected to a movement control device 1102, an illumination control device 1103, an acoustic control device 1104, an SRAM 1105, a flash memory 1106, a ROM 1107, an external communication device 1108, and a camera 1009, respectively. The ROM 1107 stores a movement control program, which is movement control information for each model horse, a database of various data relating to each horse used in the race, a race schedule, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a station control unit 1200 provided in each station 1010 temporarily records a station control device 1201, a medal management device 1202 that manages the payout of medals, and various data of players. A RAM 1203 and a card reader 1204 as identification information receiving means for reading a card ID from a player card held over the card reading surface 1015 are provided. The station control device 1201 is connected to the medal management device 1202, the RAM 1203, and the card reader 1204, respectively. In addition, the station control device 1201 includes a display 1011 and a touch panel 1012 illustrated in FIG. 2 provided in the station 1010, and a medal insertion sensor (not illustrated) that detects a medal inserted through the medal insertion unit 1013. Each is connected.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the station control device 1201 of each station 1010 is connected to the main control device 1101 on the game machine body side, and necessary data communication can be performed between them. Yes.

  The main controller 1101 of the main controller 1100 controls the movement of each model horse for each race according to various data such as parameters of each horse in order to realistically reproduce the actual horse racing race when the race is held. The contents are changed. The content of the movement control is determined before the start of the race, and the model horse is controlled to move according to the content of the movement control. Specifically, the main control unit 1101 of the main control unit 1100 reads various parameters of horses running in the race, data such as the state of the horse from the ROM 1107 before the start of the race, and determines the arrival order of the race. . Since only the first and second finishes are related to the payout of medals to the player, it is not necessary to determine all the finish order of the horses to run, if at least only the first and second finish horses are determined. Good. In this case, the other horses are controlled to move to the first and second places according to various parameters. Arrival order data determined by the main control device 1101, parameters of each horse, and the like are sent to the movement control device 1102.

  The movement control device 1102 that has received data from the main control device 1101 executes a movement control program recorded in a ROM (not shown), and performs movement control for each horse. The movement control device 1102 that executes the movement control program calculates the movement pattern of each horse from the parameters of each horse and transmits a control command to each control chip 1022 so that each model horse 1060 moves according to the movement pattern. To do. Specifically, a control command is transmitted to each control chip of each magnetic field generation substrate in order to generate a magnetic field that causes each model horse 1060 to move according to the movement pattern of each horse. Upon receiving the control command, each control chip 1022 controls the current flowing through each coil so as to sequentially generate a magnetic force that pulls the south pole of the permanent magnet of each model horse 1060 along the planned movement path of each model horse 1060. Thereby, each model horse 1060 can be moved along a movement planned route. As a result, each model horse 1060 whose movement is controlled by the movement control device 1102 develops a race on the play field.

  When a player plays using a player card, the player holds his player card over the card reading surface 1015 before playing. As a result, the card ID is read from the player card by the card reader 1204 and the card ID is stored in the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106. In the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106, data (horse name data, parameter data, play history information such as a winning GI race, etc.) relating to a racehorse character that the player has nurtured by playing a game is associated with the card ID. It is memorized in the state.

  In this horse racing game machine 1000, when a player who plays using a player card ends the game, game state data for restoring the game state at the end of the next game restart is used as the card ID of the player. In the associated state, it is stored in the store terminal unit. The game state data includes data related to the racehorse character trained by the player. When the player resumes the game from the previous game, the game state data corresponding to the card ID in the player card is stored in the store terminal unit by holding the player card over the card reading surface 1015 before playing. And the data is stored in the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106, and the game is resumed.

[Pusher game machine 2000]
Next, the medal game machine 2000 will be described.
The medal game machine 2000 is a pusher game machine.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration of the station unit ST in the pusher game machine 2000.
The pusher game machine 2000 is provided with four satellite portions SA so as to surround a center lottery device (not shown). Each satellite unit SA includes four station units ST, and each player plays a game at each station unit ST. In addition, each satellite unit SA includes one satellite lottery device 2001, and each station unit ST is arranged around the satellite lottery device 2001.

  The station unit ST mainly includes a medal insertion mechanism (insertion unit) 2100, a play field 2500, a station control unit (not shown), and a display unit 2700. In the station unit ST, a medal insertion mechanism 2100 is disposed on the upper front side, a display unit 2700 as a display unit is disposed on the upper back side, and a play field 2500 is disposed on the upper center. Here, “front side” means the side located when the player plays the game, “back side” means the side opposite to the side where the player plays the game, and “center” means the above-mentioned side. It means the area between the “front side” and the “back side”.

  The medal insertion mechanism 2100 is a mechanism for inserting the medal M into the pusher game machine 2000 when the player plays a game. The medal M inserted into the medal insertion mechanism 2100 is transported to the lift-up hopper via a medal transport path (not shown) inside the casing of the station unit ST, and is temporarily stored in the lift-up hopper. The lift-up hopper includes a medal storage unit for accumulating medals M, a lift-up unit for lifting the medals M to a predetermined height, and a medal for discharging the lifted medals M at a predetermined timing. A discharge part (discharge part). In addition, a medal discharge path 2400 for guiding the discharged medal M to the play field 2500 is provided at the discharge port of the medal discharge unit so as to be swingable left and right. The upper end of the lift-up unit is disposed above the play field 2500. Along with this, the medal discharge unit provided at the upper end of the lift-up unit is also disposed above the play field 2500. Accordingly, the medal M temporarily accumulated in the medal storage unit provided below the play field 2500 is lifted above the play field 2500 by the lift-up unit, and then played from the medal discharge unit via the medal discharge path 2400. Injection into field 2500.

  In the play field 2500, there are mainly provided a main table 2501 as a medal placement table for storing medals M, and a pusher portion 2510 as a medal pushing member placed on the main table 2501. The pusher unit 2510 has an upper surface for storing medals M (referred to as a sub table), an inclined table on which the medals M dropped from the sub table slide, and a push for pushing the medals M stored in the main table 2501. And a wall. The pusher unit 2510 is slidably provided on the main table 2501 in the play field 2500, and slides back and forth at a constant cycle or an arbitrary cycle. A part (the back side) of the pusher unit 2510 is stored in a storage unit (described later) provided below the display unit 2700. The pusher portion 2510 reciprocates back and forth by sliding so as to enter and exit from the storage portion.

  The frame member of the display unit 2700 is slidably contacted with the sub table. Therefore, when the pusher portion 2510 moves in the direction in which the pusher portion 2510 is stored in the storage portion, the medal M on the sub table is pushed forward by the frame member. As a result of this pushing, some medals M on the sub-table drop onto the tilting table. A part of the medals M dropped from the sub table enters an opening (this is called “chucker”) as a medal passage provided in the tilt table. Further, the remaining medals M fall as they are to the main table 2501 and are stored in the main table 2501.

  The medal M on the main table 2501 is pushed forward by the sliding movement of the pusher portion 2510 in the same manner as the medal M on the sub table. That is, since the pusher portion 2510 is placed on the main table 2501 without a gap, when the pusher portion 2510 moves in the direction of unloading from the storage portion, the pusher wall on the front surface of the pusher portion 2510 causes the pusher portion 2510 to move on the main table 2501. The medal M is pushed forward. Due to this pushing, some medals M on the main table 2501 fall. Of the dropped medals M, the medals M that have dropped from the player side end (this is referred to as “front end”) to the medal drop groove are paid out to the player, and other medals M, for example, both sides of the main table 2501 (this) The medal M dropped from the “side end”) is stocked in a predetermined storage section in the station section ST.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the station unit ST includes a ball throwing mechanism 2800 on at least one side. The ball throwing mechanism 2800 has a configuration for throwing balls B1 and B2, which are spherical objects as irregular shapes described later, into the play field 2500, and includes a ball throwing slope 2801 and a ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810. The balls B1 and B2 are lottery objects for executing a bingo game described later.

  The ball throwing slope 2801 is configured to guide balls B1 and B2 thrown from a ball carrier 2520, which will be described later, to the ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810 by gravity. Therefore, it is a downward slope. The ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810 is a structure for drawing lots on the play field 2500 where the balls B1 and B2 are thrown. In this way, the balls B1 and B2 thrown into the station unit ST from the ball carrier 2520 described later are thrown into the play field 2500 via the ball throwing slope 2801 and the ball throwing position lottery mechanism 2810.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the station unit ST has a ball transport mechanism 2900 on at least one side. The ball transport mechanism 2900 is configured to transport the balls B1 and B2 to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 when the balls B1 and B2 fall from the main table 2501 in the play field 2500 to the medal drop groove provided on the front side thereof. And has a ball conveyance path (not shown), a ball conveyance unit 2910, and a ball conveyance unit traveling slope 2901. The ball transport path is provided below the front end of the main table 2501 and guides the balls B1 and B2 dropped from the front end to the ball transport unit 2910. The ball transport unit 2910 is configured to transport the balls B1 and B2 received via the ball transport path to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001, and travels on the ball transport unit travel slope 2901 according to the control of the control unit of the station unit ST. . The balls B1 and B2 conveyed to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 are delivered to the ball carrier 2520.

  In addition, the station unit ST includes a medal payout mechanism 2030. By driving this medal payout mechanism, the same number of medals M as the medals M dropped from the front end of the main table 2501 into the medal drop groove are medal insertion mechanisms 2100. The storage part 2101 is discharged.

Next, a control system of the pusher game machine 2000 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the game control system of the pusher game machine 2000. In the block diagram, for convenience of explanation, the configuration of a drive control system and the like for driving each unit according to the progress of the game is omitted.
The configuration of the game control system in the pusher game machine 2000 mainly includes a control unit 2600 of the station unit ST, a control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001, and a control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002. The control unit 2600 of the station unit ST mainly controls overall progress of a slot game and a bingo game, which will be described later, and the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly controls the physical lottery of the bingo game and the ball B1, The control unit 2620 of the center lottery apparatus 2002 is mainly responsible for control of a single jackpot lottery, which will be described later, and overall control of the pusher game machine 2000.

  The control unit 2600 of the station unit ST mainly includes a control device 2601, a ROM 2602, a RAM 2603, a communication device 2604, and a card reader 2605 as identification information receiving means. The control device 2601 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2602 and performs various controls. The ROM 2602 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2600 of the station unit ST. The RAM 2603 temporarily stores various data or information. The communication device 2604 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001. A card reader 2605 reads a card ID from a player card possessed by the player. Although not shown, the station unit ST is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2601 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. Do.

  The control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly includes a control device 2611, a ROM 2612, a RAM 2613, a station side communication device 2614, and a center side communication device 2615. The control device 2611 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2612 and performs various controls. The ROM 2612 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. The RAM 2613 temporarily stores various data or information. The station side communication device 2614 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2600 of each station unit ST belonging to the satellite unit SA. The center side communication device 2615 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002. Although not shown, the satellite unit SA is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2611 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. Do.

  The control unit 2620 of the center lottery device 2002 mainly includes a control device 2621, a ROM 2622, a RAM 2623, a communication device 2624, and an external communication device 2625. The control device 2621 executes various programs stored in the ROM 2622 and performs various controls. The ROM 2622 stores various control execution programs to be performed by the control unit 2620 of the center lottery apparatus 2002. The RAM 2623 temporarily stores various data or information. The communication device 2624 is for performing data communication with the control unit 2610 of each satellite unit SA. The external communication device 2625 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the store terminal unit 5000 via the LAN. Although not shown, the center lottery apparatus 2002 is provided with presentation means such as speakers and lighting devices for various presentations, and the control device 2621 controls these presentation means to perform various presentations. I do.

  In the above configuration, in the pusher game machine 2000, in addition to the pusher game, the slot game screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 2700 to execute the slot game, and for the bingo as shown in FIG. A game screen is displayed on the display unit 2700 to execute a bingo game. The pusher game machine 2000 also performs a single jackpot lottery using the center lottery device 2002. The display unit 2700 also displays a single cumulative medal number indicating the number of payouts in a single jackpot lottery described later, and an overall cumulative medal number indicating the payout number in a total jackpot lottery described below.

  The slot game is a digital lottery game in which the control unit 2600 in the station unit ST mainly draws digitally. The starting condition of this slot game is that the medal M enters any one of the chuckers provided on the tilting table of the pusher unit 2510. A slot game screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 2700 during a period in which a later-described bingo game is not progressing, and the medal M enters one of the chuckers and the slot lottery start condition is satisfied. Then, the control unit 2600 performs display control for rotating the three dice slots DS. In the digital lottery in the slot game, the control unit executes a predetermined lottery program and determines whether the generated random number is won or lost in light of a predetermined winning table. Thereafter, the control unit 2600 performs display control to stop the rotation of the three dice-shaped slots DS so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the display unit 2700 when the winning combination is determined.

  In this embodiment, as a combination of the digital lottery, a small winning combination A for supplying three medals to the play field 2500, a small winning combination B for supplying eight medals to the play field 2500, and a ball B1 to the play field 2500. The supplied ball supply combination, the normal bonus combination for supplying 30 medals to the play field 2500, the 30 supply medals to the play field 2500, and the winning table in which the winning probability is set higher in the subsequent digital lottery. Probability bonus combinations, a direct satellite combination that directly supplies the ball B1 to the satellite lottery apparatus 2001, a direct center combination that directly supplies the ball B1 to the center lottery apparatus 2002, and the like are prepared. The winning probability of each combination is set to be lower in this order. In addition, what kind of combination is prepared and what winning probability is set for each combination is arbitrary. For example, various benefits such as paying out the medal M directly to the player may be provided to the player. Then, when these winning combinations are won, the control device 2601 of the station unit ST controls a speaker, a lighting device, etc., and performs individual effects for exciting the winning.

  The bingo game is a physical lottery game that progresses by physical lottery using two types of balls B1 and B2 and the satellite lottery device 2001, and is advanced by the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery device 2001 and the control unit 2600 of the station unit ST. To do. In the bingo game, the control unit 2610 of the satellite lottery apparatus 2001 mainly controls the lottery for determining the winning bingo numbers of the bingo game, and the control unit of each station unit ST belonging to the satellite unit SA including the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. 2600 is mainly in charge of control such as a bingo game production and a bingo establishment determination. In this embodiment, a physical lottery is performed in which one winning bingo number (winning object) is selected from a plurality of different bingo numbers (lottery objects) by moving the balls B1 and B2 with the satellite lottery apparatus 2001. . In the physical lottery of this embodiment, one winning bingo number is selected from among the bingo numbers “1” to “9”. Then, the bingo card arrangement information in which bingo numbers of “1” to “9” are arranged in a matrix is individually obtained for each station unit ST by the control unit 2600 as an arrangement information generating unit of the station unit ST, for example. To generate. Thereafter, a bingo card image BC in which images of bingo numbers “1” to “9” (lottery target images) are arranged according to the arrangement information is displayed on the display unit 2700 of each station unit ST as shown in FIG. . Then, when bingo is established, the control device 2601 of the station unit ST and the control device 2611 of the satellite unit SA control the respective speakers, illumination devices, and the like, and perform individual effects for exciting the bingo establishment.

  In the single jackpot lottery, the balls B1 and B2 enter the winning spot to which the right to start the single jackpot lottery in the center lottery device 2002 is assigned in the physical lottery in the satellite lottery device 2001 in the bingo game described above. When the start condition of the single jackpot lottery for either winning the center role directly in the slot game is satisfied, the control device 2621 of the control unit 2620 in the center lottery device 2002 stores the single jackpot execution program stored in the ROM 2622. To start a single jackpot lottery. Then, in the center lottery apparatus 2002, a physical lottery is performed in which a ball B1 is moved to determine whether a single jackpot award or a loss (including a case where a prize other than a single jackpot award is won). When the single jackpot award is won, the control device 2621 of the center lottery apparatus 2002 controls the speaker, the lighting device, etc., and performs an individual effect for exciting the single chuckpot award.

  When the single jackpot prize is won, the control device 2621 reads out the single JP storage number data as the payout amount data from the RAM 2623, and starts the jackpot lottery for the number of medals M indicated by the count value of the data. Processing for supplying to the play field 2500 of the station unit ST that satisfies the conditions is performed. At this time, a medal supply command is output from the control device 2621 to the control device 2601 of the control unit 2600 in the station unit ST, and the medal M is played in the play field 2500 under the control of the control device 2601 in the same manner as the normal medal supply process. You may make it supply to. However, the number of medals supplied when winning the single jackpot award is a part of the number of medals inserted into all station sections ST after the single JP stored number data is reset to the initial value (for example, 500). Since the number of sheets corresponding to (for example, 0.03 sheets) is cumulatively added, the number is large. Therefore, a process using an original medal supply mechanism may be performed separately from the normal medal supply process. In this case, it is also suitable as an effect when winning a single jackpot award. When the single jackpot prize is won, the control device 2621 resets the single JP stored number data stored in the RAM 2623 to the initial value.

  When playing with the pusher game machine 2000, the player holds the player card over a card reading surface (not shown) before the play. As a result, the card ID is read from the player card by the card reader 2605, and the card ID is stored in the RAM 2603. In this RAM 2603, the player's play history information on the pusher game machine 2000 (cumulative medal insertion number, winning role in the slot game, number of times bingo was established in the bingo game, number of times won in the single jackpot prize, etc.) Is stored in a state associated with the card ID. When the player who plays using the player card ends the game, the play history information stored in the RAM 2603 is stored in the store terminal unit in a state associated with the card ID. When the player holds his player card over the card reading surface before the next play, the play history information corresponding to the card ID in the player card is downloaded from the store terminal unit, and these data are stored in the RAM 2603, The play result of the play is added to the play history information.

[Slot Machine 3000]
Next, the medal game machine 3000 will be described.
The medal game machine 3000 is a slot machine.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the slot machine 3000 according to the present embodiment.
The slot machine 3000 includes a box-shaped casing 3002, a front panel 3003 attached to the front side of the casing 3002 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the like. On the front panel 3003, a display window 3004 for displaying a part of a later-described variable display unit, a medal slot 3005, a start button 3006 as a start operation device, a dice display window 3007, a credit clearing button 3008, a speaker 3009, A medal tray 3010 having a medal payout box 3010a, an effect panel 3011, a card reading surface 3013a, a count display unit 3014, a BET operation unit 3015, and the like are provided. The speaker 3009 and the effect panel 3011 function as effect means of the slot machine 3000. The effect panel 3011 displays various information such as the total accumulated medal number indicating the number of payouts in the entire jackpot lottery described later.

  Inside the housing 3002, three reels are incorporated as variable display portions in which a plurality of types of symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surface. The three reels (hereinafter referred to as “left reel”, “middle reel”, and “right reel” in turn) are each driven to rotate by a reel drive motor (not shown) constituted by a stepping motor. Also, a plurality of types of symbols such as “white 7”, “blue 7”, “green 7”, “red 7”, “cherry”, “blank”, etc. are printed in a predetermined order. In the present embodiment, the “blank” symbol is a symbol that does not constitute any role. In addition, a main control circuit board on which an electronic circuit is formed by a CPU, a ROM, and other various electronic components, a medal payout device having a medal hopper capable of accommodating a large number of medals, an internal speaker, and the like are also incorporated.

FIG. 10 is a detailed front view showing a part of the front panel 3003.
The symbols for about three frames at a predetermined rotational position of each reel are visually recognized by the player through the display window 3004. In this display window 3004, five winning lines IL are drawn so as to extend over all reels. When a combination of symbols relating to a combination corresponding to a predetermined prize group is arranged on these winning lines IL (hereinafter simply referred to as “combining a combination”), a medal is paid out to the medal tray 3010 or a special combination. The player is given game value such as shifting to a special game period in which a game can be played. In the slot machine 3000 according to the present embodiment, five winning lines IL are provided, but the number of winning lines may be reduced or increased. The winning line may be any line that is not visible to the player but can be recognized by a CPU 17a (to be described later) that controls stop of the slot machine.
The count display unit 3014 includes a credit display unit 3014a, a bonus count display unit 3014b, a medal payout number display unit 3014c, and the like.
The BET operation unit 3015 includes two buttons, a 1 BET button 3015a and a Max BET button 3015b.

FIG. 11 is a control block diagram relating to the main configuration of the slot machine 3000.
The main control unit 3100 of the slot machine 3000 includes a control device 3101, a reel control device 3102 that controls driving of three reels, a storage device 3103 that stores various programs and various databases necessary for the game, and a count A display control device 3104 that performs display control of the display unit 3014, an illumination control device 3105 that controls illumination of the effect panel 3011, an acoustic control device 3106 that controls sound output from the speaker 3009, and a store terminal via the LAN An external communication device 3107 for performing data communication with an external device such as the unit 5000 is provided. In addition to these devices, the main control device 1101 includes a medal insertion sensor 3022, a card reader 3013 as identification information receiving means for reading a card ID from a player card held over the card reading surface 3013a, a BET operation unit 3015, a medal payout device. 3018 etc. are also connected.

Next, the game flow of the slot machine 3000 will be described.
Before playing the game, first, the player needs to insert a medal into the medal slot 3005 as preparation. When the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion slot 3005, the medal passes through a passage (not shown) and falls to the medal hopper. In this passage, a drop opening for dropping a medal smaller than the standard and returning it to the medal payout rod 3010a, a medal block solenoid for preventing the medal from passing and returning to the medal payout rod 3010a, or passing through A medal insertion sensor 3022 configured with a photo sensor or the like for detecting medals one by one is provided. A medal detection signal output from the medal insertion sensor 3022 that has detected a medal is sent to the control device 3101 of the main control unit 3100. In response to this, the control device 3101 controls the credit display 3014a to increase the display count value by one by the display control device 3104 and increases the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by one. Let Usually, a plurality of medals are inserted at a time, and the number of credits is increased to some extent. When the player performs a bet operation by operating the BET operation unit 3015, the control device 3101 reduces the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by the bet number and also displays the display count value of the credit indicator 3014a. Control to reduce by the number of bets is performed. In addition, the control device 3101 recognizes the winning line IL that has become effective according to the number of bets. Note that if the winning combination is not aligned on the effective winning line IL, no winning is achieved even if the winning combination is aligned on the ineffective winning line IL.

  When the start button 3006 is operated by the player, the control device 3101 executes a start command receiving program stored in the storage device 3103, thereby functioning as a start command receiving means, and a variable display from the start button 3006. Accept start command. The control device 3101 that has received this change display start command first causes the reel control device 3102 to start rotational driving of all reels. In addition, the control device 3101 that has received the change display start command executes a prize group lottery program stored in the storage device 3103 to select one of the prize groups from among a plurality of prize groups. It functions as a means for performing an internal lottery to determine a loss in which no prize group is selected, and performs an internal lottery. This internal lottery is performed by comparing the random number data sent from the random number generation circuit with the prize group lottery table stored in the storage device 3103. This award group lottery table associates each random number with one of the award groups or a loss. By associating in this way, any prize group is won with a predetermined probability, or a loss occurs with a predetermined probability.

  The rotation position of the reel that has started to rotate is detected by a reel position sensor (not shown). Then, the reel control device 3102 calculates the reel rotation speed based on the output signal from each reel position sensor. When the reel rotation speed is stabilized, the reel control device 3102 can recognize the position of each symbol on each reel based on the output signal from each reel position sensor. Then, the control device 3101 executes a stop control program stored in the storage device 3103, and controls the reel so that a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed on the winning line based on the lottery result of the internal lottery. The apparatus 3102 performs reel stop control. Specifically, when any prize group is won by internal lottery, stop control is performed so that the combination of symbols related to the winning combination corresponding to the winning prize group is stopped and displayed on the winning line IL. On the other hand, in the event that the player loses without selecting any prize group due to the internal lottery, stop control is performed so that combinations of symbols that do not correspond to any prize group are stopped and displayed on the winning line IL.

  In the normal game, an internal lottery is performed using a prize group lottery table corresponding to the normal game. The prize group that can be won in the internal lottery of the regular game includes a cherry award corresponding to a cherry role consisting of “cherry-ANY (regardless of design) -ANY (regardless of design)”, “ANY7 (“ 7 ”). ANY7 award corresponding to the ANY7 role consisting of “7” of multiple colors, “ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”) — ANY7 (regardless of the color of“ 7 ”), White 7 award corresponding to white 7 role consisting of “white 7-white 7-white 7”, Blue 7 award corresponding to blue 7 role consisting of “blue 7-blue 7-blue 7”, “green 7- There are medal payout awards such as a green 7 award corresponding to a green 7 role consisting of “green 7-green 7” and a red 7 award corresponding to a red 7 role consisting of “red 7-red 7-red 7”. When any one of the medal payout prizes is won by the internal lottery and the corresponding role is arranged on the payline IL, the control device 3101 corresponds to the winning prize on the medal payout number display 3014c of the count display unit 3014. Display the number of medals to be paid. Then, the control device 3101 performs a medal payout process for the number of coins corresponding to the winning prize. Specifically, the control device 3101 increases the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by this medal payout number and increases the medal credit of the credit indicator 3014a by this medal payout number. I do. When the upper limit value of the medal credit is exceeded, the medal payout device 3018 pays out the medal from the medal payout tray 3010a to the medal tray 3010 for the excess amount. Note that the number of medals to be paid out is large according to the order in which the prize group is described.

  When the player plays with the slot machine 3000, the player holds the player card over the card reading surface 3013a before the play. As a result, the card ID is read from the player card by the card reader 3013, and the card ID is stored in the storage device 3103. In this storage device 3103, the play history information (the cumulative number of inserted medals, the number of times the player wins a red 7 prize, etc.) in the slot machine 3000 is stored in a state associated with the card ID. When the player who plays using the player card ends the game, the play history information stored in the storage device 3103 is stored in the store terminal unit in a state associated with the card ID. When the player holds his / her player card over the card reading surface 3013a before the next play, play history information corresponding to the card ID in the player card is downloaded from the store terminal unit, and these data are stored in the storage device 3103. Then, the play result of the play is added to the play history information.

[Jackpot system]
Next, the entire jackpot lottery performed in the entire system will be described.
FIG. 12 is a control block diagram of the management server 4000 that controls the progress of the entire jackpot lottery together with each store terminal unit 5000.
The management server 4000 mainly includes a control device 4001, a storage device 4002, and an external communication device 4003. The storage device 4002 stores various control programs, and stores total accumulated medal number data that is payout amount data of the entire system. The external communication device 4003 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the store terminal unit 5000 of each store via the WAN.

FIG. 13 is an external view of a store terminal unit 5000 for managing a system in each store and performing data communication between the management server 4000 and each medal game machine in the store.
FIG. 14 is a control block diagram of the store terminal unit 5000.
The store terminal unit 5000 mainly includes a control device 5001, a storage device 5002 as a storage unit, an external communication device 5003, an in-store communication device 5004, a first issue notification unit, and a display device 5005 as a second issue notification unit. It comprises a touch panel 5006 and a card reader 5007 as operation receiving means. The storage device 5002 stores various control programs. The storage device 5002 stores in-store accumulated medal number data that is a part of medals consumed by the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in the main store constituting the game system. The total accumulated medal number data sent from the server 4000 is also stored. The external communication device 5003 is for performing data communication with an external device such as the management server 4000 via the WAN. The external communication device 5003 is for data communication with each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, etc. via the LAN. The display device 5005 displays various information such as a medal rally event to be described later. The touch panel 5006 is for accepting player operations. A card reader 5007 reads a card ID from a player card possessed by the player.

FIG. 15 is a sequence flow diagram showing the flow of the entire jackpot lottery in the present embodiment. In FIG. 15, one medal game machine and one store terminal unit are displayed for explanation.
In this game system, when a player consumes a medal in each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, data indicating the consumed amount is sent to the store terminal unit 5000 of the store. The control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 is based on the data sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, and the player uses the medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 in the store connected to the store terminal unit 5000. A part (for example, 0.01) of medals consumed by the player is cumulatively stored in the storage device 5002 as in-store accumulated medal number data. Then, the control device 5001 transmits the in-store accumulated medal number data in the storage device 5002 to the management server 4000 at a predetermined timing. Note that the in-store accumulated medal number data transmitted here is the amount stored cumulatively from the previous transmission time to the current transmission time.

Whenever the management server 4000 receives the in-store accumulated medal number data sent from each store terminal unit 5000, the management server 4000 cumulatively adds the number of medals indicated by the data to the total accumulated medal number data in the storage device 4002. Add. Thereby, a part (for example, 0.01) of the number of medals consumed by all the medal game machines constituting the game system is aggregated as the total accumulated medal number data. In this embodiment, the initial value of the total accumulated medal number data is, for example, 1000, and a part of the number of medals consumed by the player is cumulatively added to this initial value.
In this embodiment, the above-described pusher game machine 2000 also performs a single jackpot lottery, but the cumulative medal number data of this single jackpot lottery is calculated only from the number of medals consumed in the pusher game machine 2000. It is. On the other hand, the cumulative medal number data of the entire jackpot lottery managed and managed by the management server 4000 is calculated from only the medal number consumed by all medal game machines constituting the game system. Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of medals to be paid out to the winner when winning in the jackpot lottery.

  A specific processing flow will be described. The control device 4001 of the management server 4000 receives the accumulated medal number data in the store transmitted from each store terminal unit 5000 at a predetermined timing (for example, every 10 minutes). First, as shown in FIG. 12, a cumulative addition process to the total accumulated medal number data in the storage device 4002 is performed. Thereafter, the total accumulated medal number data stored in the storage device 4002 at this time is transmitted to the store terminal unit 5000 which is the transmission source of the in-store accumulated medal number data received earlier. The store terminal unit 5000 that has received this transmits the total accumulated medal number data to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Then, each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 receiving this update updates the display of the total accumulated medal number based on the received total accumulated medal number data. In this embodiment, the total cumulative medal number is displayed individually on each medal game machine. However, a display device for displaying the total cumulative medal number is provided in the store so that each medal game machine does not display it individually. May be.

  The start condition of the entire jackpot lottery in the present embodiment is that the management server 4000 receives in-store cumulative medal number data from the store terminal unit 5000. Therefore, when receiving the in-store cumulative medal number data from each store terminal unit 5000, the control device 4001 of the management server 4000 executes the entire jackpot lottery program, and the generated random number is won in accordance with a predetermined win table. The entire jackpot lottery is performed to determine whether the game has been lost or lost. When winning is determined in the overall jackpot lottery, the control device 4001 indicates that the store terminal unit 5000 that has transmitted the cumulative medal number data in the store that is the start condition of the lottery has been won in the overall jackpot lottery. Send winning data for.

  The store terminal unit 5000 that has received the winning data performs a process for determining which player to play on the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in the store connected to the winning data as the winner of the overall jackpot award. Do. This process informs that the winner of the entire jackpot lottery has been issued from within the store, raises the expectation that he may be the winner, and raises the interest of who won. An overall presentation (hereinafter referred to as “overall jackpot production”) for attracting the attention of players, galleries, etc. throughout the store. This overall jackpot production needs to be performed simultaneously on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 in the store, but the timing of performing the effect is related to the progress of the game on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, and 3000. It is necessary to adjust (total jackpot production time). This is because each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 progresses its own game, and depending on the progress of the game, it is not preferable to prevent the progress of the game with the entire jackpot effect, which greatly reduces the enjoyment of the player. Because there are cases.

  For example, in the horse racing game machine 1000, if the entire jackpot effect suddenly starts during the race reproduction using the field unit 1002, the excitement of the original game of the horse racing game machine is remarkably reduced, which is not preferable. Further, for example, in the pusher game machine 2000, when the entire jackpot production starts suddenly during a lottery in which a large amount of medals can be expected, such as a physical lottery of a bingo game or a single jackpot lottery, The excitement of the game inherent to the game machine is significantly reduced, which is not preferable. Also, for example, in the slot machine 3000, if the overall jackpot production suddenly starts during the winning production when a large amount of medals are awarded, such as the green 7 prize and the red 7 prize, the player's joy is significantly reduced. This is not preferable.

On the other hand, there are times when each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 has less adverse effects such as reducing the original enjoyment of the medal game machine even if the progress of each game is hindered by the overall jackpot effect. . For example, in the horse racing game machine 1000, if it is a time for betting medals by a player, that is, a time for purchasing a betting ticket, there is little adverse effect and it is suitable for starting an overall jackpot effect. Further, for example, in the pusher game machine 2000, there is little adverse effect during the lottery in which a large amount of medals can be expected and during the winning production, and it is suitable for starting the entire jackpot production. ing. In addition, for example, in the slot machine 3000, from the end of one slot game to the start of the next slot game, specifically, after the losing in the previous slot game is determined or the winning effect is ended. After that, it is suitable for starting the entire jackpot effect since there is little adverse effect during the period before the start button 3006 of the next slot game is operated.
In each medal game machine 1000, 2000, and 3000 of this embodiment, the game progress situation illustrated here is preset as a situation where the entire jackpot effect can be performed.

FIG. 16 is a sequence flow diagram for explaining the overall jackpot effect time determination process.
The store terminal unit 5000 that has received the winning data first inquires of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 when the game progress status becomes a status where the entire jackpot effect can be performed. In response to this inquiry, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 alone or in cooperation with the other control devices 1201, 2601, 2611, the progress of each game is preliminarily determined. A process for predicting the time when the set status described above is reached is performed. Then, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 return the overall effectable time information indicating the predicted time from the external communication devices 1108, 2625, 3107 to the store terminal unit 5000. The control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 determines the overall performance time for performing the overall jackpot effect based on the overall performance available time information sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Specifically, the earliest time at which the overall performance possible times of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 overlap each other is specified based on the information on the available overall performance time, and this is determined as the overall performance time. And the information of the determined whole production time is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000,2000,3000. In each medal game machine that has received this, the game progress is controlled such that the game progress status of the medal game machine becomes the above-described predetermined setting status in which the overall jackpot performance can be performed at the determined overall performance time. Note that a specific control method is to store the above-described setting situation in each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 and read out the stored setting situation information to perform game progress control. Alternatively, the setting status described above is incorporated in advance in a game progress control program, and the game progress control is performed according to the contents of the program.

The method for determining the overall performance time is not limited to this.
For example, the overall presentation time is determined in accordance with a predetermined overall presentation time determination condition without inquiring each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 about the available overall presentation time. Then, the determined overall performance time is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, and in each medal game machine, the game progress status is determined in advance so that the overall jackpot effect can be performed at the determined overall performance time. The progress of the game may be controlled so that the above-described setting situation is obtained. This method is particularly effective when the medal game machine constituting the game system has a high degree of freedom in controlling the game progress status.

  When the overall presentation time determined by the store terminal unit 5000 has arrived, as shown in FIG. 15, the control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 recognizes a player playing on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. The player presence confirmation process is performed. Specifically, it inquires of all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, 3000 about the presence confirmation of the player through the LAN. The medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 that have received this inquiry perform player presence confirmation processing, respectively. Specifically, if the card ID is read by each card reader of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, it is determined that there is a player. Note that the player presence confirmation method is not limited to the above example, and any other method can be employed.

  When each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 performs the presence confirmation process of the player, the presence confirmation information as the processing result is returned from the external communication device 1108, 2625, 3107 to the store terminal unit 5000. The control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 is identified based on the presence confirmation information sent from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. "Stations"). Then, the control device 5001 executes a winner-determined lottery program, and performs a winner-determined lottery process for determining which lottery object is to be won, with each recognized station or the like as a lottery target. Specifically, a winning table in which each lottery object has an equal winning probability is generated, a lottery object corresponding to the random number generated in light of the winning table is selected, and it is determined that the selected lottery object has been won. . In the present embodiment, in the winner determination lottery process, in addition to the overall jackpot prize, a fixed number of jackpots (big bonus prize), a fixed number of middle prizes (middle bonus prize), and a fixed number of jackpots (small bonus) Award). Therefore, the control device 5001 sequentially determines the lottery objects to be won by these methods in the above-described manner.

  Here, the winning probabilities for each lottery object are assumed to be equal, but may not be equal. For example, since the store terminal unit 5000 periodically receives medal consumption data from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000, each medal game machine 1000 that has contributed to increasing the total accumulated medal number data this time. , 2000, 3000, that is, the ratio of the medal consumption data received from each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 in order to increase the current total accumulated medal number data. The winning probability may be relatively high for a lottery object corresponding to a medal game machine having a high ratio, and the winning probability may be relatively low for a lottery object corresponding to a medal game machine having a low ratio. .

  When the winner determination lottery process is completed in this way and the station or the like that has won each prize is determined, the control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 notifies the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 of the winning result. Then, the entire production control command is transmitted to each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. Thereby, the whole jackpot effect using the effect means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 connected to the main store terminal unit 5000 is performed.

  In each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 that has received the overall effect control command from the store terminal unit 5000, the display 1011, the display unit 2700, and the effect panel 3011, which are display means such as stations related to the lottery object, A jackpot start screen for starting the entire jackpot lottery as shown in FIG. 17 is displayed at the same time. Note that this jackpot start screen is not displayed for stations that are not subject to lottery, that is, stations that are determined not to play a game.

  Here, in this embodiment, the player can play the game of the medal game machine for the stations and the like that are not the lottery targets even during the overall jackpot production. Therefore, during the overall jackpot production, there is a possibility that an individual production according to the progress of the game at a station or the like that is not the lottery target may be performed. If an individual effect unrelated to the effect is performed during the overall jackpot effect, the individual jackpot effect may be hindered by the individual effect, and the quality of the overall jackpot effect may be reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, control is performed so as not to perform individual effects corresponding to the progress of the game during the entire jackpot effect for the stations that are not subject to the lottery.

  In addition, the control devices 1101, 2621, 3101 of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 can be used as a single unit or in cooperation with the other control devices 1201, 2601, 2611 to execute the overall effect program. Perform pot effect processing. Specifically, all the medals connected to the main store terminal unit 5000 are caused by directing production means such as speakers and lighting devices of the respective medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 to perform part of the overall jackpot production. The game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 perform a single overall presentation (overall jackpot presentation) in cooperation with each other. Specifically, for example, in all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000, blue and red illuminations are alternately emitted at the same timing, or the same jackpot lottery is started at the same timing. Output music and sound effects.

In the present embodiment, the rendering means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 are configured by different hardware, and thus cannot perform the same rendering. Therefore, different medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 may be provided with different effects so that the overall jackpot effect with a sense of unity as a whole may be performed. For example, with respect to music and sound effects, the horse racing game machine 1000 may be in charge of the low sound part, the pusher game machine 2000 may be in charge of the medium sound part, and the slot machine 3000 may be in charge of the high sound part.
In addition, as long as the production performed by the production means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 is synchronized with each other to produce a unified production as a whole, there are various specific methods for producing the entire jackpot. A production method can be considered.

  After the entire jackpot effect is thus started, a slot screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on each display means 1011, 2700, 3011 following the jackpot start screen shown in FIG. . Then, after the three reel images on the slot screen start to be displayed in a variable manner, the display means 1011, 2700 and 3011 stop and display a symbol corresponding to the winning or losing win for each corresponding station. Stop display control of three reel images is performed. Specifically, as described above, in this embodiment, there are four prizes, that is, an overall jackpot prize, a big bonus prize, a middle bonus prize, and a small bonus prize, and a combination of symbols corresponding to each prize is a slot. Stop display control is performed so as to stop display on the screen. More specifically, stop display control is performed on the display means 1011, 2700, and 3011 such as the stations that have won the overall jackpot award so that the three A symbols are stopped and displayed. Stop display control is performed on the display means 1011, 2700, and 3011 such as the stations that have won the big bonus award so that the three B symbols are stopped and displayed. On the display means 1011, 2700, 3011 such as a station that has won the middle bonus prize, stop display control is performed so that a combination of symbols in which the A symbol and the B symbol are mixed is stopped. On the display means 1011, 2700, 3011 such as the station that has won the small bonus prize, the A symbol or B symbol is stopped and displayed on both the left reel image and the middle reel image, and the A symbol and B symbol are displayed on the right reel image. Stop display control is performed so that any combination of symbols that do not stop display (blank symbols are stopped and displayed) is stopped.

  Note that the jackpot start screen and the slot screen do not have to be exactly the same on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000. For example, these screens are appropriately modified according to the hardware on which these screens are displayed. Or may be arranged according to the game content of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000.

  In this embodiment, the reel image variation display on the slot screen is started simultaneously on all the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 connected to the main store terminal unit 5000, but the three reel images are stopped and displayed. The completion timing is different for each award. Specifically, the station corresponding to the loss is the earliest, and the completion timing of the stop display is late in the order of the small bonus award, the middle bonus award, the big bonus award, and the overall jackpot award.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a lottery effect (overall jackpot effect) is performed from the start of the variable display of the reel image on the slot screen until the stop display is completed. For example, after the reel image variation display on the slot screen is started, the lighting of the corresponding stations and the like that are the lottery targets of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 is turned on only for different periods. The station is lit up so that the stations, etc. are switched sequentially. Then, at the timing when the stop display of the reel image at each station or the like is completed, a lottery effect is performed so that the lighting of the station or the like blinks.

  When the lottery effect is completed as described above, a medal payout process corresponding to the prize is performed for the player who plays at the station or the like that has won each prize. For the medal payout, the medal payout means of the medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 may be used, or an attendant payout made by a store employee may be used.

Next, the medal rally event will be described.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of a medal rally event process in this embodiment.
A player who participates in the medal rally event first visits the place where the store terminal unit 5000 is installed, and holds his or her player card over the card reading surface 5007a of the card reader 5007. Then, the card ID in the player card is read by the card reader 5007 (S1). At this time, the player may be asked to input a password. In this case, for example, a password determined in advance by the player is stored in the storage device 4002 of the management server 4000 in a state associated with the card ID, and after the card ID is read by the card reader 5007, the password associated with the card ID is stored. If the password downloaded from the management server 4000 and the password input by the player do not match the downloaded password, the subsequent processing is not performed, and the processing proceeds to the subsequent processing only when they match. The password data may be stored in the player card.

  When the card reader 5007 reads the card ID, the control device 5001 checks whether or not there is an event participation flag associated with the card ID in the storage device 5002 (S2). For a player who participates in the medal rally event for the first time, the event participation flag is not stored in the storage device 5002 in association with the read card ID. This event participation flag remains stored in the storage device 5002 until the event is ended by clearing the event or stopping the event halfway. Therefore, the control device 5001 can grasp whether or not the player with the card ID is currently participating in the event based on the presence or absence of the event participation flag.

  When there is no event participation flag in the storage device 5002, the control device 5001 displays a course selection screen on the display device 5005 (S3). The course selection screen displays a description of a plurality of courses that the player can select. In the present embodiment, two courses are prepared: a course for clearing a problem with two medal game machines selected by the control device 5001 and a course for clearing a problem with three medal game machines selected by the control device 5001. Yes. However, here, a case will be described where the number of medal game machines that need to be played in order to clear the task is different for each course, but the content of each course is set as appropriate. For example, even if the same medal game machine has a different course to be cleared, or a course that includes a task to be cleared by playing a home game machine (including a portable game machine, etc.) Also good.

  The player selects a course by touching the screen on the course selection screen displayed on the display device 5005. Then, the operation is accepted by the touch panel 5006 (S4), and the details of the operation are sent to the control device 5001. Thereby, the control device 5001 stores the information on the course selected by the player in the storage device 5002 in a state associated with the card ID (S5). The control device 5001 displays a task notification screen indicating the content of the task to be cleared by the player in the selected course on the display device 5005 (S6), and stores an event participation flag in association with the read card ID. Store in the device 5002 (S7). Thereby, a task to be cleared is given to the player, and the player walks and plays with a plurality of medal game machines in order to clear the task.

  Here, it is assumed that in the course selected by the player, a first task “Catch the Kikuhana Prize with the horse racing game machine 1000!” And a second task “Catch the Red Seven Prize with the slot machine 3000!” Are given. In this case, the player moves to the place where the horse racing game machine 1000 or the slot machine 3000 is installed in order to clear one of the tasks, and plays with the aim of clearing the task on the medal game machine.

  For example, when playing the horse racing game machine 1000 and aiming to clear the first task, first, the player holds his / her player card over the card reading surface 1015. Then, the card ID is read from the player card by the card reader 1204, and the card ID is stored in the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106. Then, while consuming his own medals, he develops his own racehorse character, runs the racehorse character in the Kikuhana Prize race, and aims for first place in the Kikuhana Award race. When the first place in the Kikuhana Award Race is reached, the play history information indicating that the Kikuhana Award Race has been won is stored in the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106 in a state associated with its own card ID. When the player finishes the game, the play history information as the first clear information stored in the SRAM 1105 or the flash memory 1106 together with the card ID from the station control device 1201 via the main control device 1001 from the external communication device 1108 It is output to the store terminal unit 5000. In the store terminal unit 5000 that has received this, the control device 5001 stores the received play history information in the storage device 5002 in a state associated with the received card ID.

  Further, when playing the slot machine 3000 and aiming to clear the second problem, first, the player holds his player card over the card reading surface 3013a. Then, the card ID is read from the player card by the card reader 3013, and the card ID is stored in the storage device 3103. Then, when the player plays while consuming his own medal and wins the Red 7 Award, the play history information indicating that the Red 7 Award is won is stored in the storage device 3103 in a state associated with his card ID. When the player finishes the game, the play history information as the second clear information stored in the storage device 3103 is output from the external communication device 3107 to the store terminal unit 5000 by the control device 3101 together with the card ID. In the store terminal unit 5000 that has received this, the control device 5001 stores the received play history information in the storage device 5002 in a state associated with the received card ID.

  As described above, the player who has cleared all of the given issues visits the installation location of the store terminal unit 50 as the privilege grant condition determination device again, and the card reading surface 5007a of the card reader 5007 as the identification information receiving means. Hold your player card over Then, the card ID in the player card is read by the card reader 5007 (S1). When the card reader 5007 reads the card ID, the control device 5001 checks whether or not there is an event participation flag associated with the card ID in the storage device 5002 (S2). Here, in S7, since the event participation flag is already stored, it is determined that there is an event participation flag. Therefore, the control device 5001 reads the course information stored in association with the read card ID, the play history information for the horse racing game machine 1000, and the play history information of the slot machine 3000 from the storage device 5002. The control device 5001 functions as a determination unit, and information indicating that the first task and the second task corresponding to the read course information are cleared is included in the read play history information and the play history information. It is determined whether or not a privilege granting condition (payout condition) that all issues have been satisfied is satisfied (S8). In this determination, if there is a task that has not yet been cleared, the control device 5001 displays a screen showing the content of the task that has not been cleared on the display device 5005 (S9), and the player has not yet cleared it. Inform the issue.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that all the tasks have been cleared, the control device 5001 first performs a process of displaying a clear effect screen for celebrating the event clear on the display device 5005 (S10). This effect may be performed using the effect means of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 as in the case of the overall jackpot effect described above. After performing such an effect, the control device 5001 functions as a notification unit, and designates a medal game machine which is a privilege granting game device for receiving a payout of an amount of clear bonus medals according to the clear information. The game device designation information for this is notified to the player (S11). Specifically, in the present embodiment, privilege granting game device information for specifying a game device (for example, a slot machine 3000) that is determined in advance as a privilege granting game device is stored in the storage device 5002, and control is performed. The device 5001 reads the privilege-giving game device information from the storage device 5002 and causes the display device 5005 to display the model name of the slot machine 3000 as game device designation information. At this time, it is preferable to display on the display device 5005 an explanation that a medal can be obtained by reading the card ID of the player card with the model. Further, additional information such as the installation location of the model and introduction (advertisement advertisements) of game contents of the model may be guided together.

  Thereafter, the control device 5001 functions as a clear information output unit, and outputs clear information indicating that the payout condition is satisfied in a state associated with the card ID of the player (S12). The clear information output in this way is stored in the storage device 5002 in a state associated with the card ID of the player (S13).

FIG. 20 is a sequence flowchart for explaining the clear bonus medal payout process of the medal rally event.
The player who has received the notification of the model name of the privilege-giving game device at the store unit 5000 visits the installation location of the game device (here, the slot machine 3000) with the reported model name. Then, the player holds the player card over the card reading surface 3013a of the slot machine 3000. Thereby, the card reader 3013 reads the card ID from the player card. Thereby, the control device 3101 inquires of the store unit 5000 whether there is clear information corresponding to the read card ID.

  Upon receiving this inquiry, the control device 5001 of the store unit 5000 checks whether or not clear information corresponding to the card ID related to the inquiry is stored in the storage device 5002. Here, when it is confirmed that the clear information is not stored, a confirmation result to that effect is transmitted to the slot machine 3000 that is the transmission source of the inquiry. On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the clear information is stored, the control device 5001 subsequently compares the stored date and time data of the clear information with the current date and time data to determine whether or not a predetermined payment deadline has been exceeded. Confirm. If the predetermined payment deadline has been exceeded, a confirmation result to that effect is sent to the slot machine 3000 that is the sender of the inquiry, and if the predetermined payment deadline has not been exceeded, a confirmation to that effect is also sent. The result is transmitted to the slot machine 3000 which is the transmission source of the inquiry. By providing such a payment deadline, it is possible to prompt a player who has cleared all the issues of the medal rally event to visit the installation site of the slot machine 3000, which is a privilege granting game device, at an early stage.

  When the confirmation result is received by the control device 3101 of the slot machine 3000 as the clear information receiving means, the control device 3101 determines that the payment deadline has not been exceeded and the card ID of the player card is based on the confirmation result. It is determined whether there is valid clear information corresponding to. If it is determined that there is no valid clear information in this determination, the above-described processing such as downloading play history information corresponding to the card ID in the player card from the store terminal unit 5000 is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is valid clear information in this determination, the control device 3101 functions as a payout processing unit and performs payout processing for paying out a predetermined number of medals to the player. Specifically, the control device 3101 performs control to increase the credit number data stored in the storage device 3103 by the predetermined number and to increase the medal credit of the credit indicator 3014a by the predetermined payout number. Do. Alternatively, the medal payout device 3018 pays out the predetermined number of medals from the medal payout tray 3010a to the medal tray 3010.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a player who participates in the medal rally event and completes all the tasks goes to the installation location of the slot machine 3000 and reads the card ID of his player card into the slot machine. You can receive the clear bonus medal. Thereby, it is possible to give a strong motivation to the player to go to the place where the slot machine 3000 is installed. As a result, the opportunity for the player to play with the slot machine 3000 can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, a bonus game device (slot machine 3000) is used for paying out a clear bonus medal to be paid out to a player who satisfies a payout condition (privilege granting condition) of clearing all issues of the medal rally event. However, the bonus is paid out to a player who satisfies a payout condition in a game device (not limited to a medal game machine) other than the bonus game device. You may make it perform with the game device for provision. In this case, a determination is made as to whether or not the above payout condition is satisfied based on the game progress result controlled by the game progress control means of the game device other than the privilege granting game device. For example, the pusher game machine 2000 will be described as an example. A payout condition is that a new combination is prepared in the above-described slot game performed in the pusher game machine 2000 and the winning combination is won. Then, when the new winning combination is won, the player is notified of, for example, the model of the slot machine 3000 (game device designation information) as a privilege granting game device for receiving a medal payout for the winning combination in the winning effect, and won Information indicating the fact (clear information) is output to the store unit 5000 in association with the card ID of the player card. Thereby, the store unit 5000 stores the information in the storage device 5002 in a state in which the information is associated with the card ID. In this case, if a player who has played on the pusher game machine 2000 wins the new role in the slot game, he will not be able to receive medals on the spot, but he will go to the place where the slot machine 3000 is installed and his / her player card card. By causing the slot machine to read the ID, it is possible to receive a medal payout for the role.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a condition when a player who satisfies a payout condition (privilege granting condition) of clearing all the issues of the medal rally event receives a medal payout in the slot machine 3000 which is a bonus game device is: The privilege granting game device is merely read the card ID, but other conditions may be added. For example, the slot machine 3000, which is a privilege-giving game device, may be conditioned on playing at least once, or may be conditioned on winning a predetermined role of the slot machine 3000.

  In the present embodiment, the privilege granting game device for paying out the clear bonus medal can be changed. Specifically, the touch panel 5006 of the store unit 5000 is made to function as a selection operation accepting unit, and the store clerk or the like notifies the touch panel 5006 to the player who has cleared all issues of the medal rally event. When a selection operation for selecting (game device designation information) is performed, privilege-giving game device information for specifying a medal game machine related to the selection operation may be stored in the storage device 5002. In this case, the model name of the medal game machine related to the selection operation stored in the storage device 5002 is notified to the player who has cleared all the issues of the medal rally event as game device designation information. According to this configuration, for example, a store clerk or the like operates the touch panel 5006 so that a medal game machine that is not popular in the store or a medal game machine that is not played at that time becomes the privilege granting game device. Settings can be changed. Therefore, the operation rate of the medal game machines in the entire store can be increased.

  Further, the privilege granting game device for paying out the clear bonus medal may be determined in advance as described above, but the control device 5001 of the store terminal unit 5000 executes the privilege granting game device selection program, and You may make it select the game device for privilege provision according to the content of a program.

  For example, the control device 5001 stores play history information of each player for each card ID in the storage device 5002 of the store unit 5000. Therefore, if this is utilized, the play frequency of each player about each medal game machine can be grasped based on the play history information. Therefore, for example, when the control device 5001 reads a card ID from a player card of a player that satisfies a payout condition (privilege granting condition) that clears all issues of the medal rally event, the control device 5001 displays play history information corresponding to the card ID. The medal game machine with the relatively low play frequency of the player is identified. And the model name of the specified medal game machine is notified to the player as game device designation information. Thereby, it is possible to effectively urge each player to visit a place where a medal game machine that the player has rarely played.

  In addition, for example, the control device 5001 functions as a vacancy state investigation unit, and collects information such as the number of players playing on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. This information collection can be performed by the same process as the player presence confirmation process described above. Thereby, the medal game machine which is not played can be specified per station. Then, from the collected information, a model with a low game machine occupancy rate by the player is specified, and privilege-giving game apparatus information of the specified model is stored in the storage device 5002. According to this structure, the player who actually went to the place where the privilege granting game device is installed must wait for another player playing the privilege granting game device to stop playing. Is less likely to occur. In addition, the operating rate of the medal game machines in the entire store can be increased.

  Further, for example, the control device 5001 functions as a usage status investigation unit, and collects information on usage status of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000. The usage status here may be information for specifying a medal game machine that is played by the player from the medal game machines 1000, 2000, and 3000 with relatively little time. Specifically, the play time played by the player on each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 or the non-play time not played by the player is counted, and the counted play time or non-play time is counted at a predetermined timing. A means for outputting is provided. Then, information on the play time or non-play time of each medal game machine 1000, 2000, 3000 is stored in the storage device 5002. Accordingly, the control device 5001 refers to the information on the play time or non-play time in the storage device 5002, so that the medal game machine with a short play time within a predetermined period (for example, a period from one week before to the present) is displayed. It can be specified in station units. Then, the privilege-giving game device information of the specified model is stored in the storage device 5002. According to this configuration, it is possible to distribute the players to unpopular models and increase the operating rate of the game device of the entire game system.

  In this embodiment, the card ID is stored in the player card, and various player information is stored in the storage device 5002 of the store terminal unit 5000 in association with the card ID. You may make it memorize | store at least one part in a player card. In this case, the information stored in the player card can be used without communicating with the store terminal unit 5000. Therefore, for example, even if the clear information indicating that all the issues of the medal rally event have been cleared is stored in the player card, the above-described privilege granting game apparatus cannot communicate with the store terminal unit 5000. The clear bonus medal can be paid out based on the clear information.

  In addition, the medal game machine applicable to the game system of the present embodiment is not limited to the type described above, and can be widely applied.

  In the present embodiment, the slot machine 3000, which is a payout game device, is provided with a privilege of paying out a clear bonus medal to a player who satisfies a payout condition of clearing all issues of the medal rally event. However, it is also possible to prompt the user to go to the installation location of the slot machine 3000 by other methods. Hereinafter, a specific example will be described.

  The horse racing game machine 1000 is used as a privilege granting condition determination device. In this horse racing game machine 1000, the player gives a predetermined privilege granting condition (a condition that the total number of medals bet by the player exceeds a prescribed number, If the condition is satisfied, the clear information indicating that the privilege granting condition is satisfied is output in a state associated with the identification information of the player. At this time, the game apparatus designation information for designating the slot machine 3000 which is the game apparatus for privilege provision is notified to the players who satisfy the privilege provision conditions by the notification means such as the display 1011 of the horse racing game machine 1000. When the slot machine 3000 reads the card ID (identification information) of the player and receives the clear information corresponding to the card ID, the slot machine 3000 gives the player a privilege according to the clear information. Process.

  This privilege may be useful for the player, and is not limited to the medal payout. For example, in the case of the slot machine 3000, for example, it may be a privilege that the probability of winning the red 7 prize in the internal lottery shifts to a control mode in which the probability is higher than when the privilege granting condition is not satisfied. . This control mode may be a player-only mode that satisfies the privilege provision conditions, or may be an existing control mode (probability change mode).

Further, the privilege-giving game device is not a slot machine 3000 but another type of medal game machine, a coin game machine (video game machine) that does not exchange medals, or a home game. There are a wide variety of benefits available.
For example, when a pachinko ball enters a specific pocket in the bonus game device, the digital slot lottery starts, and when the pachinko ball enters the specific pocket again during the lottery, the right to perform the digital slot lottery is stored. In the case of a pachinko machine, it may be a privilege to increase the number of storage. In addition, if it is a game device which can store not only the pachinko machine but the right to perform a lottery, you may make it provide the privilege of increasing the storage number similarly.
In addition, when the game device for giving a privilege is a game machine for coins (video game machine) or a home game machine, a privilege that a special item that can be used in the game of the game machine can be obtained, You may give the privilege of increasing the point, currency, etc. which are used with the game of the game machine.
Further, when the game device for granting a privilege is a medal game machine, a privilege that the medal payout amount to be paid out when the medal payout condition is satisfied during the game is increased as compared to the case without the clear information is given. May be.
Further, in the case where the privilege giving game device is the pusher game machine 2000, a privilege that the slot game is performed a plurality of times may be used.
Further, when the privilege granting condition judging device is a game device having a game content different from that other than the horse racing game machine 1000 and the privilege granting game device is the horse racing game machine 1000, a betting ticket in the horse racing game is presented as a gift. It may be a privilege.

  By giving the privilege as described above, it is possible to give a strong motivation to go to the place where the privilege granting game device is installed to a player who plays only with the privilege granting condition judging device. As a result, it is possible to increase opportunities for the player to play with the privilege granting game device.

It is a schematic structure figure of the whole game system concerning an embodiment. It is an external view which shows an example of the horse racing game machine which comprises the game system. It is a control block diagram which shows the main control part for controlling the whole operation | movement of the horse racing game machine integratedly. It is a control block diagram which shows the station control part provided for every station of the horse racing game machine. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the station part in the pusher game machine which comprises the same game system. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the game control system of the pusher game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the game screen for slots displayed on the display part of the same pusher game machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the game screen for bingo displayed on the display part of the same pusher game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the slot machine which comprises the game system. It is a detailed front view which shows a part of front panel of the slot machine. FIG. 3 is a control block diagram related to the main configuration of the slot machine. It is a control block diagram of a management server. It is an external view of a store terminal unit. It is a control block diagram of a store terminal unit. It is a sequence flowchart which shows the flow of whole jackpot lottery. It is a sequence flowchart for demonstrating the determination process of the whole jackpot production time. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the jackpot start screen displayed on display means, such as each station used as a lottery object. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the slot screen displayed on display means, such as each station used as a lottery object. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of a medal rally event. It is a sequence flowchart for demonstrating the payment process of the clear bonus medal of the same medal rally event.

Explanation of symbols

1000 Horse racing game machine (medal game machine)
1010 station 1015, 3013a, 5007 card reading surface 1101 main control device 1108, 2625, 3107, 4003, 5003 external communication device 1201 station control device 1204, 2605, 3013, 5007 card reader 2000 pusher game machine (medal game machine)
2500 Play field 2601, 2161, 2621 Control device 3000 Slot machine (medal game machine)
3101 Control device 4000 Management server 4001 Control device 5000 Store terminal unit 5001 Control device 5002 Storage device 5005 Display device

Claims (11)

An identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the player; a determination means for determining whether or not a player corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means satisfies a predetermined privilege granting condition; When it is determined that the condition is satisfied, a clear information output unit that outputs clear information indicating that the privilege granting condition is satisfied in a state associated with identification information of a player that satisfies the privilege granting condition; When it is determined that the grant condition is satisfied, a privilege grant condition determination device having notification means for notifying a player of game device designation information for designating a privilege grant game device;
An identification information receiving means for receiving player identification information, a game progress control means for controlling the progress of the game, a clear information receiving means for receiving the clear information output by the clear information output means of the privilege grant condition judging device, and the identification When the information receiving means receives the identification information, a privilege granting process is performed for giving a privilege to the player according to the clear information received by the clear information receiving means associated with the same identification information as the identification information. A game system network system comprising a plurality of privilege-giving game devices having processing means,
The above-mentioned privilege grant condition judging device has notification content changing means for changing one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means based on a predetermined change condition. Network system. The network system for arcade game devices according to claim 1,
The privilege granting condition judging device is a game device having a game progress control means for controlling the progress of a game having a content different from the content of the game controlled by the game progress control means of the privilege granting game device,
The network of commercial game devices characterized in that the determination means of the privilege grant condition determination device determines whether or not the privilege grant condition is satisfied based on the game progress result controlled by the game progress control means system. In the network system of the arcade game device according to claim 1 or 2,
At least one of the plurality of privilege granting game devices includes a bet target acceptance unit that accepts a bet subject, and the bet subject acceptance unit based on a result of the game that is controlled by the game progress control unit. A payout processing means for performing payout processing for paying out to the player an amount of payout object corresponding to the amount of the betting object accepted by the means;
When the identification information receiving means receives the identification information, the payout processing means of the at least one privilege granting game device receives the clear information associated with the same identification information as the identification information as the privilege grant processing means. A network system for a game device for business use, characterized in that a payout amount corresponding to the clear information received by the means is paid out to the player as the privilege. The network system for arcade game devices according to claim 3,
The privilege granting condition judging device includes a bet subject accepting unit for accepting a bet subject and a bet subject accepted by the bet subject accepting unit based on a result of the game controlled by the game progress control unit of the benefit granting condition judging device. A network system for an arcade game device, characterized in that the game device has a payout processing means for performing payout processing for paying out a payout target in an amount corresponding to the amount. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The privilege grant processing means of the privilege granting game device is provided on the condition that the result of the game in which the identification information receiving means of the privilege granting game device receives the identification information and controls the progress of the game satisfies the second privilege grant condition. And a bonus granting process for granting a bonus grant to the player in accordance with the clear information received by the clear information receiving means associated with the same identification information as the identification information. Network system. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The clear information output means of the privilege grant condition determining device outputs privilege grant time limit information in association with the clear information,
The clear information receiving means of the privilege granting game device receives the privilege grant deadline information output by the clear information output means of the privilege granting condition determining device,
The privilege grant processing means of the privilege granting game device, when the identification information receiving means of the privilege granting game device receives the identification information, the clear information associated with the same identification information as the identification information. It is determined whether or not the privilege grant time limit indicated by the privilege grant time limit information received by the clear information receiving means is exceeded, and if it is determined that the privilege grant time limit is exceeded, the privilege grant processing for the clear information is not performed. A network system for arcade game machines. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Each privilege granting game device, when the identification information receiving means receives the identification information and the game progress control means controls the progress of the game, history information that outputs play history information in a state associated with the identification information Having an output means,
The privilege granting condition determining device has history information receiving means for receiving play history information output by the history information output means of each privilege granting game device,
Based on the play history information received by the history information receiving unit associated with the same identification information as the identification information received by the identification information receiving unit of the privilege granting condition determining device 1 or 2 that specifies a game device having a relatively low playing frequency of the player related to the identification information from the plurality of privilege granting game devices and informs the player related to the identification information to the notification means 1 or 2 When the above-mentioned game device designation information is different from the game device designation information of the identified game device, the one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means to the player related to the identification information is identified. A network system for arcade game devices, characterized in that the game device specification information is changed to game device designation information. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
It has a vacancy status investigation means to investigate the vacancy status of each bonus game device,
The notification content changing unit of the privilege granting condition determining device identifies a privilege granting game device that has not been played from the plurality of privilege granting game devices based on the survey result of the availability surveying unit, and When the one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means is different from the game device specification information of the specified game device, the one or more game device specification information to be notified to the notification means is the specified game. A network system for arcade game devices, characterized in that the game device specification information is changed to device game device designation information. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
It has usage status surveying means to investigate the usage status of each privilege granting game device,
The notification content changing means of the privilege grant condition judging device provides the privilege grant with relatively little time being played by the player from among the plurality of privilege granting game devices based on the survey result of the utilization status surveying means. 1 or 2 or more game devices to be notified to the notification means when the game device specification information for specifying the game device is different from the game device specification information for the specified game device. A network system for an arcade game device, wherein the designation information is changed to game device designation information of the specified game device. In the network system of the arcade game device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The network system for a game machine for business use, wherein the identification information receiving means comprises identification information reading means for reading the identification information from a storage medium storing the player identification information. An identification information receiving means for receiving player identification information;
A privilege granting condition judging device comprising: judging means for judging whether or not a player corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means satisfies a predetermined privilege granting condition;
A clear information output means for outputting clear information indicating that the privilege granting condition is satisfied in a state associated with the identification information of the player that satisfies the privilege granting condition when the determination means determines that the privilege granting condition is satisfied; ,
An informing means for informing a player of game device designation information for designating a privilege granting game device different from the privilege granting condition judging device when the judging means judges that the privilege granting condition is satisfied;
A privilege granting condition determination device comprising: notification content changing means for changing one or more game device designation information to be notified to the notification means based on a predetermined change condition.