JP2628066B2 - Gaming machine management device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine,
The present invention relates to a management device for managing the operation state of a gaming machine, such as a slot machine or a sparrow ball, configured to provide a player with a profit according to the gaming state.

[Prior Art] Among gaming machines configured to provide a benefit to a player according to a gaming state, hitherto generally known ones include, for example, a ball game machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, Based on the establishment of a predetermined game state such as a specific game state, the variable winning prize ball device is opened or closed to control the game so as to be advantageous to the player, and as a result, a profit ball that is profitable for the player is a regular paper. It is configured to be generated in a large amount in a short time as compared with, and has been popular conventionally. Also, for example, there are gaming machines such as slot machines that do not use hit balls, and a predetermined gaming state is established when predetermined symbols are aligned, and a game control advantageous to a player such as a bonus game is performed. In comparison, a large number of coins are paid out in a short time or a large number of points are added.

That is, this type of gaming machine is configured so that a large amount of profit is given to the player in a short time due to establishment of the predetermined gaming state, and the player is greatly excited through the game.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such a gaming machine, if the predetermined game state is established too frequently and the profit given to the player becomes too large, the operating profit of the game hall is impaired. Inconvenience occurs, and conversely, if the establishment of the predetermined game state is too small and the profit given to the player is too small, the player is not satisfied and gives the player great excitement through the game. The intended purpose of this type of gaming machine is impaired, and the amusement arcade loses customer attraction, resulting in an inconvenience of reducing operating profit.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a management apparatus for a gaming machine that can obtain information on establishment of the predetermined gaming state, which is particularly important in operating profit of a gaming arcade.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a management device for managing an operation state of a gaming machine configured to provide a benefit to a player according to a gaming state, wherein the gaming machine includes: When a predetermined game condition is satisfied, a predetermined game state that is advantageous to the player is generated, and the management device is configured to display profit information relating to a profit provided to the player playing the game with the gaming machine. An information input unit to be input, a profit measuring unit that measures an amount of profit given to the player based on the input information input to the information input unit, and a state in which the measured value of the profit measuring unit increases. Predetermined game state determining means for determining that the predetermined game state has occurred based on the predetermined game state.

[Operation] According to the present invention, in a gaming machine configured to provide a benefit to a player according to a gaming state, a predetermined gaming state that benefits the player when a predetermined gaming condition is satisfied. Occurs. On the other hand, in the management device, profit information on the profit given to the player is input to the information input unit, and based on the input information input to the information input unit, the profit information is given to the player by the function of the profit measuring means. The amount of profit made is weighed. Then, based on the increase state of the measured value of the profit measuring means, the function of the predetermined game state determining means determines that the predetermined game state has occurred.

That is, when the amount of profit given to the player increases at a predetermined pace or more, the management device can determine that a predetermined gaming state has occurred.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example of a game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be another ball game machine such as a coin game machine or a sparrow ball.
Furthermore, a gaming machine that does not use a ball, such as a slot machine, may be used, and includes all gaming machines that are configured to benefit a player by establishing a predetermined gaming state.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a front view showing a part of an island in a game arcade in which a gaming machine management device according to the present invention is used.

A plurality of pachinko gaming machines 10, 20 as an example of gaming machines are arranged side by side on the island of the amusement arcade. A door holding frame 102 is provided on a front frame 101 of the gaming machine, and a glass door frame 103 is rotatably attached to the door holding frame 102.
By rotating the glass door frame 103, the front side of the game area 117 formed by the game board 116 is opened and closed. The material of the door holding frame 102 is not limited to metal, but may be synthetic resin such as plastic.

At the lower right corner of the pachinko gaming machine 10, an operation handle 110 for popping a pachinko ball is provided.
By operating the operation handle 110 by a player,
It is configured such that a pachinko ball is repelled and driven into the game area 117. In the game area 117, a variable display device 118 is provided substantially at the center thereof, and a variable winning ball device 119 is provided below the variable display device 118. The variable display device 118 has a plurality (three in the drawing).
The variable display units 118a, 118b, and 118c are provided, and a plurality of types of identification information (numerics in the drawing) provided on the variable display units 118a, 118b, and 118c are variably displayed. The variable winning ball device 119 includes an openable / closable opening / closing plate 120.
The pachinko ball is configured to be able to win inside the variable winning ball device 119 when the opening / closing plate 120 is in the open position. A specific winning opening (V pocket) 121 and normal winning openings 122a and 122b are formed in the variable winning ball device 119, and a pachinko ball that has entered the variable winning ball device 119 is placed in one of the winning openings. It is configured to win. This variable winning ball device 119 includes a starting winning port 123a, 12
3b and 123c are integrally formed.
The variable display of the variable display device 118 starts when the pachinko ball wins a, 123b, and 123c. Then, when the predetermined time elapses or the player presses the stop button 10 to stop the variable display of the variable display device 118, and when the display result at the time of the stop is a combination of predetermined identification information (for example, 777), The specific game state (predetermined game state) is established, and the open / close plate 120 of the variable winning ball device 119 is in the state of the big hit. The opening of the opening / closing plate 120 is continued until a condition of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, 10) winning, whichever is earlier, is satisfied. When the opening / closing plate 120 is opened, the pachinko ball that has fallen from above collides with the left and right ends of the opening / closing plate 120 in the opening position, and the falling direction is distributed left and right. The starting winning prize holes 123b and 123c are configured so that pachinko balls can easily win.

The gaming area 117 further includes ordinary winning ports 127, 128
Is provided. Then, if the pachinko ball hit into the game area 117 falls without winning any of the winning ports, it falls into the out port 129 as an out ball. On the other hand, when the pachinko balls win the normal winning ports 127 and 128 and the normal winning ports 122a and 122b, a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls is supplied from the prize ball exit 106 to the hitting ball supply tray 105.
Will be paid out within. Further, when the pachinko ball wins in the specific winning opening (V pocket) 121, the big hit state for opening the opening / closing plate 120 is updated anew and is continuously repeated. This continuous upper limit number is set to, for example, 10 times. In this way, once the specific game state (predetermined game state) occurs, a large amount of pachinko balls can enter the variable prize ball device 119, and a large amount of premium balls are paid out, and On the other hand, a large amount of profit is provided in a short time. Then, when this specific game state is established, the game effect lamps 151 and 130 are turned on or blinked to display the effect to the player and to excite the player, thereby exhibiting the game effect. If the prize ball becomes full in the hitting ball supply tray 105 due to establishment of the specific game state, etc., the hitting ball supply tray 105
Surplus ball outlet 1 in the surplus ball tray 112 provided below
It is configured so that surplus balls are released from 13. The surplus ball tray 112 is provided with a ball removal operation lever 114, and is configured so that the pachinko balls accumulated in the surplus ball tray 112 can be extracted into a ball box.

In the figure, reference numeral 104 denotes a front plate, 100 denotes a machine frame, and 109 denotes a mounting board also serving as a decorative plate. Reference numeral 107 denotes a speaker that generates a sound effect when the specific game state is established or generates an alarm sound when an illegal action occurs. A hitting motor stop switch 111 is used to temporarily stop the hitting motor to stop the firing of the pachinko balls. In the drawing, reference numeral 125 denotes a number-of-openings indicator for displaying the number of times the opening / closing plate 120 is opened as the jackpot continues. Reference numeral 126 denotes a start winning storage number display for storing the number of startup winnings that occurred during the big hit state or during the variable display. Reference numeral 124 denotes a winning number display for displaying the number of all winning pachinko balls in the variable winning ball device 119.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing an internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine arranged on an island in a game arcade.

A hit ball firing device 138 that operates in response to the operation of the operation handle 110 (see FIG. 1) is provided below the pachinko gaming machines 10 and 20. The hit ball launching device 138 includes a hit ball motor 133, a driving blade 134 rotated by the hit ball motor 133, a lever 135 abutting on the driving blade 134,
A hitting rod 136 that is formed integrally with the lever 135 and intermittently swings with the rotation of the driving blade 134, and an interlocking elevating body 137 that moves up and down in conjunction with the intermittent swinging of the hitting rod 136 Have been. The interlocking elevating body 137 is for operating a hitting ball supply mechanism (not shown) to supply pachinko balls in the hitting ball supply tray 105 (see FIG. 1) one by one to a hitting ball firing position.

The pachinko balls hit by the hit ball launching device 138 and winning in the winning openings 127 and 128 are guided on the winning ball collecting gutter 154 and guided to the winning ball processor 155. Then, the prize ball payout device 153 is operated for each prize ball by the prize ball processor 155 to pay out a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls. The winning balls that have passed through the winning ball processing unit 155 are discharged outside the machine through the winning ball discharge passage 156. The prize ball payout device 153 includes a prize ball storage tank 148.
The prize ball inside is supplied. That is, a prize ball storage tank
The prize balls in 148 are arranged in two rows by a ball arrangement gutter 149, and are supplied into a prize ball dispenser 153 through a curve gutter 152.

In the figure, reference numerals 151 and 251 denote burnout detectors. Then, a ball amount sensing lever 150 constituting a part of the bottom surface of the ball alignment gutter 149
The broken piece detector 15 is provided by a pressing piece 150a provided on the free end side of
1,251 are configured to be pressed. That is,
When a prize ball is stored in the prize ball storage tank 148, a prize ball is also present on the ball amount detection lever 150, and the weight of the prize ball is determined by the weight of the prize ball.
0 means to rotate in the counterclockwise direction in the figure,
With the turning force, the breaking piece is detected by the pressing piece 150a.
151 and 251 are pressed. In this state, if a prize ball is supplied to the prize ball payout device 153 and the prize ball in the prize ball storage tank 148 runs out, the ball amount detecting lever 1
The prize ball no longer exists on 50, the pressing of the ball-break detectors 151, 251 by the pressing piece 150a is released, and the ball-break detector 151, 251 outputs a ball-break detection signal. The replenishing devices 146, 246 based on the detection output
Is started, and the supply ball is supplied from the supply gutter 145 into the prize ball storage tank 148. Then, it is determined by the output from the supply ball detectors 147, 247 that the predetermined amount of the supply balls has been supplied, and based on the output, the supply devices 146, 24
Ball supply by 6 is stopped.

In the figure, reference numeral 139 denotes a winning ball set cover body,
The pachinko ball that has won the prize 27 is guided on the prize ball collecting gutter 154, or the pachinko ball that has won the winning prize opening 123a is guided on the prize ball collecting gutter 154 after passing through the starting prize ball detector 144a. It is for. In addition, starting winning opening 12
Pachinko balls that have won 3b and 123c (see FIG. 1) are also detected by the starting winning ball detectors 144b and 144c, and are then guided onto the winning ball collecting gutter 154. In the figure, 118 is a variable display device, 12
9 is an out port, 157 is an out ball discharge passage, and 141 is a solenoid as an example of an electric drive source for opening and closing the open / close plate 120 (see FIG. 1) of the variable winning ball device 119. 140
Is a wiring relay board. Further, reference numeral 142 denotes a specific winning ball detector for detecting a pachinko ball winning in the specific winning opening (V pocket) 121, and reference numeral 143 denotes detecting all pachinko balls winning in the variable winning ball device 119. 10 count detector. A game control board 158 controls opening and closing of the variable winning ball device 119 and a game effect lamp 1.
It controls lighting of 15,130. The prize ball storage tank 148, the ball alignment gutter 149, the ball quantity sensing lever 150, the ball out detector 151, 251, the curve gutter 152, the prize ball payout device 153, the winning ball collecting gutter 154, the winning ball processor 155, the winning ball. The discharge passage 156, the out ball discharge passage 157, and the game control board 158 are provided on a mechanism plate (not shown). Out ball discharge passage 15
The out ball discharged from 7 falls into the driving ball passage 159. The winning ball discharged from the winning ball discharge passage 156 falls into the winning ball gutter 160 and is detected by the winning ball detectors 161, 261 and merges with the out ball dropped into the driving ball gutter 159. After being detected by the driven ball detectors 162 and 262, they are discharged to the recovery gutter 163.

The game board 116 provided on the winning ball set cover body 139, the variable display device 118, and the like is detachably attached to the game board attachment frame 131 by a game board fixing member 132. That is, the game board fixing member 132 is configured to be rotatable as shown by an arrow in the drawing, and by unlocking the game board 116 by rotating the game board fixing member 132, Can be removed from the game board mounting frame 131, and by exchanging only the game board 116 at the time of replacing the pachinko machine in the game hall, there is an advantage that the cost accompanying the replacement can be reduced. In the figure, 101 is a front frame, and 100 is a machine frame.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the control circuit of the present invention.

The management device 170 of the gaming machine is provided with an arithmetic unit 171 composed of an MPU capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure. The calculation unit 171 has a function of controlling the entire management device. For this purpose, the arithmetic unit 171 is composed of, for example, an LSI of several chips. Management device 170 also includes a ROM 173 that stores operation program data of operation unit 171 and a RAM 174 that can write and read necessary data.
Further, the management device 170 is provided with an input / output control unit 17 including an input / output interface for obtaining signal consistency with the outside.
It has two.

The management device 170 includes the following devices, and is configured so that each signal is input to the arithmetic unit 171 from each device. That is, the replenishment number setting device
180, so that the staff of the game arcade can set the number of replenishment balls to be replenished at one time for a pachinko game machine, which is an example of a game machine, and the set value is a replenishment number setting circuit 181. Is provided to the arithmetic unit 171 via Reference time setting device
The reference time setting signal from the reference time setting device 182 is provided to the arithmetic unit 171 via the reference time setting circuit 183 when a clerk sets and operates the reference time. If the attendant sets a value serving as a criterion for the number of jackpots by the jackpot number criterion setting device 184, the criterion setting signal is provided to the arithmetic unit 171 via the jackpot number criterion setting circuit 185. A reference value serving as a reference for determining whether or not the amount of profit given to the player has reached a predetermined value within a certain time is set by the reference value setting device 186,
The setting signal is provided to the calculation unit 171 via the reference value setting circuit 187. The addition number (eg, the number of prize balls to be paid out to the player per winning prize) required to cumulatively add the number corresponding to the profit given to the player can be set by the addition number setting unit 188. The setting signal is provided to the control unit 171 via the addition number setting circuit 189. Since the setting values of the various setting devices 180 to 188 described above differ depending on the model of the pachinko gaming machine as an example of the gaming machine, it is necessary to previously set the value according to each model.

The following signals are input to the arithmetic unit 171 from the gaming machine. In other words, a broken-out detection signal is given from the broken-out detector 151 (251) via the broken-out detection circuit 175 (275). A supply ball detection signal is supplied from a supply ball detector 147 (247) via a supply ball detection circuit 176 (276). A winning ball detection signal is output from the winning ball detector 161 (261) to the winning ball detection circuit 178.
Given through (278). A hit ball detection signal is given from a hit ball detector 162 (262) via a hit ball detection circuit 179 (279).

Next, the supply unit drive control signal is supplied from the arithmetic unit 171 to the supply unit 146 (246) via the supply unit drive circuit 177 (277).

Next, a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, at step SA1, it is determined whether or not a replenishment request signal has been received, and the process waits until a replenishment request signal is received. The determination as to whether or not the supply request signal has been made is made based on the detection signals from the burnout detectors 151 and 251 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). If it is determined that there has been a supply request signal, the flow advances to step SA2 to
M ₁ is of whether end judgment is made. This timer TM ₁
Is set in step SA7, which will be described later. If it is not set yet, a determination of YES is made and the process proceeds to step SA4. In step SA4, a process of determining the number of big hits according to the value of the big hit determination counter and adding the determined value to the big hit number counter is performed. This jackpot determination counter is described in step SA described later.
Is incremented by one by three,
If it has not been incremented yet, its value is 0
It has become. The flow advances to step SA6 after clearing the jackpot determining counter proceeds to step SA5, supplemented with a predetermined number of balls, the flow returns to step SA1 again sets the timer TM ₁ in step SA7.

If there is a supply request signal, the process proceeds to step SA2,
Determining whether or not the timer TM ₁ is completed is made, the process proceeds to step SA3 if not yet finished, is incremented by one jackpot determining counter, the process proceeds to step SA6,
Replenish a predetermined number of balls, and timer TM ₁ again by step SA7
Is set again, and the flow returns to step SA1. In other words, as long as there is a supply request signal within the set time of the timer TM _1, so that the incrementing process of jackpot determining counter judgment of NO is made in step SA3 it is repeated by the step SA2. Then, when there is a supply request signal after a lapse of the set feeling of timer TM ₁ is
A determination of YES is made in step SA2 and step SA
Proceeding to 4, the process of determining the number of jackpots in accordance with the value of the jackpot determination counter incremented by one in step SA3 and adding the determined value to the jackpot number counter is performed.

Next, a specific example of determining the number of jackpots according to the value of the jackpot determination counter performed in step SA4 will be described. For example, once a specific game state is established,
In the case of a ball-and-play machine with the performance of generating 1600 prize balls in about 4 minutes and the number of replenishment balls at one time set to 300, the reference time, that is, the set time by the timer TM ₁ Is set to 1 minute, then about 400 minutes per minute
Individual prize balls will be generated. Therefore, the replenishment request signal during the big hit is generated once about every 45 seconds. The phenomenon in which the replenishment request signal is continuously derived at intervals of one minute or less is repeated five times in one establishment of the specific game state. Therefore, the value of the big hit determination counter at the time when the continuous phenomenon of the replenishment request signal has disappeared is "5". Based on the above calculations, the jackpot count criteria are determined as follows.

That is, the value of the jackpot determination counter is 0 to 1
In the case of, the number of jackpots is 0, when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 2 to 6, the number of jackpots is 1; when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 7 to 11, the number of jackpots is 2; When the value of the jackpot determination counter is 12 to 16, the number of jackpots is determined to be three. Thereby, if the value of the jackpot determination counter is “5”, the number of jackpots is determined to be one. Then, a process of adding the determined number of jackpots to the number of jackpots counter is performed in step SA4.

Next, the big hit determination counter is cleared in step SA5, and the flow proceeds to step SA6. If the value of the jackpot number counter becomes equal to or more than a predetermined value, the pachinko gaming machine may be controlled to stop, or the value of the jackpot number counter may be controlled to be displayed to a staff member of the game hall. This gaming machine management device performs the above control,
Since it is detected that the amount of profit given to the player within the predetermined time has exceeded the predetermined value, a sharp increase in the profit amount can be detected, and a large amount of profit is provided in a short time That can determine the establishment of the predetermined game state. The supply ball detector 147 (247), the supply ball detection circuit 176 (276), and a supply ball number counter (not shown) provided in the RAM 174 are provided in connection with the gaming machine and provided to the player. Profit measuring means for cumulatively measuring the amount of profit obtained is constituted. The steps SA1 to SA3 and steps SA6 and SA7 constitute a predetermined value detecting means for detecting that the measured value of the profit measuring means has reached a predetermined value within a certain time. That is, in this embodiment, the number of prize balls set in replenishing number setting device within the set time of the timer TM ₁ has run out, i.e. has to have been paid out to the player, it has reached a predetermined value within a predetermined time That is what we are doing.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. Note that this second
In the second embodiment, since the configurations of the pachinko gaming machine and the management device, which are examples of the gaming machine, are the same as those of the first embodiment, the drawings and description thereof are omitted, and only the operation of the control circuit of the management device is omitted. explain.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit of the management device in the second embodiment.

First, the difference between the number counter is cleared in step SB1, the timer TM ₂ is set in step SB2, the process proceeds to step SB3. In step SB3, it is determined whether or not there is a winning ball. If there is a winning ball, a process of adding it to the difference counter n is performed, and then the process proceeds to step SB5. This n
Is a value preset by the addition number setting unit 188 (288) in FIG. 3, for example, a value (for example, a value corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out with the prize of pachinko balls)
13). On the other hand, when it is determined in step SB3 that there is no winning ball, the process directly proceeds to step SB5.
In step SB5, it is determined whether or not there is a driven ball. If there is a driven ball, the difference counter is decremented by one in step SB6, and the process proceeds to step SB7. In other words, a pachinko ball is driven into the game area and a driven ball detector
Each time it is detected by 162, 262 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the difference counter is decremented by one. On the other hand, if it is determined in step SB5 that there is no driven ball, the flow directly proceeds to step SB7. At step SB7, determines whether the timer TM ₂ is completed is made, it is formed DO loops back to step SB3 again when it is determined that not yet completed. Then, we visited this DO loop until the set time of the timer TM ₂ is completed, performs processing of addition and subtraction for the difference counter, the process proceeds to step SB8 Set by time of the timer TM ₂ is finished.

In step SB8, a determination is made as to whether the value of the difference counter ≧ + m. This m is determined by the reference value setting unit 186 (286) (third
The value is set in advance according to FIG. Then, the value of the difference counter is m
If so, the process proceeds to step SB9, and after incrementing the big hit determination counter by 1, the process returns to step SB1 again. On the other hand, if the value of the difference counter is less than m, a negative determination is made in step SB8, and the flow advances to step SB10 to determine the number of jackpots according to the value of the jackpot determination counter. Processing for adding to the counter is performed. That is, the value of the number of prize balls (the number of winning balls × n) −the number of driven balls is determined at regular intervals (set time of the timer TM ₂ ), and if the value exceeds the reference value (m), As long as the phenomenon continues, the number is counted by the jackpot determination counter, and when the phenomenon disappears, the number of jackpots is determined from the counted value, that is, the value of the jackpot determination counter. A specific example of the determination of the number of jackpots according to the value of the jackpot determination counter in step SB10 will be described below.

For example, in the case of a ball game machine having a performance in which a player can acquire about 1200 difference balls (prize balls-driving balls) in one big hit in about 4 minutes, the addition number n in step SB4
Is 13, the reference time (set time by timer TM ₂ ) is 2 minutes,
A case of a ball game machine in which the reference value (m) is set to 300 will be described.

In this case, the criterion for determining the number of times the specific game state has been established, that is, the number of jackpots is determined as follows. That is, when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 0 to 1, the number of jackpots is 0, and when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 2 or 3, the number of jackpots is 1 and the value of the jackpot determination counter is 4 to 4. In the case of 5, the number of jackpots is two,
When the value of the jackpot determination counter is 6 or 7, the number of jackpots is set to three. Assuming that 100 shot balls are generated in one minute in such a ball-and-ball game machine, it takes 500 minutes in two minutes to exceed the reference value (m = 300).
It is necessary to generate prize balls of 500 pieces (500-100 x 2 = 300 = m), but if a big hit occurs, 800 prize balls will be generated in 2 minutes, so the difference of 600 prizes in 2 minutes You can get the ball and it will exceed the standard value (m = 300) enough,
Since it is repeated twice, it is determined that one big hit has occurred according to the big hit number determination criterion. Similarly, when the value of the jackpot determination counter becomes “4”, it is determined that the jackpot has occurred twice consecutively. 6A and 6B show the method of determining the number of jackpots described above.
Description will be made based on the drawings.

FIG. 6A is a graph in which the vertical axis represents the number of difference balls (prize balls-driving balls) and the horizontal axis represents time, showing a change in difference balls with time. FIG. If there is no prize even if the pachinko ball is hit into the game area, the number of difference balls is gradually reduced, and this state is represented by a curve portion inclined downward and to the right in the graph. And
When the specific gaming state is established and the jackpot state occurs, the winning balls increase at a stretch, so the number of difference balls increases at a stretch,
This state is represented by a curve part rising to the right in the graph.

Next, Figure 6B, the value of the difference counter on the vertical axis, the horizontal axis represents time diagrams illustrating the change in the reference value of the time difference counter for each (set time by the timer TM _2). M indicates a reference value, for example, a number of about 300. Then, when the number of difference balls changes as shown in FIG. 6A, a large hit state occurs and the value of the difference ball counter increases at a stretch, that is, a sharply rising curve portion in FIG. 6A. The rising portion appears in FIG. 6B, and each time the rising upper end exceeds the reference value m, the jackpot determination counter is incremented by one, and the value of the jackpot determination counter is:
It is shown above each rising part. Then, in the case of the value of the jackpot determination counter, it is determined that the number of jackpots has occurred once according to the aforementioned jackpot count criteria. If the rising upper end portion exceeds the reference value (m = 300) four times, the jackpot determination counter becomes 4, and according to the jackpot number determination criterion, the number of jackpots is determined to be two. As a result, the value of the jackpot counter becomes 3 (1 + 2 = 3).

In addition, when the reference value m is set slightly lower, if the value of the difference number counter exceeds 2 m, the big hit determination counter may be set to “2”. In that case, the jackpot number determination criteria are determined as follows.

That is, the value of the jackpot determination counter is 0 to 1
In the case of, the number of jackpots is 0, and when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 2 to 4, the number of jackpots is 1; when the value of the jackpot determination counter is 5 to 7, the number of jackpots is 2; When the value of the counter is 8 to 10, the number of jackpots is set to three. The method of determining the number of jackpots in this case is, as shown in FIG.
If the rising upper end exceeds the rising edge, the jackpot determination counter is controlled to "+1", and if the rising upper edge exceeds 2m, the jackpot determination counter is controlled to "+2". After all, the value of the jackpot determination counter is as shown in FIG. 6B. The value in parentheses above each rising portion. If the value of the jackpot determination counter is "3", the number of jackpots is determined to be one according to the jackpot determination criteria, and if the value of the jackpot determination counter is "6", the number of jackpots is reduced. It is determined to be twice.

After the process of step SB10 in FIG. 5 is performed, the process proceeds to step SB11, and after the big hit determination counter is cleared, returns to step SB1 again. Note that the hit control may be performed when the value of the jackpot determination counter becomes equal to or more than a predetermined value, or control may be performed so that the value of the jackpot number counter is displayed to a staff at the game hall.

The steps SB3 to SB6 constitute a profit measuring means provided in connection with the gaming machine and cumulatively measuring the amount of profit given to the player. Also, a predetermined value determining means for determining that the value of the profit measuring means has reached a predetermined value within a certain time is constituted by the steps SB7 to SB9.

Since the management device is controlled as described above, it is detected that the amount of profit given to the player within a predetermined time has exceeded a predetermined value, so it is possible to detect a sharp increase in the amount of profit. In addition, it is possible to obtain information that can determine establishment of a predetermined game state in which a large amount of profit is provided in a short time.

In the present embodiment, the number of jackpots is controlled to be determined based on the difference ball obtained by subtracting the driving ball from the prize ball. Control may be performed to make the determination. Further, as shown in step SB4 and step SB6, the winning ball and the hit ball are added or subtracted by one counter, but instead, the winning ball and the hit ball are counted by independent counters. Alternatively, when the timer ends, the difference number may be calculated based on the respective counter values. Further, the number of prize balls is calculated by (number of winning balls × n), but the number of prize balls paid out may be directly counted.

Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, since the configuration of the gaming machine and the management device for managing the gaming machine is the same as that of the first embodiment, the drawing and the description are omitted, and the control circuit of the management device is omitted. Only a flowchart for explaining the operation is shown.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control circuit of the management device. First, the difference between the number counter is cleared in step SC1, the timer TM ₃ is set proceeds to step SC3 in step SC2. In step SC3, it is determined whether or not there is a winning ball. If it is determined that there is a winning ball, the process proceeds to step SC4, where a process of adding n to the difference counter is performed, and the process proceeds to step SC5. This n is a value set in advance by the addition number setting device 188 (288) (see FIG. 3), and is a value corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning balls, for example, 13 or the like. Is the number. On the other hand, if it is determined in step SC3 that there is no winning ball, the process directly proceeds to step SC5. At step SC5, it is determined whether or not there is a driving ball. If it is determined that there is a driving ball, the process proceeds to step SC6 to decrement the difference counter by one, and then proceeds to step SC7. That is, the difference counter indicates that the winning ball is a winning ball detector 161,261.
Each time it is detected by (see FIGS. 2 and 3), n is added, and each time a pachinko ball is driven into the game area and detected by the driven ball detectors 162, 262 (FIGS. 2 and 3). Is decremented one by one. On the other hand, if it is determined in step SC5 that there is no driving ball, the process directly proceeds to step SC7. In step SC7, it determines whether the timer TM ₃ has been completed is made, are formed DO loops back to step SC3 again if not yet finished. Then, until the set time of the timer TM ₃ is completed visited this DO loop, the processing of addition and subtraction is performed for the difference counter.

Then, if the set time of the timer TM ₃ has been finished, the process proceeds to a determination of YES is made in step SC7 to Step SC8, the determination of the value ≧ + m of the difference counter is made. This +
m is a number preset by the reference value setting unit 186 (286) (see FIG. 3), for example, a number such as 300. If the value of the difference counter is equal to or greater than m, a determination of YES is made in step SC8, and the flow proceeds to step SC8.
Proceeding to 9, the value of the difference number counter is added to the difference number accumulation counter, and the process returns to step SC1 again. On the other hand, if the value of the difference number counter is less than m, a NO determination is made in step SC8, and the flow advances to step SC10 to determine the number of jackpots according to the value of the difference number accumulation counter. Is performed. That is, a predetermined time (timer TM set time ₃₎ prize balls number for each (number of winning balls × n) - determining the value of the implantation piece count, the value is the reference value (m =
If it exceeds 300), the value is cumulatively added as long as the phenomenon continues, and when the phenomenon disappears, the number of jackpots is determined from the accumulated value. A specific example of the determination method will be described below.

For example, those having the capability of a player can acquire at about 1,200 balls in one jackpot about 4 minutes, the addition number (n) 13, the reference time (set time by the timer TM ₃₎
Is set to 2 minutes and the reference value (m) is set to 300.

In this case, the criterion for determining the number of jackpots is determined as follows. That is, when the value of the difference number accumulation counter is 0 to 400, the number of jackpots is 0, and the value of the difference number accumulation counter is 40.
If the number is 0 to 1300, the number of jackpots is 1; if the value of the difference number accumulation counter is 1300 to 2500, the number of jackpots is 2; if the value of the difference number accumulation counter is 2500 to 3700, the number of jackpots is Set to 3 times.

Then, assuming that 100 driving balls are generated in one minute, 500 (500−100 × 2 = 300 = m) prize balls are generated in two minutes to exceed the reference value (m = 300). Although it is necessary, if a big hit occurs, 800 prize balls will be generated in 2 minutes, so you can get 600 difference balls in 2 minutes and sufficiently exceed the reference value (m = 300) become,
It continues twice. Since the count value at that time is added to the cumulative counter, the value of the cumulative counter is 1200, and the big hit is 1 according to the jackpot count criteria.
It is determined that the occurrence has occurred.

Step after the processing of step SC10 in FIG. 7 is performed
Proceeding to SC11, the process returns to step SC1 again after clearing the difference number accumulation counter. The hit control may be performed when the value of the jackpot number counter reaches a certain value, or the value of the jackpot number counter may be controlled to be displayed to a staff member of the game arcade.

The steps SC3 to SC6 constitute a profit measuring means provided in association with the gaming machine and cumulatively measuring the amount of profit given to the player. Further, a predetermined value judging means for judging that the measured value of the profit measuring means has reached a predetermined value within a certain time is constituted by the steps SC7 to SC9.

Since the management device is controlled as described above, it is detected that the amount of profit given to the player within a predetermined time has exceeded a predetermined value, so that it is possible to detect a sharp increase in the amount of profit,
It is possible to obtain information that can determine the establishment of a predetermined game state in which a large amount of profit is given in a short time.

In this embodiment, the number of jackpots is determined based on the difference ball obtained by subtracting the driving ball from the prize ball.
Control may be performed such that the number of jackpots is determined only by the number of winning balls within a certain period of time. In addition, as shown in step SC4 and step SC6, the prize ball and the hit ball are added or subtracted by one difference counter. However, the prize ball and the hit ball are respectively independent. The counter may be counted, and the difference number may be calculated based on each counter value when the timer ends. Further, the number of prize balls is calculated by (number of winning balls × n), but the number of prize balls paid out may be directly counted.

In the three embodiments described above, the jackpot determination criteria may be fixedly set at the time of shipment, and the user, that is, the game arcade may set and input the reference time and the reference value. Further, as a gaming machine that gives a player a profit by establishing a predetermined gaming state, a large number of prize balls can be given to the player when the predetermined gaming state is established (for example, when the display result of the variable winning device becomes 777). May be paid out immediately, or in a gaming machine capable of playing with a recording medium such as a magnetic card, a predetermined score is cumulatively added instead of paying out prize balls when a predetermined gaming state is established. It may be a gaming machine. In other words, the game contents of the gaming machine can generate a large amount of profit (for example, paying out prize balls or adding a specific game state) in a short time compared to the normal time, by establishing a predetermined game state. Anything can be used as long as the game content is configured. In addition to the pachinko game machine provided with the variable display device, for example,
When a pachinko ball is awarded to a specific winning opening and a right is generated, and the right is extinguished when a pachinko ball is re-awarded to the specific winning opening, the right is awarded when a pachinko ball is started and a winning is awarded. A pachinko gaming machine that opens a variable prize ball device and enters a jackpot state. Furthermore, a gaming machine that does not use a hit ball, such as a slot machine, may be used.

The above-mentioned various pachinko gaming machines, slot machines, and the like constitute a gaming machine configured to generate a predetermined gaming state that is beneficial to a player when predetermined gaming conditions are satisfied. The input / output control unit
The information input unit 172 is configured to receive profit information relating to the profit given to the player playing the game on the gaming machine. SA1, SA3 or SB3 to SB6 or SC3 to SC6 constitute a profit measuring means for measuring the amount of profit given to the player based on the input information input to the information input section. SA2, SA4 or SB
7, SB10 or SC7, SC10 constitute predetermined game state determination means for determining that the predetermined game state has occurred based on the increase state of the measured value of the profit measurement means.

According to the present invention, in order to obtain information relating to establishment of a predetermined game state in which a large amount of profit is provided in a short time, a determination is made based on the amount of profit provided to a player within a predetermined time. Therefore, a signal indicating that the predetermined game state has been established is transmitted from the gaming machine to the management device, and a signal indicating that the predetermined game state has been established is transmitted as compared with the case where the establishment of the predetermined game state is directly detected. There is an advantage that there is no need to provide a dedicated connection line for the connection, and it is not necessary to provide a special connection terminal for connecting the connection line to the game machine.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when a predetermined game state occurs, the management device determines that the predetermined game state has occurred based on the increase state of the measured value of the profit measuring means. In addition, it has become possible to provide a gaming machine management device capable of obtaining information that is particularly important in business management of a game arcade.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment, and is a front view showing a part of an island in a game arcade. FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the first embodiment and showing an internal structure of a pachinko gaming machine which is an example of a gaming machine provided on an island in a game arcade. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment and showing a control circuit used in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit used in the present invention, showing the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit used in the present invention, showing the second embodiment. 6A and 6B show the second embodiment and are graphs illustrating a method for determining the number of jackpots. FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment and is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control circuit according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numerals 10 and 20 denote pachinko gaming machines as examples of gaming machines, and 170.
Is a management device, 151 and 251 are out-of-ball detectors, 142 is a specific winning ball detector, 143 is a 10-count detector, 161,261 is a winning ball detector, 162, 262 is a hit ball detector, and 171 is a calculation unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A management device for managing an operation state of a gaming machine configured to provide a profit to a player according to a gaming state, wherein the gaming machine satisfies a predetermined gaming condition. A predetermined game state that is advantageous to the player is generated by doing so, the management device includes: an information input unit into which profit information relating to a profit provided to the player playing the game with the gaming machine is input; A profit measuring means for measuring an amount of profit given to the player based on the input information input to the information input unit; and the predetermined game state is based on an increasing state of the measured value of the profit measuring means. A gaming machine management device, comprising: a predetermined gaming state determining means for determining that a game has occurred.