JP4750481B2 - Amusement hall data management system and amusement hall data display terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that generates a special gaming state in which a jackpot occurrence probability is higher than normal when a predetermined condition is established with a game for a predetermined period, in particular whether or not the special gaming state is occurring. The present invention relates to a data management system for a game hall in which a gaming machine configured to be indistinguishable from the player side and a data display terminal for a game hall installed at a position corresponding to the gaming machine having the configuration.

For example, in a pachinko machine called a digipachi or seven machine, that is, a pachinko machine of a type in which a big hit is generated in response to a lottery operation performed in response to a win of a pachinko ball at the start winning opening, Depending on the establishment (for example, when a specific winning symbol is displayed on the symbol display device for displaying the result of the lottery operation), the probability variation state (hereinafter referred to as probability variation) in which the winning probability of the big lottery operation is higher than normal. Is generally configured to present only for a predetermined period. Conventionally, when such a probability change has occurred, a notification to that effect has been made by flashing a calling lamp unit or other display lamp installed corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine. Such notification has a negative effect that the freshness with respect to the occurrence of probability change is impaired and the tension and expectation for whether or not the probability change occurs is impaired. Therefore, conventionally, as seen in Patent Document 1, for example, a probability change occurs at a predetermined rate after the jackpot is finished, and even when a probability change occurs, a case where notification is made and a case where the notification is not performed By performing the notification control that makes the above appear, means for dealing with the above-described adverse effects is provided.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-164487

  The pachinko gaming machine as found in Patent Document 1 is effective in improving the interest of the game, but there is a problem that it is likely to cause an increase in the disadvantage on the player side. In other words, if the pachinko gaming machine is configured not to be notified of the state in which the probability change has occurred, when determining when the player at the pachinko gaming machine ends the game, The person himself will judge (imagine). However, since it is impossible for the player to determine whether or not the game is in the probability change, it is inevitable that there will be many cases where the game is stopped despite the probability change. In other words, the player side will abandon the opportunity to generate the jackpot with a high probability, and suffers without knowing the big disadvantage.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it impossible for the player to determine whether or not a special gaming state in which the probability of jackpot occurrence is higher than normal is occurring. A data management system for a game arcade capable of providing aftercare for a player suffering a disadvantage that the game is stopped during a period in which the special gaming state is occurring at a game machine The object is to provide a game display data display terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 generates a special gaming state in which a jackpot occurrence probability is increased from a normal time for a predetermined period when a predetermined condition is established with the game, and a special gaming state. In a data management system for a game arcade in which a gaming machine configured so that it cannot be determined from the player side whether or not is occurring,
End detecting means for detecting that the game in the gaming machine has ended during the period of the special gaming state, and a player for recognizing a player in the gaming machine that is the detection target of the end detecting means A recognizing means; a storage means for storing the detection result by the end detecting means in a state associated with the player recognized by the player recognizing means; and the gaming state determining means based on the operation data. A counting means for counting the number of times that the end detection means has detected the end of the game in a period determined to be in a gaming state as the number of individual end times divided for each player recognized by the player recognition means; , And the display unit displays the individual end counts totaled by the totaling unit .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the display means is configured to display game history data relating to the player, and the detection result is displayed in the game history data. You can also.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a special gaming state in which a jackpot occurrence probability is increased from a normal time for a predetermined period when a predetermined condition is established with the game, and a special gaming state is generated. In a data display terminal for a game hall installed at a position corresponding to a gaming machine configured to be indistinguishable from the player side whether or not is occurring,
End detecting means for detecting that the game in the gaming machine has ended during the period of the special gaming state, and a player for recognizing a player in the gaming machine that is the detection target of the end detecting means It is configured to include a recognition means and a display means for displaying the detection result by the end detection means in a form that can identify the player recognized by the player recognition means.

In this case, as in the invention according to claim 4 , the display means is configured to display the game history data related to the player, and then the detection result is displayed in the game history data. can do.

According to the data management system for a game hall according to claim 1, in the gaming machine, a special gaming state in which the probability of jackpot generation is higher than normal is generated only for a predetermined period when a predetermined condition is established with the game. However, the player cannot determine whether or not a special gaming state has occurred in the gaming machine. On the other hand, when the player stops the game in the gaming machine in the special gaming state, the fact is detected by the end detection means, and the player in the gaming machine that is the detection target is the player recognition means. The result of detection by the end detection means is stored in the storage means in a state associated with the player recognized by the player recognition means. In short, based on the stored contents of the storage means, the player who stopped the game during the special gaming state where the probability of jackpot occurrence was higher than usual, that is, suffered a disadvantage without knowing it. Since it is possible to identify the player who has suffered the disadvantage, the aftercare (for example, notification of the detection result by the end detection means, provision of services according to the degree of the disadvantage suffered) is effectively provided. Be able to do.
In addition, since there is provided a display means for displaying the detection result stored in the storage means in a form that can identify the player corresponding to the detection result, the player side in the past based on the display contents Appropriateness of the game end timing can be analyzed, and the analysis result can be used as a reference when a game is subsequently played.
Further, the counting means counts the number of times the end detection means is in the detection state based on the stored contents of the storage means as the individual end count divided for each player. Is displayed on the display means. Such a display makes it possible to call attention to the disadvantage suffered by the player side, and for a player who knows that he has suffered a major disadvantage in the past, it must be careful in the timing of the end of the game As a result, an improvement in the operating rate of the gaming machine can be expected.

According to the game field data management system according to claim 2 , the display means is configured to display the detection result stored in the storage means in the game history data relating to the player corresponding thereto. Therefore, on the player side, it becomes possible to accurately analyze the suitability of the game end timing in the past based on the display content.

According to the game field data display terminal according to claim 3 , in the gaming machine, a special gaming state in which the probability of jackpot generation is higher than normal is generated only for a predetermined period when a predetermined condition is satisfied with the game. However, the player cannot determine whether or not a special gaming state has occurred in the gaming machine. When a player stops a game on a gaming machine in a special gaming state, this is detected by the end detection means, and the player at the gaming machine that is the detection target is recognized by the player recognition means. As a result, the display means displays the result of detection by the end detection means in a form that can identify the player recognized by the player recognition means. That is, it becomes possible for the player side to receive aftercare that the suitability of the game end timing in the past can be analyzed based on the display content on the display means.

According to the game field data display terminal of claim 4 , the display means is configured to display the detection result by the end detection means in the game history data relating to the player. Then, it becomes possible to accurately analyze the suitability of the game end timing in the past based on the display content.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 schematically shows a front appearance of a pachinko gaming machine to be managed in this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured to launch the pachinko balls in the upper plate 2 onto the board surface 4 by an electric launching device (only the operation dial is indicated by reference numeral 3). The board surface 4 includes an out port 5, a start winning port 6 provided with an electric tulip 6a, a through winning port 7 where no prize ball is paid out, a large winning port 8 provided with an electric accessory 8a called an attacker, and a symbol display device 9 And a normal winning opening (not shown) is also provided.

  The symbol display device 9 is constituted by a liquid crystal display panel, for example, and includes a special symbol display unit 9a, a reserved ball number display unit 9b, and a normal symbol display unit 9c as schematically shown in FIG. .

The basic operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 configured as described above is as follows.
(1) A jackpot lottery operation with a predetermined hit probability (for example, 1/300 in the normal state and 1/60 in the probability variation state to be described later) according to the winning of the pachinko ball in the start winning opening 6, The number of winnings of the pachinko ball is temporarily stored as reserved ball data with a lottery result (“big hit” or “losing”) of the big hit lottery operation.

  (2) The above storage operation is performed in, for example, a FIFO format (first-in first-out format), and the stored holding ball data is digested every time the accompanying lottery result display operation is executed in the special symbol display unit 9a. Is done. This lottery result display operation is immediately executed during a period when the jackpot of the form described later is not generated in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and during a period when the operation of the special symbol display unit 9a is stopped, and the jackpot is generated. During the period during which the special symbol display unit 9a is in operation, it is executed after the jackpot is ended or the operation of the special symbol display unit 9a is stopped. In this case, the special symbol display unit 9a is constituted by a roulette composed of, for example, a three-digit number string displayed in the center of the symbol display device 9, and when the lottery result is displayed, the symbol variation display ( In the case of the present embodiment, the change display in the range of “0” to “9” of each digit of the numeric string is performed only for a predetermined period, and when the lottery result is “big hit”, the end point of the symbol change display The number string is controlled so that it becomes a sloppy symbol (big hit symbol) such as “111”, “222”, etc., and when the lottery result is “lost” It is controlled to be displayed.

  (3) When the special symbol display portion 9a displays a glistening symbol, control is performed to release the electric accessory 8a (attacker) of the special winning opening 8 for a predetermined period in a predetermined mode. The jackpot is generated by extremely increasing the winning rate to the big winning opening 8.

  (4) The maximum stored number of reserved ball data, that is, the upper limit value of the number of unreserved reserved balls is configured to be limited to, for example, four, and the number of reserved balls is displayed in the reserved ball number display unit 9b. It is displayed in a known form.

  (5) An auxiliary lottery operation with a predetermined hit probability (for example, 1/10) is executed in accordance with the winning of a pachinko ball in the through winning opening 7, and the result of the auxiliary lottery operation is displayed on the normal symbol display unit 9c. The normal symbol display unit 9c is composed of a roulette composed of, for example, a two-digit number string displayed on the lower right portion of the symbol display device 9. During the lottery result display operation, the symbol variation display ( In the case of the present embodiment, the change display in the range of “0” to “9” of each digit of the numeric string is performed only for a predetermined period, and when the result of the auxiliary lottery operation is successful, the display of the change display of the symbol is ended. Control is performed so that the numerical string becomes a “hit” symbol (winning symbol) such as “11”, “22”,.

  (6) In the state where the regular symbol display is displayed on the normal symbol display unit 9c, the electric tulip 6a is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the short time state described later). Take control.

  (7) When the jackpot is completed (corresponding to “when a predetermined condition is satisfied” in the present invention), the hit probability of the jackpot lottery operation (that is, the probability of occurrence of the jackpot) is set to 1 / of the normal state. Probability fluctuation state increased from 300 to 1/60 (hereinafter referred to as probabilistic change: equivalent to special game state) and the time required for display operation by the normal symbol display unit 9c has been reduced from 30 seconds in the normal state to 5 seconds. The fluctuation time shortening state (hereinafter referred to as “shortening time”) is simultaneously generated. In this short time state, as described above, the control for extending the opening time of the electric tulip 6a from 0.5 seconds in the normal time to 5 seconds is also performed.

  (8) During the period when the probability change has occurred, every time a pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 6, a probability change falling lottery operation with a predetermined hit probability (for example, 1/50) is executed, and when this lottery is won End probability change. Note that the winning of the above-mentioned probability variation falling lottery operation, that is, the fact that the probability variation has ended is not displayed on the pachinko gaming machine 1, and therefore, after the jackpot is over, the pachinko ball winning in the start winning opening 6 After that, it is impossible for the player to directly determine whether or not the pachinko gaming machine 1 is undergoing a probabilistic change.

  (9) When the symbol change operation in the special symbol display unit 9a is executed a predetermined number of times (for example, 50 times) in the period in which the time reduction occurs, the time reduction ends. Although it is not notified that the time reduction has ended, the time required for the display operation by the normal symbol display unit 9c and the opening time of the electric tulip 6a will be returned to the normal state with the end of the time reduction. Based on the change in each time as described above, it can be indirectly determined that the time reduction has ended. In addition, it may be clearly notified that the time reduction has ended, and the player may be able to directly determine the end of the time reduction.

  In the pachinko gaming machine 1 in which the basic operation as described above is set, once a jackpot is generated, the probability change and the time reduction occur simultaneously after the jackpot is completed. In this case, the time reduction always ends when a certain period elapses, but since the end time of the probability change is determined depending on the result of the probability change falling lottery operation, the durations of the probability change and the time reduction do not match.

In other words, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, after the jackpot ends,
(A) A period in which a probability change / time reduction game state in which probability change and time reduction occurred simultaneously,
Appears and the jackpot does not reoccur during this gaming state,
(B) A period in which only a probability change has occurred and a probability change single game state is present;
(C) The period during which only the short time occurred and the short time single gaming state was exhibited,
If any of these appear and the jackpot does not reoccur during each of these periods,
(D) A period in which a normal gaming state in which neither probability change nor time reduction has occurred,
Will appear. However, although the probability is very low, there is a possibility that the probability change and the time saving will end at almost the same time. Alternatively, the short time single gaming state (C) does not substantially appear, and the normal gaming state (D) suddenly appears.

In addition, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured to output a jackpot signal during a jackpot period, and to output a probability change signal and a time shortening signal during each period of probability variation and time shortening.
Therefore, if the pachinko gaming machine 1 shifts to the normal gaming state (D) without generating the jackpot after the jackpot has occurred, the timing of either one of FIGS. A jackpot signal, a time-short signal, and a probability variation signal are output in the pattern shown in the chart. That is, in the signal output pattern shown in FIG. 4A, when the short time ends first among the probability change and the time reduction that occurred after the jackpot end (the jackpot state → the probability change / short time game state → the probability change single game state → the normal game state) The signal output pattern shown in FIG. 4 (b) is an example in which the probability change that occurred after the jackpot ends and the time reduction ends first (the jackpot state → the probability change / short time gaming state). → In the case of transition in the order of short time single game state → normal game state).

  FIG. 1 shows only a portion of the schematic configuration of the game hall data management system related to the gist of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 and a ball lending machine 10 installed in a lot in the game hall are configured so as to be able to exchange signals between each other. A stand-by-unit display unit 11 (corresponding to end detection means) is installed adjacent to the rental machine 10. Above the pachinko gaming machine 1, a calling lamp unit 12 having a data input / output interface function is provided, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 (and the interball ball lending machine 10) and the management device 13 (gaming state judging means, Data is exchanged with the storage unit and the totaling unit) via the call lamp unit 12 and the LAN 14. Further, data is exchanged between the display unit 11 for each table and the management device 13 via the LAN 14. The pachinko gaming machine 1 transmits to the management device 13 an out ball signal, a safe ball signal, a start signal indicating the start of operation of the special symbol display unit 9a, a jackpot signal, a probability change signal, a time reduction signal, and the like. .

  The machine for lending ball 10 is a CR machine (card) that discharges (lends) pachinko balls within the range of balance amount data stored in the prepaid card (not shown) inserted in prepaid card insertion slot 10a. A function as a reader machine). In this case, a sales signal indicating sales by a prepaid card is transmitted from each inter-card ball lending machine 10 to the management device 13.

  The display unit 11 for each table includes a data display liquid crystal display 11a having a touch panel on the display surface (corresponding to display means), and a card insertion slot for a member card 15 (corresponding to player recognition means) issued by a pachinko hall. 11b, a card ejection button 11c, and the like. The membership card 15 is issued to a player who is registered as a member on the amusement hall. The membership number recorded on the membership card 15 is used to check the store visit status for each member and the game on the pachinko machine 1. The system configuration can manage the situation. In this case, although not shown, the display unit 11 for each table is provided with a card reader (corresponding to a player recognition means) for reading data from the member card 15 inserted into the card insertion slot 11b. The data signal including the member number read through the terminal is transmitted to the management device 13.

  The call lamp unit 12 is not shown with a reference numeral, but has a well-known configuration including a plurality of display lamps, for example, a liquid crystal display, a call button, and the like. A function of displaying a jackpot state generated in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a function of a data input / output interface for the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the ball lending machine 10 are provided.

  The management device 13 has various signals (out ball signal, safe ball signal, start signal, jackpot signal, probability change signal, hour signal output from the pachinko machine 1, the ball lending machine 10 and the display unit 11 for each vehicle. Based on the short signal, sales signal, data signal including the membership number, etc., the operation data for the pachinko machine 1 (the number of out balls, the number of safe balls, the number of difference balls, the operation rate, the output rate, the base, the number of starts) (The number of symbol fluctuation operations in the special symbol display section 9a)), and the lending amount data (sales amount, divide number, etc.) for the daitama ball lending machine 10, and operation data for each member as necessary. It has a configuration equipped with a well-known data totaling function for totaling data.

  In particular, the management device 13 determines whether the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above is the probability variation / time-short gaming state, the probability variation single gaming state, the time-short single based on the input state of the jackpot signal, the probability variation signal, and the time-short signal from the pachinko gaming machine 1. A function for identifying whether the game state or the normal game state, and a function for detecting that the player has stopped the game on the pachinko gaming machine 1 (in this embodiment, the membership card 15 is displayed for each unit. And the operation data related to the pachinko gaming machine 1 is individually determined based on the identification result and the detection result. It is the structure which totals and memorize | stores. Specifically, the management device 13 records a record relating to operation data for each pachinko gaming machine 1 at the timings (1) to (4) below, and records the record as the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is configured to create and output a jackpot history that is sequentially stored in the associated state.

  That is, FIG. 5 shows an output example of the jackpot history data associated with the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (in this example, “123”), and the creation of the jackpot history data with reference to this is shown. The function will be described.

  (1) In the pachinko gaming machine 1, every time a jackpot is generated, the “serial number (No.)”, “occurrence time” related to the jackpot occurrence, and the membership card inserted into the card insertion slot 11b of the display unit 11 for each unit 15, “member number (No.)” read from 15, information indicating the “type” of the game state immediately before the jackpot occurrence (probability change / short time game state “W”, probability change single game state “K”, short time single game state “J” ”, Any of the normal game states“-”),“ start count (start) ”,“ number of out balls (BO) ”from the previous record creation time (the start time of the game hall for the first record), and A record in which “the number of difference balls (B difference)” is recorded is created. Further, in this record, when the corresponding jackpot ends, “the number of balls in the jackpot difference (TY)” and “the number of balls in the jackpot in the middle (TO)” are recorded.

  In other words, in the example of FIG. 5, the first big hit that occurred at 10: 5 and the occurrence at 11:10 by the “serial number”, “occurrence time”, and “type” data recorded in the record. The second jackpot is shown to have occurred when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the normal gaming state, and the third jackpot that occurred at 12: 5 is that the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in the probable single gaming state. Occasionally, the fourth jackpot that occurred at 12:17 indicates that the pachinko gaming machine 1 was in a certain change / short time state. Further, according to the data of “member number” recorded in the record, the first jackpot is the player with the membership number 1234, the second jackpot is the player with the membership number 222, the third and fourth times Each jackpot is shown to be from a player whose membership number is 1001.

  (2) In the pachinko gaming machine 1, every time the probability change / short time gaming state following the end of the jackpot ends, information indicating the “occurrence time” and the “type” of the gaming state (that is, the probability changing / short time gaming state) “W”), creating a record that records “start count (start)”, “out ball count (BO)” and “difference ball count (B difference)” from the previous record creation time (at the end of jackpot) To do.

  In other words, in the example of FIG. 5, among the records in which the serial number is not recorded, in each record (the second, sixth, and tenth records) positioned at the next stage of the record in which the serial number is recorded. With the numerical data, “start count”, “out ball count”, and “difference ball count” during the period in which the game was in the probabilistic / short-time game state after the jackpot ended.

  (3) In the pachinko gaming machine 1, every time the game state (probability change single game state or short time single game state) generated subsequent to the probability change / short time game state ends, the “occurrence time”, the “type” of the end game state "" ("K" or "J"), "start count (start)", "out ball count (BO)", and "difference" from the previous record creation time (probability / time-short game state end time) A record in which the number of balls (B difference) is recorded is created.

  That is, in the example of FIG. 5, “type” data (“J”) in a record (third record) that is positioned after the record in which the serial number is recorded among the records in which the serial number is not recorded. Indicates that the probability change has ended first in the probability change / short-time game state and has shifted to the time-short single game state. Similarly, the “type” data (“K”) in the 11th row record also indicates the probability change / time-short game. In the state, it is shown that the time saving is finished first and the state is shifted to the probability change single game state. Also, according to the numerical data in each record, the “start count”, “out ball count”, “difference ball count” during each period in the short-time single game state or the probabilistic single game state after the end of the probabilistic / short-time game state Will be displayed.

  (4) Each time the end of the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is detected, the detection time is recorded in the “occurrence time” field, “−” is recorded in the “member number” field, and the game end detection time point Information indicating the "type" of the gaming state in (probability / short time gaming state "W", probability variation single gaming state "K", short time single gaming state "J", normal gaming state "-"), previous A record in which “start count (start)”, “out ball count (BO)”, and “difference ball count (B difference)” from the record creation time is recorded is created.

  In other words, in the example of FIG. 5, among the records in which the serial number is not recorded, the records in the “member number” column where “-” is recorded (the fourth, seventh, and twelfth records). Based on the data in the “type” column, the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 at the time of ending the game is shown. Specifically, the records in the 4th and 12th tiers show that the data in the “type” column is “−”, so that they were in the normal gaming state at the end of the game. Since the data in the “type” column is “K”, the seventh-stage record indicated by “” indicates that the game was in the probabilistic single game state at the end of the game. In addition, the numerical data in each record indicates the “start count”, “out ball count”, and “difference ball count” from the creation time of the previous record to the time when the game is finished.

On the other hand, the management device 13 has a function of calculating and outputting “operation data 1” indicating a balance characteristic for each pachinko gaming machine 1 separately from the jackpot history data tabulated as described above.
FIG. 6 shows an output example of the “operation data 1”. In FIG. 6, “operation data 1” is associated with the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1,
-Cumulative number of out balls "Out": Cumulative value of "Number of out balls (BO)" and "Number of balls out of jackpot (TO)" in jackpot history data (see Fig. 5),
・ "Cumulative difference ball number (difference ball)": Cumulative value of "difference ball number (B difference)" and "big hit medium difference ball number (TY)" in jackpot history data,
・ "Rolling out rate": Overall playing rate, that is, [total number of safe balls (= "cumulative difference ball number" + "cumulative out ball number") ÷ "cumulative out ball number"] x 100%
・ "Number of balls out of jackpot (ΣBO)": Cumulative value of "number of balls out (BO)" in jackpot history data,
・ "Number of difference balls (ΣB difference)": Cumulative value of "Number of differences (B difference)" in the jackpot history data,
・ "Base 1": Out-of-game rate outside jackpot period,
・ "Base 2": Out-of-jacket payout rate excluding probability change / short-time game state and short-time single game state,
・ “Base 3”: Probability / time-short game state and short-time single game state period
-"Total jackpot number (T times)": Number of jackpot occurrences (equivalent to the maximum value of "Serial number" in jackpot history data),
・ "Average number of balls (average TY)": Average value of "number of balls in jackpot difference (TY)" in the jackpot history data,
・ "Average number of out balls (average TO)": Average value of "number of balls out of jackpot (TO)" in the jackpot history data,
Is recorded data.

  In addition, the management device 13 aggregates and stores start characteristic data related to the number of starts for each pachinko gaming machine 1 based on the start signal, jackpot signal, probability variation signal, and time reduction signal, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 It has a function of counting the number of times the game has been completed during the period of the probable gaming state and outputting them as “operation data 2”.

FIG. 7 shows an output example of the “operation data 2”. In FIG. 7, “operation data 2” is associated with the machine number of the pachinko gaming machine 1,
"Total number of start times (S)": the total number of symbol fluctuation operations of the special symbol display section 9a,
“Total number of normal start times (S−)”: the cumulative value of the number of symbol variation operations of the special symbol display unit 9a in the normal gaming state,
-Accumulated / time-short game cumulative start count (SW) ": Cumulative value of the number of symbol variation operations of the special symbol display section 9a in the probability / time-short game state,
* Cumulative start count for short-time game (SJ) ": cumulative value of the number of symbol variation movements of the special symbol display section 9a in the short-time single game state,
-Cumulative start count during probability variation game (SK) ": cumulative value of the number of symbol variation operations of the special symbol display portion 9a in the probability variation single game state,
・ "Total jackpot count (T count)": Number of jackpot occurrences,
-“Number of hits in probability change (Twk number)”: Number of jackpots that occurred in the probability change / short-time game state and the probability change single game state,
・ "Average number of jackpot start (TS)": Average number of jackpot start (corresponding to the inverse of the jackpot probability),
・ "Normal and short-time average start count (TS-)": average jackpot start count during the period in the normal gaming state and short-time single game state (reciprocal of jackpot probability in the period),
・ “Average number of start times at probability change (TSwk)”: Average number of jackpot start times during the period in probability variation / short time gaming state and probability variation single gaming state (reciprocal of jackpot probability in the period),
-“Number of times of game change during probability change (K−)”: The number of times that the game is stopped during the period when the probability change is occurring in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (the period when the probability change / short-time game state or the probability change single game state),
Is recorded data.

  In particular, the management device 13 calculates the total for all pachinko gaming machines 1 in the game hall for the “number of game changes during probability change (K−)” and stops the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 halfway. Data indicating the number of players (for example, the number of people for each business day, the number of people for each model of the pachinko gaming machine 1, or the ratio between the number of people and the total number of players) is stored. ing.

  The management device 13 also has a function of counting and storing the number of game end times (K−) during probability change and data related thereto as “member data” classified for each player registered as a member.

FIG. 8 shows an output example of the “member data”. In FIG. 8, “member data” is associated with a member number.
“Cumulative number of jackpots (T counts)”: Cumulative value of the number of jackpots of the corresponding member in a predetermined data collection period that goes back a predetermined period from the current time
“Cumulative game completion count during probability change (ΣK−)”: The above data of the number of times the game was stopped during the period in which the probability change is occurring in the pachinko gaming machine 1 (the period in which the probability change / short-time game state or the probability change single game state). Cumulative value over the collection period (equivalent to the number of individual endings),
“Probability game end ratio (K-rate)”: (K-rate) = (ΣK −) / (T times) (corresponding to a judgment value subjected to a predetermined weighting process),
Is recorded data.

  On the other hand, in the display unit 11 for each unit, in a state where an appropriate member card 15 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11b, a data display screen of a plurality of patterns for displaying data acquired from the management device 13 and a TV are displayed. A screen or the like is selectively displayed on the liquid crystal display 11a. FIG. 9 shows an example of a table data display screen for displaying game data related to the corresponding pachinko gaming machine 1 among the display screens of the display units 11 for each table.

  That is, on the machine data display screen, the machine number a of the corresponding pachinko machine 1, the model name b, the letter “c” of “the number of start times”, the letter “d” of “cumulative start number”, and the letters “number of jackpots” e is fixedly displayed. In addition, the start count after the end of the previous jackpot is displayed at the position corresponding to the letter c, the cumulative start count of the day is displayed at the position corresponding to the letter d, and the jackpot count of the day is displayed at the position corresponding to the letter e. A graph f showing the transition of the number of difference balls in (the elapsed time is on the horizontal axis and the number of difference balls on the vertical axis) is displayed.

  10 and 11 show an example of a member-by-member jackpot history data screen related to the gist of the present invention, among the display screens of the display units 11 for each unit. In this case, the display contents of the jackpot history data screen for each member are partially different between the current day and the following day, FIG. 10 shows an example of the screen display for the current day, and FIG. It is shown.

  That is, on the member-by-member jackpot history data screen, for example, the letter a of “membership No. 1111 jackpot history” for clarifying the target member of the display data and the date b indicating the collection date of the display data are displayed. At the same time, a record group c in which game history data is recorded is displayed.

  Each record is created when the jackpot ends in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and when the game ends (when the member card 15 is pulled out from the card insertion slot 11b). ) ”, The time when the jackpot occurred and the“ time ”when the game ended,“ the machine number (the machine number) ”of the pachinko machine 1 to be played,“ the number of starts (start) ”until the jackpot occurs, "Number (TY)", "Number of start continuations during probability variation (probability variation continuation)" indicating the number of starts until winning a chance change lottery operation after a big hit, Pachinko machine 1 when a big hit occurs or when the game ends The “type” indicating the status is recorded. In the “type” column, “◎”, “◯”, “Δ”, “−”, “×” have the following meanings.

“◎”: The jackpot occurred during the probability period left by other players,
“○”: The jackpot was generated during the probability change period
“△”: A jackpot occurred during a period when there was no probability change,
“-”: The state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 at the end of the game is unknown,
“×”: The pachinko gaming machine 1 at the end of the game was definitely changing (displayed only on the jackpot history data screen for each member (see FIG. 11) on and after the next day).

In FIG. 11, records including “x” marks in the “type” column are displayed in a highlighted state (shaded state).
According to the configuration of the present embodiment described above, in the pachinko gaming machine 1, once a jackpot is generated, a probability change / short-time gaming state in which both a probability change advantageous to the player side and a time reduction occur simultaneously after the jackpot ends. In the probability change / short-time game state, when the probability change drop lottery performed every time the pachinko ball wins at the start winning opening 6 is won, the probability change ends and the time-short single game state is shown. In the gaming state, when the symbol variation operation in the special symbol display unit 9a is executed a predetermined number of times (50 times), the time shortening ends and a certain variation single gaming state is presented. In other words, since the end timing of probability change and the end timing of time reduction will be different naturally, after the jackpot end, after the period of probability change / short time gaming state, the period of either probability change single gaming state or time short single gaming state After that, it will return to the normal gaming state. It should be noted that the player side cannot determine whether or not certain changes have occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

  In this case, the pachinko gaming machine 1 outputs a jackpot signal during the jackpot period, and outputs a probability variation signal and a time shortening signal during each period of probability variation and time shortening, which are given to the management device 13. On the 13th side, based on these signals, it is possible to accurately identify the period in the probability variation / short time gaming state, the period in the probability variation single gaming state, the period in the time variation single gaming state, and the period in the normal gaming state. Further, in the management device 13, when the player stops the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 in a state where the probability change has occurred, the management device 13 detects that fact (the hatching history data shown in FIG. 5 is shaded). The result of the detection is tabulated as operation data (see the “K-” column of “operation data 2” shown in FIG. 7). Further, in the management device 13, the cumulative number of times the game has ended during certain change (ΣK−), which is the cumulative value of the number of times the game has been stopped during the period in which the probability change has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the probability change game The end ratio (K-rate) is tabulated and stored as member data (see FIG. 8) divided for each player registered as a member.

  In short, based on the “operation data 2” and the member data, the player who has stopped the game during the period when the probability change has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 1, that is, the game that suffered a disadvantage without knowing it. Since the player can be identified, aftercare for the player suffering a disadvantage (for example, notification using an e-mail or the like of the cumulative number of game completions (ΣK-) during probability change), a service according to the degree of the disadvantage suffered Etc.) can be effectively performed.

  In addition, the liquid crystal display 11a of the display unit 11 for each unit displays data indicating that when a player finishes a game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 being probabilistic and includes a jackpot history of the player. Since the jackpot history data screen is displayed, the player can accurately analyze the suitability of the game end timing in the past based on the display contents, and the analysis result is then displayed in the game It can be used as a reference when performing.

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The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be modified or expanded as described below, for example.

  Although the pachinko gaming machine 1 that generates the probability variation state and the short time state at the same time after the jackpot ends is set as the management target, the pachinko gaming machine that generates only the probability variation state and does not generate the time reduction state may be the management target.

  Member data output from the management device 13 (see FIG. 8), that is, data including the cumulative number of game end times (ΣK−) during probability change is provided in the liquid crystal display 11a of the display unit 11 for each unit, or in the game hall. The data display terminal (data robot: registered trademark) may be displayed. According to this configuration, it becomes possible to call attention to the disadvantage suffered by the player side by the display contents as described above, and for a player who knows that he has suffered a major disadvantage in the past, It is necessary to be careful in the end timing, and as a result, an improvement in the operation rate of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be expected.

  Although the example which provided the function of the completion | finish detection means on the management apparatus 13 side which detected that the game in the said pachinko machine 1 was completed during the period when the probability change has generate | occur | produced in the pachinko machine 1 was demonstrated, By providing a control circuit that functions as an end detection means in the display unit 11 for each unit, the display unit 11 for each unit may realize the data display terminal for a game hall according to the present invention.

  Probability change (special game state) in the pachinko gaming machine 1 always occurs when the jackpot ends, and ends when a probability change falling lottery operation that is executed every time a pachinko ball wins the start winning opening 6 is won. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, for example, the probability variation may be continued for a period from the end of the jackpot until the start number selected at random is consumed. Also, when the jackpot ends or when other conditions are met (for example, when the so-called jackpot start count reaches a predetermined ceiling value, the lost symbol displayed on the symbol display device 9 is a specific symbol. Or the like) is determined with a predetermined probability variation entry probability (for example, about 1/3 to 1/2), and when it is determined that the probability variation entry is made (when “predetermined condition is satisfied”). In this case, the probability variation falling lottery operation can be performed in the same manner as in the above embodiment, but the probability variation falling lottery operation is not performed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the probability change always continues until the next big hit.

  The pachinko machine 1 that ends the probability variation state at the time of winning the falling lottery after the jackpot ends is a management target, but the end time of the probability variation state is determined in advance by a lottery operation before the probability variation state occurs. A gaming machine can be a management target.

In short, the pachinko gaming machine configured so that the end time of the probability variation state is indefinite and the player cannot determine whether or not the probability variation state exists can be managed.
The state in which the probability change has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured so that it cannot be discriminated at all by the player side. However, when a predetermined condition is satisfied according to the game, for example, the number of starts is 50 after the probability change has occurred. A configuration may be adopted in which, when the probability change continues at the time of reaching, notification that the probability change is in progress at a predetermined rate.

  A system in which the detection that the player has stopped the game in the pachinko gaming machine 1 is performed when the member card 15 is discharged from the card insertion slot 11b of the display unit 11 for each unit, but the system does not use member data In such a case, for example, a means for detecting the detection as described above based on the output state of the out ball signal from the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the operating state of the operating handle 3 (see FIG. 2), pachinko gaming machine 1 may be realized by a means for detecting the presence or absence of a player using a camera or a seat switch, and a combination of these means.

Although the player is specified using the membership card 15, the player can be specified by other means (for example, authentication of biometric information such as a fingerprint or a voiceprint).
The function of the unit display unit 11 may be provided in the calling lamp unit 12.

  The present invention can be applied not only to the pachinko gaming machine 1 but also to a data management system and a data display terminal for a game arcade where a slot machine is installed.

Schematic configuration diagram of a game hall data management system showing an embodiment of the present invention Schematic front view of pachinko machine Schematic front view of the symbol display device Timing chart showing an example of signal output pattern Figure showing output example of jackpot history data Figure 1 showing an example of operation data output Figure 2 showing an example of operation data output Figure showing an example of member data output Figure 1 showing an example of display on a display unit Figure 2 showing a display example on the display unit for each unit Figure 3 showing an example of display on a display unit for each unit

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1 is a pachinko machine, 9 is a symbol display device, 10 is a ball lending machine, 11 is a display unit (end detection means), 11a is a liquid crystal display (display means), 12 is a calling lamp unit, and 13 is Management device (game state determination means, storage means, counting means), 15 indicates a membership card (player recognition means).

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When a predetermined condition is established with the game, a special gaming state in which the probability of jackpot occurrence is higher than the normal gaming state is generated only for a predetermined period, and it is not determined from the player side whether or not the special gaming state is occurring. In a data management system for a game arcade where gaming machines configured to be capable are installed,
Gaming state determination means for determining whether the gaming state of the gaming machine is a normal gaming state or a special gaming state;
End detecting means for detecting that the game in the gaming machine has ended,
Player recognition means for recognizing a player in the gaming machine;
Storage means for storing the determination result by the gaming state determination means and the detection result by the end detection means as operation data in a state associated with the player recognized by the player recognition means ;
Display means for displaying the operating data in a form that can identify a player corresponding to the operating data;
Based on the operation data, the player who has recognized the number of times that the end detection means has detected the end of the game during the period when the game state determination means has determined that the game state is in the special game state. And a counting means for counting the number of individual endings divided for each ,
The game center data management system , wherein the display unit displays the individual end counts totaled by the totaling unit . The game area data management system according to claim 1 , wherein the display means is configured to display jackpot history data relating to the player, and displays the operation data in the jackpot history data . When a predetermined condition is established with the game, a special gaming state in which the probability of jackpot occurrence is higher than the normal gaming state is generated only for a predetermined period, and it is not determined from the player side whether or not the special gaming state is occurring. In a data display terminal for a game hall installed at a position corresponding to a gaming machine configured to be capable,
Gaming state determination means for determining whether the gaming state of the gaming machine is a normal gaming state or a special gaming state;
End detecting means for detecting that the game in the gaming machine has ended,
Player recognition means for recognizing a player in the gaming machine;
Display means for displaying the determination result by the gaming state determination means and the detection result by the end detection means as operation data in a state associated with the player recognized by the player recognition means;
Based on the operation data, the player who has recognized the number of times that the end detection means has detected the end of the game during the period when the game state determination means has determined that the game state is in the special game state. A data display for a game hall, characterized in that it is configured to be accessible to a totaling means for counting up as individual-specific end counts and is displayed on the display means as obtained from the totaling means. Terminal. 4. The game field data display terminal according to claim 3, wherein the display means is configured to display jackpot history data relating to the player, and displays the operation data in the jackpot history data.

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