JP5732269B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device that uses an object such as a medal.

  At present, various medal game devices using medals are known as game devices used in game facilities such as game centers. For example, the medal game device includes a pusher game device. The pusher game device places a large number of medals on a game field and slides a pusher table on the game field. When the user inserts a medal into the game field at the timing when the pusher table is moved to the back side, this medal is pushed by the pusher table, and further, the medals accumulated on the game field are pushed. Thereby, when the medal on the near side falls into the medal dropping groove, the player can acquire this medal.

  In recent years, a game apparatus that supplies an object (for example, a ball) different from a medal to a game field is known. In this game apparatus, the ball can be moved together with the medal, and when the ball falls into the medal dropping groove, a predetermined process (event) is executed. This process includes, for example, a lottery process and a mini game, and medals are paid out to a player, for example, according to the processing result.

JP 2008-194275 A

  However, in the conventional game device, when an object (ball) other than the medal falls, only a predetermined process (event) is executed. That is, since the process executed before the object falls is known, it is difficult to obtain an expectation (pounding feeling) that an unexpected result can be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus that can give a sense of expectation to processing executed when an object on a game field falls. is there.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a game field on which a first object and a second object are placed, a pusher table that reciprocates on the game field, and the fallen from the game field. A plurality of rails on which the second object is placed and rolled down are within a range in which the second object of the game field can fall, and the first interval at which the second object slips and falls, and the first a recovery section arranged to a different second distance are mixed with intervals, the with the pusher table reciprocation, said second object that has fallen from the game field, one of the plurality of rails detecting means for detecting during the rolling of Kano rail, the rail the second object is detected by said detecting means Flip Determine the falling position of the second object, characterized by comprising a processing means for executing processing corresponding to the falling position.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to give a sense of expectation to processing executed when an object on a game field falls.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the medal game device in this embodiment (1st-4th embodiment). The figure which shows the structure for collect | recovering the medal and ball which fell from the lower field in this embodiment. The top view which shows the mode of a part of left side in the housing | casing of a medal game device. Side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the mode of collection | recovery of the medal and ball which fell from the lower field of the medal game device. The block diagram which shows the function structure of the medal game device in this embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the event control data set to the game program in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the space | interval by which the guide rail of a medal game device is arrange | positioned. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the event control data in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example which arrange | positions the several guide rail in 3rd Embodiment to a high position and a low position alternately. The figure which shows the example which made constant the height which arrange | positions the guide rail in 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows another structural example for detecting the ball | bowl from which size differs in 3rd Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement of 4th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the event control data in 4th Embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a medal game apparatus 10 in the present embodiment (first to fourth embodiments), and FIG. 2 shows a structure for collecting medals and balls B dropped from the lower field 17. FIG. The medal game device 10 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a pusher game device, and is usually installed and used in a store such as a game center. The medal game device 10 shown in FIG. 1 has a configuration in which a game can be played by, for example, one player, but a configuration in which a plurality of players can play at the same time may be employed.

  An operation panel 11b on which various functions operated by the player are mounted is provided on the front surface of the game housing 11a. Further, the upper portion of the operation panel 11b of the game housing 11a is covered with a transparent cover 12 (for example, acrylic) so that the game field inside the housing can be seen. The transparent cover 12 prevents direct contact with the game field.

  In the center of the operation panel 11b, a medal inserter 13 is provided. The medal inserter 13 is a device for the player to insert medals into the game field. When a medal is inserted into a medal slot provided on the outside of the transparent cover 12, the medal inserter 13 passes the medal through the medal passage portion penetrating into the transparent cover 12, and its tip In the game field. The medal inserter 13 is attached so as to be rotatable within a specified range so that the player can select the medal insertion direction. Thus, the player can turn the tip of the medal passage portion of the medal thrower 13 left and right within a predetermined range.

  The operation panel 11b is provided with a game selection / determination button (not shown) operated by the player, a speaker (not shown), a medal payout port 19, and the like. The game selection / determination button is a button that is operated when the player gives various instructions to the medal game apparatus 10. The speaker outputs BGM (back ground music), sound effects, etc. during the game. The medal payout port 19 is for paying out medals to the player, and medals dropped from the game field in the transparent cover 12 are discharged.

  In the game field, a pusher table (upper field) 16 and a lower field 17 are provided. The pusher table 16 is used as a table on which medals and balls are loaded, and is used to push out medals loaded in the lower field 17 by reciprocating. The pusher table 16 is loaded with medals inserted from the medal inserter 13 and medals paid out from the medal supply port by winning or the like. The lower field 17 is used as a table on which medals are loaded, and medals inserted from the medal inserter 13, medals dropped from the pusher table (upper field) 16, medals paid out by winning, etc. are stacked. When the medals fall into the medal drop groove 18 provided on the front side of the lower field 17 in the figure, the medals are discharged from the medal payout opening 19 provided on the front surface of the main body of the medal game apparatus 10. As a result, the player can obtain medals. The game field is provided with a winning opening (not shown) that can start the lottery process.

  In the medal game device 10 according to the present embodiment, another object different from the medal can be placed on the game field. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that, for example, a ball B can be placed as another object. The ball B is thrown into the game field from ball throwing mechanisms 21 and 22 provided in the game field. The ball throwing mechanisms 21 and 22 are provided, for example, on the side of the pusher base 16 and the lower field 17 inside the transparent cover 12. The ball throwing mechanism 21 throws the ball B into the pusher table 16 and rolls the ball B supplied from the inside of the housing onto the pusher table 16 on the ball rail 21a. The ball throwing mechanism 22 throws the ball B into the lower field 17 and rolls the ball B supplied from the inside of the housing onto the ball rail 22 a and onto the lower field 17.

  The ball B placed on the pusher table 16 or the lower field 17 is pushed and moved by the medal as the pusher table 16 is pushed and moved by the reciprocating motion of the pusher table 16. Or move on a medal.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of guide rails 20 are arranged in the medal drop groove 18 with a predetermined interval. The interval at which the guide rails 20 are arranged is at least narrower than the diameter of the balls so that the balls B do not slip through and fall. The guide rail 20 is mounted at a position where the upper end is aligned with the height of the upper surface of the lower field 17, and the lower end is predetermined above the ball collection passage 25 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) provided in the operation panel 11b. It is attached with an inclination angle of. The ball B dropped from the lower field 17 into the medal dropping groove 18 rides on, for example, two guide rails 20 and rolls down to the ball collection passage 25. Further, the medals dropped from the lower field 17 pass through between the guide rails 20 before reaching the ball collection path 25, and the medal collection unit 24 provided in the lower part of the guide rails 20 (FIGS. 3 and 4). Fall).

  The pusher table 16 is reciprocated along the upper surface of the lower field 17 in the front-rear direction by, for example, a fixed period by a pusher table drive mechanism 46 (described later). The pusher table 16 is used as an upper field on which medals are placed. When the medal on the pusher table 16 falls to the front side in the figure, it is placed on the lower field 17. When the pusher base 16 is not in the forefront position during the reciprocating movement, if a medal falls within the reciprocating movement range on the lower field 17, the medal is pushed by the pusher base 16 and accumulated in the lower field 17. It is pushed into many medals. When the medal is pushed in this way, the medal accumulated on the lower field 17 is pushed to the front side in the figure. The medal at the end on the near side of the lower field 17 is pushed along with the reciprocating motion of the pusher base 16 and passes between the guide rails 20 and falls into the medal dropping groove 18. The medals that have fallen into the medal drop groove 18 are collected by the medal collection unit 24 provided below the medal drop groove 18. Similarly, the ball B at the end on the near side of the lower field 17 falls from the lower field 17 when pushed along with the reciprocating motion of the pusher base 16, but rides on the guide rail 20 and rides the medal recovery unit. The ball rolls down to the ball collection passage 25 without falling to 24. That is, in the medal game device 10 according to the present embodiment, a collecting unit that collects the ball B and the medal dropped from the lower field 17 individually by the medal collecting unit 24 and the ball collecting passage 25 is provided.

  A monitor 14 is installed in front of the pusher base 16. The monitor 14 displays various types of information (menus, etc.) to be presented to the player, and displays a screen for lottery processing at the time of winning. For example, as a screen for lottery processing, numbers and patterns arranged in three columns are displayed individually to indicate that the reels are rotating in the vertical direction, and in response to an operation on the game selection / decision button. Display to stop the rotation display.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide rails 20 are arranged with a certain interval. The interval at which the guide rails 20 are arranged is such that medals falling from the lower field 17 pass through the guide rails 20 and fall to the medal collection unit 24, and the ball B dropped from the lower field 17 reaches the ball collection passage 25. Are defined so as to ride on at least two guide rails 20. Therefore, the interval at which the guide rails 20 are arranged is determined according to the size of the medals and the ball B used in the medal game apparatus 10.

  The medals dropped from the lower field 17 are formed in a thin plate shape, and are arranged with a sufficiently wide interval according to the size of the ball B. Before reaching the passage 25, it passes through the guide rails 20 and surely falls to the medal recovery unit 24.

  A ball collection passage 25 is provided at the tip of the lower end of the guide rail 20. The ball collection passage 25 is disposed in the left-right direction, for example, and is inclined so that the left end portion is higher. The ball collection path 25 collects the ball B that has been rolled down on the guide rail 20 and conveys it to the ball collection and input mechanism (not shown in FIG. 2) by inclination.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of the left side of the medal game device 10 in the housing.
As shown in FIG. 3, many medals and balls B are placed on the pusher table 16 and the lower field 17. The medal that has dropped from the lower field 17 to the near side passes through the guide rail 20 and falls to the medal collection unit 24.

  On the other hand, the ball B rides on the two guide rails 20 and rolls down to the ball collection passage 25. A ball detection sensor 23 is provided between the guide rails 20. The ball detection sensor 23 is for detecting the ball B rolling on the guide rail 20, and for example, a mechanical or optical sensor is used. The mechanical ball detection sensor 23 detects that the ball has fallen, for example, by contacting the ball B rolling on the guide rail 20. The optical ball detection sensor 23 detects that the ball has fallen by, for example, irradiating light between the guide rails 20 and receiving light reflected by the ball B passing over the sensor.

  Since the ball detection sensors 23 are respectively provided between the plurality of guide rails 20, it is determined from which position in the lower field 17 (falling position) depending on which sensor has detected the ball B. can do.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining how the medals and the ball B dropped from the lower field 17 of the medal game device 10 are collected.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the medal inserted from the medal inserter 13 is pushed by the movement of the pusher base 16, the medal M and the ball B placed on the lower field 17 move in the direction of the medal dropping groove 18. Extruded. The medal M dropped from the lower field 17 passes between the guide rails 20 and falls to the medal collection unit 24.

  On the other hand, since the guide rails 20 are arranged at a narrower interval than the diameter of the ball B, the balls B ride on the two guide rails 20 and roll down to the ball collection passage 25, for example.

  Thus, even when objects of different types, such as medals M and balls B, are used together, they can be collected individually. As for the ball B, since the interval at which the guide rails 20 are arranged is narrower than the diameter of the ball B, the ball B rides on the guide rail 20 and passes over the medal recovery unit 24 and reaches the ball recovery path 25. .

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the medal game device 10 in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 5, each part of the medal game device 10 is controlled by the CPU 40. The CPU 40 controls each unit by executing the game program 41 a stored in the memory 41. In addition to the basic program and the game program 41a, the memory 41 stores various data used for executing the game. In the game program 41a in the present embodiment, event control data for executing a process (event) corresponding to the drop position of the ball B falling from the lower field 17 is set. Details of the event control data will be described later (FIGS. 7, 10, and 15).

The CPU 40 is connected to the monitor 14, the speaker 43, the light source unit 44, and the button input unit 45 via the input / output control unit 42.
The speaker 43 is housed in, for example, the operation panel 11b in FIG. 1 and outputs sound effects, BGM (back ground music), various message sounds, and the like during game execution according to the control of the CPU 40.
The light source unit 44 controls lighting (flashing) of various light sources (not shown) provided in the medal game apparatus 10.
The button input unit 45 performs input control of buttons such as a game selection / decision button provided in the medal game device 10, and outputs an input signal to the CPU 40 in accordance with an input operation to the player's button.

In addition, the CPU 40 controls the pusher base drive mechanism unit 46, the payout mechanism unit 47, the ball collection / injection mechanism unit 48, and the like.
The pusher base drive mechanism 46 reciprocates the pusher base 16 provided in the game field in the front-rear direction, for example, at a constant cycle.
The payout mechanism unit 47 supplies a predetermined number of medals from the medal supply port according to the lottery result under the control of the CPU 40.
The ball collection / injection mechanism 48 conveys the balls collected by the ball collection passage 25 to the lower part of the ball insertion mechanisms 21 and 22 inside the housing, and pushes them up from below to place them on the ball rails 21a and 22a. It is configured to feed the field.

  The input interface 50 inputs signals from the plurality of ball detection sensors 23-1 to 23-n and notifies the CPU 40 of the signals. The ball detection sensors 23 (23-1 to 23-n) are provided between the plurality of guide rails 20.

The insertion sensor 52 is attached to the medal inserter 13, for example, and detects a medal inserted from the medal inserter 13 into the game field by the operation of the player.
The payout sensor 53 detects a medal paid out to the player from the medal payout opening 19, for example.

Next, the operation of the medal game device 10 in this embodiment will be described.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.
The CPU 40 reciprocates the pusher table 16 in the front-rear direction at a constant cycle by the pusher table drive mechanism 46. The player inserts medals from the medal inserter 13 onto the lower field 17 or the pusher pedestal 16 aiming at an appropriate timing at which the pusher pedestal 16 reciprocates. When the pusher base 16 is not in the foremost position, if a medal is dropped to a position where no medal is deposited in the lower field 17, the pusher base 16 moves forward through the dropped medal. The accumulated medals can be pushed out in the direction of the medal drop groove 18. When the ball B is loaded on the lower field 17, it moves in the direction of the medal drop groove 18 in the same manner as the medal moves.

  The CPU 40 monitors the fall of the balls by the ball detection sensors 23-1 to 23-n through the input interface 50. The medals that have fallen from the lower field 17 pass through the guide rails 20 and are stored in the medal collection unit 24, but the ball B rolls on the guide rails 20. The fall of the ball B is detected by any of the ball detection sensors 23-1 to 23-n and notified to the CPU 40. The CPU 40 can determine the drop position of the ball B depending on which of the ball detection sensors 23-1 to 23-n has detected the ball B.

  When the fall of the ball B is detected (step A1, Yes), the CPU 40 determines processing corresponding to the drop position based on the event control data set in the game program 41a (step A2), and the corresponding event Is executed (step A3).

  FIG. 7 shows an example of event control data set in the game program 41a in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the process is executed depending on the drop position (drop position 1, 2,...) Of the ball B from the lower field 17, that is, the ball detection sensor 23-1 to 23-n. A power process (events 1, 2,...) Is defined.

  Events include lottery processing, mini games, and supply of medals and balls to the game field. In the lottery process, for example, numbers and patterns arranged in three rows are individually displayed to indicate that the reels are rotating in the vertical direction, and the rotation display is displayed according to the operation on the game selection / decision button. The display is made to stop, and the number of medals according to the arranged pattern is paid out. In addition, a plurality of types of lottery processes may be executed. Similarly, a mini-game can be executed by displaying a game screen on the monitor 14. In the supply of medals and balls, the number of medals and the number of balls B supplied to the game field can be changed according to the drop position of the ball B. Various other events can be defined.

  Note that the event corresponding to the drop position is not fixed, and may be replaced, for example, when a predetermined number of events are executed or every time a predetermined period elapses. As a result, when the same player continues to play the game, different events can be executed even if the ball B falls from the same position of the lower field 17.

  In the above description, the interval at which the guide rails 20 are arranged is constant, but may be different. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, when the distance between the guide rails 20a and 20b is D1, the distance between the guide rails 20c and 20d is D2, and the distance between the guide rails 20e and 20f is D3, D1 <D2 <D3. It has become a relationship.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the distance D3 is wider, such as the guide rails 20e and 20f, the ball B is more easily fitted than the guide rails 20a and 20b disposed at the distance D1. For this reason, even if the ball B falls near the position where the guide rails 20a and 20b are disposed, the guide rails 20e and 20f having the distance D3 are disposed adjacent to each other, so that the guide rails 20e and 20f are disposed. It also occurs when the ball falls on the board. In this way, by providing a mixture of a wide space and a narrow space between the guide rails 20, the probability that the ball B is detected as the falling position of the ball B is made non-uniform, and the player is executed according to the falling of the ball B. Processing can be made difficult to predict.

  In this way, in the medal game device 10 in the first embodiment, the drop position of the ball B falling from the lower field 17 is detected, and processing corresponding to the drop position is executed. Therefore, the player can have a sense of expectation because the processing contents are not known until it is determined from which position the ball B has actually dropped.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, an event corresponding to the drop position of one ball B is executed. In the second embodiment, an event corresponding to a combination of the drop positions of a plurality of balls B is executed. Here, a description will be given assuming that an event corresponding to the combination of the drop positions of the two balls B is executed.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of event control data in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, processing (events 1, 2,...) To be executed according to the combination of the falling positions (falling positions 1, 2, 3, 4,...) Of the two balls B is performed. Is defined.

  When the fall of the ball B is detected (step B1, Yes), the CPU 40 records data indicating the drop position in the memory 41 (step B2).

  The CPU 40 refers to the data recorded in the memory 41, and an event corresponding to the combination of the drop position of the previously dropped ball B and the current drop position of the dropped ball B is set in the event control data. (Step B3). Here, not only is the combination of the drop position of the ball B that has just dropped and the drop position of the ball B that has fallen this time, but also the drop position of the ball B that has been dropped the previous time or earlier and the ball that has fallen this time. An event corresponding to a combination of the drop position of B may be targeted.

  CPU40 performs a corresponding event, when the event according to the combination of a fall position is set to event control data (step B4). In addition, when the event corresponding to the combination with the fall position of the ball B that has fallen this time is not set in the event control data, it corresponds to the fall position of one ball B as in the first embodiment. An event may be executed.

  In this way, in the medal game device 10 of the second embodiment, an event corresponding to the combination of the drop positions of the plurality of balls B is executed, so that the player can predict the event executed by the drop of the ball B. It becomes difficult and you can have a sense of expectation.

  In the above description, an event is set for a combination of the drop positions of two balls B, but a combination of the drop positions of three or more balls B is also set in the event control data. May be. Further, without limiting the number of balls B, an event corresponding to a combination of dropping positions of a plurality of balls B that have fallen within a predetermined time may be executed.

(Third embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, one type of ball B having the same shape is used. However, in the third embodiment, different types of balls (third object and fourth object) are used. Shall be. In 3rd Embodiment, the event according to the combination of the kind of fallen ball | bowl B and a fall position is performed. Here, the case where balls B1 and B2 having different sizes are used as different types of balls B will be described as an example.

11, 12, and 13 are diagrams for explaining an example of arrangement of the guide rail 20 and discrimination of the ball type (size) when using a plurality of balls B <b> 1 and B <b> 2 having different sizes in the third embodiment. is there.
FIG. 11 shows an example in which a plurality of guide rails 20 are alternately arranged at a high position and a low position. In the arrangement example of the guide rail 20 shown in FIG. 11, the intervals between the guide rails 20 are not all the same, and a wide portion and a narrow portion are mixed. It is assumed that the widest intervals Da3 and Db3 are narrower than the diameter of the small-sized ball B2. The ball B2 rolls on the two guide rails 20 at any drop position. Therefore, since one ball detection sensor 23 provided between the guide rails 20 detects that the ball B2 has fallen, it can be determined that the small-sized ball B2 has fallen.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the large-sized ball B1 rolls down on, for example, three guide rails 20c, 20d, and 20e by disposing the guide rails 20 alternately at high and low positions. . In this case, the two ball detection sensors 23 provided between the guide rails 20c and 20d and the guide rails 20d and 20e can detect that the ball has dropped at the same timing. Therefore, when the fall of the ball B is detected by the two ball detection sensors 23, it can be determined that the large-sized ball B1 has fallen.

  The three guide rails 20c, 20d, and 20e roll while the ball B1 is in contact therewith, and therefore can be detected by the mechanical ball detection sensor 23, but the distance Da2 between the guide rails 20c, 20d, and 20e is Da2. , Db2 may roll off without contact with the guide rail 20 disposed at a different interval. In this case, by using the optical ball detection sensor 23, the ball B1 can be detected in a non-contact manner. What type of ball detection sensor 23 should be used may be determined according to the size of the ball B used in the medal game device 10, the interval at which the guide rails 20 are disposed, and the like.

  FIG. 12 shows an example in which the height at which the guide rail 20 is disposed is constant. In addition, by mixing the guide rail 20 with a wide portion and a narrow portion, the probability that the balls B1, B2, and B3 are detected as falling positions is made non-uniform. In addition, it is assumed that three balls B1, B2, and B3 having different sizes are used.

  In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 12, any size ball B1, B2, B3 rides on the two guide rails 20 and rolls down. Therefore, by disposing the optical ball detection sensor 23 between the guide rails 20, the balls B1, B2, and B3 having different sizes can be discriminated.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12, ball detection sensors 23 a to 23 h are arranged in the vicinity of the same side with respect to each guide rail 20. Thereby, for example, when a medium-sized ball B1 gets on the guide rails 20b and 23c, it is detected by the two ball detection sensors 23b and 23c. Similarly, when a large ball B2 rides on the guide rails 20e, 23f, it is detected by the three ball detection sensors 23d, 23e, 23f, and a small ball B3 rides on the guide rails 20g, 23h. In this case, it is detected by one ball detection sensor 23g.

  In this way, by setting the height at which the guide rail 20 is disposed to be constant, the ball B is detected at the same timing even if it rolls on the two guide rails 20 in any ball size. The ball size can be determined according to the number of sensors.

FIG. 13 shows another configuration example for detecting balls B1 and B2 having different sizes.
In FIG. 13, sensors 60a, 60b, 61a, 61b for detecting the ball B are provided in the vicinity of the end of the lower field 17 on the medal dropping groove 18 side. The sensors 60a, 60b, 61a, 61b are for detecting that the ball B has passed at a position immediately before dropping from the lower field 17. Light transmitting sensors 60a and 60b are provided at the left end of the lower field 17, and light receiving sensors 61a and 61b are provided at positions opposite to the light transmitting sensors 60a and 60b at the right end of the lower field 17, respectively. .

  As shown in FIG. 13, for example, the small-sized ball B1 is detected by the lower light-transmitting sensor 60a and the light-receiving sensor 61a, and the large-sized ball B2 is only the light-transmitting sensor 60a and the light-receiving sensor 61a. In addition, the passage is detected also by the light transmission sensor 60b and the light receiving sensor 61b on the upper side. As a result, it is possible to determine whether the dropped ball is the small ball B1 or the large ball B2 depending on which step side sensor has detected.

  In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 13, since the ball type (here, large and small) can be detected by the sensors 60a, 60b, 61a, 61b, the drop position is detected by the ball detection sensor 23 as shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to detect whether it passed on the guide rail 20. FIG.

  In the first embodiment, based on the event control data set in the game program 41a, the process corresponding to the fall position is determined and the corresponding event is executed. In the second embodiment, however, the CPU 40 The processing corresponding to the ball type and the drop position is discriminated and the corresponding event is executed. Therefore, it is assumed that processing (event) to be executed is defined in advance in the event control data in association with the set of the ball type and the drop position.

  In FIG. 13, since two sets of light transmission sensors and light receiving sensors are provided, two types (large size and small size) of balls B1 and B2 can be detected. By installing the optical sensor and the light receiving sensor at different heights, it is possible to detect three or more types of balls.

  In the above description, a plurality of types of balls having different sizes are taken as an example, but other different types of balls can be used in combination. For example, it is possible to use a ball having a different color, a ball having a different mass, or a ball having a different surface shape (for example, presence or absence of unevenness). In this case, it is necessary to provide a function for identifying the ball type according to the type of ball used. That is, a function for identifying the color of the ball, a function for measuring the mass of the ball, a function for determining the surface shape of the ball, and the like may be provided. The color and surface shape of the ball can be determined, for example, by taking an image of the dropped ball and performing existing image processing from this image. Further, the mass of the ball can be determined by arranging a measuring device for measuring the mass of the dropped ball on the path of the ball.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the third embodiment, an event corresponding to a combination of one ball type and a drop position is executed. In the fourth embodiment, an event corresponding to a combination of a plurality of ball types and a drop position is performed. Run. Note that the detection of the ball type and the drop position is performed in the same manner as in the third embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 shows an example of event control data in the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, depending on the combination of the drop position (drop positions 1, 2, 3, 4...) Of two balls B and the ball type (types A, B, C, D...). Processes to be executed (events 1, 2,...) Are defined.

  When the drop position and ball type of the ball B are detected (step C1, Yes), the CPU 40 records data indicating the drop position and the ball type in the memory 41 (step C2).

  The CPU 40 refers to the data recorded in the memory 41, and an event corresponding to the combination of the drop position / ball type of the ball B that has been dropped first and the drop position / ball type of the ball B that has been dropped this time is It is determined whether the event control data is set (step C3). Here, not only is the combination of the drop position / ball type of the ball B just dropped and the drop position / ball type of the ball B dropped this time, but also the drop position of the ball B dropped two times before or earlier. / An event corresponding to a combination of the ball type and the drop position / ball type of the currently dropped ball B may be targeted.

  When an event corresponding to the combination of drop position / ball type is set in the event control data, the CPU 40 executes the corresponding event (step C4). If an event corresponding to the combination of the fall position / ball type of the ball B that has been dropped this time is not set in the event control data, the fall position of one ball B is the same as in the third embodiment. / An event corresponding to the ball type may be executed.

  In this way, in the medal game device 10 of the fourth embodiment, an event corresponding to the combination of the drop positions / ball types of the plurality of balls B is executed. This makes it difficult to predict and can give you a sense of expectation.

  In the above description, an event is set for the combination of the drop position / ball type of two balls B, but event control is also performed for the combination of the drop position / ball type of three or more balls B. You may make it set in data. In addition, without limiting the number of balls B, an event corresponding to a combination of dropping positions / ball types of a plurality of balls B dropped within a predetermined time may be executed.

  Also in the fourth embodiment, as described in the third embodiment, not only balls having different sizes but also different types of balls (color, mass, surface shape, etc.) can be used.

  In the above description of the first to fourth embodiments, it is described that the ball is placed on the game field (pusher table) in addition to the medals, but as a pusher game machine using an object other than the ball. It may be configured. In this case, the collection port may be configured according to the shape of the object so that the fall position of the object can be detected separately.

  In addition, the first to fourth embodiments can be implemented individually as described above, or can be implemented by combining two or more embodiments.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Medal game device, 11a ... Game housing | casing, 13 ... Medal thrower, 14 ... Monitor, 16 ... Pusher stand, 17 ... Lower field, 18 ... Medal drop groove, 20 ... Guide rail, 23 ... Ball detection sensor, 24 ... medal collection part, 25 ... ball collection passage, 40 ... CPU, 41a ... game program, 48 ... ball collection and input mechanism, B ... ball, M ... medal.

Claims (5)

A game field on which the first object and the second object are placed;
A pusher table that reciprocates on the game field;
The plurality of rails on which the second object that has fallen from the game field is rolled down falls within a range in which the second object in the game field can fall, and the first object does not slip through the first rail. A collection unit arranged so that the interval and a second interval different from the first interval are mixed; and
Wherein with the pusher table reciprocation, the sensing means to said second object that has fallen from the game field, to detect during the rolling one of the rails of the plurality of rails,
A game apparatus comprising: processing means for determining a fall position of the second object according to a rail where the second object is detected by the detection means, and executing processing according to the drop position. .   The game device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit executes processing according to a combination of a plurality of drop positions of the second objects detected by the detection unit. The second object includes a third object having a first shape and a fourth object having a second shape having a size different from that of the first shape.
The detecting means identifies the third object and the fourth object;
The processing means, the game apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the executing a process according to any one of the third object or the fourth object identified by the detection means. The recovery unit, the game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recovering and the second object and said first object dropped from the game field separately. The game device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection unit recognizes a size of the second object based on a rail on which the second object has fallen.

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