JP6470078B2 - GAME INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND GAME AROUND SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game information display device and a game hall system.

  Conventionally, the operation rate of gaming machines has been managed in amusement halls. Since the operating rate of a gaming machine has a great influence on the profit of the amusement hall, a technique for increasing the operating rate has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a game information display device that displays game information that can be used as a reference when a player selects a gaming machine when the gaming machine is not in operation.

JP 2013-34572 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has the effect of making it easier to select which gaming machine to play after the player has visited, but increases the willingness of the player to visit at the same time as the start of business. The effect could not be obtained sufficiently.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game information display device and a game hall system that increase the willingness of a player to visit at the same time as the start of business.

  According to the game information display device of claim 1, since the special effect is executed when the special game state occurs at an early timing, the player who wants to check the special effect can play the special game at an earlier timing than other game machines. Try to generate a state. As a result, the number of players who want to start a game at the earliest possible timing, that is, at the time of opening, can be increased, and the motivation of the player to visit at the same time as the start of business can be enhanced.

According to the game field system of claim 2, since the special effect is executed when the special game state occurs at an early timing, the same effect as the game information display device of claim 1 can be obtained. In addition, according to the game hall system of claim 2 , after the execution of the special effect is completed, the special effect is executed in order to perform the game aiming at the total number of special game states to be the special account number. It is possible to suppress a decrease in gaming motivation after completion. That is, it is possible to maintain a state where the player's gaming motivation is high by performing the total number of times after the special effect.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Diagram showing reel arrangement of gaming machine A diagram showing the role setting of the gaming machine The figure which shows the effective line of the gaming machine The figure which shows the internal winning setting table of the gaming machine Illustration of the first screen in the morning Figure of special production screen corresponding to game machine where bonus occurred Figure of special production screen corresponding to other gaming machines Illustration of ranking screen Figure of ranking screen when ranked in Figure of remaining number notification screen Illustration of total number effect screen

  Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. A lending device 2 and a data display 4 are installed in the game hall corresponding to the slot machine 1 as a gaming machine. Two slot machines 1, two lending devices 2, and two data display devices 4 are connected in association with one relay device 3. The relay device 3 is connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5 and is connected to the island edge display device 7. As will be described in detail later, the relay device 3, the data display device 4, and the island edge display device 7 correspond to a game information display device corresponding to a predetermined gaming machine.

The lending device 2 includes an operation lamp 2a indicating an operation state, a money insertion slot 2b, a card insertion slot 2c, a dispensing nozzle 2d, and the like. When the player inserts money into the money insertion slot 2b, the lending device 2 lends a number of medals corresponding to the money from the payout nozzle 2d.
The data display 4 includes a plurality of operation buttons 4a, a liquid crystal display unit 4b, an LED display unit 4c, a speaker unit 4d, and the like. The data display 4 displays various game data acquired from the relay device 3 or the management device 6 on the liquid crystal display unit 4b, and can switch the display contents by operating the operation buttons 4a. Further, in the data display device 4, the plurality of operation buttons 4a include a button for calling an employee of the game hall, and various notifications including notification by voice or the like on the speaker unit 4d are possible.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and stores game data transmitted from the game machine side in the game hall, that is, the slot machine 1, the lending device 2, the data display device 4, the relay device 3, and the like. to manage. In the amusement hall, for example, several hundreds of gaming machines including so-called pachinko machines are installed, and all the gaming machines are managed by the management device 6.

  Although not shown, a plurality of slot machines 1 (for example, 80) are installed on each game island in the game arcade, and the island edge display device 7 is provided at the island edge (entrance side) of each game island. Is arranged. The island edge display device 7 has, for example, a long rectangular box shape that extends vertically along the island edge wall surface of the game island, and includes a liquid crystal display portion 7a and an LED display portion 7b. The liquid crystal display unit 7a is a vertical liquid crystal display capable of full color display and extending in the vertical direction, and the LED display unit 7b is composed of LED groups arranged in the vertical direction. The island edge display device 7 is capable of displaying information for a plurality of units associated with a plurality of slot machines 1 for each game island by using the liquid crystal display unit 7a and the LED display unit 7b.

  The slot machine 1 is provided with a display window 8a on the front surface thereof, and the player can visually recognize the design of the reel 8 provided inside through the display window 8a. As shown in FIG. 2, each symbol is drawn on the circumferential surface of the left reel, the middle reel, and the right reel. When each reel is stopped, it corresponds to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 8a. Is displayed. That is, in the display window 8a, a symbol display area for a total of nine symbols is formed for each of the three reels.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slot machine 1 is set with three types of combinations of bonus combination, small combination, and replay combination. Two types of bonus combination, BB combination and RB combination, and three types of seven combination, five combination, and two combination are set. In the slot machine 1, the number of medals used in one game (the number of BETs that are inserted) is set to 3 (3 BET) in the normal state to be described later, and 2 (that is, BB state or 2BET) is set in the RB state. In the bonus state, only the small combination (five-piece combination) is set to be an internal winning combination, and the number of medals to be paid out when the five-piece combination wins is set.

  In the display window 8a, as shown in FIG. 4, one horizontal line corresponding to the middle stage (solid line indicated by “1” in the same figure), two diagonal lines corresponding to the upper stage, middle stage, and lower stage (same figure). 5 solid lines indicated by “2” and “3”), and two horizontal lines corresponding to the upper and lower stages (solid lines indicated by “4” and “5” in the figure) are set in total. When the winning symbols are aligned on any winning line, a corresponding winning is generated.

  Below the display window 8a, there are provided a MAXBET button 10 for inserting a credit medal, a credit settlement button 11 for adjusting a credit medal, and a medal insertion slot 12 for inserting a medal. 13, three stop buttons 14 are provided. When the credit settlement button 11 is operated in a state where the credit number is 1 or more, medals corresponding to the credit amount are paid out. The slot machine 1 is provided with a tray 19 at the bottom and a ramp 20 at the top.

  In the slot machine 1, for example, setting values for setting the internal winning probability of the combination in six stages “1” to “6” are provided, and any one of the setting values is validated. The setting value is a setting that is more advantageous to the player as the value is higher, and is a setting that is disadvantageous to the player as the value is lower.

  When the game is started by operating the start lever 13 with a medal inserted, the slot machine 1 extracts one of random numbers generated between 0 and 65535, for example, The internal winning combination is determined by checking against the winning random number table. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, in the normal state, 400 random numbers for lottery are assigned to the BB combination, and the theoretical internal winning probability is 400/65536. Similarly, 400 random numbers for the RB combination, 4096 for the 5-piece combination, 8192 for the 7-piece combination, 656 for the 2-piece combination, and 8978 random numbers for the replay combination. In the BB or RB state, all the random numbers for lottery are assigned to the 15 winning combinations, and the probability that the 15 winning combinations will be the internal winning combinations is set high.

  After determining the internal winning combination and starting the reel 8, the slot machine 1 performs stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) in accordance with the operation of each stop button 14 by the player and the internal winning combination. Execute. The pull-in control is a control capable of pulling a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range (up to a maximum of four symbols) from the point in time when the operation of each stop button 14 is detected onto the winning line and stopping it. Then, a winning occurs when the symbol corresponding to the combination stops on the winning line.

  In the normal state, when a small combination (seven winning combination, five winning combination, two winning combination) wins, a corresponding number of medals are paid out. Further, when the replay combination wins, the game can be executed again without newly inserting medals. In the bonus state, as described above, the number of BETs is reduced to 2 BETs, and the probability that the 5 winning combination will be an internal winning combination is increased. When the 5 winning combination wins, 15 medals are paid out. . For this reason, it can be said that the bonus state is a special game state in which a large amount of medals can be obtained at a stretch and the slot machine 1 is advantageous to the player. For example, the BB state is ended by paying out medals exceeding 300 sheets, and the RB state is ended by paying out medals exceeding 100 sheets, for example, and the normal state is shifted to when the bonus state is ended.

  The slot machine 1 controls the operation of the reel 8, the lamp unit 20, and the like based on a control program stored in its storage unit, and also outputs an out signal (one pulse for every medal insertion or one credit medal bet). Output), safe signal (1 pulse output for each payout of 1 medal or 1 credit medal), game signal (1 pulse output for each game start), BB signal and RB signal (BB state and RB state, respectively) A game signal such as a level signal output that can be specified as a special game state is controlled and output to the management device 6.

  The management device 6 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit, a transmission / reception unit, an output unit such as a monitor 6a and a printer, and an operation unit such as a keyboard 6b and a mouse, and receives game signals and the like output from the gaming machine side. Thus, it has a function of managing various information including game data.

  Now, both the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 described above receive various information from the slot machine 1 side via the relay device 3. Therefore, the occurrence of the bonus state can be specified by each of the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7, but strictly speaking, a bonus state has occurred in the relay device 3 (game state specifying means). The specified information is output to the data display 4 and the island edge display device 7.

  The relay device 3 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a transmission / reception unit including an I / F (all not shown). The transmission / reception unit of the relay device 3 is connected so as to be able to perform information communication with each of the slot machine 1, the lending device 2, the data display device 4, the management device 6, and the island edge display device 7 (see FIG. 1). As a result, the control unit of the relay device 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as the relay device 3) slot the occurrence of these bonus states based on the BB signal and RB signal of the corresponding slot machine 1 and other slot machines 1. A function for specifying each machine 1 is provided.

  As a timing specifying means, the relay device 3 has a bonus state that occurs at a timing earlier than other gaming machines in the corresponding gaming machine among a plurality of predetermined gaming machines based on the result of specifying the bonus state. This is specified and recorded (stored). Further, the relay device 3 specifies time information that is information corresponding to the occurrence time of the bonus state or information corresponding to the time elapsed from the predetermined timing to the occurrence of the bonus state as time information specifying means. Record. Specifically, the relay device 3 has a clock function by its own clock unit, and records the occurrence time of the bonus state in the corresponding slot machine 1. Then, the relay device 3 has elapsed from the occurrence time to the occurrence of the bonus state based on the occurrence time and a predetermined timing (for example, a game hall opening time (hereinafter referred to as business start time)). The calculated time is calculated and specified as time information. In addition, the relay device 3 specifies the occurrence timing of the bonus state by collating records of the occurrence times of the bonus state for a plurality of slot machines 1 that are set in advance in units of gaming islands, for example.

  When the data display device 4 specifies, as a special effect execution means, that a bonus state has occurred at an earlier timing than the other slot machines 1 in the corresponding slot machine 1 based on the input signal from the relay device 3. In addition, a special effect is executed for a player who plays a game in the slot machine 1. Specifically, as will be described in the following description of the operation, the special effect is performed using the liquid crystal display unit 4b of the data display device 4, the LED display unit 4c, the speaker unit 4d, and the like.

  Further, the relay device 3 counts the total number of bonus states generated in a plurality of predetermined gaming machines or one predetermined gaming machine as a total number counting means. Specifically, the control unit of the relay device 3, for example, for a plurality of slot machines 1 previously set as a group for each gaming island, counts the total number of occurrences of the bonus state by counting the BB signal and the RB signal (of both signals). (Total value obtained by counting up) is totaled for each slot machine 1 and totaled for each game island. In addition, the relay device 3 calculates the remaining number of times until the total number of times totaled for each of the bonus states reaches a predetermined special total number as the number of times calculation means. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the total number of so-called drill numbers is stored in the storage unit of the relay device 3, such as “500” for the game island unit and “50” for each slot machine 1, as shown in FIG. ing. The relay device 3 subtracts the count value related to the total number of times counted in units of game islands from “500”, and subtracts the count value related to the total number of times of the corresponding slot machine 1 from “50” to obtain the remaining number of times. Ask for.

  Then, the data display device 4 notifies the player of the remaining number of times calculated by the relay device 3 when the execution of the special effect is completed as the remaining number notification means (or special effect execution means) (see FIG. 11). (See symbol M6b). Further, the data display device 4 plays a game in the slot machine 1 in which the bonus state of the special total number has occurred when the total number counted by the relay device 3 becomes the special total number as the total number of times execution execution means. A total number of performances are performed for the player. As will be described in detail later, the notification of the remaining number of times and the execution of the total number of effects are started after the execution of the special effects is completed.

  The data display 4 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a transmission / reception unit including an I / F (all not shown). The transmission / reception unit of the data display 4 is connected to the relay device 3 as well as the operation buttons 4a, the liquid crystal display unit 4b, the LED display unit 4c, the speaker unit 4d, and the like. The control unit of the data display device 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as the data display device 4) performs display control of the display units 4b and 4c based on an input signal from the relay device 3 in accordance with a control program stored in the storage unit. Similar to the relay device 3, the data display 4 has a clock function, a counter function, and an arithmetic function using its own clock unit. Therefore, the data display device 4 can have functions as gaming state specifying means, timing specifying means, time information specifying means, total number counting means, and number calculating means, as in the relay device 3, and a ranking described later. Functions as data creation means and initialization means can be provided.

  The island edge display device 7 also includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of an HDD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, and a transmission / reception unit composed of an I / F (all not shown). The transmission / reception unit of the island edge display device 7 is connected to the relay device 3 as well as the liquid crystal display unit 7a, the LED display unit 7b, and the like. The control unit of the island edge display device 7 (hereinafter simply referred to as the island edge display device 7) performs display control of the display units 7a and 7b based on the input signal from the relay device 3 according to the control program stored in the storage unit. Do. Like the relay device 3, the island edge display device 7 has a clock function, a counter function, and an arithmetic function based on its own clock unit. Therefore, the game state specifying means, the timing specifying means, the time information specifying means, the total number counting means It is possible to provide a function as a number calculation means, and to provide functions as ranking data creation means and initialization means described later. Further, like the data display device 4, the island edge display device 7 has functions as special effect execution means, total number of times effect execution means, and remaining number of times notification means.

  In the present embodiment, the operation of the above configuration will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 to 12 showing display screens of the liquid crystal display unit 4b of the data display device 4. FIG. Here, FIG. 6, FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 are other display screens (such as so-called slump graphs) and display screens that are rotated, and FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. It is a display screen that is preferentially interrupted and displayed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Further, the display screens of FIGS. 6 to 12 can be classified as being displayed (changed) according to the occurrence time of the bonus state, the business hours of the game hall, and the like. A screen displayed in a relatively early time zone in the field, (2) a screen displayed in a subsequent time zone, and (3) other contents will be described in this order.

(1) Display of a relatively early time zone In the relatively early time zone including the first morning in the game hall business hours, the data display 4 displays the screen 21 shown in FIG. 6 (step S1). This screen 21 displays, for example, “Who is the bonus generated early?” As a message M1 prompting the player to generate the bonus state early. In addition, the island edge display device 7 displays the same message M1 in conjunction with the data display 4 on the liquid crystal display unit 7a. For this reason, it will be a motivation for the player to visit from the beginning of the morning the next day and play the game in order to generate the first bonus game.

  Here, it is assumed that the first bonus game is generated in one slot machine 1. At this time, the relay device 3 corresponding to the slot machine 1 determines the number of seconds from the start of business to the occurrence of the bonus state based on the occurrence time of the bonus state specified from the BB signal or the RB signal and the business start time. While calculating the elapsed time of the unit, the rank of the generation time is specified. As a result, the relay device 3 has a bonus state that occurs at the earliest timing (for example, 100 seconds) of the one slot machine 1 among all the slot machines 1 on the gaming island set as a group. When the data display device 4 corresponding to the slot machine 1 is identified, the screen 22 (see FIG. 7) displays “the fastest bonus is generated! 100 seconds from the start of business until the bonus is generated” based on the input signal from the relay device 3. Congratulations "message M2 is displayed (step S2). Such special effects are given to the player who plays a game in the slot machine 1, the light emission at the LED display unit 4 c of the data display 4 that is executed together, and the liquid crystal display unit 7 a of the island edge display device 7. Display of the message M2 in FIG. 5, light emission on the LED display portion 7b, and the like.

  It is assumed that the machine number of the slot machine 1 where the bonus game is generated is “5th machine”. In this case, the data display device 4 corresponding to another slot machine 1 belonging to the group of the game island displays information M3 “Bonus is generated at the 5th level !!” as shown on the screen 23 in FIG. Step S3).

  As described above, the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 indicate the occurrence timing of the bonus state in the corresponding gaming machine, that is, the bonus state generated in any of the plurality of slot machines 1 in the gaming island unit set as a group. When the generation timing is a timing earlier than a predetermined order in the bonus state already generated in the plurality of slot machines 1, the special effects in the steps S2 and S3 are executed. The special performance is not executed when the timing is. Specifically, in the present embodiment, a predetermined rank in the relay device 3 is set as “second place”, and the timing after the second rank (second) by the relay device 3 (the above example) In this case, when it is determined that a bonus state has occurred at a timing exceeding 100 seconds), the data display 4 or the island edge display device 7 does not execute a special effect.

  In the rotation display, as illustrated in the screen 24 of FIG. 9, an “instantaneous” is a list of gaming machines corresponding to the fifth place in order of the elapsed time from the business start time to the occurrence of the bonus game. The “winning ranking” information M4 is displayed (step S11).

  Information related to ranking, such as “immediate hit ranking” information M4, is created by the relay device 3 as ranking data in which times corresponding to the specified time information are arranged in a short order. In this case, the relay device 3 arranges the time elapsed from the business start time in ascending order based on the time information including the time information before that day, that is, by checking the records of the current and past time information. Create ranking data. Note that ranking data may be created in which the times corresponding to the time information specified by the relay device 3 are arranged in order from the earliest time based on the business start time.

  Further, in the relay device 3, a predetermined order (setting order) for ranking display is set to be changeable. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, by setting “5th place” as the predetermined order, data for performing display in which the first to fifth places are generated is generated. In this case, even if it is 100 seconds (see FIG. 7) until the bonus game is generated, the rank-in is not displayed on the screen 24. Thus, the ranking data created by the relay device 3 is output to the data display 4 and the island edge display device 7. Thereby, the data display 4 and the island edge display device 7 are configured as ranking data display means for displaying the ranking data created by the relay device 3.

  On the other hand, when the elapsed time from the start of business to the occurrence of the bonus game is an early timing within “fifth place”, the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 are based on the input signal from the relay device 3 in FIG. As shown on the screen 25, a special effect for displaying the message M5 including the elapsed time and the display of the order is performed (step S12). In this way, when the time information newly specified by the relay device 3 when the bonus state occurs becomes higher than a predetermined rank (fifth place in the example of FIG. 10) in the ranking data, The island edge display device 7 is configured as a special effect executing means for executing a special effect for a player who is playing a game in the slot machine 1 in which the bonus state has occurred.

  Here, since the relay device 3 creates ranking data including the recording of past time information as described above, the higher rank of the ranking data is newly set at an extremely early time (or extremely short time). It is also assumed that it will be difficult to rank in. In this regard, the relay device 3 of the present embodiment includes an initialization unit that initializes the ranking data when the rankings created by the relay device 3 reach the predetermined ranks of the rankings created by the relay device 3 at the same time or the same time. Prepare. Specifically, for example, the relay device 3 (the control unit thereof), as initialization means, collates the newly specified time information with the past time information, and the time or time from the first place to the predetermined order in the ranking data. If it is determined that there is an overlap, the ranking data in the storage unit is reset and initialized. Note that the relay device 3 may initialize the ranking data based on a reset signal input from another device.

  Thus, the initialization of the ranking data is automatically executed based on the time information, so that the recording related to the ranking data and the special effect in step S12 are appropriately performed. Note that the screen 26 of FIG. 11 is displayed after the execution of the special effects in steps S2, S3, and S12 is completed. For convenience, the screen 26 will be described in the following (2) and (3).

(2) About the display of the time zone of noon and evening The data display 4 and the island edge display device 7 are designed to improve the player's willingness to play the game. "Aim at the total number of bonus occurrences!" (Displayed on the display units 4b and 7a) and display information as shown on the screen 26 in FIG. 11 and the screen 27 in FIG. Here, “Kiri No.” means, for example, 10 times, 20 times, 30 times, etc. for one gaming machine unit, and 100 times, 200 times, for each gaming island group. It is a number that represents the total number of times of a good bonus state in 100 increments, such as 300 times. Such a drill number is set as a set value of the special total number in the relay device 3.

  The relay device 3 subtracts the count value of each corresponding slot machine 1 and the count value in group units from the respective serial numbers, for example, “500” and “50”, for the occurrence of the bonus state, Remaining times for each gaming machine unit and group unit are obtained. In the data display 4, based on the input signal from the relay device 3, as shown in the screen 26 in FIG. 11, the game machine unit and group unit drill number information M6a and the remaining number of times information M6b are displayed. Each count value M6c is displayed as the number of bonuses for each gaming machine and the total number of bonuses for each group (step S21). Although not shown, the liquid crystal display unit 7a of the island edge display device 7 displays a list of information M6a to M6c including the number of bonuses and the total number of bonuses for a plurality of gaming machines on the gaming island.

  When the total number of bonuses per game island is the remaining number of times until the drill number, a countdown bonus effect is performed on the entire game island. For example, when there are four remaining times until the number of times of the drill number, immediately after the remaining fourth bonus state occurs, the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 display “remaining three times until the number of drills”. Along with the display on 4b and 7a, a notification is given by the speaker unit 4d.

  Then, in the data display 4, when the bonus state of the special total number of times, for example, “50” times occurs in the corresponding slot machine 1 based on the input signal from the relay device 3, the screen of FIG. The total number of times as shown in FIG. 27 is performed (step S22). That is, in the total number of times effect, instead of the remaining number of times information M6b on the screen 27, a symbol M7 representing “a crown or an exploded image” that emphasizes the “50th” bonus state is displayed. In addition, the total number of times effect is the light emission on the LED display unit 4c of the data display 4 executed together, the display of the symbol M7 etc. on the liquid crystal display unit 7a of the island edge display device 7, and the light emission on the LED display unit 7b. Etc.

  As described above, the total number of bonuses on the game island and the number of bonuses of the corresponding gaming machine are rotated (cycled) as information M6c (see FIG. 11) indicating the latest achievement status on the display unit 4b of the data display unit 4. Display). As described above, the data display device 4 does not always display the achievement status during operation or during the special prize, but displays an interrupt when updating the information M6c representing the achievement information, for example (see FIG. 12).

(3) Other contents In the present embodiment, the notification of the remaining number of times including the display of the screen 26 in step S21 is not limited to the time zone of noon or evening. For example, when the special effect in steps S2, S3, and S12 is executed in a relatively early time zone, the remaining number of notifications is started after the special effect ends. Further, the total number of times effect including the display of the screen 27 in step S22 is not executed from the start to the end of the special effect, but is started after the special effect ends. Here, the end of the special effect is a timing earlier than the above-mentioned predetermined order (second place) in any of the gaming machines, that is, the special effect executed with the occurrence of the first special game state. It is the end point. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the information M6a to M6c and M7 such as the remaining number of times and the total number of times, and a high game motivation state after the execution of the special effect is maintained.

  In the data display 4 and the island edge display device 7, regardless of the morning and evening time zone, “Update the previous day (last week (month)) bonus number record!” Is displayed on the display units 4 b and 7 a. Rotation display is performed and notification by voice from the speaker unit 4d is performed. In addition, when the above-mentioned “Kiri No.” number of times or the record update of the number of bonuses is approaching, the display units 4b and 7a and the speaker unit 4d notify that “Aim (update)!”. Such notification is performed until the game machine is in operation, the display is reduced (or intermittently notified), and the “Kiri No.” number of times or the bonus number of the record update of the bonus number is generated.

  In addition, the relay device 3 calculates the number of acquired medals (the number of possessed balls) based on an input signal from the gaming machine or the lending device 2. In the relay device 3, a threshold for the number of acquired medals is set, and it is determined whether or not the threshold has been exceeded. On the other hand, based on the input signal from the relay device 3, the data display device 4 displays a bar graph indicating the transition of the number of acquired medals and the maximum value (maximum MY) of the number of acquired medals in a display mode corresponding to the threshold value. . Although not specifically shown, the first display pattern that displays only the bar graph on the initial screen (business start time) of the liquid crystal display unit 4b, the bar graph, and the highest ever acquired medal regarding the number of acquired medals. A second display pattern for displaying numbers is prepared. In the first display pattern, when today's maximum MY is less than the threshold, a bar graph of the number of acquired medals is displayed over the entire screen of the liquid crystal display unit 4b. The value is displayed by reducing the display area of the bar graph. In the second display pattern, when today's maximum MY is less than the threshold, the bar graph of the number of acquired medals and the maximum value of the past acquired medals are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 4b, and today's maximum MY exceeds the threshold. Then, the maximum value of today's acquired medals is displayed by reducing the display area of past acquired medals while maintaining the display area of the bar graph.

  According to the embodiment described above, a special effect (steps S2, S3, S12) is executed when a bonus state occurs at an early timing, so that a player who wants to confirm the special effect has an earlier timing than other game machines. To try to generate a bonus. As a result, the number of players who want to start a game at the earliest possible timing, that is, at the time of opening, can be increased, and the motivation of the player to visit at the same time as the start of business can be enhanced.

  Since the execution of special effects (steps S2, S3, S12) will be suppressed unless the order is determined in advance, the player's satisfaction will be improved when a bonus is generated at an early timing, and will come at the same time as the start of business. The motivation of the player who is trying can be improved more.

  When the execution of the special effects (steps S2, S3, and S12) is finished, it is conceivable that the player's willingness to play thereafter will decrease. However, after the execution of the special effects is completed, the total number of bonus states is the highest number. Since the game is played aiming at the number of special accounts such as, etc., it is possible to suppress a decrease in the willingness to play after the execution of the special effect is finished. That is, it is possible to maintain a state where the player's gaming motivation is high by performing the total number of times after the special effect.

Further, according to the above-described embodiment, the ranking data (step S11) corresponding to the time information related to the occurrence of the bonus state is displayed. For this reason, the player is motivated to enter the ranking, that is, motivated to come to the game machine and generate a bonus state at an early time or a predetermined time. Thereby, a player's willingness to visit a playground can be heightened.
If the ranking rank is higher than the predetermined rank and the ranking can be entered, a special effect (step S12) is executed. For this reason, the willingness to enter a player's ranking can be heightened. As a result, it is possible to further increase the willingness to visit the game hall.

If ranking data including time information before that day is created, the higher rank of the ranking data becomes extremely early time or short time, and it becomes difficult to newly enter the ranking. In this regard, according to the configuration of the initialization means of the present embodiment, there is an extreme case where the ranking data up to a predetermined rank shows the same time or time, that is, the upper limit of the time (time) at which the higher rank is earlier. Even if an overlapping situation occurs, the ranking data is initialized, so that it is possible to suppress a situation in which it is difficult to newly rank in.
Since the ranking data of the gaming machine that has occurred in the early or short time of the bonus state after the opening of the game hall is created, it is possible to increase the willingness of the player to enter the ranking at the same time as opening. .

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be modified or expanded as follows, or each modified example may be combined with the above-described embodiment.
In the above-described embodiment, a gaming machine having the first bonus state in a group unit, a gaming machine in which the bonus number of the number of times of drilling has occurred, and a player who plays a game on a gaming machine in which the bonus number record has been updated On the other hand, using the corresponding data display 4 and the data display 4 of the other gaming machines and the island edge display device 7, a special effect or the entire game island (or individual data display 4) Although the total number of times effects are performed, the contents of those effects may be changed as appropriate.

  For example, a wagon service (providing drinks), a game machine reservation ticket, etc. are executed as special effects or total number of times effects. Specifically, for example, the lending device 2 issues an IC card via the card insertion slot 2c. The IC card incorporates an IC chip capable of recording information relating to receiving drinks and information related to game machine reservations, in addition to recording the deposit balance and number of balls. Therefore, when the lending device 2 determines that the special effect or the total number of times effect described above has been executed based on the input signal from the corresponding relay device 3, the lending device 2 receives the drink according to the operation of the return button (not shown). An IC card in which information is recorded as a voucher related to the provision of a game machine or a game machine reservation is issued. In addition, when the special effect and the total number of times effect are performed on the data display device 4 or the island edge display device 7, the employee who confirms this may hand over a drink or a voucher related to a game machine reservation. .

  The data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 are connected to the game machine or the game island that is close to the kill number based on the input signal relating to the number of bonuses or the total number of bonuses from the relay device 3. The LED display units 4c and 7b may be controlled so that the light emission mode differs from that of other game machines or game islands. Thereby, the player who came to the store can visually recognize the game machine or the game island close to the drill number in the light emission mode of the LED display portions 4c and 7b. Information on the total number of bonuses for each gaming island or the number of bonuses for each gaming machine on the day of the store visit by the player using the display on the LED display portions 4c and 7b on the corresponding island edge display device 7 or data display device 4 is displayed. By checking M6a to M6c, it is possible to play a game aiming at a gaming machine on a game island close to the drill number.

Although illustration is omitted, in the rotation display, “total bonus ranking” different from “immediate hit ranking” in FIG. 9 may be displayed as ranking data. The “total bonus ranking” is information in which gaming machines are grouped in the ranking format up to the fifth rank in descending order of the number of bonuses, for example, by the relay device 3 based on the count value of the BB signal or RB signal. 4 and the island edge display device 7.
The special effect is executed on the data display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine that has the earliest bonus state among the plurality of gaming machines on the gaming island set as a group. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The special effect may be executed by the data display device 4 corresponding to the gaming machine in which the bonus state has occurred earlier than the third in the group. That is, the predetermined order may be arbitrarily changed.

  Further, regarding the occurrence of the bonus state after the predetermined order, the special effect is not executed. However, the effect may be executed in such a manner that the player is less likely to recognize than the special effect up to the predetermined order. For example, for those after a predetermined order, the amount of light emitted from the LED display units 4c, 7b, etc. is reduced or the volume of the speaker unit 4d is reduced compared to the special effect up to the predetermined order. It is good also as a structure which shortens. Even in this case, it corresponds to suppression of execution of special effects.

A configuration in which the number of remaining times up to the kill number is displayed on each of the data display device 4 associated with a gaming machine on a one-to-one basis and the island edge display device 7 associated with a plurality of gaming machines. However, a configuration in which only one of the display devices 4 and 7 is performed may be employed. It is also possible to execute a special effect on a display device different from the data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 illustrated.
The data display device 4 and the island edge display device 7 individually constitute a game information display device together with the relay device 3, but only the data display device 4 constitutes a game information display device having the above functions. You may make it do. That is, you may make it comprise a game information display apparatus only with one apparatus.

  Moreover, you may change suitably the apparatus provided with each above-mentioned function. For example, in the management device 6, a function as a gaming state specifying means and timing specifying means for specifying the occurrence and timing of a bonus state, and a function as a total number counting means for counting the total number of bonus states generated in the gaming machine And a function as a frequency calculation means for calculating the remaining number of times until the total number of times reaches a predetermined special total number, and special effects for the data display 4 and the island edge display 7 Alternatively, the instruction signal for executing the total number of times production and the remaining number of times notification means may be output. Even in such a configuration, the data display 4 and the island edge display device 7 individually constitute a game information display device together with the management device 6. The special total number is not limited to the total number of increments of 10 or 100. For example, in the relay apparatus 3, a clear total number of 123 times and 555 times is set as the special total number setting value. It may be set as possible.

  The ranking data is not limited to the information on the immediate hit ranking and the total bonus ranking described above, but may be changed as appropriate. For example, the time when the bonus state occurs may be displayed instead of the elapsed time from the start of business to the occurrence of the bonus state in the immediate ranking information M4. In this case, each data display device 4 and island edge display device 7 displays information in which the gaming machines are grouped in a ranking format in the order from the earliest time. Further, the quick hit ranking is obtained from the business start time as a base point. However, any ranking data may be created based on a predetermined time or a predetermined time such as another time.

The elapsed time until the bonus state occurs was measured using the time, but it is also possible to measure the time until the bonus state occurs regardless of the time, such as starting the elapsed time measurement after turning on the power It is.
Although the occurrence of the special gaming state is specified by the occurrence of the bonus state, the bonus winning may be specified before the occurrence of the bonus state, and it may be specified that the special gaming state has occurred by specifying the bonus winning. In other words, for example, the bonus winning may be specified by receiving the internal winning signal indicating the bonus combination in the slot machine 1 by the relay device 3 or the like, and the occurrence of the special gaming state may be specified with this.

  The contents of the special effects and the total number of effects may be arbitrarily changed. For example, for the various messages and information described above, a special effect or a total number of effects is performed by appropriately combining display on only the liquid crystal display unit, light emission on the LED display unit, and audio notification (any one notification may be used). You may do it.

  Regarding the display of the above-mentioned drill number, the total number of bonus states on the current day is displayed. However, the total number of bonus states in any period such as one week, one month, the past total, etc. is not limited to that day. Good. In this case, the setting of the drill number may be changed according to the length of the period. Such information M6a to M6c regarding the achievement status of the gaming machine (see FIG. 11) is based on the setting operation in the corresponding data display machine 4 or island edge display device 7, about the achievement stand that satisfies the predetermined total number of times, On the display units 4b and 7a, the corresponding gaming machine may be displayed as the achievement table for today (the achievement table for the previous day in the morning), the achievement table for last week, or the achievement table for last month.

  It is possible to apply the present invention to a gaming machine different from the slot machine 1. For example, it is applied to a slot machine that generates a bonus state when a predetermined number of games are consumed, or a slot machine that generates AT (so-called assist time) or RT (replay time that increases the winning probability of replay) as a special gaming state. You may do it. Also, it can be applied to full credit type slot machines that consume credits without using medals, and enclosed pachinko machines in which balls are encapsulated and balls are fired by consuming scores (game value) It is also possible.

  In the drawings, 1 is a slot machine (game machine), 3 is a relay device (game information display device, game state specifying means, timing specifying means, total number counting means, number calculating means), and 4 is a data display (game information display). Device, special effect execution means, total number of times effect execution means, remaining number of times notification means), 7 is an island edge display device (game information display device, special effect execution means, total number of times effect execution means, remaining number of times notification means).

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A game state specifying means for specifying that a special game state advantageous to the player has occurred in the gaming machine;
Timing for identifying that the special gaming state has occurred at an earlier timing than the other gaming machines among the plurality of predetermined gaming machines based on the identification result of the gaming state identification unit Specific means,
When it is specified that the special gaming state has occurred at a timing earlier than other gaming machines in the gaming machine to which the timing identifying unit corresponds, a special effect is given to a player who plays a game on the gaming machine. Special production execution means to be executed;
A total number counting means for counting the total number of the special gaming states generated in the plurality of gaming machines or one predetermined gaming machine;
Number of times calculation means for calculating the remaining number of times until the total number of times counted by the total number of times counting means becomes a predetermined special total number of times;
When the special gaming state where the total number counted by the total number counting means becomes the special total number occurs in the corresponding gaming machine, the total number of effects is given to the player who plays the game on the gaming machine. A total number of times execution execution means to be executed ,
The special performance execution means
While the occurrence timing of the special gaming state in the corresponding gaming machine is earlier than the predetermined order in the special gaming state generated in the plurality of gaming machines, the special effect is executed. , In the configuration so as not to execute the special effect when it is the timing after the ranking,
After the execution of the special effect is finished , the game information display device starts notifying the player of the remaining number of times calculated by the number-of-times calculating means . A game state specifying means for specifying that a special game state advantageous to the player has occurred in the gaming machine;
Among a plurality of predetermined gaming machines, timing specifying means for specifying a gaming machine in which the special gaming state has occurred earlier than other gaming machines;
Special effect execution means for executing a special effect for a player who plays a game on a gaming machine in which the special gaming state has occurred at an earlier timing than the other gaming machines;
A total number counting means for counting the total number of the special gaming state generated in a plurality of predetermined gaming machines or one predetermined gaming machine;
Number of times calculation means for calculating the remaining number of times until the total number of times counted by the total number of times counting means becomes a predetermined special total number of times;
When the total number counted by the total number counting means becomes the special total number, a total number effect is provided to a player who plays a game on the gaming machine in which the special gaming state of the special total number has occurred. A total number of performance execution means to be executed;
When the execution of the special effect by the special effect execution means is completed, the game room further comprises a remaining number notifying means for notifying the player of the remaining number of times calculated by the number of times calculation means. system.

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