JP6684067B2 - Playground system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system.

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, there is a game hall in which a lending machine is put in a test mode and a trial hit is performed to confirm a ball thrown out of the game machine, as shown in Patent Document 1. In the field, as shown in paragraph [0037] of Patent Document 1, the game hall manager who judges that the trial shot has ended ends the trial shot by performing an operation input.

JP 2012-65828A

  By the way, in the case of Patent Document 1, for example, if a reference value is set for game information such as an out showing the used game value, and the trial hit is finished when the out during trial hit reaches the reference value, It can be considered significant that the trial hitting can be completed by the trial hitting for the amount of game information to be confirmed.

  However, the gaming machine has multiple game states that can be transferred, such as a big hit state and a special state, in addition to the normal state, and the points such as the points to be checked differ depending on these game states, so the game state If the trial shot is ended only when the specific game information reaches the reference value without considering the above, there is a risk that the trial shot will be ended without the game information to be confirmed being obtained. It was being done.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a system for a game arcade that can effectively perform a trial shot when a gaming machine whose game state can be changed is targeted for a trial shot. It is in.

  According to the invention of claim 1, when the end condition corresponding to a plurality of game states is satisfied, the fact is notified, so that it is possible to target a game machine capable of shifting the game state. Even if there is, you can make a trial strike effectively.

Schematic showing the system for a game arcade in one embodiment Diagram showing setting information Figure showing trial hit information Figure showing trial hit count information Flowchart showing trial shot processing by the relay device (Part 1) Flowchart showing trial shot processing by the relay device (Part 2)

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a game hall system. A large number of gaming machines 1 are installed in the game hall, and a gaming machine 2 (supply means) and a gaming information display device (hereinafter, display device) 3 (notifying means, group notifying means) corresponding to each gaming machine 1. Is installed. Each of these gaming machines 1, gaming devices 2 and display devices 3 is connected to the relay device 4, and the relay device 4 (game information specifying means, setting means, determination means, notification means, group notification means) is a LAN ( It is connected to the management device 6 (notification means, group means, group determination means, group notification means) via the Local Area Network (5). A POS and a balance settlement machine (neither shown) are also installed in the game arcade, and these POS and balance settlement machine are also connected to the management device 6 via the LAN 5. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for example, several hundred gaming machines 1 are actually managed by the management device 6.

  The management device 6 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a mouse 7, a keyboard 8, a monitor 9, a printer (not shown), etc. operated by a manager of the game hall. The management device 6 receives the game signal transmitted from the game machine side (the game machine 1, the game device 2, etc.) to thereby obtain the game data for each game machine 1, the personal data for each member registered as a member, and the game machine. 1 manages the operating state of the game device 1, the game device 2, and the like.

  The gaming machine 1 is a CR (card reader) pachinko gaming machine, and has an operation handle 11, an upper plate 12, and a lower plate 13 that constitute a launching device that shoots balls on the board surface 10, and a liquid crystal display unit on the board surface 10. 14, a universal figure winning opening 15, a first starting opening 16 (starting opening), a second starting opening 17 (starting opening), a big winning opening 18.

The gaming machine 1 operates as shown below.
(1) The first starting opening 16 is a winning opening (so-called belly winning opening) in which the winning rate does not change, and the second starting opening 17 is a winning opening (so-called Den Chu) in which the winning rate changes. A big hit lottery is performed according to a prize (start prize) to each of the starting openings 16 and 17, and the lottery result is notified by a symbol variation (specific starting process) performed on the liquid crystal display unit 14, and according to the variation result. It is a big hit.

  (2) If the start winning is made during the symbol variation, the symbol variation is cumulatively suspended up to a predetermined suspension upper limit value (for example, four each), and the suspended symbol variation is started after the symbol variation is completed. In addition, when the winning symbol is started in a state where the number of pending symbol variations (the number of pending symbols) is the upper limit value, the symbol variation is not withheld.

  (3) The winning probability (big hit probability) of the big hit lottery is 1/260, and the probability of probability that the big hit becomes a big change state (positive change, special state) after that (both normal state and special state) It is 66.6%. When a big hit occurs, the special winning opening 18 is opened for the corresponding round (R). Note that the maximum number of 1R prizes is 9, and the maximum open time is 2 seconds for 4R, while it is 30 seconds for 15R, and if either the maximum number of prizes or the maximum open time is satisfied, 1R is awarded. finish.

  (4) Corresponding rounds are also drawn in the same way as the big hit lottery, and when the winning percentage is in the first starting port 16, 4R is 55% and 15R is 45%, but the second starting port 17 4R is 10%, 15R is 90% in the case of winning the prize, and the second starting opening 17 is set to have a higher priority for holding down the variation of symbols according to the winning than the first starting opening 16. There is.

  (5) During the probability change, the jackpot probability is improved to 1/74, and the winning rate to each of the starting openings 16 and 17 is increased, resulting in a shorter working time (shorter working time). Since the probability change continues until the next big hit, it continues until a big hit occurs, which is a normal state that is neither a big hit nor a positive change after the big hit, and then a time-saving state until a predetermined number (for example, 100 times) of symbol fluctuations. (Time saving, special condition).

  (6) The second starting port 17 is in an open state with a high winning rate when a normal symbol (general symbol) that fluctuates according to the winning of the prize winning port 15 is hit. In this case, the variation time for one ordinary figure is 30 seconds in the normal state and 3 seconds in the time saving state. The opening time is 0.3 seconds in the normal state and 5 seconds in the time saving state. That is, in the time saving state, the universal figure fluctuation time is shorter than in the normal state, while the opening time is longer, so that the winning rate of the second starting opening 17 is higher.

In short, the gaming machine 1 has a normal state, a big hit state, and a special state as game states, and these game states can be shifted.
The characteristics described above are for example the model A out of a large number of gaming machines 1 installed in the game arcade, but the illustrated values are, for example, for the model B, the jackpot probability and round distribution. There are various specifications depending on the model, such as different.

  The gaming machine 1 and the peripheral devices attached to the gaming machine 1 transmit the following gaming signals in accordance with the progress of the game such as the driving of the ball by the player and the starting winning prize in each of the starting openings 16 and 17. To do.

  -Out signal = a signal (operating signal) that can specify the consumption value (out) output from the out box that collects the consumed balls. One pulse is output for each of 10 consumed (used, driven, collected) balls, so "out signal number x 10" is specified as out. The signal output from the gaming machine 1 may be used.

  -Safe signal = a signal that is output from the gaming machine 1 and that can specify the prize-winning value (safe). One pulse is output for every 10 payout coins depending on the winning, so "safe signal number x 10" is specified as safe. The replenishment signal output from the replenishment device may be the safe signal.

  ・ Starting signal = starting process (symbol change, winning product operation, unit game) in the liquid crystal display part (feature) that varies (actuates) due to the winning a prize output from the gaming machine 1, and the number of starts (S, number of starting processes) ) Signal that can be specified. Since it is output when the symbol fluctuation is confirmed, the starting process is specified according to the signal input. It should be noted that a signal indicating that the first start opening 16 and the second start opening 17 have won may be used.

  Big hit signal (state signal) = a signal that can specify the big hit period (big hit information) output from the gaming machine 1. Since the level signal is output during the big hit, the input of the big hit signal is specified as the big hit.

  -Special state signal (state signal) = a signal that can be output from the gaming machine 1 to identify the special state. Since the status signal is a level output during the special state in which the winning rate of the second starting opening 17 is improved (during the time saving (including the time when the probability changes) (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "Amanaka"), the special state signal is being input during the special state. Identify as medium. A state signal (probability change signal) that is output at a level during the probability change in which the jackpot probability is improved may be used. Further, the period in which neither the big hit signal nor the special state signal is input is specified as the normal state.

  The gaming device 2 is a lending machine with a so-called counting function for each unit, and a status display lamp 19 showing the state of the gaming device 2 and the gaming state of the gaming machine 1, and coin insertion into which money (monetary value, valuable value) is inserted. Mouth 20, a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 21 for receiving operation input from a player and displaying game data such as the number of times a symbol changes (number of starts) and the jackpot probability as the game progresses A payout button 22 for paying out the acquired value (value of valuables), including a savings ball, a payout nozzle 23 through which the paid out ball passes, a card insertion slot 24 into which a general card or a membership card is inserted, a bottom of the gaming machine 1. It has a detachable counting tray 25 and the like located below the dish 13.

The gaming device 2 has the following functions.
(1) When accepting money (currency acceptance processing), the deposit amount is added to the balance and displayed. With the balance, the lending button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is operated (lending operation, consideration giving operation). Then, a lending ball (value-added value) of a unit of value (for example, 500 yen) is paid out from the gaming machine 1 (lending process, value-adding process), and the amount of the value is withdrawn (subtracted) from the balance. It should be noted that the currency can accept a corresponding amount of consideration processing for a plurality of times (for example, up to 10,000 yen). When the lending process is performed, a pulse signal of 1 pulse for 100 yen is transmitted to the management device 6 as a sales signal (granting signal).

  (2) When the balls received from the lower tray 13 of the gaming machine 1 are received by the counting tray 25, the received balls are counted and managed as balls, and the balls can be paid out as a consideration. When the payout button 22 is operated (payout operation), coins worth of the value unit (for example, 500 yen) are paid out from the payout nozzle 23 (payout process), and the amount of the worth is withdrawn (subtracted) from the balls. When the payout process is performed, a pulse signal of 1 pulse is sent to the management device 6 for the 25 payout balls as a payout signal (giving signal) indicating the total number of paid out balls.

  (3) When a return button (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 is operated (issued) with a balance and balls, a general card that can identify (record) the balance and balls is issued. (Issuing process). It should be noted that the divided issue for which the balance or a part of the dice is issued is not allowed for the sake of simplification of description, but may be possible. When a general card is accepted, the balance (and recorded) specified (recorded) by the general card is taken over.

  (4) The management device 6 (a savings account for each member) manages the accumulated balls, which are the balls accumulated by the player in the game hall in association with the membership card ID, and manages them when the membership card is accepted. It is also possible to specify the coins managed by the device 6 and pay out the coins in consideration of the coins. In this case as well, as in the case of the payout of coins, a pulse signal of 1 pulse is sent to the management device 6 for the payout 25 balls as a payout signal indicating the total number of paid out balls.

  (5) By serial communication with the relay device 4, the management device 6 receives money, lends money, pays money, refunds money, issues money, balances, holds, lends, pays out, deposits, pays out, Various information such as nozzle payout, the number of counting balls, the sales amount as a consideration for lending, and reception of general cards may be specified. Note that, other than the above-mentioned number of payouts and the amount of sales, a pulse signal (for example, 1 pulse for 500 yen of deposit) may be specified in the same manner as the payout signal and the sales signal.

  The management device 6 causes the microcomputer to operate in accordance with a program so that a game information display service for displaying game data indicating the operating status of the gaming machine 1, a game medium acquired by the player through the game is temporarily stored, and the day or It is possible to execute a ball storage service that can be reused at a later date. In order to execute these services, the operating state of the gaming machine 1 is specified based on the gaming signal received from the gaming machine 1, the gaming device 2, etc., and the gaming information is managed for each gaming machine 1.

  The relay device 4 is connected to the gaming machine 1 in a ratio of 2: 1 as described above, manages game information for each connected gaming machine, and transmits / receives various information to / from the management device 6 or the like via the LAN 5. And various instructions are given to the game device 2 and the display device 3. The gaming device 2 and the display device 3 perform predetermined processing according to an instruction from the relay device 4. The gaming machines 1 are preliminarily divided into groups such as model types, and the relay device 4 has setting information corresponding to the groups.

FIG. 2 shows the setting information, and the following items are set.
-Supply unit = a unit for supplying a game value from the game device 2 during the trial hit.
-Initial supply ball = game value supplied from the game device 2 at the start of trial striking.

  -Consumed ball after big hit = reference value for consumed ball (difference ball for determination (out-safe)) for specifying whether or not the condition for initializing consumed ball is satisfied. When the consumption balls have not reached this reference value at the end of the big hit, it is specified that the consumption ball initialization condition is satisfied, and the consumption balls are set as this reference value. The value set by subtracting the estimated value (for example, 200 balls) of the number of balls that will cause the upper plate 12 to become full after the actual big hit is set as a guide.

  -Normal state = reference value for out to specify the establishment of the trial shot ending condition in the normal state. When the total out from the start of the trial shot reaches this reference value, it is specified that the trial shot end condition in the normal state is satisfied.

Big hit state = T1Y (reference value for payout balls during big hit ( safe - out , big hit information) for specifying the establishment of the trial hitting end condition in the big hit state. A big hit that T1Y reaches this reference value occurs, When the big hit ends, it is specified that the trial hit ending condition in the big hit state is satisfied.The big hit when T1Y exceeds this reference value is a special big hit.

  -Special state = reference value for T for specifying the establishment of the trial shot ending condition in the special state. When the T including the special state reaches this reference value and the T ends, it is specified that the trial shot ending condition in the special state is satisfied. Incidentally, T represents a series of state changes until a big hit occurs in the normal state and the state returns to the normal state. In addition, if the reference value is 1, including other cases, it is only necessary to specify the occurrence or non-occurrence. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the end of amanaka is specified, the trial hit ending condition of the special state is satisfied as described below. It has specified that it did. When the reference value is 2 or more, the number of times T including the special state may be specified by counting the number of times the special state ends. The same applies to the big hit state.

  ・ Other game machine = Select either "end adjustment" or "end adjustment not performed". When all the trial hitting end conditions of one's own are satisfied, if the trial hitting is continued until the trial hitting end conditions of the other gaming machines 1 are satisfied, “end adjustment is performed”; ”Is selected.

  -Supply condition = target of supply condition selected from "difference monitoring", "out monitoring", and "time monitoring". When the supply condition is satisfied, the game value for the supply unit is supplied. The supply condition is satisfied by updating the consumption balls by the supply unit in the "difference monitoring", and is established by updating the out by a separately set reference value (for example, 150) in the "out monitoring". The "time monitoring" is established by updating the time by a reference value (for example, 2 minutes) set separately. In the present embodiment, each time the supply condition is satisfied, it is specified whether or not the target game information such as consumption balls has been initialized and then updated by the reference value. A specific method may be adopted.

・ Decreasing value = reference value for the difference ball during the special state (Amanaka). As a guide, set a difference ball that allows the player to supply balls to the upper plate (perform the lending operation) during the sweet after the big hit.
-Supply S = reference value for S in Amanaka. A reference value for determining an abnormality when S does not reach the reference value when the difference ball in Amanaka reaches the reduction value. Set as a guideline such as S for ending the time saving. That is, the player is dissatisfied when the difference ball reaches the reduction value even though the S for the supply S is not specified in the sweetness and the player can artificially specify that the ball has been supplied. The value becomes a reference value for notifying an abnormality as the state.

  The management device 6 is capable of designating a unit number and a group according to an operation by an administrator and giving a trial shot instruction. On the other hand, when there is a trial shot instruction, the relay device 4 sets the gaming machine 2 in a trial shot state in which a game value can be supplied even if there is no consideration.

The management device 6 manages the game information during trial hitting as trial hit information for each gaming machine. The trial shot information is also managed by the relay device 4.
In FIG. 3, the trial striking information is managed in a history format classified by the game state, and a new record is created when the game state shifts.

3 and 4 show trial shot information, and the following items are set.
-State = specified by a game state of the gaming machine 1, a state signal such as a big hit signal or a special state.
-Supply balls = game value supplied from the game device 2. Although the initial supply balls are not included in FIG. 3, they may be included.

-Out, safe, S = consumption value, prize-giving value, and number of starts, specified by the game signal. Both are calculated from the start of the trial shot.
Difference / T1Y = If the state is normally in the middle, difference (out-safe), if it is a big hit, T1Y (safe-out), both are difference information.

-Abnormality, detection S = abnormality is specified as "detection" when an abnormality is specified by the blinding value shown in FIG. The detection S is S when the abnormality is specified.
・ Base, S rate, T = base is the output rate (safe ÷ out), S rate is the frequency of S against out (S ÷ out), T is a series from the normal state until a big hit occurs and returns to the normal state Indicates the number of state changes or the state itself.

Appropriate base = a base that becomes a difference for the reduction value when the number of starts for the supply S is obtained (1-the reduction value x S rate ÷ supply S).
-Correction * = All are game information for special jackpots, correction T1 indicates the number of occurrences of the special jackpot, correction T1Y indicates the average value per special jackpot ((correction safe-correction out) / correction T1).

  Now, for example, when a trial shot is made after the store is closed, the operation handle 11 is fixed at a predetermined angle to hold the ball launching device in an operating state. As the predetermined angle, an optimum angle is set according to the game characteristics of the gaming machine 1. Further, the bottom surface of the lower tray 13 is opened so that the balls of the lower tray 13 can be received by the counting tray 25.

  The relay device 4 is executing the trial hitting process in addition to the normal relay process. This trial striking process is performed for each gaming machine managed by the relay device 4, and during trial striking, it is managed whether or not the end condition set for each gaming state is satisfied as shown in FIG. There is.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the trial hitting process by the relay device 4. At the start of the operation, each flag described later is set to 0. The relay device 4 is executing a standby flow of whether a trial shot is in progress (S1: NO) or whether a trial shot instruction has been received (S22: NO). When the administrator performs a trial shot operation on the management device 6, the management device 6 instructs the relay device 4 to perform a trial shot. When accepting the trial shot instruction (S22: YES), the relay device 4 instructs the gaming device 2 to pay out the initial supply ball payout to the upper plate 12 of the gaming machine 1 (S23). In this way, balls are fired to the board 10 by trial striking from the state in which the initial supply balls have been paid out to the upper plate 12, and a difference ball (out-safe. Hereinafter, sometimes also called consumption ball) is calculated during trial striking. Therefore, the consumption balls are calculated based on the initial supply balls. In other words, the state in which the balls stored in the upper plate 12 (hereinafter, stored balls) and the initial supply balls are the same is the initial state in which the consumption balls are 0, and the stored balls are smaller than the initial supply balls. (Out> Safe) is a state where the consumed balls are positive (+), and a state where the stored balls are larger than the initial supply balls (Out <Safe) is a state where the consumed balls are negative (-).

  In the normal state at the start of the trial shot, since the trial shot end signal is not transmitted during the trial shot (S1: YES), all the end flags are 1 (S3: NO), the game A normal standby flow is executed to determine whether a signal is input (S6: NO), whether the big hit flag is 1 (S11: NO), whether it is a big hit signal input (S38: NO), or whether the amanaka flag is 1 (S39: NO). Come to do.

  When a game signal is input from the gaming machine side in response to a trial hit (S6: YES), the related game information in FIGS. 3 and 4 is updated (S7), and if the input signal is other than the safe signal (S8). : NO), it is determined whether the supply stop flag is 0 (S26). This supply stop flag is a flag for suppressing the supply of the supply balls as described later, and the supply stop flag = 1 indicates that the supply of the supply balls is stopped. In this case, since the supply stop flag is 0 (S26: YES), it is determined whether or not the consumed balls updated according to the input of the game signal have reached the supply unit which is the supply time to the upper plate 12 (S27). . When the consumption balls increase and reach the supply unit (S27: YES), the gaming device 2 is instructed to pay out the supply balls for the supply unit of FIG. 2 (S28), and then the consumption balls are initialized (S29). . In other words, since the consumed balls are calculated out-safe, the consumed balls cannot be calculated based on the supplied balls, and the stored balls are returned to the initial supplied balls by the supply of the supplied balls. The value is 0. By supplying a new game value in this way, it becomes possible to maintain the supply state of the game value to the gaming machine 1.

  Next, it is determined whether the amanaka flag is 1 (S30). In the normal state, the amanaka flag = 0 (S30: NO) and the big hit flag = 0 (S35: YES), so the cumulative normal out reaches the reference value (= 3000) in the normal state of FIG. It is determined whether or not (S36). When the cumulative normal out has reached the reference value (S36: YES), the normal end flag is set to 1 (S37) because the end condition of the normal state is satisfied.

On the other hand, when the safe signal is input in the normal state (S8: YES), the jackpot flag is 0 (S9: NO), so the supply stop flag remains 0.
When a big hit signal is input in response to a big hit occurring in the gaming machine 1 (S38: YES), the big hit flag is set to 1 (S45) because the big hit state is entered, and a new record is created (S43). Carry over (S44). That is, since the value obtained by subtracting the initial supply ball from the stored ball matches the consumed ball, the consumed ball is carried over as it is even when the game state shifts. In the example shown in FIG. If a big hit occurs while creating one record, NO. No. 2 record is created and NO. NO. Is the last consumed ball of one record. Set the initial value of the consumption record of 2 records.

In the big hit state, since the big hit flag is 1 (S11: YES), the big hit waiting flow to be determined including whether the big hit signal has been input (S12: NO) is executed.
When a safe occurs in the big hit state of the gaming machine 1, a safe signal is input in the big hit waiting flow (S6: YES, S8: YES), and since the big hit flag is 1 (S9: YES), the supply stop flag is set. Is set to 1 (S10). That is, during the big hit, the supply of the game value is interrupted (suppression of the supply process) when the first safe is specified (the fact that the game ball is given is specified), and thereafter the supply stop flag = 1 (S26: NO). Therefore, the supply of supply balls is suppressed.

  When the supply stop flag is set to 1 during the big hit, the sweet middle flag = 0 (S30: NO), the big hit flag = 1 (S35: NO), and special processing other than the information update (S7) is not performed. Absent.

  In the big hit state, it is general that the output rate reaches 100% (beyond) and the upper plate 12 becomes full, so the balls overflowing from the upper plate 12 drop to the lower plate 13, and The counting tray 25 arranged below the lower tray 13 can receive it. Therefore, even if a big hit occurs in the gaming machine 1 and the balls are continuously paid out to the upper plate 12, the balls can be smoothly paid out without causing a ball jam.

  When the jackpot state ends and the jackpot signal input ends (S12: YES), the jackpot flag is set to 0 (S13), a new record is created (S14), and the supply stop flag is set to 0 (S15). It is determined whether the consumed balls have reached the reference value (= -50) of the consumed balls after the big hit in FIG. 2 (S16). When the consumption balls have not reached the reference value after the big hit ends (S16: YES), the consumption balls are set as the consumption balls after the big hit (= -50) (S17). In other words, when the consumption balls have not reached the reference value after the jackpot, the upper plate 12 can be considered to be full, and therefore the consumption balls after the jackpot corresponding to the full state (number of full balls-initial supply ball) ).

  On the other hand, if the upper plate 12 is not full after the big hit despite the big hit, the consumed balls have reached the reference value (S16: NO), and the consumed balls are brought over (S46). That is, when the upper plate 12 is not full after the big hit, the consumed balls are brought over as it is.

  By the way, there are gaming machines that can generate multiple types of big hits, such as special big hits with a large number of balls and normal big hits with a small number of balls. When the trial hitting is finished due to the occurrence situation of the big hit, there is a possibility that the trial hitting is finished without confirming the game information to be confirmed.

  Under such circumstances, the relay device 4 determines whether or not T1Y has reached the reference value (= 1300) in the big hit state in FIG. 2 during the big hit (S18). When T1Y reaches the reference value and indicates a special big hit (S18: YES), the big hit end flag is set to 1 (S19) because the end condition of the big hit state is satisfied. That is, in the normal big hit with a small number of balls, the big hit end flag is not set to 1.

  Next, it is determined whether to input the special state signal (S20). Since the special state signal is input when the gaming machine 1 becomes amanaka after the big hit (S20: YES), the amanaka flag is set to 1 (S21), and since the amanaka flag is 1 (S39: YES), Then, the amanaka waiting flow for determining whether the special state signal has been input (S40: NO) is executed.

  When the game signal is input in the amanaka standby flow (S26: YES), the subsequent process is the same as the normal state described above, but in the step (S30: YES), the difference in amanaka (amanaka) Then, it is determined whether or not the difference has reached the reference value (= 90) of the reduction value in FIG. 2 (S31: NO).

  By the way, the player replenishes the balls from the gaming device 2 to continue the game due to the reduced number of balls held, but it is not possible for the player to replenish the balls during the game in Amanaka, which has a higher rate than in the normal state. It is a great stress for us, and if we add balls while the number of winnings is less than usual, the stress will be even greater.

  Under such circumstances, when the difference in sweetness reaches the reference value (S31: YES), the S (sweetness S) at that time is specified as the detection S shown in FIG. 3 (S32), while the detection S is detected as shown in FIG. It is judged whether or not the reference value (= 100) of the supply S has been reached (S midaka S judgment processing) (S33). If the detection S has not reached the reference value (S33: YES), the abnormal flag is set to 1 (S34) because the winning rate is low for Amanaka. In this way, when the abnormality flag is set to 1 in Amanaka, NO. 3 and NO. As shown in the 5th record, the “abnormal” column is set to “detected”. If the supply S is not reached when the depletion value is reached in Amanaka, that effect (Amanaka S) is given before the trial shot is finished on the display device 3 or the like (before the notification that the trial shot finish condition is satisfied). (Determination result of the determination process) may be notified, and in this case, it is possible to confirm the vicinity of the starting ports 16 and 17 during the trial shot without waiting for the end of the trial shot, and it becomes easy to confirm the abnormality. It should be noted that the detection S may be specified or the abnormality flag may be specified only when the sweetness difference first reaches the reference value in the record. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the determination result may be left alone.

  Further, when the big hit signal is input in Amanaka (S38: YES), the same processing as in the normal state described above is performed, but when the special state signal is input (S40: YES), the special state end condition is If it is established, the amanaka flag = 0 (S41) and the amanaka end flag = 1 (S42).

  As described above, when all the end flags of the normal end flag, the big hit end flag, and the amanaka end flag become 1 when the end condition of each game state is satisfied (S3: YES), the trial hit end signal is output. It is transmitted to the management device 6 (S4), and the display on the display device 3 starts to display that the trial shot finishing condition is satisfied (S5). In this case, it is desirable to display the totalized result of FIG. 4 on the display device 3.

After that, since the trial striking end signal has been transmitted (S2: NO), the standby flow for determining whether all trial striking end signals have been received (S24: NO) is executed.
The management device 6 monitors the input state of the trial hitting end signal output from the relay device 4, and when the trial hitting end signal is received from all the relay devices 4 in the group, the relay device 4 in the group. To the end of all trial hits.

When the relay device 4 receives the all-trial shot end signal (S24: YES), it executes the trial shot end processing (S25), and then returns to the standby flow. In the trial striking end process, since “another gaming machine” is set to “end adjustment” in FIG. 2, even if the ending condition of its own is satisfied, the ending condition of the other gaming machine 1 is satisfied. Continue the trial strike. In addition, when "do not adjust the end" of the "other gaming machine" is set, the trial striking ends when all the end conditions of the player are satisfied.
When all the end conditions are satisfied, the display device 3 displays (notifies) that the test-trigger end condition has been satisfied (that the test-trial end condition has been satisfied).

  In the above-described embodiment, the end of the trial hit is specified when the ending conditions of all the game states are satisfied, but, for example, in the at least a plurality of game states in order to respond to the operation such as excluding the data of Amanaka from the trial hit target. You may specify that the termination condition was satisfied.

  Further, when confirming the state of the gaming machine 1, it is not necessary to confirm all game states, so the game state to be specified as the end condition is designated in advance, and the end condition of the game state ends. The end of the trial striking may be specified by doing so. For example, if you want to check around the special winning opening, specify a big hit, and if you want to check around the special drawing starting opening and around the universal drawing starting opening, specify the normal state and the special state, etc. A configuration in which a target game state is designated according to a situation to be confirmed can be assumed.

  In this way, by notifying whether or not the end condition is satisfied for a plurality of game states, it is not always necessary to specify that the end condition is satisfied for a plurality of game states, and in the above case, a single game state It may be possible to specify only that, and when the trial hit ending condition corresponding to the game state is satisfied, that fact may be notified. Incidentally, for the game state not specified, the ending condition may or may not be determined.

According to such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
The relay device 4 notifies the management device 6 of the fact that the corresponding ending condition is satisfied for a plurality of game states during trial striking, so that the confirmation location differs depending on the game state. Even when performing a trial shot of the gaming machine 1 as described above, if the trial shot is performed until the notification is made by the notification means, the trial shot can be finished after obtaining the game information to be confirmed, You can effectively make a trial strike.

  When checking the gaming machine 1, it is not always necessary to check for all gaming states, but only checking for a specific gaming state may be performed. In this case, the gaming state targeted for confirmation is By designating, it becomes possible to finish the trial hitting by specifying the confirmed game information.

  Some gaming machines can generate multiple types of big hits, such as special big hits with a large number of balls and normal big hits with a small number of balls. If you finish the trial hit due to the occurrence of a big jackpot other than the special big hit such as an unexpected big jackpot, you may end the trial hit without confirming the game information you want to check, but depending on the occurrence of the special jackpot it corresponds to the big hit Since it is specified whether or not the completion condition is satisfied, it is possible to reduce such a fear.

  The player continues to play by supplementing the game value as the game value decreases, but it is a great stress for the player to supplement the game value during the game in a special state with a higher rate than the normal state. Yes, if the game value is replenished in a state where the number of startup processes etc. does not reach the reference value, the stress becomes even greater. However, the game value replenishment timing is pseudo-specified based on the determination timing, and the comparison result of the number of starting processes and the reference value at that time is performed before the notification that the trial shot end condition is satisfied, that is, during the trial shot. As a result, it becomes possible to understand that it is necessary to confirm the gaming machine 1 without waiting for the end of the trial shot, and the trial shot can be performed more efficiently.

  During the big hit, it is common that the output rate reaches (exceeds) 100%, but if the supply timing overlaps at the start of this big hit, there is a risk that the supply process will be meaningless, but during the big hit the first It is possible to reduce such a risk by supplying balls according to the difference ball until the safe of is specified.

  When making a trial hit, it is often the case that a plurality of game machines are targeted instead of the game machine alone. Here, when performing a trial hit, it is better to perform the trial hit for a longer period as the game information, but since the trial hit is performed at the time of closing the store, it is also an operational obstacle to perform the trial hit for an excessively long period. However, if another target gaming machine is making a trial hit, for example, if the trial hit ending condition is satisfied, the trial hit can be continued without much trouble. In other words, by notifying the determination result by the group determination means, it is possible to support the operation in which the trial hit is continued until the end conditions of the other gaming machines are satisfied even if the trial hit end conditions are satisfied. It is possible to specify the game information corresponding to the trial hit for a longer period after reducing the.

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The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified or expanded as follows.
A new record may be created when a transition is made from the normal state to the special state in order to accommodate a gaming machine that transitions from the normal state to the special state.

The total information in FIG. 4 may be updated directly without having the history information as in FIG. In this case, it is desirable to provide a temporary storage area for specifying T1Y.
Regarding the end conditions, the normal state is out, the big hit state is a special big hit occurrence, and the sweet spot is T occurrence. Conditions other than the exemplified conditions may be set as the end condition or added, such as making the end condition that the accumulated out of the inside reaches the reference value (for example, 1000).

Although the game machine 2 is illustrated in the trial striking mode in which the gaming value is provided without paying the consideration, the present invention may be adopted without the trial striking mode.
Although it has been illustrated that the all-trial striking end signal is output when the end condition of all the gaming machines in the group is satisfied, at least a plurality of gaming machines (for example, 70% of the gaming machines in the group) are satisfied. If it is output at this time, it is not necessary to end all the gaming machines. In this case, the number of game machines to be targeted may be reduced according to the elapsed time of the trial hit (for example, all units within 1 hour, 70% units within 2 hours, etc.).

  The special big hit was specified by T1Y, but it is a special big hit by a well-known specifying method, such as comparing any of the other big hit information to be managed such as out, safe, and timing of the big hit period with the reference value. You may specify that there is.

  Although the display by the display means is shown as an example of the notification of the establishment of the ending condition, the fact that the balls of the upper plate 12 are eliminated when the supply by the game device 2 is suppressed can be grasped, so that it is the same as when all the trial hit signals are received. The notification may be made by suppressing the supply, or any method may be adopted as the notification method, such as the fact that the display device 3 notifies that when the all-trial shot end signal is received.

  Although the consumption signal is specified by the game signal and the supply time to the upper plate 12 is specified by the consumption ball, the supply time is indirectly specified by the game signal, but the supply time can be directly specified. It may be specified by adopting a different game signal or by another method, for example, the out reaches the reference value. As described above, all the exemplified game information including other ones may be directly specified by the input signal or indirectly specified by using an arithmetic expression. Further, the numerical values, the number of digits, the items, etc. are merely examples, and any numerical value may be adopted, and not only the exemplified game information but also other game information may be targeted.

  If the exemplified setting information is set in advance, it may be set arbitrarily by the game hall manager, or may be set by the manufacturer of the management device 6, or the setting information may be set from an external (for example, chain store headquarters) management server. May be downloaded and set. Further, although a card is illustrated as the recording medium, another recording medium such as a coin may be used as long as it can record information that can identify the valuable value.

  As a group, not only the same gaming machines but also gaming machines having the same or similar specifications, installation islands, and manufacturers may be grouped, and further gaming machines to be confirmed may be designated to be grouped. .

  Either of the above and the excess may be adopted, and the expression such as "reached" corresponds to the above or the excess. The same applies to the following and less than, and expressions such as "not reached" are expressions corresponding to both.

  The target gaming machine may be a gaming machine other than those exemplified, such as a gaming machine capable of shifting between two types of gaming states, that is, a big hit and a normal state, as long as the gaming state can be shifted. Pachinko gaming machines, slot machines, etc. other than the exemplified pachinko gaming machines such as the so-called enclosed type that is managed only by data can be adopted. Incidentally, the game medium is expressed as a game value as necessary in consideration of a so-called enclosed type or the like.

Although the gaming machine 1 and the relay device 4 are provided in a ratio of 2: 1, they may be provided in a corresponding manner such as 1: 1 or 1: 3.
The illustrated process may be performed by any device such as the gaming device 2, the display device 3, or the management device 6 as well as the relay device 4. Further, the exemplified configurations including the modified examples may be combined in any way, and may be appropriately excluded and employed.

  In the drawings, 1 is a game machine, 2 is a game device (supplying means), 3 is a game information display device (notifying means, group notifying means), 4 is a relay device (game information specifying means, setting means, determination means, notification means) , Group notifying means), 6 is a management device (notifying means, group means, group determining means, group notifying means), 16 is a first starting opening (starting opening), and 17 is a second starting opening (starting opening).

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Game information specifying means for inputting a game signal including at least a state signal capable of specifying the game state output from the game machine side capable of transitioning the game state, and for specifying game information of the game machine by classifying the game state,
Setting means for preliminarily classifying and setting a trial hit ending condition capable of specifying the existence or non-establishment of the game information according to the game information that can be specified by the game information specifying means,
Judgment means for judging whether or not the trial striking end condition is satisfied by dividing the game information based on the game information specified by the game status.
As a result of the determination by the plurality of game states determined by the determination unit , when at least a plurality of game states are targeted, it is notified that the trial hit ending condition is satisfied. ,
A system for amusement arcades, which is equipped with. The setting means is capable of designating a game state to be informed that the trial hit ending condition is satisfied,
When the notification result is obtained as a result of the determination made by the determination device for the specified game state, the condition for ending the trial hit is satisfied, the notification device is informed. The system for a game arcade according to claim 1. The gaming machine is capable of transitioning between gaming states in a normal state and a big hit by allowing a plurality of types of big hits to be generated,
The game signal is a big hit medium out showing a game value used for a game during a big hit, a big hit medium safe showing a game value given according to a prize to a game machine during the big hit, the big hit medium out and a big hit medium It is possible to specify T1Y indicating a difference from safe and jackpot information that is at least one of jackpot periods,
The game information specifying means specifies the big hit information as game information during big hit,
The setting means can specify whether or not to be established according to the occurrence status of a special big hit, which is a big hit specified by comparing the big hit information with a reference value preset for the big hit information. It is possible to set the trial shot end condition as the trial shot end condition corresponding to the big hit,
The system for a game arcade according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the determining means determines whether or not the trial hit ending condition corresponding to a big hit is established according to the occurrence situation of the special big hit. The gaming machine, while performing specific starting process when winning a starting opening, by the jackpot, and the special state is higher gaming state of constant output than normal state, and capable of generating, normal state It is possible to shift the game state between the big hit and the special state,
The game signal is a difference between a game value used for a game during the special state and a game value given according to a prize during the special state, and a starting opening during the special state. It is possible to specify the number of winning prizes, or the amenity S indicating the number of starting processes in the special state,
The game information specifying means specifies the amanaka difference and the amanaka S as game information in a special state,
When the determination time of the sweetness S specified by comparing the sweetness difference with a reference value set in advance for the sweetness difference is reached, the determination means determines the sweetness S. And the amanaka S determination process of comparing the amanaka S with a reference value set in advance,
4. The reporting unit according to claim 1, wherein the reporting unit is capable of reporting a determination result of the sweetness S determination process before reporting that the trial shot ending condition is satisfied. System for amusement parks. Comprising a supply means for supplying process for supplying the Yu TECHNICAL ball into storable on dish game balls provided in the gaming machine,
In the game machine, as a result of the game by writing hit a game ball that is stored on said dish to the game board, that it allows generating jackpot by a predetermined condition is satisfied, the normal state and the jackpot It is a gaming machine that can change the gaming state,
The game signal can specify the time of supply to the upper plate and the fact that game balls have been awarded in response to winning during the big hit,
The game information specifying means can specify that the game information has been provided as the game information according to the supply time and a big hit during a big hit.
The supply means performs the supply process when it is specified that it is a supply time, and the supply is performed when it is specified that a game ball is awarded in response to a winning of a gaming machine during a big hit. The system for a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein processing is suppressed. Group means for grouping gaming machines,
Group determination means for determining whether or not it has been obtained that the trial hit ending conditions are satisfied in a plurality of gaming states as a result of determination by the determination means in all the gaming machines belonging to the group or in a plurality of gaming machines. ,
A group notification means for notifying the determination result by the group determination means,
The game hall system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

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