JPS5850748B2 - electronic game device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a game device configured with an electronic circuit.

Recently, various electronic game devices have become more common.

Most game machines are designed to fight against machines by themselves, so they only need to deal with situations that have been programmed in advance, and in terms of machine design, it is difficult to program complex and diverse programs, so there is a risk of getting bored quickly. .

However, even simple games can be enjoyable if multiple people can participate in the game.

The electronic game device of the present invention relates to a game device that allows two or more people to play a dynamic game, such as ball tossing, using a display.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of an embodiment of an electronic game device according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the main body A is provided with four displays 41, 42, 43, and 44 corresponding to four players.
Keyboards 3, 4, 5, and 6 are provided.

Score display 91, 92, 93, 9 for each player
4 is provided on the main body A at a position where each person can easily see it.

Switches 55, 56 and 57.5B are game participation/non-participation changeover switches, and when the player is below 4 Å, the switch in the participating position is turned on, and the switch in the non-participating position is turned off.

Here, the rules of this electronic game device will be explained.

First, decide who will play first using an appropriate method (rock, paper, scissors, lottery, etc.).

This first person (e.g. team 4) will use their keyboard 4
Press the team name button (for example, 4A), then press three key switches 1 to 9 on the keyboard, and finally press the button (for example, 4-5) that specifies the team to play next.

When the above operations are completed, three display points on the display 42 corresponding to the key switches 1 to 9 on the keyboard that have been operated are turned on and off in the order of operation.

Indicator 43 of the above-specified team (for example, team 5)
Then, the display point at the position corresponding to the switch 1 to 9 pressed thirdly by the player performs a display.

With this display, the players of the designated team must first press the key switches 1 to 9 corresponding to the above display points within a predetermined time (for example, 0.2 seconds), then press two key switches, and finally Press the team designation button (for example, 5-3).

If the player specified here does not operate any key switches within a predetermined time, or if he or she operates three or more key switches, it is determined that the player is out and points are given to another player.

The player who repeats the above operations and obtains a certain number of points or more becomes the winner, and the game ends.

The electronic game device of the present invention looks like a volleyball when the light emitting points in the displays 41 to 44 are viewed as balls, so it can be called a four-team volleyball or multi-volleyball.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical circuit diagram of the game device of the present invention, in which a flip-flop amplifier (hereinafter referred to as FF) 1 is automatically reset when the power is turned on, bringing the game device into a starting state.

The output of FFI is a group of AND gates (this AND gate is 1
The line in the book shows one AND gate, but there are four corresponding to the four teams.

) 2 is opened so that input can be made from any of the keyboards 3 to 6.

At the same time, there is a group of AND gates (this gate is also shown as one line and one AND gate, but there are four corresponding to the four Qi fists).

) 7 is also released, and the circuit that stores information specifying the team in the submemory 9゜10 is installed in the OR gate group 1.
Made via 04°107.

The OR gate groups 104 and 107 are also provided in the same number as the AND gate group 7.

In the above operation, the team that has priority at the start of the game first enters its own team number (indicated verbally in FIG. 1).

For example, you may write A, B, C, and D here.

) and register it in the display-related submemory 9 and score-related submemory 10, the display is performed from that team, and if the next designated team does not respond correctly within the time limit, the first This is to set the score so that the team will score.

The game starts when the person with priority inputs his team number and the key switch from his keyboard (hereinafter, the information input from the key switch is referred to as the member number), but the first person to enter the key At this point, the FFI is inverted by the signal from the signal generator 11, and enters the gate gain state.

The signal generator 11 generates a signal every time a key input is performed through the OR gate 115, and this clock signal is transmitted through the OR gate 103 and also through the AND gate 28 and the OR gate 1.
06 to shift the main memory 12 and submemories 8, 9, and 10.

The clock signals for sub-memories IJ-8, IJ-9, and IJ-10 are selected by a gate 28 so that they are shifted only when a team number is input, excluding the clock signals generated when the member number is input.

Now, let's assume that team B on keyboard 4 starts the game.

Since the team number of team B input at the start is registered in the submemory 9, this output is applied to the input gate group 13 to 16 via the line 200, and only the gate 14 corresponding to team B is opened. Others are closed.

Further, among the display gate groups 17 to 20, only the gate 18 corresponding to team B is opened, and the others are closed.

Each of the gate groups 13 to 20 is provided corresponding to four keyboards.

In this state, when three member numbers are input by operating the key switch from the keyboard 4, the number encoded by the encoder 22 among the encoders 21 to 24 is changed to the AND gate 14 and the OR gate. 100
It is stored in the main memory 12 via the

At the same time, the signal generated by the signal generator 11 is the signal N18,1
03, the main memory 12 is sequentially shifted, and the signal passed through the AND gate 118 operates the key manual number counter 25 to count the number of input member numbers.

If this number exceeds the specified value, that is, 3, the or gate 11
The signal generator 26 is activated by the signal passed through 4, which sends a signal to a group of circuits to be described later, displays "out", etc., and adds points to other teams.

After three member numbers have been input, when an input designating another team is input, the team designation information is decomposed and decoded by the decoder 45 and added to the AND gate group 28 via the OR gate group 105. , this output is supplied to the FF 27 through the AND gate 117 and inverted.

The output of FF'27 is applied to AND gate groups 13-16 via AND gate group 70, and these gate groups 13-1
Close all 6.

The FF 30 is operated by the output of the AND gate 117 through the delay circuit 29 so that the display 42 is operated after the input from the keyboard 4 is completed.

The FFs 27 and 30 are reset after input information (member number, team designation information) is displayed as will be described later.

The clock signal from the oscillator 31 is sent to the main memory 12 through the counter 32 and the OR gate 103 through the AND gates 119 and 36 and the OR gate 113 in response to the signal from the FF 30.

The counter 32 is used to count the number of displayed pieces. This is done by first incrementing the number by 1 using a signal from the signal generator 33, and when the displayed number is one less than the number entered manually, the match detection circuit 34 counts the number of pieces displayed. Compare and check with the input number of 25.

However, since there is an area at the beginning of the main memory 12 that has not been written to, an OR gate 35 and an AND gate 36 are provided so that the counter 32 starts counting from the time when all of this is pushed out and a significant display signal begins to appear. It is being

The display signal pushed out from the main memory 12 by the clock signal from the signal generator 31 is sent to the gate group 1.
8 decoder 96, member display devices 41 to 44
Of the drive circuits 37 to 40 for team B, drive circuit 38 for team B
sent to.

Due to the operations of the counters 25, 32 and matching circuit 34, the last member's number is stored in the main memory 12, but the display of the last member will start after the input of the next designated team is completed. This will continue until it is done.

As the final input for team B, another team is designated, and this signal is stored in sub-memory 8 via decoder 45.

Furthermore, when a match signal (that is, a display stop signal) is output from the match detection circuit 34, the contents of the sub-memory 8 are transferred to the sub-memory 9, and the contents of the sub-memory 9 are transferred to the sub-memory 10 by a signal applied via the OR gate 106. are sequentially shifted to

At this time, gate groups 17 to 20 are
The gates will be switched to open only for the designated team's gate group.

For example, if the designated team is C, gate group 19 will be opened, the others will be closed, and main memory 1
The display information No. 2 is used by switching from the last inputted member number of team B to the corresponding member number of team C.

The output of the coincidence detection circuit 34 is applied to a delay signal generation circuit 122, and the output of this circuit 123 is used to reset the counters 25 and 32.

Simultaneously with this switching, the timer 46 starts operating, and the flip-flop 47 switches between the AND gate 53 and the OR gate 116.
It is set by the signal input via the .

If no signal comes from the signal generator 48 while the timer 46 is operating, the output of the FF 47 and the output of the timer 46 are output from the signal generator 49 by a signal added through the AND gate 54. A signal is output and, as will be described later, is sent to a circuit that adds up the scores of team B in this case, along with an "out" display.

Signal generation by the signal generator 48 is performed as follows.

On the output side of the main memory 12, a certain member number is displayed as described above, but this information and the member number to be inputted next are stored in the buffer memo IJ-50, 5 manually using the following keys.
2 is temporarily stored and compared by the matching detection circuit 51.

If they match, the signal generator 48 outputs a match signal based on the output from the match detection circuit 51.

Since this coincidence signal is selected by the gate 53 and becomes valid only when the timer 46 is operating, it is not harmful at all even if there is a coincidence and an output at other times.

Furthermore, the buffer memories 50 and 52 sequentially store the next input each time a key is pressed, so if one attempt fails, a match signal will not be output no matter how many times the attempt is made.

If there is a correct key input, a match signal will be generated, flip-flop 47 will be reset, AND gate 54 will be locked, and an "out" signal will no longer be generated.

In this way, team C can safely perform the next operation, that is, operate the key switch, and enter the member number.

Now, switches 55 to 58 display the teams participating in the game.
This is to stop the score display drive circuits 37 to 40 and 59 to 62, but this is done by encoding the stopped team name with the encoder 63, and if the team name input to the decoder 45 matches this. An output is provided from the coincidence detector 64, and a signal of ``AraU'' is provided from the signal generator 26 with the signal applied through the OR gate 114.

In this case, as will be described later, it is treated as an "out" similar to the above-mentioned excessive number of inputs.

These "out" signals are used as follows.

The OR gate 65 activates the signal generator 66 even if any of the above-mentioned OUT signals is output, and generates a signal for a certain period of time.

As a result, the output of the oscillator 67 is passed through the AND gate 112 to an amplifier 68 with a built-in filter (or to a circuit 69 that counts down and displays blinking LEDs, etc.). At the same time, the AND gate 70 is closed and the gate group 13 to 1
6 will be closed and key personnel will be disabled during this time.

In this embodiment, the addition of points related to "out" is handled as follows.

If a certain team makes a "designation" and does not respond correctly within the time limit, that team's score will be added as only that team's score.

Also, if a team specifies a team that is on hiatus or enters a number of members greater than the specified number, the points will be added to the scores of other teams.

A circuit that automatically performs these operations will be described.

Assuming that team name B is recorded in the sub-memory 10 as described above, if the next designated team C does not respond correctly, an out signal is output from the signal generator 49, and the AND gate group 71 and the OR gate group 72 Gate group 74 for team B among scoring AND gate groups 73 to 76
open.

At the same time, the output of the OR gate group 72 becomes OR gate 1.
10, applied to AND gate 77 via FF 78 to open it and allow the pulse signal from oscillator 67 to pass.

This pulse signal continues to pass until the FF 78 is reset and the AND gate 77 is closed.

The pulse signal passing through the gate 77 is counted by the shift register 79 via the gate group 71, the OR gate 108, and the AND gate 120 whose gate is opened. 1
11 is added to the FF 78 to reset it.

The pulse signal that has passed through the gate 77 passes through the gate group 74 and is added by the number of pulses at the counter 84, and then sent to the decoder 88.
, and is displayed on the score display 92 via the drive circuit 60.

If the above-mentioned team C becomes "out" due to a general error, the output signal of the inverter group 80 or the signal generator 26 will cause the team that is not displayed at that time (i.e., other than C) to be Select the AND gate group 73 via the AND gate group 81 and the OR gate group 72 as before.
~76, A.

Gate groups 73, 74, and 76 for teams B and C are opened.

The number of points at this time is from gate group 81 to or gate 109.
is determined by a shift register 82 that counts the number of pulses that pass through an AND gate 121 gated with a signal applied via a gate.

83 to 86 are score counters, and 87 to 90 are display decoders.

91 to 94 are score display devices.

95 to 98 are decoders for member display signals.

99 to 116 are or gates or or gate groups, and 1
17 to 121 are AND gates.

122 is a delay pulse generator which generates a signal for clearing the counter 25.degree. 32 after a match signal is output from the signal generator 33.

123 is a controller for changing the oscillation frequency of the oscillator 31 and the time width of the timer 46.

The controller 123 is provided to set the time limit and the sequential lighting speed of the display to an appropriate speed prior to the start of the game, taking into consideration the slow reaction speed of people who participate in the game.

Of course, it is also possible for each person to control this during the game.

FIG. 3 shows a time chart illustrating the operation order of the game device of the present invention.

The "state" in this figure is the operation of keyboards 3, 4, 5, 6,
The operation of the display sections 41, 42, 43, and 44 is shown. From the start, team B first keys in their team name rBJ, operates member numbers "2", "3", and "9", and calls team "C". If specified, after a delay time, the display 42 indicates that the display elements at positions "2", "3", and "9" will be displayed in sequence.

When "19" is displayed on the display 42, at the same time team C
The display element located at the "9" position is also displayed on the display 43.

The player of team C saw the number "9" displayed on the display 43 and keyed in r9J rlJ r7J within the time limit to designate team rAJ.

The display device 43 sequentially displays the display elements at positions r9J rlJ r7J.

When the display device 43 operates the display element at "7", the display element at the position "7" also operates at the same time on the display device 41 of team A.

This is a case where the players of team A are unable to operate the keyboard within the time limit.

The next "display" shows the display on the displays 41 to 44.

In addition, key gates 13 to 16 are AND gate groups 13 to 16.
represents the operation of

Display gates 17-20 represent the operations of AND gate groups 17-20.

Main memory, -12, submemo IJ 8, 9, 1
0 represents the respective memory contents.

The key manual count 25 and the display count 32 indicate the respective count numbers, and the coincidence detection circuit 34 indicates the counts 25, 32.
indicates that the output will appear when the counts of .

Furthermore, the operations of the timer 46, signal generation circuit 48, out signal generator 66, and single power FF 27 are shown, respectively.

As described above, the game device of the present invention can be integrated except for the keyboard, display section, display drive section, etc., so it can be made compact and can be used as a handy game device for 2 to 4 people to enjoy games at any location. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure shows the same electrical circuit diagram, and FIG. 3 shows a time chart of the main parts of the circuit of FIG. 2. 3 to 6 are keyboards, 8 to 10 are submemories, 12 is main memory, 13 to 20 are AND gate groups, 25 is a key manual counter, 32 is a counter, 34 is a coincidence detection circuit,
41 to 44 are display units, 46 is a timer, 48 is a signal generation circuit, and 53 is an ant gate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of display sections having a plurality of display elements, each forming a group, a key switch corresponding to each of the plurality of elements, and a key switch for specifying each of the groups. When the plurality of keyboards provided corresponding to the above-mentioned display sections and the display elements of the above-mentioned group of display sections start displaying, the key switch corresponding to the above-mentioned operating display elements is operated within the time limit. a determination circuit that enables subsequent operation of the keyboard; and a determination circuit that changes the operation of the display element according to the operated key switch in order to operate a predetermined number of other display elements of the group following the operation of the key switch. and a circuit for moving the display element corresponding to the display element finally operated to the display section of the specified group when a key switch specifying another group is operated. An electronic game device comprising: a circuit;