JPH0587273B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a method for setting the number of balls to be thrown in a pachinko game, in which the number of balls to be thrown is set in stages at the so-called "end of the game machine" in a pachinko game, and a method used therein. The present invention relates to a call display device.

[Prior art and its problems] Pachinko has become widely popular as one of the representative entertainment games in Japan. In pachinko, just like other gambling games, if the parlor makes too much money, the number of customers will go away, and conversely, if the customer makes too much money, the parlor will not be able to sustain its business. Therefore, the store sets in advance the game machines that will make money for the customer and the game machines that will make money for the store in a well-balanced manner. On the one hand, it is necessary to stimulate the desire for gambling on the part of customers, while on the other hand, it is necessary to make a considerable profit for the store.

If the customer makes a profit, it is generally due to the so-called "termination of the game machine." Termination is the unconditional release of a certain number of pitches if the ball hits the accessory.

However, this conventional method had the following problems. In other words, although most customers rely on chance, they enter the game in order to gain more profit, and even if they leave the game machine, if the number of balls that are thrown is always fixed, the customer's playfulness and shooting spirit will be affected. Another lack of charm to stimulate.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention sets the number of balls to be rolled out at the so-called "end of the game machine" in a pachinko game in stages rather than a fixed number, and also has a certain degree of gambling in the setting of the number of balls to be rolled out. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and a device that can satisfy the sense of fun on the customer's side and lead to an improvement in the sales performance of the store.

[Structure of the Invention] The structure of the present invention taken to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the purpose is as follows.

(1) In the case of the invention of the method for setting the number of balls to be played, when the pachinko machine ends with the initially set number of balls to be played, the random display of the random display device is stopped, and the additional number of balls to be played is determined by the display. Alternatively, this is a method for setting the number of balls to be thrown in a pachinko game, in which a code representing the number of additional balls to be thrown is displayed and the additional number of balls to be thrown is set.

(2) The invention of a call display device used in the method of setting the number of pitches is provided with a call button, a reset button, and a display part, and a part of the display part is provided with a random display part, The decorative display unit is a call display device that stops the random display by receiving a predetermined signal and displays the number of pitched balls or a code representing the number of pitched balls.

The structure of the random display device is not particularly limited, and for example, it may have a structure in which a plurality of display lamps each having a number or other code are flashed in a random manner, or one or more digital displays may be lined up and flashed in a random manner. Examples include structure.

The display by stopping the random display may directly represent the number of pitched balls, or may indirectly represent the number of pitched balls. Further, it is desirable that the number of pitched balls can be immediately known to the player to satisfy the player's sense of fun, and in the latter case, it is necessary to display a conversion table.

The display of the random display device is either human readable or machine readable electrically. If a person (usually a clerk) reads the information, the person operates the ball output setting control device based on the information and sets the number of balls to be output in accordance with the display. If the machine reads the display electrically, the random display device sends an operation signal for the number of balls to be added to the ball setting control device, and the ball is added to the pachinko machine that issued the signal from the ball setting control device. The settings are made by sending a setting signal for the number of pitches to be thrown.

Several types of number of pitches are set in stages. For example, the current typical number of pitches at the end of the game is 4,000, so let's use 4,000 as the standard, and 8,000, 12,000, etc.
After the end of individual game machines, the number of balls that can be played on the same game machine is set. Naturally, there are cases where the number of additional balls is 0.

To give a specific example, a device with a structure that causes a single digital display to flash in a random manner as a random display device,
12000 pieces when "0" is displayed, 8000 pieces when "3,8" is displayed,
When "1, 7" is displayed, holding the ball is over, "2, 4, 5, 6,
9" display, the number of balls to be put out for the entire pachinko machine is set, such as 4,000.

Along with the random display device, the call display device includes, for example, a call indicator light that lights up or flashes when a player presses a call button in the event of a ball jam, an abnormality indicator light that indicates an abnormal situation such as cheating, and a call indicator light that indicates abnormal situations such as cheating. It is preferable to have a structure in which various indicator lights such as a game indicator light are combined.

The random display part of the call display device stops the random display by sensing a predetermined signal from the game machine main body (usually a signal generated when the game ends when hitting an accessory). The display is the number of balls out or a code representing the number of balls out.

Note that the reset button is used to change the stopped display of the random display section to the random display state again.

Furthermore, it is optional to output various sound effects from the speaker in accordance with the movement of the random display for a few seconds before the random display stops when the display ends.

[Example] The present invention will be described in more detail based on an example shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of a pachinko game machine, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a call display device.

Code A is a pachinko machine, 11 is a wooden frame, 12
is a gold frame, 13 is an out-of-ball indicator, 14 is a winning ball indicator, 15 is a game board, 16 is a rail, 17 is an upper plate,
18 is a lower plate, 19 is a ball removal lever, 20 is a handle, 21 is a firing stop button, 22 is a ball removal lever, 23 is a keyhole, 24 is a game indicator light, and 9 is a speaker.

At the top of the pachinko machine A is a call display device 1.
is installed. An abnormality indicator light 2 and a call indicator light 3 are provided on both sides of the call display device 1, and a call button 4, a reset button 6, and a random display section 5 are provided between them.

The abnormality indicator light 2 automatically flashes when the player commits a fraudulent act such as by prying open the metal frame 12 or using a magnet. Further, the call indicator light 3 flashes when the player presses the call button 4 in case of jammed balls or the like, or when the machine hits an accessory and ends the table to notify the store staff.

The random display section 5 uses a digital display and arbitrarily displays numbers from 0 to 9.

FIG. 3 is an electrical system diagram of the main parts of the pachinko game machine according to this embodiment. 7 is a power supply, 8 is a board of the sound generating device, and 50 is a display board of the random display unit 5.

(Operation) The operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

While the player is playing at the pachinko machine A, the random display section 5 displays a random display.

When the player wins the big prize, it becomes a jackpot, and the display board 50 of the random display part 5 is displayed from the pachinko game machine A.
A signal is sent to.

A signal is sent from the display board 50, the call indicator light 3 flashes, and a sound effect is output from the speaker 9.

After a few seconds, the random display on the random display section 5 stops,
A number will be displayed. The store clerk confirms this number,
Contact control room.

The control room sets the number of balls to be played at the target pachinko machine. "0" display shows 12000 pieces, "3,"
The pachinko game is ended by setting 8,000 balls in the "8" display, ending holding balls in the "1, 7" display, and 4,000 balls in the "2, 4, 5, 6, 9" display.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and sets the number of balls thrown at the so-called "end of the game machine" in a pachinko game in stages instead of a fixed number, and also avoids gambling in the selection. By providing this, it is possible to further stimulate the sense of fun and gambling on the part of the customers, which can lead to an improvement in the sales performance of the store.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an example of a pachinko game machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a call display device, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing main parts of this embodiment. It is an electrical system diagram. A...Pachinko game machine, 1...Call display device, 2
...Abnormality indicator light, 3...Call indicator light, 4...Call button, 5...Displayed display section, 6...Reset button.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. When the pachinko game machine ends with the initially set number of balls put out, the random display of the random display device is stopped, and the number of additional balls to be played or the number of additional balls to be played is indicated by the display. A method for setting the number of balls to be thrown in a pachinko game, characterized in that the number of balls to be thrown is set by displaying a symbol representing the number of balls to be thrown. 2. A setting signal for the number of additional balls to be played is sent from the random display device to a ball setting control device, and the signal for setting the number of additional balls to be played is sent from the ball setting control device to the pachinko machine that has issued the signal. The method for setting the number of balls to be thrown in a pachinko game according to claim 1. 3 It is equipped with a call button, a reset button, and a display section, and a part of the display section is provided with a random display section, and when the random display section receives a predetermined signal, the random display stops and the ball is released. A call display device used for setting the number of balls to be played in a pachinko game, characterized by displaying a code representing the number or number of balls to be thrown. 4. The call display device used for setting the number of balls to be played in a pachinko game according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined signal is issued from a pachinko game machine.