JP2019126518A - Program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of enhancing the entertainment of both a player and other players while giving a player an opportunity to re-challenge the jackpot lottery and increasing profitability for an arcade or the like. SOLUTION: A computer has a jackpot lottery processing unit 702 that performs a jackpot lottery, a payout amount storage unit 705 that holds a value of a payout amount to be paid out when the jackpot lottery is won, and predetermined conditions are satisfied. At that time, if the input of the predetermined consideration is confirmed, the jackpot preliminary lottery for re-challenge the jackpot lottery is performed, provided that the preliminary lottery processing unit 703 and the jackpot preliminary lottery are performed. The payout amount control unit 704, which increases the payout amount by a predetermined value, functions as a payout amount control unit 704. [Selection diagram] FIG. 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and a game device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Some medal game devices that play games using business medals at game centers or the like employ a lottery system called a progressive jackpot (for example, Patent Document 1). The progressive jackpot is a method in which the payout amount when a jackpot lottery is won is accumulated according to the number of medals inserted by a plurality of players for playing a game.

JP 2002-253842 A

  In the case of a progressive jackpot, there is a expectation that players will receive a large amount of payout if they win in the jackpot lottery, so if you lose the jackpot lottery, there are many players who want to challenge if there is a chance of re-challenge Conceivable. On the other hand, if someone wins the jackpot lottery, the accumulated medals will be paid out, and for the player who draws later, the amount of payout when winning is reduced, so the re-challenge of a specific player There is also a possibility that the player is disgusted and entertainment is reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a mechanism capable of enhancing the entertainability of both the player and the other players while giving the player a chance to retake the jackpot lottery to increase the profitability of the game center etc. The purpose is to do.

A program according to the present invention includes a computer, a jackpot lottery processing unit that performs jackpot lottery,
A payout amount storage unit that holds a value of a payout amount to be paid out when winning the jackpot lottery;
A preliminary lottery processing unit for performing a jackpot preliminary lottery to re-attempt the jackpot lottery when a predetermined value is confirmed to be input when a predetermined condition is established;
Under the condition that the jackpot preliminary lottery has been performed, the payout amount is increased by a predetermined value and functions as a payout amount control unit.

  According to the present invention, a mechanism is provided that can give the player the opportunity to retake the jackpot lottery and increase the profitability of the game center etc., while also enhancing the entertainability of both the player and the other players. can do.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view which shows the whole of the game device 1 by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the inside of a housing of a game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a game device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a game by the game device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the effect image by the game device 1 by embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overview of Game Device>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The game apparatus 1 is a pusher-type business medal game machine in which a plurality of players (for example, a maximum of four players) can play.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire game device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view (II-II cross section of FIG. 1) of the inside of the housing of the game apparatus 1.

  The game apparatus 1 is provided with a rectangular parallelepiped housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2, operation parts 21, 22, 23, 24 are provided on the outer side surface of the housing 2. When playing a game on the game apparatus 1, the player operates one of them.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 26, two roulettes 28, and four fields 3 (31, 32, 33, 34) are provided in the space 20 inside the housing 2. .

  The display panel 26 is a display device that displays symbols and characters based on a signal to be received. As the display panel 26, for example, a liquid crystal display can be used.

  The roulette 28 is a device driven when executing a predetermined event (a jackpot lottery or the like described later) in the game. The fields 3 are provided at four corners of the space 20 one by one.

  An opening 38 is provided on the outer side of the field 3. The fields 31, 32, 33, 34 correspond to the operation units 21, 22, 23, 24, respectively.

  A pusher 36 is disposed on the upper surface of the field 3. The pusher 36 is configured to reciprocate along the X direction within a predetermined range on the upper surface of the field 3 by an actuator (not shown) or a crank mechanism.

  In the game apparatus 1 configured as described above, the player plays the game by inserting the medal 9 from any one of the operation units 21, 22, 23, and 24. The inserted medals 9 are discharged onto the corresponding field 3 by a mechanism (not shown). The field 3 is covered with a large number of medals and a ball for drawing drawn by the player in this manner.

  A part of the medal 9 on the field 3 is pushed by the pusher 36 to move and falls into the opening 38. The dropped medals 9 are counted by a count hopper, replaced with credit display or payout medals, and provided to the player via a route (not shown). For this reason, the player devises the arrangement of the medals 9 to be inserted in order to drop and acquire more medals 9 from the field 3.

  The game device 1 executes a predetermined event when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, every time a predetermined number of balls fall from the field 3 to the opening 38, the game apparatus 1 drives the roulette 28 to perform a jackpot lottery. In the event of the event, the display panel 26 displays symbols, characters and the like to enhance the rendering effect.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the space 20 is provided with a medal supply mechanism 4. The medal supply mechanism 4 stores a large number of medals 9 and supplies the stored medals 9 onto the field 3 at a predetermined event.

Next, a hardware configuration example of the game apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game apparatus 1 includes a CPU 221, a storage unit 222, a boot ROM 223, a peripheral interface 224, a bus arbiter 225, a GPU (graphic processor) 226, a graphic memory 227, and an audio processor 228. The audio memory 229 and a communication interface (I / F) 230 are provided.

  The CPU 221 includes a CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) system or a RISC (Reduce Instruction Set Computer) system CPU (Central Processing Unit), MPU (MicroU, MicroSP). (Digital Signal Processor), ASIC (Application Specific Processor, processor for specific application) and the like.

  The storage unit 222 exemplarily includes high-speed storage means used for main storage such as RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), magnetic tape A device, an auxiliary storage means such as an optical disk device, etc. are included.

  The storage unit 222 stores, for example, a program and data. The storage unit 222 also stores an OS (Operating System, not shown) that causes the game apparatus 1 to function as a computer. Programs and the like are stored in the game apparatus 1 by various APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) of the OS. Each function is accessible.

  The program is a game program for realizing various functions as the game apparatus 1. The program can also be downloaded from the server and updated, or downloaded at the start of the game.

  The data is various data for the game program, for example, data used for game execution such as image data forming a screen to be displayed on the display unit or the display panel 26, music data to be output to a sound output device such as a speaker, etc. Is included.

  The CPU 221 reads the game program and various data from the storage unit 222 and executes them, thereby allowing the game apparatus 1 to function as an example of a computer and realizing various functions.

  The boot ROM 223 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a NOR flash memory, or an SRAM. The boot ROM 223 stores programs and data used to start the game apparatus 1. The CPU 221 reads programs and data from the boot ROM 223, sets microcode of the CPU 221, initializes each part, starts an OS etc. from the storage unit 222, and instructs the program to be executed. Or do it. The boot ROM 223 can store a program and data for setting the IP address of the communication I / F 230, performing an operation test of each unit, and counting the number of medals.

  The peripheral I / F 224 provides an interface such as USB, IEEE 1394, serial, parallel, infrared, and wireless for connecting various peripheral devices (peripherals). Examples of peripheral devices connectable to the peripheral I / F 224 include operation sensors 21, 22, 23, 24, the display panel 26, the pusher 36, and the like, as well as detection sensors such as medals and coins.

  The bus arbiter 225 is an integrated circuit that provides a bus I / F that connects each part, such as a so-called “chip set”. The speeds of the buses connected by the bus arbiter 225 may be different, and may be asymmetric in uplink / downlink.

  The GPU (graphics processor) 226 is, for example, a graphic processor having a function of drawing three-dimensional computer graphics (CG). The image drawn by the GPU 226 is output to the display panel 26 or the like.

  The graphic memory 227 is a storage medium that can be read and written at a speed according to the drawing speed of the GPU 226. An example of the graphic memory 227 is GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate). The graphic memory 227 may be incorporated in a graphic processor like a system LSI. Further, the graphic memory 227 may have a dual port configuration that enables display on the display panel 26 or the like during drawing of the GPU (graphic processor) 226.

  The audio processor 228 is, for example, a DSP (digital signal processor) provided with a PCM (Wave) sound source that outputs music, voice, sound effects, and the like. The audio processor 228 can calculate physical operation sound sources, FM sound sources, and the like, and can also calculate various sound effects such as reverberation and reflection. The output of the audio processor 228 is D / A (digital / analog) converted, connected to a digital amplifier or the like, and reproduced as music, sound, or sound effect by a sound output device such as a speaker. The audio processor 228 can also cope with voice recognition of voice input from a microphone.

  The audio memory 229 is a storage medium for storing digital data such as music, voice, and sound effects. Audio processor 228 and audio memory 229 may be integrated.

  The communication I / F 230 enables connection to a network such as a LAN (local area network) or a WAN (wide area network). For example, WiMax (registered trademark), c. A device that conforms to a connection method such as Link (registered trademark), HDMI (registered trademark), wired / wireless LAN, telephone line, mobile phone network, PHS network, power line network, IEEE1394, or the like can be applied. The game device 1 can communicate with other game devices 1 and servers via the communication I / F 230.

<Functional Configuration of Game Device>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the game apparatus 1 includes a lottery processing unit 701, a jackpot lottery processing unit 702, a preliminary lottery processing unit 703, a payout amount control unit 704, and a payout amount storage unit 705.

  The lottery processing unit 701, the jackpot lottery processing unit 702, the preliminary lottery processing unit 703, and the payout amount control unit 704 are modules of functions realized by the CPU 221 executing a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 222 or the like. Equivalent to.

  The payout amount storage unit 705 is implemented in the storage unit 222. The payout amount storage unit 705 holds a payout amount (jackpot value) of medals to be paid out when winning the jackpot lottery. The jackpot value is set to an initial value (for example, 1000) at the start of the game. After that, a predetermined value is added to the initial value according to the number of medals inserted by a plurality of players. When winning the jackpot lottery, the winning player can receive a payout of the medal of the jackpot value held at that time.

<Overview of the game>
When the player inserts a medal from the medal slot provided in the operation units 21, 22, 23, 24, one medal is supplied onto the field 3, and the medal on the field is pushed by the pusher 36 according to the arrangement. Move. Furthermore, when the medal pushed out by the pusher 36 passes the medal winning opening (not shown), the lottery processing unit 701 executes a normal lottery process, and an effect showing the lottery process and the lottery result on the display panel 26 The image is displayed.

  When the lottery result is a win, the lottery processing unit 701 pays out the number of balls or medals on the field 3 according to the type of the winning prize. Further, when the ball on the field 3 is pushed out by the pusher 36 and, as a result, a predetermined number of balls fall into the opening 38, the process proceeds to the jackpot lottery process.

  Next, the jackpot lottery and the preliminary lottery performed for re-challenge the jackpot lottery when the jackpot lottery is lost will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When a predetermined condition (for example, the number of balls dropped from the field 3 into the opening 38 is a predetermined number or more) is satisfied, the jackpot lottery processing unit 702 executes a jackpot lottery (step S101).

  The jackpot lottery is performed using, for example, the roulette 28. When the rotation of the roulette 28 stops, a win is awarded when the Kroon lottery ball enters the winning pocket, and a lost ball is entered when the ball enters the loose pocket.

  If the jackpot lottery result is a win (step S102: Yes), the payout amount control unit 704 pays out the medal of the jackpot value (payout amount) held in the payout amount storage unit 705 to the field 3. (Step S103). The medals are paid out, for example, by supplying the medals stored in the medal supply mechanism 4 onto the field 3.

  Further, the payout amount control unit 704 returns the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 to the initial value, and the medal supply mechanism 4 is loaded with an amount of medals corresponding to the initial value (step S104).

  For example, when the jackpot value held at the time of jackpot lottery is 1500 and the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 is 1500, when the lottery result is a win, medals equivalent to 1500 are paid out. After that, the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 is returned to the initial value (for example, 1000).

  If the jackpot lottery is out (step S102: No), the preliminary lottery processing unit 703 determines whether or not a predetermined coin (for example, 100 yen) has been inserted by the player for a predetermined time (step S105). ). It may be determined that a predetermined amount of medals has been inserted instead of the coin.

  When insertion of a coin is detected (step S105: Yes), the preliminary lottery processing unit 703 displays an image as shown in FIG. 6, for example, on the display panel 26, and a button as to whether or not to make a preliminary lottery for the player. The selection is made by operation (step S106).

  When the player operates a button for selecting a preliminary lottery (retry chance) (step S106: Yes), the preliminary lottery processing unit 703 executes a preliminary lottery (step S107).

  If the preliminary lottery is not selected (step S106: No), or if the insertion of a coin is not detected for a certain period of time (step S105: No), the processing is ended, and the process returns to the normal game and a new player Wait for a new medal.

  The preliminary lottery is performed using, for example, a roulette displayed on the display panel 26. When the ball dropped from the field 3 falls into the hole of the satellite lottery machine, the rotation of the roulette is stopped and the hit or release is determined.

  If the result of the preliminary lottery is a win (step S108: Yes), the jackpot lottery processing unit 702 re-attempts the jackpot lottery (step S109).

  If the result of the re-challenge to the jackpot lottery is a win (step S110: Yes), the payout amount control unit 704 uses the jackpot value (payout amount) medal held in the payout amount storage unit 705 as the field. 3 is paid out (step S111).

  Further, the payout amount control unit 704 does not change the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705, and the medal corresponding to the jackpot value is loaded into the medal supply mechanism 4 (step S112). For example, when the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 is 1500, medals equivalent to 1500 are paid out. Further, the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 is not changed, and the current jackpot value (1500) is maintained.

  When the re-challenge to the jackpot lottery is off (step S110: No), the game returns to the normal game and waits for the player to insert a new medal.

  If the result of the preliminary lottery is off (step S108: No), the payout amount control unit 704 increases the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 by a predetermined value (for example, 50) (step S113). For example, when the jackpot value held in the payout amount storage unit 705 is 1500, the jackpot value is updated to 1550. Note that the jackpot value may not be increased whenever the preliminary lottery result is off, but may be increased once according to the lottery result or the like.

  Furthermore, when the result of the preliminary lottery is a loss, the process proceeds to step S105, and when the player inserts a coin again and selects to perform the preliminary lottery, the preliminary lottery is performed again. As described above, when the result of the preliminary lottery is a loss, an opportunity to repeat the preliminary lottery is given. On the other hand, when the preliminary lottery is won and the jackpot lottery is executed, the preliminary lottery cannot be performed again regardless of the result of the jackpot lottery, and a series of processes triggered by the current jackpot lottery Ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the jackpot lottery is lost, a predetermined lottery (such as coins) is inserted to perform a preliminary lottery to challenge the jackpot lottery again. . Furthermore, when the result of the preliminary lottery is out of order, the jackpot value is increased by a predetermined value. This makes it possible to increase the profitability of the game center or the like by the value paid for the preliminary lottery. Also, for other players, since the jackpot value increases when someone performs a preliminary lottery, it is possible to enhance the entertainment without causing any discomfort. As described above, there is an advantage that a player who makes a preliminary lottery has a higher possibility of winning a jackpot lottery as more preliminary lotteries are performed. Since there is a merit that pot value increases, the balance of the merit for both sides can be maintained.

  In the present embodiment, the jackpot value is increased by a predetermined value when the result of the preliminary lottery is off. However, when the preliminary lottery is performed, the jackpot value is increased regardless of the result of the preliminary lottery. The pot value may be increased. By increasing the jackpot value regardless of the result of the preliminary lottery, the player who performs the preliminary lottery has a higher sense of expectation for the payout amount in the case of the preliminary lottery, and the preliminary lottery is performed for other players. Can provide a reason to support the challenge. On the other hand, by increasing the jackpot value only when the preliminary lottery is deviated as in the present embodiment, players other than the player who performs the preliminary lottery are interested in losing the preliminary lottery, so that the entertainment is improved. . In any of the processes, it is possible to eliminate the player who performs the preliminary lottery from buying disgust from other players.

  In addition, when the jackpot lottery is won by re-challenge from the preliminary lottery, the jackpot value is held without returning to the initial value. As a result, it is possible to increase the profitability of the game without degrading the entertainingness without causing any animosity from other players to the player who pays for the preliminary lottery. That is, it is possible to eliminate the animosity of the other players for winning the jackpot lottery after the preliminary lottery.

  Further, the opportunity for the preliminary lottery is given when the result of the jackpot lottery conducted without the preliminary lottery is lost, and the preliminary lottery can be repeated repeatedly until the preliminary lottery is won. Moreover, whenever the preliminary lottery is performed, if the result of the preliminary lottery is lost, the jackpot value may be increased by a predetermined value. That is, even if the preliminary drawing is repeatedly performed and the result is again lost, the jackpot value is accumulated so that a player who performs the preliminary drawing has certain merits for other players as well. be able to. On the other hand, when the preliminary lottery is won and the jackpot lottery is executed, the preliminary lottery cannot be performed regardless of the result of the jackpot lottery. In this way, the specification that the jackpot lottery from the preliminary lottery cannot be repeated will maintain the thrill of whether or not the opportunity for a rechallenge can be obtained, while providing the opportunity for a rechallenge to the jackpot lottery. Can be provided appropriately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game device 2 ... Case 20 ... Space 21, 22, 23, 24 ... Operation part 26 ... Display panel 28 ... Roulette 3, 31, 32, 33, 34 ... Field 38 ... Opening part 4 ... Medal supply mechanism 9 ... Medal 221 ... CPU
222 ... storage unit 223 ... boot ROM
224 ... peripheral interface 225 ... bus arbiter 226 ... graphic processor 227 ... graphic memory 228 ... audio processor 229 ... audio memory 230 ... communication interface (I / F)
701 ... Lottery processing unit 702 ... Jackpot lottery processing unit 703 ... Preliminary lottery processing unit 704 ... Payout amount control unit 705 ... Payout amount storage unit

Claims (8)

Computer,
A jackpot lottery processing unit for performing a jackpot lottery;
A payout amount storage unit for holding a value of a payout amount to be paid out when winning the jackpot lottery;
A preliminary lottery processing unit for performing a jackpot preliminary lottery for re-challenging the jackpot lottery when an input of a predetermined consideration is confirmed when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
A program that functions as a payout amount control unit that increases the payout amount by a predetermined value on condition that the jackpot preliminary lottery is performed. The jackpot lottery processing unit
The program according to claim 1, wherein if the result of the jackpot preliminary lottery is a win, the jackpot lottery is performed again. The preliminary lottery processing unit
When the result of the jackpot lottery performed without going through the jackpot preliminary lottery is off, the input of a predetermined price is accepted, and if the input of the predetermined price is confirmed, the jackpot preliminary lottery The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The payout amount control unit
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the payout amount is increased by a predetermined value on condition that the result of the jackpot preliminary lottery is off. The preliminary lottery processing unit
If the result of the jackpot preliminary lottery is out of order, again accepting the input of the predetermined price, if the input of the predetermined price is confirmed, perform the jackpot preliminary lottery again,
The payout amount control unit
5. The program according to claim 4, wherein each time the jackpot preliminary lottery is performed, the payout amount is increased by a predetermined value on the condition that the result of the jackpot preliminary lottery is off. The payout amount control unit
When the result of the jackpot preliminary lottery is a win and the result of the subsequent jackpot lottery is a win, the payout amount held in the payout amount storage unit is paid out and the payout amount storage unit The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the value of the payout amount held is not changed. The preliminary lottery processing unit
When the result of the jackpot lottery performed without going through the jackpot preliminary lottery is out of order, when the input of a predetermined price is confirmed, the jackpot preliminary lottery is performed,
When the jackpot lottery is performed after the jackpot preliminary lottery, the input of a predetermined price for performing the jackpot preliminary lottery is not accepted regardless of the result of the jackpot lottery. The program according to any one of 6. A jackpot lottery processing unit for performing a jackpot lottery;
A payout amount storage unit that holds a value of a payout amount to be paid out when winning the jackpot lottery;
A preliminary lottery processing unit for performing a jackpot preliminary lottery to re-attempt the jackpot lottery when a predetermined value is confirmed to be input when a predetermined condition is established;
A game apparatus comprising: a payout amount control unit that increases the payout amount by a predetermined value on condition that the jackpot preliminary lottery is performed.