JP5491239B2 - Amusement system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall system that performs a predetermined service in exchange for points given to a player.

  In a conventional game hall, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a store visit point service is provided in which a store visit point is given to a player and various services are provided according to the store visit point. As an example of the store visit point service, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, there is provision of food and drink at a wagon service counter, and there is much demand from players, and the fact is that it is often used.

JP 2007-275300 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-190056

  By the way, the wagon service at the wagon service counter is not directly operated by the game hall, but is often carried out by the wagon service company paying a so-called fee for the game hall. In this type of operation, the person in charge of the wagon service provides food and drinks to the players in exchange for game media (pachinko balls and medals), and the game media is exchanged for special prizes in the same way as the players. It is a mechanism to acquire.

  However, in the configuration as in Patent Document 1 or 2, when a player receives a wagon service from a store point given from the game hall, there is a problem that the wagon service company cannot acquire a game medium as a price for the wagon service. It was.

  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 allows a wagon service company to reliably obtain a price for a wagon service by fusing a store visit point service and a wagon service. There is to do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a counting means for counting game media acquired by a game player in a game machine, and a recording medium issuing for issuing a recording medium recording the number of game media counted by the counting means. And a prize number calculation means for calculating the number of exchangeable prizes based on the number of game media recorded on the recording medium and the exchange unit price set for each prize. In the system, wagon information input means for inputting to the recording medium issuing means wagon information indicating that the medium is a game medium acquired by a wagon service for providing merchandise to a player for a game medium, and the wagon The wagon replacement unit price when the person in charge of the service exchanges the game media acquired as a price for the wagon service with the prize, and the game media acquired by the player is exchanged for the prize. A normal exchange bid upon, and bidding means for setting and a game customer specifying means for specifying a game customers, and point providing means for the game customer specifying means for imparting a point to a player customers identified, said point Exchange medium issuing means for issuing a replacement medium that records the number of game media corresponding to the value of the wagon service in exchange for the points given by the grant means, and the recording medium issuing means is provided by the wagon information input means. When the wagon information is input, a wagon recording medium in which the wagon information is recorded is issued.When the wagon information is not input, a normal recording medium is issued . the number of game media recorded on the game medium and the number of the wagon for the recording medium is recorded in exchange medium issued by the exchange medium issuing unit, before Based on the replacement wagon set by bidding means bid, together with the wagon service personnel to calculate the number of specific prize interchangeable, the normal recording medium number game media recorded in, and the bidding means The number of specific prizes that can be exchanged by the player is calculated on the basis of the normal exchange unit price set by .

  According to the invention of claim 1, when a player wants to use a predetermined service, the player issues a replacement medium in exchange medium issuing means in exchange for the given point, and brings the replacement medium to, for example, a wagon service counter. By doing so, a service such as food and drink corresponding to the points recorded on the exchange medium is received. For example, a wagon service company that provides a service can receive a specific prize calculated by the prize number calculation means according to the number of game media recorded in the exchange medium, thereby ensuring sales corresponding to the provided service. Can be obtained.

The figure which shows schematically the structure of the system for game centers by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing a gaming machine terminal, (a) is a front view, (b) is a functional block diagram It is a figure showing a receipt issuing machine, (a) is a front view, (b) is a functional block diagram The figure which shows the special prize exchange unit price setting and point setting which a management apparatus memorize | stores Diagram showing normal receipt and wagon receipt Figure showing exchange receipt

Hereinafter, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a game hall system 1. In the amusement hall, a plurality of gaming machines 2 are installed, and a lending device 3 and a gaming machine terminal 4 are installed corresponding to each gaming machine 2. The gaming machine 2, the lending device 3 and the gaming machine terminal 4 are connected to the management device 5 via a LAN. Each gaming machine 2 and the lending device 3 may be configured to be connected to a LAN via a relay terminal (not shown). In addition, several hundred game machines 2 are installed in the game hall.

  The gaming machine 2 is a pachinko machine known as a so-called digipachi, or a pachislot machine known as a so-called slot machine. The pachinko machine as the gaming machine 2 is such that when a player launches a pachinko ball (game medium) on the board and the pachinko ball wins a winning slot, the number of pachinko balls paid out according to the winning, or a big hit lottery, etc. I do. In this jackpot lottery, symbol variation by so-called special symbols (special symbols) is executed, and a jackpot is generated when the symbol that is stopped and displayed is a jackpot symbol. When a big hit occurs, for example, the big winning opening is opened for 15 rounds, and the player acquires the paid-out pachinko balls. For this reason, as the number of jackpots increases, and as the probability variation and the short time state increase, the player can acquire more balls.

  When a player inserts a medal (corresponding to a game medium) and operates a start lever, the pachislot machine as the gaming machine 2 executes an internal lottery, and then, for example, three reels of a left reel, a middle reel, and a right reel Start rotating. When the player operates the stop button in this state, stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) according to the result of the internal lottery (stops each reel with a winning symbol or a lost symbol according to the type of the internal winning combination) Display control). At this time, when the winning symbol is stopped and displayed on the active line, a prize is awarded. For example, when a so-called small role is won, a corresponding number of medals are paid out, or when a bonus role is won, a large number of medals are awarded. A bonus state that can be acquired occurs.

  The lending device 3 is configured as a so-called CR unit having a money insertion slot for inputting money. The lending device 3 includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of a RAM and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit composed of an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, and the lending button is operated by a player with money inserted. Then, the game medium of the payout unit is paid out to the gaming machine 2. At this time, a signal corresponding to the number of game media paid out is output to the management device 5. In addition, the operation lamp which shows an operation state is provided in the upper part of the lending apparatus 3, and it lights, when a malfunction arises etc., for example, notifies the employee of a game hall.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the gaming machine terminal 4 (corresponding to the player specifying means) has a liquid crystal display unit 9 for displaying game data and various information as operation information related to the corresponding gaming machine 2. A status display lamp 10 for displaying the operating state and error state of the gaming machine 2, a card insertion slot 12 for inserting a membership card 11 issued by the game hall, and a card ejection button 13 for ejecting the inserted membership card 11. It has. A touch panel switch 14 is provided on the screen of the liquid crystal display unit 9.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the gaming machine terminal 4 includes a control unit 15 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and a transmission / reception unit 16 including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals. The control unit 15 controls the entire gaming machine terminal 4 by a control program stored in a ROM or the like, and a card reader provided corresponding to the liquid crystal display unit 9, the status display lamp 10, and the card insertion slot 12. 17, a card ejection button 13 is connected. When the player inserts the member card 11 into the card insertion slot 12, the gaming machine terminal 4 reads information recorded on the member card 11 by the card reader 17 and identifies the player. The gaming machine terminal 4 can also order a wagon service (call a person in charge).

  From such gaming machine side devices (gaming machine 2, lending device 3, gaming machine terminal 4, etc.), the number of inserted media (number of pachinko balls thrown in and medals inserted) is specified according to the progress of the game. Various game signals such as a possible out signal, a safe signal that can specify the number of payout media (number of pachinko balls and medals paid out), a bonus signal that can specify a bonus state (level output during the bonus state), and The member information about the identified player is output. Each of these game signals is output to the management device 5 via the LAN as shown in FIG.

  The management device 5 includes a control unit including a CPU, a storage unit including an HDD (hard disk device), a RAM, and a ROM, a transmission / reception unit including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals, an output unit including a monitor and a printer (not shown). Yes. The management device 5 is installed in, for example, an office in the game hall, and is connected to a device on the gaming machine 2 side via a LAN. The management device 5 transmits and receives information between the gaming machine 2 and the lending device 3 and receives the information. Based on the game signal, game information such as well-known payout rate is tabulated and managed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the counter 6 (corresponding to the counting means) is a so-called island edge counter provided for each gaming machine island where a plurality of gaming machines 2 are installed, and a plurality of the counting machines 6 are installed in the game hall. ing. The counter 6 is a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit 6b that displays an entrance 6a for receiving an acquired ball acquired by a game player, various information such as counting information, and an input receiving function for receiving input from an employee. A receipt issuing port 6c for issuing a receipt (equivalent to a storage medium or a recording medium for a wagon) on which information capable of specifying the counted number of game media is printed, and a remote control for receiving an operation signal from a remote control 18 possessed by the employee The light receiving unit 6d is provided.

  The counter 6 includes a control unit composed of a CPU, a storage unit composed of CF (Compact Flash (registered trademark)), RAM and ROM (corresponding to a wagon information storage means), and a transmission / reception unit composed of an interface for transmitting and receiving signals. I have. The counter 6 operates in accordance with, for example, a control program stored in a ROM or the like. When an acquired medium acquired by a player is received from the receiving port 6a, a counting sensor (not shown) provided in the back of the receiving port 6a. When the counting is completed, the number of acquired media and the settlement button are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6b, and a receipt is issued from the receipt issuing port 6c when the settlement button is pressed.

  The counter 6 is configured such that various operations can be input from a remote controller 18 carried by an employee of the game hall. The remote control 18 is provided with a 7-segment display unit and a plurality of buttons, and an employee inputs an arbitrary operation to the counter 6. As the buttons, a numeric keypad for inputting numerical values, a “count wagon” button to be pressed when counting game media of a person in charge of a wagon service, and the like are provided. When the employee counts the game media of the person in charge of the wagon service, the wagon information indicating that the game media is acquired by the wagon service is displayed in the counter 6 as a wagon count signal by pressing the “count wagon” button. Send. At this time, information on the operation content such as the type of the pressed button is displayed on the 7-segment display portion of the remote controller 18. The remote controller 18 here is assumed to be carried by an employee for use in normal business.

  The POS terminal 7 (corresponding to the prize number calculating means) is installed at a prize exchange counter in the game hall and operated by employees of the game hall. The POS terminal 7 reads, for example, a bar code indicating a count value or premium information from a receipt submitted by a player with a scanner (not shown), and calculates the number of corresponding premiums (for example, special premiums). The POS terminal 7 includes a display unit 7a composed of a liquid crystal panel having a touch panel switch on the surface, and an operation panel 7b having various operation keys. The operation panel 7b of the POS terminal 7 has a plurality of giveaway buttons for selecting a plurality of types of giveaways (for example, giveaways that can be exchanged with several tens of balls such as cigarettes and chocolates), or other general giveaways (with a few balls). An edge button for selecting an exchangeable prize) and an exchange button for determining a prize to be exchanged are provided.

  The receipt issuing machine 8 (corresponding to the player specifying means and the exchange medium issuing means) is installed at a predetermined position in the game hall, for example, near the wagon service counter. As shown in FIG. 3A, the receipt issuing machine 8 includes a liquid crystal display unit 20 for displaying various information such as service contents and types of giveaways, a card insertion slot 21 into which a membership card 11 is inserted, a receipt (exchange) A receipt issuing port 22 for issuing an operation), an operation unit 23 for inputting an operation, and the like. The operation unit 23 may be configured with, for example, a mechanical switch or a touch panel switch.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the receipt issuing machine 8 includes a control unit 24 including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and a transmission / reception unit 25 including an interface for transmitting and receiving signals. The control unit 24 controls the entire receipt issuing machine 8 by a control program stored in a ROM or the like, and also includes a card reader 26 provided corresponding to the liquid crystal display unit 20 and the card insertion slot 21, a receipt issuing slot. 22 is connected to a printer 27, an operation unit 23, and the like that are provided corresponding to 22. When the player inserts the member card 11 into the card insertion slot 21, the receipt issuing machine 8 reads information recorded on the member card 11 by the card reader 26 to identify the player, and on the exchange receipt described later. Execute issue processing.

  In the game hall where the game hall system 1 having such a configuration is installed, the person in charge of the wagon service waits at a wagon service counter where products such as drinks, snacks, and tobacco are prepared, or a game They go to customers to place orders, and offer goods (services) for the game media in accordance with the orders. In this case, the player goes directly to the wagon service counter and places an order with the person in charge of the wagon service who has taken the order, or sends an order signal from the gaming machine terminal 4 to the wagon service counter terminal 19, thereby enabling the wagon service. Can receive. When the wagon service counter terminal 19 receives the order signal from the gaming machine terminal 4, the wagon service counter terminal 19 displays the order contents on a monitor (not shown).

Now, the game media acquired by the game is counted by the counter 6, and the person in charge of the wagon service counts the game media collected as the price for the wagon service by the counter 6. At this time, the counter 6 changes the content to be recorded on the receipt depending on whether the game medium has been acquired by a game or the game medium acquired by a wagon service.
FIG. 4A shows special premium exchange unit price settings that are set and stored by the management device 5. The following items are set in this special prize exchange unit price setting.
Game balls = replacement unit price for pachinko machines Game medals = replacement unit price for pachislot machines

  In addition, for the special prize exchange unit price setting, for these “game balls” and “game medals”, “ordinary” which is the exchange unit price for game media acquired by the player by the game, and game media acquired by the wagon service “Wagon” is set as the replacement unit price for. In the present embodiment, for game media acquired by a player, one ball is 4 yen (“game ball” “normal”) for a pachinko machine, and one medal is 20 yen (“game medal” for a pachislot machine). "Normal"). On the other hand, for game media acquired by the wagon service, one ball is 3 yen ("Wagon" of "Game Ball") for pachinko machines, and 1 medal is 15 yen ("Game Medal" for pachislot machines) “Wagon”). That is, the wagon unit price = 0.75 × the normal unit price between the wagon unit price, which is the exchange unit price for the game medium acquired by the wagon service, and the normal unit price, which is the exchange unit price for the game medium acquired by the normal game. There is a relationship. The special prize replacement unit price setting is also stored in the counter 6 and the POS terminal 7.

  When counting the game media acquired by the player through the normal game, the number of prizes is calculated based on the above-mentioned “normal” exchange unit price. At this time, the counter 6 issues a normal receipt 28 shown in FIG. The normal receipt 28 includes a game hall name M1 (Parlor XXX), an issue time M2 (August 20, 2009, 15:30), the number of game media M3 (10000) acquired by the player, and the number of prizes ( 400), a bar code M5 in which these pieces of information are collectively symbolized is printed (recorded). The number of prizes M4 is the number when one special prize is set to 100 yen.

  On the other hand, when the wagon service representative counts the game media acquired by the wagon service, that is, the game media received from the player as a consideration for the product, the employee of the amusement hall uses the remote control 18 to perform the wagon service. Wagon information indicating the acquired game medium is input to the counter 6. The counter 6 to which the wagon information is input issues a wagon receipt 29 in which the number of game media acquired by the wagon service is recorded, as shown in FIG. In the wagon receipt 29, as with the normal receipt 28, the game hall name M 1, the issue time M 2, the number of game media M 3 (10000 balls) acquired by the player, the number of prizes (300 balls), and these information are collected together. A symbolized bar code M5 is recorded. In addition, the wagon receipt 29 is recorded with a wagon mark M6 (“◆ wagon ◆” in FIG. 5B) indicating that it is a receipt issued to the wagon service, and is issued for the wagon service by visual inspection. Can be recognized.

  Both the normal receipt 28 and the wagon receipt 29 can be exchanged for special prizes at the POS terminal 7. At this time, the person in charge of the wagon service can obtain sales by the wagon service by exchanging the wagon receipt 29 with a special prize at the POS terminal 7. The POS terminal 7 exchanges the wagon receipt 29 and the special prize based on the exchange unit price set in the special prize exchange unit price setting shown in FIG. Specifically, when 10,000 pachinko balls are exchanged as in the normal receipt 28 or the wagon receipt 29 shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the player, the person in charge of the wagon service, and the amusement hall acquire each. Special prizes (or amounts) are as follows.

Player: 10000 balls x 4 yen = 40000 yen special prize Wagon service company: 10000 balls x 3 yen = 30000 yen special prize Game room: 10,000 balls x 1 yen = 10000 yen Collection In this way, by exchanging the wagon receipt 29 with a special prize based on the replacement unit price for the wagon service at the counter 6 and the POS terminal 7, the wagon service provider will be able to sell sales excluding the place fee. Gold can be earned, and the playground can collect the venue fee. In other words, neither the wagon service provider nor the amusement hall need to collect and pay for the venue separately. Since information on whether the receipt is a normal receipt 28 or a wagon receipt 29 is also recorded on the bar code M5, the employee of the game hall can perform a special operation when operating the POS terminal 7 (during exchange of prizes). There is no need to do. Special prizes can be cashed by purchasing them at a well-known purchase place.

In this way, the game hall system 1 performs the normal prize exchange process and the prize exchange process for the wagon service.
In addition, at this amusement hall, a point service is provided to give points to players according to the number of visits. FIG. 4B shows point settings that are set and stored by the management device 5. In this point setting, points to be given to the player along with the visit to the amusement hall are set. In this embodiment, 1 point (1 pt) visit points are given per visit, One point is equivalent to 25 pachinko balls or 5 medals. The visit point is given when the member card 11 is inserted into the card insertion slot of the gaming machine terminal 4 or the receipt issuing machine 8 for the first time on the day. Therefore, if the member card 11 is not inserted into any of the card insertion openings even though the store has been visited, no store point is given. The store visit points are collected and managed for each player, and can be used as a price for the wagon service as described below.

  When the player inserts the membership card 11 into the receipt issuing machine 8, the type of service that can be used as a consideration for the number of store visits up to the present time, for example, on the liquid crystal display unit 20 of the receipt issuer 8 (for example, a menu of food and drink) Etc. are displayed. The player receives the exchange receipt 30 shown in FIG. 6 by selecting a desired service from the operation unit 23. In the exchange receipt 30, the game hall name M1 and the issue time M2 are recorded in the same manner as the normal receipt 28 and the like, and in addition to this, the service content M7 (product name. “Ice coffee”), And the number of game media M8 (“3pt”, “75 balls”) are recorded. When the receipt issuing machine 8 issues the exchange receipt 30, the number of store visit points stored in the management device 5 is subtracted by the number recorded in the exchange receipt 30. In this embodiment, the replacement unit price of the exchange receipt 30 is set to be the same as the replacement unit price of the wagon receipt 29. The player can receive the desired service (providing iced coffee in the example of FIG. 6) at the point of visit by giving the exchange receipt 30 to the person in charge at the wagon service counter.

  The person in charge of the wagon service can exchange the exchange receipt 30 for a special prize at the POS terminal 7 when, for example, the business of the day ends. That is, the person in charge of the wagon service can obtain sales for the service provided by the exchange receipt 30 as well as the wagon receipt 29. Further, the game hall side can pay for sales to the wagon service company and collect the place fee from the wagon service company simply by performing the same operation as when the receipt 28 is exchanged.

According to the game hall system 1 of the present embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
When the player wants to use the wagon service in exchange for the store visit point, the player issues the exchange receipt 30 in exchange for the store visit point given by the receipt issuing machine 8, and corresponds to the number of points recorded in the exchange receipt 30. For example, a product such as iced coffee is received. On the other hand, the person in charge of the wagon service providing the merchandise can surely obtain sales for the provided service by receiving the special prize corresponding to the number of game media recorded in the exchange receipt 30 at the POS terminal 7. it can.

  Players, wagon service companies, and amusement stores can exchange prizes without any special operations. Thereby, the fusion of the store visit point service and the wagon service can be promoted.

  In the game hall system 1, the counter 6 issues a wagon receipt 29 instead of the normal receipt 28 when wagon information is input from the remote controller 18. The wagon receipt 29 records wagon information such as the number of game media acquired by the wagon service, and the person in charge of the wagon service simply performs a normal prize exchange using the wagon receipt 29 to sell the wagon service. It is possible to simultaneously process the acquisition of special prizes corresponding to, and the payment of the game fee to the playground. For this reason, it is possible for the game hall side to collect the venue fee only by changing the program of the conventional game hall system without providing a dedicated device for the wagon service. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a special settlement process between the wagon service company and the amusement hall, and the venue fee can be collected very easily.

  Since the special prize exchange unit price setting is set for one ball or one medal, the amount collected as a place fee increases or decreases according to the sales of the wagon service, that is, according to the usage status of the wagon service. As a result, the wagon service company does not feel unreasonable, for example, the place fee is collected even though the wagon service is not used, and the place fee can be collected reasonably.

  A wagon mark M6 indicating a receipt issued to the wagon service is recorded in the wagon receipt 29, and a service content M7 indicating that the receipt is issued to the store visit point and the exchange contents 30 The number of points and the number of game media M8 that are paid for the service are recorded. Thereby, the clerk of the POS terminal 7 can easily recognize that it is a receipt issued for the wagon service by visual inspection or a receipt issued to the store visit point. In this case, since the same information is recorded on the bar code M5, an operation different from the normal operation is not required when the POS terminal 7 is operated.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
A receipt issuing machine 8 may be provided for each gaming machine 2. In this case, the game machine terminal 4 and the lending device 3 may be provided integrally.

  The order data input to the wagon service counter terminal 19 can be transmitted to the management apparatus 5, and the management apparatus can also manage the order data. Furthermore, when managing the order data on the management device 5 side, based on the order data and the prize exchange data based on the wagon receipt 29, the number of game media as the price of the ordered product and the wagon receipt 29 It is possible to collate with the number of game media exchanged for prizes, and it is possible to confirm whether the wagon service company is exchanging prizes reliably and appropriately.

As the unit price for special prizes, the unit price of game balls and game medals is set as shown in FIG. 4 (a), but instead of setting the unit price, special prizes are shown as shown in FIG. 4 (c). One exchange game ball number and one game medal number may be set.
The numerical values such as the exchange unit price shown in the embodiment are examples, and are not limited thereto.
The “visit point” is exemplified as the point to be given to the player, but is not limited to this.
Various conditions can be set as conditions for giving points. For example, conditions such as when a set amount of money is used, when a game is played for a set time, or when a set number of jackpots are generated can be considered.

  In the drawings, 1 is a game system, 2 is a gaming machine, 4 is a gaming machine terminal (player identification means), 5 is a management device (point granting means), 6 is a counter (counting means), and 7 is a POS terminal. (Premium number calculating means), 8 is a receipt issuing machine (player identification means, exchange medium issuing means), 28 is a normal receipt (recording medium), 29 is a wagon receipt (recording medium), and 30 is an exchange receipt (exchange medium). Indicates.

Claims (1)

A counting means for counting game media acquired by a player through a game on a gaming machine;
Recording medium issuing means for issuing a recording medium recording the number of game media counted by the counting means;
Based on the number of game media recorded on the recording medium and the exchange unit price set for each prize,
In a system for a game hall in a game shop comprising a prize number calculating means for calculating the number of prizes that can be exchanged,
Wagon information input means for inputting to the recording medium issuing means wagon information indicating that the medium is a game medium acquired by a wagon service for providing merchandise to the player with the game medium as a price;
A wagon replacement unit price for exchanging game media acquired by the wagon service representative as a consideration for the wagon service with a prize and a normal exchange unit price for exchanging game media acquired by the player with a prize are set. The bid setting means to
A player identification means for identifying a player,
Point giving means for giving points to the player specified by the player specifying means;
Exchange medium issuing means for issuing a replacement medium recording the number of game media corresponding to the price of the wagon service in exchange for the points granted by the point grant means,
When the wagon information is input by the wagon information input means, the recording medium issuing means issues a wagon recording medium in which the wagon information is recorded, while when the wagon information is not input, Issue a recording medium,
The prize number calculating means is set by the unit price setting means and the number of game media recorded on the exchange medium issued by the exchange medium issuing means and the number of game media recorded on the wagon recording medium. Based on the replacement unit price for the wagon, the number of specific prizes that can be replaced by the person in charge of the wagon service is calculated , and the number of game media recorded on the normal recording medium and the normal replacement set by the unit price setting means A game system that calculates the number of specific prizes that can be exchanged by a player based on a unit price .

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